Open Thread ... Sweet Merciful Friday

Thanks for spending part of your day on the Open Thread, our blog's space for off-topic comments. This is also a good place to post links, if you've seen an interesting story somewhere else.

Please sign your comments, and please avoid profanity, as well as racially and sexually abusive language. And when you sign your comments, please use only one nickname. I read the OT, but if you need to contact me directly, my email is jhart@kcstar.com. Thanks again, and have a great day!

Comments

[Keith G. in P.V.]

Good morning, Mr. Abbott and fellow Costellos!

In L.A., a police officer is indicted for the sexual assault of one woman, and soliciting sex from another. Snip:

Officer Russell Mecano, 40, an eight-year veteran of the LAPD, is charged with one misdemeanor count of solicitation of prostitution and felony counts of sexual battery by unlawful restraint, penetration by a foreign object by a public official, and penetration by a foreign object under duress.

I guess it proves cops are people, too, for good or ill.

In more L.A. news, Schwarzenegger names his kids' nanny to a state board overseeing guide dogs for the blind.

Closer to home, KMBC reports The Funk is going to sue the city over the "anti-Gloria" ordinance (a.k.a. "volunteer." I hope (but doubt) he wins.

[Keith G. in P.V.]

The Franken-Coleman race remains contested in Minnesota, with the gap down to 236 votes (out of 2.9 million) as of last night. The Independence Party candidate drew 15% of the vote, which raises a quandary I've found myself in before: the consequence of casting a vote for a 3rd party candidate with no chance of winning.

[Keith G. in P.V.]

Surgery is always a painful experience, but especially if a nurse has replaced your painkiller with saline. Little detail available, but apparently 50 vials (200 doses) of Fentanyl were stolen by the nurse in a little over 3 weeks.

I thought the sexual revolution was 40 years ago. No ins and outs detailed in the story, but another female teacher has been busted for having sex with a student, this time in the Denver area. Mug shot included.

[Searching]

There is NO consequence for voting who you think is the best person, even if you know they have a snowballs chance in he!! of winning. I take great exception to the fact that all lot of Americans will only vote for someone if they think that they can win.

If people didnt think this way, we would have better choices for candidates and the winners would have to work harder FOR their people.

[The_Golfer]

Good morning Keith, Searching.

I am in the office this morning. Search, did my explanation of where the ingrown hair for my daughter make any sense?

[Searching]

Yeah, it did. How are you guys feeling this morning?

[Patty PV]

Good morning all, and Happy Friday!

[Truth Teller]

Looks as though only the best of us are in here early.

[James Hart]

Good morning, everybody!

[Keith G. in P.V.]

Good morning Searching and Golfer and Patty and TT and Fearless Leader James.

Hope you're feeling better, Golfer, and glad your daughter is back on track.

Searching, I think voting for Nader in Florida in 2000 had definite consequences. Whether for the best or for the worst can be debated. And I'm not saying people should only vote (or only be allowed to vote) for a Republican or a Democrat. I'm merely pointing out that in the real world there IS a consequence in not doing so-if not for the voter, then for the nation.

[Patty PV]

I may go car-shopping this weekend while I wait to hear from my insurance company. That is one task I am not relishing.

[Twinkie]

Good Morning CSKC :)

Little nippy out today eh?

I am sooo not ready for winter...

[The_Golfer]

Morning Patty, TT, James.

Patty - What size car are you looking at getting?

[Joe Joe]

Good Morning All-
Glad you are back at work, Golfer.
Patty, be patient on buying a car. There are some great deals out there. Since new car dealers are working so hard to try to sell them, they are competeing with used cars, which is driving the price of used cars even lower.

[Searching]

Keith, when an election hinges on one state, there is more than the problem of a bunch of people voting for Ralph Nader. There is a nation with greatly divided opinion on who is best for the job.

But it is not just the presidential races. I see it all elections. People need to study up and see which candidate really will do the best job and and vote for them. I think it would make for a better mix. If the ones that decided to vote for an alternative candidate makes you lose.. it is not because people voted for someone else, it is because they did not vote for you.. you did not offer something for them, so they went somewhere else.

