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Title: BACK!!!
Post by: Simulated on 28/07/2007 23:05:19
I’m back and this is my story.

Day 1: Left from home at around 2 o’ clock. We got to the campground at around 5, because we stopped in Van Wert for an hour, and looked at our campsite we reserved and it was not going to work, even though we thought it would (we had everything unpacked from the boat). When we checked in they told us that we can switch campsites one time. So we went campsite hunting and found one. Went back to the old campsite and loaded everything back up into the boat, headed back to it, and go everything completely set up. We ate something that I don’t remember and headed to the launch ramp (13 minute drive from our campsite), which was 3 lakes away. Mom started to back the boat in and once the drive was in the water I heard this water start rushing in the boat. Sure enough, we had a leek. We had to pull it back out of the water and go back to the campsite. After a long day of packing, unpacking, packing, unpacking, and a broken boat we just took our showers and went straight to bed at 12:30

 Day 2: I woke up at 9:00 and had a nice breakfast of pancakes and sausages. Dad and I went to town to get the part for the boat. While we were in the marina we looked at some sweet boats, but they all cost around 50,000 dollars, heck get a nice 3 year old one and its like 10,000, when we got back to the parts section of the marina we had this one person that did know what she was doing. Then some guy came up and asked what we needed. Dad told him 1983 (Yeah it’s that old LoL) Mercruiser Bellows, the smallest one. The guy goes back and gets the part really quick. Dad paid for it and we went back to the campground to put it on. The stupid thing took 2 hours to get on. We had to do a whole bunches of stuff that I don’t even remember. When we got that fixed back to the launch ramp we went and you WILL NEVER guess what came next. Mom was backing it up into the water again and goes “Why is the Break like on? Dad goes great. Tells mom to pull us back out again, then dad goes look under the truck for leeks when I press the breaks. I saw one so I told him. He goes where at? I go behind the rear wheel. Oh No goes dad back into town. Have to go get something (can’t remember what). We get to Auto Zone and get that something, other something, and other something (I can’t remember parts that well) (The last to somethings where just incase). We get back to the campground to fix that. GUESS WHAT NOW!! It was none of the parts we got. It was just part break line. So back into town we went this time to get break line. We got the break line, but it was about 10 inches to long. Dad had to bend it around a lot to get it to fit. Get back to the campground and tries to take the tire off to get to it. GUESS WHAT NOW!! The wheel would not come off. It happens to all the aluminum rims on the metal surface of the axle. Dad soaked that in a bunch of lubricant and took a break to have supper with the people that were camping next door. It was a nice little supper Hamburgers with all (well almost all) the extras, some applesauce, and a good conversation. I found out that they lived in Toledo; they were married 11 years with no kids; they had two dogs that were both 10 years old, a wolf (part something wolf and something wolf) and a white German Shepard. After dinner dad went back over to the truck to take the tire off. It didn’t come off. So dad took a huge ax and swung it at the back of the tire to get it off. (Oh yeah this would be a good time to mention that dad was a mechanic for 15 years and that’s why he knows how to do all of this stuff.) Once dad got the tire off he took the old break line off, put the new one in and bent it all around to get it to fit, got it to fit, bleed the breaks (which for if you don’t know requires one person to press the break petal a million times, guess who that was, and the other person at the end of the breaks looking for something.), added a whole bunch of break fluid, and yay! the truck was fixed, but it was 10:30 before it got done and dad didn’t want to take the chance of the getting stuck out in the middle of a channel for all hours of the night (it was our first time up there). So we just took a shower and relaxed in the tent for awhile and dozed of to bed.

Day 3: Have to get my notes out for this one I don’t remember how it went exactly. I woke up around 9 again. For breakfast this time I had a donut and some water, a very good donut. Around 10:30ish we went back to the launch ramp to put our boat in. And GUESS WHAT!! Nothing went totally wrong this time. Mom backed it up and dad started the boat and took it right off the trailer and went though the channel, over a lake, though another channel, over another lake, though another channel, over other lake, and parked at the dock. (Took at least 45 minutes idling) See why dad didn’t want to do this at night? Oops I forgot to mention that the boat wouldn’t go in reverse, we couldn’t go no where fast because the sea weed jammed the prop, and once all that cleared up we had smooth sailing (not really sailing because it’s not a sail boat, but oh well). After we got docked we went back to the campsite ate the left over hamburgers really quick and when on a 7 mile hike. On the hike we saw chipmunks, squirrels, horse poop, horses, deer, and some other animals. Features on the hike we old trees and new tress, a place called Hell’s Point, Hell’s point is the highest point in Indiana. 1,123 feet above sea level, the last feature on the hike was a place called spring shelter. Spring Shelter had a thing called an artesian well. It’s where someone hits an underground spring and the water always keeps coming at 50 degrees. The water tasted amazing! Once we got back from the hike we ate something (something means I can’t remember if you are following along) and got rid of the trash. There was this HUGE coon that was stuck in the garbage container. Then went out to the boat because it was still not as smooth as it should have been. Dad and I went out there got it dialed in so it actually runs and sounds like a boat. We got back to the dock and said lets go swimming. Mom and Renee and Dad and Ember (our dog) and I got on the boat and went swimming at the boater’s beach. The water was cold. Very cold water it was. We still probably swam for 2 hours though. Headed back into camp and took shower, roasted some marshmallows and hot dogs, and went to bed. I should warn you all that this is the ONLY good day.

