LionsDragon 801 Report post Posted February 4 @TrevorOutlaw actually, now you look like a drill sergeant. Not someone to cross! 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
welshblue 2,311 Report post Posted February 4 (edited) 19 hours ago, TrevorOutlaw said: Did that homeless man make it? Yeah mate he did. Thankfully She's only lost one patient in 18 months of training and that was 2 year old lil' boy which hit her pretty hard for a while Seriously bad news about the beard 😐 (Sorry can't help laughing) Happened to me once with an eyebrow using hair clippers to trim them and the comb fell off ... looked a right freak. Hopefully the cold won't hang around if you get one Edited February 4 by welshblue Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TrevorOutlaw 194 Report post Posted February 4 3 hours ago, welshblue said: Seriously bad news about the beard 😐 (Sorry can't help laughing) Yeah, my wife was cracking up pretty good when I stepped out of the shower after shaving. Mind you, I haven't shaved my face clean since I was in high school, over 20 years ago, and I always had various facial hair, but never clean shaven. I just like the sophisticated look beard give. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BoltBait 2,396 Report post Posted February 11 Rant: this past week, due to the snow storm, my power was out for 4 straight days. Then it was on for a day. Now, due to the 2 new feet of snow we got yesterday, the power is out again. AND I couldn’t drive to my house tonight because the roads hadn’t been plowed and a huge tree had fallen across the road to my house! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pixey 3,571 Report post Posted February 11 I thought you lived in California You've had more power outs than my daughter in South Africa 🤣. Oh ........ I forgot you have PG&E 😱 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BoltBait 2,396 Report post Posted February 11 2 hours ago, Pixey said: Oh ........ I forgot you have PG&E 😱 Exactly! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
welshblue 2,311 Report post Posted February 11 I've been watching it on the news ... I must admit you's all cope with it better than us in the UK. 3 flakes and it's panic buying, 3" and it's at a standstill Stay safe, if not warm ... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ego Eram Reputo 2,299 Report post Posted February 11 We've got a big dry spell going on. Nelson has a large fire into it's seventh day - which is not usual for New Zealand. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TrevorOutlaw 194 Report post Posted February 11 5 hours ago, welshblue said: 3 flakes and it's panic buying, 3" and it's at a standstill You evidently haven't been to Virginia. Whenever the weather report says snow is in the offing, there's a mad stampede to the grocery stores and the shelves get cleaned out as if the Apocalypse was coming. Then...you have those yahoos who think sport car or those driving fancy Hummer (H2 or H3) thinking they can go no problem in snow and only get stuck because...they are dumb. It gets worse with tractor-trailers. I am glad Pennsylvania banned tractor-trailers in their state when a monster snowstorm heads to the New England region. In North Carolina, there was a snow that dropped several inches of snow, and you would think those city folks would know how to drive in snow. L-O-L. One yahoo decided to redline his engine and it combusted into flames, destroying his Camaro. The Internet had a field day with making meme out of the photograph. Here's one example and it get me cracking every time. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lynxster4 2,352 Report post Posted February 12 Those images are priceless @TrevorOutlaw! We Northerners laugh...a snowstorm in a southern city will grind that city to a halt. In Pennsylvania, we just keep on truckin'. Not to say there aren't any accidents. Just 3 weeks ago we had a 'substantial' snow event. I travel a 33-mile stretch of Interstate 79 to get to work...there were 5 accidents along that stretch, mainly 'fender-benders', though, a couple looked totaled. Regardless of being able to drive in snowy conditions, Spring can't get here soon enough! 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
null54 460 Report post Posted February 12 It appears that a certain commercial image editor will be updated to use the Paint.NET G'MIC executable because the G'MIC authors are no longer distributing compiled versions of the G'MIC-Qt standalone app on Windows. I tried to tell one of the developers of that program that I will be changing how Paint.NET communicates with the G'MIC executable in a future version. But it appears that they think it is easier to use my Paint.NET executable than to do the correct thing and build the standalone version from source. 😕 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lynxster4 2,352 Report post Posted February 12 I don't know exactly what that means @null54, but it doesn't sound good. Will this affect your plugin? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