[JUNGLE JIM]

Jury convicts ex-FBI agent John Connolly of murder. John Connolly, the ex-FBI agent who plunged from celebrated Boston mob-buster to tarnished lawman, is now a convicted killer.

His sordid life story likely will end in a Florida prison.

Miami-Dade jurors on Thursday convicted Connolly of second-degree murder in the 1982 South Florida slaying of a witness who was expected to rat out the agent's gangster friends.

[JUNGLE JIM]

He misses her now, didn't earlier...
Man charged in death of girlfriend misses her, lawyer says. Jason Hardt is trying to cope with the loss and heartbreak he caused when he shot his girlfriend, his attorney told the Portage Daily Register on Thursday.

"He's struggling with fact that his best friend is not here," Madison lawyer Christopher T. Van Wagner said.

Hardt, of Portage, is accused of killing his fiancee, Rebecca Weisenberger, 25, early Sunday at the apartment the couple shared.

Hardt told police he was handling a .357-caliber revolver, putting a bullet in and out of the gun, when it went off unintentionally, shooting Weisenberger in the head, according to a criminal complaint.

Hardt is free on a $25,000 signature bond after appearing in court Wednesday on a charge of homicide by intoxicated use of a weapon with a domestic-abuse enhancer. He is scheduled for a pretrial conference Jan. 2.

[JUNGLE JIM]

Newspaper people are always so polite. Thankfully...
Apologetic Robber Recognized By Co-Workers, Arrested. A newspaper employee was arrested after his colleagues said they recognized him as the man pictured in a surveillance photo published by their paper.

Robert C. Cleveland, 32, of Lawrence, was charged with armed robbery after his arrest Thursday.

North Andover police had released a surveillance photo of a man accused of robbing a CVS Pharmacy and then apologizing to the clerk for his actions. Cleveland, according to police, showed the clerk a handgun.

[JewwellsP]

Good Morning, Happy Friday.

Patty just call them on the phone, explain what you want. Get them (salesman) hotnbothered. That way will spend less time.

[James Hart]

I'd read in one book, I think one of the "Motley Fool" guides, that you should write up an exact description of the car you want, make, model, range of miles, extra features, etc., than fax that description to a dozen or so dealerships within 100 miles. Then, basically, take "bids" from salesmen.

[Rhonda]

James, if you're not that particular you will do better by buying something they have on the lot that they want to move.

[Rhonda]

Also, Patty, the time of month really does matter. I don't suppose you can wait until the end of this month for a car, though.

[JewwellsP]

That is exactly what to do James, exactly.
I buy 100+ cars/truck a year. That's how I do it. I buy cars over the phone sight unseen. Heck they still deliver them.

[J]

Morning all.

[JewwellsP]

Yes, but if it is a car left on the lot for a period of time. There prolly is a reason no one else wanted it either.
This truly is a buyer's market right now.

[JUNGLE JIM]

Can you hear me now? No, but I can see you...
Naked man arrested after climbing Collin County cellphone tower. A Collin County man’s cellphone reception might have been clearer than his thinking last night.

The 23-year-old stripped naked and climbed a cellular tower in the small town of Lowry Crossing.

For reasons he has yet to explain to authorities, he spent seven hours in the buff on the cellphone tower.

[Patty PV]

Well, I'd love to get another Mini Cooper. I've been checking a couple of web sites with car listings for used Minis. (Mine was the only new car I had ever bought in my life - generally I tend to buy used, because I don't have the need to buy brand new and watch my investment go down the tube the moment I drive it off the lot.)

I have also found some good bargaining techniques on the Web. And, if it does any good, I am also invoking the spirit of my late father, who was an extraordinary negotiator when it came to car purchases, to watch over this process.

[Keith G. in P.V.]

Wow, James. A special salute. CSKC is full of fine stuff this morning! I think you hit the mother lode

[JUNGLE JIM]

Who knew that time of the month was also important in car buying?

[winkyb2me]

I bought my last two cars (3 months apart) on the very last day of the month. The timing just worked out that way, but those salesmen would've jumped off the Broadway Bridge if I asked them to just to make the sale that day. (Their commission check is based on the number of sales thru the end of the month.) The easiest two car-buying experiences I ever had.

