The EPIC WIN Thread 3: SON OF EPIC

Tinwhistler

Tinwhistler

So I get a huge package in the mail today from my mom.



WTF? A cane? I know I'm getting older, but I'm not that freaking old!

Wait a minute..the handle is loose..it unscrews? This can't be a cane sword. I may be too young for a cane, but I'm definitely too old for a cane sword.



Wait..that's not a sword. Is that what I think it is?



It is! It's a freaking cane with a secret pennywhistle inside.

That's...pretty dang cool.
 
Dave

Dave

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Did a wedding last night, all DJ style. It's been two years since I did a gig and it was just like I'd never left. The bride has two sisters whose weddings I DJed so they called me and I came out of retirement just because I liked them. It was an amazingly fun evening that made me question why I stopped doing it...until the music stopped and I had to lug several hundred pounds of sound equipment back to my car and drive home at 2 in the morning.

But I had fun, the bride & groom were extremely happy, I got to see some people I hadn't seen in a while...and I made $325. $125 for the gig and a $200 tip. Not bad for 5 hours of work.
 
GasBandit

GasBandit

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Dave said:
Did a wedding last night, all DJ style. It's been two years since I did a gig and it was just like I'd never left. The bride has two sisters whose weddings I DJed so they called me and I came out of retirement just because I liked them. It was an amazingly fun evening that made me question why I stopped doing it...until the music stopped and I had to lug several hundred pounds of sound equipment back to my car and drive home at 2 in the morning.

But I had fun, the bride & groom were extremely happy, I got to see some people I hadn't seen in a while...and I made $325. $125 for the gig and a $200 tip. Not bad for 5 hours of work.
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Get a couple minimum wage college students to lug gear before after and... well, basically you have what my radio station calls a "remote broadcast." But we charge $500.
 
Dave

Dave

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GasBandit said:
Get a couple minimum wage college students to lug gear before after and... well, basically you have what my radio station calls a "remote broadcast." But we charge $500.
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Bandstand Music charges that much as well. I am just the subcontractor.
 
ThatNickGuy

ThatNickGuy

And with 2,000 words written today, bringing the total word count to 60,000, the first draft of THE DAME WAS A TAD POLISH is now complete!

Let the editing commence!
 
Dave

Dave

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That's awesome. Too awesome for a simple like.[DOUBLEPOST=1405804859,1405804828][/DOUBLEPOST]The underscore is a spell checker getting confused.
 
Zappit

Zappit

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My grandfather had his surgery this morning. Had a stent put in to open up an artery with 95% blockage. It was on the front of the heart, and hard to reach. He had a bad night, and we almost lost him then.

But he made it. He made it, he's already looking a lot better, and he had a ravenous appetite. Thank you, God. (And doctors. Can't forget the doctors.)
 
Bones

Bones

Zappit said:
But he made it. He made it, he's already looking a lot better, and he had a ravenous appetite. Thank you, God. (And doctors. Can't forget the doctors.)
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You are a Gentleman and a Scholar Zap. It drove me crazy when my family was thanking god alone for my 80 year old grandfathers time in the hospital. ya know not a team of the best doctors in Minnesota, that with years of experience and skill unknown to me pulled him back from the embrace of death. God didn't even send them to us, it was god who healed my grandfather ಠ_ಠ. I respect everyone's beliefs, believe me, I am not out to be a thorn in anyone's side, but I feel like when shit like that goes down you can at least give the surgeons and medical staff a little bit of the credit for helping your loved one pull through.

also brofist for solidarity, i feel you on grandparents in the hospital that are touch and go.
 
PatrThom

PatrThom

stienman said:
I don't typically ask for help, but I have helped others in the past, and so when my wife asked we definitely received ten-fold what I've done for others...
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I've noticed that the people who volunteer most often are the ones who have the hardest time asking for help.
I've also noticed that they often get the most help when they finally get around to asking.

--Patrick
 
sixpackshaker

sixpackshaker

stienman said:
Working on selling our house, realtor tells us to replace the carpets, and gives us contact info for a company that does carpets for the auto show. $0.25/sqft for good carpet that was used for two weeks at Cobo Hall. Padding is cheaper.

Installer couldn't meet our deadline, so we ripped out the carpet, and yesterday and today we had people from church come over in the evening and help us install it. One of them brought a stretcher and several other tools, and taught the rest of us how to do carpet.

We will still have a professional do the seams, but we paid under $360 to completely replace the carpeting in 3 bedrooms, a family room, and the hallway and stairs.[DOUBLEPOST=1406098644,1406098238][/DOUBLEPOST]The cost savings is nice, but this is an epic win because we were worried it would set us back a week doing it ourselves. Typically the local mormon congregations will help each other move, but they also help with other projects if you ask. I don't typically ask for help, but I have helped others in the past, and so when my wife asked we definitely received ten-fold what I've done for others...
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Please tell me you did this...

 
fade

fade

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Today is my 16th wedding anniversary. 16 years ago today, the Civil War was reenacted outside in the SC heat as New Yorker squared off against South Carolinian on either side of the aisle. Actually, embarrassingly, my family, which lived an hour and a half a way, barely turned out, while my wife's family--the entire mafia--flew in from New York.

Nah, that's not fair. Just because they're raging Italian-American stereotypes doesn't mean they're in the mafia. If they were, they probably kill me for sa
 
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Bones

Bones

fade said:
Today is my 16th wedding anniversary. 16 years ago today, the Civil War was reenacted outside in the SC heat as New Yorker squared off against South Carolinian on either side of the aisle. Actually, embarrassingly, my family, which lived an hour and a half a way, barely turned out, while my wife's family--the entire mafia--flew in from New York.

Nah, that's not fair. Just because their raging Italian-American stereotypes doesn't mean they're in the mafia. If they were, they probably kill me for sa
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I wonder if candle ja
 
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