Have You Seen Danger? - Concerned about Health

[Danger]

 

[Borg]

Welcome back, Danger! Evo's going to be happy when she gets online.

 

[Borek]

As for the absence... 'Adventure Quest'.

LOL

Glad to hear it wasn't anything more serious.

 

[Lisa!]

Wow! You're here!
I'm so excited!

 

[Borg]

As for the absence... 'Adventure Quest'.

Ironic. That's what a bunch of us were involved in while trying to find you.

 

[Evo]

Danger, I ought to ban you!

I am so glad that you are ok. DO NOT EVER DO THAT AGAIN!

You left us for a video game? I'm going back to sleep, I'll yell at you more later.

 

[Astronuc]

Danger, I ought to ban you!

I am so glad that you are ok. DO NOT EVER DO THAT AGAIN!

You left us for a video game? I'm going back to sleep, I'll yell at you more later.

Are you guys married?

 

[zomgwtf]

LOL

Glad to hear it wasn't anything more serious.

Welcome back danger.

 

[Borg]

Welcome back, Danger! Evo's going to be happy when she gets online.

Danger, I ought to ban you!

I am so glad that you are ok. DO NOT EVER DO THAT AGAIN!

You left us for a video game? I'm going back to sleep, I'll yell at you more later.

Make that, AFTER she kills you.

 

[Lacy33]

Welcome back. Did I ever see anyone so loved? I don't think so.

 

[Danger]

Make that, AFTER she kills you.

I have nothing against a little friendly necrophilia, but I prefer to approach it from the 'breathing' side of the equation...

 

[RonL]

You need a brother! there is room for two.

 

[Danger]

You need a brother! there is room for two.

You'll have to discuss that with Evo's agent. As far as I know, she doesn't roll that way.

 

[lisab]

!Danger!111! You gave us a scare, glad you're back!

 

[Tedjn]

Uh, this? Because I am always happy to waste time on new games. Though, Evo may hate me for encouraging you. Glad to see you're safe.

 

[Danger]

Uh, this?

Yeah. Pretty lame, huh? Still, it beats the hell out of solitaire majong. I'd like to find a game that has more interactivity, but is still turn-based since I have physical limitations that rule out real-time playing.
As for Adventure Quest, I'm a level 90 human, sub-species Werepyre. I have my level 10 (maximum allowed) in Rogue, Pirate, Martial Artist, Knight, Ninja, Beastmaster, etc., with a few more pending.

 

[arildno]

WARNING:
I'm playing Mah-Jongg next Saturday, so you need not miss me then!

 

[Danger]

WARNING:
I'm playing Mah-Jongg next Saturday, so you need not miss me then!

Aye, but you're probably playing real Mah-jongg as opposed to the solitaire version. The real thing is essentially Oriental poker (with no racist intent in the terminology) whereas the solitaire version is simply matching patterns to eliminate them until there is nothing left.

 

[arildno]

Aye, but you're probably playing real Mah-jongg as opposed to the solitaire version. The real thing is essentially Oriental poker (with no racist intent in the terminology) whereas the solitaire version is simply matching patterns to eliminate them until there is nothing left.

Rather more like whist than poker, I think, you need to construct a "winning hand"
.

And yes, it is the multiplayer version.

If we're lucky, we'll be finished after 10 hours or so.

And, it is Sunday, rather than Saturday (need to update you all).

 

[fuzzyfelt]

Welcome back!

 

[marcusl]

Hi Danger,

Glad to hear you were just up to your usual s*** and not seriously in trouble somewhere! We'd really miss you.

 

[GeorginaS]

I'll settle for nothing less than an S&W .500 and a Barret M107. (What... you thought that I'd be a cheap date?)
Anyhow, you'll have to bring them up here. I really am not allowed in the US.

There you are! I'm so glad to see you check in. Evo and a number of other people were very concerned about you. Now I can stop making random phone calls to strangers in Alberta.

Anyway, yes, please, if you can and/or would, give personal contact information for you to someone here. I think everyone should do that just in case someone wanders off (even for a dumb online game) (and trust me, I'm really, really familiar with how dumb on-line gaming can swallow your life) because people do worry.

Welcome back! Nice to see you around. Drop me a line if you're ever up Edmonchuck way. I'll drag you to all of the hotspots.

 

[Danger]

I'll drag you to all of the hotspots.

