*blinks*

Paft · Post by **Paft** » Sun Dec 25, 2005 3:07 pm

I got a flute this year. A real, professional-quality, thousand+ dollar flute.

If you've never heard one of this quality - tuned and hand-adjusted, pads aligned just so, headpiece of the exact length for the warmest tones - then you're missing out on one of the best sounds that you're ever going to hear from an instrument.

*goes off to play the Star Wars medley again on this thing... mmmm*

Humboldt · Post by **Humboldt** » Sun Dec 25, 2005 7:51 pm

Very cool

Post a clip of yourself?

Try some Ian Anderson maybe...

Shinobi · Post by **Shinobi** » Sun Dec 25, 2005 7:53 pm

Paft wrote:I got a flute this year. A real, professional-quality, thousand+ dollar flute.

If you've never heard one of this quality - tuned and hand-adjusted, pads aligned just so, headpiece of the exact length for the warmest tones - then you're missing out on one of the best sounds that you're ever going to hear from an instrument.

*goes off to play the Star Wars medley again on this thing... mmmm*

Very nice.. Enjoy

Paft · Post by **Paft** » Sun Dec 25, 2005 8:02 pm

Humboldt wrote:Very cool

Post a clip of yourself?

Try some Ian Anderson maybe...

I'd post a clip of myself playing if I had a camera or microphone to capture my playing with. And I am -so- out of practice with a halfway decent flute that it's not funny. *chuckle*

Ian Anderson.. I'll look the music up.

Paft · Post by **Paft** » Sun Dec 25, 2005 10:53 pm

My landlord just smashed it. He got pissy at the DVD player, I asked if I could help him fix it, and he yelled 'no' at me. So I went in my room and to calm down from the yell, started playing the flute. He stormed in (I leave the door unlocked - well not anymore), took the flute, and smashed it against the wall before I could do a damn thing about it.

I have over a thousand dollars worth of flute pieces on the floor now.

Merry god damn ****ing christmas.

Meggie · Post by **Meggie** » Sun Dec 25, 2005 11:07 pm

Paft wrote:My landlord just smashed it. He got pissy at the DVD player, I asked if I could help him fix it, and he yelled 'no' at me. So I went in my room and to calm down from the yell, started playing the flute. He stormed in (I leave the door unlocked - well not anymore), took the flute, and smashed it against the wall before I could do a damn thing about it.

I have over a thousand dollars worth of flute pieces on the floor now.

Merry god damn ****ing christmas.

uh... lawsuit?

YARDofSTUF · Post by **YARDofSTUF** » Sun Dec 25, 2005 11:10 pm

Meggie wrote:uh... lawsuit?

Sounds like time for one!

drdoug99 · Post by **drdoug99** » Sun Dec 25, 2005 11:36 pm

damn man....what a nice attitude that guy has....time for a ass kicking plus lawsuit....

I hope something can be done to recompensate your loss....I'd be ballistic if some jerk off game and smashed my guitars...

on Christmas no less....

Humboldt · Post by **Humboldt** » Mon Dec 26, 2005 12:09 am

Paft wrote:My landlord just smashed it. He got pissy at the DVD player, I asked if I could help him fix it, and he yelled 'no' at me. So I went in my room and to calm down from the yell, started playing the flute. He stormed in (I leave the door unlocked - well not anymore), took the flute, and smashed it against the wall before I could do a damn thing about it.

I have over a thousand dollars worth of flute pieces on the floor now.

Merry god damn ****ing christmas.

Oh man, I'm sorry to hear about that.

Time for a new place to live and a lawsuit IMO.

thepieman · Post by **thepieman** » Mon Dec 26, 2005 12:13 am

Paft wrote:My landlord just smashed it. He got pissy at the DVD player, I asked if I could help him fix it, and he yelled 'no' at me. So I went in my room and to calm down from the yell, started playing the flute. He stormed in (I leave the door unlocked - well not anymore), took the flute, and smashed it against the wall before I could do a damn thing about it.

I have over a thousand dollars worth of flute pieces on the floor now.

Merry god damn ****ing christmas.

First off call the Police...Then ****ing sue him.
That muther****er has no right touching your property. He sounds like a ****ing lunatic!!

Pie

Lefty · Post by **Lefty** » Mon Dec 26, 2005 6:41 am

WTF. Take some kind of action against him. $1000 is felony range in some parts. At minimum I would call the police.

Jamie_R · Post by **Jamie_R** » Mon Dec 26, 2005 7:02 am

Lefty wrote:WTF. Take some kind of action against him. $1000 is felony range in some parts. At minimum I would call the police.

update Paft?

Ghosthunter · Post by **Ghosthunter** » Mon Dec 26, 2005 7:55 am

holy crap!

Call the police Paft

brembo · Post by **brembo** » Mon Dec 26, 2005 8:08 am

whiskey tango foxtrot

Set his car on fire.

