SNOW DAY!

[Iron Sauron]

yay! woohoo! tobad itd MARCH and i was suppoed to go on a field trip today.

[Chalybos]

yay! woohoo! tobad itd MARCH and i was suppoed to go on a field trip today.
Spammed your 1000th post as a snow day. Nice. And get a spell checker or slow down. You're in no rush, you don't have to go to school. It makes you look sloppy. And lazy. These things carry over into adulthood.

[LilPuppy]

It makes you look sloppy. And lazy. These things carry over into adulthood.

Trust the Bot....I'm proof... :|

[Iron Sauron]

i am lazy :D and my problem is i type to fast and dont hit buttons hard enough, just tap them and i dont always notice.

[Blastiiid]

This is a wierd snow day alright. It's the middle of March... and WHAM!
And yesterday it was in the 50's... :?

[AnalogKid]

i am lazy :D and my problem is i type to fast and dont hit buttons hard enough, just tap them and i dont always notice.

Ok, then how about using an apostrophe with contractions, and 'too' instead of 'to' when appropriate.

I think Chaly's point is, you are forming a habit that could be detrimental to your writing skills.

[Naz]

Being that it's a snow day then you have time to install IESpell (http://www.iespell.com/). It only adds another second or two to your posting time.


Have a great snow day off.


-Naz

[Chalybos]

i am lazy :D and my problem is i type to fast and dont hit buttons hard enough, just tap them and i dont always notice.

Ok, then how about using an apostrophe with contractions, and 'too' instead of 'to' when appropriate.

I think Chaly's point is, you are forming a habit that could be detrimental to your writing skills.
Bingo. My grammar, spelling and punctuation may not always be perfect (I think I had something like 2 typos in the old forums :D ), but sheesh, it shows either a lack of concern about how you come across or a lack of respect for not only yourself, but the people who bother to read your posts. Think about it. If the Declaration of Independence started out with "We/ da peeple; inm ordur to from a more prefect onion...", do you really think any would take us serious? Consider us extra credit. If you submit a paper that looks anything, and I mean anything like your posts, they won't even read it. Laziness is a slap in the face of people who took the time to learn and use their communication skills.

[LilPuppy]

^^^^^^^^^^^^ Well put gramma-bot!!^^^^^^^^^^^

[Iron Sauron]

i dont write like that. just type
:D

[LilPuppy]

i dont write like that. just type
:D

Sauron you just don't get it , do you??

Some folks don't won't to get headaches trying to read what you spammed..... Tylenol or "ignore" not a hard choice!! Eventually you'll be talking to yourself dude....... :|

[SauerKraut]

This is a wierd snow day alright. It's the middle of March... and WHAM!
And yesterday it was in the 50's... :?

It's weird all over the planet. My best friend who lives in Amman Jordan (TheGreek doesn't count as a best friend, he's family) sent me pics this morning of snow. It rarely snows in March in Amman, in fact, it rarely snows in any month outside of January.

[TedHershey]

*snip...a more prefect onion...

:D

Maybe the snow is a sign of the apocalypse. As to spelling, if it weren't for my spell check I'd be bottom of the heap.

[Chalybos]

*snip...a more prefect onion...

:D

Maybe the snow is a sign of the apocalypse. As to spelling, if it weren't for my spell check I'd be bottom of the heap.
Spell check is a wonderful thing. So's this site. http://www.merriam-webster.com/
You've got to love an online dictionary.

[LionRampant]

It's just windy here - mild though.

[Dawg]

i dont write like that. just type
:D

Sauron you just don't get it , do you??

Some folks don't won't to get headaches trying to read what you spammed..... Tylenol or "ignore" not a hard choice!! Eventually you'll be talking to yourself dude....... :|
I agree with the Pup. It doesn't take much effort and it demonstrates a sense of respect for your fellow netizens. Not taking the time to proofread your posts shifts the burden of doing so to every reader. It also gives you a chance to read your post to see if it makes sense -- it is easy to lose your intended message in poor grammar or spelling.

Dawg

[Chalybos]

i dont write like that. just type
:D

Sauron you just don't get it , do you??

Some folks don't won't to get headaches trying to read what you spammed..... Tylenol or "ignore" not a hard choice!! Eventually you'll be talking to yourself dude....... :|
I agree with the Pup. It doesn't take much effort and it demonstrates a sense of respect for your fellow netizens. Not taking the time to proofread your posts shifts the burden of doing so to every reader. It also gives you a chance to read your post to see if it makes sense -- it is easy to lose your intended message in poor grammar or spelling.

Dawg
Amen to both the pooches.

[Crazy Hobbit]

off to the beach... 8)

[Naz]

*snip...a more prefect onion...

:D

Maybe the snow is a sign of the apocalypse. As to spelling, if it weren't for my spell check I'd be bottom of the heap.
Spell check is a wonderful thing. So's this site. http://www.merriam-webster.com/
You've got to love an online dictionary.

