Frozen in Kansas

[KCDakar]

I live in an old Kansas farm house.
The temp went down to -4 last night.
Wind chill -14.
Water dripping in every faucet.
Awoke to no drips...:mad

I have the KC BMW MC party tonight.
People will love to see me...
You should see my hair right now.:blush:

The house is so cold the furnace is on almost all the time.
Last month the gas bill was $800.:cryin:
The wood stove is blasting.
And my allergies are raging from the smoke and ash.:(
I need a small break right now.
With none in site...

Did I tell anyone that the fridge, washing machine and my car blew the motor in the last 19 days...

I could start drinking again...:confused:

Sorry I just needed to rant....

I'm now going back to bed. It's too cold to go work in the shop...:boring:

[Queen]

I feel for you, it's ridiculously cold here in Central IL too. :(

However, we sold our house three years ago and now live in an apartment...so it's plenty warm and if something breaks we call the landlord! :thumbup:

BTW - I thought my heating bill of $150 was over the top, I'd go postal if I got an $800 bill. :blush:

[Luna Tique]

Sorry Dakar :( I feel bad for you.
When things break they seem to come in waves. Why is that?
I know that sub zero weather is on it's way east "They" say Sunday it is going to be extremely cold here.
I have an idea: :thumbup: Ask Nut to "borrow" :happy a plane and bring you to AK. I think it is warmer there.:confused:

[KansasKawboy]

Dang it only got down to 2 here in town. We also have an old house and ran water all night, when the furnace shuts off it's like man it's cold.

[ridingAK]

I'm sorry Dakar, I wish Nut could "borrow" that plane. It was 9 here this morning, but the house is warm and we have a nice stack of wood out back to keep the fire blazing.

[KCDakar]

And to add insult to injury,

My Confuzer died today....
I will see if they can get me back up Sunday afternoon...
Now I have to give the SO's confuzer back.

Wish me luck,,,I need it.:(

[Luna Tique]

And to add insult to injury,

My Confuzer died today....



I am sending you a vitual umbrella http://www.freesmileys.org/smileys/char129.gif (http://www.freesmileys.org)for that http://www.freesmileys.org/smileys/sad058.gif (http://www.freesmileys.org) over your head
stirring up some confuser curehttp://www.freesmileys.org/smileys/forum/stirthepot.gif (http://www.freesmileys.org) and if that doesn't work you can always try http://www.freesmileys.org/smileys/ad/crash.gif (http://www.freesmileys.org)

Hope it is a quick fix

[ridingAK]

yeah, what she said

[misschief_rc]

Aw, man! You've had some rotten luck lately! Hope it's a simple fix and you're back up and running (and warm) soon ;)

[Lucky_Devil]

I'm hoping things are looking better today http://www.pashnit.com/forum/images/smilies/budhug.gif

[ridingAK]

We're waiting for word from the mac doc...

[KansasKawboy]

Her Hard Drive went south, must not have liked this cold. We got her thawed out at Famous Daves BBQ tonight.

[KCDakar]

Yes indeed the hard drive is dead. I will send it off to a data retrieval place to see if they can get my pics off of it. The back up drive that I had was formatted in a way that the Mac did not like and I was in the process of working the bugs out when this happened. And throwing money at this is no guarantee that it will work...

The good news is that when we got home tonight the water in the Kitchen was running so we can wash up a bit.

I noticed that everyone at the BBQ tonight sat down at the far end of the table from us....

[sweptwingnut]

I noticed that everyone at the BBQ tonight sat down at the far end of the table from us....
:lol :lol :lol

Glad to hear you are on a recovering path!

[KansasKawboy]

I noticed that everyone at the BBQ tonight sat down at the far end of the table from us....


Don't let her fool you she was right in the middle of things.

[Inky]

Good lord Dakar! I'm sorry to hear about all that! What the hell?
I'm sorry to have been away, but I was tearing apart the new bike and painting it!

Sheesh, I hope things get better for you!

[Luna Tique]

but I was tearing apart the new bike and painting it!


Can't wait to see what your plans are for the "new" bike
Pictures please :happy I'll wait here while you get started http://www.freesmileys.org/smileys/chores032.gif (http://www.freesmileys.org/).........:boring:

[Luna Tique]

Her Hard Drive went south, must not have liked this cold. .

:lol :lol :lol :confused:


I know you don't ant to hear this now but . I back up everyday to an external drive and once a month to a DVD.making 2 copies I keep one in the office & the other in the shop. Just in case of some natural disaster I will have all my doc and pics

[ridingAK]

We'll be keeping our fingers crossed on the picture retrieval. As for the rest of it, thank goodness for warranties!

[Lucky_Devil]

...but I thought Mac's never broke....

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j/k :blush:

[KCDakar]

:lol :lol :lol :confused:


I know you don't want to hear this now but . I back up everyday to an external drive and once a month to a DVD.making 2 copies I keep one in the office & the other in the shop. Just in case of some natural disaster I will have all my doc and pics


I was trying to get my ex-drive to work. But I couldn't as it was older and formatted for MS and my confuzer didn't like it.. My loss for sure.:(

I called the DR (data recovery) guy today, left a message. Keep your fingers crossed...