Day 4: Woke up at 10:30 this time and found out that we had a squirrel in the truck yesterday. He or she had a spicy Slim Jim and 20 Tums. What a smart squirrel right? After that he said ugh I don’t feel so good. He said lets drive and started clawing at the acceleration petal. He gave up on that and said lets turn so he got up on the turn signal switch and pressed it down. I don’t know how but he finally got out. I bet you (even though I don’t bet) that that squirrel will never be right for the rest of its life. After breakfast of something (I’m liking the word something) we went to town to get some more food since we were about out and since it was about 12:30 we just went to taco bell got some yummy food and headed back to camp to eat and organize all the food we got. After that we went boating again. We got to the beach and swam for only 30 minutes. Only 30 minutes because a storm was a brewing. It was a weird storm. The storm was coming one way while the wind was going the other way. After that 30 minutes we went we better get back to the tent to get it covered. GUESS WHAT NOW!! Half the way across the lake it started down pouring. Big heavy drops, I was sitting in front and one of the drops hit me square in the eye while we were moving 35 mph. It sucked! I went to the back and I was still getting pelted with what felt like hail. We got the boat docked and headed back to the tent, but we parked beside some people on a pontoon. We are like that’s smart. Sitting on aluminum tubes, on water, in the open, during a storm, anyways we all headed back to the tent to get it covered. It was too late even though it had the cover it came with it, the tent still got filled with water. Everything was soaking wet our beds, the floor, some of the food, us, everything. We sat in the truck for about 2 hours waiting for it to pass. While we were sitting in there dad goes where are the cell phones? His was in the boat getting soaked and mom’s what in the tent plugged into the charger getting soaked. Everyone thought that we had to get new cell phones, but we they worked after 30 minutes of sitting on the heater vent of the truck. The charger broke though. So we couldn’t charge the phones for 2 days and they already had low batteries. We gathered up all the wet clothes and sleeping bags to put in the truck to get them to the laundry mat to get them all cleaned and dried up. We probably spent 1 hour and 30 minutes cleaning and drying the clothes. After we got that finished we headed back up to the campground to get the tent dry and pick up the messes from the storm. Once we got everything enough to sleep we took our showers and just lay in the tent until we fell asleep. I’m pretty sure that was everything for that day.

Day 5: I need my book again. Woke up around 7 o’ clock to go down to see how much water had gathered. There was at least 550 gallons of water in the boat. It took a LONG time to pump out all of the water. It took maybe 1:20 minutes to pump out the whole boat with a 450 gallon per hour pump. I heard we got around 2.8 inches of water in 2 hours. CRAZY!! They were calling for flash flood warnings the pervious night too. This time I had 2 donuts for breakfast! Yum! I wrecked my bike because I was using my front breaks (back ones were shot not literally, but yeah), there was a gorge, and I was going down a hill. What a recipe for disaster. It hurt for a long time. We went hiking this day also, but only for 4 miles this time. At least 5 hours of that day was spent cleaning up the sand from the other day’s storm. Why did dad have to pick a sandy campsite? Jezze. LoL. We went out on the boat for a few minutes and came back in because it looked like another storm was coming and no one else was out on the lake. When we got back dad went to put the prop up and it didn’t go up. Dad goes great. Opens the engine cover and there was a milkshake in there. Not good at all. I don’t remember much about this day, but I remember taking a shower and sitting in front of the fire for 2 hours. Nice stuff.

Day 6: Woke up at 6:30 to do so something and then went back to bed until a storm hit at 8:00. Ate some pancakes for breakfast and then spent the next 4 hours packing up all of our stuff and driving the boat back to the launch ramp. We left at 2:20 and drove 20 miles and the truck broke. Dad threw a rod even though he knew how to prevent it. We spent 2 hours at a truck stop. At the truck stop we just sat there and sat there some more and ate some food. My uncle came to take all of us and the boat home, he drove us 94 miles to get back home. Once we got home (around 7:00) we had to the Dodge and the tow dolly to go get the blazer. On the way there on 469 some trucker fell asleep and almost run us over. We were in the fast lane and he was in the slow lane. Dad was about ready to pass him when he started drifting over to the divider without turn signals. We would have died if dad would have been 5 seconds faster. We finally got up to Auburn (around 10:00 were the truck had broke. Since it was a 4 wheel drive truck dad had to take the drive shaft out of it so it would not mess up the truck more. That went pretty smooth. We got all the way back home (11:45) with no problems actually. By the time I took a shower and got to bed it was around 12:45.

