skybytch 273 #1 December 12, 2002 So I left work last night and couldn't wait to get home so I could turn on my puter and play more of "that damned game" (the sims online). Stopped by the store on my way and got everything I'd need for the evening so I wouldn't have to go out again. Got home, played with the dogs, turned the puter on and settled in for what I had hoped would be a pleasant few hours of online game play. Thought I'd check in here first so I opened up IE... and got a server not found error. WTF? Glanced over at the DSL modem.... shit. The light that indicates a good connection was flashing - which means no service. Turns out I forgot to pay the phone bill and they shut both the phone and the DSL off yesterday afternoon. Spider solitaire was a poor replacement for my original plans. Oh well, bill will be paid this morning (good thing it's payday!), hopefully I'll be back up to hi-speed by the time I get home today. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Vallerina 2 #2 December 12, 2002 That sucks, Lisa. I'm trying to set up my bill payments online to pay them automatically for me so that stuff can't happen. You forget one bill, and the next one really hurts.There's a thin line between Saturday night and Sunday morning Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sunshine 2 #3 December 12, 2002 I simply could not live without my internet....hell, i prolly would've went to a friends house last night if mine wasn't working. ___________________________________________ meow I get a Mike hug! I get a Mike hug! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ernokaikkonen 0 #4 December 12, 2002 So you're already taking better care of the Sims than your own life huh? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
freeflir29 0 #5 December 12, 2002 Quote So you're already taking better care of the Sims than your own life huh? I don't know....do the Sims pay their bills? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skybytch 273 #6 December 12, 2002 Lucky sims... they don't have bills. That's why mine has been able to amass a net worth of over 120k simoleans in only two weeks. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AggieDave 6 #7 December 12, 2002 Is your sims turning tricks or something? geez.--"When I die, may I be surrounded by scattered chrome and burning gasoline." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rhino 0 #8 December 12, 2002 Those fuckers... Let's hack the phone company!! lol Nothing but hugs for you Lisa.. xoxoxoxoxo Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
freeflir29 0 #9 December 12, 2002 Quote Is your sims turning tricks or something? WHORES.....the lot of them!!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skybytch 273 #10 December 12, 2002 QuoteIs your sims turning tricks or something? LOL! No, I just play smart. Maxed out two skills before I did anything else so I get top payout on the "job objects", and I did a couple 8+ hour marathon sessions where I did nothing but make money and "green up" (take care of needs). Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skybytch 273 #11 December 13, 2002 Well that was an adventure. My voice phone line has been screwy for weeks but the DSL was still working so I didn't worry about it too much; just used the cell phone if I had to call anyone. Called the phone company and paid the bill; turns out neither the phone nor the DSL had been disconnected. Okay,... Got home and went to the box. Messed with the wires a bit, nothin'. Pulled some weeds from around the wires, nothin'. Finally called the kid and had him go to Home Depot for me - 50 feet of phone line plugged into the jack on the box and run through the kitchen window, a female/female adapter and voila! Back in business. Now if I can not trip over the wire running across the kitchen floor.... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
quatorze 1 #12 December 13, 2002 Quote Now if I can not trip over the wire running across the kitchen floor.... [Cartman voice singing] In the Ghettooooo....In the Ghettooooo...[/Cartman voice] I'm not afriad of dying, I'm afraid of never really living- Erin Engle Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rookeskydiver 0 #13 December 13, 2002 i'm actually playing sims for the first time as i speek, but this game is way to confusing for me. The Wife has missed her carpool 2 days in a row, and not only that, she started a fire in the kitchen. PCSS # 1 Rookeskydiver "Its a Wonka Bar"....."Go ahead Charlie open it, lets see that golden ticket" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AggieDave 6 #14 December 13, 2002 QuoteThe Wife has missed her carpool 2 days in a row, and not only that, she started a fire in the kitchen. See, that's what you get for letting her wear shoes, leave the kitchen and stop hatching kids... (Ok, for everyone who MIGHT take that seriously, that's a joke)--"When I die, may I be surrounded by scattered chrome and burning gasoline." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Zenister 0 #15 December 13, 2002 can you have her quit her job, sell her kids for a rig and move to the dropzone? no? oh well if i'm going to sim a life it would be the one i dont have (but kinda want..)____________________________________ Those who fail to learn from the past are simply Doomed. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jtval 0 #16 December 13, 2002 ok call me a non-gamer but what is sims? i've heard a little about it but I mean why is it interesting? what do you do?My photos My Videos Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ernokaikkonen 0 #17 December 13, 2002 Quote ok call me a non-gamer but what is sims? i've heard a little about it but I mean why is it interesting? what do you do? Seeing as you were looking for a life, this might just be the thing for you. If a simulated life is good enough for you... It's a game about everyday life. I guess it's a good choice for people who race cars, infiltrate enemy strongholds and command mighty nations in real life. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nacmacfeegle 0 #18 December 13, 2002 "I guess it's a good choice for people who race cars, infiltrate enemy strongholds and command mighty nations in real life." Not for me then, I can't even keep santa on the roof..... -------------------- He who receives an idea from me, receives instruction himself without lessening mine; as he who lights his taper at mine, receives light without darkening me. Thomas Jefferson Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jtval 0 #19 December 13, 2002 so where can I find it? my buddy told me something about it he tried to tget the guy in the game to kill himself. he locked him in his house and never did anything i think he said the guy jumped out the window...you can beat the guy if he does something wrong?(maybe that was the guys dog he was talking about)My photos My Videos Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ernokaikkonen 0 #20 December 13, 2002 >so where can I find it? Your local computer game store might be a good place to start. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Galen 0 #21 December 13, 2002 I forgot to pay a credit card bill one month. Could have sworn I had payed it. When the next invoice came I went back and checked my check book and sure enough I had payed every bill but that one. What really sucked is I only had a $30 balance on it and that missed payment affected my credit score (slightly) for several years. Respect the Dolphin Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rookeskydiver 0 #22 December 13, 2002 QuoteI forgot to pay a credit card bill one month. Could have sworn I had payed it. When the next invoice came I went back and checked my check book and sure enough I had payed every bill but that one. What really sucked is I only had a $30 balance on it and that missed payment affected my credit score (slightly) for several years. That sux man, but how does ths relate to the game? PCSS # 1 Rookeskydiver "Its a Wonka Bar"....."Go ahead Charlie open it, lets see that golden ticket" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skybytch 273 #23 December 13, 2002 Quoteso where can I find it? You can find the "offline" Sims (and the various expansion packs) at pretty much any place that sells software. I've seen 'em at WalMart, Target, Staples... The one I'm playing now - The Sims Online - won't be available in stores until at least the 18th - but if you hurry up and click the link in the post at the top of this thread you can get in on the play test and get two free weeks of play time before you have to start paying the $10/month that the game will cost once it's "live." You can see a lot more about the online game here Warning! Can be VERY addictive... if you find yourself still up playing it at 4 am when you have to be to work by 9.... don't blame me... not that I'd know anything about that.... *nodding off to sleep at my desk* Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jtval 0 #24 December 13, 2002 not a problem...I work until 7am My photos My Videos Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