I have nobody to blame but myself. I feel really bad about this as I lost ALL my pics in the fire and now this. This is all I have of the places I have been...

It is what it is...I don't have to like it...:no

[Lucky_Devil]

So did you send in the old MS formatted drive, or the Mac... or both? Do you have a PC still in the house that you can check the old drive on?

[ridingAK]

We have a few pics of you...

http://AlaskaDualsport.smugmug.com/photos/152039326-M.jpg

http://AlaskaDualsport.smugmug.com/photos/152035774-M.jpg

and I bet if you do lose your pics you could out the word out and all the motorcycle people you've made friends with over the years would be able to get you a lot more. It wouldn't make up for the loss of YOUR pics, but you'd still have something.

[KCDakar]

Geeze Girl I just busted up in tears....

I love you both. Thank you for doing that for me. I will see what comes of it and if I need too I'll do what you suggest. I just hope I don't need to do it.:thumbup:

[KCDakar]

I was calling Dr Who in that photo.:lol

[ridingAK]

:lol :lol :lol

Did ya get 'em?

[KansasKawboy]

Here's a couple more.

[KCDakar]

Now that made me hungry again!

Thanks KK!:thumbup:

[KCDakar]

:lol :lol :lol

Did ya get 'em?

No he was out that night!:lol :lol

[sweptwingnut]

...but I thought Mac's never broke....

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Now now.....http://s3.amazonaws.com/advrider/amazon.gif.....:no :no

j/k :blush: :lol :lol :lol

I am surprised to LD.:confused: Don't know that much about it but I do love this Unix stuff. We are still using the same laptops from 2004/5.:lol I do know that windows can corrupt a mac in a dual platform setting on the newer units if you don't take the appropriate precautions but I don't believe that was dakar's issue.

Something to do with a formatting issue on an external drive that did not jive with her computer and it thumbed it's nose while she was working it out.

[sweptwingnut]

Here's a couple more.

Love that paper towel holder in the second shot! Now you got me hungry for catfish!

[KCDakar]

So did you send in the old MS formatted drive, or the Mac... or both? Do you have a PC still in the house that you can check the old drive on?

Sorry I did not see this.

The Mac is the one we are talking about. I have a call in but at this point have not heard from the Recovery man yet to see when to take it to him.:(
They (Mac Store)did all they could do to try to get the drive to show up. It was a :no go. The next step is to take the drive to someone that can figure out what part is keeping it from running fix it and off load as much info as can be got. That is if it is possible to do so...
Then the confuzer gets sent to Apple and a new drive gets installed. I only have to pay for the recovery part as it was up to me to make sure what I had was backed up.:owned I was trying to get that done with out spending money I don't have at this time by using a external USB drive I already have. Sad for me that the drive was formatted to my old laptop (that was crashing) and the Mac stuff was like Nut said thumbing it's nose at it when I tried to use it.

That said I have a friend that will take care of this for me when I get my Mac back. He is a IT Guru for IBM and the things he does with confuzers is really remarkable. WAAAAAY over my poor head!:lol
He said that he could configure it to all work in the background every time I just pluged it in and I would not have to worry about it...I like that!!!:thumbup:

[sweptwingnut]

:thumbup: :thumbup: Everyone needs a good IT friend!

[KCDakar]

MY WATER IS BACK ON!!!:rockon: :boobies: :bow :rockon: :boobies: :tongue :lol

[ridingAK]

I'm glad you'll get an automatic backup going. That will keep you well protected in the future.

[Bonnie Abbzug]

MY WATER IS BACK ON!!!:rockon: :boobies: :bow :rockon: :boobies: :tongue :lol

Hooray for running water!!!!!

Pretty much everyone here in town is having to keep water dripping all the time, due to the meters freezing up! Our neighbors are gonna be feeding our cats and checking on the water situation while we are gone this next week. Thank doG for good neighbors!!!!

[sweptwingnut]

MY WATER IS BACK ON!!!:rockon: :boobies: :bow :rockon: :boobies: :tongue :lol

:rockon: :rockon: WOOHOOOO:rockon: :rockon:

[KCDakar]

At the risk of TMI...

I just took a shower and MAN was that good!!!!
I feel human again! WOOHOO!

The dog was even ignoring me!:lol

[sweptwingnut]

The dog was even ignoring me!:lol

can't touch this.....:confused:

[Queen]

Water is goooood!

BTW - have you considered putting your pics on a web based hosting site? I'm a computer idiot and managed to lose a bunch of pics a couple of years ago (I still wonder where they are...just floating around in space or something?). I tried photobucket but they resized my pics so I got a smugmug account to save them now.

[sweptwingnut]

smugmug rocks!:rockon:

[KCDakar]

can't touch this.....:confused:


:lol :lol :lol The dog wouldn't either. And you have to remember they like to roll in ----!:owned

[sweptwingnut]

:confused: :lol :lol :lol :confused:

[KCDakar]

Water is goooood!

BTW - have you considered putting your pics on a web based hosting site? I'm a computer idiot and managed to lose a bunch of pics a couple of years ago (I still wonder where they are...just floating around in space or something?). I tried photobucket but they resized my pics so I got a smugmug account to save them now.

