I finally went out and bought a new stereo receiver from Best Buy. I was only going to buy just that and hook it up to the old 1980 something speakers used for the past 20 years but I bought the Pioneeer AV receiver with 5.1 speakers. It came with a nice floor sub woofer and option for one of the small speakers to act as a sub woofer as well. It also has compatibility to connect ipod, iphone, tv, vcr, dvd, etc The cost in total was $399.12 and I have the 3 month no interest payment plan. Woohoo! Sooo now I have it cranked listening to CFox :yahoo:
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Good for you Annie. Blow them eardrums. ac_drinks
You betcha! And now with all these speakers placed around the house I can successfully drown out the neighbor's barking dog AND the neighborhood screaming kids! ac_dance ac_drinks
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For 400 bucks, that is a hell of a bonus. If it could send out the smell of bacon, you could get all the Islamists in your neighborhood to move.
:laugh3: I know! I'd love to have some kind of neighbor repellent. There's a few I really don't care for. I can live with the barking, screaming but the personal insulting comments directed at us because we're "white" is uncalled for. Although, things have calmed down a fair bit. Maybe it's because we don't let them think it gets to us.
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Another reminder of why I like living on a farm. I do not give a shit if my neighbors are assholes. They live a few kms away.
I miss the country. I grew up in farmland on 6 1/2 acres. We only had cows, dairy and for personal beef. I learned a valuable lesson when raising animals for food, never give them names and befriend them. I came home from school one day and noticed the beef cows were gone. Dad took them to slaughter that day. Later on about a week later we were having steak and I asked my Dad what kind of steak it was and he said the name of my favorite cow :oeudC:
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I hope you had a few refreshments to go with the cranked tunes. ac_drinks
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Enjoy the new audio equipment, Annie.
If you really want to fuck with the neighbors. Get a CD of bagpipe music, open the windows, crank the fuck out of it and leave the house for a few hours..... ac_biggrin
Another one that works real well is "Songs of the Humpback Whale". That one is garrenteed to drive everyone within ear shot out of their mind. :evilthoughts2:
BTW, I hear you about never naming the livestock. Growing up my sister and I were involved in 4H. For a while we raised domestic ducks and pigmy goats. The goats we kept as pets but the ducks would get autioned off at the annual agricultural fair. When I found out that most of the ducks, chickens and rabbits at the fair ended up on someones dinner table, I was horrified.
I dont't know what the hell I was thinking. :laugh:
Bagpipe music playing loud in a Vancouver neighborhood. The Punjabis will love that. ac_toofunny
Haha, oh I have it cranked again. Well not too loud, hubby is napping. His hearing is the shits so he can hardly hear it anyways lol. Great idea with the bagpipe or humpback whale sounds. I alter between rock, heavy metal, pop, 80's, 50's and everything in between. Ohh I should put some Stompin Tom Conner on and crank it! Or better yet, MacLean and MacLean, the Pubic Hair song! Muahahaha!
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I love bagpipes. I'm Scottish/Irish ac_biggrin
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Rock on Annie. Annie's world, party time, excellent.
I could never live without music. We won a "sex" gift bag from a radio station awhile back. I think it was JackFM. It had a little vibrator, lube, body chocolate, coupons and other stuff. Hubby is always trying to win concert tickets.
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Have you used all the items you won? Do not answer that. None of my beeswax.
Ahhh hahaha! Yes, yes we have ! :laugh: But the vibe stopped working after a few months......
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You wore it out. ac_toofunny
:oeudC:
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Well 24 / 7 .... I guess so
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Good for you Annie..
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You like music loud do you?
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Well 24 / 7 .... I guess so
ac_toofunny
Not too terribly loud, Fash. But just loud enough to drown out outside noises. Oh and of course when there's a good song on.
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Good songs are meant for turning up the volume.
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That would be fucking kewl to win.
I noticed it sounds different than my old system. It sounds like I'm actually at a concert. I have to fiddle and figure out all the settings. It also came with a remote :thumbup:
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The sound is that good?
:ohmy:
I guess it is. I've got to get used to it but hubby and daughter said it "rocks". I haven't been to an indoor concert in a long while so this is pretty cool.
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If you don't have it and like Santana, get the Supernatural DVD. Awesome concert. Saw it live too. :thumbup:
I don't believe I have that one, Kiebers. I will check it out, thanks ac_smile
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If you don't have it and like Santana, get the Supernatural DVD. Awesome concert. Saw it live too. :thumbup:
Man, can he pick a guitar.
He don't pick it...he makes love to it...LOL
He can put more feeling in his playing than just about anyone else.
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He can put more feeling in his playing than just about anyone else.
You got that right brother.
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If you don't have it and like Santana, get the Supernatural DVD. Awesome concert. Saw it live too. :thumbup:
I like that song he did with Rob Thomas. I can't recall the name of it though.
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If you don't have it and like Santana, get the Supernatural DVD. Awesome concert. Saw it live too. :thumbup:
I like that song he did with Rob Thomas. I can't recall the name of it though.