[JUNGLE JIM]

A real crime. or is it all in your head?
Jury to resume deliberating punishment for Plano mother convicted of dropping baby off balcony. After deliberating almost a day and a half, a Collin County jury found a Plano mother guilty Thursday of trying to kill her 22-month-old daughter by twice dropping her from the second-floor balcony of her home.

Padmaja Enjeti, 38, was convicted on all three charges against her: attempted capital murder, aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and injury to a child.

Ms. Enjeti sat quietly throughout two days of testimony while the jury had the task of deciding whether her alleged crime was real or imagined.

Howard and Todd Shapiro, her father-and-son defense team, told the jury that Ms. Enjeti only imagined dropping her child over a 14-foot balcony during a psychotic episode on the morning of Nov. 28, 2007.

[James Hart]

Thanks, Keith!

[JUNGLE JIM]

Sex charge worries streaker. Now that the general election's over, let's get on to more important matters: Justice for the Pumpkin 12.

Recent University of Colorado graduate Eric Rasmussen, 23, is among the 12 runners ticketed Halloween night for indecent exposure after running naked with a wobbly orange squash on their heads along the Pearl Street Mall in Boulder.

If convicted, he and 11 others could be required to register as sex offenders. Like many of the Pumpkin 12, he is finding a lawyer.

[JUNGLE JIM]

Undercover cops were among the unruly at DNC. When a Jefferson County deputy deployed pepper spray into a crowd during the first night of the Democratic National Convention, he did not know that his targets were undercover Denver police officers.

During a melee that occurred Aug. 25 between protesters, police and bystanders near Civic Center Park, undercover Denver detectives staged a struggle with a police commander in order to get out of the crowd undetected.

A Jefferson County deputy, unaware of the presence of undercover police, thought that the commander was being attacked and deployed the pepper spray, according to a police use-of-force report obtained by the American Civil Liberties Union of Colorado.

[Keith G. in P.V.]

Jungle Jim, you've certainly cracked me up this morning. With the Pumpkin 12, too! Amazing where the "justice" system spends its time and energy, and who they try to hose forever and who they don't. I wonder if it matters whether the case is assigned to a male or female prosecutor? Is there a difference in what constitutes a felony versus a misdemeanor versus a joke?

[The_Golfer]

Or go to car sites and figure out all the options on the car you want and send that to dealerships. Did that with the Cobalt I bought, along with the Ford Focus, and a couple of others. Then I got lots of test rides. I also used my Entertainment Book with all the coupons for car rentals and drove several different ones until we decided on the one my daughter and I liked best.

My car was totaled in late June, I finally bought a new one the end of October. I have another car to drive in the mean time. Now I can't find the keys to old one. Want to give it to Kidney Cars, but not without the keys.

[JUNGLE JIM]

We take pumpkin abuse very seriously around here!

[Rhonda]

No, jewells, some cars are still on the lot because they're not the most popular color or they don't have the most bells and whistles (navigation or DVD player or whatever). So if those things don't matter to you, you can get a good deal.

[JUNGLE JIM]

The doctor is in...
Animal rights activist convicted of contempt of court. Pamelyn Ferdin, an activist who has protested the use of animals in scientific experiments, was convicted of contempt of court Thursday for violating an injunction against demonstrations near the homes of UCLA researchers.

Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge John L. Segal, who conducted Ferdin's hearing in Santa Monica, scheduled sentencing for Nov. 18, according to a court clerk.

Ferdin was found to have violated an injunction, issued in April at UCLA's request, when she demonstrated in June near the Westside homes of UCLA faculty members and distributed fliers that included scientists' home addresses and phone numbers.

Note the cast of "Play It Again, Charlie Brown".

[Patty PV]

I did know about the end of the month being the best time to buy a car. We'll see how much my insurance settlement is; I don't know how long I want to stay in a rental car . . . but I do want to get a good deal. I'm glad the economy is in my favor right now.

[James Hart]

Patty, that's how I got my "recession chair"!

