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BrokenKnucklez
Apr 22, 2008

by zen death robot
Re: Canada day

French fries and gravy is the poo poo. That is all.

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BrokenKnucklez
Apr 22, 2008

by zen death robot

Super Aggro Crag posted:

My foreman is pricing out brand new $50k+ Ram trucks right now.

Thats not all that impressive considering a moderately equipped truck is 45k ish.

BrokenKnucklez
Apr 22, 2008

by zen death robot

BloodBag posted:

E: that sounds arrogant, I'm sorry. I just mean that this kind of poo poo has been happening over and over from this same engy, and after 3 rounds of layoffs, he's still here, and some really talented machinists are gone

I deal with nit wits all the time. Especially when you find a move to make that could save time on cars getting to their destination a day early, only to have them tell you no way. Its some VP's big choice to make cars go an extra 80 miles in the other direction because its his plan and he's throwing a tantrum because he doesn't want people to go against it.

I swear this place makes money by accident. There's no other way.

BrokenKnucklez
Apr 22, 2008

by zen death robot
GDCS = GOD drat COOLING SYSTEM. Its a BMW thing.

BrokenKnucklez
Apr 22, 2008

by zen death robot

I feel somewhat bad for this woman.... Such an unlucky name and robot thing... Its just awful.

BrokenKnucklez
Apr 22, 2008

by zen death robot
I'm sorry but gently caress Samsung appliances. They make nice TVs but the rest of it is awful.

I'm a Speed Queen/Roper person. The less buttons and gizmos, the better.

BrokenKnucklez
Apr 22, 2008

by zen death robot
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/11714471/Bubble-Wrap-to-lose-its-pop.html

Well, that juts gives me a little less joy when I open packages.

BrokenKnucklez
Apr 22, 2008

by zen death robot
I always love when people write "the south will rise again".

I often reply "been waiting now for the last 150 some years, seems like you need more momentum",

BrokenKnucklez
Apr 22, 2008

by zen death robot

bandman posted:

Paging Ken and any other Jeep aficionados out there:

A friend of mine is looking at WJ Grand Cherokees. He lives in Fairbanks, AK and needs something for the winter. I told him to avoid the V8 WJs because the 4.7 is a bit crap and to check under the oil cap on 4.0s for the TUPY mark.

Is the WJ generally a reliable platform with the 4.0/42RE combo? Anything else he should look for?

The 4.7 does have a few bullshit issues to watch out for. Head gaskets can poo poo themselves and timing chains if the oil wasn't changed.

I had issues with the transmission puking in a parking lot. YMMV

BrokenKnucklez
Apr 22, 2008

by zen death robot

Rhyno posted:

Girlfriend had a huge fight with her best friend (i think her husband cheated on her) and she kind of took it out on me. I get it, she's upset but I'm having a few issues with work (my boss is letting his faith dictate certain things and it's driving me CRAZY) and I just didn't want to deal with it today.

This is the time where I kinda glaze over... Mumble uh huh, and think about how to fuel inject a small engine.

BrokenKnucklez
Apr 22, 2008

by zen death robot

Rhyno posted:

I was thinking about if I should buy the b2200 or a Protege5 and if it should be manual or auto.

They just wanna rant. Let em rant, I find it excellent project planning time.

B2200. Do it.

BrokenKnucklez
Apr 22, 2008

by zen death robot

Rhyno posted:

It's like an hour away, havn't had the free time to go check it out. I should buy an auto for ease of use, with her refusal to learn standard another stick might not be welcome.

Good point.

I shouldn't say I completely gloss over. I am semi active in the conversation, but my wife doesn't want me to fix things, so I learned to just listen, engage when needed and life is pretty good.

I still would like to fuel inject a small engine. It'll give me something to so.

BrokenKnucklez
Apr 22, 2008

by zen death robot

MustardFacial posted:

Bingo. Take mental notes about key points use that to inform advice. Also helps if she goes "you're not listening to me" then you can parrot that poo poo back.

This is the best. One girl always used to do that poo poo to me, and would always do the "YOU NEVER LISTEN" and I would reply "So you hate your sister because you think shes prettier than you and your work sucks because your co-workers are morons?" But she was always claiming alpha female or something, I don't know, it was all to complicated. I just know she was hot, it was like a jag, pretty to look at but to much upkeep.

Edit: A real Jag would be much easier to take care of than her. Shes still always saying "I don't understand why I am always single?"

BrokenKnucklez fucked around with this message at 19:12 on Jul 3, 2015

BrokenKnucklez
Apr 22, 2008

by zen death robot
We allow these people to vote too!

BrokenKnucklez
Apr 22, 2008

by zen death robot
Not to sound to sappy, but if you have an awesome wife that lets you work on poo poo, be who you are, make sure you let her know!



