It's not a matter of how long - it's a matter of simply not answering any more, LMNOP. And no more asking Q's or commenting either. I'm spent.

 Instead, I think I'll punch the timeclock, bid y'all a fond fareyewell, and mosey along.

fwiw: 100 has indeed been hit (not a new A, but via an old Q finally being shroomed long after).

Oh well: That's my final cue, I suppose. Goodbye!

'it was ..fun.  oh my..'

*Brown paper packages tied up with string.*

Brown butcher paper, the kind florists use, is perfect for this.

There's a fair number of gay homeless human children getting help and services via PSKS aka Peace on the Streets By Kids from the Streets. They also just recently netted a nice award/grant (thanks Golden Lasso!!!), and should be a rising star this coming year among Seattle's great small charities.

http://www.psks.org/

Crackling's bad - replace the MF already.

As Russ warned, breakers off first + big flashlight = recipe for success.

You should also note that the green is for ground, and you should always disconnect that last - and reconnect it first.
So, when connecting: Ground/earth (either green -or brown if some fawking Brit wired your house), then neutral (white), then hot (typically, black). Rubber shoes, and no puddles, please.

Also make sure your breaker is 20A /20 AMP or you may be repeating the process again sooner than you'd like.

Ice bath = fairly distracting.

But,
Why ruin a good thing?

Can't say for sure, but the first place I would look is the Erotic Bakery on 45th

Call the police already: 206.625.5011 is the non-911 number. This is a Secret-Service level crime: please call them too: (206)220-6800

There's a large wave of skimming going on recently/right now on the Eastside: http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/theblotter/2013388435_police_bust_skimmers_who_targe.html

Most people don't look for a skimmer when they use an atm. All the criminal would need to do is watch you enter your pin, and in the age of wireless nannycams the size of a mini-post-it stack, that wouldn't be hard to arrange nor conceal. They could have also tailed you to a gas station or grocery store and watched you enter it there. (20 minutes of stalking time for $600 or more cash is a pretty good deal - it would seem that crime does pay!).

Whenever possible, use your credit card option and avoid entering that PIN anywhere but inside your bank.

I have friend in Korea doing just that right now. It's been an odyssey...

Fawking N00b is a describing term that is both for a person that's new as well as being itself, a relatively (15 years?) new term. N00bish would be, I suppose, the proper adjective form. 'Newbie' has been around for a while.

If you mean, what are some adjectives FOR 'a person who hasn't been around for long', you might like these lovely words (some do doubleduty as nouns):

Unripe
Rookie
Fledgling
Wet-Behind-the-Ear
Callow
Interloping
Naive
Freshman
Fresh-Off-the-Turnip-Truck
straight-off-the-boat
...and one for the erudites: Puerile

These are better nouns, but can be used creatively to describe with ease:
Young'un
F.N.G.
JohnnyComeLately
POG/pogish
Tenderfoot.