Sorry to hear you lost your pics too.:(

To tell you the truth I tried SmugMug when I was using my PC and because I was having trouble seeing pics cause the screen was dieing I had to pass at the time. I was trying to save money (like THAT helped!:mad ) and just use my USB HD with my Mac.

So I stand before you all and state right here and now...I am a DUMB HEAD!:blush:

SmugMug is a pay service and as it stands I will still have to wait because I am now REALLY broke...:( But like you I looked at the others and it is the best way to go for what I want to do with my pics. It is just not in my budget right now.:thumbup:

[Queen]

...
SmugMug is a pay service and as it stands I will still have to wait because I am now REALLY broke...:( But like you I looked at the others and it is the best way to go for what I want to do with my pics. It is just not in my budget right now.:thumbup:
Once your budget clears up be sure to get a coupon code, it knocks $5 off your first year and (I think) $10 for the person giving you the coupon. :thumbup:

[KCDakar]

Once your budget clears up be sure to get a coupon code, it knocks $5 off your first year and (I think) $10 for the person giving you the coupon. :thumbup:

Thanks!:thumbup:

[sweptwingnut]

SmugMug is a pay service and as it stands I will still have to wait because I am now REALLY broke...:( But like you I looked at the others and it is the best way to go for what I want to do with my pics. It is just not in my budget right now.:thumbup:

Check your email. Looks like Santa came late this year! :thumbup:

Just a thank you for all the help you gave rAK and I during our 2007 tour. Your a true friend and genuine soul. We love you!

[KCDakar]

I ahhh, well I ahh am ahh,,,
Well Hell I'm Speechless...

I have some tears to dry up and I will get back to you all in a bit...:blush:

[Bonnie Abbzug]

Check your email. Looks like Santa came late this year! :thumbup:

Just a thank you for all the help you gave rAK and I during our 2007 tour. Your a true friend and genuine soul. We love you!

:thumbup: I'm liking this place already!!!

[KCDakar]

I am still speechless...:blush:

Email back at you...

[sweptwingnut]

Email back at you...

Got it! No worries,,,,rAK and I hope you get a lot out of it and of course, we will all be expecting lots of pics and few excuses!:tongue

[KCDakar]

:owned

This place ROCKS!:rockon:

[KCDakar]

OK I have to say that I never saw this coming and as such I am truly shocked. The generosity of the people in the close knit family we call TWF has humbled me greatly.

I am a person that will do what needs to be done. rAK and Nut needed help and I was in a position to help when they were having a bit of bad luck on their ride this summer. I never had a second thought when they asked. If I could not do it I know others I could have called on to do it. I don't help others wondering if I will get something back. That isn't how it works. I don't take money or gifts. I do take dinner however!:tongue

What I did get from helping was two more people I am proud to call Friends...

The bike world is small. A small group as far as the general population goes. There are those that you can't count on (as in anything) but for the largest part you can call and they will answer. I have seen this time after time in my 43 years of riding. I have seen money, time, sweat and even blood shed to help out a fellow rider.

I am in awe right now because not only have rAK & Nut helped me out but others here have been in contact with me to help me out too. I never intended it to happen this way. I was feeling like the seams were going to bust on me that day and I needed to let off a little steam. And what I got was so many positive thoughts that my downward slide has started to level off.

I want to say a heart felt thank you to all of you here at TWF. And know that if you ever need help I will be there. It's just how it is...:thumbup:

[KansasKawboy]

Good of you Nut and rAK, it couldn't have happened to a nicer person. Love ya all.

[Luna Tique]

Dakar I am very glad to hear you spirits have been lifted & that Nut and rAK were part of the solution
I knew I liked it here :thumbup:

[jfike]

Dakar I am very glad to hear you spirits have been lifted & that Nut and rAK were part of the solution
I knew I liked it here :thumbup:

me too! that's what it's all about anyway isn't it?

[sweptwingnut]

Good of you Nut and rAK, it couldn't have happened to a nicer person. Love ya all.

We agree. It is not too often that you can meet someone as down to earth with a genuinely sincere soul as Dakar. When you do and you can actually spend a few days learning how cool they really are,,,,it is worthy of note. And we like to be surrounded by genuine good hearted people. That is why we are here.
:thumbup:

[sweptwingnut]

me too! that's what it's all about anyway isn't it?

Yes indeedy it is. (is that even a word?:confused: )

[KCDakar]

OK everybody you all are making my head big! :blush: I can't get to the kitchen now! And I am hungry...sheesh


:lol

[sweptwingnut]

Where is a campfire smily when you want one??

[KCDakar]

Where is a campfire smily when you want one??
I had one on my Mac!:lol

[Lucky_Devil]

Yay for TWF and AK & the Nut http://www.pashnit.com/forum/images/smilies/lala.gif

How about a group hug smilie

http://www.pashnit.com/forum/images/smilies/group-hug2.gif

[sweptwingnut]

I had one on my Mac!:lol
:lol :lol

[Luna Tique]

I am sending all of you hug http://www.freesmileys.org/smileys/hug008.gif (http://www.freesmileys.org/)

Does everyone feel better now.........because I do.....:)
http://www.freesmileys.org/smileys/hug009.gif (http://www.freesmileys.org/)



and Nut here you go http://www.freesmileys.org/smileys/happy070.gif (http://www.freesmileys.org) .............

