http://www.lab-retriever.net/board/ The Off Topic Forum, discuss your non dog related topics here. en Sat, 21 Nov 2009 01:49:33 GMT vBulletin 60 http://www.lab-retriever.net/board/images/misc/rss.jpg http://www.lab-retriever.net/board/ http://www.lab-retriever.net/board/showthread.php?t=7343465&goto=newpost Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:33:52 GMT I posted 2 threads of gks photos. The one titled "Latest pics of new gd" was the first. When I got the second posted it erased the first ones pics :tapfoot: So I went back in and posted a reply and they show up on the second page :confused: Ugh I just dont get it and my edit button is gone so I cant put them back on where they belong :mad: Well if you get on that thread go to the second page and you will see the pics :rolleyes: ]]> The OT whitejake http://www.lab-retriever.net/board/showthread.php?t=7343465 http://www.lab-retriever.net/board/showthread.php?t=7343461&goto=newpost Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:13:25 GMT I just got my holiday catalog in the mail, and it had an online coupon code (actually it can be used in store as well). The coupon is good for $10 off of a $25 purchase, and the coupon code is REQ912R.

I didn't even realize I had gotten the catalog, until I saw two giggling little boys huddled together sniffing the pages. It was pretty funny. ]]> The OT Christen99 http://www.lab-retriever.net/board/showthread.php?t=7343461 http://www.lab-retriever.net/board/showthread.php?t=7343460&goto=newpost Fri, 20 Nov 2009 23:52:06 GMT Hi everyone!
I haven't been on this site in so long, but I have found time to pick up a book and just fell in love with it and couldn't wait to share it will all the labby friends on this board. The book is called The Art of Racing in the Rain. If you are a dog lover, like we all are I promise you will all love the book. It is a easy read and I couldn't put it down. I couldn't wait to finish so I could let you all how good it is. The author is Garth Stein and he even has a website for the book, but I haven't looked at it yet, Just wanted to share with you all, I hope you guys like it too. The website is www.goenzo.com

Let me know if any of you have read it!
Kasey ]]> The OT Cheyenne of MA http://www.lab-retriever.net/board/showthread.php?t=7343460 http://www.lab-retriever.net/board/showthread.php?t=7343458&goto=newpost Fri, 20 Nov 2009 23:10:04 GMT Just wanted to post one more with all three gks. Hope you dont mind they kind of have a crazy in love gramma. :rolleyes: Image: http://i559.photobucket.com/albums/ss31/chaspy68/Capri%20Haven/DSCN0442.jpg me and Capri Image:... Just wanted to post one more with all three gks. Hope you dont mind they kind of have a crazy in love gramma. :rolleyes:
me and Capri
snoooooozing time
my sweet little Matthew and his FISH -YAY he takes after gramma. If you look closely sitting behind gs you see dh SHAVED before this pic lol
our ornery but adorable Marriah
You aren't getting kitty back nope!
Anyway. hope you enjoy them ]]> The OT whitejake http://www.lab-retriever.net/board/showthread.php?t=7343458 http://www.lab-retriever.net/board/showthread.php?t=7343452&goto=newpost Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:20:26 GMT Boss is on vacation......and I have absolutely no motivation to be working right now. It is just after 3pm here on the East Coast and I get out at 5pm.:clock: I feel so horrible for complaining seeing that there are thousands of people out there without jobs. No point really to this... Boss is on vacation......and I have absolutely no motivation to be working right now.

It is just after 3pm here on the East Coast and I get out at 5pm.:clock:

I feel so horrible for complaining seeing that there are thousands of people out there without jobs.