64bit · Post by **64bit** » Mon Dec 26, 2005 1:31 pm

There is a reason another man thinks he can treat you like that and get away with it. Not just because he is your landlord either. I'd look into it before it causes more problems in your life. Who knows though maybe hes just a lunatic.

knightmare · Post by **knightmare** » Mon Dec 26, 2005 1:36 pm

Paft wrote:My landlord just smashed it. He got pissy at the DVD player, I asked if I could help him fix it, and he yelled 'no' at me. So I went in my room and to calm down from the yell, started playing the flute. He stormed in (I leave the door unlocked - well not anymore), took the flute, and smashed it against the wall before I could do a damn thing about it.

I have over a thousand dollars worth of flute pieces on the floor now.

Merry god damn ****ing christmas.

Is your landlord, your Dad?

CableDude · Post by **CableDude** » Mon Dec 26, 2005 2:02 pm

Geez! :-/

Rivas · Post by **Rivas** » Mon Dec 26, 2005 2:12 pm

Paft wrote:I got a flute this year. A real, professional-quality, thousand+ dollar flute.

If you've never heard one of this quality - tuned and hand-adjusted, pads aligned just so, headpiece of the exact length for the warmest tones - then you're missing out on one of the best sounds that you're ever going to hear from an instrument.

*goes off to play the Star Wars medley again on this thing... mmmm*

awesome

Hope you are gonna have fun with it !

btw my dad is playing on that thing for over 30 years.

Rivas · Post by **Rivas** » Mon Dec 26, 2005 2:14 pm

Paft wrote:My landlord just smashed it. He got pissy at the DVD player, I asked if I could help him fix it, and he yelled 'no' at me. So I went in my room and to calm down from the yell, started playing the flute. He stormed in (I leave the door unlocked - well not anymore), took the flute, and smashed it against the wall before I could do a damn thing about it.

I have over a thousand dollars worth of flute pieces on the floor now.

Merry god damn ****ing christmas.

**** im sorry dude

sito · Post by **sito** » Mon Dec 26, 2005 2:20 pm

If I were you I'd be getting charged with murder right about now.

Meggie · Post by **Meggie** » Mon Dec 26, 2005 3:01 pm

knightmare wrote:Is your landlord, your Dad?

thats what im sayin...

CoolJ · Post by **CoolJ** » Mon Dec 26, 2005 3:24 pm

brembo wrote:whiskey tango foxtrot

Set his car on fire.

I like the way you think.

Sorry to hear Paft

Humboldt · Post by **Humboldt** » Mon Dec 26, 2005 8:40 pm

update Paft?

De Plano · Post by **De Plano** » Mon Dec 26, 2005 9:08 pm

Make sure he pays for it

Paft · Post by **Paft** » Mon Dec 26, 2005 11:01 pm

Long story short. His wife, who got me the flute to begin with, has agreed to get another one of the same quality. This, and she's also agreed to give me a month's free rent for what he tried to do in exchange for me not getting police involved. The landlord also sat me down today (with her in the room), and apoligized for about five minutes straight.

He feels pretty horrid about what happened, so... not the worst outcome anyway.

My landlord is not my father. He's on the other side of the country.

Humboldt · Post by **Humboldt** » Mon Dec 26, 2005 11:14 pm

That's great news

I'd still look into finding another place to live asap though. Someone that unstable is bound to freak again in my opinion. Think your stuff is safe when you're not there?

Paft · Post by **Paft** » Mon Dec 26, 2005 11:31 pm

Humboldt wrote:That's great news

I'd still look into finding another place to live asap though. Someone that unstable is bound to freak again in my opinion. Think your stuff is safe when you're not there?

Oh, I'm finding another place to stay. I don't want the free month's rent. I want the flute replaced and to feel safe for once.

I know it's not safe. Luckily I can lock my door.

emilyb · Post by **emilyb** » Mon Dec 26, 2005 11:44 pm

Paft, glad it's working out....

but I do have to ask...does anyone but me find it odd that your landlord would spend $1000 on a tenant's gift? I think this anger might have an underlying cause!

Joint Chiefs of Staff · Tue Dec 27, 2005 5:35 am

Time to move Paft.

Post by **YeOldeStonecat** » Tue Dec 27, 2005 8:48 am

emilyb wrote:Paft, glad it's working out....

but I do have to ask...does anyone but me find it odd that your landlord would spend $1000 on a tenant's gift? I think this anger might have an underlying cause!

Add to that...the landlords wife that spend a G on a gift...anything "funky" going on there Paft?

Inquiring minds gotta know.

knightmare · Post by **knightmare** » Tue Dec 27, 2005 10:45 am

the flute was a gift with very phallic overtones.....

I'm guessing that is a underlying issue.

Or Paft uses the flute like a snakecharmer, except in his case, when he plays, women's clothes fall off..

Paft · Post by **Paft** » Tue Dec 27, 2005 9:42 pm

I'm not having an affair with her. We've been friends for over four years, and have easily spent thousands of dollars between the two of us for each other (admittedly her more of that, but still). This was unusual, yes, but not highly unexpected.

Keep in mind I got her over $600 in gifts this year, so money between us isn't an issue.

Post by **YeOldeStonecat** » Tue Dec 27, 2005 9:50 pm

Had to ask!