My wife is awesome, and actually suggested that we do this picture on our wedding day!

BrokenKnucklez
Apr 22, 2008

by zen death robot
Why must the DMV be the 7th ring of hell? They have got to find a way to automate this poo poo, or something. Its awful.

BrokenKnucklez
Apr 22, 2008

by zen death robot
The web based renewal is so archaic and frustrating its almost easier to walk in and do it.

I just don't know why they don't have kiosks to walk up, scan your old registration, swipe a debit card and get a new one printed.

BrokenKnucklez
Apr 22, 2008

by zen death robot

Liquid Communism posted:

Yeah, even going down to the Polk county office has never taken me more than half an hour to clear. DL on the other hand is a serious pain since they moved the main DL station to the middle of nowhere on on I-35 instead of in town.

I mean, I live in the same town as the DL station and I cringe every time I am near it.

BrokenKnucklez
Apr 22, 2008

by zen death robot
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X2bg1zfD4_Q

Best references to the Mad Max movie yet!

Edit: gently caress, scroll to 3:08 in. Enjoy.

BrokenKnucklez
Apr 22, 2008

by zen death robot
God drat, this is a strange virus or something I am fighting off.

I woke up yesterday and I felt like slightly dizzy but I figured ah just shake it off go to work etc. Get to work and I feel worse, like I can barely walk and I vomited. Started experiencing a head ache so I am super worried now, figuring something worse. I told the boss and hes like well, you gotta be off 24, blah blah blah. Other wise, hes being a complete oval office to a guy that could be experiencing something serious. What ever, my wife runs over, picks me up and takes me to the ER. Did a ton of tests and every thing is fine. CT scan, blood work 2 times just to make sure. Either way, the doctor told me to be home for a day just to see what happens.

I feel fine today and getting small tiny bouts of dizziness. gently caress I was worried I was going to have a stroke or collapse at work. it sucks getting old and actually having to worry about heart attacks and strokes. Not saying that some one at 32 can have it, but god drat that poo poo makes you worry.

BrokenKnucklez
Apr 22, 2008

by zen death robot

Scrambles posted:

that happens to me a couple times a year, it's probably a migraine.

If it is, first time. Just scared the crap out of me, my dads side of the family has a big history of strokes and heart disease. So you could understand the paranoia

Boaz MacPhereson posted:

Did they check for migraines and/or vertigo? Might want to look into that. My wife had that a while back. Dizziness to the point of nausea, headaches, heartburn. It freaked her out so bad she just worried herself and compounded it. Spent a day in the hospital, tests were all negative for bad poo poo. Went to a specialist and they tagged it as some kind of weird chronic vertigo. It flares up every once in a while, but they showed her some exercises to do to try to alleviate the symptoms. Feel better man.

I have no idea. I took some Dramamine and it seems to quell any issues.

BrokenKnucklez
Apr 22, 2008

by zen death robot

Bape Culture posted:

Does anybody itt like their job or telephone???

My phone works, turns on, makes calls, and the awful app works. Can't ask for much more.

BrokenKnucklez
Apr 22, 2008

by zen death robot
H&R Block can do die in a loving fire. They make it impossible to get your password for a system that you quite frankly use once, maybe twice a year.

Of course they register my account twice, so its always hosed up. And the IRS tax scripts are down for online use.

BrokenKnucklez
Apr 22, 2008

by zen death robot

goatse guy posted:

Should I buy the R package? Is that a dumb question?

An M is better.

BrokenKnucklez
Apr 22, 2008

by zen death robot

meatpimp posted:

But it doesn't have a dipstick so you can simply check your loving oil.

My E60 had the dip stick less engine. What a dumb loving idea, especially an engine that likes to burn oil for dinner.

BrokenKnucklez
Apr 22, 2008

by zen death robot

kimbo305 posted:

At a light, this father was crossing with his 6/7 year-old son. The father was pointing at this cherry BMW 3.0 CS, saying, "I had one just like it, a 1974 3.0 CS... son? Look!"
And the kid wasn't paying attention at all :smith:

Sad indeed. :(

BrokenKnucklez
Apr 22, 2008

by zen death robot
I've always enjoyed things that move or have some mechanism in them. Be cars, small engines, etc... If I can make it move, I'm interested.
Lego's were my first foray and I used to have tons of Lego technics (the bricks with holes) and was always making some kind of contraption out of it.

BrokenKnucklez
Apr 22, 2008

by zen death robot
.50 Cent is filing for Chapter 11. Ironic.

BrokenKnucklez
Apr 22, 2008

by zen death robot

SFH1989 posted:

Replaced the circuit board in the MSD RTR distributor in my LTD. It runs now, just barely. Misfiring and only running on maybe half its cylinders. Timing light shows that each plug is only firing about half as much as it should. Everything was installed correctly. I'm really just thinking about spending the $400 on a new distributor just so I can get this thing sold before I move. It's pissing me off, nine years with no real issues and now this bullshit. At least with Hagerty it only costs about $20 a month to just sit there.

