Head Guru Posted April 5, 2006 Posted April 5, 2006 As most of you know, I am the king of suspense With out further delay. I will be making a major announcement on Friday at 3pm EST on the forums. Let the rumours begin!
abinidi Posted April 5, 2006 Posted April 5, 2006 Um, because of TCH's uptime and reliability, the United States Federal Government has signed a deal to transfer all hosting of all .gov websites to TCH servers?? That would be a major announcmenet.... LOL
Redeagle Posted April 5, 2006 Posted April 5, 2006 cause I just have to ask.... you do mean THIS Friday? Right? please
Head Guru Posted April 5, 2006 Author Posted April 5, 2006 The major announcement will be this Friday. I really mean "Major Annnouncement".
abinidi Posted April 5, 2006 Posted April 5, 2006 Ok. I'll guess again. Some type of plan upgrades? That would be really cool, but frankly I'm not sure how you provide the top-notch quality of service that you do for as little as we pay a month for service!!
cajunman4life Posted April 5, 2006 Posted April 5, 2006 I know what it is! I'm getting a free dedicated box! Or wait, that was my dream last night... Plan upgrades would be awesome (although there's really nothing wrong with them now). I can tell my productivity level on Friday will be low lol. At least you gave us the time. Now, quick question... when you say 3PM EST, is that really EST, or EDT?
wampthing Posted April 5, 2006 Posted April 5, 2006 Every time I hear about one of you "Major Announcements", I am reminded of the "Major Award" from The Christmas Story:
TCH-Rob Posted April 5, 2006 Posted April 5, 2006 Now, quick question... when you say 3PM EST, is that really EST, or EDT? Yes
cajunman4life Posted April 5, 2006 Posted April 5, 2006 Yes So which is it? lol. There's an hour difference between the two (and the east coast is currently in EDT)... Things like this make a difference for us in Arizona which doesn't observe DST (should I subtract 2 hours or 3?).
TCH-RobertM Posted April 5, 2006 Posted April 5, 2006 ooooo ooooo oooo I know I know , but I cant tell MUAHAAAAAa
jslagle Posted April 5, 2006 Posted April 5, 2006 (edited) We're all getting leg lamps? Awesome. I may be a little selfish but I would rather have something that lasts longer than that lamp did. Edited April 5, 2006 by jslagle
TCH-Rob Posted April 5, 2006 Posted April 5, 2006 (should I subtract 2 hours or 3?) Yes Leg lamps? I thought it was stuffed fish.
cajunman4life Posted April 5, 2006 Posted April 5, 2006 Yes *cajunman4life slaps Rob around a bit with a trout Heh, just kidding... but seriously...
TCH-Bruce Posted April 6, 2006 Posted April 6, 2006 *TCH-Bruce knows this announcement is just going to blow these people away!
curtis Posted April 6, 2006 Posted April 6, 2006 Bruce, I have a dozen Titleist x-outs I might be willing to part with... if you know what I mean.
cajunman4life Posted April 6, 2006 Posted April 6, 2006 I've got some oceanfront property in Arizona to give away...
phatfunkjazz Posted April 6, 2006 Posted April 6, 2006 uh...could it be that you're going to hire me to play music at the 1st Annual TCH Family Party? That would be my first solo gig... ...just kiddin'
Head Guru Posted April 6, 2006 Author Posted April 6, 2006 uh...could it be that you're going to hire me to play music at the 1st Annual TCH Family Party? That would be my first solo gig... ...just kiddin' That would be the 2nd Annual TCH Party! We had one picnic already with limited success. If we could gather up support for another, I would write the check in a heartbeat. Bill
Samrc Posted April 6, 2006 Posted April 6, 2006 The leg lamps are great....my coworker gave one to her husband with a MAJOR AWARD certificate for 15th wedding anniversary! Could it be that servers are being upgraded? Nope already done. Could it be that we are getting more easily installed scripts? Nope already done. How about offering more reliable servers, great support and reasonable prices? Drat! Already done. Are you buying out another hosting company, expanding the already growing family? Wait, you've done that too! Good gracious.... what more is there????? The only thing that I can come up with is a tech support phone line for those folks that prefer phone support. What time on Friday will we know? Is that daylight savings time or not?
TCH-Rob Posted April 6, 2006 Posted April 6, 2006 What time on Friday will we know? Is that daylight savings time or not? I thought I answered that already, didn't I?
cajunman4life Posted April 6, 2006 Posted April 6, 2006 I thought I answered that already, didn't I? No, not really. You said "yes", the problem is the question was not yes/no. It was a "choose one" question lol.
j2k4b Posted April 6, 2006 Posted April 6, 2006 Finally all servers are getting flux capacitors. That is funny!
