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  1. Burren

    The Video Thread

    DINDU NUFFIN!
  2. Burren

    Miniature Painting

    I love the paint job and the conversion; top notch. But, because I'm a lore nerd, I love to see Chaos marines with scars and damaged armor. They are 10,000+ years old, after all.
  3. Burren

    Coronavirus Updates, Important Information, and Ancedotal Experience

    So, all of those temporary hospitals and Navy medical ships ended up housing how many people again?
  4. Burren

    Car ?'s

    CVT....ugh.
  5. Burren

    Car ?'s

    Umm, that's fairly generalized. Do you prefer the looks of any of the those 3? New current generations, or older used? Base models or bigger engines? Leasing or buying (if new)? What will you use it for and why? I'm on my 4th M car and think they're great, but like the others I probably won't...
  6. Burren

    Warhammer 40k

    I've got probably 3,000 points of Tyranids I haven't played in almost a decade (and Space Wolves as well). I've wondered if I should sell it all or keep for nostalgia.
  7. Burren

    Warhammer 40k

    Gee, I wonder how many of those are $60-$150 models...
  8. Burren

    Gravy's Cooking Thread

    That bread looks amazing. Do you have a recipe you could share?
  9. Burren

    Fell Seal: Arbiters Mark

    Just did Temple 2 and am headed into the desert (I tried the arena because that opened up and I got murdered so bad - I'm lvl 12ish). First fight in the desert I got spanked as well. All of my people take way too much damage and really don't dish out enough in return. I have 3 dedicated casters...
  10. Burren

    Coronavirus Updates, Important Information, and Ancedotal Experience

    Hey, don't ever let the trust get in the way of a good story....or agenda, or money, or greed, or power, or....
  11. Burren

    Coronavirus Updates, Important Information, and Ancedotal Experience

    Politics; money, power, ego. There are your reasons. Yeah, this shit is stupid and has crippled us for a while.
  12. Burren

    Car ?'s

    Springs are OK for any car or truck as long as you are within the compression ranges the shocks are meant to handle. Too much drop and the suspension could hit the bump-stops or perches at the top and you could also bottom out over hard roads or with stuff in the bank. If the spring rate is too...
  13. Burren

    Fell Seal: Arbiters Mark

    Front Mission 3 also looks familiar. I saw that and Ring of Red briefly as a teen and never got to play, but they always looked cool to me. Thanks!
  14. Burren

    Fell Seal: Arbiters Mark

    RIng of Red, that's the one. Thanks Gav. Guess it didn't age as well as my mind thought, haha.
  15. Burren

    Fell Seal: Arbiters Mark

    Got this game and enjoying it a lot. But, off topic question for this group of gamers: Can anyone remember a tactics game that was basically a divergent WW2 time line with tanks/artillery, etc in a FFT style? I remember it on Playstation....maybe? Or maybe it wasn't WW2 at all, but steam punk...
  16. Burren

    Working From Home

    Fixed that for you.
  17. Burren

    Home Improvement

    My parents live in Gloucester and have had nothing but shit weather all the way through to May. 40's and rain. You're lucky if it looks that nice right now.
  18. Burren

    Home Improvement

    Heater in the attic looks like its brand new. But, there is a decent amount of calcification around the fittings and that smell is so strong on the south side of the house. Can't tell if there is a water softener or not, but I'm not entirely sure what to look for. We moved in 4 days before the...
  19. Burren

    Miniature Painting

    With my Imp. Fists I had good results using a thin ink wash over the model (I forget the name of the brown ink that I watered down a bit, but I'll look). It created more depth in the recesses and added a gritty, battle-worn look too. I felt the contrast helped the yellow look less flat across...
  20. Burren

    Home Improvement

    Amonia, for sure. Nothing rotten. Water heater is in the attic space (no basements in Houston). Not sure on the softener, but I'll be looking into that this weekend. I'll get some pics too.
  21. Burren

