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nm posted:^^^^^ I have ridden my bike plenty, it terrifies me riding in heavy traffic like that and I think cyclists are nutjobs for doing it. I drive as defensively as possible and give cyclists a wide berth, but they still do absolutely bone-headed things all the time and it scares the poo poo out of me that I might hit them. Boy I picked a bad video to bitch about, tho... Edit:// a really bad video, it's not as bad after re-watching it 20 times. I think it was the first one that clouded me, I could tell from his head movement and how fast he was going that he was going to run the red light... which happens all the time around here.
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RIP Paul Walker posted:I have ridden my bike plenty, it terrifies me riding in heavy traffic like that and I think cyclists are nutjobs for doing it. I drive as defensively as possible and give cyclists a wide berth, but they still do absolutely bone-headed things all the time and it scares the poo poo out of me that I might hit them. When cyclists do stupid and dangerous poo poo I get way angrier than people who only drive, but a lot of people mistake fairly safe bicycle behavior for dangerous behavior.
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nm posted:When cyclists do stupid and dangerous poo poo I get way angrier than people who only drive, but a lot of people mistake fairly safe bicycle behavior for dangerous behavior. Do you count riding in heavy (suburban) traffic, period, to be fairly safe bicycle behavior? Genuine question, I'm curious. Let's leave right and wrong out of this, because on a bicycle or any other vulnerable vehicle, even if it's not your fault, it's sure as poo poo your *problem* - My parents have drilled that into me as soon as they let me put on a helmet and ride on the road. edit:// I'd like to help clarify my victim-blaming mentality here. Back in 2008 or 2009, I was rear-ended by some drunk teenager not paying attention, and deep inside, I considered it slightly my fault because I was hauling rear end like a jackass (mistake 1: I don't know if he was trying to keep up, -1 for lack of awareness) and then braked very hard for a turnoff (BMW 330ci with summer tires and Hawk HPS pads so it could stop dangerously quickly) and didn't look behind me to see if there was some chucklefuck in a truck bearing down on me, which I have since learned to do. edit2:// it was very late at night, back roads RIP Paul Walker fucked around with this message at 03:09 on Sep 17, 2015 |
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Sep 17, 2015 02:55
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Rosie has just discovered, for the first time, that although Santa Claus and the Easter bunny may not be real, the world harbors monsters and demons conjured up from the darkest corners of existence. Once spoken of in mere hushed whispers, ancient myth passed down from father to son as ages creep by, the Great Old One known only as Vcc'uum rises from his slumber. Bellowing out his triumphant roar, aeons of hibernation falling away as so many motes of dust on wind, he screams to life consuming all that lay on the ground before him. Monsters are real, oh yes, and their like shall walk again. Striding amongst us as ravenous beasts, the peaceful era of the Cat age yowls to its end. Catatonic in shock, she lies sprawled upon surfaces laid bare before the Beast's wrath. Once, mere moments ago, entire civilizations lived, bred, and died here. The primordial chaos, seething with entropy, forced into order by the hand of a maker who's agenda remains not yet known. All we can do is pray. Hunker down, and pray that its terrible gaze falls not upon our own works and vices. Leaves us free to wallow in the squalor of existence and creation. Blissfully unaware of malign entities awaiting to claw their way into the world. Our world. The only world we know, purpose providing a false veneer of legitimacy across the darkest reaches of infinite madness. 
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Sep 17, 2015 03:08
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Ph'nglui mglw'nafh Vcc'uum For'tnn wgah'nagl nnngof'nn (In the house of fourteen the vacuum watches children)
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Sep 17, 2015 03:20
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14 INCH DICK posted:Rosie has just discovered, for the first time, that although Santa Claus and the Easter bunny may not be real, the world harbors monsters and demons conjured up from the darkest corners of existence. Once spoken of in mere hushed whispers, ancient myth passed down from father to son as ages creep by, the Great Old One known only as Vcc'uum rises from his slumber. Bellowing out his triumphant roar, aeons of hibernation falling away as so many motes of dust on wind, he screams to life consuming all that lay on the ground before him. Monsters are real, oh yes, and their like shall walk again. Striding amongst us as ravenous beasts, the peaceful era of the Cat age yowls to its end. Good cat. 
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Sep 17, 2015 03:33
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A good cyclist is a smushed cyclist. People who cycle buy $1200 strollers and act linke cunts.
