That sucks. I guess they did these sales before they were famous? I mean, guys come into that store wanting cash for real sunken treasure worth 700,000! People are always coming in with cool stuff. I always thought that would be so cool to work there and get to see all that random stuff come in. Or it could be staged I guess.

 

I'm pretty sure it is fake. Somebody over at Columbus Underground explained how the show works and it made sense. The "experts" that they bring in are the real owners of the stuff and they just hand it to some schmoe who acts like he's coming into the store to sell the item.

 

That does make sense. There can't be that many experts on historic collectables in Las Vegas. You would have to call a bunch of those experts in from other cities and that's not practical for a pawn shop.

This is a comment i just saw on a facebook.  A friend of mine was commenting on how she wants QC2 to get hit by lightning to make Carew the tallest building again.  Okay, i can see why people might say that...but, what i don't understand was the comment someone made on that post:

 

Carew is pretty ugly, but that thing is setting a new standard.

 

Who thinks Carew is ugly?  are you kidding?

 

    I can remember a studio at DAAP where students were asked to improve the Carew Tower in a rendering. The simplest one simply added hanging flowers at the setbacks. The more aggressive ones added all kinds of weird cladding and neon.

 

    The project description said that the goals of the project was to make Carew look more modern, etc.

Carew is the best looking building in the skyline.  My second favorite is the Bell building on 7th and Elm with the big antenna on top.

This is a comment i just saw on a facebook.   A friend of mine was commenting on how she wants QC2 to get hit by lightning to make Carew the tallest building again. Okay, i can see why people might say that...but, what i don't understand was the comment someone made on that post:

 

Carew is pretty ugly, but that thing is setting a new standard.

 

Who thinks Carew is ugly? are you kidding?

 

Well...it is lopsided...

that's what she said

that's what she said

 

lol

 

 

 

 

LeVeque > Carew  :angel: It's a scientific fact.

... This is cut throat corporate America!  I've seen much worse.  WAAAAY worse.  Hell, when I was SOHIO they fired a whole division, while they were out at a corporated paid lunch!

...

 

In 1988 I left a 21-year career at GE that had taken a turn in the wrong direction, to go to work for a small but growing systems integration company that was getting good local press.

 

Eight months later at the company Christmas party, a Saturday-evening suit-and-tie sit-down dinner for 64 employees plus their spouses at the country club of one of the owners, no one had a clue the business was in trouble because of fraudulent sales pitches and pyramid schemes with clients' up-front money by said owner. The first workday of the new year, sixteen of us were called in, one-by-one, to the CFO's office and told that cutbacks probably would be coming. When we got back to our offices, we discovered that our computers had been logged off and our logins no longer worked.

 

It turned out the sixteen of us were the lucky ones; we got out with severance pay. The ones who stayed agreed to work for deferred compensation to help turn the company around, and the deferral turned out to be permanent. The turnaround came when the Feds hauled away the computers and records and locked the doors. The company had been using employees' 401K deductions and tax withholdings to cover business expenses.

 

The upside was that in the eight months that job lasted, I learned the technology (Computer-Aided Software Engineering) that got me a good job at a respectable company, where I stayed ten years until I retired.

 

Talk about Karma.

 

The little man and I jsut finished our meeting and we both agreed to "chill".

Anyone see the Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations last night featuring a couple Columbus restaurants? I found the show to be incredibly condescending and annoying.

What was condescending? I didn't catch it, unfortunately.

 

Why is my internet progressively slower the later in the day it gets? It makes no sense. It's lightening fast in the morning and afternoon. At night it's like pulling teeth to watch a youtube video.

Who is your ISP? If you get your internet access through a cable TV provider, most likely it's a problem with limited bandwidth; everything runs fast so long as onlly a few users are online, but as more people connect, you get what amounts to traffic congestion and everything slows down.

Who is your ISP?

 

Sprint Mobile for laptops. I thought only cable had that problem. I don't know much about how this kind of internet works though.

What was condescending? I didn't catch it, unfortunately.