[JUNGLE JIM]

Any port in a storm...
Indiana man arrested for sexual assault of Amish man. Police arrested a LaGrange County man on charges he abducted a 29-year-old Amish man and sexually assaulted him, reportedly because the assailant could not find an Amish girl.

[Patty PV]

James: I hadn't thought about that way.

This will be my "recession car!"

[JUNGLE JIM]

Beware "hot" deals at Franklin suzuki and free cars at Broome Cadillac.

[You're a Mean Drunk R2D2™]

Hey patty,

What kind of car are you looking for?

[JewwellsP]

Rhonda, maybe you didn't see the portion where I mention.
I buy, not 1, but several cars every month.
Spending other's money is what I do :)
One thing I have come to know, if it sits there for long. There is usually a reason. Yes color & option's are a reason.

Patty, pick something out, run the options you want on www.kbb.com or www.nada.com
Look at the invoice price add $100.
Do not pay more. Unless it is a newly redesigned model or new model. That pricing easy to get. Heck many Ford & GM vehicles are going for even less right now.
Stay away from a Accord. Lots of other cars ride better, less road noise & get better mileage for less $.

[Joe Joe]

If buying a new car, find what you want and then wait until the end of the 1/4. The dealer gets a kick-back/car for reaching a certain number of sales in each month and more importantly, each 1/4. So, if it is the last day of the month and the dealer is one sale away from reaching the next level that would increase his rebate from the manufacturer for all cars sold in that quarter, then you can bet he/she is going to do whatever they can to sell that last car.

That being said, I have never bought a new car, too much depreciation in the first 2-3 years. If I ever post on here that I have bought a new car, you can rest assured that I have A LOT of money!

[Rhonda]

It doesn't make any sense to me to put together some arbitrary list of options unless you it's really important to you. You're just as likely to get tripped up that way.

Yes, jewells, I caught the part where you are an expert.

[Searching]

Nice....

Yeah, joe joe, I like used too, your buying after the depreciation.. but the fact is.. you are still losing money as soon as you drive it off the lot.. but at least it is not as much money.. and a lot of quirks are already worked out. Especially on newer breeds.

[Searching]

Plus.. I am really cheap..LOL

[Keith G. in P.V.]

James, Barney, the Bush's White House dog, bit a Reuters reporter yesterday. Should we consider that a prediction of the relationship between Bush and the press over these "lame duck" days?

[John Boy]

Last part of the month is really good. I sold cars for awhile after I retired from military, and at the end of the month, quotas being met is stressed highly, and salesman wil do almost anything to [ut you in a car.

[JUNGLE JIM]

"You are, it seems to me, a very dangerous individual"...
Caught on CCTV: The murderer carrying his victim's head in a bag on a London bus. He was captured on CCTV carrying the head of Mr Ouyahia in a plastic bag on a bus to the Regents Canal in Maida Vale, west London.
Two days later the headless corpse was discovered wrapped in a duvet at the back of a supermarket near his home in Kilburn, north-west London.
Boudjenane showed police where he had thrown the head in a canal and police divers recovered it from the water.
But he claimed he had no memory of hitting Mr Ouyahia with a hammer and hacking off his head with a meat cleaver

[Meet Loaf]

I would do anything for a sale, but I won't do THAT!

[Keith G. in P.V.]

23-month-old todler's death due to dehydration draws a sentence of 5 years probation for a Connecticut man. His wife comes up on trial next month. They were caring for the tot while his mother was sick, and withheld food and water because the kid wet the bed.

[The_Golfer]

I just prefer a new car myself.

Like to break it in myself. Only smells in the car are my family's. lol

[JewwellsP]

Come on Rhonda, don't be a ---.
Sorry if experience trumps, bumping..
LOL
Won't even get in to it.
Not worth it, I'm just trying to help.
Today is Friday, sun is peaking thru the clouds here in Grandview. If it weren't for the train & forklifts running, coupld prolly hear birds chirping.

[You're a Mean Drunk R2D2™]

Golfer,

Everyone has their preferences. :) If you keep it till it dies, then it's money well spent.. If you change cars frequently, then it can be a bit on the spendy side. :)

[Keith G. in P.V.]