Bourbon Street in the Mall will suffice. My tastes and mobility are limited. (Okay, maybe just my mobility; I don't for a second regret the 2 hours that I spent standing in line to get into a standing room only bar to dig on The Killer Dwarves.
And I would crawl over 20 km of broken glass to see Trooper.)

 

[brewnog]

Oh good, you're alive.

Beardy Weirdy sent me a PM and had me worried.

 

[Danger]

Brewski, you old sod... great to see that you're still around and about. You seemed to be a bit absent here yourself, which is one reason that I slacked off regarding my own contributions. There are a lot of brilliant engineers still here, but you're one of the very few who can converse with me on a level that is educational without being condescending.
I'll also never forget that you are the one who inducted me into PF.
Seriously, man... if the big yellow machine ever let's you down, you would make one hell of an awesome teacher at a reputable college.

 

[Dembadon]

Good to see you, Danger!

I can attest to the amount of time that online gaming can occupy. For me, it was World of Warcraft shortly after its launch. There have others, but this one was the worst for me.

 

[hypatia]

I feel so much better knowing that we were forgotten for a video game. We love you enough, to forgive you. Just don't let it happen again. {{{hugs}}}

 

[brewnog]

Thanks Danger. I still post in the eng forums but not so much in here; and real life takes up more time now than it did when I joined. I don't think I have the patience to be a teacher; I'm happy explaining something once but if it doesn't sink in then I have a problem!

Need to catch up with you about my current project; a '70s 911 which I pretty much rescued from the scrap yard. I'll save it for another day but I think you'd appreciate an update! Is the Roadrunner any closer to breathing again?

 

[Danger]

Need to catch up with you about my current project; a '70s 911 which I pretty much rescued from the scrap yard.

Ahhh... Porsche. What I used to call a Volkswagen in wolf's clothing.
I actually once designed (but never built) a hydraulically activated flyswatter to come out of the Roadrunner's trunk and give those a little smack as I drove past.

All seriousness aside, though... it sounds like a sweet project. You should post some progress pics as you work on it.
The runner is still in the secure compound of the friend that I willed it to. If I ever get enough money to do something with it, I will. Otherwise, it's up to him.

 

[Cyrus]

Ayeeeeeeeee! Glad to see your still alive and kicking Danger!

 

[brewnog]

Well, if you insist (the guys at work call it The Beetle too!).

Before:

Now:

One day?

 

[Danger]

Wow! Good work there, Brewski. That looks like about a year's worth, unless you spend every free moment on it.
Cyrus, it's good to see that your artificial horizon is still... horizontal.

 

[Borek]

Before:

Now:

It is obvious you put a lot of effort, even the plastic chair in the background looks more shiny.

 

[Moonbear]

Wow! Good work there, Brewski. That looks like about a year's worth, unless you spend every free moment on it.
Cyrus, it's good to see that your artificial horizon is still... horizontal.

Glad to see you back! Now I have to backtrack through this thread to see if you told us where you've been hiding.

 

[Danger]

Haven't been hiding, Gorgeous... but the explanation is indeed contained within this thread. I honestly thought that all Mentors had full access to my personal information. I will send you such forthwith, in case of future misunderstandings.

 

[Moonbear]

Haven't been hiding, Gorgeous... but the explanation is indeed contained within this thread. I honestly thought that all Mentors had full access to my personal information. I will send you such forthwith, in case of future misunderstandings.

I think I had your contact info a long time ago, in a PM, but either deleted it accidentally, or thought it was outdated when you moved in with W.

Ha, a game! Okay, yeah, I've gotten myself addicted to a silly online game (a silly one on Facebook no less, so not even a real game...it's all Hypatia's fault) and it does cut into time for other stuff, but I play the one I play for the same reason you play the one you do, that I can just stop if I get tired or run out of time or have other things to do, and nothing's going to go anywhere.

I'm just glad to hear from you again. But, not so glad to hear you're struggling more with your health to the point of needing a walker now. Do you have any possibility of a lung transplant if you can get yourself to quit smoking?

 

[Danger]

Do you have any possibility of a lung transplant if you can get yourself to quit smoking?

I suppose that it's possible. By pure chance, I ran into a fellow who actually moved here from Saskatoon, with the same condition, for the specific purpose of getting a transplant. He urged me to apply for such, since his went very well.
I have an ethical problem with that. I've had 4 cousins die of cystic fibrosis (including the first person in Canada to have a double lung transplant) and have encountered other people with respiratory issues through no fault of their own. My hardship is self-imposed, due to starting to smoke 39 years ago. If I could get a transplant with the absolute guarantee that I wasn't depriving someone else of the organs, I would take it. Otherwise, I would prefer that they go to someone more worthy.