 

 

It was Anthony and a food critic from Cleveland, and the whole time they were just talking about how surprising it was that good food could exist in Columbus, repeatedly calling the city 'no mans land' and 'middle of no where".  The food critic from Cleveland was especially annoying, as he is actually from Ohio, and still kept saying things like "wow I can't believe we're in Columbus!" (reeked of CLE boosterism/superiority).  At one point it was revealed that Tony asked the food critic if there would be indoor plumbing in Ohio.  It was nice because it showcased some good restaurants in Cbus, but it was really sickening to watch the condescension of this particular episode (entitled "Heartland").

What was condescending? I didn't catch it, unfortunately.

 

 

It was Anthony and a food critic from Cleveland, and the whole time they were just talking about how surprising it was that good food could exist in Columbus, repeatedly calling the city 'no mans land' and 'middle of no where".  The food critic from Cleveland was especially annoying, as he is actually from Ohio, and still kept saying things like "wow I can't believe we're in Columbus!" (reeked of CLE boosterism/superiority).  At one point it was revealed that Tony asked the food critic if there would be indoor plumbing in Ohio.  It was nice because it showcased some good restaurants in Cbus, but it was really sickening to watch the condescension of this particular episode (entitled "Heartland").

 

That's ignorant. Sounds like they're making cheap shots; attempting to be funny like other celebrities who document their sample of different cities and truly are funny without being snobs - like Dave Attell or Adam Richman.

 

Anthony Bordain is from New York City; I noticed people from New York tend to refer to anything outside of their bubble as "the middle of nowhere". They're prominent foodies; they should know better.

 

Middle of nowhere...what the hell is that? Las Vegas, New Orleans, hell even Lyon, France is smaller than Columbus (ok, Vegas is like the same size) but they're all top cities to dine in. I guess since we're from mid-ohio we must munch on corn and soybeans all day long. I don't think Columbus has one of best dining scenes by any stretch but there's definitely quite a few top-notch places in the city that would make the biggest food snob satisfied. There's too much wealth in Columbus for there not to be.

 

I think Columbus needs to change its name. Columbus sounds generic, like Anytown, USA... there's too many other cities with that name. The city also needs to capitalize on its fashion presence. I can't believe all this stuff I've been reading lately online about people claiming "Columbus is just a college town". LIMITED BRANDS have their headquarters here. Most of the popular stores you would find in malls across America are based here and the executives live locally yet we still get stereotyped as a lame cow-town in the 'middle of nowhere'. It makes no sense. Not to mention all of the other fortune 500 companies. It's just asinine.

delete please. double post.

 

If you were a premium member, you could delete yourself! Literally!!

 

Too bad you don't delete yours before people see it and ban you.

I figured you meant "delete it yourself".

 

I must not be clever enough to get it. For some reason I never find your touchés funny  :roll:

DanB and David, your back-and-forth is in a downward spiral toward personal attacks, and nothing good can come of that. It's not contributing to the thread or the forums in any way.

 

I'll not delete the last couple of posts yet, but please rein it in. If you want to go at each other, take it to PM.

What was condescending? I didn't catch it, unfortunately.

 

 

It was Anthony and a food critic from Cleveland, and the whole time they were just talking about how surprising it was that good food could exist in Columbus, repeatedly calling the city 'no mans land' and 'middle of no where". The food critic from Cleveland was especially annoying, as he is actually from Ohio, and still kept saying things like "wow I can't believe we're in Columbus!" (reeked of CLE boosterism/superiority). At one point it was revealed that Tony asked the food critic if there would be indoor plumbing in Ohio. It was nice because it showcased some good restaurants in Cbus, but it was really sickening to watch the condescension of this particular episode (entitled "Heartland").

