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[heckmanm 4,514]

Taking some mandatory online training.  Can't just read the screens, have to wait for the slow-talking recording lady to read them to me before clicking through to the next screen.

About 2/3 through and I accidentally did a "refresh" thinking i was refreshing a page in a different browser window. IT STARTED OVER  Took about 30 minutes just to get back to where I was.

And now I just had to sit through a couple minute mock "karaoke" video where some broad was singing about her poor practice of taking care of confidential documents. JFC kill me.

[Henry Ford 60,520]

9 minutes ago, heckmanm said:

Taking some mandatory online training.  Can't just read the screens, have to wait for the slow-talking recording lady to read them to me before clicking through to the next screen.

About 2/3 through and I accidentally did a "refresh" thinking i was refreshing a page in a different browser window. IT STARTED OVER  Took about 30 minutes just to get back to where I was.

And now I just had to sit through a couple minute mock "karaoke" video where some broad was singing about her poor practice of taking care of confidential documents. JFC kill me.

Well, at least it's not workplace diversity training.

[Henry Ford 60,520]

I, I wish you could drink

At a real bar.

Like real barflies drink.

Though nothing.... nothing will keep us sober

We could buy you drinks forever and ever

We must really be jackholes.  For you to drink at the hotel

[Henry Ford 60,520]

I, I'll eat at Burger King.

And you - you'll eat at Dairy Queen.

Though it has no drive through

We must really be jackholes.  For you to get out of your car.

You could have had Burger King.  And stayed in the car.

 

[Binky The Doormat 13,091]

1 hour ago, heckmanm said:

Taking some mandatory online training.  Can't just read the screens, have to wait for the slow-talking recording lady to read them to me before clicking through to the next screen.

About 2/3 through and I accidentally did a "refresh" thinking i was refreshing a page in a different browser window. IT STARTED OVER  Took about 30 minutes just to get back to where I was.

And now I just had to sit through a couple minute mock "karaoke" video where some broad was singing about her poor practice of taking care of confidential documents. JFC kill me.

heckmanm - so your eyes are so bad you can't read the screen?  No glasses?  Can't be corrected?  

[Fuller 143]

On 6/26/2018 at 0:13 PM, mr. furley said:

@Fuller - how often do your friends drop "i won't be ignored, Dan!" around you?

 

I have no friends

[mr. furley 12,744]

13 minutes ago, Fuller said:

I have no friends

it's lonely being the King

[krista4 26,959]

Anyone have any recommendations for a portable charger and/or solar charger for iPhone?  I need to be able to use my phone for up to six days without having an electrical source.  The lighter weight, the better, though.  I'll be backpacking.

Edited June 29, 2018 by krista4

[DA RAIDERS 5,014]

3 hours ago, Bob Sacamano said:

Couldn't talk the wife into Shell Beach, but we'll be heading just south of there ourselves.  Hoping to recruit Tanner to join us wine tasting. 

when?

[DA RAIDERS 5,014]

9 minutes ago, krista4 said:

Anyone have any recommendations for a portable charger and/or solar charger for iPhone?  I need to be able to use my phone for up to six days without having an electrical source.  The lighter weight, the better, though.  I'll be backpacking.

i have an anker one that i like.  nprobaly good for 2 full charges on an iPhone.  it's not solar, but i like the brand

[krista4 26,959]

5 minutes ago, DA RAIDERS said:

when?

I want in on this, too.

2 minutes ago, DA RAIDERS said:

i have an anker one that i like.  nprobaly good for 2 full charges on an iPhone.  it's not solar, but i like the brand

I'll look at those - thanks.  If I can find one that'll give me a couple of charges without solar, I'll probably do that.  The solar ones are heavier.

[DA RAIDERS 5,014]

3 minutes ago, krista4 said:

I want in on this, too.

I'll look at those - thanks.  If I can find one that'll give me a couple of charges without solar, I'll probably do that.  The solar ones are heavier.

this one

[Bob Sacamano 10,351]

19 minutes ago, DA RAIDERS said:

when?

Later in the month

[Ron Swanson 3,218]

26 minutes ago, krista4 said:

Anyone have any recommendations for a portable charger and/or solar charger for iPhone?  I need to be able to use my phone for up to six days without having an electrical source.  The lighter weight, the better, though.  I'll be backpacking.

