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Old Dec 8, 2006 | 07:07 PM
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I finally did it I bought a labtop. Just got internet at home and this is the first place I went. I noticed I was getting out of touch with the recent surge of new members. Once again I can be a regular.
 
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Old Dec 8, 2006 | 07:52 PM
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Right on Snowking, good to have you back!
 
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Old Dec 8, 2006 | 07:54 PM
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Originally Posted by Snowking
I finally did it I bought a labtop. Just got internet at home and this is the first place I went. I noticed I was getting out of touch with the recent surge of new members. Once again I can be a regular.
Congrats and welcome back. Staying around home for awhile or are you off on the road again? What type of internet service did you get?
 

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Old Dec 8, 2006 | 08:16 PM
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congrats on the new comp and the new freedom to chat with us all more often
 
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Old Dec 8, 2006 | 09:04 PM
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I just came home on Thursday from Calgary and I'm off to Golden BC on Monday.
I have dial up connection but in theese days most of the hotels we stay at have free wireless (if you have a labtop).
 
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Old Dec 8, 2006 | 09:59 PM
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These days most of the hotels we stay at have free wireless (if you have a labtop).
That sounds great and you won`t be a stranger any more then.
 
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Old Dec 8, 2006 | 10:38 PM
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That sounds great and you won`t be a stranger any more then.
Who said I was going to be normal? Wait that's not funny
 
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Old Dec 8, 2006 | 10:39 PM
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whatcha doin in golden? i dont think ive ever caught what you do?
 
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Old Dec 8, 2006 | 10:43 PM
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I build and maintence gas stations for a company called PetroCare construction. In Golden we will be fixing a unloading ramp that was built completly wrong.

To all the newwer members, I started this site when I was in highschool using school computers to communicate, since July when I gradulated I have not had regular access to a computer.
 
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Old Dec 9, 2006 | 11:29 AM
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Sweet deal snow, what kind of laptop did ya get?
 
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Old Dec 9, 2006 | 06:01 PM
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Yeah labtops are sure handy especially when you travel lots good to have you back and congrats on the labtop
 
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Old Dec 9, 2006 | 07:19 PM
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I have a Toshiba with a built in modem. All said and done it came to 1028 dollars. More then I paid for my 1958 International, 67 Ford and my 51 graintruck put together.
 
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Old Dec 9, 2006 | 08:35 PM
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I have a Toshiba with a built in modem. All said and done it came to 1028 dollars. More then I paid for my 1958 International, 67 Ford and my 51 graintruck put together.
Lol yeah its funny that way! Toshibas are nice, sounds like a sweet deal on it too. A grand for a laptop isnt all the much!
 
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Old Dec 10, 2006 | 09:17 PM
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Yeah these days you can spend like 2 to 3 grand on labtops and computers one of my relatives bought one of those dell xps gaming labtops like 3 grand
 
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Old Dec 11, 2006 | 12:15 AM
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Yeah I have seen some pretty nice expensive ones too, like those acer ferraris.
 
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