What's making you happy today? - Page 744

infinite monkey · 12-24-2015, 10:43 PM

You're so good. Merry Christmas to you and yours.

classicman · 12-26-2015, 12:08 PM

I am so happy to read this... Shaw err ... IM.
Merry Christmas.

xoxoxoBruce · 12-27-2015, 05:17 PM

Ah, there's good news tonight.
Westerleigh Crematorium & Cemetery, in the South Gloucestershire countryside, is the first in Britain to have a fully licensed bar. A long overdue reconciliation with, and recognition of, the Irish living... and dying, in Britain. At last the ~~stiff~~ deceased can be given a proper send off.

glatt · 12-30-2015, 10:56 AM

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Originally Posted by glatt

I got word from my sister yesterday. She's only in contact with my parents in order to keep messages to a minimum. You see, she's deep in the mountain wildness of the Northwest Territories and her only communication is an InTouch satellite texting device that costs a buck per text and eats batteries like crazy. So she's trying to limit incoming messages to only emergencies.

But she sent out a handful of updates. She and her two climbing partners are attempting a mountain climb that has never been done before. In fact there are no clear photos of the mountain face they are climbing. Only grainy Google Earth pictures.

They got dropped off by helicopter three weeks ago and set up camp next to a lake at 61.872662, -127.69862. They have been attempting to climb the Western face of Mt. Nirvana since then. It's a cliff face, so it's very technical climbing.

In a week or so, the helicopter will come back for them and fly them over to the eastern side of Mt. Nirvana, and they will attempt the climb from that side. That side has been climbed before, so they know it's possible, and there are tons of pictures of it.

Then after two weeks of climbing on that side of the mountain, the helicopter is coming back for them and taking them about 20 miles to the north, to Lotus Flower Tower. This is a very famous location in the climbing world, and they are going to climb this:
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But I'm happy today because I hadn't heard from her in a month, and it's good to know she's ok.

It's been 6 months, but they finally published a video of their climbing trip. It's 22 minutes long, but I think it's worth it.
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glatt · 12-30-2015, 11:09 AM

If you can't be bothered to watch all 22 minutes, check out the helicopter flight at 12:32. The helicopter came to pick them up from Mt. Nirvana and take them to Lotus Flower Tower, but they had a little trouble finding Lotus Flower Tower and then a place to land.

And 18:35, time lapse of packing up camp in the fog is pretty cool.

fargon · 12-30-2015, 11:29 AM

Very Good.

footfootfoot · 12-30-2015, 01:18 PM

I'm off to a job interview in a few minutes. probably minimum wage and PT w/ no bennys but even dwarves started small.

More to follow, perhaps.

Gravdigr · 12-30-2015, 03:40 PM

Good luck, Foot!

I'll check out the mountain conquering sister later tonight.

Clodfobble · 12-30-2015, 07:21 PM

Somehow I must have missed the original post about your sister, glatt. That's a cool accomplishment.

fargon · 12-30-2015, 09:11 PM

How did your interview go foot?

footfootfoot · 12-31-2015, 11:37 AM

I think it went well, they seemed receptive to me and it felt like a good fit to me, at any rate. They are going to talk with another person and then let me know next week. I'd be the oldest person by far, maybe about the same age as the owner.

If I do get the job it's going to complicate life for a while until I get custody changes sorted out, and it's only a little better than minimum wage. I'd need to work three weeks to make my mortgage payment, and while it would be good to be able to keep the house, I clearly need to come up with additional income b/c I couldn't afford to live on my earnings from that job alone.

They did say that if I worked out and was valuable I'd get raises. The benefits are pretty good, though.

I'm keeping my fingers crossed.

xoxoxoBruce · 12-31-2015, 11:39 AM

Tell the judge you need more alimony.

xoxoxoBruce · 12-31-2015, 01:56 PM

If they ask you where you see yourself in 5 years, just say you don't have 2020 vision.

Gravdigr · 12-31-2015, 04:48 PM

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Originally Posted by xoxoxoBruce

If they ask you where you see yourself in 5 years, just say you don't have 2020 vision.

Gravdigr · 12-31-2015, 04:53 PM

Little, muddy, kitty feetprints on the hood of Momdigr's car...

12-26-2015, 12:08 PM	#11147
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12-27-2015, 05:17 PM	#11148
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Ah, there's good news tonight. Westerleigh Crematorium & Cemetery, in the South Gloucestershire countryside, is the first in Britain to have a fully licensed bar. A long overdue reconciliation with, and recognition of, the Irish living... and dying, in Britain. At last the ~~stiff~~ deceased can be given a proper send off. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

12-30-2015, 11:09 AM	#11150
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	If you can't be bothered to watch all 22 minutes, check out the helicopter flight at 12:32. The helicopter came to pick them up from Mt. Nirvana and take them to Lotus Flower Tower, but they had a little trouble finding Lotus Flower Tower and then a place to land. And 18:35, time lapse of packing up camp in the fog is pretty cool. Last edited by glatt; 12-30-2015 at 11:38 AM.

12-30-2015, 11:29 AM	#11151
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12-30-2015, 01:18 PM	#11152
footfootfoot To shreds, you say? Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: in the house and on the street-how many, many feet we meet! Posts: 18,449	I'm off to a job interview in a few minutes. probably minimum wage and PT w/ no bennys but even dwarves started small. More to follow, perhaps. __________________ The internet is a hateful stew of vomit you can never take completely seriously. - Her Fobs

12-24-2015, 10:43 PM	#11146
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12-30-2015, 03:40 PM	#11153
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12-30-2015, 07:21 PM	#11154
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12-30-2015, 09:11 PM	#11155
fargon Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: La Crosse, WI Posts: 8,924	How did your interview go foot? __________________ Annoy the ones that ignore you!!! I live a blessed life I Love my Country, I Fear the Government!!! Heavily medicated for the good of mankind.

12-31-2015, 11:37 AM	#11156
footfootfoot To shreds, you say? Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: in the house and on the street-how many, many feet we meet! Posts: 18,449	I think it went well, they seemed receptive to me and it felt like a good fit to me, at any rate. They are going to talk with another person and then let me know next week. I'd be the oldest person by far, maybe about the same age as the owner. If I do get the job it's going to complicate life for a while until I get custody changes sorted out, and it's only a little better than minimum wage. I'd need to work three weeks to make my mortgage payment, and while it would be good to be able to keep the house, I clearly need to come up with additional income b/c I couldn't afford to live on my earnings from that job alone. They did say that if I worked out and was valuable I'd get raises. The benefits are pretty good, though. I'm keeping my fingers crossed. __________________ The internet is a hateful stew of vomit you can never take completely seriously. - Her Fobs

12-31-2015, 11:39 AM	#11157
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Tell the judge you need more alimony. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

12-31-2015, 01:56 PM	#11158
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	If they ask you where you see yourself in 5 years, just say you don't have 2020 vision. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

12-31-2015, 04:53 PM	#11160
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