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0|0|0|||||Frickin%27 lightning%2C frickin%27 storms...|Bakadring||11:06:07|09/23/2003|Well%2C I%27m never buying %2Athat%2A brand of surge protector again...%0D%0A%0D%0ABig ol%27 storm totally fragged the motherboard of my %27puter yesterday. No word on how salvagable the hard drive will be%2C so I may have lost a bejeezusload of e-mail%2C art in progress%2C 500%2B MP3s and possibly the finest collection of anime music videos ever assembled. %5Bi%5D%5Bb%5DSOB%21%5B%2Fi%5D%5B%2Fb%5D%0D%0A%0D%0AUpshot- the unit was still under warranty%2C and the store is going to upgrade me to the new model free-of-charge.%0D%0A%0D%0ADownside- I%27m gonna be offline save for accessing boards and hotmail through the public library until Friday at the earliest.%0D%0A%0D%0ASo%2C if you were expecting a piece or an e-mail from me%2C it%27ll be a while longer%2C I%27m afraid.%0D%0A%0D%0A%28Prays for assistance for Corwin in the retrieval of my files%29 
1|1|0|||1||RE%3A Frickin%27 lightning%2C frickin%27 storms...|Redneck||16:09:00|09/23/2003|%3EWell%2C I%27m never buying %2Athat%2A brand of surge protector again... %0D%0A%0D%0AJust for our edification%2C -which- brand%3F%0D%0A%0D%0A%3EBig ol%27 storm totally fragged the motherboard of my %27puter yesterday. %0D%0A%3ENo word on how salvagable the hard drive will be%2C so I may have lost a %0D%0A%3Ebejeezusload of e-mail%2C art in progress%2C %0D%0A%0D%0A%2Aahem%2A mi mi mi...%0D%0A%0D%0A%5Bb%5DAAARRRRGGGH%21%21%5B%2Fb%5D%0D%0A%0D%0A500%2B MP3s and possibly the %0D%0A%3Efinest collection of anime music videos ever assembled. %0D%0A%3E%5Bi%5D%5Bb%5DSOB%21%5B%2Fi%5D%5B%2Fb%5D %0D%0A%0D%0AWell%2C if you recover the HD%2C burn the videos to CD and send %27em here for archiving. %7D%3A-%7BD%0D%0A%0D%0A%28Seriously- I like AMVs%2C but at 28.8 downloading %27em is just plain out of the question.  Feh.%29%0D%0A%0D%0ARedneck%0D%0A%0D%0AKris Overstreet%2C aka Redneck Gaijin%0D%0Ahttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.wlpcomics.com%2Fredneck%2F%0D%0AWhite Lightning Productions - huge tracts of land for sale%0D%0Ahttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.wlpcomics.com%0D%0A
6|2|1|||||RE%3A Frickin%27 lightning%2C frickin%27 storms...|Bakadring||11:49:03|09/26/2003|%3E%3EWell%2C I%27m never buying %2Athat%2A brand of surge protector again... %0D%0A%3E%0D%0A%3EJust for our edification%2C -which- brand%3F %0D%0A%0D%0A%0D%0AFrickin%27 Radio Shack.%0D%0A%0D%0A%0D%0A%3E%3EBig ol%27 storm totally fragged the motherboard of my %27puter yesterday. %0D%0A%3E%3ENo word on how salvagable the hard drive will be%2C so I may have lost a %0D%0A%3E%3Ebejeezusload of e-mail%2C art in progress%2C %0D%0A%3E%0D%0A%3E%2Aahem%2A mi mi mi... %0D%0A%3E%0D%0A%3E%5Bb%5DAAARRRRGGGH%21%21%5B%2Fb%5D %0D%0A%0D%0AIndeed. %0D%0A%0D%0A%3E500%2B MP3s and possibly the %0D%0A%3E%3Efinest collection of anime music videos ever assembled. %0D%0A%3E%3E%5Bi%5D%5Bb%5DSOB%21%5B%2Fi%5D%5B%2Fb%5D %0D%0A%3E%0D%0A%3EWell%2C if you recover the HD%2C burn the videos to CD and send %27em here %0D%0A%3Efor archiving. %7D%3A-%7BD %0D%0A%3E%0D%0A%3E%28Seriously- I like AMVs%2C but at 28.8 downloading %27em is just plain out %0D%0A%3Eof the question.  