[KCDakar]

Thank you LT!

XOXOXO to you too!

OK the Mac is with Da Man! We shall see whats up in a couple of days....

[KansasKawboy]

This is turning into a love fest. If this doesn't keep you warm nothing will.:thumbup:

[sweptwingnut]

and Nut here you go http://www.freesmileys.org/smileys/happy070.gif (http://www.freesmileys.org) .............
:lol :lol :lol I knew there was one out there somewhere! :thumbup:

[KCDakar]

This is turning into a love fest. If this doesn't keep you warm nothing will.:thumbup:

I'm doing GREAT!!!

My confuzer is at the shop. My car 'might' get done today. My pipes are running water still. And you all are the coolest group of riders I know!:rockon:

[Luna Tique]

Glad to hear you are laughing at life again :thumbup: :happy

[ridingAK]

Glad to hear you are laughing at life again :thumbup: :happy

+1, and it is much better to laugh at life than to have life laughing at you!

[KCDakar]

:cryin: made my head all stuffed up!:lol Thanks guys!

[Luna Tique]

+1, and it is much better to laugh at life than to have life laughing at you!

Does that happen?:confused: :lol :lol :lol

[sweptwingnut]

Does that happen?:confused: :lol :lol :lol

Not me. :bs I have a few things I tell myself every morning to help keep my head on track.

1. Everyday is like christmas (I could be gone from this world tomorrow:confused: ) - That puts me in perspective.

2. Everyday is an adventure. (This gets me ready for whatever challenge pops up.)

3. Don't fight the karma! (comes in handy when the challenges get too big!:tongue )

[KCDakar]

OK got my car back!:thumbup:

Free at last!:lol

[sweptwingnut]

:thumbup: :thumbup:

[KCDakar]

I have a list 5 miles long that needs to be done in town.
I feel like a 15 year old wanting to drive Dads new car!:lol

[sweptwingnut]

DRIVE BABY DRIVE!!!!!!:lol

[ridingAK]

You can DRIVE! yea! Now get behind the wheel and head North...

[KCDakar]

You can DRIVE! yea! Now get behind the wheel and head North...

North!:confused: It's snowing and cold up North!
Well it is 45 deg in AK right now...hummm I'll have to think about that its going to stay cold here for a spell longer...:(

But the heater works in my car cause I have a new radiator!:happy

[Inky]

:thumbup: :thumbup:

[KansasKawboy]

Heat is a good thing.

[KCDakar]

Getting ready for the maiden voyage in the PT. Wish me luck!:happy

[sweptwingnut]

Getting ready for the maiden voyage in the PT. Wish me luck!:happy

Good luck:thumbup:

[ridingAK]

+1

[Luna Tique]

Have fun :thumbup:

[Luna Tique]

No news is good news they say...... I guess your car ran just fine on it's maiden voyage yesterday

[KCDakar]

No news is good news they say...... I guess your car ran just fine on it's maiden voyage yesterday

Nope! It blew the head gasket. It has to be taken all apart again and redone.:confused: :cryin:

[KansasKawboy]

Dang.

[KCDakar]

:lol :lol :lol :lol And my sewer pipe has froze up after the pipes froze again last night again!:lol :lol :lol

:confused:

[KansasKawboy]

There is a heat wave coming for the weekend 40s and 50s.:riding: :rockon: :moped

[KCDakar]

I will get out one way or the other!:rockon:

[ridingAK]

We are back down to single digits. After our weird few days of warm it felt really cold this morning taking the girls to school.

[KCDakar]

We are back down to single digits. After our weird few days of warm it felt really cold this morning taking the girls to school.

Still able to ski?

[ridingAK]

The girls have skiing down to -5. I think it is insane. We saw a little while ago that we are forecast for a blizzard tonight, heavy snow, wind, near white-out conditions. The National Weather Service warning runs until 5 am tomorrow morning. I'd be willing to bet all the kids are out at recess and nothing is even slowed down. (except me!)

[KCDakar]

The girls have skiing down to -5. I think it is insane. We saw a little while ago that we are forecast for a blizzard tonight, heavy snow, wind, near white-out conditions. The National Weather Service warning runs until 5 am tomorrow morning. I'd be willing to bet all the kids are out at recess and nothing is even slowed down. (except me!)

It is like 16 or so here and is to be around 8 to night. Maybe 2 deg colder here on the Farm. I am so cold I have 3 layers on now and standing in front to the stove and I am still cold...
Blizzard, heavy snow, wind, white out, recess? HA! I would be of no use as I would be curled up at the foot of the bed and you would not see me tell spring!:confused:

[KCDakar]

The call from the Data guy was not very hopeful. He said he was going to keep the HD spinning until Monday night, but at this point he had not gotten it to do much.:(
He said he was not going to give up until it was time...

On a different note our printer started to act up and then went totally on the fritz at which point it and I had an all out war and dang if it didn't win!:blush:

The good part was that a friend drove all the way out to our Farm picked me and my gear up and we went for a ride in his Ural sidecar rig.

WOOHOO!!!

Man did I need that!!!!:rockon:

And when I got home tonight the road looked like I might be able to get out on the Dakar for a nice Sunday ride.

So now I am making Lemonade!

