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Atrocities · #11 January 5th, 2001, 07:42 AM

Try typing with chemical gloves on. Especially in a darkened room with full chem gear on, and gloves with the ends of the fingers an inch too long and wet. Then factor in a face sheild, on top of a drydent helmet. Oh ya, alarms blaring, and no room to move in. Did I forget something, oh yes I did. The poorly designed ergonomically incorrect position of the key board in relationship to both the monitor and you.

Try that, and then tell me about it being difficult.

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"We've made too many compromises already, too many retreats! They invade our space and we fall back -- they assimilate entire worlds and we fall back! Not again! The line must be drawn here -- this far, no further! And I will make them pay for what they've done!" -- Patric Stewart as Captain Picard
UCP/TCO Ship Yards

Puke · #12 January 5th, 2001, 07:52 AM

oh yeah, i must have forgotten to consider all of our compatriates out there who are engaged in chemical warfare and are forced to play SE4 from WITHIN their overpressured AFV while wearing full NBC gear. in a firefight. im amazed they are able to take time away from being shot at to post here and play their turns. what with all the HERF weapons scrambling their electronics and all (thank goodness for the faraday cages). i must have forgotten them. sorry, i have it easy.

Puke · #13 January 5th, 2001, 07:52 AM

double posted.. oops.

[This message has been edited by Puke (edited 05 January 2001).]

Tomgs · #14 January 5th, 2001, 08:33 AM

Hmm back when I was in the service and wore chemical gear we just played cards. I see things have progressed in 20 years

. Shuffling the cards was a bit hard but at least I don't think they could cheat with those gloves on.

KiloOhm · #15 January 5th, 2001, 04:52 PM

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Originally posted by Puke:
oh man, capitalism is so great: my gas bill is free! on the other hand, I pay over 1700 US dollars for a one bedroom apartment, and the power companies in nor-cal are getting ready to tripple our rates just like they did in so-cal. umm, go capitalism?

Yikes! That's almost as much for my mortgage, you must live on the West coast. Here in Central MASS, $1700 will get you a nice house.

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HAL · #16 January 5th, 2001, 05:03 PM

Southern Indiana $1700 will get you two nice homes. I remember flipping out when my company sent me to the Sun labs in Menlo Park and one of the techs was telling me about housing prices. Yikes!

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I'm sorry Dave, I'm afraid I can't do that.

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HAL · #18 January 5th, 2001, 10:52 PM

Many thanks! The picture of my optic is great. You realize, of course, that the movie was biased against me? It really didn't do my side of the story justice. It didn't show all Dave's bad side at all.

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I'm sorry Dave, I'm afraid I can't do that.

greghacke · #19 January 5th, 2001, 11:25 PM

KiloOhm-
Must be nice. My Boston apartment is around 1200 a month. I'm on the red line out towards Medford. It's a nice neighborhood, but it ain't that great. My columbus ohio apartment, at about 50 sq ft smaller than my boston, is a paltry 625 by comparison...

General Hawkwing · #20 January 5th, 2001, 11:52 PM

2 cents...

"location, location, location"

My 2 story, 1800 sq home on 5 acres is $460 monthly (including property taxes.) And no it is not a dump, in fact has hardwood floors, walk in closets, etc. You just have to love the upper midwest. Of course -30 degrees could cause some people problems.