NYNY - Fred - Dec 10th

On Tue, 16 Dec 2003 18:34:12 -0800, Fred wrote:



On Tue, 16 Dec 2003 03:32:25 -0600, Joyce wrote:

On Sun, 14 Dec 2003 15:54:10 -0800, Fred wrote:



On Sun, 14 Dec 2003 14:34:30 -0600, Joyce wrote:

On Sun, 14 Dec 2003 09:58:12 -0800, Fred wrote:

This weekend has been a BUST. Well, I continued to reorg the
basement. And mucked with the computer since Roxio's Easy Creator
messed up my partitions. They are still messed up but I have managed
to mask the damage but cannot repair it.

hehehe - sounds like Roxio Easy Creator isn't so easy. g I was looking at the
possibility of buying a different dvd creater, reviews of roxio weren't so good
(other than price). I opted to stick with the one that came standard on my
computer. So far, it hasn't caused any problems.

It ain't easy. I am pretty irritated (clean up for public
consumption!) If I have a free hour or two to spend on hold I might
give them a call and complain big time.

So, did you complain and did they give you any solutions?

Only on their Support forum where others users are also complaining
but with no official response from them. If I have time tomorrow
before WW, I may try sitting on hold for a while. But from what I
gather, they will not do much. They will probably say it was
something odd that Dell did to set up the partition altho, others with
Linux partitions and other operating systems are having similar
problems.

Funny how they are always able to blame it on someone/something else, seems to be
standard practice for all problems now. Will be interesting to see what they say
causes the problem, can't be the program itself because the name says it's EASY.
g


Right now it is chilly, about 40F but the sun is shining so far. More
showers expected. I will try bike riding if it warms a bit or even if
it does not.

Chilly? I'm thinkin' heat wave ... we've been sitting right at 17 degrees for the
past few days. It did get up to 34 at one point yesterday, just long enough to
dump a little snow on the ground and make driving very nasty. Cold, cold, cold
again today. I'm sticking closer to home today for a change, only need to run out
to a food service store to pick up fruit/veggies/trays and get something made for
the staff at the nursing home.

Well, at 17F, I don't really consider bike riding except if the cabin
fever gets real bad. It was chilly especially into the wind. But
your conditions sound really awful. The 3 years I lived in Chicago it
only got bad once or twice.

That's the one nice thing about the low temps ... they don't last long, and when
temps rise it does feel like a heat wave. Back into the 30s today, but overcast.
The winds picked up this afternoon, making it feel a bit on the biting side again.
I tend to look on the positive side, was talking to my son about this today. In a
few weeks we will be into January ... which means only a few more months of
winter. And so far we haven't had any really nasty weather. Time really does
fly.

Yes, today was about 50F and it felt okay as I walked to lunch. Upon
leaving the restaurant it was blowing and raining for my 10 block walk
back - yuck

I ran out to sons car in pj's this morning, needed the mileage to get verification
for some needed warranty work. I swear it felt balmy at 8AM - gray and damp, but
warm. By 9:30 it was blowing like the devil again, and went right through you -
icy chill but temps said 35. Afternoon was 30, but very frigid - I was happy to
get back home where it was reasonably warm.

Limes are purchased and shrimp is the dinner of choice (G)

mmmmmmmmmm, and what time will dinner be served? I am awfully tired of pizza,
chinese and quick grab sandwiches.

5-6 my time. Come on over if you can get to the airport.....

Roads weren't too bad, just slick from the dusting of snow. I do think that
inches is much easier to drive in than the slick wet blowing little amounts that
come down. And we all know that everyone forgets how to drive in this stuff,
which makes the matter worse. I could have got to the airport, was just too tired
to do so. So I opted for lean pork, brussel sprouts and baked sweet potato
instead. It was yummy, but not quite as exotic as your tequila shrimp.

Hye, tonight's was excellent - I used scallops instead and bit more
lime and tequila (G)

I guess I'm going to have to break down and buy a bottle of tequilla, huh? Then
find a way to keep my kids out of it. G Wonder if you can buy those small
airline size bottles, would be perfect for this recipe. I love scallops, will
probably try the recipe using them.

Yesterday's leftover half sweet potato is for tomorrow.

Now how do you save half a sweet potato? I manage to eat the entire thing, too
good to put any away. G Maybe I'm buying smaller ones? I will admit though,
that lately I have been purchasing huge baking potatoes - hub and I split them and
are more than enough for both of us.

