8089 - Friday at last!
Jan. 6th, 2006 06:00 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
scottobear
CompUSA called me today, apologizing profusely. He said that it was still on back order, but it will take between one and two *MORE* weeks to arrive. I asked him what could be done to expedite things, and he responded that he was very sorry, but really nothing.. that they didn't even have a loaner machine to let me chew on while I dealt with things. I'm really pretty exasperated at the whole situation.
Today at work, there will be a few confrontations, and I'm not part of any of them. I suspect they may turn ugly. Detail to follow tomorrow or Monday, no doubt.
R.I.P. Chuck Zink
I remember watching the Skipper Chuck show right before school. There isn't a Floridian who was a kid between 1959 and 1979 who doesn't remember Chuck Zink and his show. It was truly part of South Florida, and Mr. Zink will be sorely missed. I encountered his show when my family was living in Marathon. Thank you Mr. Zink for doing your part in making our world a better place. Peace, Love and Happiness to you on your journey.
I don't know a lot of Florida Natives... Kat and Kev are the only two folks I can think of off of the top of my head who might remember the show.
moore haven...clewiston...la belle...big cypress seminole reservation...belle glade...west palm beach...naples...immokalee...miccosukee indian reservation...fort lauderdale...shark valley...miami...flamingo
...near freezing temperatures possible over inland areas Saturday and Sunday mornings...
a strong cold front will move through South Florida Friday morning...bringing the coldest air of winter season so far. patchy frost...and near freezing temperatures are likely over interior areas of South Florida Saturday morning...with an even better chance of freezing temperatures on Sunday morning.
breezy conditions will persist behind the front into Friday night.this will create wind chills in the 30s over most areas.however...winds will diminish over interior areas during the early morning. in protected areas around glades...hendry and inland collier counties...the winds may decrease enough to allow patchy frost to form and temperatures to dip to just above freezing.
for sunday morning...high pressure will build over South Florida...allowing nearly clear skies and calm winds. this will be an ideal radiational cooling situation...increasing the potential for freezing temperatures and bringing patchy frost as far south as the redlands in Miami-Dade county.
commercial growers and persons with sensitive tropical plants that experience damage from temperatures below 40 degrees may want to take action both nights to prevent any damage from the cold weather.
1 year ago - Bonded bro, lj 6a, comment spam from south of the border
2 years ago - enjoying 2-monitors, PT working
3 years ago - bad day, the ice cube defense, SOP, sexual predator data
4 years ago - Telefutura, game show network, newt shenanigans, my first recorded post on the Usenet, meemee deleted, wonka
5 years ago - Pix quit, love for my sweetheart, Victorian love, spongebob, angry beavers, sweetalyssm's art, Chinese zodiac, Cold Mountain (Everyone I've talked to about it has loved the book, but hated the ending.), peanut butter and nanner sammiches, mother goose.
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Date: 2006-01-06 11:50 am (UTC)___________________________________
Congrat's on the safe return of another one. Although it seems that was more of a volunary runaway than an abduction, you know, no amber alert. I wonder if the kid even wanted to come back.
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Skipper Chuck is dead, Long Live Mr Green Jeans!!!
Goodbye Mr Moose, Goodbye Mr Radio...
MAN!! My mornings just won't be the same.
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Date: 2006-01-06 12:23 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2006-01-06 01:06 pm (UTC)I could've rebuilt 45 systems in the number of days the machine has been out, skipping weekends and holidays. The only damn reason I'm still waiting is that I don't have the post-christmas/mortgage $500 to toss away on another video card elsewhere.
HP here
Date: 2006-01-07 01:55 am (UTC)Exchanges lovely peach diaphanous declotte gown for black widow's weeds, applies herbicide to her rose garden and drapes the new house with cobwebs and black bunting;
Dabs raw red clown nose and shoves sodden tissue into sleeve of ratty polyester cardigan;
Initiates lawsuit against CompUSA citing cruel and unusual punishment and alienation of affection. *sighhhhhhhhhhhh
Re: HP here
Date: 2006-01-07 09:33 am (UTC)Fear not... If I don't get the machine replaced by the time my next paycheck comes along, I'll be getting my own damn video card, and willl return from the land of the dead one way or another!
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Date: 2006-01-06 01:11 pm (UTC)Poor Capn' Kangaroo passed away a few years back.. as did mr green jeans!
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Date: 2006-01-06 12:05 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2006-01-06 01:10 pm (UTC)I totally remember scrubby... good deal on getitng on the show!
RIP, Skipper Chuck
Date: 2006-01-06 12:17 pm (UTC)Re: RIP, Skipper Chuck
Date: 2006-01-06 01:09 pm (UTC)Re: RIP, Skipper Chuck
Date: 2006-01-06 04:18 pm (UTC)Re: RIP, Skipper Chuck
Date: 2006-01-06 04:30 pm (UTC)Re: RIP, Skipper Chuck
Date: 2006-01-06 04:53 pm (UTC)Re: RIP, Skipper Chuck
Date: 2006-01-06 05:53 pm (UTC)I don't remember wonderama!
Re: RIP, Skipper Chuck
Date: 2006-01-06 05:56 pm (UTC)Re: RIP, Skipper Chuck
Date: 2006-01-06 05:59 pm (UTC)Re: RIP, Skipper Chuck
Date: 2006-01-06 06:09 pm (UTC)A rockin' bunch of hippie kids in ernie-shirts doing arts and crafts!
Re: RIP, Skipper Chuck
Date: 2006-01-06 07:13 pm (UTC)Re: RIP, Skipper Chuck
Date: 2006-01-06 07:36 pm (UTC)Re: RIP, Skipper Chuck
Date: 2006-01-06 07:43 pm (UTC)I suspect that I missed wonderama when I was in boston.. (big-time home of zoom!)
Re: RIP, Skipper Chuck
Date: 2006-01-06 08:14 pm (UTC)Forever ingrained in my memory.
Re: RIP, Skipper Chuck
Date: 2006-01-06 08:44 pm (UTC)Pueblo, Colorado
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