Deverill Posted April 6, 2006 Posted April 6, 2006 No, not really. You said "yes", the problem is the question was not yes/no. It was a "choose one" question lol. Not a choose one - it was A or B and in boolean logic if either A is true or B is true then the answer is true. You gotta be more specific when you ask questions.
waynemac Posted April 6, 2006 Posted April 6, 2006 Bill will ride a camel around the seashore of the US as an advertising gimmick for TCH. The camel will have TotalChoiceHosting.com tattooed on it's side. And Bill will be naked except for a big hat. Am I right?
Head Guru Posted April 6, 2006 Author Posted April 6, 2006 Bill will ride a camel around the seashore of the US as an advertising gimmick for TCH. The camel will have TotalChoiceHosting.com tattooed on it's side. And Bill will be naked except for a big hat. Am I right? Damn, your dead on.
TCH-Bruce Posted April 6, 2006 Posted April 6, 2006 Bruce, I have a dozen Titleist x-outs I might be willing to part with... if you know what I mean. Curtis, if you would have said you had a dozen Titleist Pro-V1 balls I might have jumped at it.
TCH-Vivek Posted April 6, 2006 Posted April 6, 2006 Bill is going to send us all a Large pizza.. He's on his way to Pizza Hut now!!! Kidding.... Bookmarked this page so I won't miss the great announcement.
cajunman4life Posted April 6, 2006 Posted April 6, 2006 (edited) Not a choose one - it was A or B and in boolean logic if either A is true or B is true then the answer is true. You gotta be more specific when you ask questions. I suppose I did say "or", in which case you would be right in boolean logic. So let me present it this way: 1) EDT 2) EST As for hanging around all day Friday, I likely will, however my boss still hates you from last time there was an announcement we were all waiting for lol. Edited April 6, 2006 by cajunman4life
TCH-Thomas Posted April 6, 2006 Posted April 6, 2006 Your boss is just envious that you get a surprise/big announcement and he doesn´t.
cajunman4life Posted April 6, 2006 Posted April 6, 2006 Your boss is just envious that you get a surprise/big announcement and he doesn´t. That's exactly what it is
TCH-Rob Posted April 6, 2006 Posted April 6, 2006 I suppose I did say "or", in which case you would be right in boolean logic. So let me present it this way: 1) EDT 2) EST Yes
Head Guru Posted April 6, 2006 Author Posted April 6, 2006 hmm............ I always thought EST was an abbreviation for Estimated. So its not?
abinidi Posted April 6, 2006 Posted April 6, 2006 I really hope TCH isn't getting bought by AT&T. The last time AT&T bought the company I was doing business with, service tanked.
Prel Posted April 6, 2006 Posted April 6, 2006 (edited) TCH it goes to offer VPS (Virtual Private Servers) (at least in my dream ) Edited April 6, 2006 by paulo
Samrc Posted April 6, 2006 Posted April 6, 2006 Is it Friday yet???? I always get confused with these time changes you know.....
EdInJapan Posted April 7, 2006 Posted April 7, 2006 (edited) OK. Here is my "reading between the forum lines". Checking out this post, my guess is that the major announcement is: 1. Bill had his tonsils out or 2. Bill will be too sick to make the major announcement! Hmmm. Do they have browsers at every bed in the hospitals in the US these days? How is Bill making the announcements about making announcements? Edited April 7, 2006 by EdInJapan
Deverill Posted April 7, 2006 Posted April 7, 2006 I hope it's wrong but I just heard a rumor at my office that TCH is going to start charging what they're worth. If that's true then our cheapest hosting option will be about $50/month and going up from there with addons for forums, helpdesk, IM, Uptime, server upgrades. The same level the $4 gets now will end up costing about $359.80. Huh? Oh wow, what a nightmare I had! I dreamt that TCH was going to start charging what they're worth...
cajunman4life Posted April 7, 2006 Posted April 7, 2006 Less than 5 hours left and no Aaron online? Sorry, I start work this week at 8am Arizona time (which would be 11am EDT), so I was sleeping . But I'm here now, awaiting the announcement.
Samrc Posted April 7, 2006 Posted April 7, 2006 Bill had his tonsils out Don't bother....I had mine out at age 12 and at age 26 they came back! It's gonna be a good day: The owner of the company I work for is grilling STEAK for our employee lunch this afternoon. We had an all-time record month sales and he likes to share the excitement. Then on top of it, I get to see yet another MAJOR annoucement about TCH! Wednesday I went to see our Orlando Magic B-Ball team win the last couple seconds of the game.... My heart can not take so much excitement in one week! How about postponing the announcement for a few days?