Joyce

Joyce

I'll bet you surprise yourself tomorrow .. probably not snacking tonite and system
will be running on empty tomorrow morning. G I think I'm in the same boat
though, finally did have time to hit the scale this morning - weight up just a
teeny bit ... but still up. Well under my danger zone, but .... you know. Oh
well, like I said earlier ... I'm going to try to lighten up a bit over the
holidays and just enjoy the season. I'm still well below goal, and below my
danger zone. The brief stint in the 120's was fun though. G

Joyce

On Tue, 16 Dec 2003 18:36:39 -0800, Fred wrote:

Yes - that is exactly what she was suggesting - where will I find the
final cushion if I want to keep the "above cushion."

I think 155-160 will be it. And tomorrow should be closer to the 160,
I fear.

On Tue, 16 Dec 2003 02:44:16 -0600, Joyce wrote:

Congrats on yet another more than successful week! Looks like you and Lesanne are
really getting into this friendly competition thing. G

I do have to agree with your sister, based on my own observances with my weight
goals. I thought 150 would make me happy ... then needed the cushion with my
personal goal of 140 ... which resulted in another cushion to be able to keep the
140 cushion, so 135 it was. Now I'm working on a cushion for 135 and have begun
to see there could be no end to this logic. I have no idea why, but last week the
number 125 jumped into my head. I've quickly slapped it away ... but
.............

Time for me to stop over analyzing things. G

Joyce


On Wed, 10 Dec 2003 12:12:05 -0800, Fred wrote:

Okay here we go:

I am down since last week: 1.8 pounds

(that is using my base clothing measurements which means removing 1.6
pounds from the current wardrobe) But I'm down in any event 0.2
pounds even with the heavier clothing. So I guess the chocolate cake
on Sat night was not deadly - YES!

Current weight: 156.6 (heavier clothing 158.2)

But I will mention my sister's take on this minimum weight issue (she,
by the way has never had a weight problem other than being UNDER most
of her life!!!). I mentioned getting to 155 to have a sufficient
clothing cushion. She suggested as some of us have discussed then you
will not want to move much from there and will try being just a bit
lower to keep 155 and so on and so forth and ...... Which is what
I've been thinking. So what does it mean. I have no idea (g)

(aside: don't eat your heart out Lesanne, you cannot afford the points
(gd&r)


Fred
219.2/156.6/164.0 (Lifetime)
Started WW: Oct 29, 2002

"Joyce" wrote in message
...
On Tue, 16 Dec 2003 18:34:12 -0800, Fred
wrote:



On Tue, 16 Dec 2003 03:32:25 -0600, Joyce wrote:

On Sun, 14 Dec 2003 15:54:10 -0800, Fred
wrote:



On Sun, 14 Dec 2003 14:34:30 -0600, Joyce wrote:

On Sun, 14 Dec 2003 09:58:12 -0800, Fred
wrote:

This weekend has been a BUST. Well, I continued to reorg the
basement. And mucked with the computer since Roxio's Easy Creator
messed up my partitions. They are still messed up but I have managed
to mask the damage but cannot repair it.

hehehe - sounds like Roxio Easy Creator isn't so easy. g I was
looking at the
possibility of buying a different dvd creater, reviews of roxio
weren't so good
(other than price). I opted to stick with the one that came standard
on my
computer. So far, it hasn't caused any problems.

It ain't easy. I am pretty irritated (clean up for public
consumption!) If I have a free hour or two to spend on hold I might
give them a call and complain big time.

So, did you complain and did they give you any solutions?

Only on their Support forum where others users are also complaining
but with no official response from them. If I have time tomorrow
before WW, I may try sitting on hold for a while. But from what I
gather, they will not do much. They will probably say it was
something odd that Dell did to set up the partition altho, others with
Linux partitions and other operating systems are having similar
problems.

Funny how they are always able to blame it on someone/something else,
seems to be
standard practice for all problems now. Will be interesting to see what
they say
causes the problem, can't be the program itself because the name says it's
EASY.
g

Yeah, but by EASY they meant EASY to screw up your computer, they just don't
tell you that!!! (G)



Right now it is chilly, about 40F but the sun is shining so far.
More
showers expected. I will try bike riding if it warms a bit or even
if
it does not.

Chilly? I'm thinkin' heat wave ... we've been sitting right at 17
degrees for the
past few days. It did get up to 34 at one point yesterday, just long
enough to
dump a little snow on the ground and make driving very nasty. Cold,
cold, cold
again today. I'm sticking closer to home today for a change, only
need to run out
to a food service store to pick up fruit/veggies/trays and get
something made for
the staff at the nursing home.

Well, at 17F, I don't really consider bike riding except if the cabin
fever gets real bad. It was chilly especially into the wind. But
your conditions sound really awful. The 3 years I lived in Chicago it
only got bad once or twice.

