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West SAAB Story posted:I actually uttered this aloud.
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Fifty Three posted:This. "Haha wait- NO what oh god why again" Yes. But to be honest, I utter that with almost every AI thread.
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Automotive Masochism: Substance Abuse and Tetanus forum *throws bottle
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Shoulda gone with an even smaller car like this '71 AN600.  http://dallas.craigslist.org/ndf/cto/4168674579.html Xarthor fucked around with this message at 18:43 on Nov 6, 2013 |
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13 INCH DICK posted:Rock auto has loaded front control arms (bushings, ball joint) on close out with only a couple left for $31 each. Also has my complete steering rack for $115 with bellows boots and tie rods if I can't find mine through work. Also has the other suspension bits I need, I could seriously refresh almost everything aside from the front strut mounts. Also found a complete molded carpet kit for 73-79 hatchback Civic 1200s for $115-160 depending on color and material choice. Start a kickstarter. I would throw  just to keep you working on this car and mired in your own
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Well cash flow starts coming back in tomorrow after the interruption/catching up on rent and there's a few things I'm gonna get. Oh, and the repair guide showed up for my car like the day after it shipped, but it's for the CVCC only  lotta good chassis information but basically everything on engine or drivability is useless to me haha. The cat loves sniffing the poo poo out of it though.
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Crap, I thought I got the right one  Oh well. It was really cheap compared with what I expected.
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Coredump posted:Start a kickstarter. I would throw A 13" dickstarter?
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I'm not at all knocking it, its very useful as is and was free a good time was had by all.
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So I'm like 2000 posts behind in the chat thread, if it's worth repeating, what happened to the new shop you were going to and did you end up back at Firestone?
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Snowdens Secret posted:So I'm like 2000 posts behind in the chat thread, if it's worth repeating, what happened to the new shop you were going to and did you end up back at Firestone? Yes, and Yes, respectively.
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I don't know how I missed this thread. Dick, I endorse your new purchase, that CV was a bit boring. Somehow, you end up owning cars my old man also used to own in his lifetime (type 3, the same model Corolla and now the same model Civic) so your adventures with those shitboxes has an added value to me, nostalgia. Carry on, lad.
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Snowdens Secret posted:So I'm like 2000 posts behind in the chat thread, if it's worth repeating, what happened to the new shop you were going to and did you end up back at Firestone? The short version is the new shop turned him into a janitor.
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some texas redneck posted:The short version is the new shop turned him into a janitor. I believe the term was "shop bitch."
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Yep, that about sums it up. Worked so hard on shop support work that it would have been impossible to break my 25 hrs a week guarantee, so it was like pushing brooms for $12 hourly. Ordered some stuff for the civic, we'll see when it arrives.
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I saw this guy in Marin the other day and thought of you.  
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I've got an N600 in my backyard. Now that I've got a decent job, I think I'm going to get it running!
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13 INCH DICK posted:it was like pushing brooms for $12 hourly I make $5.50/hour + $1.10 per delivery + tips. And get to use my own car for deliveries. Did I mention my employer charges customers $2.59 to have me bring food to their door? I can put over 200 miles on my car during a busy shift. I'd gladly push a broom for $12/hr, if it's a consistent schedule.  On a really really good night, my tips and wages combined may average out to $25+/hour, but my overall average puts me at about $11-15/hour... with me driving 800+ miles for that, and paying for my own gas + car maintenance.
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Nov 9, 2013 13:10
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Does this mean you smoked that mystery substance for nothing?
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KKKLIP ART posted:Does this mean you smoked that mystery substance for nothing? I wouldn't say that he did it for nothing - it probably just hasn't had a chance to metastasize yet.
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some texas redneck posted:I make $5.50/hour + $1.10 per delivery + tips. And get to use my own car for deliveries. Did I mention my employer charges customers $2.59 to have me bring food to their door? I can put over 200 miles on my car during a busy shift. Get out of that poo poo and join a trade. Hit up a union and go through their apprenticeship. You'll probably have to cut your delivery hours some and live frugally but in the end it will be worth it.
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Nov 9, 2013 16:31
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some texas redneck posted:I make $5.50/hour + $1.10 per delivery + tips. And get to use my own car for deliveries. Did I mention my employer charges customers $2.59 to have me bring food to their door? I can put over 200 miles on my car during a busy shift. I thought you quit and got into IT? Pizza delivery is a great way to ruin your car but you know this. You should get into waiting tables. Tips are way better and your car sits safe and sound in the parking lot.
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mafoose posted:Get out of that poo poo and join a trade. Even the union laborers get paid $25/hr + full benefits to sweep and move supplies around here. One of the laborers I was talking to on my last job said he made $75,000 last year because of all the OT.
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Super Aggro Crag posted:Even the union laborers get paid $25/hr + full benefits to sweep and move supplies around here. One of the laborers I was talking to on my last job said he made $75,000 last year because of all the OT. Where does one go and sign up to be a union laborer? Serious question.
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Use your Google-Fu to find your local. Call and/or go in and ask about joining their union as an apprentice.