Yeah, for the spelling challenged Mr. Websters web site (hehe that sounds funny) is a god send. I think I use M-W 4-5 times a week.

-Naz

[Chalybos]

*snip...a more prefect onion...

:D

Maybe the snow is a sign of the apocalypse. As to spelling, if it weren't for my spell check I'd be bottom of the heap.
Spell check is a wonderful thing. So's this site. http://www.merriam-webster.com/
You've got to love an online dictionary.

Yeah, for the spelling challenged Mr. Websters web site (hehe that sounds funny) is a god send. I think I use M-W 4-5 times a week.

-Naz
Nice thesaurus too, for those times when you don't want to sound repetitive.

[SpongeBob]

http://www.iespell.com/

IESPELL, the plug in for Internet Explorer rules, for those, like me, who are far from cutting edge and still use the oft maligned browser.

[Chalybos]

I use IE as well. Never had a problem with it. To each his own. Some like Ford, some like Dodge. Those who like a car that lasts buy foreign. :D

[LilPuppy]

off to the beach... 8)

If you weren't such a nice guy I could really learn to hate you!! :D lil' over 3 months for the beach here.. :( .....but I now live about 250 metres from beach.... :D ....time to buy a lil puppy for summer walks along the beach.......

http://www.parliamenthill.gc.ca/text/newhillcam.jpg




-7 celsius here..........BTW those are our parliment bldgs. they update the photo every 5 minutes)

[Chalybos]

Love the architecture, kind of a neo-gothic thing going on.

[LilPuppy]

If you look at the roof you will see some greenish/blue and brown..the brown is new copper(when they shine that it's blinding) and the greenish/blue is copper that is tarnished....been cleaning that and others around for close to a decade....and when they finish they'll have to start all over again...Alot of that style of building design around here.....really a beautiful city.......I'll post a thread on all Ottawa offers for folks who may want a nice, safe , inexspensive trip (family/road)........something for everyone here!!

[Geri_Arctic]

Thanks for making me homesick Pup.

[Dawg]

If you look at the roof you will see some greenish/blue and brown..the brown is new copper(when they shine that it's blinding) and the greenish/blue is copper that is tarnished....been cleaning that and others around for close to a decade....and when they finish they'll have to start all over again...Alot of that style of building design around here.....really a beautiful city.......I'll post a thread on all Ottawa offers for folks who may want a nice, safe , inexspensive trip (family/road)........something for everyone here!!
They really shouldn't waste their time removing the tarnish. IIRC, the patina actually serves to protect the underlying metal from corrosion. That's why they don't 'clean' the Statue of Liberty.

Dawg

[LilPuppy]

If you look at the roof you will see some greenish/blue and brown..the brown is new copper(when they shine that it's blinding) and the greenish/blue is copper that is tarnished....been cleaning that and others around for close to a decade....and when they finish they'll have to start all over again...Alot of that style of building design around here.....really a beautiful city.......I'll post a thread on all Ottawa offers for folks who may want a nice, safe , inexspensive trip (family/road)........something for everyone here!!
They really shouldn't waste their time removing the tarnish. IIRC, the patina actually serves to protect the underlying metal from corrosion. That's why they don't 'clean' the Statue of Liberty.

Dawg

You don't fully understand the Liberal Governments policy on throwing away the tax-payers dollar up here!!

[SauerKraut]

If you look at the roof you will see some greenish/blue and brown..the brown is new copper(when they shine that it's blinding) and the greenish/blue is copper that is tarnished....been cleaning that and others around for close to a decade....and when they finish they'll have to start all over again...Alot of that style of building design around here.....really a beautiful city.......I'll post a thread on all Ottawa offers for folks who may want a nice, safe , inexspensive trip (family/road)........something for everyone here!!
They really shouldn't waste their time removing the tarnish. IIRC, the patina actually serves to protect the underlying metal from corrosion. That's why they don't 'clean' the Statue of Liberty.

Dawg

You don't fully understand the Liberal Governments policy on throwing away the tax-payers dollar up here!!




BWAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHAHAHA

[TedHershey]

yay! woohoo! tobad itd MARCH and i was suppoed to go on a field trip today.

Maybe it just points to my high school geekdom, but I would have took a Field Trip over a snow day any day...

[LionRampant]

Uuuuuuuuuhhhhhhh, beach?

beach
n.

1. The shore of a body of water, especially when sandy or pebbly.
2. The sand or pebbles on a shore.
3. The zone above the water line at a shore of a body of water, marked by an accumulation of sand, stone, or gravel that has been deposited by the tide or waves.

Aaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhh, I get you.

[Wrigs]

Look, i even kept my mouth shut :D

[DrGreen]

yay! woohoo! tobad itd MARCH and i was suppoed to go on a field trip today.

Maybe it just points to my high school geekdom, but I would have took a Field Trip over a snow day any day...
Me too cause you know there not gonna reschedule that field trip & now u have 2 shovel.

