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<H2><font color="plum">Cloudy's Cafe</font></H2>

Come in, be welcome, be comfortable, be yourself

Welcome to Cloudy's Cafe, a place to have a cup of coffee or a good
darjeeling and the finest in conversation and camaraderie.

The proprietor asks that you follow a few simple guidelines:

<H3>this is a real conversation zone, not a role-play zone</H3>

* no flaming; if you disagree with a viewpoint expressed by any patron, please do so in a civil manner

* any topic is fair game, but keep posts to the standards that Ziroc has set for the entire forum, please (ie: foul language is not appropriate and things should be suitable for all audiences)
-a side note from Cloudy: I see this as a place for those short
conversations about a new baby or the latest soccer fiasco, not for things that are big enough to warrant their own threads, by all means give those things the space they need and post separately!

* Please, no one word or smiley posts (Ziroc has declared them 'real spam' and the proprietor doesn't want the reputuation of "good spam" to suffer!)

* do feel free to be serious or silly and enjoy the company of others while you are here. By all means POST if you have something to say, even to start another topic , we can handle multiple chats, we're a CAFE!!! But be courteous and don't disrupt a conversation just to disrupt it.

Come on in! The bar is stocked with coffees, teas, juices and waters from around the world. And purple napkins, of course!

<font color="pink">The lighting is low, the golden oak counters and tables glow with inviting warmth. Near the window, the lighting is brighter, as comfy, plush leather armchairs wait for those who'd like to read a book while relaxing to music or just lazily watch the world go by.</font>

<H1><font color="plum"> PLEASE NOTE </font></H1>

This is a modified reminder that I've posted before in reply to someone asking "can we spam the cafe". It still holds true, so I'm going to repeat it periodically for anyone who hasn't seen it.

Read the first post of the thread, it's NOT a spam zone. If you want to discuss you grades, a problem with a teacher,the weather, your neighbor's new car etc.....etc.. (real life conversations) this is the place. I don't mind a SMALL amount of spam but when the Cafe gets to be 8 pages in one day and it's all one liner pure spam, I have to ask people not to do it because most of the members who would come to talk about their day or things that they want advice or sympathy or cheers on, will not post in that atmosphere. I want you to be comfy here, but not at the expense of other members.

So the answer is NO, I don't want to see page after page of roleplay spam or one liner spamfests that could be done on msn or aim etc. because our goal is to TALK WITH one another , not fill up a cafe in five hours. ;) :D HOWEVER, I'm not gonna jump on anyone for a few of these kinds of things, only if it gets out of hand. :D

First post?
How's everyone doing? We had an ice storm this weekend. I was lucky and didn't lose my power, but some still have it out, including my boss. She doesn't have a phone, so she had to go search for one to call me to say she won't be in.
Love that spring!!! 70's last Friday, ice storm this one. grrrr

At least I got out of having to work Friday :D

Hey harley! We had the same ice storm.. ugh! I've got several trees bent over, but so far nothing seems broken. Most of my neighbors in the area lost tree branches and some of the ones by the road lost major parts of the trunk to the weight of the ice.

My power stayed on, Thank God, but my co-worker hasn't had power all weekend, apparently. Glad to hear you came through it ok!

HEY, did I hear someone say Ramon was back at IW? WHOOHOOO!

Power eh? Does that mean you're some type of superhero? and if so what sort of power didn't you lose? And while we're at it, what kind of superhero's weakness is ice storms? Warm-drink man or something? [img]tongue.gif[/img]

ROFL @ /)eathkiller!

Warm-drink man!! [img]graemlins/biglaugh.gif[/img]

HAHAHAHAHA! Well, warm drink man would have been frozen drink man around my and harley's neighborhoods this weekend!

Good morning, all. Geez, I'm a rag this morniong. I was up late watching the incredible footage on FOX. Really amazing.

<font color=deeppink>Dang but it´s good to see the café again. Fluffy had a MAJOR case of the hick-ups and gave me a blue screen on startup claiming she couldn´t find the boot record. :( Luckily Vaskez mentioned a trick to fix this a while ago and I wrote it down. It seems to work fine now. I wonder what happened... My personal settings also disappeared today so now I have to remake everything. But at least redecorating is fun. :D And should I tire there is a backup folder too.

Dk, LOL! How are you? Not too tired from making sigs I hope. [img]smile.gif[/img]

Hello Epona. I hope everything is fine with you. [img]smile.gif[/img]

And last but not least, hello Cloudy. Glad you survived the storm. ;) No ice here fortunately. Just snow and strong winds. At least we have got play off hockey (well soon at least) to keep us warm. ;)

Ahh I love my spell checker. :D </font>

And, good morinig to you, young <font color=deeppink>Willow.</font> Hope Fluffy gets its act together. My PC has no name that can be posted on IW.

Good morning Attalus. [img]graemlins/happywave.gif[/img] I see I missed your post above otherwise you would have been added in my first post. [img]smile.gif[/img] LOL, yes I know about those computer names. Fluffy had some rather harsh nicknames assigned to her when she wouldn´t start. :D Everything seems fine now although I´m still not sure if I dare to try a reboot. ;)

LOL, I hate my PC, so I can't name it as I'm not...attached to it...*cough*understatement*cough*...

But seriously, it always reboots when IT wants to...grrr...*refrains from kicking PC*...having it at foot level isn't so healthy for it...oh well. I can't wait till I earn some money - as soon as I have enough, I'm getting a new one...mmmm....new PC...

