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    Hey Argos! According to Google Earth...

    You live on the side of a runway at a small airport in Sao Paulo.

    As I only just started playing with google earth a couple days ago I'm still in the "Gee whiz!" phase. I got a "new" machine (read hand me down that is much better than my old one) that came with it already on board. Along with a bunch of really expensive software like photoshop and such. About four times the capibility of my old machine. Tons o' ram, 2.8 gigahertz processor and a 70gigabyte harddrive. And not only that but my ex, (who is the nicest ex I've ever heard of) gave me a really sweet monitor. My old monitor was a office "escapee" that though had a nice size to it had a blue haze you couldn't get rid of and a subtle but distinct windows logo burned into the phosphors.

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    Quote Originally Posted by BigDon View Post
    You live on the side of a runway at a small airport in Sao Paulo.

    As I only just started playing with google earth a couple days ago I'm still in the "Gee whiz!" phase. I got a "new" machine (read hand me down that is much better than my old one) that came with it already on board. Along with a bunch of really expensive software like photoshop and such. About four times the capibility of my old machine. Tons o' ram, 2.8 gigahertz processor and a 70gigabyte harddrive. And not only that but my ex, (who is the nicest ex I've ever heard of) gave me a really sweet monitor. My old monitor was a office "escapee" that though had a nice size to it had a blue haze you couldn't get rid of and a subtle but distinct windows logo burned into the phosphors.
    Can i have your ex?

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    Naaw, I still want her back. Even though it's been eight years. She's probably too old for you anyway.

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    Quote Originally Posted by BigDon View Post
    Naaw, I still want her back. Even though it's been eight years. She's probably too old for you anyway.
    Free doesn't age my friend.

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    Excuse me?

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    Quote Originally Posted by BigDon View Post
    You live on the side of a runway at a small airport in Sao Paulo.
    Holy coordinates! My house is at the center of this image, between the University of São Paulo´s campus (north) and the airfield (south). Enjoy the view.

    That´s the air school and club, and until last year it served as the regional airport [now in the outskirts, north of the town]. It is an important center of flying sports in Brazil.

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    Quote Originally Posted by BigDon View Post
    Excuse me?
    The y just want free monitors

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    Quote Originally Posted by hhEb09'1 View Post
    They just want free monitors
    "Why buy the cow when you get the monitors for free?"

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    Quote Originally Posted by hhEb09'1 View Post
    The y just want free monitors
    Yea, I got a dead pixel in the center of mine that drives me nuts on white backgrounds.

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    Sorry DS, I misconstrued you for a sec.

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    Red face

    Quote Originally Posted by BigDon View Post
    Sorry DS, I misconstrued you for a sec.
    No problems, I made it sound...yea. I had just got done taking a 6hr test on Drugs required by the state of FL, if it's any excuse. I re-read it and smacked myself on the forehead. Thanks for at least not exploding on me in the first place, don't know if I could have done the same.

    Heh, my "Target Locked" warning alarms were sounding for a moment. "WARNING-WARNING, EJECT IMMEDIATELY!"

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    Quote Originally Posted by Dragon Star View Post
    ...I had just got done taking a 6hr test on Drugs required by the state of FL, ...
    Wow, that sounds like a tough exam. Do you reckon you got most of the answers right?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Dr Nigel View Post
    Wow, that sounds like a tough exam. Do you reckon you got most of the answers right?
    Heh, I missed 5, actually.

    Tough? No, not exactly. Boring? You betcha...

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