    Home Improvement

    Yeah, if you run the water it smells strongly. If you flush the toilet it's worse. If you just cup your hands and collect water from the sinks and smell it, its pretty bad. "I know everything I need to know to own a house!!!" *actually own a house and learn something every damn day*
  22. Burren

    Home Improvement

    Plumbing Question: I smell amonia in the kitchen and two of the bathrooms (the worst in the master bath). It's coming from the water and its starting the make the whole house stink. There is a huge amount of residue in the shower/sinks after only a week. Is this a messed up water heater; The...
  23. Burren

    Home buying thread

    Well, some of the reasons might sound strange to people, to be perfectly honest. No, we aren't necessarily worried about our jobs. However, they are sales positions and in the current market, sales are harder (financial services). My wife's company has a 401k and a pension (super rare) but I...
  24. Burren

    Home buying thread

    We know we aren't staying here long term, its just where the work is right now. When we look for houses we really want to be in, we check out Nashville TN, Knoxville TN, Greenville SC, and Charlotte NC. Beautiful country (mountains, lakes, river) and lots of fun stuff with decent weather. Can...
  25. Burren

    Home buying thread

    We've been looking at $700k on $350k incomes. I can't fathom how you can justify that price on a $120k income. Mortgage + taxes (insane in Houston; 2.75%) + insurance is nearly $4,500/mo. And we have zero debt as well, which is pretty un-American. I think I would have a nervous breakdown doing...
  26. Burren

    Miniature Painting

    WH Fantasy Wood Elf Dragon was often used for a "green dragon" back in my day. I think it was $50 or $60 bucks in the 90's. Not sure if you could find a great deal on a second hand one. Not sure it's the scale you are after, but its a cool model.
  27. Burren

    Home buying thread

    Good points. Not everyone pays it back (or knows they should).
  28. Burren

    Home buying thread

    Don't forget to calculate the 10% penalty for taking out 401k money before 59.5 and then taxes on top of that.
  29. Burren

    Gravy's Cooking Thread

    Funny, I thought cast iron was.....cast
  30. Burren

    Miniature Painting

    Much more interesting and visually appealing to me. The GW model (I think) has far too much going on with the sculpt and its a bit noisy. I like the more realistic and simplistic aesthetic you've gone for. The pops of yellow/orange on the lightning claws and power axe are a cool departure from...
  31. Burren

    Home Improvement

    Its possible that its just a weak spot in the wood and after drying and being walked on for years its given out.
  32. Burren

    Whats rustling your jimmies?

    It's been cooked...
  33. Burren

    Coronavirus Updates, Important Information, and Ancedotal Experience

    I honestly don't know when we will think it's OK. That's a pretty tough question to answer. We don't suspect we will get ill or have troubles if we do - 38 and 39 years old and in great shape - but there are a lot of people we both interact with for work that are 60+ and we certainly don't want...
  34. Burren

    Coronavirus Updates, Important Information, and Ancedotal Experience

    We will be staying home for another 2 weeks, very likely. All the other numbskulls can prance around the city, but we don't want to or need to take the risk. Thankfully the Woodlands will continue to be quiet even when opened again.
  35. Burren

    Coronavirus Updates, Important Information, and Ancedotal Experience

    COVID-19 Service Provider Update April 29, 2020 Quest Diagnostics now offers COVID-19 antibody testing Last week Quest announced they have started testing for the COVID-19 antibody using blood samples. Antibodies developed by the body in response to a viral infection may...
  36. Burren

    Warhammer 40,000 Novels

    Uhhh.....then you wouldn't have a story. It's like you're trying to debate real actions from real life. This is all fiction and the whole point is it DID get fucked up and the characters DID make the wrong decisions so that a story and an expansive universe of stuff could be sold.
  37. Burren

    Coronavirus Updates, Important Information, and Ancedotal Experience

    I lasted 6 years in So Cal. Weather was the best in the country. But, the prices of everything, the traffic, the taxes, and the politics were just unbearable. I do enjoy visiting a couple of times per year, but we keep it to San Diego and San Clemente / Laguna. No chance in hell I'd live there...