Other Stuff: While I was there I bike around 30 miles. Chipmunks are so CUTE. We camped near 4 fellow Ohioans. Angola has a lot of lesbians. I just drove into that town and I saw girl holding hands and flirting and stuff. UGH. Angola is a very unlocalized. I saw more out-of-state plates then Indiana plates (Texas, Florida, Ohio, Michigan, Illinois, Iowa, and a few others). We went to Wal-Mart to many times,  AutoZone 3 times, Mejier twice, taco bell once, a pizza place once, gas stations a million times (no only about 3). I got some compliments on my guitar skills. Lots of people liked my Thunderstruck, Crazy Train, Rock you like a Hurricane, and Jessie’s Girl. I didn’t touch a computer for a week. .

So, as you can see what a vacation and I’m lucky to still be here, and the only reason I typed these 4 and ½ pages was because I can’t stand when people go on vacation for a week and I ask them how was your vacation and they answer with one word. And I know I missed a WHOLE bunch of stuff.

I’M BACK!!
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Post by: paul.fr on 28/07/2007 23:18:14
far too much for me to read at this time of night. But, i guess you enjoyed yourself as i see no sad faced icons.

welcome back sim.
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Post by: Simulated on 28/07/2007 23:19:30
Um No I didn't. LoL. I guess you will have to read it when you get on tomorrow or later today. I ain't sure what time it is in the UK.
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Post by: Karen W. on 29/07/2007 04:46:09
Well That is the way of many campouts! LOL Well a break from regular routine for sure!
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Post by: Simulated on 29/07/2007 15:03:29
Yeah I guess that's the one other good part. LoL. I also lost a rabbit while I was gone too. I have to many so I really don't care. LoL.
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Post by: neilep on 29/07/2007 15:41:56
Oh man !!.........we're just glad EWE are back safe and sound !!!


Hugs the Sim
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Post by: Simulated on 29/07/2007 15:43:50
Thanks Neil!!
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Post by: neilep on 29/07/2007 15:45:52
Cripes !!...don't suppose ewe'll be in a hurry to go for another lake vacation !!
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Post by: Simulated on 29/07/2007 15:47:42
Oh dad says we are selling all the stuff. The truck since we might get a new on soon the boat and all the camping stuff. LoL.
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Post by: Karen W. on 29/07/2007 17:01:00
We had a log truck with a full load of logs come flying down a corner to fast hit his breaks and not make the corner, he rolled the semi and all the logs came tumbling end over in down into our campsite like giant pencils the campers in the adjoining camp ground knew our children were in the tent as they heard us set up camp around Midnight the previous night! They were up and started screaming get the kids out of the tent somebody wake them in the van... mass hysteria then I could hear my children screaming and  horrendous noises, there was pounding and screams to hurry up get out of the van Now... The logs stopped at the edge of the tent as I came from the van.. I saw it pivot and turn and fall into the campfire area next to my tent it was as if a giant hand twisted it and shoved back the other way! another was falling to the left head at me in the van. I watched it do the same thing 5 feet from our Van and fall backwards the opposite was it had been tumbling.. I was so scared and those strangers from the other camp had the fore thought to remember hearing that we had very little children in the tent ... They risked their own lives for a strangers children... I was so in shock and scared my kids were horrified that some big guys had snatched them from their sleep and was running away with them fast as h*** through the woods.... One of my big memories!
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Post by: kdlynn on 29/07/2007 17:01:33
this is all precisely why i don't go camping with my parents. i'll go hang out at the camp site, but then i go home
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Post by: Karen W. on 29/07/2007 17:02:50
LOL LOL we had a good time for three days and I got to nervous so we went home.. LOL
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Post by: Simulated on 29/07/2007 17:07:37
Oh jezze Karen. LoL.
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Post by: Karen W. on 29/07/2007 17:45:00
Something like that always got us when we camped.. we only did it on the weekends.. and not often..
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Post by: Simulated on 29/07/2007 17:47:48
Same with us we got maybe 1 or 2 times a year. And for 4 to 5 days. Our only vacation. LoL.
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Post by: Karen W. on 29/07/2007 17:54:53
We used to go about two weekends a year if we were lucky all three kids and lots of food and it always looked as if we were going for a month! LOL I wish.. I have never been away  one time I stayed 5 days with a friend as I was having some issues. Then the rest of my 26 years of married life I have never been away from home for more then two or three nights usually two nights and home the third day. only one quick ride to La without the kids and my honeymoon.. We were still surrounded by kiddos. LOL I like kids..

