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BRENDA

Sunday, August 7, 2022 3:33 AM

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Originally posted by 6IXSTRINGJACK:
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Originally posted by Brenda:
You would think so what with the wet Spring and early June. But all that luck has run out in BC. There are over 50 fires burning in my province and at least 6 that caused the evacuations.

Yeah. Having never been to Canada myself, I just imagine the entire country resembling Siberia 365 days of the year. I'm sure that's not reality even on years where fires aren't burning. Hope you get some of the rain we've been getting. Crazy how much we've had despite the heat. But it makes for super humid days with very few days of relief in between. We look to be getting 2 or 3 days that don't hit 80 after this miserable weekend, but I don't expect it to feel any cooler because of the water.

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That to me sounds like a load of work you are setting for yourself. But with help and chipping away at it I don't think it will be too bad.

Hope you can get some of it done before Fall or winter sets in.

Thanks. Me too.

Not going to happen today or tomorrow though. The second I step out onto my back porch it feels like I'm sweating because of the moisture in the air. You don't even notice the ceiling fan when its on out there. Bright sunny day too, with a high of 90, so it's probably going to feel like 115 degrees out there in the sun right now.

Nope. Not interested.

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Jack, that is the oldest joke in the book about Canada. I've heard it my whole life. But trust me when I say we do get all four seasons through the year.

It is summer right across Canada. People all over looking for shade or just cover from the storms that have rolled through.

My corner of BC is suppose to be getting some rain by next Tuesday or Wednesday and maybe some cooler temps. Though it is only 84F where I am today.

No the kind of work you are talking about is better on cooler days. You don't need to risk heat stroke.

BRENDA

Sunday, August 7, 2022 3:38 AM

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Originally posted by 6IXSTRINGJACK:
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Originally posted by Brenda:
It can be. You can play as many hands as you want. But we have a set time limit at the senior's centre. They only have so many rooms, so most activities only go about 2 hours.

Mah jong can be the same. Fun when you are doing but very frustrating when you can't get the tiles you need to go out or get a good hand.

Sounds like a good plan SIX. I hope you can get something worked out.

Yeah... I don't think anybody would be down for any time limits on Hold 'Em. Usually when we played once the players were whittled down to only 2 or 3 the rest of the game went pretty quickly. But string a whole lot of bad hands for everybody together and you could have the last two or three sitting there playing for another 2 hours and the night is burnt for everyone else.

Most of the people I'd be hosting were huge fans of a few 4 player games on the Nintendo 64 called 007: Goldeneye and Mario Kart 64. I'm going to have at least a 50 inch TV out there, so maybe that's something that could be done while the game is going on. I dunno though, that might be even more distracting to the poker game than having sports on. And actually, my poker table is pretty huge when it's unfolded. Might not even really be enough room out there to do that without seriously impacting the poker games.

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When I was playing more than once a week, we would play for between 3 to 4 hours.

I've heard of those video games and one point I just had a basic nintendo but I decided to get rid of it.

You might have to give up on the tv idea then and just stick to the poker.

BRENDA

Sunday, August 7, 2022 3:39 AM

Laundry done and walk in. Not an overly hot day. Only into the 80sF.

SIGNYM

Sunday, August 7, 2022 2:39 PM

At least your weather has moderated somewhat. But is still seems awfully hot for your area this year!
I sure hope this doesn't portend a repeat of the ridiculously resilient ridge that causef us so much grief a few years ago!

*****

Apparently I was shorting the avocados of water bc they were dropping leaves unseasonably, so I spent some time rescue- watering today. I had to hose-water bc the irrigation valve is busted, and I would replace it with a ball valve except that it's right behind the beehive in a very narrow space, and the hive would be between me and escape. The bees, they're quite placid, but still... the noise of a saw (cutting pipe) might rile them up and I don't trust them THAT much.

The only way to work on it would bee (get it? BEE?) at night when the bees are asleep (that's when I went to inspect it) but been too busy to commit time and energy to that repair when I have other more immediate things to worry/think about.

And St Vincent de Paul never did come by to pick up the donation items I was hoping to see gone. The solid wheels came in yesterday so we fixed the hand truck to move some of the heavier items, but by then someone had kyped a few boxes altho they were labeled 'St Vincent de Paul". A-holes abound!

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Pity would be no more,
If we did not MAKE someone poor - William Blake

SIGNYM

Sunday, August 7, 2022 2:45 PM

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Originally posted by Brenda:
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Originally posted by 6IXSTRINGJACK:
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Originally posted by Brenda:
It can be. You can play as many hands as you want. But we have a set time limit at the senior's centre. They only have so many rooms, so most activities only go about 2 hours.

Mah jong can be the same. Fun when you are doing but very frustrating when you can't get the tiles you need to go out or get a good hand.

