NautiGirl

Not entirely related but I am wondering about the BlackBerry Q10....  I have a Samsung Galaxy S3 but due to thumb injuries (Careful with those knives and table-saws, kids!) over the years the touchscreen is tough for me;  I've used it for about a month and still haven't gotten the hang of it.  Plus it is just way more tech than I really need....
 
I think the keyboard on the Q10 would work well for me but I know the CrackBerry has it's drawbacks and detractors....   I'd mainly use it for phone calls, quick emails, navigating on land and water, and of course checking the forums at SA.  
 
Would it work for that?   Any advice? 
 
And by the way if anyone wants to buy a flawless Galaxy S3 give me a shout!  
 
Cheers,   Serge

Have you tried using the Android swipe keypad? I use a Nexus 4 and with the swipe keypad I rarely use my thumbs at all. Great talk to text functionality as well.

 

 

 

Yeah, the rental market in SE Mass is pretty fucking dismal at the moment. This time of year is especially hard, anything near the coast is being re-purposed for vacation rentals as its way more money, or already filled.

 
Yeah, that's what I figured. Applied for a place in Foxboro today, pending the credit check and houshold income (both no problem). Rent is cheaper, commute isn't too bad for either of us, and the place let's me park in their other community in Mansfield which is a 5-min walk to the commuter station. About 5 hundred cheaper than Norwood as well, so I'm pretty content with it for a year.

 
Good friend of mine takes the commuter rail from Mansfield 5 days a week happily.

 
I took it from Attleboro for both my interviews and had 0 qualms with it. The monthly pass isn't that bad too, considering. 
 
Next step of this journey is the Finding/Salvaging/Purchasing Furniture stage. I have no qualms with mattress testing either.

Not sure if this applies in boston as it does in NY, but be careful of used furniture...bedbugs!

+1

 

Be very, very careful about ANY used furniture, not just mattresses and beds. 

Having experienced bedbugs myself, I would never ever buy or accept second hand furniture.  It just isn't worth the risk.

 

I have/had some IKEA furniture that lasted very well (sofa, chair, coffee table, end tables) and our bed and bedside tables are from IKEA.  Their solid pine stuff holds up great, though can be on the pricey side. I loved my sofa because I could take off the cover and wash it in the machine and it came out like new.  I had some customer service issues when I bought it, but the furniture itself was great.

Dogsled is IN, and proudly a contender for the Olin J Stephens trophy for the best combined Bermuda and Marblehead finishes. 

 
 
And will you be on her?

 
Yes, he is, as am I. 

So, I was working Sunday and there was a military guy playing in a jazz ensemble. I met with them when they arrived, set them up in the lovely back garden overlooking the water....and he keeps looking at me kinda funny.

Finally, after the event concludes and the band is packing up, he says to me: "I know you from somewhere. Not military related. Somewhere else. We were talking and there was alcohol involved."

Such comments are not terribly uncommon, but I hate when my social and professional lives apparently collide, so I quickly start listing off various events I have attended recently, having absolutely ZERO recollection of ever meeting this man. No dice. Finally, I fall back to my response of last resort:"are you a sailor?"

BINGO!

Turns out he sailed St. Pierre on the sled. I still don't remember meeting or talking to him, and he might have even been enjoying our hospitality on Vagrant, however at least I know that he was probably just as polluted as I was. Regrettably, he is not joining you for MHOR as the band is too busy.

I will have to give you guys a tour of the big house when you come, and if you are staying for any length of time, we'd love to have you over.

The Fords are a bunch of white trash buffoons driving Escalades they bought with Daddy's money. Toronto will be better off when they are gone.

 
You still haven't explained why you let them in in the first place.

I didn't. I am 1800km away. I really don't know what the people of Toronto were thinking.

Amazing how a newspaper can run a story, trash a person, and their family, and have no named sources......
 
But this is the age of instant made up online bullshit, on the internet, on twitter, and all the other get it out ASAP news sources.
 
If this crack smoking story is true, then he should be outed, if not, hows does this person clear their trashed name.

Just because they are not named in an article doesn't mean they aren't credible. Both the papers and journalists have way more to lose than the ford brothers. I doubt they would run with articles that aren't thoroughly researched and verified through multiple sources.

If these articles have no element of truth, then I would expect the Fords will be suing for libel. We haven't seen that. Hell, Rob can't even come up with a convincing and clear denial. Instead, we've seen his senior staff and closest advisors head to the exit. That speaks volumes.