TCH-Thomas Posted April 7, 2006 Posted April 7, 2006 How about postponing the announcement for a few days?
stevevan Posted April 7, 2006 Posted April 7, 2006 The owner of the company I work for is grilling STEAK for our employee lunch this afternoon. We had an all-time record month sales and he likes to share the excitement. Sam: Too bad I'm not staying in your area over this weekend! I'd love to come for some steak! Just a few more hours to go...I've got the alarm on my watch set.
abinidi Posted April 7, 2006 Posted April 7, 2006 Oh! I know! Free tonsil removal for EVERYBODY! Yay!! Thanks, TCH! Oh wait. Never mind.
Kevan Posted April 7, 2006 Posted April 7, 2006 (edited) It's going to be an electronic Cold and Flu cure that is installable through Fantastico OR Cpanel.... Very timely considering Bill's condition earlier in the week..... Edited April 7, 2006 by Kevan
cajunman4life Posted April 7, 2006 Posted April 7, 2006 It's gonna be a good day: The owner of the company I work for is grilling STEAK for our employee lunch this afternoon. My company used to do a monthly cake day, to recognize individual achievements, as well as let us know how the company overall is doing. Ever since we were bought out in December, all that stopped (as well as many of the benefits we were used to vanished). At any rate, I've figured it out... TCH is going to contribute major fundage to my 401(k) right? No? Darn...
abinidi Posted April 7, 2006 Posted April 7, 2006 Oh! I know! It's a new lap top to everybody who has 838 posts or more. No. That would encourage too many junk posts on the boards. Maybe its a new lap top to the poster that adds post number 60 to this thread... That would be cool.
jayson Posted April 7, 2006 Posted April 7, 2006 I thought TCH was going to give an out of work person (me) a job.....but then I woke up to reality, thetre is no such thing as a free lunch or job :?
Prel Posted April 7, 2006 Posted April 7, 2006 (edited) In South America now is Friday 3pm Edited April 7, 2006 by paulo
TCH-Thomas Posted April 7, 2006 Posted April 7, 2006 838 posts Sorry, that limit is set to 850 (Fun and games posts excluded).
abinidi Posted April 7, 2006 Posted April 7, 2006 Paulo: LOL. That is why Head Guru tried to specifiy a time zone, even though Aaron couldn't pin him down on the EXACT time zone....
jayson Posted April 7, 2006 Posted April 7, 2006 (edited) it is 2 pm where I am, but he said 3pm EST (eastern) Sigh Edited April 7, 2006 by jayson
GroovyFish Posted April 7, 2006 Posted April 7, 2006 hmmm, did you know Quiznos had a sweepstakes that the winner won their very own Quizno's restaurant? I think Bill won and we all get Gift Certificates!
Kevan Posted April 7, 2006 Posted April 7, 2006 I notice that everyone established the exact (nearly or at least within an hour/time zone/planet) time, however, I didn't notice what forum/thread the announcement would be made in.... ... with suspense...
Samrc Posted April 7, 2006 Posted April 7, 2006 there is no such thing as a free lunch Yes there is....I just ate it. Filet mignon, sauted green beens with mushrooms, scalloped potatoes, tossed spinach salad, beans, 3 kinds of sausages, all the MT DEW, Pepsi, Dr Pepper or Sprite you can drink and tiny cookies for dessert. I love my job! And now....only 3 minutes til 3PM EST!
Phate Posted April 7, 2006 Posted April 7, 2006 hmm... wish they would hurry up. im sure its worth waiting for, but i cant wait!! lol. Phate
RickB Posted April 14, 2006 Posted April 14, 2006 Announcement made HERE OK, I give up. What's the difference between the "Major Announcement" and "Another Major Annoucement?"
wampthing Posted April 14, 2006 Posted April 14, 2006 The "Another Major Announcement" thread lead up to the "Major Announcement". One was comments on the pending announcement and the other was comments on the announcement after it was made. Bill just opened a new thread when he made it.
TCH-Thomas Posted April 14, 2006 Posted April 14, 2006 For everyone who follows this conversation and wonders where the announcements are: Announcement 1 (Fantastico) Announcement 2 (Ruby On Rails, uptime numbers, bandwidth and disk space)
troop175 Posted May 29, 2006 Posted May 29, 2006 (edited) Thanks Bill and the rest of the company! You have more than meet my standards and exceeded them for a webhost. You are always ready to answer my questions when I need you. Thanks again for all that you do for me! Edited May 29, 2006 by troop175
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