Feh.%29 %0D%0A%0D%0A20 mins to 3 hours for me on cable. I know%2C I%27m spoiled. %5E_%5E%0D%0A%0D%0AYeah%2C I%27ve got half of %27em on CD already%2C but I was being too damn clever- figured I%27d make up some %22theme%22 disks%2C i.e.%2C best of Utena%2C best of Eva%2C best Bebop%2C best funny%2C etc%2C so I had a whackload still on the hard-drive %28saved on copying to the %27puter%2C then back onto a new CD%2C etc. That was the theory%2C anyway.%29%0D%0A%0D%0AAnyway%2C new computer to be delivered by 4%3A00pm EST today. Should they be recoverable%2C I%27ll be CD archiving like bejeezus ASAP. Should it be doable%2C I%27ll mail y%27all a thing or two. %28Before anyone else asks%2C I don%27t plan on makin%27 a habit of this. Get a filesharing program and a cable modem or make friends with someone who does. I%27m likely going to add a page to my site with picks and the best places to download %27em.%0D%0A%0D%0A
9|3|6|||1||RE%3A Frickin%27 lightning%2C frickin%27 storms...|Redneck||19:30:52|09/26/2003|%0D%0A%3EAnyway%2C new computer to be delivered by 4%3A00pm EST today. Should they %0D%0A%3Ebe recoverable%2C I%27ll be CD archiving like bejeezus ASAP. Should it be %0D%0A%3Edoable%2C I%27ll mail y%27all a thing or two. %28Before anyone else asks%2C I %0D%0A%3Edon%27t plan on makin%27 a habit of this. Get a filesharing program and a %0D%0A%3Ecable modem or make friends with someone who does. I%27m likely going to %0D%0A%3Eadd a page to my site with picks and the best places to download %27em. %0D%0A%0D%0AWell%2C anything faster than 28.8 would entail moving%2C physically%3B I live twenty miles from %5Bi%5Dgasoline%5B%2Fi%5D%2C much less DSL%2Fcable access.%0D%0A%0D%0ARedneck%0D%0A%0D%0AKris Overstreet%2C aka Redneck Gaijin%0D%0Ahttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.wlpcomics.com%2Fredneck%2F%0D%0AWhite Lightning Productions - huge tracts of land for sale%0D%0Ahttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.wlpcomics.com%0D%0A
12|4|9|||1||RE%3A Frickin%27 lightning%2C frickin%27 storms...|ed_becerra||14:19:13|09/27/2003|%3E%0D%0A%3EWell%2C anything faster than 28.8 would entail moving%2C physically%3B I %0D%0A%3Elive twenty miles from %5Bi%5Dgasoline%5B%2Fi%5D%2C much less DSL%2Fcable access. %0D%0A%3E%0D%0A%3ERedneck %0D%0A%0D%0ANot to contradict%2C Red%2C but I%27m in the same boat%2C and I have%0D%0ASEMI-broadband access. What you need to look for is an ISP that%0D%0Aoffers Fixed Wireless Internet service.%0D%0A%0D%0AMy ISP %28which is about 18 miles away%29 offers it%2C and once I%0D%0Agot it I never looked back.%0D%0A%0D%0ABasically%2C all they did was stick a standard office type%0D%0Awireless LAN card in my machine %28A Cisco%2FAironet PC4800 %0D%0Acard in my case%29%2C replaced the little %22whip%22 antenna with %0D%0Aa cable leading to a directional dish on the outside of my %0D%0Ahouse. They aimed the dish at a repeater antenna%2C and %0D%0A%2Apoof%2A 256K up and downloads.%0D%0A%0D%0AI don%27t know if there%27s any ISP in your area that%27s offering%0D%0Asuch a service%2C but it can%27t hurt to look around. FWI isn%27t%0D%0Aas efficient as DSL or cable%2C or as fast%2C but it%27s considerably%0D%0Amore available. And it beats the CRAP out of a POTS connection.%0D%0A%0D%0AEdward A Becerra