 

Michael Ruhlman is not a food critic, he is an incredibly well-respected food author from Cleveland.  He co-wrote the French Laundry cookbook and Charcuterie, which is the definitive book for anyone who makes cured meats, be it in restaurants or at home, as well as several other great books (Making of a Chef and Soul of a Chef are 2 of my favorites).  He helped bring national attention to Michael Symon and to cleveland's food scene.  While he can come off as a bit of a food snob, as can all foodies, he loves Cleveland and loves Ohio and I think the whole segment was really trying to prove to people watching that you can be surprised by what great food can come out of all parts of Ohio.  I personally think it gives more credence and makes people think twice when if you can kind of act like "wow, I can't believe the food is this great here in what most people would consider flyover country" instead of being all, "I told you so, we rule."  I mean, I had one of the best meals of my life in cincinnati and I'm a lifelong Ohioan and while I was sitting there eating, I was like wow, I can't believe I'm in Cincinnati.  It's surprising, even to those who live in Ohio.  I mean, we are not nationally known for our food scene like either one of the coasts or even Chicago.  But with shows like this giving Ohio more exposure, we are getting it.  I, for one, am glad.

 

And Bourdain LOVES Cleveland, he recently said so on his blog which I think was reproduced elsewhere on this site.  He even said this is one of the few places he's thought of relocating.  I think it's great that we've educated him about how great Cleveland is, and now it's expanding to other Ohio cities with great cuisine.  Sorry, I just don't see a downside in this episode.

RnR very well said.  I totally agree!

Everything RnR mentions I fully agree with. However, I've seen enough television of Ruhlman and Bourdain together to get the impression that Bourdain is the alpha dog in that relationship and Ruhlman's first instinct is to agree with or try to impress Bourdain.  So to me it's no surprise that he'd let Anthony lead him down a few disparaging paths about Ohio.

 

 

In other news, I just got back from somersaulting off my bike over a rogue pug that decided to run out in front of me.  I was told my duck and roll was quite impressive.  I didn't walk away unscathed but it didn't cause me to shorten my usual route.

In other news, I just got back from somersaulting off my bike over a rogue pug that decided to run out in front of me.  I was told my duck and roll was quite impressive.  I didn't walk away unscathed but it didn't cause me to shorten my usual route.

 

MayDay, you gotta' keep them pugs leashed! :wink:

In other news, I just got back from somersaulting off my bike over a rogue pug that decided to run out in front of me.  I was told my duck and roll was quite impressive.  I didn't walk away unscathed but it didn't cause me to shorten my usual route.

 

Pugs MayDay, you gotta' keep Pugs MayDay leashed! ;)  On a very short leash!

Corrected that for you!  LMAO!

DanB and David, your back-and-forth is in a downward spiral toward personal attacks, and nothing good can come of that. It's not contributing to the thread or the forums in any way.

 

I'll not delete the last couple of posts yet, but please rein it in. If you want to go at each other, take it to PM.

 

I'm not even responding to him anymore.

 

 

Sorry guys <3

What was condescending? I didn't catch it, unfortunately.

 

 

It was Anthony and a food critic from Cleveland, and the whole time they were just talking about how surprising it was that good food could exist in Columbus, repeatedly calling the city 'no mans land' and 'middle of no where".  The food critic from Cleveland was especially annoying, as he is actually from Ohio, and still kept saying things like "wow I can't believe we're in Columbus!" (reeked of CLE boosterism/superiority).  At one point it was revealed that Tony asked the food critic if there would be indoor plumbing in Ohio.  It was nice because it showcased some good restaurants in Cbus, but it was really sickening to watch the condescension of this particular episode (entitled "Heartland").

 

Michael Ruhlman is not a food critic, he is an incredibly well-respected food author from Cleveland.  He co-wrote the French Laundry cookbook and Charcuterie, which is the definitive book for anyone who makes cured meats, be it in restaurants or at home, as well as several other great books (Making of a Chef and Soul of a Chef are 2 of my favorites).  He helped bring national attention to Michael Symon and to cleveland's food scene.  While he can come off as a bit of a food snob, as can all foodies, he loves Cleveland and loves Ohio and I think the whole segment was really trying to prove to people watching that you can be surprised by what great food can come out of all parts of Ohio.  I personally think it gives more credence and makes people think twice when if you can kind of act like "wow, I can't believe the food is this great here in what most people would consider flyover country" instead of being all, "I told you so, we rule."  I mean, I had one of the best meals of my life in cincinnati and I'm a lifelong Ohioan and while I was sitting there eating, I was like wow, I can't believe I'm in Cincinnati.  It's surprising, even to those who live in Ohio.  I mean, we are not nationally known for our food scene like either one of the coasts or even Chicago.  But with shows like this giving Ohio more exposure, we are getting it.  I, for one, am glad.

