MarkDaSpark wrote:Well, to everyone (but not a Canadian obviously ) that should have been obvious. Excluded as well, is the now mythical Bunch of Changelings

The Bunch of Changelings is not a myth, I have seen it!

cortot20 wrote:The Bunch of Changelings is not a myth, I have seen it!

Lately? It seems to be extinct, another victim of Global Warming.

MarkDaSpark wrote:Lately? It seems to be extinct, another victim of Global Warming.

Several of us received them around X-Mas time, though it was truly a random thing, as they were not for sale, they simply arrived.

North316 wrote:Several of us received them around X-Mas time, though it was truly a random thing, as they were not for sale, they simply arrived.

Those don't count as true Bunch of Changelings since they weren't part of a Woot-Off or "special" day (April Fools, Xmas, New Year's, etc.)

they seem to be giving away a whole bunch of crap on facebook... just not always a bag with it.

joelsisk wrote:they seem to be giving away a whole bunch of crap on facebook... just not always a bag with it.

Yeah, they were, yesterday -- but it was missing the crucial randomness factor. I do miss the good old B of C. Even though I hadn't gotten one in a long while.

still feeling like crap, missed all the good stuff during the woot off, went to bed way earlier than normal. Was able to get in on the chocolate today!! Got into the Dr. today... only a wicked sinus infection... hasn't turned into a total upper respiratory infection (like it normally does) nothing like being 1 of the only subs. who will work at our school, knowing that if I call in sick that it screws up everyone... so I sound like bea author with a runny nose..... fun fun.... 1 more day of work.... yea!! least anyone thinks I am complaining... I'm not... I am very grateful to have such a great job!!!

mommadeb1 wrote:still feeling like crap, missed all the good stuff during the woot off, went to bed way earlier than normal. Was able to get in on the chocolate today!! Got into the Dr. today... only a wicked sinus infection... hasn't turned into a total upper respiratory infection (like it normally does) nothing like being 1 of the only subs. who will work at our school, knowing that if I call in sick that it screws up everyone... so I sound like bea author with a runny nose..... fun fun.... 1 more day of work.... yea!! least anyone thinks I am complaining... I'm not... I am very grateful to have such a great job!!!

Hope you feel better soon! I have grades due on Wednesday and a very full weekend with our gathering!

joelsisk wrote:from MSP? bleh. Spring Break, man!

You should try what we did for Spring Break once: we went to MSP. Had a great visit.

MarkDaSpark wrote:Except for Woot Monkeys! Those were specifically excluded from the moritorium....

I don't have that kind of moratorium, I've just gotten totally bored with the whole woot-off experience and forgot to look before going to bed. So of course, that's when they offered the new monkeys. I give up.

ddeuddeg wrote:I don't have that kind of moratorium, I've just gotten totally bored with the whole woot-off experience and forgot to look before going to bed. So of course, that's when they offered the new monkeys. I give up.

you and me both!!

ddeuddeg wrote:I don't have that kind of moratorium, I've just gotten totally bored with the whole woot-off experience and forgot to look before going to bed. So of course, that's when they offered the new monkeys. I give up.

I should have extras, and will bring them to D&D.

ThunderThighs wrote:They weren't random. They were for the top quality posters. Give yourself a pat on the back if you received one.

Wonder what the minimum was... 'Course my quality posting stopped pretty soon after the newsletter mention about the spreadsheets and lab rat packing. Primarily because that was when the lab rat program stopped and they went to the one-a-day format and I couldn't keep up with the spreadsheets anymore. Although I like to think that the popularity of the spreadsheets was what prompted them to start listing the discount % on the offer itself. And I never got formal QPs for most of them since that didn't start til later. Nor did I get QPs for the packing since it wasn't in the main thread... Don't mean to sound whiny, just stating observation. God knows I've received my fair share of goodies over the years and I certainty don't mean to sound ungrateful.

*peeks at QP count*

ThunderThighs wrote:We looked at the top x number of posters for the year (2012). Come into the daily sale threads (especially wine!). That's where you're more likely to get them.

Gotcha like I said, not whining, just curious, I've gotten plenty of freebies.

ddeuddeg wrote:You should try what we did for Spring Break once: we went to MSP. Had a great visit.

So, are you saying we should go to the beaches of Buffalo instead?

I don't know why this amuses me so much.

I missed a woot off!!!!
Grr....

