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My car exploded. I got a couple of paychecks under my belt. I paid a month's rent, outfitted my kitchen, put food in the cupboards, bought a cheap office chair and folding plastic table, and so on. I gave $500 back to the goon who got me the job, and who let me stay with him when I first got here. I sent $500 to the goon who helped me fix my car. I was thinking that I could start getting a little cushion under me. Then, my car exploded. I get paid this week. I owe more money to both goons, and I owe back rent from the first partial month I was here. I owe my first gas bill, which must have been a loving doozy, because my 1/3rd of 1/2 month's gas is apparently $100, despite it being cold enough in here to make ice cubes on my kitchen counter. Maybe it's time to give up the ghost, and buy an embarrassing $500 hoopty. I don't have high hopes for my car being salvageable, anyway. I've been in a very lovely place, mentally, ever since I got to Detroit. Those of you who followed the thread noticed my disappearance, I am sure. I have no reason to feel so down. I got off the streets, and I got a good job (although that hasn't been all smooth sailing), and I have some sort of prospects for the first time in a while. This incident is just exactly what I needed. Now, I have a reason to feel lovely. That's what I call a step in the right direction. I just looked at bus schedules. I can choose from two: one guarantees that I will be late, because it drops me off a twenty-minute walk from work, fifteen minutes before the latest I am allowed to arrive; the other necessitates me leaving two-and-a-half hours before I need to be at work, and also has the twenty-minute snow trek on the other side. I suppose Uber is another option, at around $15 each way, or a little less, or a lot more, depending on whether I am traveling during surge hours, and whether the cheapest level of Uber is available. So, $30 or so per day, as long as I travel at off-peak hours, and don't tip the driver. In other news, I cooked some chicken breasts several days ago. I was just eating one cold out of the fridge (I don't have a microwave), and after popping a few bites down my gullet, I looked down and realized it was red on the inside. I don't know how that happened. The others were all cooked through. We may have another food poisoning episode on the horizon. Stay tuned! In summary: I should have bought the Mercedes. It's too bad that the first time something worth posting about happened, it had to be something bad. I promise to also post a thread if I win the Powerball.
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Can you bring a bike on the bus? I did that for years when I was in a similar situation. And yes, I read about the snow. I live in Canada and ride my bike in the snow.
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Feb 16, 2016 04:18
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What's going on here? Is this a doobie thread? Did GBS sponsor another deadbeat?
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Feb 16, 2016 04:19
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Is there anyone at your workplace who lives near you that you could carpool with? Or even offer like $20 a week if it's a little out of their way?
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Feb 16, 2016 04:21
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Just buy a shitbox cobalt or don't and just ignore any advice given to you like in the last thread.
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Feb 16, 2016 04:24
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You seemed way happier in the library.
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Feb 16, 2016 04:25
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exactly how did it explode?
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Feb 16, 2016 04:27
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How do you post when you're dead? That sucks about the car, but it's good to hear you're alive and sounding a little bit more positive about things. How bad is the commute by bus to home after work? Might be worth it to uber in the morning and bus back home to save a few bucks until you get a new car. I'm sure you've already thought of this but I felt compelled to offer you some good old-fashioned pointless goon advice.
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Feb 16, 2016 04:28
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glad youre alive i guess tho right?
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Supreme Allah posted:You seemed way happier in the library. Acres of Quakers fucked around with this message at 04:39 on Feb 16, 2016 |
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Feb 16, 2016 04:36
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The car you have is always the cheapest. Ride the bus for a while (yeah it's gonna suck, tough poo poo) and use the money you save on Uber to fix your car. Even a full transmission swap is probably like $2500. Taking uber to work if you're poor is absolutely retarded. Almost as retarded as getting a used Mercedes.
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Feb 16, 2016 04:44
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OctoberBlues posted:Is there anyone at your workplace who lives near you that you could carpool with? Or even offer like $20 a week if it's a little out of their way? 
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Feb 16, 2016 04:52
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Eat any exotic meats recently?
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Feb 16, 2016 04:53
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Hey OP, eat a dick, or don't
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satanic splash-back posted:Hey OP, eat a dick, or don't Eat an exotic dick op
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Feb 16, 2016 04:55
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It's normal to feel like poo poo when you start a new job in a bad city but it's still a step up so whatever. Cars are cheaper in Detroit anyway.
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Nubile Hillock posted:The car you have is always the cheapest. Ride the bus for a while (yeah it's gonna suck, tough poo poo) and use the money you save on Uber to fix your car. Even a full transmission swap is probably like $2500. Taking uber to work if you're poor is absolutely retarded. Almost as retarded as getting a used Mercedes. He's got a decent paying job now, and spending $15 instead of $2(bus fare) as a temporary solution to get to work and save 2 and half hours of commute is probably worth it. Yeah, if he's not replacing his car anytime soon it's retarded, but for a couple weeks it's probably worth it.
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Feb 16, 2016 05:03
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haha the look on daigos first.
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Isn't your car a GM car? I feel like Detroit aught to be the best place to find a deal on getting that repaired. Good luck goon.
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Feb 16, 2016 05:09
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just become a librarian idiot. the answer is right under your nose
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Feb 16, 2016 05:12
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are you the one that had to finger the sock monkey while an old mans boner was pressing into his rear end?
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Feb 16, 2016 05:16
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You can meet girls on the bus! And no laws about singing on a bus
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Feb 16, 2016 05:17
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you should probably consider becoming a librarian. like jerry said. it makes sense. stop being such a needy bitch all the time.
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Feb 16, 2016 05:39
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That's interesting and all, but more importantly: how are your cats?