OK now before you ask me for pics LT I can't use the SOs confuzer to load up picks (long story:mad )so when I get my Mac back you can rag me all you want for pics and I will post them up then cause I know how much you need them!:thumbup:

[KansasKawboy]

The good part was that a friend drove all the way out to our Farm picked me and my gear up and we went for a ride in his Ural sidecar rig.

WOOHOO!!!

Man did I need that!!!!:rockon:

And when I got home tonight the road looked like I might be able to get out on the Dakar for a nice Sunday ride.:thumbup:


How cool is that?

[Luna Tique]

Glad to hear you got out ...... Riding Monkey sounds Cool :thumbup:
Hope Sunday's :riding: give you your needed fix
Riding is much better therapy than a Physiatrist:lol :lol :lol

[Luna Tique]

OK now before you ask me for pics LT I can't use the SOs confuzer to load up picks (long story:mad )so when I get my Mac back you can rag me all you want for pics and I will post them up then cause I know how much you need them!:thumbup:

Who me ? :confused: :blush: Does that sound like me ? :confused: :blush: Like something I would do?:confused: :blush:


Yeap :thumbup: :happy :tongue

Don't you worry I'll remind you and if I forget rAK will :lol :lol :lol

[sweptwingnut]

...... Riding Monkey sounds Cool :thumbup:

:confused: :confused: :confused: :confused:

[KansasKawboy]

Who me ? :confused: :blush: Does that sound like me ? :confused: :blush: Like something I would do?:confused: :blush:


Yeap :thumbup: :happy :tongue

Don't you worry I'll remind you and if I forget rAK will :lol :lol :lol

:) :happy :lol :lol :lol

[KansasKawboy]

Dang we had 3 nice days and this morning winter came back big time at 6 am 55 degrees, 9 am 20 degrees and now it's snowing.:mad

[sweptwingnut]

...6 am 55 degrees, 9 am 20 degrees and now it's snowing.:mad
:confused: :confused: :confused:

[KCDakar]

I had to go to town and back.
Cold going up, strong winds about 40 mph.
Two hours later Blowing snow, slick as all getout and the wind almost took out a big truck I had just passed on the Highway.:confused:
We had two white out events that lasted about three miles at a time out on the Highway. That was fun! NOT!

The SO is still at work and is going to try to get home before the wind blows the snow a foot deep across the road to the farm. If that happens I have to break out the tractor and go get her...

All this and we only had about what maybe an inch? Sheesh, love the Great Plains...:lol :bs

[jfike]

All this and we only had about what maybe an inch? Sheesh, love the Great Plains...:lol :bs

sounds like the Lower Mainland....ask hijinxxx what she's done so far today!

here we usually have wet roads before it gets down to freezing, so all the prairie people think we are a bunch of wusses when we won't drive in it. it truly is selfpreservation here though, there are so many 4wheeling redneck wanna-be's that it is simply safer to stay off the roads.

oh yah all it takes is an inch.... we've had 4-6 here and more as you get closer to the city!! langley has 8??etc.

[jfike]

10 minutes ago and it was actually snowing(but i don't think you can see it)

[Luna Tique]

Our roads aren't bad, but my driveway is solid ice :(

[KCDakar]

Cleaned out the stove and have her stoked up red hot.
The wind has settled and the SO is home safe and sound.
Life is good!:thumbup:

[KCDakar]

My Mac is back from the local Data guy. He was not able to do anything with the drive. :(
Now it is sitting in a shipping box with a label on it to be shipped to a place on the left coast to see if they can rebuild the broken drive and try to get the pics off of it.
They say they will charge me more money than I have a right to spend to TRY to get the pics off my dead hard drive. If they get everything off it is full price. If they get one pic it is one third the total price and goes on a sliding scale up to full price depending on how much they can save.

The lesson...BACK UP YOUR CONFUZER!!!!!
Do it often if not everyday.
Don't keep your copy in the same building as your confuzer. One word "Fire"
If you can, keep multiple copy's. Use a Zip drive, CDs or a USB HD.
For the money this could cost me I could buy 15 USB HDs!:blush:

We need a smilie banging its head on a wall...

[hijinxxx]

10 minutes ago and it was actually snowing(but i don't think you can see it)


aweee..this was taken before my "pretty sidewalk" LOL

[KansasKawboy]

Our roads aren't bad, but my driveway is solid ice :(

Not again.:(

[Luna Tique]

Yeap again :( That is one of the winter problems we deal with almost every year

[KansasKawboy]

Saterday is the opening day of Groudhog season.

[KCDakar]

Saterday is the opening day of Groudhog season.

:shooting:


:lol

[KCDakar]

OK so I got the call about my Mac that is in Calif getting all the data off the old drive.

No Go. All gone.

It's funny but walking around the Denver Swap Meet I had a premonition that it was gone for good. It gave me time to think things through. To see that it is not the end all I was feeling when it first happened. I was sad for about 20 minutes. Then my brother out of the blue said he was happy I came along for the ride. And it all just jelled...

I am more thankful for the time I have spent with my family and friends. All the pictures are gone but the feelings are still there. The rides are still the best rides I have ever had. The smiles I captured are still there in my head.

