Christchurch Treehouse of Awesome-Where everyone knows your name

[Emrico1]

Bite my lip and close my eyes
Take me away to paradise
I'm so damn BORED
I'm going blind
And loneliness has to suffice


Just got back from a mish to Cass Bay, jammed Dookie out the whole way there and back.
Fuck it's a good album, has been so long since I listened to any Greenday.

First CD I ever bought

[Tandoori]

ITT: First CD you ever bought.



And you know what, FUCK IT.


I still rate this shit.

[Speakman]

I get to go into work today, first time since the quake. We've got to move our stuff so they can rip up the carpet, will be good to finally see first hand how things are.

[Menial]

Bite my lip and close my eyes
Take me away to paradise
I'm so damn BORED
I'm going blind
And loneliness has to suffice


Just got back from a mish to Cass Bay, jammed Dookie out the whole way there and back.
$#@! it's a good album, has been so long since I listened to any Greenday.

Small world, listened to the album on my way home from work Tuesday

[Retardobot]

I get to go into work today, first time since the quake. We've got to move our stuff so they can rip up the carpet, will be good to finally see first hand how things are.

Far out.

If CL don't allow me to send the Sapphire 6950 2GB back then I'll be wanting to flick it off for $399 including shipping if anyone is keen.

Brand new with invoice.

[Pyromanik]

this just in:
Apparently there's nothing wrong, SNAP just forgot to actually start billing me. Internet should be fine.

In actual fact my account balance is showing a credit of 55, then a debit of 55 on the same line, making the balance zero.



"But your internet should be fine, you need to troubleshoot your modem at your house."



MODEM SET UP CORRECTLY LADY, STOP BRUSHING ME OFF.
You expect me to believe it's a 100% coincidence that the instant you start my billing cycle the internet turns off?
Or rather you can't see that it might not be?
YOU FUCKED SOMETHING UP, JUST SAY SORRY AND ACTUALLY HAVE SOMEONE WITH HALF A CLUE LOOK AT IT INSTEAD OF JUST TELLING ME WHAT YOUR COMPUTER SCREEN SAYS

So as it turns out, I rang back that night and the guy told me that there was 0 connection on my line. No failed auth or anything. Is my modem on? I say yes. He says is the light on? I say no. He says nothing wrong with their systems, something physical must have happened if it's not my modem.
I wanted him to help me check my modem. He assured me it probably wasn't then asked if I wanted a line test.

I hung up and dug out an old DSL modem from 2004 because I was skeptical risking $200.30 on whether or not a flashing light appears (especially when this older router ALWAYS had a flashing light, connection or not). It too had no luck in connections.

So I rang back again (third time). This guy was way helpful as, explained fully that there was no line connection, normally he'd see auth failures or sync failures etc. Told me that it was more than likely not my modem, but helped me test it anyway. Went through all the settings with me to ensure I hadn't buggered up the configuration at all (at my request) and was generally super compliant to what I wanted and helpful. Ordered a line test from chorus and all that. Wonderful, third time lucky

Today I get a call from chorus. The guy was at my cabinet, no noise or anything on my line, it was just dead. So he went to the exchange. He was pretty dodgy when getting to the bit where he told me what the problem was, and basically went

"errr, ahhhh, yeah, should be all good when you get back home."





Chorus the chobs unplugged me at the exchange.
Nothing to do with snap at all, turns out it really was all just a fucking amazing coincidence.

Woman at beginning of story still should have taken more interest in helping me. She basically made out it was my fault, wouldn't listen to me when I told her it wasn't and didn't offer any solution to the problem at all other than ring back later.
Needs a stern talking to.

[Retardobot]

Today I get a call from chorus. The guy was at my cabinet, no noise or anything on my line, it was just dead. So he went to the exchange. He was pretty dodgy when getting to the bit where he told me what the problem was, and basically went

"errr, ahhhh, yeah, should be all good when you get back home."

Baha, they're always doing this. I've had Chorus connect me at the cabinet/exchange to Xtra when I was with Orcon. After Orcon telling me it was my modem...

[Emrico1]

In NZ it seems cabinets are these wild west places filled with cowboys, sherrifs and a lot of useless indians...

[Growler]

I've got witcher 2 downloaded am local to growler and and happy to drive over, the steam version

Yeah, will I be able to 'bakup' this ok mate?

[Retardobot]

You should be able to, Growler.

Steam version games are no different to retail versions. All the exe's and other files are stored in the 'common' folder.

[Growler]

Yeah, but will it fuckup my 'REAL STEAM' in any way, that's more what I am worried about.

[Growler]

these dont come in Bacon.....

I ordered a pair in steak for Mr Ducks BDAY

[Speakman]

2 months + till work can even think of opening :/


plus side: fresh carpet, paint, new equipment and computers, and possibly an entire redo of the arena. a.k.a. completely brand new look. kinda want to hang around and be a part of the reopening, but i really need an actual job with money coming in

[Growler]

Hit me up if you stick around mate, might be able to help with a fit out of the arena in a complete photographic quality, printing directly to building materials.

Could make a pretty sweet area!

[trololololo]

will NOT be a prob g-man, I've gotten steam backups of codex plenty o' times

[trololololo]

question for woo/bitch is becks bar open?

jonty and i think its about time to catch up with everyone for a few drinks

[Emrico1]

Hit me up if you stick around mate, might be able to help with a fit out of the arena in a complete photographic quality, printing directly to building materials.

Could make a pretty sweet area!

A working model of Dust_2 KGO

That would get a few extra visits?

[Speakman]

A working model of Dust_2 KGO

That would get a few extra visits?

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the gun control software does have a CS clone gamemode, complete with ak-47, m16 and knife (amongst others), but the deleted the corresponding firmwares on the guns cause we never used it and wanted the space back




also, yes, drinks plz

[Emrico1]

Finally, finally nailed Tom Yum soup. That's 2 for 2 in the Rico cooks for Rico competition. Shame you guys can't be here to try this, it's unbelievable...
Mrs goes away and the wannabee chef gets to go nutty in kitchen. Fussy bugger was holding me back

[Pyromanik]

Really impressed with that last snap guy. He rang me back himself and told me my internet was all sorted. Top marks to that guy!

[Emrico1]

[Ngati_Grim]

Hooray.
Snap have stopped my internet service.
.

 
Snap = Seriously Need Another Provider.

[Ngati_Grim]

In NZ it seems  are these wild west places filled with cowboys, sherrifs and a lot of useless indians...

 
Can I be the useless indian...dispossessed guy with an axe to grind?

Don't mind me, I'm just a disingenuous misanthrope

[Growler]

dumb it down duck, my brain stopped working on monday.

[Growler]

Did you notice the bottle opener on the steakorts! That's the clincher right there!

Def keen for a cheeky soon, becks sounds like a good idea.