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Melmac posted:That's interesting and all, but more importantly: how are your cats? i forgot to tell you. this guy is a liar.
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Feb 16, 2016 05:41
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what happen to the cats
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Melmac posted:That's interesting and all, but more importantly: how are your cats? Good post av combo
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vehicles are a stupid investment and only retards get them. i drive a tacoma that the bank owns and wish i never got it; really cuts into my alcohol budget.
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op im sorry that you've had to deal with difficult circumstances and i'm glad things are getting better for you but maybedad gay. so what posted:stop being such a needy bitch all the time.
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i think this guy was actually lying the whole time guys. fyi.
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Centripetal Horse posted:In other news, I cooked some chicken breasts several days ago. I was just eating one cold out of the fridge (I don't have a microwave), and after popping a few bites down my gullet, I looked down and realized it was red on the inside. I don't know how that happened. The others were all cooked through. We may have another food poisoning episode on the horizon. Stay tuned! what in the hell
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I don't know. I'm pretty sure there are libraries.
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Feb 16, 2016 05:45
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jackyl posted:what in the hell hes a lazy liar
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Feb 16, 2016 05:45
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jackyl posted:what in the hell nice av
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dad gay. so what posted:nice av Ty I think it came from drunk posting in one of your threads. I don't remember exactly tho
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lollllllll
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Profondo Rosso posted:lollllllll ya its pretty fuckin tite in here. lets go check out some other threads. just you and me. whattaya say?
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dad gay. so what posted:hes a lazy liar he did talk about blowing $1100 on repaying people and covering his share of the utilities, so he is establishing credibility there the he goes into the improbable list of bad things that happens yes I can see this making money from goons but maybe gbs wasn't the best place to post it
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Feb 16, 2016 05:50
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we gotta go. NOW. CLEAR!!!
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OctoberBlues posted:Is there anyone at your workplace who lives near you that you could carpool with? Or even offer like $20 a week if it's a little out of their way? I don't think anyone I work with lives close to me. If they do, I don't know about it. Return Of JimmyJars posted:Just buy a shitbox cobalt or don't and just ignore any advice given to you like in the last thread. That didn't happen. Supreme Allah posted:You seemed way happier in the library. "Happy" is not the right word. I guess I felt a little less lovely. That doesn't make sense, though. It's becoming increasingly obvious that I am mentally ill. Microwaves Mom posted:exactly how did it explode? With a whimper, not with a bang. I was at a light, I started to smell something that smelled like hot metal, or a burning clutch. I was surrounded by cars, and the light had just changed. I didn't immediately realize it was my car making the smell. I hit the gas, the engine revved, I moved not one single inch, things smelled even worse, and I saw smoke. I shut it down and got out of the car. I lifted the hood as angry motorists went around me, glaring all the while, and was greeted by smoke and stench. Beneath the car, a large puddle of liquid was spreading. I dipped my finger, but I didn't get much, and it was too dark to see. I opted not to taste the pavement liquid. I guess the "best" case here is, what, transmission fluid? Lupin posted:How do you post when you're dead? It looks like somewhere in the 70-90 minute range each way, with three buses both directions. I think those numbers might be optimistic. 32MB OF ESRAM posted:glad youre alive i guess tho right? Meh. Nubile Hillock posted:The car you have is always the cheapest. Ride the bus for a while (yeah it's gonna suck, tough poo poo) and use the money you save on Uber to fix your car. Even a full transmission swap is probably like $2500. Taking uber to work if you're poor is absolutely retarded. Almost as retarded as getting a used Mercedes. I am not really poor, any more, I'm just playing a bit of catch-up. Secks Cauldron posted:Yeah, see if you can get a ride with someone. Sorry about your car and fingers crossed that you don't poo poo blood again. I also hope I do not poo poo blood, again. Sheep-Goats posted:It's normal to feel like poo poo when you start a new job in a bad city but it's still a step up so whatever. Yeah. I think the feeling like poo poo should have worn off by now. Whatever. Are cars cheaper, here? I haven't looked, yet. Lupin posted:He's got a decent paying job now, and spending $15 instead of $2(bus fare) as a temporary solution to get to work and save 2 and half hours of commute is probably worth it. Yeah, if he's not replacing his car anytime soon it's retarded, but for a couple weeks it's probably worth it. Depending on what's wrong, it could be a while. Someone mentioned a transmission swap being "only" $2,500, but that's like twice what the car is worth if it's running. TheReverend posted:Isn't your car a GM car? I feel like Detroit aught to be the best place to find a deal on getting that repaired. It is a GM car, but it is one of the GM cars that GM doesn't make, anymore. It's already been towed to a shop, who I hope to hear from by tomorrow. Jerry Mumphrey posted:just become a librarian idiot. the answer is right under your nose I've moved past libraries, into drafty second-floor apartments in ancient buildings. a hole-y ghost posted:are you the one that had to finger the sock monkey while an old mans boner was pressing into his rear end? Not that I recall. donkey salami posted:You can meet girls on the bus! And no laws about singing on a bus Bus girls? Right. Like I have a shot with women of that caliber. logical phalluses posted:what happen to the cats They are still in Salt Lake City. I exchanged emails with their foster parents, recently. This little setback is not helping the cat return mission, but I still plan to get them back. jackyl posted:he did talk about blowing $1100 on repaying people and covering his share of the utilities, so he is establishing credibility there Goons already sent me money. That's how I got to where the job was. I don't want any more money. I didn't even want the money they sent the first time. With some help, I realized I needed it, whether I wanted it or not. This thread is just to share my pain for the amusement of anyone who wanders in, and to let the participants from my first thread know that I am still alive.
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