British cop sentenced to jail time for an on-duty affair and propositioning a woman in custody. He was married at the time. The story doesn't say whether he was assigned to undercover work.

[You're a Mean Drunk R2D2™]

Thieves in scotland steal £12,000 worth of bull semen.

Talk about some spunky thieves! Hopefully after they sell their hot goods, they won't blow it on stupid things. Of course, if the ranchers catch them, they may end up taking a shot in the eye.

[Searching]

Boy you just said a mouthful.. LOL

[You're a Mean Drunk R2D2™]

I couldn't help it searching... it was just too.. well. Easy. :)

[The_Golfer]

I generally keep a car for at least 8 years or longer. The one I want to give to Kidney Cars is a 1992.

Had a 1993 Saturn SL2 that with my wife doing dialysis at the time we had to get a bigger car so we got the Saturn LW2. Had the second one until it was totaled last June.

Between the 2, about 300K miles. I drive them until it is too expensive to fix them. That is the problem with the 1992. I figured the foundation gets car repairs for free.

[Joe Joe]

To the poster at 11:28: Hello Loaf, I am Joe Joe

[Searching]

I have driven the same car since 1995. It seems like forever.. but we are getting a new one this fall. Just gotta find the time to go shopping.

[The_Golfer]

If the wife had not been on dialysis and we had to travel with her supplies, I would have still been driving the 1993 Saturn last June. Guaranteed.

[aqua]

Get back Joe Joe!

[The_Golfer]

Father hopes daughter’s arrest in Iran ends ‘amicably’

[Patty PV]

Well, I definitely won't wait til the end of the quarter. And I do hope to still get a Mini of some kind - we'll see. I thought I'd have that car for life, so I am a bit stunned to have to be getting another one.

[oldman]

you're mama's waiting for you
wearing her high heel shoes & a low cut sweater
get back joe joe

[oldman]

ok, so now we know the differences

R2 is easy but not cheap

Searching is cheap but not easy!

:-)

[The_Golfer]

If having him here the first time wasn't bad enough

Funkhouser says he plans to run again

That about sums it up old man... I like to hang on to my money as long as possible.

Oh, by the way, I won the auction on ebay last night.. so I now have my own Stained Glass grinder!

[Searching]

Sorry that was me

[Searching]

Yeah, he's like a bad case of herpes.. he's just going to keep showing up...

[Searching]

Funkhouser.. I mean.

[oldman]

I won an auction on eBay last night, also...

Bought 500,000 baseball cards!

Also, waiting for may favorite stock to hit $4.10 so I can buy it back & make some mo' money

[Searching]

New wife expensive is she?

[Joe Joe]

Searching- You going into business now? Congratualtions on winning the bid.

[Joe Joe]

New, old, does it really matter either way, Searching?

[oldman]

Searching...

The new wife is as close to the perfect wife a man can have. She's in marketing & does rather well for herself. In fact, we just bought another house three months ago.

We both signed pre-nups so what's mine stays mine, what's her's stays hers & what's ours we can fight over later :-)

I have said this before..I should have married this woman 35 years ago

[JewwellsP]

Baseball cards still sell?
Really wish my wife let me sell hers when they were worth something.
I thought BB cards went the same way as Beanie babies.

[Searching]

You know I was joking with ya.. dont ya?

Joejoe. No, not yet, I am still practicing, but is sucks to wait until Wednesday or Saturday to grind the glass.. so, I was pretty happy to find this one.

Although, golfer needs some bling for his hot tub room, so I might have one customer.

[The_Golfer]

Trade for the splash guards and sheet rock maybe?

I am always in to bartering.

lol

[Searching]

LOL golfer!

[Joe Joe]

I was joking too, in regards to wives being expensive. Mine is actually very much a spend thrift, so we don't have money fights like some other couples I know. God Bless my wife, I was the lucky one and she drew the short straw!

[Joe Joe]

Doh! Some body is going to hammer me on that last comment...

[Joe Joe]

Searching, if you could make a stained glass image of an elephant for Golfer's hot tub, that would be excellent.

