Rayzor Posted July 11, 2012 Report Share Posted July 11, 2012 I had a wicked good sleep, so I got no deep thoughts for you. Just a suggestion: have you tried tweezers? If those fail you can get out your Swiss army knife (you know you have one or a similar type) and cut it out. It sounds bad but the impending infection is worse. You could also go see a doctor and have them cut it out if you don't mind seeing doctors. I don't like to go so I stitch myself up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarcM Posted July 11, 2012 Report Share Posted July 11, 2012 Ray, the shard is in the bottom of my foot, and I am as limber as a coffee table. I did have my wife try with tweezers. The piece of glass went deep. I also soaked for about a 1/2 hour to see if I could get it out that way. No dice. I am off to the dr after work. Unless you have another suggestion, Captain Obvious! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rayzor Posted July 11, 2012 Report Share Posted July 11, 2012 So no Swiss army knife? (few people take that route) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarcM Posted July 12, 2012 Report Share Posted July 12, 2012 No, I opted to pay a doctor (or a PA, not sure) to poke around the bottom of my foot with a needle. Evidently, the glass is out, but nicked a nerve. It should be better in a few days. Thank you for your advice, though, Ray! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_Laurie_ Posted July 14, 2012 Report Share Posted July 14, 2012 Ouch Marc!...how did you manage to do that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rayzor Posted July 16, 2012 Report Share Posted July 16, 2012 SF boards are taking an eternity to load and it only loads partially. This just started a few days ago and I'm pissed! Why start now? Before you ask I don't use any conventional web-browsers as I use my gaming system and it has it's own little "browser". I've tried clearing cookies, etc. (which usually works for that type of problem) but it does nothing. This sucks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rayzor Posted July 16, 2012 Report Share Posted July 16, 2012 Okay, so I kinda fixed SF load times by logging off and "cleaning" my system (I have to do it manually, no de-frag programs here) which is a pain but seems to have helped... except that FB is completely off-limits now! This internet is a pain in the a$$... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brad_M Posted July 17, 2012 Report Share Posted July 17, 2012 Rayzor, When you click on a page and it starts to load, all of the avatars on that page have to be downloaded from the site they come from. Some are downloaded right from Songfacts (if they were uploaded here) and others have to be downloaded from the person's image hosting site (i.e. photobucket, etc.). This can slow up load times. Here's something you can try to speed up Songfacts loading time: > My Fusion > Control Panel > Display Settings In Display Settings, check the box that says, "Hide Avatars" and then click "Proceed" at the bottom of the page. You won't see user avatars anymore, but you will see user names. This way, the page won't have to load them and load times should be faster. See if that helps any. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawna Posted July 17, 2012 Report Share Posted July 17, 2012 Ray, it's taking an eternity for me, too, and it just started today... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rayzor Posted July 17, 2012 Report Share Posted July 17, 2012 Thanks Brad, but SF loads slowly when I open the main forum page, so no avatars are visible anyway. Also, when I was sharing dial-up connection with my neighbor I still had a fairly quick response time. I now have a wired DSL connection that I don't share with anyone and just recently SF started slowing down. Just a thought: perhaps with Carl fixing his malware thingy the slow loads are just mild side-effect? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawna Posted July 17, 2012 Report Share Posted July 17, 2012 SF is the only site that loads slow for me right now... and my thought was that it's being futzed with, also... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucky Posted July 17, 2012 Report Share Posted July 17, 2012 Early this morning the boards were fine - just as I was about to post the Top Ten today beginning at approx 11:30am until 1:00pm they would not load at all ... I gave up. I also felt this was related to the recent issues. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawna Posted July 17, 2012 Report Share Posted July 17, 2012 this morning everything's running smooooth. And fast. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rayzor Posted July 17, 2012 Report Share Posted July 17, 2012 My SF boards are loading average speed this morning. But FB is still completely shut down for me. That's not good cuz that's how I keep in contact with my family. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pinkstones Posted July 17, 2012 Report Share Posted July 17, 2012 I got rid of Facebook over a year ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle Joe Posted July 17, 2012 Report Share Posted July 17, 2012 I got rid of Facebook over a year ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pinkstones Posted July 17, 2012 Report Share Posted July 17, 2012 It's stupid, and I got sick of it. They kept dicking around with the security/privacy settings, and I'd had enough. Also, I was getting sick to death of getting spammed on my feed by people talking about either babies, weddings, or Jesus Christ. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle Joe Posted July 17, 2012 Report Share Posted July 17, 2012 Freakin' Christians!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pinkstones Posted July 17, 2012 Report Share Posted July 17, 2012 Freakin' Christians!! Not just Christians, the born-again types who think that if you're not a born-again Christian too, you shouldn't have been born the first time. I'm an atheist. I have never kept that from people who've asked me. If you know someone doesn't hold your religious views, why would you continually spam them with sh!t they have no interest in? It irritated the living hell out of me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle Joe Posted July 17, 2012 Report Share Posted July 17, 2012 I have fun blowing them out of the water. I'm an atheist, too. I just don't try to turn it into a religion as some do. Like you, I prefer to be left alone when it comes to religion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rayzor Posted July 18, 2012 Report Share Posted July 18, 2012 I just ignore it... ever try that? I have some family that are very religious and like to thank God for everything. I just ignore it, sometimes I ask them if it may have been the ghost of Jim Morrison. Still, hassle or not, I need it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle Joe Posted July 18, 2012 Report Share Posted July 18, 2012 Oh, I never respond to statements like, "Thank God....etc." or "We need your prayers" or even, "Praise the Lord". But, when they try to preach or force their opinions on me...I get pissed so I reply. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miamisammy29 Posted July 18, 2012 Report Share Posted July 18, 2012 Amen, brother! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pinkstones Posted July 18, 2012 Report Share Posted July 18, 2012 Oh, I never respond to statements like, "Thank God....etc." or "We need your prayers" or even, "Praise the Lord". But, when they try to preach or force their opinions on me...I get pissed so I reply. Same here. The only time I'd say anything was when they'd get super-preachy. What's funny, is being an atheist, if I had "preached" what I thought re: religion, they'd accuse me of not respecting their beliefs. Well, what do you think YOU'RE doing? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheLizard Posted July 18, 2012 Report Share Posted July 18, 2012 According to recent surveys, we're the least trusted group (racial, religious, sexual, etc) in America. Guess it's just something we have to deal with. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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