That's the one nice thing about the low temps ... they don't last long,
and when
temps rise it does feel like a heat wave. Back into the 30s today, but
overcast.
The winds picked up this afternoon, making it feel a bit on the biting
side again.
I tend to look on the positive side, was talking to my son about this
today. In a
few weeks we will be into January ... which means only a few more months
of
winter. And so far we haven't had any really nasty weather. Time
really does
fly.

Yes, today was about 50F and it felt okay as I walked to lunch. Upon
leaving the restaurant it was blowing and raining for my 10 block walk
back - yuck

I ran out to sons car in pj's this morning, needed the mileage to get
verification
for some needed warranty work. I swear it felt balmy at 8AM - gray and
damp, but
warm. By 9:30 it was blowing like the devil again, and went right through
you -
icy chill but temps said 35. Afternoon was 30, but very frigid - I was
happy to
get back home where it was reasonably warm.

Limes are purchased and shrimp is the dinner of choice (G)

mmmmmmmmmm, and what time will dinner be served? I am awfully tired
of pizza,
chinese and quick grab sandwiches.

5-6 my time. Come on over if you can get to the airport.....

Roads weren't too bad, just slick from the dusting of snow. I do think
that
inches is much easier to drive in than the slick wet blowing little
amounts that
come down. And we all know that everyone forgets how to drive in this
stuff,
which makes the matter worse. I could have got to the airport, was just
too tired
to do so. So I opted for lean pork, brussel sprouts and baked sweet
potato
instead. It was yummy, but not quite as exotic as your tequila shrimp.

Hye, tonight's was excellent - I used scallops instead and bit more
lime and tequila (G)

I guess I'm going to have to break down and buy a bottle of tequilla, huh?
Then
find a way to keep my kids out of it. G Wonder if you can buy those
small
airline size bottles, would be perfect for this recipe. I love scallops,
will
probably try the recipe using them.

Yesterday's leftover half sweet potato is for tomorrow.

Now how do you save half a sweet potato? I manage to eat the entire
thing, too
good to put any away. G Maybe I'm buying smaller ones? I will admit
though,
that lately I have been purchasing huge baking potatoes - hub and I split
them and
are more than enough for both of us.

Joyce

Joyce

On Wed, 17 Dec 2003 02:41:30 -0600, Joyce wrote:

On Tue, 16 Dec 2003 18:34:12 -0800, Fred wrote:



On Tue, 16 Dec 2003 03:32:25 -0600, Joyce wrote:

On Sun, 14 Dec 2003 15:54:10 -0800, Fred wrote:



On Sun, 14 Dec 2003 14:34:30 -0600, Joyce wrote:

On Sun, 14 Dec 2003 09:58:12 -0800, Fred wrote:

This weekend has been a BUST. Well, I continued to reorg the
basement. And mucked with the computer since Roxio's Easy Creator
messed up my partitions. They are still messed up but I have managed
to mask the damage but cannot repair it.

hehehe - sounds like Roxio Easy Creator isn't so easy. g I was looking at the
possibility of buying a different dvd creater, reviews of roxio weren't so good
(other than price). I opted to stick with the one that came standard on my
computer. So far, it hasn't caused any problems.

It ain't easy. I am pretty irritated (clean up for public
consumption!) If I have a free hour or two to spend on hold I might
give them a call and complain big time.

So, did you complain and did they give you any solutions?

Only on their Support forum where others users are also complaining
but with no official response from them. If I have time tomorrow
before WW, I may try sitting on hold for a while. But from what I
gather, they will not do much. They will probably say it was
something odd that Dell did to set up the partition altho, others with
Linux partitions and other operating systems are having similar
problems.

Funny how they are always able to blame it on someone/something else, seems to be
standard practice for all problems now. Will be interesting to see what they say
causes the problem, can't be the program itself because the name says it's EASY.
g

It would be interesting to hear what they say and today I called
Toronto, Canada (Brenda can you translate (G)). Funny, I called an
hour after they OPEN. The answering system said to call back when
they are open. Yeah, like two minutes three times a day but once a
week on alternate Sundays!!! When logging to their web site, it will
not accept the ID that is on the disk - INVALID. How very convenient.
They are not open and you can't post to their site with the id which
is invalid.


Right now it is chilly, about 40F but the sun is shining so far. More
showers expected. I will try bike riding if it warms a bit or even if
it does not.

Chilly? I'm thinkin' heat wave ... we've been sitting right at 17 degrees for the
past few days. It did get up to 34 at one point yesterday, just long enough to
dump a little snow on the ground and make driving very nasty. Cold, cold, cold
again today. I'm sticking closer to home today for a change, only need to run out
to a food service store to pick up fruit/veggies/trays and get something made for
the staff at the nursing home.

