Judowolf PE
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And some had stickers!
Sometimes you just need to scream!!!
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Master slacker
Something awesome.
My mom made me toss my stack in the garbage. I still remember that clear as day. I never bought any. My friend gave me a couple duplicates and I traded up from there.
Judowolf PE
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I gave my son my old star wars figures and toys...wait till he wants my old Dungeons and Dragons modules and books!
knight1fox3
Jedi MASTER & Friend of Capt. Solo
If we ever decide to have kids, they aren't getting my authentic replica light saber!
But I'd be more than happy to get them their own Yoda size saber.
But I'd be more than happy to get them their own Yoda size saber.
snickerd3
Taking suggestions
The only toys mr snick had to give to minisnick would be a couple hotwheels/matchbox cars. He had to play with sticks, rocks, cardboards boxes as a kid....I'm only half joking with that statement too.
My prize toys were my Polly Pocket Pollyville houses. My mom is a hoarder so she kept all of my toys (and clothes, hairclips, books, old homework...) to give to my offspring. Pollyville has been decimated as my 2 and 1 year olds have either lost or swallowed all the Polly dolls and accessories.
Master slacker
Something awesome.
Too tired to scream. Finishing up day 1 of outage 1 of 2013. Technically, I'm finishing up night 1. I can make it to 5:00... I can make it to 5:00... I can make it to 5:00...
Dexman PE PMP
Internationally PMP'n his PE-ness
Can I please just list something on craigslist without getting scam emails? Seriously. I listed a handful of household items (a TV, a toddler bed, a few other miscellaneous things), but I also posted an ad to sell my 180 gallon aquarium. I got an emal this morning wanting to know if I would be willing to ship said aquarium to this lady down in Texas and she would pay me via paypal, item unseen. This thing weighs over 2000lbs fully operational, the tank is 6' long by 2" high by 2' deep made of 1/2" thick glass, and when it's broken down still needs at least 3 people to move the tank by itself. It comes with 15 full-sized cichlids (the biggest one is 6"-7" long).
I'm thinking this person just saw that I was selling something worth $1000 and was hoping to do one of thos paypal scams where they pay you, you ship the item, then they claim they never got it and file a claim with paypal for their money back. In the end, they end up with your stuff for free and you're left high and dry.
I'm thinking this person just saw that I was selling something worth $1000 and was hoping to do one of thos paypal scams where they pay you, you ship the item, then they claim they never got it and file a claim with paypal for their money back. In the end, they end up with your stuff for free and you're left high and dry.
blybrook PE
Veteran 10k Spammer
I agree with you there Dex, that's why I never take paypal payments for craigslist items! I was selling my old truck on CL and would get anywhere from 15-20 scam emails a day about it. One reason I put that any questions concerning the item still being available or paypal payments are immediately marked as spam and ignored. Helps clear the clutter away. Good luck with your sale!
Road Guy
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jesus I have a 55 gallon aquarium that I am hoping my 6 year old oscar will die so I can just give the thing away to someone so I dont have to clean it anymore, cant imagine the pain in the ass a 180 gallon fish tank is to deal with..
Dexman PE PMP
Internationally PMP'n his PE-ness
It's not so bad. I think I clean it every 3 months or so. It's a relatively clean tank considering the fish I have.
Dexman PE PMP
Internationally PMP'n his PE-ness
About a dozen miscellaneous South and Central American cichlids. They range in size from 3" up to about 7" in length. The thing that helps keep it clean is that the tank is under-populated, and over filtered. I could probably put about 2x as many fish in it without needing to upgrade the filtration system. Another thing that helps is that I have a pictus catfish and 5 goldfish in with them. They eat EVERYTHING and really keep the algae and any uneaten food messes down to a minimum.
Here's a link to the ad, which has a pic of a few of the fish. The big, bluish one at the front with the stripes is the 2nd biggest fish at 6" long.
http://denver.craigslist.org/hsh/3624640152.html
Here's a link to the ad, which has a pic of a few of the fish. The big, bluish one at the front with the stripes is the 2nd biggest fish at 6" long.
http://denver.craigslist.org/hsh/3624640152.html
cdcengineer
Sharp as a piece of beach glass
Cool tank.
I had a goldfish and African frog live 14 years when I was a kid. They lived in a 20 gallon tank together. At first there were two of each, and one night the smaller of the fish and frog both jumped out and killed themselves.
The goldfish was pretty big at the end, and he lived through the tough years when I was a teen who didn't hardly clean the tank. They traveled with me to college and everything. The fish got so that he was somewhat translucent and you could see his veins and everything.
It's bad that right now I can;t even remember if they had names or not.
The fish was one of six I won at a fair when I was 6. He got sick and I pulled him from the tank. The rest died and he lived. From there he just seemed to be indestructible And for those of you who think that my Mom would buy a replacement when he would die, consider that I didn;t have that type of upbringing. It was sink or swim in our household.
I had a goldfish and African frog live 14 years when I was a kid. They lived in a 20 gallon tank together. At first there were two of each, and one night the smaller of the fish and frog both jumped out and killed themselves.
The goldfish was pretty big at the end, and he lived through the tough years when I was a teen who didn't hardly clean the tank. They traveled with me to college and everything. The fish got so that he was somewhat translucent and you could see his veins and everything.
It's bad that right now I can;t even remember if they had names or not.
The fish was one of six I won at a fair when I was 6. He got sick and I pulled him from the tank. The rest died and he lived. From there he just seemed to be indestructible And for those of you who think that my Mom would buy a replacement when he would die, consider that I didn;t have that type of upbringing. It was sink or swim in our household.
Capt Worley PE
Run silent, run deep
A guy that lived across from me in an apartment had a saltwater tank that looked exactly like that. I told him he better have some insurance for the people in the aprtment below.
He looked confused.
Road Guy
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Thats a sweet setup! Ive got a huge oscar and a 18" (no joke) sucker fish aka Plycosthemus sp?
I'd like to 86 the fish tank but if my kids talk me into keeping it I would like to do a cichlid set up..
I figured this oscar would die by now but he hasnt... we feed him bugs in the summer time and he goes crazy for them..
Do you have to have big goldfish to not have them killed by the cichlicds? Those are in the same family as oscars and what I recall is they are generally an unfriendly fish
I'd like to 86 the fish tank but if my kids talk me into keeping it I would like to do a cichlid set up..
I figured this oscar would die by now but he hasnt... we feed him bugs in the summer time and he goes crazy for them..
Do you have to have big goldfish to not have them killed by the cichlicds? Those are in the same family as oscars and what I recall is they are generally an unfriendly fish
Dexman PE PMP
Internationally PMP'n his PE-ness
I think the biggest goldfish is about 2" long. The biggest cichlid is big enough to eat the smallest goldfish if he wanted. The trick to introducing new fish into a very aggressive tank is to really mix things up inside the tank. I feed the established fish first so they're not hungry, dump in the new fish, then proceed to do a full tank clean: (scrub the algae off the glass, gravel vacuum, pickup and move all of the rocks, driftwood, plants, etc). Once I'm done cleaning, I put all of the decorations back into the tank in a completely different orientation (the layout has never been the same for more than 2-3 months at a time). Since all of the big fish are territorial, they're more interested in re-establishing their space than attacking the other fish, meanwhile the goldfish just schooled together near the top completely out of the way. By the next day, all of the fish were swimming together again each with a couple nipped fins, but otherwise ok.