null54 460 Report post Posted February 13 20 hours ago, lynxster4 said: Will this affect your plugin? The Paint.NET version of G'MIC-Qt is not intended for use by other applications, so if another application is using it I will not let that stop me from making any changes. I am currently investigating how to make the Apply button work like in GIMP or Krita, where it shows a preview on the canvas (like most other PDN plugins). The one issue with this is that after you press Apply the plugin cannot be canceled, you would have to use undo in the History window after the plugin closes. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LionsDragon 801 Report post Posted March 1 So a few miles south of me on Sunday, we had the worst car pileup in Wisconsin history. 131 cars in a near-whiteout storm. All I could think is, "It's February. In Wisconsin. On the weekend. Why are you trying to act like it's June?!? Stay home!" Only one fatality, but that's really one too many. Don't go out if you can avoid it! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
welshblue 2,311 Report post Posted March 1 3 hours ago, LionsDragon said: Only one fatality, but that's really one too many Always one too many. Very rarely such a thing as a true 'accident' ... usually driver error. Maybe I'm turning into a grumpy old man but since cars got 'safer' the standard of driving has really dropped here ... As a petrol head I must have missed the car technology part when indicators became an optional extra Totally different now, but men who use supermarket toilets, then don't wash their hands. How is it OK to handle fruit and veg, then put it back The devil on one side of my shoulder ... my wife on the other - " Don't you dare say anything ... " 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pixey 3,571 Report post Posted March 1 @LionsDragon I saw the images on the news. I can't believe only one poor soul passed away as the images were unbelievable. So glad you are okay 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BoltBait 2,396 Report post Posted March 8 Living in the forest is generally a really cool thing. Unless your power is off for a full third of February and no Internet for half the month! Oh, and... Storm damage to the garage! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ego Eram Reputo 2,299 Report post Posted March 8 ^^ at least you've got some firewood out of it! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BoltBait 2,396 Report post Posted March 8 Very true. Plus, a newly smashed, very old, broken-down washing machine I'd forgotten was back there. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
welshblue 2,311 Report post Posted March 8 5 hours ago, BoltBait said: Storm damage to the garage! Ouch. 2 foot one way no damage ... 2 foot the other way - demolished gable end of garage. Sadly 'm trying to identify the offender. Bark and heart looks like Douglas Fir but it's friends have branches of Cedar or possibly Hemlock Nice firewood or planks as a silver lining Any damage to the roof truss or can you replace some sheeting and shingles ? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BoltBait 2,396 Report post Posted March 8 8 hours ago, welshblue said: Any damage to the roof truss or can you replace some sheeting and shingles ? I'll leave that up to the experts. I have contractors and adjusters coming up this weekend+ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
welshblue 2,311 Report post Posted March 9 On 3/8/2019 at 5:54 PM, BoltBait said: experts. I have contractors Don't always go hand in hand in the UK 😐 I've seen some right shoddy work, hopefully the US has got prouder craftsmen Speaking of cowboys. When you can't log into your betting account due to technical difficulties, to cash a bet in early 😭 Pig sick doesn't cover it. The cash in was £2600 before the site crashed 😭 (Worse, is what it would have been with 2 goals in the Plymouth game) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dipstick 733 Report post Posted March 10 Well looks like I'll be going into early retirement (58 years old) in a couple of months. I could re-locate to another state, but not in the mood anymore. Been with the company for 38 years and don't feel like starting over again. All the kids have grown up and moved out, but I think it's time to throw in the towel instead of trying something new.... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pixey 3,571 Report post Posted March 10 @BoltBait - sorry to read about your broken garage. Boy, you've had a lot of aggro lately 😱 @dipstick Yep - to retire and move too, sounds like a lot. One thing at a time 😉 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lynxster4 2,352 Report post Posted March 10 That bites the big one @dipstick! I hope you are able to financially retire. Losing a job at our age, it isn't so easy finding a new one. And you've got about 4 years to go till you can 'collect' at 62. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