 

And Bourdain LOVES Cleveland, he recently said so on his blog which I think was reproduced elsewhere on this site.  He even said this is one of the few places he's thought of relocating.  I think it's great that we've educated him about how great Cleveland is, and now it's expanding to other Ohio cities with great cuisine.  Sorry, I just don't see a downside in this episode.

 

 

I think it's easier to not be offended when you're not from that city. I heard some people complaining about the Cleveland episode of Man v. Food painting Cleveland in a negative light but all the episode did was make me want to go to Cleveland.

In other news, I just got back from somersaulting off my bike over a rogue pug that decided to run out in front of me.  I was told my duck and roll was quite impressive.  I didn't walk away unscathed but it didn't cause me to shorten my usual route.

 

Pugs MayDay, you gotta' keep Pugs MayDay leashed! ;)  On a very short leash!

Corrected that for you!  LMAO!

 

^I don't know if everything you say is light-hearted but a lot of it comes across as being mean-spirited.

 

Is this an unusually hot summer or has it always been like this? Man, it's unbearable; I can't even imagine what August is going to be like. A communications guy at TimeWarner was going to give my boss and I a tour of the building here in Columbus but I'm glad he canceled today; there's nothing worse than dressing up in the heat.

^Well we barely had a summer last year, at least in PA, so I'm not surprised it's really hot this year.

No it's been really mild the last couple of years. My house has hot water heat and this the first time in 2 or 3 years that I have put the window units in. All I keep thinking about is how the people in the mid-atlantic, from say Baltimore on South deal with the muggy heat all summer long, every summer. Yuck.

Ah, I guess that explains it. The humidity seems crazy this week. It makes me not motivated to do anything outside. Last summer I was out biking, walking and jogging like 15 miles on some days. This summer I'm just like screw it. It's not worth it.

Yeah, the last time I remember it being this hot was summer 2005....  When I was living in an 8x8 cinderblock room...... in a Case dorm.....  with one window..... and no air conditioning.

8x8 cinderblock room with one window? Sounds more like a prison cell to me.

8x8 cinderblock room with one window? Sounds more like a prison cell to me.

 

Well, that's how all of the 1960's built single dorm rooms at Case are.

That sounds EXACTLY like Daniels Hall where I stayed at UC lol. The room was probably more like 8x12 though. With 3 room mates - one of which always had his girlfriend over so it was like having 4 room mates. It was the sh!ttiest dorm I've ever seen. You're just asking for people to party in it. There's nothing to tear up.

Did no one go to Cincinnati's Pride event Downtown to Photograph?! I'm surprised ...

:roll:  :laugh:

 

 

 

 

Bouquet bandit's dollars & scents

Pulls off a bank heist with flowers

By JAMIE SCHRAM and CHUCK BENNETT

 

Last Updated: 9:55 AM, July 20, 2010

 

Posted: 3:43 AM, July 20, 2010

 

Comments: 4 | More  Print 

This bandit came armed to disarm bank tellers -- with a bouquet of flowers.

 

The chrome-domed thief packed a romantic assortment of fresh flowers instead of a weapon when he pulled a heist at a Chelsea bank last week, using the sweet-smelling buds to hide a note ordering the teller to fork over a different kind of green, police said.

 

The budding thief was spotted just before 9 a.m. Thursday pacing up and down the sidewalk in front of the Bank of Smithtown on Seventh Avenue at 18th Street -- clutching his blooming bouquet like an anxious suitor -- before entering and giving a quick nod to the financial institution's in-house greeter, police said.

 

 

PISTIL-PACKING

The perp had his colorful flowers wrapped in pink tissue, a tasteful arrangement that any woman would be happy to receive.