 

[Moonbear]

I suppose that it's possible. By pure chance, I ran into a fellow who actually moved here from Saskatoon, with the same condition, for the specific purpose of getting a transplant. He urged me to apply for such, since his went very well.
I have an ethical problem with that. I've had 4 cousins die of cystic fibrosis (including the first person in Canada to have a double lung transplant) and have encountered other people with respiratory issues through no fault of their own. My hardship is self-imposed, due to starting to smoke 39 years ago. If I could get a transplant with the absolute guarantee that I wasn't depriving someone else of the organs, I would take it. Otherwise, I would prefer that they go to someone more worthy.

If you can quit smoking, then go for it. My parents have a friend who had a lung transplant for emphysema back when I was still a teenager. Part of the conditions of the transplant was for her to quit smoking, and she did. Even after the transplant, she has needed portable oxygen, but she's such a wonderful person that I'm glad she got a second chance in life. Every opportunity she gets, she tries to help out others for the second chance she got. I remember back many years ago going out gambling with her and her husband and my mom and step-dad (that's the only vice she has left), and she won several thousand on a slot machine jackpot. For no particular reason, she turned around and just gave half of it to a random stranger who just happened to talk with her while they were playing (she kept the other half to pay for her medications). In spite of your nickname being "Danger," you're really such a kind-hearted person that I know you'd do good things with an extension to your life that would fully justify being the recipient of a transplant.

 

[Danger]

You misread me, Moonie. I'm not a nice guy; I'm a total *******, but try to hide it when I'm around people that I like. The misunderstanding comes solely from the fact that there are very few people who I dislike. There used to be more, but I seem to have outlived most of them. (And no, I did not have any direct responsibility for the demise of any of them. Basically, I'm too stubborn to die and they weren't.)

 

[Moonbear]

You misread me, Moonie. I'm not a nice guy; I'm a total *******, but try to hide it when I'm around people that I like. The misunderstanding comes solely from the fact that there are very few people who I dislike. There used to be more, but I seem to have outlived most of them. (And no, I did not have any direct responsibility for the demise of any of them. Basically, I'm too stubborn to die and they weren't.)

Perhaps you've just mellowed with age. It happens to the best of them.

Actually, I've joked with my boyfriend about that. He asks why I want to be with him when he's such an a*******. I tell him that in spite of his best efforts, he isn't an a******, but he was when I first met him and has mellowed with age.

 

[Danger]

Moonie, I can't comment upon your man, since I've never had any interaction with him. You, however, could charm a sabretooth cat into becoming a lap toy.

 

[Borek]

What is he playing this time?

 

[Lisa!]

What is he playing this time?

I was wondering the same thing!

 

[cobalt124]

I'm wondering where he is too.

 

[collinsmark]

Coincidentally, just yesterday I was considering bumping this thread (or starting a new one like it) if Danger didn't reappear within a week or so. Are you there Danger?

 

[Danger]

Hi, guys. I guess that I did it again. Sorry.

What is he playing this time?

Something possibly more productive than a game this time. It occurred to me that I might be able to earn some money from a hobby. I'm going to see if I can sell some prosthetic make-up appliances (similar to the ones used for my avatar, but of much higher quality) for Hallowe'en, SF conventions, costume parties, etc.. I'll be making them for fun anyhow, so I won't be losing anything if the plan fails.
Rather than design them on the fly during the sculpting phase as has been my usual approach, I'm doing it on the computer. Since I'm a lousy excuse for an artist, and learning to use Inkscape as I go (it's way different than Illustrator, but free), this is pretty much a full-time job. Between that and my 2 or 3 daily naps, I'm booked up.
I just took a bit of a rest break and popped in here to see what's up. Now it's back to work. I'll try to check in more often.

 

[cobalt124]

Good to hear from you, Danger.

 

[Lisa!]

Oops! He did it again!

Hi, guys. I guess that I did it again. Sorry.


S.

 

[Borek]

And again...

 

[Lacy33]

He's too sexy for his shirt ... he's too sexy.
He's too sexy for his hat ... he's too sexy.

He's too sexy for this forum? for that... He's not too sexy! :!)