13|5|12|||1||RE%3A Frickin%27 lightning%2C frickin%27 storms...|Redneck||17:01:29|09/27/2003|%0D%0A%3EBasically%2C all they did was stick a standard office type %0D%0A%3Ewireless LAN card in my machine %28A Cisco%2FAironet PC4800 %0D%0A%3Ecard in my case%29%2C replaced the little %22whip%22 antenna with %0D%0A%3Ea cable leading to a directional dish on the outside of my %0D%0A%3Ehouse. They aimed the dish at a repeater antenna%2C and %0D%0A%3E%2Apoof%2A 256K up and downloads. %0D%0A%0D%0AEr%2C -what- repeater antenna%3F%0D%0A%0D%0AI didn%27t say 20 miles from the ISP%2C I said 20 miles from the nearest -gas station.- It%27s 30 miles to the ISP%2C over half of which is uninhabited forest.%0D%0A%0D%0AIn any case%2C my ISP only offers DSL within 3 miles of its offices%2C and no wireless.%0D%0A%0D%0A%28Not that I can afford wireless...%29%0D%0A%0D%0ARedneck%0D%0A%0D%0AKris Overstreet%2C aka Redneck Gaijin%0D%0Ahttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.wlpcomics.com%2Fredneck%2F%0D%0AWhite Lightning Productions - huge tracts of land for sale%0D%0Ahttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.wlpcomics.com%0D%0A
14|6|13|||1||RE%3A Frickin%27 lightning%2C frickin%27 storms...|ed_becerra||22:15:48|09/27/2003|%3E%0D%0A%3E%3EBasically%2C all they did was stick a standard office type %0D%0A%3E%3Ewireless LAN card in my machine %28A Cisco%2FAironet PC4800 %0D%0A%3E%3Ecard in my case%29%2C replaced the little %22whip%22 antenna with %0D%0A%3E%3Ea cable leading to a directional dish on the outside of my %0D%0A%3E%3Ehouse. They aimed the dish at a repeater antenna%2C and %0D%0A%3E%3E%2Apoof%2A 256K up and downloads. %0D%0A%3E%0D%0A%3EEr%2C -what- repeater antenna%3F %0D%0A%0D%0ASorry%2C I meant to just say %22repeater UNIT%22%2C but I was %0D%0Athinking about Aili %28the doctor%27s report just came back%2C %0D%0Ashe%27s been moved from IV drugs to simpler oral chemotherapy%2C %0D%0AI%27m understandably a little goofy from the good news%29.%0D%0A%0D%0AJust a stupid little unit that gets my signal %28it sits on%0D%0Atop of the local grain elevator%29%2C and then retransmits to%0D%0AScholl Oil%2C the owners of Schollnet Internet%2C 18 miles down%0D%0Athe road.%0D%0A%0D%0A%3EI didn%27t say 20 miles from the ISP%2C I said 20 miles from %0D%0A%3Ethe nearest -gas station.- It%27s 30 miles to the ISP%2C over %0D%0A%3Ehalf of which is uninhabited forest. %0D%0A%0D%0AOuch.. you%27re even further out than I am. I didn%27t think%0D%0Aanyone short of an Alaskan%2C Virgin Islander%2C or a Samoan%2FGuam%0D%0AIslander could claim that. %5E_%5E%0D%0A%0D%0A%3EIn any case%2C my ISP only offers DSL within 3 miles of its%0D%0A%3Eoffices%2C and no wireless. %0D%0A%0D%0ANow THAT bites.%0D%0A%0D%0A%3E%28Not that I can afford wireless...