[Chalybos]

yay! woohoo! tobad itd MARCH and i was suppoed to go on a field trip today.

Maybe it just points to my high school geekdom, but I would have took a Field Trip over a snow day any day...
Me too cause you know there not gonna reschedule that field trip & now u have 2 shovel.
Oooooooooooo, good point.

[Brad]

It was 90 and humid here today.

[Chalybos]

It was 90 and humid here today.
Enjoy it. In the summer, we won't drop dead of heat stroke walking outside to get the newspaper. :P

[Brad]

It was 90 and humid here today.
Enjoy it. In the summer, we won't drop dead of heat stroke walking outside to get the newspaper. :P

God thats true, I remember it being like 120 degrees once, and if the aircondition breaks, well god have mercy upon your soul.

[Iron Sauron]

It was 90 and humid here today.
Enjoy it. In the summer, we won't drop dead of heat stroke walking outside to get the newspaper. :P

God thats true, I remember it being like 120 degrees once, and if the aircondition breaks, well god have mercy upon your soul.
and your computer.

[laters]

Let's see... Maybe Naz can testify as well, since he and I are in the same area, but it's like fricking July over here in Southern California. I told my boss that I'll be taking Friday off this week, so that I can go snowboarding before all the snow in the mountains melts away. So, the bottom line is that you should consider yourself lucky for having snow at all. I have to drive for hours before I can see some of the white stuff. :mad: Which reminds me... The last time we had anything remotely close to winter here was, what..., 1980's? Nowadays it seems as though we have two seasons here: Summer and a couple of rainy months that don't really fall into any known seasonal category.

[Brad]

In florida we have Summer and Sumter (A weak summer)

[LilPuppy]

So, the bottom line is that you should consider yourself lucky for having snow at all. I have to drive for hours before I can see some of the white stuff. :mad:.


No your lucky to have that choice...we have to drive 28 hrs. straight to get close to 75 degree heat!!

[laters]

So, the bottom line is that you should consider yourself lucky for having snow at all. I have to drive for hours before I can see some of the white stuff. :mad:.


No your lucky to have that choice...we have to drive 28 hrs. straight to get close to 75 degree heat!!
I guess we both think the grass is greener over on the other side. I'll bet you anything, though, that once you deal with the traffic congestion over here for a week, you'll be glad to go back home to the frigid climate. :D

[LilPuppy]

So, the bottom line is that you should consider yourself lucky for having snow at all. I have to drive for hours before I can see some of the white stuff. :mad:.


No your lucky to have that choice...we have to drive 28 hrs. straight to get close to 75 degree heat!!
I guess we both think the grass is greener over on the other side. I'll bet you anything, though, that once you deal with the traffic congestion over here for a week, you'll be glad to go back home to the frigid climate. :D

Not a chance...lived in Mexico for awhile and didn't see snow for almost 2 years and It was great....And this winter I'm going back and if all work's out I'll never see anything so vile as snow or ice except in my glass accompanied by a little frilly umbrella....... :pimp:

[SpongeBob]

So, the bottom line is that you should consider yourself lucky for having snow at all. I have to drive for hours before I can see some of the white stuff. :mad:.


No your lucky to have that choice...we have to drive 28 hrs. straight to get close to 75 degree heat!!
I guess we both think the grass is greener over on the other side. I'll bet you anything, though, that once you deal with the traffic congestion over here for a week, you'll be glad to go back home to the frigid climate. :D

Not a chance...lived in Mexico for awhile and didn't see snow for almost 2 years and It was great....And this winter I'm going back and if all work's out I'll never see anything so vile as snow or ice except in my glass accompanied by a little frilly umbrella....... :pimp:
Bah, Canada's too far north, SoCal's too far south. I like seasons, all winter I curse the snow and wish for the summer, all summer I curse the heat and dream of snow. But all fall and spring, the weather rocks. Though after the foot of fluffy white stuff the just landed in my yard, after being 50 degree's all weekend, I'm confused by the weather.

[Chalybos]

So, the bottom line is that you should consider yourself lucky for having snow at all. I have to drive for hours before I can see some of the white stuff. :mad:.


No your lucky to have that choice...we have to drive 28 hrs. straight to get close to 75 degree heat!!
I guess we both think the grass is greener over on the other side. I'll bet you anything, though, that once you deal with the traffic congestion over here for a week, you'll be glad to go back home to the frigid climate. :D

Not a chance...lived in Mexico for awhile and didn't see snow for almost 2 years and It was great....And this winter I'm going back and if all work's out I'll never see anything so vile as snow or ice except in my glass accompanied by a little frilly umbrella....... :pimp:
Bah, Canada's too far north, SoCal's too far south. I like seasons, all winter I curse the snow and wish for the summer, all summer I curse the heat and dream of snow. But all fall and spring, the weather rocks. Though after the foot of fluffy white stuff the just landed in my yard, after being 50 degree's all weekend, I'm confused by the weather.
You ain't the only one. My lawn's just not going to know what to do. :?