Smooth....great song. The whole album is outstanding.
Kiebers,, I was wondering if you, Renee or Peaches know The Tragically Hip? Their lead singer was diagnosed with terminal brain cancer. They were very popular at one time in Canada.
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No sir I didn't know of them. When the threads came up about the lead singer I checked a few of their hits out but didn't recognize them.
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No sir I didn't know of them. When the threads came up about the lead singer I checked a few of their hits out but didn't recognize them.
They were huge in this country at one time, but they never really cracked the US market. I think a lot of their songs Americans would not understand because they were Canadian themed.
I saw them at the Squamish Music Festival a few years ago. Awesome, awesome band. It's so sad to hear that :sad:
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Not really my style of music, but they were big at one time.
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I saw them twice in concert, once in Regina and once in Ottawa. Great shows.
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That must have been fun Annie.
Oh, it was Fash! I went with a friend. We camped and saw a lot of other great bands at the festival too. I can imagine how his family is feeling. I've had a brain tumor but they were able to operate and get it all out. My dad on the other hand, he passed away a few years ago from inoperable brain cancer. It was horrible seeing the way he was in the last few months of his life. I made the mistake of taking my son (then 15) to see him one last time. It did a number emotionally on him and when I was diagnosed with one only months later, he had an emotional break down. It took several years to get our son back on track. I hope his kids are getting lots of emotional support. It's an extremely hard thing to handle.
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I had no idea Annie..
:ohmy:
Obviously, it was benign.
Yes, thank gawd it was and they got it all. I went for head scans every year and then 2 years, it hasn't returned.
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Shit girl. You've had everything except the zika virus.
Haha, thank gawd for NOT having that! Knock on wood!
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That's a relief. Are you continuing with annual checks?
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What were the symptoms you had?
Head aches radiating from the middle of my brain, vision problems (seeing flashes and shadows) forgetfulness. I forgot how to use the home phone and how to even make Mac and Cheese. My son had to take me grocery shopping and help me. I couldn't remember things I did the day before, the year before, vacations etc. My hearing was off, my balance was off. I started walking towards the right. The top middle of my head had a hot spot. Lots of crazy weird symptoms. And my doctor at first said it wasn't something to be worried about....
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Your doctor said there's nothing to be worried about? Where did he did he get his medical degree? The Acme correspondence school of medicine? I would have posted about him on one those rate doctors sites.
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Oh my Annie.
:ohmy:
Ya, it was not fun. I did post a few reviews about the doctor. I was seen by a neurologist as well. I was surprised he didn't do anything until hubby called and made a big stink about my symptoms and then they ordered me to emerg. I had to spend a week on meds to take the swelling in my brain down before they could operate. I spent 2 weeks in hospital and about 3 months recovering. It was horrible but hey, they say that what doesn't kill you makes you stronger :thumbup:
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It is shocking that a doctor would say don't worry about it.
:shock:
At the time I wasn't thinking clear of course. He also said that Pituitary Adenomas were common. I was like, really? I did not know that. Then later I found out they weren't and he was just full of shit.
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People need to be made aware of his incompetence.
Oh the neurologist said something about him not being pleased a bout his incompetence. I'm sure he filed a report or something, but then again who knows?
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I hope so Annie..
Incompetence like that can cause death.
Maybe if he had acted sooner, I might not have ended up with the neurological disorder I have today. I am very grateful to even be here, though ac_smile
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We are all very happy you are here, but I cannot believe the doctor's diagnosis.
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We are all very happy you are here, but I cannot believe the doctor's diagnosis.
Thousands of people are misdiagnosed by doctors every year, some even lead to death.
I once had a discussion with my OBGYN regarding this very issue and her reply to me was this......"Everyone makes mistakes but just like in every profession, there is good and bad; competence and incompetence. Unfortunately in the real world you the patient are stuck trying to figure out which is which".
As she put it....."What do you call medical students that graduate at the bottom of their class"?......."Doctors".
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We are all very happy you are here, but I cannot believe the doctor's diagnosis.
Thousands of people are misdiagnosed by doctors every year, some even lead to death.
I once had a discussion with my OBGYN regarding this very issue and her reply to me was this......"Everyone makes mistakes but just like in every profession, there is good and bad; competence and incompetence. Unfortunately in the real world you the patient are stuck trying to figure out which is which".
As she put it....."What do you call medical students that graduate at the bottom of their class"?......."Doctors".
I know it happens, but I have been fortunate enough not to have had anyone in my circle of family and friends that has been misdiagnosed by a physician.
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We are all very happy you are here, but I cannot believe the doctor's diagnosis.
Thousands of people are misdiagnosed by doctors every year, some even lead to death.
I once had a discussion with my OBGYN regarding this very issue and her reply to me was this......"Everyone makes mistakes but just like in every profession, there is good and bad; competence and incompetence. Unfortunately in the real world you the patient are stuck trying to figure out which is which".
As she put it....."What do you call medical students that graduate at the bottom of their class"?......."Doctors".
A better word would be security guards.