Isn't it a Ford 460? Just hit the junkyard, much cheaper than a brand new distributor.

BrokenKnucklez
Apr 22, 2008

by zen death robot

SFH1989 posted:

429 but I'm not going to go backwards especially since I'm trying to sell it. "Well it had and MSD in it but that stopped working so I got something from the junkyard, just for you. Don't worry I didn't cheap out on anything else since I've been trying to sell it, trust me."

Well, if the MSD isn't in it then it doesn't matter.

Id rather have stock components that work instead of some lovely aftermarket part that doesn't work.

BrokenKnucklez
Apr 22, 2008

by zen death robot

SFH1989 posted:

I keep thinking about the show I saw on Spike, or something like that, where they converted an LS1 to have a carburetor and distributor. This poo poo is annoying as hell, why would you go backwards?

Because Merica.

No, seriously, just hit the yards and get a new one. I never have been impressed with MSD's stuff.

some texas redneck posted:

I feel like a few tons of bricks just got dropped on my head.

"Mom" and "cancer" are not words you ever want to hear in the same sentence.

I'm going to go find a dark corner to curl up in for a bit.

Sorry dude :(

BrokenKnucklez
Apr 22, 2008

by zen death robot
This is why I gave up my "white collar" work and went back to being a grunt. Life is easy, I just go out and do poo poo.

To glasses/contact wearing goons: I have been getting patches of light headedness and dizziness. I suspect my contacts/glasses are out of whack, I last had my vision checked in March 2014... Would it be a safe bet I need to get it done soon? I thought vision was a 2 year thing, because they always give me a 2 year glasses/contact script. I mean, I could be wrong, but I figured hey if they say 2 years, I'm not going again for 2 years.

BrokenKnucklez
Apr 22, 2008

by zen death robot

IOwnCalculus posted:

I wear glasses and have had my prescription shift all over the place (I've been moving from mostly nearsighted to less nearsighted, more astigmatism in recent years) but I've never had symptoms like that from a change in prescription. I'd get my rear end to the regular doctor before an optometrist for those symptoms.

I've been to the doctor twice. 3 sets of blood work, 2 ct scans. Every thing is perfect.

The only reason I'm thinking vision is it happens after staring at a computer screen for over 30 minutes.

The only other thing I could attribute it to is I came off lexapro about a month ago, but that stuff should have filtered out of my system by now.

BrokenKnucklez
Apr 22, 2008

by zen death robot
So what I may have thought was eye issues.... Turns out it was an inner ear thing. Full on head spins Wednesday morning with tons of vomiting. Went to urgent care, they looked at me like I was stupid, got to my primary care and he's like oh yeah that's Labyrinthitis. Holy gently caress folks, I just now can read, eat and drink, almost 70 some hours later. It sucks, I feel like a baby calf trying to walk for the first time. Luckily, my Dr gave me some good drugs so its taking the edge off every thing. I felt well enough to do the dishes - a task that normally takes 5-10 minutes took 20. Its pretty much relearning how to function. The inner ear is an amazing thing folks!

Whew, that was long. Its nice to be able to read and function again.

BrokenKnucklez
Apr 22, 2008

by zen death robot

trouser chili posted:

Still don't get it. Never been that great whenever I've been.

You're doing it wrong. Its still one of the best fast food burgers I have eaten.

Its sooooo nice to not have a spinning room. Balance is something that should never be taken for granted.

BrokenKnucklez
Apr 22, 2008

by zen death robot
Putting in an offer on a 3 car garage with an attached house. :feelsgood:

BrokenKnucklez
Apr 22, 2008

by zen death robot
So then is it

1. mom and pop or make your own (this is a tie)
2. Five Guys
3 Wendy's
4 BK
5 McDooDoo
6 White Castle poo poo sliders

Or am I missing a burger in the burger chain hierarchy?

BrokenKnucklez
Apr 22, 2008

by zen death robot
Unless your in California, Inn and Out doesn't exist. Which totally sucks, because those are some good burgers Walter. (seriously, they are good)

BrokenKnucklez
Apr 22, 2008

by zen death robot
So then is it

1. mom and pop or make your own (this is a tie)
2. Five Guys (In-n-Out if you are a west coaster - what a burger for Texas)
3 Carl's Jr/Hardee's
4 Wendy's
5 BK
6 McDooDoo
7 White Castle poo poo sliders

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BrokenKnucklez
Apr 22, 2008

by zen death robot

Ozmiander posted:

If White Castle isn't up at like #2 there, we're gonna have issues.

I can't do white castle. It brings back awful awful memories.

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