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Sep 17, 2015 03:49
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Queen_Combat fucked around with this message at 03:53 on Sep 17, 2015 |
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Sep 17, 2015 03:50
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A salesman, a sales manager, and a technician were talking about Supras at lunch today. I mentioned the nice fourth gen Supra that came in for service a couple of weeks ago. They all looked at me like I was an idiot and the sales manager swiftly informed me that there is no such thing as a fourth generation Supra, you heard it here guys.
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T-Square posted:A salesman, a sales manager, and a technician were talking about Supras at lunch today. I mentioned the nice fourth gen Supra that came in for service a couple of weeks ago. They all looked at me like I was an idiot and the sales manager swiftly informed me that there is no such thing as a fourth generation Supra, you heard it here guys. As in the first two were technically Celicas, as in only the Mk4, or was it "no cars were built before the year 2000 and we're talking about the concept car"?
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Sep 17, 2015 04:16
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Just marathoned Sperglord Firecock's 300ZX thread. It was great. It also reminded me that one of the fastest drivers in NE rallyx is that guy with the S10 ZR2. Dude just hauls rear end.
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Sep 17, 2015 04:17
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I don't know why I bitch so much guys, I really don't have a bad life so I should shut up and be happy. Money doesn't really matter in the long run. Like we looked at another apartment complex should we have to move and they base your rent on income and since I dropped a day at the store we'd actually end up paying like $200 less than we do right now so we'd still be in a better place than the last apartment. Plus I scored like 11 hours of overtime this paycheck so bills aren't an issue. Really the only problem I have in my life (aside from dying family) is that we're in the golden age of being a loving comic book nerd and there's so much poo poo that I want to own and it's cutting into my car money. And if that's my biggest problem I should shut the gently caress up and just learn to be happy.
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Sep 17, 2015 04:37
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while the sentiment is appreciated, everyone needs to vent sometimes.
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Sep 17, 2015 04:48
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Enourmo posted:while the sentiment is appreciated, everyone needs to vent sometimes. AI is just really great. It's nice to have a sounding board that's overwhelmingly positive.
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Sep 17, 2015 04:52
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Rhyno posted:AI is just really great. It's nice to have a sounding board that's overwhelmingly positive. Agreed. But one that still keeps you in check, if you're willing to listen.
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Sep 17, 2015 04:56
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Living completely in the moment all the time is nigh impossible, but the short times you are able to do so make the struggle completely worth it.
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Sep 17, 2015 04:56
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CAT INTERCEPTOR posted:Yes I do and that's why I am calling you a loving moron because quite clearly he WAS paying attention - If he wasn't paying attention he would have been under a big rear end truck or on his rear end with the imprint of a Corolla's door handle in his rear end. You are straight up victim blaming. He didnt do a single bloody thing wrong and yet you just drop stupidity about "not paying attention" and "jackasses"
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Sep 17, 2015 05:52
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iwentdoodie posted:Agreed. But one that still keeps you in check, if you're willing to listen. The amount of sound advice I've gotten from this forum of car nerds astounds me to this day.
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Sep 17, 2015 07:16
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are we still posting cattes?? caught these two attacking my work fleece this morning  
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Sep 17, 2015 07:50
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keykey posted:A friend of mine is sitting through an A+ cert class right now since his work paid for him to do it since they want all their techs A+ certified. He has been writing nuggets of wisdom all week that the instructor is giving the class. I'm pretty sure his instructor wrote the screenplay for hackers. Enjoy: https://twitter.com/aplusblowhard iwentdoodie posted:One, will water hurt a cylinder head? No valvecover, hydraulic lifters. No solvents or high pressure, just with a garden hose to clear gunk and poo poo off it. MustardFacial posted:The amount of sound advice I've gotten from this forum of car nerds astounds me to this day.  Didn't realize the Moto G had been up-sized between the generations, the extra screen and stuff is nice but drat I liked the original one's size better. Otherwise I'm happy with it and holy crap moving everything between phones was a breeze with the motorola migrate or whatever. All my music, text messages, settings, apps, etc were transferred over. Pretty slick, guess I didn't need to back up everything to an external after all. Stay classy Tinder:  
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Sep 17, 2015 11:48
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Yeah. At least those are slightly more subtle than the ones with mangled grammar asking you if you're interested in unforgettable experiences in bed.
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Oh yeah definitely bots or a cam site but better than the usual poo poo as Raluek said.