%29%0D%0A%0D%0AAfford%3F What afford%3F Once you%27ve bought the card and%0D%0Athe external dish %28and they%27re getting cheaper every%0D%0Aday%29%2C Schollnet charges only %2425 a month for a 128 Kbit%0D%0Aconnection %28that%27s 128K for up and another 128K for %0D%0Adownloads%29%0D%0A%0D%0AMy 256K connection is only %2435 a month. %2410 more over%0D%0Athe initial plan. A bit of a pinch%2C but eating ramen for %0D%0Aa week is worth it.%0D%0A%0D%0AI know it isn%27t a help%2C it%27s not like Schollnet can%0D%0Aprovide you with service%2C but if you are curious%0D%0A%28and masochistic %2Agrin%2A%29%2C you can see the Wireless%0D%0AServices page at Schollnet here%3A%0D%0A%0D%0Ahttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.schollnet.com%2Finternet%2Fwireless.html%0D%0A%0D%0A%3ERedneck %0D%0A%0D%0AEdward A Becerra
15|7|14|||1||RE%3A Frickin%27 lightning%2C frickin%27 storms...|Redneck||23:30:28|09/27/2003|%0D%0A%0D%0A%3E%3EI didn%27t say 20 miles from the ISP%2C I said 20 miles from %0D%0A%3E%3Ethe nearest -gas station.- It%27s 30 miles to the ISP%2C over %0D%0A%3E%3Ehalf of which is uninhabited forest. %0D%0A%3E%0D%0A%3EOuch.. you%27re even further out than I am. I didn%27t think %0D%0A%3Eanyone short of an Alaskan%2C Virgin Islander%2C or a Samoan%2FGuam %0D%0A%3EIslander could claim that. %5E_%5E %0D%0A%0D%0AWell%2C part of the gas problem is that there%27s no straight road%2C or at least none that are any good.%0D%0A%0D%0Ahttp%3A%2F%2Fmakeashorterlink.com%2F%3FS57322806%0D%0A%0D%0AMapquest can%27t even find my house%2C I%27m that far out.  The red star is not my house%3B my house is%2C more or less%2C under the %279%27 of the Hwy. 943 label near the county line%2C a bit to the right and down from the star.  My ISP is based in Livingston.  Zooming in will show a lot of roads... except virtually all of them are abandoned fire-break roads%2C and over half of %27em haven%27t been passable by car in over twenty years.  Of course nobody lives on those...%0D%0A%0D%0A%3E%3E%28Not that I can afford wireless...%29%0D%0A%3E%0D%0A%3EAfford%3F What afford%3F Once you%27ve bought the card and %0D%0A%3Ethe external dish %28and they%27re getting cheaper every %0D%0A%3Eday%29%2C%0D%0A%0D%0AThat%27s a big %27once.%27%0D%0A%0D%0A%3E Schollnet charges only %2425 a month for a 128 Kbit %0D%0A%3Econnection %28that%27s 128K for up and another 128K for %0D%0A%3Edownloads%29 %0D%0A%0D%0ALocal ISP%27s DSL service costs %2450%2Fmth for most basic service plus a %24250 installation charge.%0D%0A%0D%0ABy comparison%2C my dialup costs %2415%2Fmth.%0D%0A%0D%0ARedneck%0D%0A%0D%0AKris Overstreet%2C aka Redneck Gaijin%0D%0Ahttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.wlpcomics.com%2Fredneck%2F%0D%0AWhite Lightning Productions - huge tracts of land for sale%0D%0Ahttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.wlpcomics.com%0D%0A