I will start out new. I will make sure I do what I can to keep the pics safer from here on out. I will do what I can to share the ones that are special to me with you all, my extended TWF Family. And with my gift from rAK and Nut it will be sooo much easer! (SmugMug)

The Mac will be back this week. I have an appointment with Apple Care to get a new HD put in. They do not know if they can do it in house or have to send it in tell they see it. That will be Saturday. So it looks like I might be back up and running next week. Maybe...

And as my day of riding was coming to an end I found myself grateful for just being alive.

Don't sweat the small stuff cause it's all small stuff...

[Bonnie Abbzug]

Damn Dakar, I'm so sorry, but glad to see you aren't dwelling on it! I look forward to seeing (and maybe even being a part of :happy )all the new memories you'll be capturing in pixels!!!

[KCDakar]

Damn Dakar, I'm so sorry, but glad to see you aren't dwelling on it! I look forward to seeing (and maybe even being a part of :happy )all the new memories you'll be capturing in pixels!!!

Dear Bonnie you will be the first pic I take at SLAP! I want to catch that smile of yours!!!:thumbup:

[Lucky_Devil]

Wow... I'm very surprised they weren't able to recover anything. :( :cryin:

Glad that you've already made peace with it though :thumbup:

Time to get out and take more pics http://www.housemusik.dk/forum/images/smilies/camera.gif

[KCDakar]

Something about the Platters being scratched. :confused:
When they get scratched you can't read them...
Or what ever...:moo

[Bonnie Abbzug]

Dear Bonnie you will be the first pic I take at SLAP! I want to catch that smile of yours!!!:thumbup:

:happy

[Luna Tique]

Wow... I'm very surprised they weren't able to recover anything. :( :cryin:

Glad that you've already made peace with it though :thumbup:

Time to get out and take more pics http://www.housemusik.dk/forum/images/smilies/camera.gif

I agree :thumbup:

[Lucky_Devil]

Something about the Platters being scratched. :confused:
When they get scratched you can't read them...
Or what ever...:moo

Wait... I thought the hard drive just up and died when you tried to connect a PC formatted drive to the Mac? If you didn't drop it or shake it... or anything crazy like that while it was running, I don't understand how the plates could be scratched. Where did you send the drive for analysis?

[KCDakar]

Wait... I thought the hard drive just up and died when you tried to connect a PC formatted drive to the Mac? If you didn't drop it or shake it... or anything crazy like that while it was running, I don't understand how the plates could be scratched. Where did you send the drive for analysis?

My USB Drive never would talk to my Mac. I tried for a week kinda half a$$ed to get it to work. Then my Mac died when I tried to start it when I went to Latte Land to do some work. When it wouldn't turn on I rebooted 2 or 3 times.
The local guy also had a hard time getting it to spin up but he said it was a no go in the end. He never took it apart I found out. Just left it in the mac and tried to get it to work. Same thing Apple did.:confused:

The Drivesavers took it apart and said it was toast. They stood to make a bunch of money if they could have done it.

I found out that my old laptop corrupted my USB Drive and will not YET work with my Mac. I have a friend that is going to help me get my new drive up and running and he said he would reformat the USB Drive and it should then work...maybe.:thumbup:

Just checked FedEx and it is in Fort Worth, Tx...:happy

[sweptwingnut]

My USB Drive never would talk to my Mac. I tried for a week kinda half a$$ed to get it to work.........I found out that my old laptop corrupted my USB Drive and will not YET work with my Mac. I have a friend that is going to help me get my new drive up and running and he said he would reformat the USB Drive and it should then work...maybe.:thumbup:

Glad to hear it is back on it's way to you. Start fresh on the USB drive or get it formatted and working on a different mac before using it on yours. I would be reluctant to work with a USB drive that has given you trouble in the past. Especially this kind of trouble. FWIW,,,,you can get a 1GB mac compatible USB flash drive HERE (http://www.amazon.com/SanDisk-Cruzer-SDCZ4-1024-A10-Retail-Package/dp/B0007TC39A) for 10 bucks and start out brand new. Best Buy, CompUSA, or RadioShack if you don't want to order will have dual compatible drives also.

Just sayin http://www.freesmileys.org/smileys/forum/2c.gif

[Luna Tique]

My USB Drive never would talk to my Mac. I tried for a week kinda half a$$ed to get it to work. Then my Mac died when I tried to start it when I went to Latte Land to do some work. When it wouldn't turn on I rebooted 2 or 3 times.
The local guy also had a hard time getting it to spin up but he said it was a no go in the end. He never took it apart I found out. Just left it in the mac and tried to get it to work. Same thing Apple did.:confused:

The Drivesavers took it apart and said it was toast. They stood to make a bunch of money if they could have done it.

I found out that my old laptop corrupted my USB Drive and will not YET work with my Mac. I have a friend that is going to help me get my new drive up and running and he said he would reformat the USB Drive and it should then work...maybe.:thumbup:

Just checked FedEx and it is in Fort Worth, Tx...:happy

That post just gave me a headache:(
Glad it is on its way home to you........ I think :confused: :tongue

[KCDakar]

Glad to hear it is back on it's way to you. Start fresh on the USB drive or get it formatted and working on a different mac before using it on yours. I would be reluctant to work with a USB drive that has given you trouble in the past. Especially this kind of trouble. FWIW,,,,you can get a 1GB mac compatible USB flash drive HERE (http://www.amazon.com/SanDisk-Cruzer-SDCZ4-1024-A10-Retail-Package/dp/B0007TC39A) for 10 bucks and start out brand new. Best Buy, CompUSA, or RadioShack if you don't want to order will have dual compatible drives also.