Well, at 17F, I don't really consider bike riding except if the cabin
fever gets real bad. It was chilly especially into the wind. But
your conditions sound really awful. The 3 years I lived in Chicago it
only got bad once or twice.

That's the one nice thing about the low temps ... they don't last long, and when
temps rise it does feel like a heat wave. Back into the 30s today, but overcast.
The winds picked up this afternoon, making it feel a bit on the biting side again.
I tend to look on the positive side, was talking to my son about this today. In a
few weeks we will be into January ... which means only a few more months of
winter. And so far we haven't had any really nasty weather. Time really does
fly.

Yes, today was about 50F and it felt okay as I walked to lunch. Upon
leaving the restaurant it was blowing and raining for my 10 block walk
back - yuck

I ran out to sons car in pj's this morning, needed the mileage to get verification
for some needed warranty work. I swear it felt balmy at 8AM - gray and damp, but
warm. By 9:30 it was blowing like the devil again, and went right through you -
icy chill but temps said 35. Afternoon was 30, but very frigid - I was happy to
get back home where it was reasonably warm.

Maybe some sun here today and tomorrow but then a freeziing level UP
for the weekend with rain instead of snow UP there.

Limes are purchased and shrimp is the dinner of choice (G)

mmmmmmmmmm, and what time will dinner be served? I am awfully tired of pizza,
chinese and quick grab sandwiches.

5-6 my time. Come on over if you can get to the airport.....

Roads weren't too bad, just slick from the dusting of snow. I do think that
inches is much easier to drive in than the slick wet blowing little amounts that
come down. And we all know that everyone forgets how to drive in this stuff,
which makes the matter worse. I could have got to the airport, was just too tired
to do so. So I opted for lean pork, brussel sprouts and baked sweet potato
instead. It was yummy, but not quite as exotic as your tequila shrimp.

Hye, tonight's was excellent - I used scallops instead and bit more
lime and tequila (G)

I guess I'm going to have to break down and buy a bottle of tequilla, huh? Then
find a way to keep my kids out of it. G Wonder if you can buy those small
airline size bottles, would be perfect for this recipe. I love scallops, will
probably try the recipe using them.

Our state liquor stores do sell smaller bottles of some things.

Yesterday's leftover half sweet potato is for tomorrow.

Now how do you save half a sweet potato? I manage to eat the entire thing, too
good to put any away. G Maybe I'm buying smaller ones? I will admit though,
that lately I have been purchasing huge baking potatoes - hub and I split them and
are more than enough for both of us.

Well, it was the evening after the work luncheon bash and I decided to
cut back a bit. No snacks that night either. I did have a skinny cow
last night before today's WI! (G)
Joyce

Joyce

Yes, looking better than that one day luncheon was leading me to
believe. We shall see in about an hour.

On Wed, 17 Dec 2003 02:43:44 -0600, Joyce wrote:

I'll bet you surprise yourself tomorrow .. probably not snacking tonite and system
will be running on empty tomorrow morning. G I think I'm in the same boat
though, finally did have time to hit the scale this morning - weight up just a
teeny bit ... but still up. Well under my danger zone, but .... you know. Oh
well, like I said earlier ... I'm going to try to lighten up a bit over the
holidays and just enjoy the season. I'm still well below goal, and below my
danger zone. The brief stint in the 120's was fun though. G

Joyce

On Tue, 16 Dec 2003 18:36:39 -0800, Fred wrote:

Yes - that is exactly what she was suggesting - where will I find the
final cushion if I want to keep the "above cushion."

I think 155-160 will be it. And tomorrow should be closer to the 160,
I fear.

On Tue, 16 Dec 2003 02:44:16 -0600, Joyce wrote:

Congrats on yet another more than successful week! Looks like you and Lesanne are
really getting into this friendly competition thing. G

I do have to agree with your sister, based on my own observances with my weight
goals. I thought 150 would make me happy ... then needed the cushion with my
personal goal of 140 ... which resulted in another cushion to be able to keep the
140 cushion, so 135 it was. Now I'm working on a cushion for 135 and have begun
to see there could be no end to this logic. I have no idea why, but last week the
number 125 jumped into my head. I've quickly slapped it away ... but
.............

Time for me to stop over analyzing things. G

Joyce


On Wed, 10 Dec 2003 12:12:05 -0800, Fred wrote:

Okay here we go:

I am down since last week: 1.8 pounds

(that is using my base clothing measurements which means removing 1.6
pounds from the current wardrobe) But I'm down in any event 0.2
pounds even with the heavier clothing. So I guess the chocolate cake
on Sat night was not deadly - YES!