That does not include visits or stays in the hospital.. I have spent a lot of time in the hospital over that period of time.. but I don't count that as a vacation.. although you might say it helped to de-stress! LOL
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Post by: Simulated on 29/07/2007 17:57:01
haha..well karen EWE sure do have an intersting life!
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Post by: Karen W. on 29/07/2007 18:04:13
Pretty boring really.. not in the least bit interesting..
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Post by: Simulated on 29/07/2007 18:26:28
Oh well Different life then. That work better? LoL.
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Post by: Karen W. on 29/07/2007 21:33:04
Yeah.. lol hee hee!
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Post by: Karen W. on 29/07/2007 21:36:49
LOLRyan you can describe me life any way You like..LOL you don't have to change anything You said, as I found it quite interesting to think about how others view things!  LOL!
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Post by: Carolyn on 29/07/2007 22:14:32
Hi Ryan!  Glad you're back and you survived. 

I detest camping.  Won't do it.  I won't even stay in hubbys camper at his hunting camp. My idea of roughing it is a hotel without room service. [:)]
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Post by: Karen W. on 29/07/2007 22:32:21
HEE HEE HEE, Carolyn You remind me of "MRS HOWELL" from Gilligan's Island! LOL!! I have several acquaintances who would die having to camp outside ..LOL I adore being under the open sky looking at the stars and feeling safe and comfortable... Although these days I have to have a comfortable soft surface to sleep as the ground is to hard  for my bones.. But i still love to be outside camping..

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Post by: kdlynn on 29/07/2007 23:46:40
there are hotels without room service?! just kidding
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Post by: Simulated on 30/07/2007 03:18:21
Hi Ryan!  Glad you're back and you survived. 

I detest camping.  Won't do it.  I won't even stay in hubbys camper at his hunting camp. My idea of roughing it is a hotel without room service. [:)]

Thanks! And jezze I could just sit in under the star light all night. Only if I had a person with me! Not just any person though! LoL.
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Post by: Carolyn on 30/07/2007 03:21:14
HEE HEE HEE, Carolyn You remind me of "MRS HOWELL" from Gilligan's Island! LOL!! I have several acquaintances who would die having to camp outside ..LOL I adore being under the open sky looking at the stars and feeling safe and comfortable... Although these days I have to have a comfortable soft surface to sleep as the ground is to hard  for my bones.. But i still love to be outside camping..

LOL....that's funny [;D]  I've never been compared to her.  

I like being under the the open sky & looking at the stars (but not alone), but I don't think I want to spend the night.  Too many spiders & snakes and other creepy critters.  
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Post by: Karen W. on 30/07/2007 06:15:09
I have never woken with a spider or a snake in my bed... Honest! LOL At least the snake that was in my bed at the time was welcome LOL...
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Post by: Simulated on 30/07/2007 15:47:47
HAHA Karen! LoL. I really don't care craw as much as they want. Just as long as they don't bite! LoL.
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Post by: Karen W. on 30/07/2007 16:45:59
 [;D]I don't know biting mite be nice...then..
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Post by: Carolyn on 30/07/2007 18:43:58
[;D]I don't know biting mite be nice...then..