No point really to this thread......:D

So who has exciting plans for this weekend? Mine are painting and cleaning the house! I know..... exciting, don't be jealous now! :floor ]]> The OT myblacklab http://www.lab-retriever.net/board/showthread.php?t=7343452 http://www.lab-retriever.net/board/showthread.php?t=7343426&goto=newpost Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:48:46 GMT :party: :cake: :happybirthday: :cake: :party:

I hear it's a big one this year, have an awesome day!! And hope you get spoiled like you deserve! ]]> The OT Major http://www.lab-retriever.net/board/showthread.php?t=7343426 http://www.lab-retriever.net/board/showthread.php?t=7343422&goto=newpost Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:18:58 GMT MY daughter and her husband have had more than their share of bad luck this year. In April Jenny miscarried which was such a distressing time and threw them off kilter for a while. Then in July as some of you know, their litle girl Matilda broke her thigh bone, which resulted in almost 5 weeks of... MY daughter and her husband have had more than their share of bad luck this year. In April Jenny miscarried which was such a distressing time and threw them off kilter for a while. Then in July as some of you know, their litle girl Matilda broke her thigh bone, which resulted in almost 5 weeks of being tied to hospital with her while she was in traction. Then Lee got the news that his company was downsizing and redundancies were on the horizon. He had already had his hours cut and they were struggling financialy. (They've been in their own home for 2 years now and a huge chunk of their income goes on the mortgage, so you can imagine their worries.)

Well completely out of the blue Lee received an offer of an interview with another company who'd seen his resume on the internet and liked what they saw. This week he started working for them. Better company. More money. Closer to home. Bigger contracts and more prospects. (He's a civil engineer - a profession which has been badly hit by the recession because of the repurcussions in the building trade, but this company seems to be going from strength to strength).
And Jenny is almost 10 weeks pregnant!! She's being closely monitored because of her problems last time and has already had 2 scans, both of which show a healthy foetus progressing as it should.
And Matilda is now running jumping dancing and skipping as good as any other 2 year old!!

I'm so happy things have turned around for them. They were ready for a dose of good luck and along it came! ]]> The OT Megi http://www.lab-retriever.net/board/showthread.php?t=7343422 http://www.lab-retriever.net/board/showthread.php?t=7343421&goto=newpost Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:16:21 GMT Ok I jumped the gun yesterday but please tell me today how it was!!! Remember please don't give anything away because I have not seen it. How close to the book was it???? Were you disappointed??? ]]> The OT ByChance http://www.lab-retriever.net/board/showthread.php?t=7343421 http://www.lab-retriever.net/board/showthread.php?t=7343399&goto=newpost Fri, 20 Nov 2009 01:56:06 GMT I think I will pass all of my first semester classes. At the moment:

English: Solid A. (Hmm, maybe I should become an editor . . .)

History: I have no idea. Grade is based on a two page paper (already submitted), and a 15 page paper that's parked in my head and needs to un-park itself.

Computer Applications: Teetering between an A and a B. Word and PowerPoint 2007 are pretty cool.

Documents aka keyboarding: A. Was seriously sweating this one because of the required typing speed: 35 words per minute with three errors. Somehow I stumbled over the minimum required.

Office Procedures: Low A. Though I could have written the textbook for this one, am learning some good stuff.

Business: Low A.

Math: By far my weakest class and I have a mid B?!?!?!? Huh?

Career Development: A, pending my groups' 30 minute presentation in two weeks. I have to talk for five minutes to a class of ~80 people.

So I am satisfied. Not 100% pleased, satisfied. Just don't ask me to do percents to decimals to fractions . . . ]]> The OT Mr Kleb http://www.lab-retriever.net/board/showthread.php?t=7343399 http://www.lab-retriever.net/board/showthread.php?t=7343396&goto=newpost Fri, 20 Nov 2009 01:21:51 GMT I filled the pickup's tank today: 63.837 liters @ 0.909/liter for a total of $58.03.

Or, in American, that's 16.9 gallons @ $3.44/gallon (at today's exchange rate) for a total of $54.74 USD.

Here's a web site with some handy-dandy conversion rates.
http://www.onlineconversion.com/

Put your price into the poll: USD per gallon.

