For those who are still looking for brand new Duo pad....

[Liquid Snake]

No problem!

I'm now having my first time "lost mail" incident with USPS.
The tracking number shows it's been delivered to my address on the 18th but my package is nowhere to be found.............

 

[DragonmasterDan]

Yes, I went to grad school at UCR.  I'm a Riverside hater because I lived there for my first year of school and it was so stinky compared to northern NJ / NYC in terms of fun things to do (no vegan restaurants, no arty / retro movie theatres, absolutley no good record shops or mom n pop specialty bookstores.... etc.).  Only big ciities and very, very kool little towns (like Burlington, Vermont) would have all the things I'd be looking for.  

But Riverside isn't all that bad, everyone bashes it and I feel bad that I joined in.  I offended some folks my first year by saying some of this stuff... I felt bad.  Still, I moved to Long Beach / LA area after a year and now I'm happier out here. LA rules... it has tons of great stuff (that list I mentioned).  

I'm always traveling down to Orange country (especially Irvine and Mission Viejo areas -- is that where you were?)... they are too sterile for me, but it's kool to see perfectly manicured landscapes of suburbia... I live in a working class town, myself ... I couldn't afford a house in Orange County

BACK ON TOPIC: I am sorry to inform you that I received both Duo pads today.  Everything was great, definitely brand new merchandise.  You'll be pleased.  The boxes aren't in mint condition, but I wasn't expecting them to be.

I've been around the area both visiting people and for trade shows and other things. I've been through Irvine, Anaheim and a handful of areas in Orange County. Orange County is nice and more traditional suburban than most of what I've seen in the LAC part of the area.

As far as the LA area goes in general. it's nice but it's definitely more spread out than I'm used to. Due to the hilly landscape of Sothern California you have giant fields, hills, Mountains and other natural phenomenon that make it harder to build on, as a result urban development is more spread out throughout the area in general than you see here in Chicago or in the Northeast. LA county is something like 5,000 square miles. As an example the entire Chicago metro area (9 counties here with around 10 million people) could fit well within the Los Angeles county borders. It's not just LA county, I'm well aware of the fact that a lot of the Western US is spread out like that. It's just something that I've never gotten used to.

[nodtveidt]

very, very kool little towns (like Burlington, Vermont)

Heh! I spent 11 years there...that's why it's a very very kool little town!

Sorry for the off-topic blurt...

[esteban]

very, very kool little towns (like Burlington, Vermont)

Heh! I spent 11 years there...that's why it's a very very kool little town!

Sorry for the off-topic blurt...

yeah, I would go camping in vermont, maine, and CANADA! all the time.  I would always try to have the trips coincide with some festival in Burlington (they had some great music / cultural stuff... one year a Taiko troupe was there and played with local Taiko drummers, very kool)...

STEPHEN KING fans: In maine I was in a record shop and a bored & cute employee started talking to my friends and I.  We said "what the heck can we do here?"  (it was bangor maine... the only "big" city that was near our camping site).  She said, "well... not much, but stephen king live not too far from here..."  She gave us pretty good directions, but we had to drive around 10 blocks until we found his house.  "You can't miss his house," she said, "he has a black wrought iron fence with iron gargoyles and demons... same for his house."

Sure enough, we found the gargoyle house. Very kool, but it wasn't nearly as spooky as we had hoped it to be.  I think we drove around for 45 minutes though, until we stumbled upon it.  that hanson song... "mmmmm bop" was just becoming a big radio hit, that kind of put a cheery, not spooky, mood into the adventure.

[esteban]

I've been around the area both visiting people and for trade shows and other things. I've been through Irvine, Anaheim and a handful of areas in Orange County. Orange County is nice and more traditional suburban than most of what I've seen in the LAC part of the area.

As far as the LA area goes in general. it's nice but it's definitely more spread out than I'm used to.

No, I'm with you.  southern california is totally spread out.  that's why we have all these massive friggin' highways... you gotta take them if you want to go anywhere.  It took me a long time to warm up to LA (I had NYC envy).  But LA definitely has tons of stuff going on... you just HAVE to have a car.  In NYC, you easilly hop a bus or subway... not so out here. I've never been to Chicago... haven't a clue what its like

[DragonmasterDan]

FedEx has no rhyme or reason to how they send stuff, follow the trail my package has gone on
http://www.fedex.com/Tracking?action=track&tracknumbers=322954310064223

It was sent back to Illinois yesterday, only to wind up back in Southern California   ridiculousness at its finest.

[esteban]

FedEx has no rhyme or reason to how they send stuff, follow the trail my package has gone on
http://www.fedex.com/Tracking?action=track&tracknumbers=322954310064223

It was sent back to Illinois yesterday, only to wind up back in Southern California   ridiculousness at its finest.

I'm sorry, but that is too funny.  Your duo pads are gonna visit every State before you get them

[Necro]

No doubt, too strange...  Looks like they are back in Chicago at least.

[DragonmasterDan]

No doubt, too strange...  Looks like they are back in Chicago at least.

Finally got the pads today, both boxes are in good shape. They also are actual US Duo Pads. I thought there was a chance that we were going to be getting far more common PC engine controllers or something else. Actual US Duo Pads are so uncommon even used ones rarely show up on ebay (well, ones not included with a system). So this is definitely quite a find.

[esteban]

No doubt, too strange...  Looks like they are back in Chicago at least.

Finally got the pads today, both boxes are in good shape. They also are actual US Duo Pads. I thought there was a chance that we were going to be getting far more common PC engine controllers or something else. Actual US Duo Pads are so uncommon even used ones rarely show up on ebay (well, ones not included with a system). So this is definitely quite a find.

wow, i didn't know that.  I wonder if they have many more left...

[Necro]

No doubt, too strange...  Looks like they are back in Chicago at least.

Finally got the pads today, both boxes are in good shape. They also are actual US Duo Pads. I thought there was a chance that we were going to be getting far more common PC engine controllers or something else. Actual US Duo Pads are so uncommon even used ones rarely show up on ebay (well, ones not included with a system). So this is definitely quite a find.

Glad to hear that you got them, they are indeed sweet!  

[DragonmasterDan]

No doubt, too strange...  Looks like they are back in Chicago at least.

Finally got the pads today, both boxes are in good shape. They also are actual US Duo Pads. I thought there was a chance that we were going to be getting far more common PC engine controllers or something else. Actual US Duo Pads are so uncommon even used ones rarely show up on ebay (well, ones not included with a system). So this is definitely quite a find.

Glad to hear that you got them, they are indeed sweet!  

Yep, the only other option (besides PC engine controllers) is those icky converted Turbo Pads at TZD since they no longer have actual Duo Pads. This place is definitely a last resort

[doomfarer75]

Vermont's awesome...