Current weight: 156.6 (heavier clothing 158.2)

But I will mention my sister's take on this minimum weight issue (she,
by the way has never had a weight problem other than being UNDER most
of her life!!!). I mentioned getting to 155 to have a sufficient
clothing cushion. She suggested as some of us have discussed then you
will not want to move much from there and will try being just a bit
lower to keep 155 and so on and so forth and ...... Which is what
I've been thinking. So what does it mean. I have no idea (g)

(aside: don't eat your heart out Lesanne, you cannot afford the points
(gd&r)


Fred
219.2/156.6/164.0 (Lifetime)
Started WW: Oct 29, 2002

"Fred" wrote in message
...


On Wed, 17 Dec 2003 02:41:30 -0600, Joyce wrote:

On Tue, 16 Dec 2003 18:34:12 -0800, Fred
wrote:



On Tue, 16 Dec 2003 03:32:25 -0600, Joyce wrote:

On Sun, 14 Dec 2003 15:54:10 -0800, Fred
wrote:



On Sun, 14 Dec 2003 14:34:30 -0600, Joyce wrote:

On Sun, 14 Dec 2003 09:58:12 -0800, Fred
wrote:

This weekend has been a BUST. Well, I continued to reorg the
basement. And mucked with the computer since Roxio's Easy Creator
messed up my partitions. They are still messed up but I have
managed
to mask the damage but cannot repair it.

hehehe - sounds like Roxio Easy Creator isn't so easy. g I was
looking at the
possibility of buying a different dvd creater, reviews of roxio
weren't so good
(other than price). I opted to stick with the one that came standard
on my
computer. So far, it hasn't caused any problems.

It ain't easy. I am pretty irritated (clean up for public
consumption!) If I have a free hour or two to spend on hold I might
give them a call and complain big time.

So, did you complain and did they give you any solutions?

Only on their Support forum where others users are also complaining
but with no official response from them. If I have time tomorrow
before WW, I may try sitting on hold for a while. But from what I
gather, they will not do much. They will probably say it was
something odd that Dell did to set up the partition altho, others with
Linux partitions and other operating systems are having similar
problems.

Funny how they are always able to blame it on someone/something else,
seems to be
standard practice for all problems now. Will be interesting to see what
they say
causes the problem, can't be the program itself because the name says
it's EASY.
g

It would be interesting to hear what they say and today I called
Toronto, Canada (Brenda can you translate (G)). Funny, I called an
hour after they OPEN. The answering system said to call back when
they are open. Yeah, like two minutes three times a day but once a
week on alternate Sundays!!! When logging to their web site, it will
not accept the ID that is on the disk - INVALID. How very convenient.
They are not open and you can't post to their site with the id which
is invalid.

Sorry Fred, can't translate this for you! (G) I'm beginning to think EZ CD
Creator uses it's own language, probably the same on the people who work
there use! Us westerners make more sense!



Right now it is chilly, about 40F but the sun is shining so far.
More
showers expected. I will try bike riding if it warms a bit or even
if
it does not.

Chilly? I'm thinkin' heat wave ... we've been sitting right at 17
degrees for the
past few days. It did get up to 34 at one point yesterday, just long
enough to
dump a little snow on the ground and make driving very nasty. Cold,
cold, cold
again today. I'm sticking closer to home today for a change, only
need to run out
to a food service store to pick up fruit/veggies/trays and get
something made for
the staff at the nursing home.

Well, at 17F, I don't really consider bike riding except if the cabin
fever gets real bad. It was chilly especially into the wind. But
your conditions sound really awful. The 3 years I lived in Chicago it
only got bad once or twice.

That's the one nice thing about the low temps ... they don't last long,
and when
temps rise it does feel like a heat wave. Back into the 30s today, but
overcast.
The winds picked up this afternoon, making it feel a bit on the biting
side again.
I tend to look on the positive side, was talking to my son about this
today. In a
few weeks we will be into January ... which means only a few more
months of
winter. And so far we haven't had any really nasty weather. Time
really does
fly.

Yes, today was about 50F and it felt okay as I walked to lunch. Upon
leaving the restaurant it was blowing and raining for my 10 block walk
back - yuck

I ran out to sons car in pj's this morning, needed the mileage to get
verification
for some needed warranty work. I swear it felt balmy at 8AM - gray and
damp, but
warm. By 9:30 it was blowing like the devil again, and went right
through you -
icy chill but temps said 35. Afternoon was 30, but very frigid - I was
happy to
get back home where it was reasonably warm.