 

The suspect, dressed in jeans and a blue T-shirt, then made a beeline for the teller.

 

He held his bouquet with his left hand while removing a stickup note attached to the flowers with his right.

 

"Give me all your hundreds, fifties -- don't be a hero," he snipped to the worker, still holding the flowers like a loving Valentine's Day offering.

 

The clerk handed over $440, a police source said -- in a bundle with a dye pack.

 

With his money in hand, the bouquet bandit dumped his floral array on the teller's counter and fled.

 

The dye pack detonated and he ditched it.

 

 

 

...and it goes on like that: http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/manhattan/bouquet_bandit_dollars_scents_QePWHoIOwEbxbULul6puCM#ixzz0uEQN28qd

 

 

 

 

:roll: :laugh:

 

 

 

 

Bouquet bandit's dollars & scents

Pulls off a bank heist with flowers

By JAMIE SCHRAM and CHUCK BENNETT

 

Last Updated: 9:55 AM, July 20, 2010

 

Posted: 3:43 AM, July 20, 2010

 

Comments: 4 | More Print

This bandit came armed to disarm bank tellers -- with a bouquet of flowers.

 

The chrome-domed thief packed a romantic assortment of fresh flowers instead of a weapon when he pulled a heist at a Chelsea bank last week, using the sweet-smelling buds to hide a note ordering the teller to fork over a different kind of green, police said.

 

The budding thief was spotted just before 9 a.m. Thursday pacing up and down the sidewalk in front of the Bank of Smithtown on Seventh Avenue at 18th Street -- clutching his blooming bouquet like an anxious suitor -- before entering and giving a quick nod to the financial institution's in-house greeter, police said.

 

 

PISTIL-PACKING

The perp had his colorful flowers wrapped in pink tissue, a tasteful arrangement that any woman would be happy to receive.

 

The suspect, dressed in jeans and a blue T-shirt, then made a beeline for the teller.

 

He held his bouquet with his left hand while removing a stickup note attached to the flowers with his right.

 

"Give me all your hundreds, fifties -- don't be a hero," he snipped to the worker, still holding the flowers like a loving Valentine's Day offering.

 

The clerk handed over $440, a police source said -- in a bundle with a dye pack.

 

With his money in hand, the bouquet bandit dumped his floral array on the teller's counter and fled.

 

The dye pack detonated and he ditched it.

 

 

 

...and it goes on like that: http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/manhattan/bouquet_bandit_dollars_scents_QePWHoIOwEbxbULul6puCM#ixzz0uEQN28qd

 

What a gangster.

 

What a gangster.

 

Don't you mean he's a "Gangsta Boo"!

I've never quite understood these stories where some guy robs a bank and leaves with just a few hundred dollars. Seriously, go rob some national chain retail store and save yourself a few years.

^ haha yeah me too! but seriously, these silly robberies you read about are usually drug addict and mental health problem related.

I've never quite understood these stories where some guy robs a bank and leaves with just a few hundred dollars. Seriously, go rob some national chain retail store and save yourself a few years.

 

The bigger the store is, the harder it is to get away with robbing a store. At a convenience store, the person behind the counter has easy access to the register. I worked at a big chain retail store and I couldn't open the drawer unless there was a sale. Even still, there wasn't a whole lot of money in it. Plus, there were tons of cameras inside and in the parking lot that a loss prevention specialist in the store monitored. He could zoom in on a person and look at them from multiple angles. That guy was crazy! If he caught a theif, he would run after them and would even get in his car and chase them down the highway. People came out of that store almost daily, in handcuffs.

I've always loved the "I have to have a sale" excuse for opening a drawer.  You're being robbed, sell a pack of gum or whatever your store puts at the register.  Cameras don't matter, because the alternative is you're robbing a BANK.  I'll concede there are still a few crazy loss prevention guys out there, but most will not chase you to actually apprehend you because when they were hired they were told that if you assault someone to stop them from leaving the store you will be fired.

