The continuing of life's adventures of the kittyman.

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James Sotherden Send message Joined: 16 May 99 Posts: 10436 Credit: 110,373,059 RAC: 54	Message 1905816 - Posted: 9 Dec 2017, 4:31:27 UTC Ive been working 12 hour shifts of late, 3 days a week ( mandatory ) and 6 hours on Thursday. So Ive not been online much. So I'm doing catchup reading. Mark its hard to quit smoking. And yes Ive been there and cheated a bit my self trying to quit. But back when i was doing it . It was cold turkey with none of the things they have nowdays.. So good for you on getting the help to quit. You will feel a lot better, And save a lot of money. Best wishes to you and the kittys. [/quote] Old James ID: 1905816 · Reply Quote

kittyman Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 9 Jul 00 Posts: 51468 Credit: 1,018,363,574 RAC: 1,004	Message 1905870 - Posted: 9 Dec 2017, 7:13:49 UTC - in response to Message 1905816. Ive been working 12 hour shifts of late, 3 days a week ( mandatory ) and 6 hours on Thursday. So Ive not been online much. So I'm doing catchup reading. Mark its hard to quit smoking. And yes Ive been there and cheated a bit my self trying to quit. But back when i was doing it . It was cold turkey with none of the things they have nowdays.. So good for you on getting the help to quit. You will feel a lot better, And save a lot of money. Best wishes to you and the kittys. Thank you very much, James. I shall be getting that habit off of my back for good very soon. Best wishes to you. Meow! "Freedom is just Chaos, with better lighting." Alan Dean Foster ID: 1905870 · Reply Quote

Dr Who Fan Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 8 Jan 01 Posts: 2841 Credit: 715,342 RAC: 4	Message 1905951 - Posted: 9 Dec 2017, 16:37:39 UTC Mark, You have come a long way. Keep up the good work! Nice to see almost everything is going good for you on your path to a new kittyman! Wish you the best of luck with smoking cessation class. May Christmas and the new year be great to you. https://youtu.be/bGYTklBkYcs ID: 1905951 · Reply Quote

kittyman Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 9 Jul 00 Posts: 51468 Credit: 1,018,363,574 RAC: 1,004	Message 1905954 - Posted: 9 Dec 2017, 16:57:28 UTC - in response to Message 1905951. Mark, You have come a long way. Keep up the good work! Nice to see almost everything is going good for you on your path to a new kittyman! Wish you the best of luck with smoking cessation class. May Christmas and the new year be great to you. https://youtu.be/bGYTklBkYcs Thank you very much, Dr Who Fan! My first sober Christmas in 40 some years. That is a gift fit for a king, I would say. Best Christmas wishes and meows to you and yours. Meow! "Freedom is just Chaos, with better lighting." Alan Dean Foster ID: 1905954 · Reply Quote

Angela Volunteer moderator Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 16 Oct 07 Posts: 13130 Credit: 39,854,104 RAC: 31	Message 1906011 - Posted: 9 Dec 2017, 22:11:00 UTC That is a gift fit for a king, I would say. Well said. (And well done!!!) ID: 1906011 · Reply Quote

kittyman Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 9 Jul 00 Posts: 51468 Credit: 1,018,363,574 RAC: 1,004	Message 1906191 - Posted: 10 Dec 2017, 14:43:47 UTC - in response to Message 1906011. That is a gift fit for a king, I would say. Well said. (And well done!!!) Thank you very much, Angela. I am surely more happy these days, even with a few not so good ones in the mix. The rebound time from my depressive episodes is much shorter and easier than before. I am not turning back on that decision, hopefully ever. Meow! "Freedom is just Chaos, with better lighting." Alan Dean Foster ID: 1906191 · Reply Quote

kittyman Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 9 Jul 00 Posts: 51468 Credit: 1,018,363,574 RAC: 1,004	Message 1906197 - Posted: 10 Dec 2017, 15:13:03 UTC - in response to Message 1906194. I agree with Angela, and as one of the few that stood by you in the hard times, I am more than pleased to see where you are today. Happy Christmas Mark :-) Yes, Chris. You absolutely stuck with me through thick and thin. And I appreciate that fact even more now than I did then. Merry Christmas to you and yours, Chris. Meow! "Freedom is just Chaos, with better lighting." Alan Dean Foster ID: 1906197 · Reply Quote