Maybe some sun here today and tomorrow but then a freeziing level UP
for the weekend with rain instead of snow UP there.

Limes are purchased and shrimp is the dinner of choice (G)

mmmmmmmmmm, and what time will dinner be served? I am awfully tired
of pizza,
chinese and quick grab sandwiches.

5-6 my time. Come on over if you can get to the airport.....

Roads weren't too bad, just slick from the dusting of snow. I do think
that
inches is much easier to drive in than the slick wet blowing little
amounts that
come down. And we all know that everyone forgets how to drive in this
stuff,
which makes the matter worse. I could have got to the airport, was
just too tired
to do so. So I opted for lean pork, brussel sprouts and baked sweet
potato
instead. It was yummy, but not quite as exotic as your tequila shrimp.

Hye, tonight's was excellent - I used scallops instead and bit more
lime and tequila (G)

I guess I'm going to have to break down and buy a bottle of tequilla,
huh? Then
find a way to keep my kids out of it. G Wonder if you can buy those
small
airline size bottles, would be perfect for this recipe. I love scallops,
will
probably try the recipe using them.

Our state liquor stores do sell smaller bottles of some things.

Yesterday's leftover half sweet potato is for tomorrow.

Now how do you save half a sweet potato? I manage to eat the entire
thing, too
good to put any away. G Maybe I'm buying smaller ones? I will admit
though,
that lately I have been purchasing huge baking potatoes - hub and I split
them and
are more than enough for both of us.

Well, it was the evening after the work luncheon bash and I decided to
cut back a bit. No snacks that night either. I did have a skinny cow
last night before today's WI! (G)
Joyce

Joyce

On Wed, 17 Dec 2003 06:47:01 -0800, "Brenda Hammond"
wrote:


"Joyce" wrote in message
.. .
On Tue, 16 Dec 2003 18:34:12 -0800, Fred
wrote:



On Tue, 16 Dec 2003 03:32:25 -0600, Joyce wrote:

On Sun, 14 Dec 2003 15:54:10 -0800, Fred
wrote:



On Sun, 14 Dec 2003 14:34:30 -0600, Joyce wrote:

On Sun, 14 Dec 2003 09:58:12 -0800, Fred
wrote:

This weekend has been a BUST. Well, I continued to reorg the
basement. And mucked with the computer since Roxio's Easy Creator
messed up my partitions. They are still messed up but I have managed
to mask the damage but cannot repair it.

hehehe - sounds like Roxio Easy Creator isn't so easy. g I was
looking at the
possibility of buying a different dvd creater, reviews of roxio
weren't so good
(other than price). I opted to stick with the one that came standard
on my
computer. So far, it hasn't caused any problems.

It ain't easy. I am pretty irritated (clean up for public
consumption!) If I have a free hour or two to spend on hold I might
give them a call and complain big time.

So, did you complain and did they give you any solutions?

Only on their Support forum where others users are also complaining
but with no official response from them. If I have time tomorrow
before WW, I may try sitting on hold for a while. But from what I
gather, they will not do much. They will probably say it was
something odd that Dell did to set up the partition altho, others with
Linux partitions and other operating systems are having similar
problems.

Funny how they are always able to blame it on someone/something else,
seems to be
standard practice for all problems now. Will be interesting to see what
they say
causes the problem, can't be the program itself because the name says it's
EASY.
g

Yeah, but by EASY they meant EASY to screw up your computer, they just don't
tell you that!!! (G)

LOL! At least you seem to be keeping your sense of humor in operation. It
probably won't get you anywhere, but might help in keeping your sanity.

Joyce

So, did you complain and did they give you any solutions?

Only on their Support forum where others users are also complaining
but with no official response from them. If I have time tomorrow
before WW, I may try sitting on hold for a while. But from what I
gather, they will not do much. They will probably say it was
something odd that Dell did to set up the partition altho, others with
Linux partitions and other operating systems are having similar
problems.

Funny how they are always able to blame it on someone/something else, seems to be
standard practice for all problems now. Will be interesting to see what they say
causes the problem, can't be the program itself because the name says it's EASY.
g

It would be interesting to hear what they say and today I called
Toronto, Canada (Brenda can you translate (G)). Funny, I called an
hour after they OPEN. The answering system said to call back when
they are open. Yeah, like two minutes three times a day but once a
week on alternate Sundays!!! When logging to their web site, it will
not accept the ID that is on the disk - INVALID. How very convenient.
They are not open and you can't post to their site with the id which
is invalid.