 

Now the amount of money in the drawer would be dependent on a lot of variables.  I know in all the stores I worked in there was a time and a place that you could predictably leave with as much cash as this flower bandit guy did.

How are you going to tell me about the place I worked for two years? lol

 

Sure, the sale-before-the-drawer-opens is an excuse, but it holds up the robbers a little longer. They're not likely to rob a big store with a bunch of people around anyway. That's why convenience stores are an easy target. There's usually one person behind the register and you're often the only other person in the store.

 

Our issue wasn't being robbed for cash; it was people stealing. You don't go into a store with a mask on if you're stealing clothes, so the cameras definitely came in handy. Even if you rob a store with a mask, cameras can give an indication of height and build or (believe it or not) a lot of criminals still have visible tattoos they don't cover up.

 

The LP guy was this short pudgy Asian dude about 5 feet 2 inches but he was a bad@ss. People would see him chasing them and they would hide behind cars in the parking lot so he wouldn't see them but he always caught 'em. He did restrain people sometimes but mostly Rookwood security did the dirty work.

You wouldn't believe how many times stupidity aids in catching a robber.  Some of these guys just don't think.  Most places have cameras now and they still leave something that's distinguishing and easy to recognize.

The LP guy was this short pudgy Asian dude about 5 feet 2 inches but he was a bad@ss. People would see him chasing them and they would hide behind cars in the parking lot so he wouldn't see them but he always caught 'em. He did restrain people sometimes but mostly Rookwood security did the dirty work.

 

Ha, seems like those guys always have short man syndrome or some other issue they have to compensate for by pretending they have some actual enforceable power.  Sounds like he should have been arrested for assault a few times…

The LP guy was this short pudgy Asian dude about 5 feet 2 inches but he was a bad@ss. People would see him chasing them and they would hide behind cars in the parking lot so he wouldn't see them but he always caught 'em. He did restrain people sometimes but mostly Rookwood security did the dirty work.

 

Ha, seems like those guys always have short man syndrome or some other issue they have to compensate for by pretending they have some actual enforceable power.  Sounds like he should have been arrested for assault a few times…

 

Shhhh.  Dont talk about Sherman like that!  He's a nice kid.

So I am doing my first custom install on my model Norfolk Southern SD50 and installing ditch lights on an HO scale locomotive is tough enough with the diminutive size of the housings and bulbs.  I would NEVER want to model in N scale.  It would drive me crazy.

^pics?

 

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So I'm just blown away by some of my friends' indifference of the financial burden that lays ahead of them.  Good friend of mine that got married a year ago both have combined student loans of almost $200,000.  That's like paying off a house.  Certainly his wife will be making big dollars if she gets a job, but man I don't think I'd ever get sleep until then.

 

A few other of my friends were way to indecisive and generally unfocused (partied too much) in college and had to add additional years to their undergrad taking only a few classes, but still paying for a full year.  They just seemed to not give a damn that they'd have to take out more and more loans.  They could have easily been done in the typical 4.  Now they are finished, still unfocused, and face their first payment this fall.  Not surprisingly, they had no idea their first payment would be this November.

 

No pics yet, but you did just remind me to update my thread about our railroad club...

I haven't gotten the lights in yet.  I have to do some drilling and try to wire the leads in without soldering so I can re-wire when I get my new decoder.

^pics?

 

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So I'm just blown away by some of my friends' indifference of the financial burden that lays ahead of them.  Good friend of mine that got married a year ago both have combined student loans of almost $200,000.  That's like paying off a house.  Certainly his wife will be making big dollars if she gets a job, but man I don't think I'd ever get sleep until then.

 

A few other of my friends were way to indecisive and generally unfocused (partied too much) in college and had to add additional years to their undergrad taking only a few classes, but still paying for a full year.  They just seemed to not give a damn that they'd have to take out more and more loans.  They could have easily been done in the typical 4.  Now they are finished, still unfocused, and face their first payment this fall.  Not surprisingly, they had no idea their first payment would be this November.

 

 

and people want to buy a house.  And we wonder why people are in such financial ruins.