2|1|0|||1||RE%3A Frickin%27 lightning%2C frickin%27 storms...|ed_becerra||20:48:58|09/23/2003|%3EWell%2C I%27m never buying %2Athat%2A brand of surge protector again... %0D%0A%0D%0AI gotta agree with Red.. what brand%2C so we can avoid the bugger%3F%0D%0A%0D%0A%3EBig ol%27 storm totally fragged the motherboard of my %27puter yesterday. %0D%0A%3ENo word on how salvagable the hard drive will be%2C so I may have lost a %0D%0A%3Ebejeezusload of e-mail%2C art in progress%2C 500%2B MP3s and possibly the %0D%0A%3Efinest collection of anime music videos ever assembled. %0D%0A%3E%5Bi%5D%5Bb%5DSOB%21%5B%2Fi%5D%5B%2Fb%5D %0D%0A%0D%0AOUCH%21%0D%0A%0D%0ANow this is why I use THREE surge supressors%2C daisy-chained%2C and a%0D%0AUPS that has its own surge-supressed outlets. One strip is plugged %0D%0Ainto the wall%2C one strip is plugged into the first%2C and one of those%0D%0A%22put it under your monitor and use it as a power control center%22%0D%0Asupressors is plugged into that. The UPS is plugged into the power%0D%0Acenter. %0D%0A%0D%0AI figure any bolt strong enough to get by all three supressors AND%0D%0Atoast the UPS%2C then go on to fry my computer%2C well... ain%27t nothing %0D%0Agonna stop something THAT strong%2C so%27s no point worrying about it.%0D%0A%0D%0AI figure it%27s like worrying about being hit by a meteor. If it%27s %0D%0Agonna happen%2C you can%27t do anything to stop it%2C so why worry....%0D%0A%2Ashrug%2A  ANYway%2C to continue...%0D%0A%0D%0AThose cheap strip supressors can%27t be relied upon%2C but they DO make%0D%0Aan excellent expendable first line of defense. Buy some%2C and use%0D%0Athem as such. Two or three chained together will work nicely in most%0D%0A%28tho not all%29 cases.%0D%0A%0D%0AJust be careful to put them where a curious cat cannot swat at %0D%0Athe lit-up power switch with a paw. Found that out the hard way. %0D%0A%0D%0A%5E_%5E%0D%0A%0D%0AEdward A Becerra
3|2|2|||||RE%3A Frickin%27 lightning%2C frickin%27 storms...|WengFook||21:27:58|09/23/2003|%3E%3EWell%2C I%27m never buying %2Athat%2A brand of surge protector again... %0D%0A%3E%0D%0A%3EI gotta agree with Red.. what brand%2C so we can avoid the bugger%3F %0D%0A%3E%0D%0A%3E%3EBig ol%27 storm totally fragged the motherboard of my %27puter yesterday. %0D%0A%3E%3ENo word on how salvagable the hard drive will be%2C so I may have lost a %0D%0A%3E%3Ebejeezusload of e-mail%2C art in progress%2C 500%2B MP3s and possibly the %0D%0A%3E%3Efinest collection of anime music videos ever assembled. %0D%0A%3E%3E%5Bi%5D%5Bb%5DSOB%21%5B%2Fi%5D%5B%2Fb%5D %0D%0A%3E%0D%0A%3EOUCH%21%0D%0A %0D%0ADouble OUCH%21%0D%0A%0D%0A%3ENow this is why I use THREE surge supressors%2C daisy-chained%2C and a %0D%0A%3EUPS that has its own surge-supressed outlets.%0D%0A%0D%0AO_o Alright...%0D%0A%0D%0A%3EJust be careful to put them where a curious cat cannot swat at %0D%0A%3Ethe lit-up power switch with a paw. Found that out the hard way. %0D%0A%0D%0Aslightly toasted kitty%3F 