I suppose that depends on who's doing the biting. [;)]
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Post by: Karen W. on 30/07/2007 18:58:33
Yes, my point exactly!
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Post by: Simulated on 30/07/2007 21:26:48
I hate mosquitoes! LoL.
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Post by: Karen W. on 30/07/2007 22:53:50
Yeah Mosquito's "REALLY SUCK!" LOL
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Post by: Simulated on 30/07/2007 22:57:16
FUNNY!! LOL. So true though.
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Post by: Karen W. on 30/07/2007 22:58:14
YEP THEY DO!
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Post by: Simulated on 30/07/2007 23:00:54
HAHA I hate the BIG ONES..
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Post by: Karen W. on 30/07/2007 23:03:18
Me too I have several right now.. In some not good spots! LOL!
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Post by: Simulated on 30/07/2007 23:27:14
HAHA yeah i have a few dozen. LoL. Hope I don't have West Nile. more like East Mississippi! LoL.
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Post by: Karen W. on 31/07/2007 01:01:34
I hate mosquito  they love me!!
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Post by: Simulated on 31/07/2007 01:22:23
HAHA so true again!
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Post by: Karen W. on 31/07/2007 02:10:25
I always end up with them on me face hands arms errrm places of warmth and soft sensitive biting areas! LOL
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Post by: Simulated on 31/07/2007 02:19:22
HAHA i get them on the top of my hands and arms..lol..Karen you are typing to fast lol
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Post by: Karen W. on 31/07/2007 02:26:39
Cause I have to go and I don't want to.. its been nice having other things to think about besides worry! See you all tomorrow!
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Post by: Simulated on 31/07/2007 02:32:36
See you Karen!
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Post by: Karen W. on 31/07/2007 23:27:39
Hey Where are you on this..ahhhhh...wait I need to check the date..LOL......AHHHH Tuesday! LOL I have lost some time..HEE HEE!
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Post by: Simulated on 01/08/2007 16:39:22
Today is Wednesday what are you smoking Karen..JMJMJMJM
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Post by: Karen W. on 01/08/2007 16:56:07
JUst have my time all screwed up slept 17 and 1/2 hours yesterday and nothing tonight..whoops this morning!
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Post by: Simulated on 01/08/2007 16:57:00
Wow! I wish I could sleep that much! LoL.
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Post by: Karen W. on 01/08/2007 16:58:24
It was too much!
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Post by: Simulated on 01/08/2007 17:01:29
HAHA yeah just a little to much. LoL, but just 8 would be nice. LoL.
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Post by: kdlynn on 01/08/2007 17:04:17
either six or nine hours are best for me
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Post by: Simulated on 01/08/2007 17:08:21
I see! BRB ya'll. HAHAHAHA
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Post by: Karen W. on 01/08/2007 17:25:58
either six or nine hours are best for me

Six on a regular basis would be good! YAYYYYY!


See ya when you get back Ryan!
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Post by: Simulated on 01/08/2007 17:28:15
I'm back! LoL. I eat to fast..
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Post by: Karen W. on 01/08/2007 17:37:25
Boy you sure do!
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Post by: Simulated on 01/08/2007 17:47:45
It was only 2 hot dogs, but I still eat everything fast. It can't be good on me. LoL.
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Post by: Karen W. on 01/08/2007 17:51:45
NO You could choke to death too!
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Post by: Simulated on 01/08/2007 17:57:24
Yeah I'll try to eat slower, but I just wanted to play guitar and talk to kayla! LoL.
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Post by: Karen W. on 01/08/2007 18:39:13
Good at multitasking eh? I hope you got to talk to her .. sorry I took so much of your time..LOL you should have said something ..
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Post by: Simulated on 01/08/2007 21:33:18
You didn't take none of my time! I'm mutitasking on here, listeing to music, talking to people, and some other stuff. LoL.
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Post by: Karen W. on 01/08/2007 21:46:45
ok good.
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Post by: Simulated on 01/08/2007 21:49:15
Yep! I enjoy my time on here!
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Post by: Karen W. on 01/08/2007 21:52:50
Am glad you do. I slept while you were gone.. Woke about 8 minutes ago.
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Post by: Simulated on 01/08/2007 21:56:19
YAY! More sleep! LoL.
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Post by: Karen W. on 01/08/2007 22:02:53
LOL.. couldn't help it ..signed out leaned back ..thought I was going to pass out but instead dropped off into sleep again quite fast.. highly unusual..oh well I can't complain about sleep.
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Post by: Simulated on 01/08/2007 22:04:03
haha..yeah I wish I could do that. LoL. Yup! DOn't complain! LoL.
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Post by: Karen W. on 01/08/2007 22:17:57
Are you having trouble sleeping Ryan?
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Post by: Simulated on 01/08/2007 22:21:56
Yepp..Its the the one section. LoL.
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Post by: Karen W. on 01/08/2007 22:34:48
Oh thats right I remember that i posted to you so did Neily.. I forgot about that!
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Post by: Karen W. on 01/08/2007 22:35:14
So what are you doing about it.. LOL
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Post by: Simulated on 02/08/2007 01:41:50
I'm getting off the computer ealier and not watching the tv 1 hour before i go to bed lol. That's about it right now. AND TAKING LOTS OF NYQUIL!! LoL.
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Post by: Karen W. on 02/08/2007 01:44:18
Watch out for the Nyquil it has a high alcohol content!
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Post by: Simulated on 02/08/2007 01:48:37
YAY!! LoL. Jm..I haven't had any for a long time.
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Post by: Karen W. on 02/08/2007 02:33:58
okie dokie!
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Post by: Simulated on 02/08/2007 02:35:06
I'm getting tired..LoL.
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Post by: Karen W. on 02/08/2007 02:36:27
night!
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Post by: Simulated on 02/08/2007 23:41:02
No one is here no more Karen..I made 40 dollars for working 3 hours today! LoL.
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Post by: Karen W. on 02/08/2007 23:42:35
 I know it is very quiet! I was watching the terminator two! LOLGood Job ! That is great what were you doing?
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Post by: Simulated on 02/08/2007 23:44:54
Scooping Dog Poop! LoL. Then I cleaned the floors and walls in the crate area. That's a good movie. LoL.
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Post by: Karen W. on 03/08/2007 00:04:45
Yeah I kinda liked the terminator didn't everyone? LOL

Pooper scooper duty.. cool working around the animals is nice!
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Post by: Nobody's Confidant on 03/08/2007 02:58:46
Yeah I kinda liked the terminator didn't everyone? LOL

Pooper scooper duty.. cool working around the animals is nice!

