About maratsade

I loved The Shining.  Super creepy.  I didn't like that kid, though.   @alfrescowrote: The shining, now that was a scary movie. Me and my friend drove to the city to see that in the theater, my friend had already read the book. I still remember those creepy twins.   ... View more

Excalibur was great!   @GabeUwrote: Ah.  With the exception of Looker, which I've never seen, those are all great films.     I'd have to say...   Blade Runner The Empire Strikes Back Runaway Train The Terminator Conan the Barbarian 1984 Excalibur Platoon Ferris Beuller's Day Off The Breakfast Club A Nightmare On Elm Street Tron and a few others...   ... View more

Ghostbusters Die Hard Beetlejuice Blade Runner Alien (1979) The Shining Poltergeist Airplane Coming to America Looker Terminator They Live War Games ... View more

Thank you, Master! The road is long, and paved with strife, but one endures.  And I didn't realise I'd gotten a raise! Woot!    @GabeUwrote:     You'll get there, grasshopper, you'll get there.  😛   You got 102.1Mbps on March 3rd, too!  🙂     ... View more

Invective, jeremiad, screed, tirade.   I'd say it's an unproductive rant.  But you get extra kudos for using diatribe, our word of the day. 😉     @MarkJFinewrote: People that just have to have a moan (or in this case a diatribe) anywhere they feel like it... it's getting old. A wise person once said there's a time and place for everything, and it don't belong here, anytime.   ... View more

I'm at a lower level on the shill payscale than you are, @GabeU; you being a full professor and all.  LOL   ... View more

You should definitely contact the Shill Union.  LOL   @GabeUwrote: That's your shill payment, right Gabe? LOL     Yep, it was that single speed test.  Too bad I didn't know when it was coming.  I could have enjoyed it more.  😛     ... View more

I don't like any hornets.   @GabeUwrote: Funny video.  I absolutely LOATHE bald faced hornets.     A bald faced hornets nest, which I didn't know was there, and I got into a run in when I was a kid.  To make a long story short, I ended up in the ER.  I lost the battle, even though I wasn't trying to fight it.  LOL.     They're one of the few insects that I truly hate.     ... View more

From what I've read, the fake nests don't work well -- but it can't hurt to try.   @Amandawrote: Holy moly.. I guess its bug season! I currently have a wasp/bee problem at my apartment. Both colonies appear to have nested somewhere near the gutters by my balcony, which means our balcony is 'danger Will Robinson'. I've heard making a fake wasp nest keeps them away since they won't go near a nest that isn't theirs. Any truth to that you know of?   ... View more

That's your shill payment, right Gabe? LOL   @GabeUwrote:   ... View more

That's amazing, Mark. I didn't know the batteries swelled up like that with age. ... View more

That's nasty,  ETA: But hey, people are wiping, so that's a plus, right? LOL   @GabeUwrote: @Amandawrote: this giant London-wipee sized chunk of "YES IM HERE" beacons       OMG.  That thing is just beyond disgusting!!!!  "YES I'M HERE, AND I'M EXTREMELY GROSS!"  😛     ... View more

They say hunger is the best sauce. 🙂   @MarkJFinewrote: Oh it was awesome. Not sure what I did different yesterday, but it came out just like it should: Very firm but light and fluffy. Maybe I was just hungrier than usual, but it was just like an egg veggie pizza.   ... View more

That looks good, Mark! ... View more

I'm totally ignorant about this stuff. I'm just happy when I can connect to the Internet. Herp derp.  🙂 ... View more

He doesn't look a day over 5! 🙂   @GabeUwrote: He just turned eight.  I'm not quite sure his exact birthday, but I figure it's probably March or April.  When I brought him inside at the end of Sept in 2000 we figured he was around six months old.     ... View more

  That's really brave, and how silly you can't easily give kudos.  On the phone, I have sometimes asked whether I can give kudos to a supervisor, and sometimes they will transfer me or give me an email address.  I think people who do a good job need to be recognised.    How old is your cat?         @GabeUwrote:     When he came out the wind was still awful, but it wasn't snowing much.   Still, for him to be up on that ladder in this wind was VERY brave of him.  He got the line reattached and it's all good, now.     I actually tried sending a message to Verizon to forward to the tech's supervisor about how impressed I was with his work.  Forget that.  You can't send an email through Verizon, and the only thing you get on Facebook is a bot.  The tech was great.  Trying to compliment his work has been a nightmare.  SMH.     My cat's a lazy bum.  😛  He is cute, though.     ... View more

You've had some pretty rough weather lately! (Edit: well, this winter/spring)  I hope Verizon will not send someone out in the wind and snow, though I'm sure you'd like to have your phone service back....   That's a nice looking cat!  He's smart; he's not venturing outside.  I believe he may be shaking his head at you.  ... View more

It's a Brit humour thing.  I need to remember it's different here.     @BirdDogwrote:   Spammers should be taken out back and shot. I don't use shooting people in jest anymore. Guess I'm a wuss and anti-gun even though I have at least 3.   ... View more

You're welcome.  LOL ... View more

"there is a problem with my Apple iCloud account (I don't have one, of course)."   Well, there's the problem, right there! Get one ASAP!   Spammers should be taken out back and shot. ... View more

Thank you for letting us know, @GabeU.  D@mn,  I'll miss him.  His family's in my thoughts and prayers. ... View more