[Searching]

that is twice that straw has been used in the last 10 minutes.. what are the odds on that!
(reference bull semen blog)

I was talking to oldman.. about the joking.

[Searching]

Why an Elephant?

[Searching]

My husband is about to be up to something, he has been letting me have my own way all week and he keeps saying that it is all about me, laughing and then kissing me....

I feel a really expensive request coming on....

[The_Golfer]

Great big one too Search. Pay back for all the stain glass set-up?

Yes, why an elephant. Hope you don't think I am a republican!!

To put an animal, make it a dog, or just put a golfer, but I would prefer just a plain one, with multiple glass shades.

[Joe Joe]

Elephant was sarcasm, since I am quite certain that Golfer is NOT a republican and Searching is.

Yes, I realized you were talking to oldman, but I kind of felt bad that I made it seem that wives were expensive, when in reality, mine is so NOT expensive.

[Joe Joe]

It is Friday, my posts aren't making much sense. Forgive me!

JewwellsP:

Yes baseball cards sell as do football. Basketball & hockey don't do as well.

What I bought was a person's entire collection that's about 50 years old. It'll help fill in my gaps on older baseball sets (which sell amazingly well. a 1956 Bowman Color baseball sett sold for 12,000 the other night.)

Searching:

I know you were joking, I just like to brag on how wonderful the new wife is!!!!!

[oldman]

Joe Joe:

Wives aren't expensive. EX-wives are expensive (I lucked out there, too!)

[Searching]

Yeah, whatever hubby is up to.. doesnt matter, he can have it!

He doesnt ask for much. and yeah, probably a little payback for taking over the chicken coup with the stained glass studio.. but hey, he has the barn/garage! LOL

[Searching]

Golfer, I was thinking more on the lines of a scene from a golf course.. and the hot tub can be the water hazard!

[Searching]

Hey, where is James?

[James Hart]

You rang?

[Joe Joe]

LOL oldman, I hope I never have to experience that first hand!

[Joe Joe]

I heard Gary Patterson is the new coach at KSU. Good hire.

[Searching]

Just wondered where you took off to.. you hadn't chimed in with witty remarks in awhile.

[You're a Mean Drunk R2D2™]

James sure is sneaky!

[Searching]

So, what is everyone up to this weekend?
I have my next to the last weekend class and then it is just every Wednesday.

I have to find out what hubby is wanting and besides that, I am doing nothing. (thank god)

[James Hart]

I need to get started on a couple of sites that I'm going to help some people build, which will help pay for Christmas. If time permits, I might go see "Role Models."

[Joe Joe]

My wife asked for some "me time," so I am hanging with the kiddos. Nice weather should make for some time at a park.

[Keith G. in P.V.]

James, if you hang around nut cases like us, YOU sure do need to find Role Models.

And wives aren't that expensive. Even when she became my ex, she wasn't that expensive. However....

My daughter. SHE is expensive. I wish Golfer well and pray for him now and again. ;-) They cut one umbilical cord at birth. The 2nd stays attached to Daddy's wallet for the rest of his life, I think. Maybe even beyond!

[gee]

Speaking of paying for X-mas, I'm wodering if my kids will go for 20 one-dollar bills, each wrapped individually in varying sizes of boxes . . .

[Searching]

LOL... I guess it depends on how old they are.

I solved my Christmas issues a long time ago, the minute I planted my own garden. I make up baskets of canned goods and bake something, usually a loaf of homemade bread, and some cookies.. and I am done.

Few other people, I seem to find what they want at the liquor store..LOL

[Keith G. in P.V.]

Holy Frijoles, gee. If I could get past Christmas for 20 crisp $1 bills, each individually wrapped, I'd feel like I robbed a bank! ;-)

[Searching]

But your kids probably dont have a wine of choice other than.. I dont want clothes for christmas!

[James Hart]

My dad thought it was hilarious to buy me lottery tickets as a stocking stuffer ... I'd rather have gotten the dollar bills!

[Searching]

Did you win anything?

[James Hart]

Nope. But there was candy in the stocking, too, so I was OK.