Sounds like a good plan SIX. I hope you can get something worked out.

Yeah... I don't think anybody would be down for any time limits on Hold 'Em. Usually when we played once the players were whittled down to only 2 or 3 the rest of the game went pretty quickly. But string a whole lot of bad hands for everybody together and you could have the last two or three sitting there playing for another 2 hours and the night is burnt for everyone else.

Most of the people I'd be hosting were huge fans of a few 4 player games on the Nintendo 64 called 007: Goldeneye and Mario Kart 64. I'm going to have at least a 50 inch TV out there, so maybe that's something that could be done while the game is going on. I dunno though, that might be even more distracting to the poker game than having sports on. And actually, my poker table is pretty huge when it's unfolded. Might not even really be enough room out there to do that without seriously impacting the poker games.

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Falsus in unum, falsus in omnibus

When I was playing more than once a week, we would play for between 3 to 4 hours.

I've heard of those video games and one point I just had a basic nintendo but I decided to get rid of it.

You might have to give up on the tv idea then and just stick to the poker.

When I hosted a sleepover for dear daughter we had a casual pool table set up. Not a real professional one... that would have gone thru the floor!... but still, fun enough to play on.

Maybe a pool table in another room? And beer and peanuts? Music?

Or maybe videogames, but in another room. That way it wouldn't be too distracting.

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Pity would be no more,
If we did not MAKE someone poor - William Blake

BRENDA

Sunday, August 7, 2022 11:42 PM

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Originally posted by SignyM:
At least your weather has moderated somewhat. But is still seems awfully hot for your area this year!
I sure hope this doesn't portend a repeat of the ridiculously resilient ridge that causef us so much grief a few years ago!

*****

Apparently I was shorting the avocados of water bc they were dropping leaves unseasonably, so I spent some time rescue- watering today. I had to hose-water bc the irrigation valve is busted, and I would replace it with a ball valve except that it's right behind the beehive in a very narrow space, and the hive would be between me and escape. The bees, they're quite placid, but still... the noise of a saw (cutting pipe) might rile them up and I don't trust them THAT much.

The only way to work on it would bee (get it? BEE?) at night when the bees are asleep (that's when I went to inspect it) but been too busy to commit time and energy to that repair when I have other more immediate things to worry/think about.

And St Vincent de Paul never did come by to pick up the donation items I was hoping to see gone. The solid wheels came in yesterday so we fixed the hand truck to move some of the heavier items, but by then someone had kyped a few boxes altho they were labeled 'St Vincent de Paul". A-holes abound!

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Pity would be no more,
If we did not MAKE someone poor - William Blake

Nah, we been lucky up here and nothing like that heat dome last year has happened. Weather people like I said calling for cooler temps by around late Tuesday into Wednesday.

There is some rain up the Interior today but it brings lighting with it. And that is what has been sparking most of the fires. Then the storms gather more steam and roll right on into Alberta.

It is 24C right now and that is 78F.

That is a lousy place to have to do a repair SIG.

BRENDA

Sunday, August 7, 2022 11:45 PM

Ah, Sunday, Sunday.

6IXSTRINGJACK

Monday, August 8, 2022 1:44 AM

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Originally posted by SignyM:
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Originally posted by Brenda:
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Originally posted by 6IXSTRINGJACK:
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Originally posted by Brenda:
It can be. You can play as many hands as you want. But we have a set time limit at the senior's centre. They only have so many rooms, so most activities only go about 2 hours.

Mah jong can be the same. Fun when you are doing but very frustrating when you can't get the tiles you need to go out or get a good hand.

Sounds like a good plan SIX. I hope you can get something worked out.

Yeah... I don't think anybody would be down for any time limits on Hold 'Em. Usually when we played once the players were whittled down to only 2 or 3 the rest of the game went pretty quickly. But string a whole lot of bad hands for everybody together and you could have the last two or three sitting there playing for another 2 hours and the night is burnt for everyone else.

Most of the people I'd be hosting were huge fans of a few 4 player games on the Nintendo 64 called 007: Goldeneye and Mario Kart 64. I'm going to have at least a 50 inch TV out there, so maybe that's something that could be done while the game is going on. I dunno though, that might be even more distracting to the poker game than having sports on. And actually, my poker table is pretty huge when it's unfolded. Might not even really be enough room out there to do that without seriously impacting the poker games.

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Falsus in unum, falsus in omnibus

When I was playing more than once a week, we would play for between 3 to 4 hours.

I've heard of those video games and one point I just had a basic nintendo but I decided to get rid of it.

You might have to give up on the tv idea then and just stick to the poker.

When I hosted a sleepover for dear daughter we had a casual pool table set up. Not a real professional one... that would have gone thru the floor!... but still, fun enough to play on.

Maybe a pool table in another room? And beer and peanuts? Music?