Working around animals is great. Working around animal's poop, far less so, Karen.
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Post by: Simulated on 03/08/2007 03:09:37
Glad to have Mr. Kleman back!
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Post by: Karen W. on 03/08/2007 05:31:02
Yeah I kinda liked the terminator didn't everyone? LOL

Pooper scooper duty.. cool working around the animals is nice!

Working around animals is great. Working around animal's poop, far less so, Karen.

Whats a little poop between friends! LOL Welcome back!
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Post by: Karen W. on 03/08/2007 05:31:52
Hey Ryan..what were you doing awake..?
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Post by: Nobody's Confidant on 03/08/2007 13:26:44
Glad to have Mr. Kleman back!

let's just stick with Ben, young man, or the most awesome alien overlord in the universe, k?
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Post by: Karen W. on 03/08/2007 17:12:34
OK young man! LOL.You do not like MR. Kleman?
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Post by: Nobody's Confidant on 03/08/2007 17:16:16
Eh, too formal. young man is less so.
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Post by: Karen W. on 03/08/2007 17:26:01
Deal!
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Post by: Simulated on 03/08/2007 17:37:48
OK Kleman part 4. LoL.
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Post by: Karen W. on 03/08/2007 18:03:05
What is part 4?
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Post by: Simulated on 03/08/2007 18:08:40
There are 5 Klemans (kids) and he is the 4th one. LoL.
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Post by: Nobody's Confidant on 03/08/2007 18:12:33
(thank god, for a sec i thought he said Version 4, but that would have meant he knew about...)

THat's me! Part 4 not Version 4!
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Post by: Simulated on 03/08/2007 18:14:12
Oh man what was it Unit 99 or someting like that..HAHA remember her?
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Post by: Karen W. on 03/08/2007 18:25:06
(thank god, for a sec i thought he said Version 4, but that would have meant he knew about...)

THat's me! Part 4 not Version 4!

I think version 4 suits you better!
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Post by: Simulated on 03/08/2007 18:26:47
No Karen! Its Part! LoL.
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Post by: Karen W. on 03/08/2007 18:28:26
Persona 4 ????
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Post by: Karen W. on 03/08/2007 18:28:48
LOL LOL!
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Post by: Simulated on 03/08/2007 19:19:45
Haha that's a good one! Persona 4. LOLLOLLOL
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Post by: Karen W. on 03/08/2007 19:51:23
Have you ever seen splash?
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Post by: Nobody's Confidant on 03/08/2007 20:50:15
(thank god, for a sec i thought he said Version 4, but that would have meant he knew about...)

THat's me! Part 4 not Version 4!

I think version 4 suits you better!

No! I am most definetly Part 4!

Persona 4? Where did that come from?
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Post by: Karen W. on 03/08/2007 21:02:23
LOL a man of many faces! LOL
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Post by: Nobody's Confidant on 03/08/2007 21:31:35
Young man, Karen
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Post by: Karen W. on 03/08/2007 22:29:32
As you like it! I feel otherwise when you speak, I also feel many others inside and very complicated thoughts from you YOUNG man.
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Post by: Simulated on 04/08/2007 12:52:53
I'm Sim, Kraner, Ryan, Simulated, Simulator, KraneDiggity (my favorite nickname). And that's it. LoL. Call me w.e you would like.
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Post by: Nobody's Confidant on 04/08/2007 18:49:59
As you like it! I feel otherwise when you speak, I also feel many others inside and very complicated thoughts from you YOUNG man.

Thanks i'm proud of it.
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Post by: Karen W. on 04/08/2007 19:09:48
Yes I am aware of that! LOL It shows young man!
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Post by: Simulated on 27/07/2008 04:19:43
Just thought I'd let you all know we are going back to the same place we went last year. Hopefully it will be better this time. Haha.

I'll write up another thing like I did last year.

See you all Thursday! (I might be on in the morning for a little bit though)
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Post by: Karen W. on 27/07/2008 05:55:21
Cool.. That sounds like a good time Ryan.. Have tons of fun.. See you in the morning or when you get back!