Interesting that I'm annoyed only because I missed the non wine items... Really wanted the salted caramel and brandidi...

cheron98 wrote:Wonder what the minimum was... 'Course my quality posting stopped pretty soon after the newsletter mention about the spreadsheets and lab rat packing. Primarily because that was when the lab rat program stopped and they went to the one-a-day format and I couldn't keep up with the spreadsheets anymore. Although I like to think that the popularity of the spreadsheets was what prompted them to start listing the discount % on the offer itself. And I never got formal QPs for most of them since that didn't start til later. Nor did I get QPs for the packing since it wasn't in the main thread... Don't mean to sound whiny, just stating observation. God knows I've received my fair share of goodies over the years and I certainty don't mean to sound ungrateful.

*peeks at QP count*

Tell me about it! But I did figure it was the 20% Cooler count from the the main thread during 2012.

And CJ never really gets a 20% Cooler from keeping the list of Gatherings up to date (and when are we getting that GATHERINGS Tab????). Nor did I for posting it in the new Monday thread, nor subbing for you and Jason when you couldn't do the How Good is This Deal? post.

But then again, I did have all those labrats. And last June.

otolith wrote:So, are you saying we should go to the beaches of Buffalo instead?

You could come to the "Beaches of Cheyenne", but it's kind of frozen over right now.

Gah, now I've got that song buzzing around in my head.

KAHN!!!!


* - from George Takei's FB page. For someone who hates Shatner, he sures seems to fixate on him.

bhodilee wrote:I don't know why this amuses me so much.

see, 50 cents doesn't sound like much, but it IS a 25% increase!

Like "upchuck".

NonnaWY wrote:You could come to the "Beaches of Cheyenne", but it's kind of frozen over right now.

Gah, now I've got that song buzzing around in my head.

wait, the BEACHES are frozen?

joelsisk wrote:wait, the BEACHES are frozen?

they might very well be. We're getting an ice storm on Sunday. Maybe they had one in Wyoming?

bhodilee wrote:they might very well be. We're getting an ice storm on Sunday. Maybe they had one in Wyoming?

I believe that your Nebraska beaches are similar to those in WY.

NonnaWY wrote:You could come to the "Beaches of Cheyenne", but it's kind of frozen over right now.

Gah, now I've got that song buzzing around in my head.

When I moved last summer I stayed overnight in Cheyenne. I had "I Can Still Make Cheyenne" playing in my head the whole day before we got there and most of the day after. I loved Wyoming, it was so beautiful! But all those gates on the side of the highway (presumably for closing the roads) were pretty scary! I can't wait to go back and visit, but not during the winter!

joelsisk wrote:wait, the BEACHES are frozen?

Just saw a news story that Lake Erie has ice dunes. Ice from waves piling up. Looks really strange.

polarbear22 wrote:Just saw a news story that Lake Erie has ice dunes. Ice from waves piling up. Looks really strange.

I grew up on the shore of Lake Erie, in Erie, PA. The ice dunes happen every winter, they are a combination of frozen wave action and blocks of ice broken up by the moving water as the Lake freezes from the shore out. Add a bit of new snow and there you have it! They are quite nice to look at however very dangerous to walk on because there are many hidden openings and if you fall through it would be very difficult to get out, not to mention you may be in deep water. Further out in the lake if it freezes completely over (less common now but usually every winter when I was young) are pressure ridges, similar to ice dunes, blocks of ice pushed high up due to pressure from ice movement and wind. Also dangerous. Every now and then people think it would be easy to walk across the frozen lake to Canada (Less than 20 miles from Erie, PA to Long Point, Canada but not easy at all due to cracks, open water, pressure ridges, etc.

Weird... I have two days off, in a row, on a weekend. What am I supposed to do with myself!?

ThunderThighs wrote:

Two down, two to go!

ThunderThighs wrote:

And you actually get paid for this..!

ThunderThighs wrote:I know! I love my job. Of course, I'm not even working today. I'm just here on my own time.

Masochist!!!

Itwdswafo wrote:Weird... I have two days off, in a row, on a weekend. What am I supposed to do with myself!?

drink wine???

chemvictim wrote:When I moved last summer I stayed overnight in Cheyenne. I had "I Can Still Make Cheyenne" playing in my head the whole day before we got there and most of the day after. I loved Wyoming, it was so beautiful! But all those gates on the side of the highway (presumably for closing the roads) were pretty scary! I can't wait to go back and visit, but not during the winter!

Yeah, they do close the roads a bit around here during the winter. It's not the amount of snow, it's the blowing winds and snow combined that makes it dicey.

Anytime you come back to the area, PM me. I've got a gob of wine club friends here that would use any excuse to get together.

joelsisk wrote:I believe that your Nebraska beaches are similar to those in WY.

eh, it was 50 for two straight days. we're not frozen. our ice storm is now just going to be rain.

ThunderThighs wrote:Rock on!

Three of four! I briefly considered asking one of the strangers I saw walking their dogs today if I could briefly walk them, but alas it didn't happen. Maybe I should have gotten to the wine first....