Thought or Rant of the day!!!

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Re: Thought or Rant of the day!!!

Postby mikki » Tue May 14, 2013 5:47 pm

Haha thanks for making me smile!
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Re: Thought or Rant of the day!!!

Postby Majix » Wed May 15, 2013 3:50 pm

Yesterday I saved someone’s life.

My co-worker called in the morning and said she was ill. She sounded dizzy and spoke like she had just woke up. She said she’d call me a little later but never did. I tried calling her a couple of times but she didn’t answer. I got worried. I found out the phone number to her daughter and made her go there. My friend had got a stroke. They called for an ambulance and when she got to the hospital she got a second stroke. In an hour she was under surgery and survived.

I tell this because I needed to talk about it. And I say to you, believe in yourself when you feel something is wrong and be stubborn.
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Re: Thought or Rant of the day!!!

Postby Black Canyon » Wed May 15, 2013 4:37 pm

Wow. You are awesome! Thank goodness for you and how lucky that woman is to have someone like you in her life.
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Re: Thought or Rant of the day!!!

Postby NostalgicMelody7 » Wed May 15, 2013 9:55 pm

Oh my gosh, that's incredible! You're awesome, Majix!
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Re: Thought or Rant of the day!!!

Postby Hedgedhogst » Fri May 17, 2013 9:36 pm

Let me get this straight... I use the search box on Cantr wiki to look up the resources needed for a bed... Then google ads starts flashing ikea at me everywhere I go. I use the wiki to look for tools requirements, and google ads shoves a bunch of tool retailers in my face for a week. I look up the resources needed for a stationcar and suddenly the ads are waving ebay's selection of station wagons in my face.

I just started learning to ignore them, and did a quick checkup on the costs of an oil derrick, when google ads starts flashing repeatedly with opportunities to buy oil, lubricants and fuel, and career opportunities on oil rigs!

Someone PLEASE tell me I'm not alone with this... :shock:
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Re: Thought or Rant of the day!!!

Postby Addicted » Sat May 18, 2013 9:20 am

I get dating sites and gaming sites.... :shock:
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Re: Thought or Rant of the day!!!

Postby Doug R. » Sat May 18, 2013 12:36 pm

Hedgedhost,

You can delete your google cookies, and it'll all go away...or at least take some time to reaccumulate. I get the same stuff as addicted.
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Re: Thought or Rant of the day!!!

Postby NostalgicMelody7 » Sat May 18, 2013 2:05 pm

Okay, so I've been dogsitting for the pastor of my church for the past week, and since I have no other mode of transportation, I ride my bike the five miles to his house every day. It isn't much of a distance at all, but it is when allergies kick in and I can barely breathe. ANYWAY, I finally got to the front door, and I was about to unlock the door to get in... when I realized that I left the damn keys at home >.< This actually happened twice now, but it was much more frustrating this time because I felt like complete crap (and still do). So blah. It sucks to suck.
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Re: Thought or Rant of the day!!!

Postby Snickie » Mon May 20, 2013 3:21 am

I too get dating and gaming sites.
When I've been looking up pictures of certain cartoon characters or general pictures to use as reference for a drawing, I get more dating site ads.
When I've been playing DragCave, it's a whole bunch of dragon game ads.
I don't think I've been bombarded with the types Hedgehogst has though.
I would love to just kick Google Ads altogether.
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Re: Thought or Rant of the day!!!

Postby EchoMan » Mon May 20, 2013 6:48 am

Hedgedhogst wrote:Let me get this straight... I use the search box on Cantr wiki to look up the resources needed for a bed... Then google ads starts flashing ikea at me everywhere I go. I use the wiki to look for tools requirements, and google ads shoves a bunch of tool retailers in my face for a week. I look up the resources needed for a stationcar and suddenly the ads are waving ebay's selection of station wagons in my face.

I just started learning to ignore them, and did a quick checkup on the costs of an oil derrick, when google ads starts flashing repeatedly with opportunities to buy oil, lubricants and fuel, and career opportunities on oil rigs!

Someone PLEASE tell me I'm not alone with this... :shock:

Firefox or Chrome, whith Adblock Plus extension. I haven't seen an ad on internet for a long time.

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Majix, you are awesome! Good work! :)
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Re: Thought or Rant of the day!!!

Postby Bmot » Tue May 21, 2013 9:53 am

EchoMan wrote:
Hedgedhogst wrote:Let me get this straight... I use the search box on Cantr wiki to look up the resources needed for a bed... Then google ads starts flashing ikea at me everywhere I go. I use the wiki to look for tools requirements, and google ads shoves a bunch of tool retailers in my face for a week. I look up the resources needed for a stationcar and suddenly the ads are waving ebay's selection of station wagons in my face.

I just started learning to ignore them, and did a quick checkup on the costs of an oil derrick, when google ads starts flashing repeatedly with opportunities to buy oil, lubricants and fuel, and career opportunities on oil rigs!

Someone PLEASE tell me I'm not alone with this... :shock:

Firefox or Chrome, whith Adblock Plus extension. I haven't seen an ad on internet for a long time.

OT:
Majix, you are awesome! Good work! :)


Though I do believe that stops income for websites that use these ads... :roll: Might be good to don't use that on Cantr? :)
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Re: Thought or Rant of the day!!!

Postby EchoMan » Tue May 21, 2013 12:17 pm

Bmot wrote:Though I do believe that stops income for websites that use these ads... :roll: Might be good to don't use that on Cantr? :)

You can disable it per site you wish to endorse.
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Re: Thought or Rant of the day!!!

Postby Vega » Fri May 24, 2013 5:32 pm

I went to buy some beers this afternoon and they asked me for the ID card... O_O
Language issues and shock made the woman to have to repeat it to me like 4 times...
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Re: Thought or Rant of the day!!!

Postby Surly » Fri May 24, 2013 6:11 pm

Vega wrote:I went to buy some beers this afternoon and they asked me for the ID card... O_O
Language issues and shock made the woman to have to repeat it to me like 4 times...
I've never been IDed. That was great as a teenager, but when I saw the cashier select "clearly over 25" without asking for my ID when I was in my early 20s, that was less great. :p
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Re: Thought or Rant of the day!!!

Postby Chroma Key » Fri May 24, 2013 6:54 pm

I got ID'ed only last week. I had a chuckle and took it as a compliment as I am 32. 8)
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