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mhall119itnet7: ping02:40
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DammitJimanyone good at gimp or photoshop?05:01
mhall119I'm alright with gimp13:36
DammitJimyou aer?14:06
DammitJimare?14:06
DammitJimcool14:06
DammitJimI have a simple square that has a black background14:06
DammitJimand it has a word inside of it that is white14:07
DammitJimI want to change the color of the word14:07
DammitJimbut since it's all one layer, I can't seem to be able to do it smoothly14:07
DammitJimwhat can I do? :)14:07
mhall119you can use the magic wand to select things of the same color14:09
mhall119but if the fonts are anti-aliased, you're kind of screwed14:10
DammitJimmhall119, I'm screwed, then14:22
DammitJimthanks anyway... at least I don't feel like an idiot anymore... I thought computers could do all these things for me, but I guess they can't ;)14:22
DammitJimhey mhall119, have you guys done any more camping? I'm considering buying a camper14:22
mhall119DammitJim: not since the keys, we need to put more money into the camper before we go again14:28
DammitJimwhat do you need to do to it?14:29
mhall119need to buy new tires, get the A/C recharged and possibly fixed, fix a leak in the sink...I think there was more14:31
DammitJimit sounds like a lot of little things, but easily doable, right? is the summer a bad time for camping?14:32
mhall119not if you have a good AC14:32
DammitJimabout how much are campsites with hookups?14:33
mhall119but, with a canvas-sided popup, even a good AC might not keep things cold in the middle of the day14:33
mhall119depends on the campground14:33
DammitJimbut at night it's not bad, right?14:33
mhall119can be as low as $15/$20 a night at the cheapest14:33
mhall119the one we had in the keys, on the beach, was about $90/night14:33
DammitJimwas it nice?14:34
mhall119some charge per-person over a base number14:34
mhall119the one in the keys? yeah14:34
DammitJimwas that a per person?14:34
mhall119some campsites are dives, others are really nice, and the price rarely correlates to the quality14:34
DammitJimLOL14:35
mhall119no, it was per-site14:35
DammitJimwere there a lot of mosquitoes?14:35
mhall119not there, no14:35
DammitJimreally? I don't know why every time I go to the keys, I get eaten by mosquitoes... you went 3 months ago, right?14:36
mhall119there abouts, yeah14:36
DammitJimdoes it take long to set up?14:36
DammitJimthat's the only thing that is making me doubt this popup thing14:36
mhall119we were right on the beach, so we had a good breeze blowing constantly, I don't think the mosquitoes could fly against it14:36
DammitJimLori can only do so much with 5 kids while I set up14:36
mhall119the popup takes about 10 minutes to setup14:36
DammitJimnoway14:37
DammitJimdon't you have to like stabilize it and stuff?14:37
mhall119probably less once I get used to it14:37
mhall119there's stabalizing legs in the 4 corners, but they just swing down, those are easy14:37
mhall119the biggest thing is cranking it up and pulling the beds out14:37
DammitJimthe cranking mechanism is one of those were you spin like 20 times and the thing goes up 1 inch?14:38
mhall119yeah14:38
mhall119there are other kinds, depending on the make and model14:38
mhall119some use electric motors and hydralics14:39
DammitJimman, I have to do so much to my van to be able to tow14:39
mhall119ours is a simple cable and wench14:39
mhall119luckily our truck was ready for towing, we just had to buy an adapter for the light harness14:39
DammitJimdoes it also control the braking system?14:40
danstonerpopup campers have come a long way.14:48
DammitJimman, they are heavier than 10 years ago, though14:50
DammitJimdanstoner, do you have one?14:50
danstonerNo, my parents did when I was a kid.  That was *not* easy to set up.14:52
danstonerA few years ago they bought a newer one, it went up lickedy split.14:52
DammitJimlol14:53
danstonerwith air conditioning and everything.14:53
DammitJimwhat does ac prep mean? I'm reading a review on a Jayco 120614:54
danstonerDang that's a big one.14:55
DammitJimit is?14:56
danstonerI do not know what "ac prep" means in this context.14:56
DammitJimI need a camper for 714:56
danstonerDammitJim: maybe this?  http://gpsinformation.net/exe/rednec-motor-home.jpg14:57
DammitJimi love it14:58
danstonerThis sleeps 8:  http://www.pplmotorhomes.com/classc/2005-Jayco-Greyhawk-19543.htm15:05
DammitJimoh, I'm trying to stick to something you haul :)15:06
danstonerSleeps 2 + a series of tents.  The kids will not appreciate camping unless they are forced to sleep in a tent.15:07
mhall119DammitJim: my popup doesn't have electric breaks15:08
mhall119there's a piston attached to the tow hitch, when I brake the truck the momentum of the camper pushes against the cylinder, which redirects to the hydralic brakes on the camper15:09
mhall119I think that's pretty standard for light-weight campers15:10
mhall119DammitJim: mine is > 10 years old15:11
mhall119found it on craigslist15:11
DammitJimwhoa15:31
DammitJimdanstoner, I agree, but I have 11 month olds15:31
DammitJimthat time will come ;)15:31

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