LOL! I had a similar call Tuesday morning, when phoning for warranty
authorization on my sons car. The company opened at 8AM, I called at 8:01 and
received the voice system saying to call back during business hours. Hung up and
redialed right away, this time being told that all lines were busy and the first
available rep would be with me as soon as possible. Geeeeesh, do they only have
one line .. how did they fill up in less than a minute? And I love calling
computer tech support and being told I can find my answers to my problems on their
website. Well dang, if I had computer access would I even be calling? G

Yes, today was about 50F and it felt okay as I walked to lunch. Upon
leaving the restaurant it was blowing and raining for my 10 block walk
back - yuck

I ran out to sons car in pj's this morning, needed the mileage to get verification
for some needed warranty work. I swear it felt balmy at 8AM - gray and damp, but
warm. By 9:30 it was blowing like the devil again, and went right through you -
icy chill but temps said 35. Afternoon was 30, but very frigid - I was happy to
get back home where it was reasonably warm.

Maybe some sun here today and tomorrow but then a freeziing level UP
for the weekend with rain instead of snow UP there.

Was sunny here today and did feel a bit warmer ... ah, that lack of wind is a
fooler. Temp was actually colder than it has been, was in the mid 20's today.
Guess a bit of sunlight and lack of wind changes our perception of temperature.

Hye, tonight's was excellent - I used scallops instead and bit more
lime and tequila (G)

I guess I'm going to have to break down and buy a bottle of tequilla, huh? Then
find a way to keep my kids out of it. G Wonder if you can buy those small
airline size bottles, would be perfect for this recipe. I love scallops, will
probably try the recipe using them.

Our state liquor stores do sell smaller bottles of some things.

I did buy a small bottle today, probably won't be enough left over to worry about
the kids getting into. G And the man at the liquor store says that is the main
reason he stocks the mini-bottles ... many people in buying them for baking and
cooking, that don't want an entire large bottle of something they don't use often.
Wonder why I never thought of it before!

Yesterday's leftover half sweet potato is for tomorrow.

Now how do you save half a sweet potato? I manage to eat the entire thing, too
good to put any away. G Maybe I'm buying smaller ones? I will admit though,
that lately I have been purchasing huge baking potatoes - hub and I split them and
are more than enough for both of us.

Well, it was the evening after the work luncheon bash and I decided to
cut back a bit. No snacks that night either. I did have a skinny cow
last night before today's WI! (G)

I am beginning to swear that the later snacking does show on the scale - probably
not a *real* gain or loss ... but temporarily, it is there. I haven't snacked on
anything in the evenings the past few nights, other than a little bit of fruit.
Stepped on the scale this morning (while gritting what is left of my teeth) and
was amazed that it showed me at where I was right around thanksgiving time.

Joyce

"Joyce" wrote in message
...
On Wed, 17 Dec 2003 06:47:01 -0800, "Brenda Hammond"
wrote:


"Joyce" wrote in message
.. .
On Tue, 16 Dec 2003 18:34:12 -0800, Fred
wrote:



On Tue, 16 Dec 2003 03:32:25 -0600, Joyce wrote:

On Sun, 14 Dec 2003 15:54:10 -0800, Fred
wrote:



On Sun, 14 Dec 2003 14:34:30 -0600, Joyce wrote:

On Sun, 14 Dec 2003 09:58:12 -0800, Fred

wrote:

This weekend has been a BUST. Well, I continued to reorg the
basement. And mucked with the computer since Roxio's Easy Creator
messed up my partitions. They are still messed up but I have
managed
to mask the damage but cannot repair it.

hehehe - sounds like Roxio Easy Creator isn't so easy. g I was
looking at the
possibility of buying a different dvd creater, reviews of roxio
weren't so good
(other than price). I opted to stick with the one that came
standard
on my
computer. So far, it hasn't caused any problems.

It ain't easy. I am pretty irritated (clean up for public
consumption!) If I have a free hour or two to spend on hold I might
give them a call and complain big time.

So, did you complain and did they give you any solutions?

Only on their Support forum where others users are also complaining
but with no official response from them. If I have time tomorrow
before WW, I may try sitting on hold for a while. But from what I
gather, they will not do much. They will probably say it was
something odd that Dell did to set up the partition altho, others with
Linux partitions and other operating systems are having similar
problems.

Funny how they are always able to blame it on someone/something else,
seems to be
standard practice for all problems now. Will be interesting to see
what
they say
causes the problem, can't be the program itself because the name says
it's
EASY.
g

Yeah, but by EASY they meant EASY to screw up your computer, they just
don't
tell you that!!! (G)

LOL! At least you seem to be keeping your sense of humor in operation.
It
probably won't get you anywhere, but might help in keeping your sanity.