<font color = lightgreen>Attalus, a nice strong cup of coffee should fix that problem in no time flat. [img]graemlins/goodmorning.gif[/img] = [img]graemlins/awesomework.gif[/img]

You know, it's more difficult to type with only one hand than I initially anticipated. I don't think I could top even 25 wpm at this rate.... [img]tongue.gif[/img]

Onlt two days to go now.... [img]graemlins/beigesmilewinkgrin.gif[/img] [img]graemlins/lovestory.gif[/img] [img]graemlins/petard.gif[/img] </font>

I got Willow beat on computer problems. :( Mine's dead. Can't find its OS. :( I posted a thread on it, so if any computer gurus would like to offer advice, I'd appreciate it.

Timber, I have YOU beat-mine can only be used in short bursts. It has managed to lose thirty nearly compelete courseworks in a year. It crashes. it restarts itself in the midst of things. For no reason, it undergoes a COMPLETE system freeze, and the only way out of that is restart :rolleyes:

*comes in and sweeps up* 'Lo all! I went to my grandma's home this weekend when parents went on vacation. [img]smile.gif[/img] Got to spend time with Uncle Darrin and cousin Evan. Had fun. [img]tongue.gif[/img] Slept late. Ate bacon,eggs, and toast with percimmon jelly. (anyone like percimmons?) I watched the movie Cube with Evan. IT WAS AWESOME!!! Anyone else see it? Cube2 Hypercube was on Sci-Fi Saturday. So how are my favorite IronWorkers today? :D

Afternoon, all. Geez, Timber, I wish that I could help, but I just about know how to turn the thing on.

Heidy-ho Neighbor!

I do not like persimmon on toast.
Tis one of the things I loathe the most.
I will not eat them on a plane.
I'd glady donate them all to Spain.
I do not like persimmon on toast.
Someguy, switch it and bring me a roast.

<font color=steelblue> Mornin everyone. Its my day off! Thats why I'm up at this time of day...

Hey TL, sorry 'bout the com problem your having. Don't know enough to pass on enough solid advice, goodluck.

Someguy, sorry 'bout the mess rupert made last nite, I would have swept, but I chased him home and wooped his arse... He owes you an apology.

Havin pretty good weather here in the desert, partly cloudy, slightly breezy, 60's... Sorry to you easterners. You need to get over to the beautiful NW. :D

Willow, I love my iespell too!!! :D :D </font>

Evening, all. Turned out to be a pretty day, after all. How is everybody? [img]smile.gif[/img]

Well its been along time since i been on IW, thought i might just drop in and say Hi :D to the people that remember me which probally isn't that many or the ones that did finally forgot [img]tongue.gif[/img] and now the haunting memories of me are back (jk) just alittle humor. I don't know if this means i will be back around for awhile just see how it turns out, and see what life has in store for me. Could be good could be bad. But anyway i could be back :D so. HI ALL AND I HOPE ALL IS WELL WITH YOU.

<font color=FF6600>Welcome back Blind_Prophet! The question is, do you remember me? I remeber you. [img]tongue.gif[/img] :D .</font>

Why yes how could i forget the gibberling KING [img]tongue.gif[/img] i hope i spelled that right

<font color=FF6600> I have asked rupert, and he says that's fine... [img]graemlins/hehe.gif[/img]
I'm off to play cards for a few hours, I'll be back tonight. [img]graemlins/happywave.gif[/img]
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Evening, all. Ted Koppel just d\broadcast a Nightline Special about "The Tip of the Spear," the Third MI. It was great! And you all thought I don't watch TV.

Hey all whats going on here. Not too much with me. I put in for my release from the National Guard. I cant stand it. I want to go full time. So Im not going to be in indiana much longer, maybe not even the states. woohoo.

<font color='white'> Welcome back Itchb- er- Dizzy. </font>

Nice ta be back slu- I mean Drew. Sup Little buddy.

Hello,

Don't know what's going on with the weather, it has been very very hot these past few days. maybe Cloudy need to bring in the clouds so that it will rain amd maybe it will become cooler. [img]graemlins/hehe.gif[/img]

Hush and enjoy. We got 3 inches of snow last night [img]graemlins/imcold.gif[/img]

<font color=ff6600>That sucks harley... We did'nt get any snow all year here... [img]tongue.gif[/img] , sorry could'nt resist. ;) How is your mornin goin? </font>

I SAID I was sick!
-Kaltia as she left school early after throwing up in food tech :(
It was the smell of food, okay? :D

<font color=ff6600> Uh, sorry sweetheart. I hope you feel
better quicklike... :( </font>

Thanks LK [img]smile.gif[/img]
What's happn'n in your corner of the world?

<font color=ff6600> Goodnite everyone. Have a great day. [img]graemlins/happywave.gif[/img] </font>
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Hush and enjoy. We got 3 inches of snow last night [img]graemlins/imcold.gif[/img] </font>[/QUOTE]Snow in April? err... [img]graemlins/confused2.gif[/img]

Yes, and looking at the forecast, it's predicted for every day through Saturday so far.

<font color="#ffccff">Morning all, well it is Monday for me...but tuesday for most others, I am back from a 4 day weekend.....what a bummer. But thena gain I have IW to come to so not so bad a bummer. :D </font>

<font color="#ffccff"> Hey! what gives?? My posts are disappearing :(
Edit: And then reappearing....this is weird :( </font>

[ 04-08-2003, 08:45 AM: Message edited by: MagiK ]

let me see, err...what does NY stand for? unless it's in southern hemisphere then I won't be suprise.