Just sayin http://www.freesmileys.org/smileys/forum/2c.gif

Thank you for the info Nut.
I already bought a new 8gig flash drive for $24 to do backups when on the road. The old drive will be reformatted by my friend that works for IBM and does this stuff in his sleep. I trust him to work this out before he puts it to work on my computer. (If I even do)
I also bought a USB 160GB drive to do a total back up when I am home. It is the one I bought and sent with the Mac to Driversavers to do the down load on it it had worked. He will set it up to run in the background every time I plug it in. No input from me.

My old drive was a 160GB and I already had it over half full.:blush: I have to run Windows XP on it because it runs my Garmin mapping software. Talk about a HD hog!:mad

I also lost all my music. That took up some space too. Not all of my older pics took up much room as it was such a hassle to work with them in XP that I just set my camera to the lowest setting and lived with that. Now I set the camera at full res and they tend to take up a bit more space. So having a full sized HD backup will be nice.

I look forward to using SmugMug too when I get my Mac back. I will feel even better that the pics are also someplace else. I have learned that you can't be too safe. :thumbup: I will be calling on rAK to help me learn how to get around the site!:happy

Thank you all for all the kind words and well wishes as I went through this. It is one of the reasons I like this place so much. :bow

My apt with Apple is Sat. I can't wait!:boobies:

[ridingAK]

I will be calling on rAK to help me learn how to get around the site!

Anytime!

[KCDakar]

Anytime!

:thumbup:

[KansasKawboy]

Thank you all for all the kind words and well wishes as I went through this. It is one of the reasons I like this place so much. :bow

Hanging around this place is like snuggeling with you dog it makes you feel all warm and fuzzy.:)

[KCDakar]

OK my Mac was waiting for me when I got home tonight. I called the Apple store and asked if I could move up my Saturday appt. with them. They said be here by 8:15 tonight to drop it off.

WOOHOO!:rockon:

I have no idea how long this will take but I am hoping that by sometime next week I will be back in full swing.:thumbup:

My car is still in the shop waiting for some cheap part :bs that had to come from the East coast and is to be in by Fri...riiiiight...
That means I will not have my car back tell next week...

This is all better than a sharp stick in the eye! :lol

[ridingAK]

SO go far a ride and take us some pictures! :thumbup:

[Bonnie Abbzug]

SO go far a ride and take us some pictures! :thumbup:

What she said!!! :happy

[KCDakar]

OK if all goes well I will have my Mac back Friday with a new drive. :thumbup:
I will be going Sat to my IT friend and he will help me get all the things set up that I need to get back on line and loading up my pics that I took this week...


I am NOT holding my breath...



I AM breathing really shallow!:happy

[Bonnie Abbzug]

Think positive!!!!!

It's all going to work out juuuust fine!!!

And, we will be drooling over your pics in no time!

[KCDakar]

Thank you!

I will do my best!:lol

[Luna Tique]

Think positive!!!!!

It's all going to work out juuuust fine!!!

And, we will be drooling over your pics in no time!

+1 :thumbup:

[KCDakar]

They say a watched pot never boils. Does the same thing go for a phone?

[KCDakar]

MY PHONE JUST RANG!!!!!!!!!

It is waiting for me!! WOOHOO!!!!!!:boobies:

Now I have to wait tell 6 AM to start my trip over to my friends house to get it up and running! OMG that is a loooooooooooooong time!:lol

[ridingAK]

We'll be here waiting for your good news!

[Luna Tique]

6AM http://www.freesmileys.org/smileys/sleep021.gif (http://www.freesmileys.org/) No over sleeping Dakar... Big day tomorrow :happy

[KCDakar]

OK I have my Mac.:thumbup:
Took 12 hours to get all my new programs on and running. Man am I tired!
I have XP Pro and the software to run it on my Mac. I have an office program that will be easer to use on my Mac. I have most of my music. I still need to load my Garmin software so I can do my trip mapping.

But you want to hear a cool thing? Well you're going to hear it anyway!!!:tongue

I have EVERY pic from my old confuzer...:happy
Now before you all go bananas about that they are all in a jumble and I will have to take some time to get them all figured out as to what is what. So just hold on to your pants LT!:tongue

That and my power cord is missing...:mad
I am running on battery right now until I get a new power cord.:(

Oh I almost forgot! I have a backup program that runs in the background so when I plug it in it just starts to run. My kinda program!:thumbup:

So I am off to find a power cord...

Later fans!:thumbup:

[Maleficent]

Sorry, can't help the bananas

http://i258.photobucket.com/albums/hh247/Maleficent_02/party.gif

Oh yeah, uh huh, it's your birthday....

http://i258.photobucket.com/albums/hh247/Maleficent_02/smiley_twistdance.gif

[Bonnie Abbzug]

Fantastic news Dakar!!! I can't wait to see those pics!!!

[ridingAK]

Smugmug here she comes!

