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cleaned up the driveway (snow) opened door and swept out garage, it was warm.

played full tilt poker and COD black ops for the rest of the day.

no pin content.

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I began to watch Special When Lit, and was pleasantly surprised to see some of the great people I've enjoyed getting to know from various shows and on-line communities in it. Must say I'm really liking the movie so far. :)

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Sparky wrote:I made this thread sticky. Because I can.

OK then, now let's see who's gonna belly up to the bar and share some interesting stories.
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Sparky wrote:I made this thread sticky. Because I can.
You sexy bastard you...

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machine.slave wrote:
Sparky wrote:I made this thread sticky. Because I can.
You sexy bastard you...
Get a room..... :roll:
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Cobra99 wrote:
machine.slave wrote:
Sparky wrote:I made this thread sticky. Because I can.
You sexy bastard you...
Get a room..... :roll:
:mrgreen:

Please, not those kind of stories.

Tasteful intelligent stories would be desireable over degenerate animal like behaviour.

But again what do i know. ;)
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also RED CROSS came to the door asking for my help with the flood in PAKISTAN.
TOLD THEM MY GARDEN HOSE WOULD ONLY REACH TO THE END OF THE DRIVEWAY!
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I started this post last night, but was way too out of it to finish, so here is what I did yesterday.

Ordered a bunch of stuff from several suppliers yesteday at work and answered the phone which wouldn't shut up, which is fine, and a good sign overall. Suffice to say that the work day was pretty solid to put it mildly.

After work I went to help out a new MAACA memeber with his first pinball. He had wondered into Starburst MTL a month ago or so and wanted to buy parts to build his own machine as a project he was working on with his son using the Zizzle platform. He bought a couple of flippers and some misc. parts and we got talking. I told him about MAACA and how he could probably get some help there (or at least a good laugh) since I really didn't have the time required to properly talk "hobby & projects" at work.

So a couple of weeks go by and I guess he realized that building your own pin is a hell of alot of work as PinGeorge can atest to (or may not admit, I don't know, we should ask him :D ). So he took my advice to buy a junker and modify it. Slyvain signed up on MAACA, watched the Kijiji ads and made a purchase. I helped him to get the machine started and playing yesterday and we spent a good hour laughing and talking about the way these machines have affected or lives for the past few decades and how they have now become a source of refuge from our daily lives, instead of the distraction they were in the earlier phases of our lives. Whether it be playing or fixing them or both, we knew that these things would be part of our lives for a while yet. As family men with responsibilities and daily pressures, we both agreed that these things were a fairly harmless way to get a break from it all. Then I told him about what I see & observe at every MPL night I attend, - a bunch of guys blowing off steam laughing, kidding and playing around like jack-asses and generally just having a blast as they relive all sorts of moments.

Sylvain wants to partake in the next one, I believe he will make a positive impact on the group.
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Sylvain wants to partake in the next one, I believe he will make a positive impact on the group.

Tell him he is welcome!
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poolman wrote:also RED CROSS came to the door asking for my help with the flood in PAKISTAN.
TOLD THEM MY GARDEN HOSE WOULD ONLY REACH TO THE END OF THE DRIVEWAY!
Palmer FTW! I'm crying from laughing so hard....

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redketchup wrote:
Starburst_Pieces_Parts wrote:
Sylvain wants to partake in the next one, I believe he will make a positive impact on the group.

Tell him he is welcome!

Il va etre bien content, merci Gino.
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I've got a door mat that says GO AWAY.

so whenever someone comes to the door I ask them if they can read, and point to the mat, then shut the door.
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Sparky wrote:
Menace wrote:
poolman wrote:also RED CROSS came to the door asking for my help with the flood in PAKISTAN.
TOLD THEM MY GARDEN HOSE WOULD ONLY REACH TO THE END OF THE DRIVEWAY!
Palmer FTW! I'm crying from laughing so hard....

D
Just do like I did years ago when the Jehovah's witnesses kept ringing our door and harassing my wife. I told her I would take care of it.

1 week later, I see the 2 ladies on my porch through the living room window. 30 seconds later, I just answered the door buck naked.