I've had a solid experience with this one.  Charged our phones and ran USB powered fans to sleep with during Irma for two nights. Used the same in Cuba for a couple nights to power a fan at night.  Luxurious.

https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B00MQSMEEE/ref=oh_aui_search_detailpage?ie=UTF8&psc=1

[Binky The Doormat 13,091]

9 hours ago, mr. furley said:

the guy putting up my fence is a surfer brah. he has his wife helping him. she's a smoking hot native american girl. 

i did not expect this

pics

[Officer Pete Malloy 19,152]

52 minutes ago, krista4 said:

  six days without having an electrical source.  

Why in god’s green smurf would you do this?

[Officer Pete Malloy 19,152]

4 hours ago, DA RAIDERS said:

headed tp pismo beach on the 5th, to redneck it up with my inlaws from HI!  just rented quads for the kids and we are meeting another inlaw that lives out of his rv and has nearly every toy possible.  3 more racing quads  2 dune buggies, a specialized bouldering jeep(i have driven this, it's unreal) some other jeep, a lifted monster truck type thing and 2 jet skis.  after 3 days of high octane fun,  we are headed for the sequoia's for a week of camping.  can't wait!

You’re just one Trump bumpersticker away from being a Bakersfiledian.

[Officer Pete Malloy 19,152]

I smell a record deal

[Mr.Pack 2,619]

17 hours ago, shuke said:

Don’t look elsewhere for this. You really need to think about what you would want to know about the job, its challenges, their expectations, etc.   The headhunter shouldn’t need to prompt you for this.  

 

This is what I did. I just went with the flow and asked what pertained to what I would be doing.

[krista4 26,959]

43 minutes ago, Ron Swanson said:

I've had a solid experience with this one.  Charged our phones and ran USB powered fans to sleep with during Irma for two nights. Used the same in Cuba for a couple nights to power a fan at night.  Luxurious.

https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B00MQSMEEE/ref=oh_aui_search_detailpage?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Wow, the new model claims 5.5 iPhone 8 charges.  Seems worth the 10.7 ounce weight.  

[Mr.Pack 2,619]

17 hours ago, shuke said:

I don’t live in Austin.  When I travel there, I stay in a hotel.  

I was just in St. Paul for 3 days and did the same thing. After a long day I just like getting back to the hotel and chillin in the bar

[Mr.Pack 2,619]

1 hour ago, DA RAIDERS said:

this one

@krista4 Shark move, buy two of them

[krista4 26,959]

Just now, Mr.Pack said:

@krista4 Shark move, buy two of them

Need to keep weight down as much as possible.  The one DR posted is lighter, so tempting for that reason, but the RS one claims to have more charges.  Might get both and see how many charges I get from them, but I'm not going to carry more than one.

[mr. furley 12,744]

54 minutes ago, Binky The Doormat said:

pics

i'm old so it won't be what it once was but i'll do what i can to make it all that it can be

give me 30-45 minutes

[mr. furley 12,744]

56 minutes ago, Ron Swanson said:

I've had a solid experience with this one.  Charged our phones and ran USB powered fans to sleep with during Irma for two nights. Used the same in Cuba for a couple nights to power a fan at night.  Luxurious.

https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B00MQSMEEE/ref=oh_aui_search_detailpage?ie=UTF8&psc=1

 

[Ignoramus 5,794]

1 hour ago, Bob Sacamano said:

Later in the month

So tomorrow.

[ChainsawU 5,786]

7 hours ago, kevzilla said:

he doesn't have time for GMTAN

Thanks, Lambskin. Hey guys. I know y'all are here but I didn't want to participate incorrectly and make Frosty mad. On the real though, anytime you need an extra man in Austin hit me up. I'm in a really good place right now, it'd be a positive addition.

[gianmarco 29,776]

1 hour ago, krista4 said:

I want in on this, too.

I'll look at those - thanks.  If I can find one that'll give me a couple of charges without solar, I'll probably do that.  The solar ones are heavier.

4.5 charges

[Man of Constant Sorrow 5,884]

3 hours ago, krista4 said:

Need to keep weight down as much as possible.  The one DR posted is lighter, so tempting for that reason, but the RS one claims to have more charges.  Might get both and see how many charges I get from them, but I'm not going to carry more than one.