4|3|3|||1||RE%3A Frickin%27 lightning%2C frickin%27 storms...|ed_becerra||22:25:54|09/23/2003|%0D%0A%3E%3ENow this is why I use THREE surge supressors%2C daisy-chained%2C and a %0D%0A%3E%3EUPS that has its own surge-supressed outlets.%0D%0A%3E%0D%0A%3EO_o Alright... %0D%0A%0D%0AI live on the high plains of Colorado%2C Weng.. lightning strikes%0D%0Aare an almost weekly occurance during the summer storm season.%0D%0AExtraordinary precautions are warrented.%0D%0A%0D%0A%3E%3EJust be careful to put them where a curious cat cannot swat at %0D%0A%3E%3Ethe lit-up power switch with a paw. Found that out the hard way. %0D%0A%3E%0D%0A%3Eslightly toasted kitty%3F %0D%0A%0D%0ANah.. just WinME bitching that %22Windows was not properly shut%0D%0Adown%2C running checkdisk%2C please wait...%22 when she stepped on the%0D%0Apower switch and turned everything OFF. %5E_%5E%0D%0A%0D%0AEdward A Becerra
5|4|4|||||RE%3A Frickin%27 lightning%2C frickin%27 storms...|WengFook||22:44:46|09/23/2003|%3E%0D%0A%3E%3E%3ENow this is why I use THREE surge supressors%2C daisy-chained%2C and a %0D%0A%3E%3E%3EUPS that has its own surge-supressed outlets.%0D%0A%3E%3E%0D%0A%3E%3EO_o Alright... %0D%0A%3E%0D%0A%3EI live on the high plains of Colorado%2C Weng.. lightning strikes %0D%0A%3Eare an almost weekly occurance during the summer storm season. %0D%0A%3EExtraordinary precautions are warrented. %0D%0A%0D%0AAHH... I see... Well extraordinary measures for extraordinary times.%0D%0A%0D%0A%0D%0A%3ENah.. just WinME bitching that %22Windows was not properly shut %0D%0A%3Edown%2C running checkdisk%2C please wait...%22 when she stepped on the %0D%0A%3Epower switch and turned everything OFF. %5E_%5E %0D%0A%0D%0AGuess that put WinME in its place. %3A%29%0D%0A
7|2|2|||||RE%3A Frickin%27 lightning%2C frickin%27 storms...|Bakadring||11:57:30|09/26/2003|Interesting strategy %40_%40. I%27ll consider it.%0D%0A%0D%0AThe cat thing%3F I got my fuzzy minions %5Bu%5Dtrained%5B%2Fu%5D. They don%27t f%2A%2Ak with the computer stuff. %28However%2C they do tend to pench on my shoulder and%2For head like they%27re trying out for a part on Sailor Moon while I%27m typing. On one hand%2C it%27s a cute trick. On the other%2C it can lead to minor wounds should a squirrel or bird do something interesting in the office window...%29 They don%27t walk on the keyboard%2C either%2C ever since Banzai the Mutant Wonder Kitten %28Six toes on each paw%2C %22thumb%22 possesses scary Velociraptor claw%29 had the sliding keyboard shelf collapse out from under him. %5E_%5E They do enjoy watching WinAmp vizualizations%2C though.
8|1|0|||||I LIVE AGAIN%21%21%21%21%21%21|Bakadring||18:54:18|09/26/2003|And managed to salvage 90%25 of the hard drive%21 Woot%21%0D%0A%0D%0A
10|2|8|||1||RE%3A I LIVE AGAIN%21%21%21%21%21%21|Redneck||19:33:56|09/26/2003|%3EAnd managed to salvage 90%25 of the hard drive%21 Woot%21 %0D%0A%0D%0ASo long as you pulled everything off it first thing.%0D%0A%0D%0ARedneck%0D%0A%0D%0AKris Overstreet%2C aka Redneck Gaijin%0D%0Ahttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.wlpcomics.com%2Fredneck%2F%0D%0AWhite Lightning Productions - huge tracts of land for sale%0D%0Ahttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.wlpcomics.com%0D%0A
11|2|8|||||RE%3A I LIVE AGAIN%21%21%21%21%21%21|WengFook||11:44:34|09/27/2003|%3EAnd managed to salvage 90%25 of the hard drive%21 Woot%21 %0D%0A%0D%0Acongrats on you good luck %3A%29