[Searching]

LOL.. are you going to go to your mom's for Christmas and/or thanksgiving this year?

[Searching]

Never did see them peanut clusters last year....

[James Hart]

Let's see what we can do. Last time, the blog got together, but I was worn paper thin from traveling, work, etc.

[Keith G. in P.V.]

James, were the lottery tickets brand-spanking new, or pre-scratched? (My Dad would have found pre-scratched hilarious.)

[James Hart]

Nope, they were intact!

[John Boy]

Wonder what he would have done had you won ??? You would probably have lost - under 18 - he gets it.

[JewwellsP]

Last year I bought all the niece's & Nephew's lottery tickets. Spent $20, between them $56.00 won.

[Keith G. in P.V.]

Dad didn't play the lottery on moral grounds - as in "It's immoral for the state to rob people like that." He'd have had someone save tickets for him just to say, "See? Don't waste your money." (He did play a bit of blackjack and pitch and shot some craps.)

[John Boy]

I like the idea od 20.00 in ones. But they might figure it out after about 5 or 10...

[The_Golfer]

I have mine structured through a revocable trust that will carry the money flow to her depending on how old she is when I exit.

She is connected permanently to my wallet. Making her understand that right now cash is tighter. She gets it, not happy about it, but gets it.

But there are things she wants for Christmas that I am going to get because I want them too. lol

Last season of CSI, CSI Miami, CSY NY. I have NO problem there.
She wants some others, but I will think on those. Debating between a PS3 or a Blu-Ray player. Got a PS2, but it doesn't play Blu-Ray dangit.

She also wants gift cards to iTunes. No clothes, she will take cash though. lol

[Searching]

I was at a bar having a sandwich with hubby a couple of weeks ago and they had KENO, I asked the bartender how you play and he said, you give me money and I put it in the till and give it to the state of missouri when they request it later in the month.. and I'll be damned that is exactly how it worked.. LOL

[Keith G. in P.V.]

:-D There's nothing like a daughter, is there, Golfer? It sounds like you got a good one. And yeah, you're right, there's always something to share with her. Mine happens to share my love of blues and old rock and roll. We do great Bob Dylan duets (thankfully, she can sing on key and keep me close.) And we both love animation and books. So there's always something besides what's on her wish list to get that I can enjoy, too.

[Searching]

Yeah, me and my daughter Love partying in Vegas, finding a couple of slot machines and tipping the waitress to keep the drinks a comin... LOL

Sorry, mines a little older than yours!

[The_Golfer]

i am trying to get out of this place. only tech guy around. one on vacation, 2 at dr testing, the other one hasn't a clue.

they are doing some testing and screwing it up so bad.....

[Searching]

Actually, mine is a LOT older than yours.

[Searching]

Yeah, it has been a long one for you golfer.. I am outta here in 5 minutes.. it is my early out day.. OK .. I kinda invented it. They dont want to pay me overtime. So, I come in 15 minutes early everyday and so, I am forced to leave an hour early on Friday's. My boss said something once on a day I was in a bad.. let's call it.. give me one reason and I am gone .. mood
I said you arent going to start nit picking my hours are you?

and that was the last I heard of it.

[The_Golfer]

Yeah, with XM Radio in the car, she like listening to 70's, 80's, and 90's music. Also the comedy channels. "Who's on First" is one of her favorites. That even predates me!!

She has many things that are just for her. Got to allow it. She needs to be herself. She delivered her birthday/Christmas list last night just before she went to sleep.

Along with the invitees she would like for her b'day party. May have to rent a van, not enough room in my car. lol

Let her have a sleep over and let them have fun.

[John Boy]

My dau will be 40 in Feb, other one is 32.

[Searching]

Always gotta one up me, Huh JB!

How you doing!

[Searching]

Mine is 28

[Searching]

Ok! I am outta here.. Dont want to break the bank around here!

[The_Golfer]

Yeah, but she is SOOOOO lucky.

Kid can play poker and kicks tail. She is great at blackjack. She is at an age where odds mean nothing, lets just wing it!! lol

She will be 14 2 weeks from tomorrow.

[The_Golfer]

Later, they can just kiss my a$$.