The ladies never came back. Problem solved.
I USE TO LET THEM IN WHEN I WAS YOUNG AND BORED AND MAKE IT MY GOAL TO MAKE THEM CRY BY ARGUING PHILOSOPHICALLY ABOUT BEING AND NOTHINGNESS. SHIT, THOSE WERE THE DAYS.
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This is getting confusing. How many Sylvain's are there in Quebec that collect pinball now? There is even the one Sylvain on here has a really unique nick name... "Sylvain". :roll: :D

What was wrong with naming everybody John anyway? I mean is there a saint Sylvain somewhere I am unaware of?
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I just spent $400,000 on a place to put my pinball machines.....oh and I guess my family and I will live there as well....lol

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Hippochrome wrote:I just spent $400,000 on a place to put my pinball machines.....oh and I guess my family and I will live there as well....lol
Pffft. Who you kidding? You just spent $400,000 of the banks money to pay them to live there. :lol:
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necro_nemesis wrote:What was wrong with naming everybody John anyway? I mean is there a saint Sylvain somewhere I am unaware of?
My 96 year-old grandmother says that Quebec must be paradise because there are so many saints around here. There is even a Saint Telesphore somewhere along the highway, how's that for a "minor league" saint. Telesphore was an "old timey" name they used here at the turn of the century, so I reckon they pretty well put the word saint before as many names as they could when they got a chance back then.

What I did today -

Today, I was bitchy and tired. Hence everything I did was tainted somehow by this bad energy. I am slowly coming to the realization that doing less and doing it well is better than taking on too much and trying to get away with it. Sometimes it is important to slack off a bit. Wonder if PinGeorge ever kicks back and takes her easy. We should ask him what he does for fun.
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necro_nemesis wrote:
Hippochrome wrote:I just spent $400,000 on a place to put my pinball machines.....oh and I guess my family and I will live there as well....lol
Pffft. Who you kidding? You just spent $400,000 of the banks money to pay them to live there. :lol:
Yeah, I guess....well, at least 100,000 of it was mine.

Hey....and no stairs to get the pins in and out (in through the garage and straight into the finished gamesroom, with a cozy fireplace)

Looking forward to the move!

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Sylvain wants to partake in the next one, I believe he will make a positive impact on the group.
Tell him he is welcome!

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Hey....and no stairs to get the pins in and out (in through the garage and straight into the finished gamesroom, with a cozy fireplace)
Does that mean you'll have room for more than 2 at a time now? Congratulations on the new house-have fun with it.

As for me-third pass at filling drywall in the basement on the new house. One more swipe tomorrow morning, and I'm going to define it as being done and start painting. It's a good thing I only tackle drywall jobs once every 5 years or so, because it's just long enough to forget how much I hate filling and sanding it. Almost there though...

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Chris Bardon wrote:
Does that mean you'll have room for more than 2 at a time now? Congratulations on the new house-have fun with it.
yup, tons of space....but no money left to buy anything new :roll:

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Hippochrome wrote:Hey....and no stairs to get the pins in and out (in through the garage and straight into the finished gamesroom, with a cozy fireplace)

Looking forward to the move!
Lucky you. My staircase isn't too bad compared to some but I always need two guys to move games up and down regardless.
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Today, a true friend came over and helped me wrap and strap Medusa on a pallet.

To be honest, i almost watched him do all the work :oops:

Thanks a lot for your help Sparky, it is GREATLY appreciated, you're one of a kind for sure !
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I drank beer. Please see previous post for proof. ;)

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wife's bday weekend. friday was bowling party (big brothers fund raiser) and loads of drinking. then out after that for more. then satuday night was her surprise party at a friends restaurant. there all night till 3am. then erin's brunch bday at 1 sunday at 1 & i didn't get up till 12:30. what a brunch....mmmm crab rarebit.
then took off to pick up spiderman pinball. but miss the street and drove all the way to toronto. drove back, missed again. found it & machine had issues. so came back empty handed after a 4 1/2 hour trip. should have been a 1 1/2 hour trip. also was craving popeye's chicken and didn't find that either. but happy birthday erin.
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