Look forward to the write up!
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Post by: Simulated on 27/07/2008 15:33:55
I'll try and be very througho..idk how to spell it haha
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Post by: Karen W. on 27/07/2008 17:31:01
OK.. Thorough!
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Post by: Simulated on 01/08/2008 02:52:09
I'm back. I didn't write everyting up like I did last time (since it was going so well I didn't have much down time to write!) But I'll get some pictures on here!
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Post by: Karen W. on 01/08/2008 18:41:30
Cool.. am glad you stayed busy!
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Post by: Simulated on 01/08/2008 21:13:03
We were out on the boat a whole lot.
Didn't ride my bike much because I hurt my butt ha.
Didn't sleep to well so I didn't get up early enough to get a run or two in
I gotta get some pictures uploaded.
I'm gonna do that right now.
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Post by: Simulated on 01/08/2008 22:49:14
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Doggy

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Wave

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Butterfly

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Me, my six pack, and our RC boat

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Mom and doggies

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Sister

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Peace by the fire

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100 mph (cuz the speedomoder was off ha)

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Me driving the boat

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Campsite

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Doggy tubing

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Sister driving boat

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Houses on the lake that I wanna make on The Sims 2
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Post by: Karen W. on 02/08/2008 07:31:30
These are terrific pictures Ryan... Looks like you all had a great time.. was Dad taking most of the pictures?
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Post by: Karen W. on 02/08/2008 07:31:57
I like the PEACE by the FIRE! COOL!
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Post by: Simulated on 02/08/2008 07:32:55
first 3 were mine, last 3 were mine, and the peace one is mine..other then that it was either my sister or father taking the picures.

i love them houses ha
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Post by: Karen W. on 02/08/2008 07:35:13
Ya Me too.. wouldn't that be nice.. I love big houses as I hate being confined!
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Post by: Karen W. on 02/08/2008 07:36:02
Hey what is a black Jack? Is that what they call a jet ski?
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Post by: Karen W. on 02/08/2008 07:36:48
Nice Dogs! You looked terrific like you were having fun!! I like that!
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Post by: Simulated on 02/08/2008 07:39:01
the blackjack is a 61 inch long rc boat powered by a weedwacker engine. lets just say it wasn't exactly cheap ha
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Post by: Karen W. on 02/08/2008 07:40:20
But was it fun???
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Post by: Karen W. on 02/08/2008 07:41:03
So you mean Remote controlled boat.. HUMMMM Thats cool!
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Post by: Simulated on 02/08/2008 07:41:27
yeahh its purdy sweet when the lake is smooth and dad and i run the boats side my side..its sad though because the rc boat goes faster then our big boat ha

it gets top speeds of around 35. our boat get 32 ha
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Post by: Karen W. on 02/08/2008 07:42:35
Really? Thats amazing that they can have such power! Sounds fun Ryan!
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Post by: Simulated on 02/08/2008 07:43:55
Yes it is. Ha. we would have had a video of us running it, but we didn't have the card. and we still havne't got it. YET! a week and ahlf later.
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Post by: Karen W. on 02/08/2008 07:52:15
LOL.. Isn't that the way it goes!.. You will!
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Post by: Karen W. on 02/08/2008 07:52:37
Its been quiet around here lately!
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Post by: Simulated on 02/08/2008 07:53:02
Here as in on here or out where you are?
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Post by: Karen W. on 02/08/2008 07:56:58
in here on the forum.. maybe its because I have been off so much.. I miss being on more... I get to go to Stanford this coming Tuesday.. we leave Wednesday morning!
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Post by: Simulated on 02/08/2008 07:58:41
ohh have fun! ha
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Post by: Karen W. on 02/08/2008 08:00:59
LOL.. Yes as much as possible! LOL! I don't know how fun that Great big Hospital will be,,, maybe I should wear my clown suit!
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Post by: Simulated on 02/08/2008 08:03:52
haha clown suits are always fun!
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Post by: Karen W. on 02/08/2008 08:05:50
Yeah I have a picture of me in a clown suit somewhere I was 7 months Pregnant! LOL
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Post by: Simulated on 02/08/2008 08:07:26
haha sounds like lots of fun ha
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Post by: Karen W. on 02/08/2008 08:09:58
Yeah I won first place at a Halloween party! LOL
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Post by: Simulated on 02/08/2008 08:12:54
haha yay karen!
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Post by: Karen W. on 02/08/2008 08:14:16
Yay it was pretty funny I looked like a pregnant cow for sure!
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Post by: Simulated on 02/08/2008 08:18:53
haha. i have a rabbit that looks like a cow (broken black "white with black spots") and some little kid came up to me and asked if it was a cow! I just hadda laff!
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Post by: Karen W. on 02/08/2008 08:21:26
That is funny... I bet he was surprised when you told him it was a Rabit.. or did you lie and tell him oh thanks yeah hes a cow.. then snicker!! LOL
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Post by: Simulated on 02/08/2008 08:26:06
haha i think i told him it was a cow :P ha
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Post by: Karen W. on 02/08/2008 08:29:13
haha i think i told him it was a cow :P ha