They need more work, call me at home, better yet, call the on-call.

Been way too long of a day.

L8r

[John Boy]

Searching - slugging away here until 1:30am, then back at noon tomorrow and do it all over again...but then - big bucks. My pay check for two weeks was over 2,100, clear after taxes, but I am getting worn out. need some time off.

[You're a Mean Drunk R2D2™]

I have a question for those of you that have been here in KC for a while... Is there any sort of Hockey team to watch here?

Obviously, I know there are no NHL teams in KC, yet, but I'm looking for a fun team to watch while drinking there.

[John Boy]

Used to have the Blades, but they went away. Dont think there is anymore.
I went to a fight once, and a hockey game broke out. hahaha

[You're a Mean Drunk R2D2™]

Doh... Not even a junior league liek the AHL?

Damn.. Even Des Moines has it... Heck, my old hometown of 30k in Iowa has a Hockey Team.

[John Boy]

KC keeps talking about bringing in a hockey team, but since the town didnt support the Blades - no progress. But the Blades played in Kemper, mebbe the Sprint(less) center would be better

[You're a Mean Drunk R2D2™]

I don't really care about the big leagues.... I really enjoyed the smaller league ones like in the AHL or USHL Junior Leagues where tickets were no more then $10-15.

[JUNGLE JIM]

R2-right now there isn't any pro hockey in KC. The new rink being built at I-70 & Ltllie Blue Pkwy is supposed to have a mminor league team in '09. It'll be a member if the Central Hockey League.

[JUNGLE JIM]

Wow. Ltllie should be Little.

[You're a Mean Drunk R2D2™]

Ahhh.... well at least it should be something in the near future then. :) And hey, that's not terribly far from my house either, so that won't be bad.

Have any of you ever been to a hockey game in person?

[JUNGLE JIM]

I saw the Scouts once or twice. I'm not a big fan.

From Wikipedia:
The Kansas City Scouts was a professional ice hockey team in the National Hockey League (NHL) from 1974–76. In 1976 the franchise relocated to Denver, Colorado and became the Colorado Rockies. In 1982, the Rockies relocated to New Jersey where they are now known as the New Jersey Devils.

[You're a Mean Drunk R2D2™]

I'd rather watch the smaller leagues.. More affordable to see the games, plus they play harder and get into fights more often. :) Not to mention, there usually aren't "Nosebleed" seats with the small leagues. :)

[JUNGLE JIM]

Hockey has never gone over very well here. We've had minor league Blues, Barons and one other team (I think) but they only last a 2 or 3 years and then move or disband. Basketball does better, but nobody can afford NBA tickets so we'll just have to settle for Royals, Chiefs and college sports. I think marketing has a lot to do with it. The indoor soccer team (Comets) did really well for a while.

[John Boy]

Yea, I went to see the Blades, and when I lived in DC, used to go see the Capitals. Even got a hockey puck from the game. I like hockey, but the wife hates it, thinks its too violent, so she wont go.

[John Boy]

And I love the Detroit Red Wings...

[You're a Mean Drunk R2D2™]

Thats a shame that nobody ever gives it a shot. Even if we had a NHL team, I'd rarely go to that. But the smaller teams I'd probably go to 5-6 games a year since they are affordable and enjoyable.

John Boy, they are violent, but they are so much fun to watch. :)

I think that many here just remember seeing a minute of Hockey on TV once, then thought it sucked and never wanted to watch it in person. I can't stand to see it on TV. Have to be there in person to truly appreciate it.

[You're a Mean Drunk R2D2™]

And to be honest... I never watched a hockey game until I was 23... Then I was hooked. :)

[Searching]

Well, it's official, Harrah's just emailed me to let me know that there are no more loss limits.. but please continue to use your card to get great rewards... but is no longer required for play

and by the way, we got a room waiting for you anytime you want to use it to stay and relax

Does this mean since the slots hoes can keep pluggin it in.. the slots will be looser?

[Searching]

the slot machines. of course, we know the slots will be looser with their cash!

[John Boy]

Man, only four more hours, and I can go home for a couple hours !!!