For me, one of the most fun things about camping, hiking, backpacking, etc. is the planning and prepping. Trying to fit everything that you need into the smallest and lightest pack as possible is really a fun game that begins long before the actual trek.

To a beginner, it may seem like just filling a backpack...but those who have done it often know that it not just what you stuff, but how and where you stuff. Weight bearing is important...quick access to high priority items is important...weather protection is important.

Wow...I'm getting all excited just typing this!

Have fun K! 

[cosjobs 15,376]

On 6/28/2018 at 10:15 AM, Mr.Pack said:

My company considers me retired (5 years experience & 55 years old), but not the Govt. I still have 10 years left according to their standards

Thanks, Obama

[cosjobs 15,376]

12 hours ago, IMAX 3D said:

I like drinking in any bar

 

 

[cosjobs 15,376]

8 hours ago, DA RAIDERS said:

this seems appropriate now.  austin people, i will be attending a wedding next year.  i will be looking to drink with people from the internet rather than people from the wedding.  that is all.

Looks like I have plans

[cosjobs 15,376]

8 hours ago, Bob Sacamano said:

Couldn't talk the wife into Shell Beach, but we'll be heading just south of there ourselves.. 

I couldn't talk my wife into the Shell station, so she peed behind some bushes

[cosjobs 15,376]

3 hours ago, krista4 said:

Wow, the new model claims 5.5 iPhone 8 charges.  Seems worth the 10.7 ounce weight.  

I can think of 10 oz of other things to survive a six day hike.

[cosjobs 15,376]

2 hours ago, ChainsawU said:

Thanks, Lambskin. Hey guys. I know y'all are here but I didn't want to participate incorrectly and make Frosty mad. On the real though, anytime you need an extra man in Austin hit me up. I'm in a really good place right now, it'd be a positive addition.

Meet me at Pinballz in Buda

[cosjobs 15,376]

2 hours ago, gianmarco said:

4.5 charges

At least 12 charges

[krista4 26,959]

10 minutes ago, cosjobs said:

I can think of 10 oz of other things to survive a six day hike.

Sex with @Zow five times?

[cosjobs 15,376]

Just now, krista4 said:

Sex with @Zow five times?

I said ounces, not inches

[Man of Constant Sorrow 5,884]

ZIIINNNGGGG!!!!!

[Zow 8,898]

1 hour ago, krista4 said:

Sex with @Zow five times?

You should be so lucky...

[Officer Pete Malloy 19,152]

5 minutes ago, Zow said:

You should be so lucky...

Nephew, like anybody has 10 minutes to waste.

[Zow 8,898]

11 minutes ago, Officer Pete Malloy said:

Nephew, like anybody has 10 minutes to waste.

8 minutes at best. But it wouldn’t be a waste. 

[Officer Pete Malloy 19,152]

9 minutes ago, Zow said:

8 minutes at best. But it wouldn’t be a waste. 

Roman health dot com

Full endorsement 

[shuke 23,081]

15 hours ago, Hawks64 said:

But there is a thing called Uber that takes you wherever you would like to go. I use it all the time so I am not drinking in crappy hotel bars but awesome places, which are plentiful in Austin.

I go to places, but at some point I have to go back to my hotel.  And wala! there is another bar there.  

[shuke 23,081]

14 hours ago, kevzilla said:

You know what else is plentiful in Austin? GMTANers who would buy drinks for shuke.

Sorry, next time.  My schedule when I am down has been so unpredictable lately.

[cosjobs 15,376]

29 minutes ago, shuke said:

Sorry, next time.  My schedule when I am down has been so unpredictable lately.

breakfast?

[Henry Ford 60,520]

1 hour ago, cosjobs said:

breakfast?

Kinda forward. 

[Binky The Doormat 13,091]

I'm out.

[Uruk-Hai 7,683]

11 minutes ago, Binky The Doormat said:

I'm out.

Hand off complete. I'm in.

My brother and I went in on splitting a hog (not a euphemism) and I'm heading to Maryland in a few to pick up my share.

 

[cosjobs 15,376]

47 minutes ago, Henry Ford said:

Kinda forward. 

Some gmtanners enjoy dining with me