YES !  THATS WHAT I THOUGHT! LOL LOL...
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Post by: Karen W. on 02/08/2008 08:29:39
HEE HEE HEE.. HUGS RYAN LOL!
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Post by: Simulated on 02/08/2008 08:30:51
haha yeah. My internet is always so slow when I'm uploading pictures or videos to the internet. Ugh. ha oh well
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Post by: Karen W. on 02/08/2008 08:35:50
Mine sometimes but less these days then in old dial up mode!
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Post by: Simulated on 02/08/2008 21:15:14
we got that card, i wish we would have had it for vacation! ugh! ha
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Post by: Karen W. on 02/08/2008 21:49:01
Well now you have it you can take tons of pictures!
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Post by: Simulated on 02/08/2008 22:26:30
haha guess how many pictures I can take with it in one load of the card! Guess! ha
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Post by: Karen W. on 03/08/2008 08:22:01
1500 to 2000
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Post by: Simulated on 03/08/2008 17:46:16
15,426 :) haha
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Post by: Karen W. on 03/08/2008 20:29:55
WOW!! Thats huge!
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Post by: Simulated on 03/08/2008 23:45:48
If i have the quality set on economy and make it the smallest size (640x480) possible i can get..over 99,999 pictures hahaha

even if its on the smallest size and fine its still over 99,999 pictures ha..

the size i'm taking is 2560x1920 though..
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Post by: Karen W. on 04/08/2008 01:27:40
Big Pictures your taking! That sounds like a lot.. I honestly do not know what my other disk holds for my Camera.. supposed to be a lot more then I will ever need!
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Post by: Simulated on 04/08/2008 02:06:26
yeah i'd say 1 gb is PLENTLY for pictures, but we are going to use it for lots of video recording and that takes lots of space.
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Post by: Karen W. on 04/08/2008 02:08:04
Yes I heard it takes more then what normal piccy's do!
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Post by: Simulated on 04/08/2008 02:50:22
Yes 30 frames a second..and everntyhing is moving and sound and ya ha
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Post by: Karen W. on 04/08/2008 04:12:54
Yeah that makes since Somewhere on my video cam Sarah filmed Nathan Graduating from boot camp at Fort Leonard Wood! When I figure out how to get it off rge video cam I want to load it up to somewhere here to share with you all!
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Post by: Simulated on 04/08/2008 04:14:13
Yupp

with my slow upload speed it taks FOREVER ha

heyy do this adn tell me what it says under upload speed plasee

http://www.watchtv.net/speedtest/download.php

pleasee and thank you! ha
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Post by: Karen W. on 04/08/2008 04:21:36
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Post by: Simulated on 04/08/2008 04:24:22
HOLLYYYY BAJEEEPERS!! haha

what kinda internet you got? haha mines 40 something for upload!! haha and my download is the middle mark!! ha
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Post by: Karen W. on 04/08/2008 04:27:55
Does that mean mine is slow? Sudden link cable high speed Professional.
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Post by: Simulated on 04/08/2008 04:30:59
Noo you're is like freaking fast ha
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Post by: Karen W. on 04/08/2008 04:33:29
OH did you hit the test button.. because the first screen is an example and says your speed is ten.. you have to test again.. Try it!
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Post by: Simulated on 04/08/2008 04:34:33
yeahh i did..i umm sent you the wrong linkkk..it shoudl sayy test i think
but ya glad you got it figured out ha
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Post by: Karen W. on 04/08/2008 04:38:03
Its ok.. I figured it was just an example!

So I have never seen anything like that to test your speed!
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Post by: Simulated on 04/08/2008 14:36:24
Haha, yeah its my providers site. But I sill can't believe its that fast!
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Post by: Karen W. on 04/08/2008 14:45:32
Yeah its supposed to be fast.. I pay enough for it!
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Post by: Simulated on 04/08/2008 15:41:18
Yeah I wish mine was faster ha
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Post by: Karen W. on 04/08/2008 19:43:24
I like it faster.. It is hard to go back to dial up speed once you have faster service access etc..
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Post by: Simulated on 04/08/2008 21:38:17
Yes haha but my upload speed is fast enough for me. I really don't have to wait that long. haha
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Post by: Karen W. on 04/08/2008 22:41:37
Thats really good.. mine used to take forever