kittyman Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 9 Jul 00 Posts: 51468 Credit: 1,018,363,574 RAC: 1,004	Message 1906199 - Posted: 10 Dec 2017, 15:18:30 UTC OK....time for a couple of pics of what the kitties have been up to lately with the new computer. Fitted both GPUs with liquid cooling hybrid setups from EVGA............... And working on improvements to my CPU liquid cooling............... Meowmeowmeow! "Freedom is just Chaos, with better lighting." Alan Dean Foster ID: 1906199 · Reply Quote

kittyman Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 9 Jul 00 Posts: 51468 Credit: 1,018,363,574 RAC: 1,004	Message 1906203 - Posted: 10 Dec 2017, 15:40:52 UTC - in response to Message 1906200. Last modified: 10 Dec 2017, 15:42:19 UTC My gosh, a bit more interesting than the backside of an old TV! What sort of RAC will that beastie give? It's at 88k+ now. It will take a while to see what the top end is, the way RAC works. It's had a lot of outages with the reworking of the GPUs and such. "Freedom is just Chaos, with better lighting." Alan Dean Foster ID: 1906203 · Reply Quote

kittyman Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 9 Jul 00 Posts: 51468 Credit: 1,018,363,574 RAC: 1,004	Message 1906211 - Posted: 10 Dec 2017, 16:09:14 UTC - in response to Message 1906209. Last modified: 10 Dec 2017, 16:09:56 UTC A bit more than the frozen penny managed but at the time that was at the leading edge of technology. And this one won't kill the CPU from any condensation. Although next spring/summer the kitties have their eyes on a liquid chiller for the loop.......maybe. Could take the loop temp down below ambient. We shall see. Meow. "Freedom is just Chaos, with better lighting." Alan Dean Foster ID: 1906211 · Reply Quote

kittyman Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 9 Jul 00 Posts: 51468 Credit: 1,018,363,574 RAC: 1,004	Message 1908782 - Posted: 24 Dec 2017, 14:52:55 UTC Last modified: 24 Dec 2017, 14:58:37 UTC The kitties have been busy upgrading their abode.................... New water cooling loop for the CPU. Pretty blue coolant. All systems go. Meowmeowmeow!! "Freedom is just Chaos, with better lighting." Alan Dean Foster ID: 1908782 · Reply Quote

Carlos Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 9 Jun 99 Posts: 28602 Credit: 57,275,487 RAC: 157	Message 1908800 - Posted: 24 Dec 2017, 17:54:36 UTC How is the noise with all of the water cooling fans? I want to get the noise down. ID: 1908800 · Reply Quote

kittyman Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 9 Jul 00 Posts: 51468 Credit: 1,018,363,574 RAC: 1,004	Message 1908809 - Posted: 24 Dec 2017, 18:22:52 UTC - in response to Message 1908800. How is the noise with all of the water cooling fans? I want to get the noise down. Mine is NOT quiet. The fans are all upgraded models and locked on full speed for maximum cooling to keep up with my OC'd CPU. If you were running at more sane levels, you can get a water cooling setup to be very quiet and still do a respectable job of cooling. "Freedom is just Chaos, with better lighting." Alan Dean Foster ID: 1908809 · Reply Quote

kittyman Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 9 Jul 00 Posts: 51468 Credit: 1,018,363,574 RAC: 1,004	Message 1908810 - Posted: 24 Dec 2017, 18:24:37 UTC And looky-see. The Scarecrow has my banner kitties in Christmas apparel again this year. Meow, Scarecrow! "Freedom is just Chaos, with better lighting." Alan Dean Foster ID: 1908810 · Reply Quote

moomin Send message Joined: 21 Oct 17 Posts: 6204 Credit: 38,420 RAC: 0	Message 1909439 - Posted: 29 Dec 2017, 15:11:51 UTC Way to go Mark. Joe Walsh has stopped falling as well. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_DzsdcwVpyo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I4HSC5sbwN8 ID: 1909439 · Reply Quote