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Seriously, as hilarious as reading about your personal tragedies is, there's a handful of AI'ers that need to get a decent job/trade. E:I know I sound like an entitled bootstraps rear end in a top hat, there are better ways of saying it but str you need a better job. And by the sound of it, in a less lovely state. cakesmith handyman fucked around with this message at 17:46 on Nov 9, 2013 |
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Keep in mind that its not as cut and dry and "join union, get paid". What a Union worker makes varies highly based on the local, the trade, and the state. Florida ironworker apprentices start at $12 an hour, Seattle apprentices start at $25ish. Because Washington, and Seattle in particular, are strong union areas. If you live in an area where unions are week, chances are you will be doing better than most non union laborers, but not well at all compared to others.
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Cakefool posted:Seriously, as hilarious as reading about your personal tragedies is, there's a handful of AI'ers that need to get a decent job/trade. The social justice assholes from gibbis don't dare venture here, so you can tell it like it is. Getting a job is a bitch though if you don't have any marketable skills. I left out degree because I know some people with degrees who couldn't even get a barista job. Skilled labor is where it's at for many of us, and this applies to information workers as well. Most of the regulars here seem like pretty smart people, and there's always someone out there who will give a smart individual a chance.
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some texas redneck posted:I make $5.50/hour + $1.10 per delivery + tips. And get to use my own car for deliveries. Did I mention my employer charges customers $2.59 to have me bring food to their door? I can put over 200 miles on my car during a busy shift. Hey STR clean out your PMs bro
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My thing is that time and time again i get told "Yea getting in is next to impossible, you have to know somebody" Its the most off putting aspect of it. I got myself into a semi unofficial apprenticeship at the moment. Basically being a shop assistant to a guy that owns his own shop. Im his only employee and get do learn how to do everything. In exchange, he pays me 10 bucks an hour. Ive only been there about 2 months so far so hopefully he will give me a little raise come spring.
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Keep a record of the sort of stuff you learn to do, makes it much easier when someone asks what you can do/have done and you go "um, a bit of everything"
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I'd also add that it's a good idea to practice interviewing. I personally love going to interviews (yes, there is most likely something wrong with me) and am completely comfortable talking to multiple managers and explaining the same thing over and over again to several people in a few hours time. It's good fun to go from random person to someone they need to hire in a short time. Lots of people suck at interviewing and that's a huge detriment. I've been part of the hiring process for quite a few people over the years and can usually eke out what I want to get from an interviewee if they sound competent but a lot of managers won't bother. If you can't make a good case for yourself pretty quickly you're screwed. When my friends are looking for jobs we go through mock interviews a few times (I'll approach the interview at different angles depending upon how much I know about what they are even trying to get a job for which usually gets clearer the more I hear them speak) just to get them prepped and ready for the questions that will probably be asked. It's been a great help from what they've said. So yeah, get a good succinct resume together and hone your interview skills. At that point you'll be ahead of 95% of the rest of the schmoes. Anyway, cool project Honda. I agree that it's probably Weber time unless you can find an NOS carb hiding in a warehouse someplace.
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Detroit Q. Spider posted:Hey STR clean out your PMs bro  Fixed
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Do you want the Cursed Skull back?
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ExecuDork posted:Do you want the Cursed Skull back? You're alive!
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mutt2jeff posted:Keep in mind that its not as cut and dry and "join union, get paid". What a Union worker makes varies highly based on the local, the trade, and the state. Florida ironworker apprentices start at $12 an hour, Seattle apprentices start at $25ish. Because Washington, and Seattle in particular, are strong union areas. If you live in an area where unions are week, chances are you will be doing better than most non union laborers, but not well at all compared to others. Pretty much this, but at least locally you only have to buy books and the classes are paid for, and the on the job training is PAID. Seriously, I know too many people in their 30s moaning and griping about being a delivery driver when there ARE opportunities out there. Just pick a trade you could see yourself being interested in. There's a million different ones. Electricians, welders, plumbers, sheetmetal, etc etc Full disclosure here: I am not a union member at my work (I'm a machinist), I feel that they HAD power and actually amounted to something at one point, but now they're just a shield for the lazy assholes to work for the lowest common denominator. On the other hand, I have a friend going through the electrician's apprenticeship at a local union and he REALLY enjoys it and sees it going somewhere. mafoose fucked around with this message at 19:40 on Nov 10, 2013 |
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I was adding that if your cool with working some whacky hours, the Railroads are always hiring people, especially in Texas. The money is fantastic, good retirement, the work is cake (seriously, you spend most of your day walking around and throwing rocks at geese). I personally know a couple of guys are making 6 figures coming out of training, and mostly your just sitting on your rear end looking out a window. If you want more of a sane life, signal maintainer, locomotive repair, and carman are pretty easy rear end gigs. You won't make as much as train crews, but its pretty gravy. Lots of people bitch about it here, but no one ever leaves. I believe strawberry and bt4com can attest to the life style as well. The only thing - keep your rear end out of the drugs. That's it. They test at random and have no issues kicking your rear end to the curb.
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BrokenKnucklez posted:They test at random and have no issues kicking your rear end to the curb. Getting fired after testing positive for owl pellets should get your name engraved on some plaque down at the labour relations board.
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Slung Blade posted:Getting fired after testing positive for owl pellets should get your name engraved on some plaque down at the labour relations board. The funny part is.... I am sure this has happened. You can't make this poo poo up out here, some of the crazy poo poo that happens.
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