I seem to have picked up my sense of humor from my best friend back in
highschool, but hers is a little more warped than mine is. At least it used
to be.. Now she's a mom of two, and the last few times we saw each other,
she wasn't quite the same.....
A sense of humor does help me keep my sanity although there are days when I
wonder if I am actually sane!


Joyce

On Fri, 19 Dec 2003 02:37:25 -0600, Joyce wrote:


So, did you complain and did they give you any solutions?

Only on their Support forum where others users are also complaining
but with no official response from them. If I have time tomorrow
before WW, I may try sitting on hold for a while. But from what I
gather, they will not do much. They will probably say it was
something odd that Dell did to set up the partition altho, others with
Linux partitions and other operating systems are having similar
problems.

Funny how they are always able to blame it on someone/something else, seems to be
standard practice for all problems now. Will be interesting to see what they say
causes the problem, can't be the program itself because the name says it's EASY.
g

It would be interesting to hear what they say and today I called
Toronto, Canada (Brenda can you translate (G)). Funny, I called an
hour after they OPEN. The answering system said to call back when
they are open. Yeah, like two minutes three times a day but once a
week on alternate Sundays!!! When logging to their web site, it will
not accept the ID that is on the disk - INVALID. How very convenient.
They are not open and you can't post to their site with the id which
is invalid.

LOL! I had a similar call Tuesday morning, when phoning for warranty
authorization on my sons car. The company opened at 8AM, I called at 8:01 and
received the voice system saying to call back during business hours. Hung up and
redialed right away, this time being told that all lines were busy and the first
available rep would be with me as soon as possible. Geeeeesh, do they only have
one line .. how did they fill up in less than a minute? And I love calling
computer tech support and being told I can find my answers to my problems on their
website. Well dang, if I had computer access would I even be calling? G

Very good point about not having computer access to fix the computer
problem on the web. I will give Roxio a call again in a bit. They
should now be open for almost two hours. When I finally do get
through I suspect that I will be on hold for a long time. I've also
had that call early and they have not taken it off "night" message.
Call back and miss the queue!!!

Yes, today was about 50F and it felt okay as I walked to lunch. Upon
leaving the restaurant it was blowing and raining for my 10 block walk
back - yuck

I ran out to sons car in pj's this morning, needed the mileage to get verification
for some needed warranty work. I swear it felt balmy at 8AM - gray and damp, but
warm. By 9:30 it was blowing like the devil again, and went right through you -
icy chill but temps said 35. Afternoon was 30, but very frigid - I was happy to
get back home where it was reasonably warm.

Maybe some sun here today and tomorrow but then a freeziing level UP
for the weekend with rain instead of snow UP there.

It was 54 and perfect yesterday (thurs) Today the clouds are moving
in and rain for the first half of the weekend.

Was sunny here today and did feel a bit warmer ... ah, that lack of wind is a
fooler. Temp was actually colder than it has been, was in the mid 20's today.
Guess a bit of sunlight and lack of wind changes our perception of temperature.

Hye, tonight's was excellent - I used scallops instead and bit more
lime and tequila (G)

I guess I'm going to have to break down and buy a bottle of tequilla, huh? Then
find a way to keep my kids out of it. G Wonder if you can buy those small
airline size bottles, would be perfect for this recipe. I love scallops, will
probably try the recipe using them.

Our state liquor stores do sell smaller bottles of some things.

I did buy a small bottle today, probably won't be enough left over to worry about
the kids getting into. G And the man at the liquor store says that is the main
reason he stocks the mini-bottles ... many people in buying them for baking and
cooking, that don't want an entire large bottle of something they don't use often.
Wonder why I never thought of it before!

Nor much to just sample either (G) I still have two more limes and
lots of tequila.

Yesterday's leftover half sweet potato is for tomorrow.

Now how do you save half a sweet potato? I manage to eat the entire thing, too
good to put any away. G Maybe I'm buying smaller ones? I will admit though,
that lately I have been purchasing huge baking potatoes - hub and I split them and
are more than enough for both of us.

Well, it was the evening after the work luncheon bash and I decided to
cut back a bit. No snacks that night either. I did have a skinny cow
last night before today's WI! (G)

I am beginning to swear that the later snacking does show on the scale - probably
not a *real* gain or loss ... but temporarily, it is there. I haven't snacked on
anything in the evenings the past few nights, other than a little bit of fruit.
Stepped on the scale this morning (while gritting what is left of my teeth) and
was amazed that it showed me at where I was right around thanksgiving time.

Well, yesterday the scale at home saw its lowest value yet - 155.5 but
I don't understand it at all. As it was down 2.5 from the day before.
Oh, well. No WI for two weeks - well, no OFFICIAL WI.

Joyce