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General Discussion / Re: Siren across the street from my friends house (Very close to house)

« on: January 18, 2009, 07:52:59 PM »

Siren: Federal Signals 2T22/3T22

Do they (Toledo) still have those?

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General Discussion / Re: Siren across the street from my friends house (Very close to house)

« on: January 18, 2009, 07:41:55 PM »

The one that's 150 feet from my house. It's LOUD!!! Scares the shit out of me every time, too. Specifically, it's an Allertor 125 made by ACA. Rarer version of the model, in that it's single toned (most are dual-toned).

I should have a pic online somewhere....

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General Discussion / Re: The Pot Belly Stove

« on: January 18, 2009, 07:11:06 PM »

IntelliStar can trigger commercials too? When does this occur?

It's been there the whole time. And we see it everyday - we just don't realize it. And Gil is right. For example, if cold weather is in the area, a soup commercial might air instead of a a different, random commercial. Pretty neat, IMO.

Hence, why it's "intelligent".

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General Discussion / Re: The Pot Belly Stove

« on: January 18, 2009, 04:30:27 PM »

IntelliStar can trigger commercials too? When does this occur?

I can't remember where I read this, but I heard that based on the weather conditions, it can play certain commercials. I seem to remember a soup example.

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General Discussion / Re: The Pot Belly Stove

« on: January 18, 2009, 02:09:57 PM »

The IS is intelligent because it makes its playlists based on region and precipitation.

That has nothing to do with it at all.

It's "intelligent" because of the dual-feed feature. I think the commercial feature is part of it as well.

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General Discussion / Re: The Pot Belly Stove

« on: January 17, 2009, 11:53:42 PM »

What's so special? Probably half a million products out there have "XL" in the name.

Intelli most definitely stands for intelligent.

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General Discussion / Re: The Pot Belly Stove

« on: January 17, 2009, 05:41:02 PM »

Why do people call midterms "finals"? 

Because its the final test of the semester.

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General Discussion / Re: Circuit City...

« on: January 17, 2009, 11:09:20 AM »

Figures, they are building a Circuit City just up NJ route 70 from here. Guess not anymore!

Exact same thing that happened here. They opened a new store, and in less than 2 weeks, it closed. There's planning for ya.

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TWC Today News / Re: Need Your Help

« on: January 17, 2009, 11:07:12 AM »

Am I the only one that sees a problem with parents allowing 7-year olds to freely roam the Internet and join forums?

Couldn't agree more. Parents these days.

That said, I was 10 when I joined my first online forum, and 11 when I joined TWC Classics. While I agree that this is a very special case, I don't agree with having to sensor everything. Like others have said, maybe an Age Sensitive section, or possibly restrict said person to certain areas of the forum.

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General Discussion / Re: The Pot Belly Stove

« on: January 16, 2009, 11:11:44 PM »

It has nothing to do with the people. What happened is that the government suddenly realized it had no more money left for the coupon program. It was a real "oh shit!" moment for our wonderful government. 

Pretty sad how that's not surprising.

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General Discussion / Re: The Pot Belly Stove

« on: January 16, 2009, 10:47:43 PM »

Or better yet - NOT AT ALL!!

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General Discussion / Re: The Pot Belly Stove

« on: January 16, 2009, 09:06:02 PM »

Right now, a local show ("Check, Please" on PBS; average people review local restaurants) is showing an un-aired episode from August 14, 2001, in which Barack Obama was a guest. Pretty cool.

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General Discussion / Re: Circuit City...

« on: January 16, 2009, 08:53:19 PM »

Scary to think that some people STILL haven't discovered Internet shopping yet. But hey, maybe people have money to waste.

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TWC Fan Art / Re: My XL/PMX System

« on: January 16, 2009, 08:14:01 PM »

or did Arthur come back on PBS and you got distracted?

OMG I laughed so hard when I read that.

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General Discussion / Re: The Pot Belly Stove

« on: January 16, 2009, 08:11:46 PM »

Wow, I'm scared to death right now. Those who read my blog know all about this girl Stephanie that I've been interested in for awhile. Well, today she told me she was leaving Wendy's for another job, which propelled me to finally take the plunge and send her a message on MySpace. Now comes the hard part-waiting to see if she replies, and if she does, what she says. 

There's more in the blog, so read all about it if you want. 

After reading up to the part where you said "about this girl," I thought you were gonna say she's out to kill you.