[Luna Tique]

Is it figured out yet ? :happy

No problem :boring:

[ridingAK]

Yeah, how long does it take to go into town, buy a power cord, go home, and GET US OUR PICS! :lol :lol :lol

[KCDakar]

OMG you all are RUTHLESS!!!:lol

As soon as my back up is done I will get going on it.
I was having problems getting things to work together. I went from OS X Tiger to Leopard and was not understanding some changes. I am as you all know reeeeally well not the best confuzer figurerouter around.:tongue

[KCDakar]

Gene sums it up perfectly!

[ridingAK]

smugmug, c'mon! We want BIG pics.:tongue

[KCDakar]

As soon as my BACK UP STOPS!!!!!!

Sheesh!:lol

It will according to the backup program be around 4:00 AM :confused:

That and you have to help me get started with SmugMug!:tongue

One step at a time people one step at a time!:thumbup:

[ridingAK]

Backup is done at 4 am, so pics will be up by 4:30??? :lol :lol :lol
I'll write up a smugmug tutorial and e-mail it you.

[KCDakar]

:lol Thanks!:thumbup:

[KCDakar]

Well, I have pics up tell May 11 07. Everything after that is gone.
I will start to go through what is left and try to put them in order. They are all a jumble now. Sorry but that will take some time.:blush:

Rest assured I will be taking many more new ones and passing them on as I get this all figured out.

Thank you rAK for the help with smugmug. I might get it figured out by March...:tongue

[ridingAK]

I think you should post a couple while I'm around. You know, in case you need help or something. I WANT pics!!!:lol

[KCDakar]

What? You don't plan on being on in the morning?:tongue

Good night...:boobies:

[ridingAK]

The girls and I are going to try to ski tomorrow. Even if it is insanely cold...

[Luna Tique]

It's 5AM here... soooooo where are these pictures you wanted to show us?:happy

[KCDakar]

http://Dakar.smugmug.com/photos/252678058_neipf-M.jpg

OMG it worked!!!!

Someplace in Arkansas...it was warm....

[ridingAK]

PICTURES!!!!

http://www.clicksmilies.com/s1106/sehrgrosse/large-smiley-056.gif

[Luna Tique]

http://www.freesmileys.org/smileys/ad/massbounce.gif (http://www.freesmileys.org)PICTURES http://www.freesmileys.org/smileys/ad/cool.gif (http://www.freesmileys.org/)
Thanks Dakar
You just keep practicing Your doing just fine:happy

[KCDakar]

You guys make me laugh!:lol

[Bonnie Abbzug]

Woo! Hoo! Way to go Dakar! I can't wait to see more!

[KCDakar]

OMG I am having so much fun with SmugMug!!!!

[ridingAK]

So, more pics, more pics!

[KCDakar]

OK so the SO got sick coming home from work last Sat. I can see she is getting worse with every passing mile. Started looking green only around the gills but now is taking on a brighter shade all over... I drive faster and faster...

I slide up to the front door of the farm house and run to unlock the door for her and step aside...

She didn't make it....:mgbanghead

She spent the whole night sooo very sick. Temp over 100. Bad chills despite I had the stove raging. Did I mention I am a sympathetic barfer.... It was rough.

Funny how the animals know when your down. They hung around her the whole time. I fetched and cleaned. Forced her to drink fluids. She fought me every step.:catfight:

Monday morning came and she was still too sick to go to work. THAT went over well! She had to cancel a busy day of paying clients. She was not a happy camper.

My car has been back in the shop to fix the wrong head gasket that was installed. That was the reason for it poring oil everywhere I drove. Greg called Monday night and said it was done. I said I can't leave. He said he would bring it over for me. Cool! Oh and Greg can you stop by the grocery for me? Please?
We exchanged money, keys and groceries like we both had the plague. And soon enough I did...:(

So yesterday was really the first day I felt like I could get out and away from the house long enough that I would not regret it. If you follow my meaning...:D

So off I went to start the frozen car. It was COVERED in ice. So I opened the door and was hit with gas smell... Not a good sign. I started the car thinking that it might have been from Greg's shoes... Ok I was PRAYING it was from Greg's shoes. I let it run about 10 min and went to clean the ice off now that it was not like concrete. As I leaned over the hood I smelled it...Gas...:mgbanghead:mgbanghead:mgbanghead

Turned it off and started the warming process on the gas guzzling pile of a van.
Seems I made enough noise to wake the dead when I saw the gas leak and the SO came out to see what I was so happy about. (Thursday is her day off) If it had been summer flies would have landed in her open mouth. Mine was to busy being pissed for a fly to have gotten a chance.:nono:

So off I go to class. As I get into town I pass a Mexican restaurant and think Wow that sounds good! I had to laugh at that thought cause who when they are sick thinks of eating mexican food? OK well I don't!:p

I'm healed!:singingrain:

Class was great. I finally learned how to turn the dang thing on! Worked more with iPhoto. Some tricks on backing up my junk. And had a good time all around.:yahoo

When I got home I took the car over to Greg and he has it now so you all are stuck with me for a few more days...sorry...:D

[KansasKawboy]

Glad you guys are feeling better. Hope you get the car lined out soon.

[Lucky_Devil]

^^ +1 what he said :thumbsup:

[Luna Tique]

I too am glad to here your both feeling better :thumbsup: