tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7514357.post7785091486765859706..comments2024-02-25T08:16:25.546-08:00Comments on Exurban Nation: IAFF R.I.P.Rob Dawghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10042154106850545479noreply@blogger.comBlogger135125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7514357.post-41281678059858969972007-06-01T08:24:00.000-07:002007-06-01T08:24:00.000-07:00The haters hate baby kittens! Now I understand. Ni...The haters hate baby kittens! Now I understand. Nigel Swaby 03/30/07<BR/><BR/>No you don't understand Nigel. I like kittens. With sweet & sour sauce on a bed of white rice.<BR/><BR/>Cat: The other white meatAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7514357.post-20058169203451930972007-05-31T20:31:00.000-07:002007-05-31T20:31:00.000-07:00Friday 5PST / 8 EST IAFF Next Episode EPISODE1 -...Friday 5PST / 8 EST <BR/><BR/><BR/>IAFF<BR/> Next Episode <BR/>EPISODE1 - IAFF - fridat fraudcast<BR/>Time: 06/01/07 08:00 PM EDT<BR/>Talkcast ID: 34638Randomthoughthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03334867604900942317noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7514357.post-2516875458490679762007-05-31T16:46:00.000-07:002007-05-31T16:46:00.000-07:00I just got off the phone with yulia. She said tha...I just got off the phone with yulia. She said that the reason that the site is down forever is because casey violated the agreement. He borrowed money from his corporate credit account and bought a property with some juicy cash back. He was confronted by galina and all 6 witnesses to the contract. At this point yulia is kicking casey out of the house and galina is staying. In a last ditch effort to save his mariage he made the post today and cancelled his phone. then he went back to yulia's house and ran over the laptop. I guess it's overAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7514357.post-7416610823033861482007-05-31T16:07:00.000-07:002007-05-31T16:07:00.000-07:00Description: n/aDescription: lessPhone Number: (72...Description: n/a<BR/>Description: less<BR/>Phone Number: (724) 444-7444<BR/>Talkcast ID: 34562<BR/><BR/><BR/><BR/>Discuss IAFFRandomthoughthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03334867604900942317noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7514357.post-67380123514683990442007-05-31T15:29:00.000-07:002007-05-31T15:29:00.000-07:00Ah yes, the green pool. What a classic IAFF moment...Ah yes, the green pool. What a classic IAFF moment. Dumb dumb dumb Casey smiling for the camera while poking at the pool with a stick to see if it was really dead. It was. <BR/><BR/>Then in a classic Casey move, he <B>walked away from it</B> with vague mumbling about leaving the mess for someone else to clean up like everything else he's messed up in his life. The pool is probably killing animals by now.<BR/><BR/>That was what Casey would call "Passive Pool Maintenance".Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7514357.post-74593603370136758922007-05-31T15:08:00.000-07:002007-05-31T15:08:00.000-07:00@ Honestly Wondering *sniff*I miss Mocha.Oh she is...@ Honestly Wondering <BR/><I>*sniff*<BR/><BR/>I miss Mocha.</I><BR/><BR/>Oh she is probably here reading.<BR/><BR/>Well, there you have it, Mocha! The end of your Hero. Isn't he sweet and special?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7514357.post-26788848041783996192007-05-31T14:25:00.000-07:002007-05-31T14:25:00.000-07:00Guys:OMG, the Casey-stalgia is already bringing te...Guys:<BR/><BR/>OMG, the Casey-stalgia is already bringing tears to my eyes!<BR/><BR/>Just picture these dialog snippets below as spoken-word-poetry interspersed with Green Day's "Time of our lives", as pictures from his Flicker account form a slideshow background:<BR/><BR/><BR/>"Turning point? The Tahoe trip. That was obviously the moment that Galina's forbearance snapped."<BR/> ... <BR/><BR/>"I've said "The Moment" was when he put his own brother on infinite hold "<BR/>...<BR/><BR/>"...his decision to rationalize sitting on his ass this week, on the grounds that he made two grand last week"<BR/><BR/>...<BR/><BR/>"...that's easy. He jumped the shark with the first beg-a-thon. It was all downhill from there.)..."<BR/><BR/><BR/>Casey, casey, casey... we hardly knew ye...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7514357.post-77482135867362101432007-05-31T14:20:00.000-07:002007-05-31T14:20:00.000-07:00Dude,Don't forget the last reason they hate you......Dude,<BR/><BR/>Don't forget the last reason they hate you.... They hate you because of your love of freedom...LOLAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7514357.post-19117168580265527522007-05-31T14:12:00.000-07:002007-05-31T14:12:00.000-07:00Rob,Sounds like me exactly. I believe in limited ...Rob,<BR/><BR/>Sounds like me exactly. I believe in limited safety nets (displaced by a job cut? No problem, get training). I believe Government should NOT care if any of us believe in God or not. I believe Government should be small but have effective departments to allow for TRUE free markets with oversight to keep things fair. I believe government should not care if I watch an R rated movie or want to listen to Howard Stern. <BR/><BR/>Government should be in place to defend the nation, negotiate with other nations on trade and diplomacy, advocate for the PEOPLE (all of us) and pass/enforce reasonable laws. States should have the right to pass laws that aren't a violation of anybody's right to life, love and the pursuit of happiness. <BR/><BR/>If California wants to pass cleaner air statutes, the US Gov't shouldn't say no. If Mississippi doesn't like Abortion, they can vote to make it illegal. I know thoughts like this aren't always popular, but I believe that the Feds are there to guide us and make sure everything is fair among the states.Dolphhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12885567198838062574noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7514357.post-47379910297675028362007-05-31T13:55:00.000-07:002007-05-31T13:55:00.000-07:00I have only posted once before here (as an "anon")...I have only posted once before here (as an "anon") and only posted once or twice at IAFF, but I have been reading this guy since October.<BR/><BR/>Right about when we were treated to the "What should I do about the green pool?" I submitted a comment bemoaning the fact that I was a "looser" with an MSEE, a six figure W2 income, my brother as a business partner in our property investment company and that I had a spa I maintained every weekend with a few pennies of chlorine and a few minutes of time. I lamented that I had to go over to one of my rentals the other day and ready it for my next tenant and that I managed to pay my own mortgage every month. I told him I should take a page from his success manual and leech off friends and family, ignore financial and legal situations and generally assume that I'll be bailed out.<BR/><BR/>He didn't post it because it was in the same series of posts about Galina on the trampoline, Galina should pose naked for $10, etc.<BR/><BR/>What always struck me (like most everyone else) about Casey Serin was his utter inability to actually DO SOMETHING, ANYTHING to help himself. Passive income, sure, but in his case it was passive pretty much everything. Passive car, passive roof over his head, passive marriage, passive business relationships, passive vactions, passive napping. Now, wait, scratch the passive vacation; he had to actively avoid Galina with that one.<BR/><BR/>I stopped reading IAFF 2 weeks ago right after the "Contract With Galina" was posted (in violation of the contract).It was a fun ride an entertaining few months and a hilarious blog. Casey Serin, Passivity Poster Boy.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7514357.post-24843964522987482362007-05-31T13:52:00.000-07:002007-05-31T13:52:00.000-07:00Dolph,Check out this "old" post:http://exurbannati...Dolph,<BR/><BR/>Check out this "old" post:<BR/><BR/>http://exurbannation.blogspot.com/2006/11/political-fallout.htmlRob Dawghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10042154106850545479noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7514357.post-17366988381558485652007-05-31T13:43:00.000-07:002007-05-31T13:43:00.000-07:00I'd like to post a kind word for California, altho...I'd like to post a kind word for California, although I fled screaming from it in 1990 to Texas, and now live in No. Nevada (NOT Las Vegas). What CA contributes to the US cannot be underestimated, from Silicon Valley to Hollywood, (even though yes, I agree they may be mostly scum). CA is as important to this country as NY, from crops to the military bases. I won't go there, EVER AGAIN, but it's value is immense.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7514357.post-62617562261582262652007-05-31T13:34:00.000-07:002007-05-31T13:34:00.000-07:00Rob, I'd love to join your vision of what the Repu...Rob, I'd love to join your vision of what the Republican party used to stand for. I am a big Goldwater fan, so if there is a place for me, please let me know :)Dolphhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12885567198838062574noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7514357.post-42386810195264275402007-05-31T13:31:00.000-07:002007-05-31T13:31:00.000-07:00Dolph, I don't give a rat's ass about politics.Did...<I>Dolph, I don't give a rat's ass about politics.</I><BR/><BR/>Didn't think you did. But I always make that known just in case the person I am discussing stuff with wants to use the liberal angle.<BR/><BR/><I> Middle America has been in a depression for the last two decades and California goes merrily on with its fraud economy.</I><BR/><BR/>There is no fraud economy here. Sorry that Middle America is in dire straits but California DOES contribute tax dollars better spent here to the midwest and deep south. If you want to blame somebody for the problems I recommend you look at Congress and your state leaders. We do not make your jobs pack up and move to foreign countries. <BR/><BR/><I> If you want a good economy I guess people must steal, nobody gives a shit anyway. </I><BR/><BR/>There is theft in every state in this nation. Enron committed the biggest fraud in the history of corporate America and not ONE of the executives was a Californian. Worldcom = Mississippi, Healthsouth = Georgia, Adelphia = Pennsylvania. I see small towns in states like Pennsylvania with bad school shootings. How is that California's fault?<BR/><BR/><I>California exports convicts to midwest prisons, I don't see Texas doing that.</I> Are you sure of that? The only way a CA convict is sent to a Kansas prison is if they commit a FEDERAL crime. Even then convicts are moved at the whim of FEDERAL courts and prosecutors. California has no more control over this than Kansas does. If you have a problem with convicts in your prison system, I suggest you talk to the Federal Government. Again, how is this the average Californian's fault? If you mean Californian's are moving to Kansas and committing crimes, that is still not fair to paint the whole state with a broad brush. <BR/><BR/><I> CA is a cesspool of oblivious assholes, period.</I><BR/><BR/>Yes, in the big cities, sure. I agree. Problem with that statement is it would apply to Dallas, Seattle, San Francisco, Denver, Las Vegas, Phoenix, Houston, New York, et al. I will say this, I donated money when the tornadoes hit your towns. I don't see myself as an asshole. I do care because in the end, you are my fellow countryman. Even if my neighbor is a dick, I still see him as my countryman. We are supposed to be in this together, but I guess that is where I must be an idealist :(Dolphhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12885567198838062574noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7514357.post-1422284854668878352007-05-31T13:30:00.000-07:002007-05-31T13:30:00.000-07:00@KC: So what do you guys think the turning point w...<I>@KC: So what do you guys think the turning point was?</I><BR/><BR/>I wish it were more dramatic, but I really believe it was his decision to rationalize sitting on his ass this week, on the grounds that he made two grand last week, that killed IAFF. That didn't go over well with Galina at all - it's pretty clear that when she told him "$1000 every Friday", she meant with something more legit than rebranded dancing-monkey stuff. She wants him to get a job.<BR/><BR/>On Friday, he was relishing in the afterglow of making his week's nut. Then you've got the holiday weekend, making Tuesday the first business weekday (which is slow for lots of us independent-businesspeople folks). So he could justify sitting on his ass on Tuesday. But when Wednesday rolled around and he was *still* doing playing video games, all hell broke loose.<BR/><BR/>Wednesday night - blog down.<BR/><BR/>(If you mean the turning point of IAFF in general, though, that's easy. He jumped the shark with the first beg-a-thon. It was all downhill from there.)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7514357.post-89506804552364958382007-05-31T13:28:00.000-07:002007-05-31T13:28:00.000-07:00FWIW, here's the page for CHJTS's talkcast -- I as...FWIW, here's the page for CHJTS's talkcast -- I assume it's the same listen live / call in / download afterwards deal as Casey's.<BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://www.talkshoe.com/talkshoe/web/talkCast.jsp?masterId=34478" REL="nofollow">http://www.talkshoe.com/talkshoe/web/talkCast.jsp?masterId=34478</A>lawnmower manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07480062849517085530noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7514357.post-3544220033111815232007-05-31T13:26:00.001-07:002007-05-31T13:26:00.001-07:00I've said "The Moment" was when he put his own bro...I've said "The Moment" was when he put his own brother on infinite hold in hour two of last Friday's forecast. It's been all repurcussions on every front ever since.Rob Dawghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10042154106850545479noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7514357.post-4507572104712142562007-05-31T13:26:00.000-07:002007-05-31T13:26:00.000-07:00Turning point? The Tahoe trip. That was obviously ...Turning point? The Tahoe trip. That was obviously the moment that Galina's forbearance snapped.lawnmower manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07480062849517085530noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7514357.post-4145493548968849812007-05-31T13:25:00.000-07:002007-05-31T13:25:00.000-07:00@chjts: IF the contract consequences have been bro...@chjts: IF the contract consequences have been brought down upon Casey's fragile and malnourished head, his cell phone and laptop are locked away in Galina's chastity belt where Casey is not allowed...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7514357.post-14098815969657789292007-05-31T13:22:00.000-07:002007-05-31T13:22:00.000-07:00I am trying to get ahold of casey to get him to ca...I am trying to get ahold of casey to get him to call into the talkcast at 5 today so we can hear his final words.<BR/><BR/>That way he can say goodbye to all of us.CHJTShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02826670434349705775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7514357.post-87263527535513873102007-05-31T13:21:00.001-07:002007-05-31T13:21:00.001-07:00Nigel's DHC post confirms he reads Caseypedia - oh...<I>Nigel's DHC post confirms he reads Caseypedia - oh my... not good.</I><BR/><BR/>What do you mean "Not Good"?<BR/><BR/>I think it's GREAT!!! LOL!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7514357.post-48927623918609239832007-05-31T13:21:00.000-07:002007-05-31T13:21:00.000-07:00Nigel's DHC post confirms he reads Caseypedia - oh...<I>Nigel's DHC post confirms he reads Caseypedia - oh my... not good.</I><BR/><BR/>What do you mean "Not Good"?<BR/><BR/>I think it's GREAT!!! LOL!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7514357.post-22805493144459672802007-05-31T13:16:00.000-07:002007-05-31T13:16:00.000-07:00So what do you guys think the turning point was? ...So what do you guys think the turning point was? Maybe Rob can make a new thread on this. Personally, I think the Cnet article killed him. The author really managed to do a thorough investigation and actually trick Casey unlike the national media who Casey tricked.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7514357.post-26490142177211231822007-05-31T13:15:00.000-07:002007-05-31T13:15:00.000-07:00If she did force him to take down the blog, their ...If she did force him to take down the blog, their "marriage" won't last much longer. He's lost his ability to blame the haterz for his failure. That blame will now shift to her. She took away his biggest comeback opportunity. He'll be in the vdubs by Monday.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7514357.post-17584681481814787082007-05-31T13:13:00.001-07:002007-05-31T13:13:00.001-07:00Thank you kind editor. I will search for supportin...Thank you kind editor. I will search for supporting facts - specifically the first use of Murst™.<BR/><BR/>Hopefully there has been no Nigelly™. editing done.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com