kittyman Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 9 Jul 00 Posts: 51468 Credit: 1,018,363,574 RAC: 1,004	Message 1909447 - Posted: 29 Dec 2017, 15:51:31 UTC - in response to Message 1909439. Last modified: 29 Dec 2017, 15:53:28 UTC Thank you, Moomin. Yeah, Ol' Joe was in trouble at one time too. And he made fun of it in some of his songs. At the time, I found it all too easy to identify with the line "It's hard to leave when you can't find the door." And the line can be interpreted literally, as in leaving the party he was at, or as being trapped in alcoholism and not being able to find a way out of it. It took me over 40 years of wrecking my life and all things and people around me to find the door. But, NOW I can identify with what Joe is saying in the second clip......."There is life after that, and it's good. And you can get there." If anybody can give testimony to those words, it would be me. Yes, you CAN get there. I would like to leave another thought for anybody reading these words. If you or somebody you know has an alcohol problem, my door is open. You may ask me anything, and tell me anything. Or tell me nothing at all if you do not wish to. Either in this forum, or by PM. And anything exchanged via PM is between you and I, never to be shared with anybody else in any way, shape, or form. I am not a professional, and not a substitute for professional help, if that is what you may require. But I will tell you anything you wish to know about my life and my battles, from the perspective of somebody who never thought that he could get to the other side. I will not chide, nor preach, nor demean you. If I can help anybody else on their way towards 'the door', I am certainly willing to share what I know. Because you CAN get there. And thankfully, I am living proof that you can. Meow! "Freedom is just Chaos, with better lighting." Alan Dean Foster ID: 1909447 · Reply Quote

moomin Send message Joined: 21 Oct 17 Posts: 6204 Credit: 38,420 RAC: 0	Message 1909479 - Posted: 29 Dec 2017, 19:29:33 UTC Joe Walsh played with Tommy Bolin as well. Tommy hit rock bottom and is not among us any more... Anyway https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bRkW3qwXdYI ID: 1909479 · Reply Quote

moomin Send message Joined: 21 Oct 17 Posts: 6204 Credit: 38,420 RAC: 0	Message 1909484 - Posted: 29 Dec 2017, 20:16:49 UTC The smoker you drink, The player you get. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NgJxfTNDDPo ID: 1909484 · Reply Quote

moomin Send message Joined: 21 Oct 17 Posts: 6204 Credit: 38,420 RAC: 0	Message 1909559 - Posted: 30 Dec 2017, 8:55:09 UTC Last modified: 30 Dec 2017, 8:56:49 UTC An other person with some "problems" Kikki Danielsson And yes she has a cat! And she knows how to Yoodle the Tennesse style:) Cowboy yoddle song https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9BGyyUD7hK8 AND Kikki Danielsson - U S Of America https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WziZttCI734 ID: 1909559 · Reply Quote

kittyman Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 9 Jul 00 Posts: 51468 Credit: 1,018,363,574 RAC: 1,004	Message 1909579 - Posted: 30 Dec 2017, 13:59:37 UTC - in response to Message 1909447. Thank you, Moomin. Yeah, Ol' Joe was in trouble at one time too. And he made fun of it in some of his songs. At the time, I found it all too easy to identify with the line "It's hard to leave when you can't find the door." And the line can be interpreted literally, as in leaving the party he was at, or as being trapped in alcoholism and not being able to find a way out of it. It took me over 40 years of wrecking my life and all things and people around me to find the door. But, NOW I can identify with what Joe is saying in the second clip......."There is life after that, and it's good. And you can get there." If anybody can give testimony to those words, it would be me. Yes, you CAN get there. I would like to leave another thought for anybody reading these words. If you or somebody you know has an alcohol problem, my door is open. You may ask me anything, and tell me anything. Or tell me nothing at all if you do not wish to. Either in this forum, or by PM. And anything exchanged via PM is between you and I, never to be shared with anybody else in any way, shape, or form. I am not a professional, and not a substitute for professional help, if that is what you may require. But I will tell you anything you wish to know about my life and my battles, from the perspective of somebody who never thought that he could get to the other side. I will not chide, nor preach, nor demean you. If I can help anybody else on their way towards 'the door', I am certainly willing to share what I know. Because you CAN get there. And thankfully, I am living proof that you can. Meow! Jan......please stop with the continued musical posts to my thread. The reference to Joe Walsh and his encouragement to others who may be addicts was appreciated, but just posting music clips detracts from the message I was sending. It is a serious subject for me, and I wished to extend a hand to any that might wish to ask me anything that might help them. Meow. "Freedom is just Chaos, with better lighting." Alan Dean Foster ID: 1909579 · Reply Quote

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