OOPS. There's a typo in the poll. Choice #7, $2.25 should be $3.25. ]]> The OT Mr Kleb http://www.lab-retriever.net/board/showthread.php?t=7343396 http://www.lab-retriever.net/board/showthread.php?t=7343394&goto=newpost Fri, 20 Nov 2009 01:11:09 GMT Faye is a somewhat bad influence. She drives until the 'car is inhaling the last of the gasoline vapour' light comes on. When she fills up she says 'There was still a lot of gas in the tank!' I on the other hand prefer to keep the fuel tank at least 3/8 full. When the fuel gauge drops below the 1/4 mark my attention is evenly divided between the road and the needle.

I filled the truck's tank last week before a road trip to near Kitchener and back, then drove to school and back (41 mile round trip) this week. After passing 300 miles on the trip odometer I said "Huh, wonder how far I can go." So I kept driving until today, then finally broke down and filled up.

I traveled 412.85 miles on 16.9 gallons for 24.4 mpg. Not bad for a pickup. Granted, it's a toy truck with a 4-cylinder engine and can't haul anything. Though it's almost 10 years old it has only 87,000+ miles, so it should have a great deal more life. ]]> The OT Mr Kleb http://www.lab-retriever.net/board/showthread.php?t=7343394 http://www.lab-retriever.net/board/showthread.php?t=7343391&goto=newpost Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:48:06 GMT No idea what hit me. I was driving to work and I got so nauseated that I almost had to pull off the road. I made it to work, put my head down on the desk and knew I needed to get home. I became so light headed I thought I was going to hit the floor. :( On top of that, for the last couple of days my... No idea what hit me. I was driving to work and I got so nauseated that I almost had to pull off the road. I made it to work, put my head down on the desk and knew I needed to get home. I became so light headed I thought I was going to hit the floor. :( On top of that, for the last couple of days my upper back has been hurting...very stiff and painful.
I finally made it back home and slept for a good hour and a half. Then sometime around noon I fell asleep again until after 5:00.
I hope this passes quick! ]]> The OT 3Muttsketeers http://www.lab-retriever.net/board/showthread.php?t=7343391 http://www.lab-retriever.net/board/showthread.php?t=7343358&goto=newpost Thu, 19 Nov 2009 17:14:15 GMT Soooo....DH really really wants a flat screen TV(a big one)....But he just wants to go out and buy it....but we can't afford to do that, we would have to save up for it but other things we need come up and so the TV account gets forgotten....So I just figured out a great Idea to get DH a flat screen for his birthday in June.

My work directly deposits my paychecks into my account...and they email me a statement. well I also get paid a bonus commission (pretty small) each paycheck but that comes on a separate statement. The commission amount is different each month and we don't count it in our budget since it fluctuates so much. If I want, I can have my check split and put into multiple bank accounts. so I'm going to have them take a little bit ($50-$75) each time from the commission and put it in a separate account that I'm going to keep secret from DH....and then when his birthday comes, I will have about $800 for a TV for him! and he will never know because the commission fluctuates anyways!

I was so Happy I thought of this! I'm sure you guys dont care but I was excited I just had to share. DH is always surprising me with things and I'm not good at surprising him so I was Happy I thought of this! :D ]]> The OT Sashasfmly http://www.lab-retriever.net/board/showthread.php?t=7343358 http://www.lab-retriever.net/board/showthread.php?t=7343353&goto=newpost Thu, 19 Nov 2009 15:26:46 GMT I will be going to Vancouver in Janaruy (pre-Olympics) and have no idea where to stay. I want to be "near" downtown but not 100% sure I want to BE right downtown. But close enough to bus/walk.

Cost is an issue, would like to keep it under $140CAD per night (ideally closer to $120) so I am not sure it i am best to go abit outside of downtown to get a better rate/value??

Any tips/recommendations woudl be GREATLY appreciated! ]]> The OT Rocky911 http://www.lab-retriever.net/board/showthread.php?t=7343353 http://www.lab-retriever.net/board/showthread.php?t=7343349&goto=newpost Thu, 19 Nov 2009 14:25:36 GMT Please don't give anything away as I have yet to see it!! I have read the book (all of them). Was it pretty close to the book? Were you let down?? I can't wait to see it!!!! THANKS!!!!! ]]> The OT ByChance http://www.lab-retriever.net/board/showthread.php?t=7343349