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looks like we have four options plus one long shot (she has applied for a fellowship at that hopkins hospital in maryland, i understood on her that i she gets it that is option #1) baltimore, NY,California or Austin,TX. these are the hospitals that her hospital have deals with when it comes to doctor training things. I have told her that she picks what she wants, and we will make it work. but i so admit that norcal sounds amazing. i am so getting a muscle car for golf money when we do the move... my FD have had training and visits with FDNY before. and we have a "sister house" in NY. I have gotten the contact info for a dude there for possibly getting some sort of deal where i work for free for an american FD. and get a percentage of my pay from norway, in trade for signing a 4 year deal.
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You should also buy some sort of crazy old muscle car to bring back to Norge with you and make all your neighbours jelly at least up here there are all sorts of 60's and 70's camaros for $18,000-$25,000
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Sep 17, 2015 14:34
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Drove next to the first BMW I8 ive seen in traffic the other day. I take back everything i have ever thought about it. Absolutely loving stunning to see in real life.
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Sep 17, 2015 14:46
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RVA has some crazy bike race next week (UCI?) and people are flipping poo poo all over the city. Guess I'll be hanging out in the suburbs next week. It's pretty cool that RVA gets something like this, but it's gonna shut the city down. My class is canceled for the duration, and I'm forever grateful to not work downtown.
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Sep 17, 2015 14:58
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iwentdoodie posted:A good critical mass cyclist is a smushed critical mass cyclist. Fixed that for you.
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keykey posted:A friend of mine is sitting through an A+ cert class right now since his work paid for him to do it since they want all their techs A+ certified. He has been writing nuggets of wisdom all week that the instructor is giving the class. I'm pretty sure his instructor wrote the screenplay for hackers. Enjoy: https://twitter.com/aplusblowhard Oh god the A+...
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Sep 17, 2015 15:54
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CommieGIR posted:Oh god the A+... A+ the herpes equivalent of tech work.
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Enourmo posted:As in the first two were technically Celicas, as in only the Mk4, or was it "no cars were built before the year 2000 and we're talking about the concept car"? As in the MK4 is the third generation, and the concept would be the fourth. They just assumed the Celica-Supra was the first, and likely have no idea the Celica XX or whatever exists.
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RIP Paul Walker posted:Do you count riding in heavy (suburban) traffic, period, to be fairly safe bicycle behavior? Genuine question, I'm curious. First off, gently caress you. Second off, if you think that Hawk HPS stops cars quickly, I have a motherfucking bridge to sell you.
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I've met people that don't acknowledge the mk1's existence or lump it together with the mk2 because they look pretty similar (at least in comparison to the mk3)
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Preoptopus posted:Drove next to the first BMW I8 ive seen in traffic the other day. I take back everything i have ever thought about it. Absolutely loving stunning to see in real life. the skinny tyres look really weird
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So the shop called back about my car, apparently pcm isn't getting signal from the maf even with a good part in place And now I think I'm an idiot because I have an air/fuel controller installed which intercepts and modifies the MAF signal, and I'll bet money that one of those connectors worked loose (they're the clamp-on spade type that cut through the insulation, which came with it; blame the idiot 
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fjelltorsk posted:looks like we have four options plus one long shot (she has applied for a fellowship at that hopkins hospital in maryland, i understood on her that i she gets it that is option #1) baltimore, NY,California or Austin,TX. these are the hospitals that her hospital have deals with when it comes to doctor training things. Where in CA? If it is Fresno, stay in Norway. Isn't golf money in Norway like 100,000USD or something? That gets you a lot of muscle car.
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nm posted:Where in CA? If it is Fresno, stay in Norway. Truth. Even people in the valley regard Fresno as the rear end in a top hat of the valley.
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keykey posted:Truth. Even people in the valley regard Fresno as the rear end in a top hat of the valley. That's bakersfield. Fresno is the armpit. The only inland places worth living not in the mountains is Sacramento (and Davis) and I will cut anyone who says different. Maybe Chico if you can marry a rich rice baroness and leave half the year and/or are a drunk college student.
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14 INCH DICK posted:Don't forget Methdesto Beyond Fresno and Bakersfield, I run out of lovely body parts. I'd love to call stockton to modesto the taint, but how can that be so far above the rear end in a top hat? Then we have Merced and Hanford and Los Banos.
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