Or maybe videogames, but in another room. That way it wouldn't be too distracting.

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Pity would be no more,
If we did not MAKE someone poor - William Blake

There's only one room in this house that could host a legitimate pool table and stick action, and that's the master bedroom, I'm afraid. It would have to be some sort of bumper pool table, or a comically small pool table. It's a big house, but the layout isn't the best. The pool table would work in the back porch too, but that would make the poker or pretty much everything else impossible. My buddy has one in his garage. I don't know how he even got his wife to let him do that. They can't park either vehicle in there now.

Some of my group are extremely serious about pool. I used to shoot with them years ago and still do from time to time now, but they never quit and are on weekly leagues all year long. They're not going to want to play on anything that isn't legit.

I'm cool with beer. I'm sure they will be drinking and smoking weed while they're here. (Outside or in the porch, of course). The temptation for alcohol is gone for me, and the only time I've ever been tempted in my life to smoke some weed after I'd quit was when I was drunk, so that's cool too.

What I need to do is get around to buying a nice big screen TV for the living room. Plenty of seating in there, and I've got tons of retro game stuff hooked up, but there's only like a 40" TV or something. Most of my friends have 70" or higher when I'm over at their place.

I'd also like to build an arcade cabinet, either from scratch or restore an old one if I luck into a decent cab on Craigslist. I've got an awesome sofware setup that can either be installed inside using old XBox or PS consoles or even just a Raspbe

6IXSTRINGJACK

Monday, August 8, 2022 1:46 AM

To nap, or not to nap...

Is there a question?

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SIGNYM

Monday, August 8, 2022 1:49 AM

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Brenda:
It can be. You can play as many hands as you want. But we have a set time limit at the senior's centre. They only have so many rooms, so most activities only go about 2 hours.
Mah jong can be the same. Fun when you are doing but very frustrating when you can't get the tiles you need to go out or get a good hand.

Sounds like a good plan SIX. I hope you can get something worked out.

SIX: Yeah... I don't think anybody would be down for any time limits on Hold 'Em. Usually when we played once the players were whittled down to only 2 or 3 the rest of the game went pretty quickly. But string a whole lot of bad hands for everybody together and you could have the last two or three sitting there playing for another 2 hours and the night is burnt for everyone else.

Most of the people I'd be hosting were huge fans of a few 4 player games on the Nintendo 64 called 007: Goldeneye and Mario Kart 64. I'm going to have at least a 50 inch TV out there, so maybe that's something that could be done while the game is going on. I dunno though, that might be even more distracting to the poker game than having sports on. And actually, my poker table is pretty huge when it's unfolded. Might not even really be enough room out there to do that without seriously impacting the poker games.

BRENDA: When I was playing more than once a week, we would play for between 3 to 4 hours.
I've heard of those video games and one point I just had a basic nintendo but I decided to get rid of it.
You might have to give up on the tv idea then and just stick to the poker.

SIGNY: When I hosted a sleepover for dear daughter we had a casual pool table set up. Not a real professional one... that would have gone thru the floor!... but still, fun enough to play on.
Maybe a pool table in another room? And beer and peanuts? Music?
Or maybe videogames, but in another room. That way it wouldn't be too distracting.

SIX: There's only one room in this house that could host a legitimate pool table and stick action, and that's the master bedroom, I'm afraid. It would have to be some sort of bumper pool table, or a comically small pool table. It's a big house, but the layout isn't the best. The pool table would work in the back porch too, but that would make the poker or pretty much everything else impossible. My buddy has one in his garage. I don't know how he even got his wife to let him do that. They can't park either vehicle in there now.

Some of my group are extremely serious about pool. I used to shoot with them years ago and still do from time to time now, but they never quit and are on weekly leagues all year long. They're not going to want to play on anything that isn't legit.

I'm cool with beer. I'm sure they will be drinking and smoking weed while they're here. (Outside or in the porch, of course). The temptation for alcohol is gone for me, and the only time I've ever been tempted in my life to smoke some weed after I'd quit was when I was drunk, so that's cool too.

What I need to do is get around to buying a nice big screen TV for the living room. Plenty of seating in there, and I've got tons of retro game stuff hooked up, but there's only like a 40" TV or something. Most of my friends have 70" or higher when I'm over at their place.

I'd also like to build an arcade cabinet, either from scratch or restore an old one if I luck into a decent cab on Craigslist. I've got an awesome sofware setup that can either be installed inside using old XBox or PS consoles or even just a Raspberry Pi, and all of the schematics to get everything wired up properly for the controls.

I think having some old-skool Mortal Kombat and Street Fighter matches on a legit cabinet would be a cool thing to do when you're out of the game. If I know my friends, they'll probably be betting on that too.

I've always thought it would be cool to ha

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