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IOwnCalculus posted:I caught the St Pete race on TV, because this is how I spent my Sunday. Well those are pretty good seats.
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Well, my grandpa finally died. Old bastard clung on 5 days with pneumonia after his most recent heart attack, with end-stage COPD. It's weird, everyone knew he was a deadman walking, but he turned for the worse so suddenly that it caught all of us off guard. He was laughing, walking, having fun with the family 2 days before he was hospitalized. Half the people in my family thought he was going to go back home soon because he's so drat stubborn. Hell, when I said goodbye to him the last time, he tried to trick me into standing him up so he could get a ride with me This sounds lovely, but it's almost a relief that he passed, because at least he isn't suffering anymore. That was a very long 5 days...
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Mar 12, 2018 20:23
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Finally registered my Acura. Apparently because I never sent a plate in like 10 years ago, it meant I still 'had' a plate in the system. Nice $225 savings. gently caress yeah. Went in expecting to spend 400+ and walked out spending 200.
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Mar 12, 2018 23:19
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The Midniter posted:What model? I have a 2011 Forte5 with about 54k right now. Haven't noticed any slipping yet. 2008 Spectra5. Other contemporaries seem to have a similar issue, anecdotally, at least. Have 130+K miles on it now, and it's on the third clutch. Yu-Gi-Ho! posted:Very much so. Heh, the second gear synchro poo poo the bed right after the first clutch (no relation, as far as I can tell,) replaced under warranty. It's still behaving 60K miles later. Parts are not bad. I've found everything I needed on Rock Auto, eBay, and Amazon, so far. The AC compressor was a bit annoying @ ~$300, but the replacement door handle was $25, radiator was $90, I forget how much the clutch kit was, but reasonable, and the cable to fix the current door handle issue was all of $6. It helps that the Spectra shares a lot of parts with the Hyundai Accent, among others. Adiabatic posted:
  Now I need this for my AE86, but with "No One Sleeps In Tokyo," or some other appropriate Eurobeat. The Door Frame posted:Well, my grandpa finally died. Old bastard clung on 5 days with pneumonia after his most recent heart attack, with end-stage COPD. It's weird, everyone knew he was a deadman walking, but he turned for the worse so suddenly that it caught all of us off guard. He was laughing, walking, having fun with the family 2 days before he was hospitalized. Half the people in my family thought he was going to go back home soon because he's so drat stubborn. Hell, when I said goodbye to him the last time, he tried to trick me into standing him up so he could get a ride with me Goodolences. I agree. At a certain point it's time to go. I don't think there's any shame in being relieved that someone isn't suffering.
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Mar 12, 2018 23:40
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The Door Frame posted:Well, my grandpa finally died. Old bastard clung on 5 days with pneumonia after his most recent heart attack, with end-stage COPD. It's weird, everyone knew he was a deadman walking, but he turned for the worse so suddenly that it caught all of us off guard. He was laughing, walking, having fun with the family 2 days before he was hospitalized. Half the people in my family thought he was going to go back home soon because he's so drat stubborn. Hell, when I said goodbye to him the last time, he tried to trick me into standing him up so he could get a ride with me Hell dude, it sounds like you had a good time with him almost right up until he left. I'm sorry to hear that the last 5 days were rough, but it sounds like you are relieved and you have my condolences.
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Mar 12, 2018 23:45
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iwentdoodie posted:I wanted to go super bad, but I got hit with that flu poo poo late last week and spent the weekend trying not to die, and to get better for work/sebring. Oh poo poo that sucks. Hopefully you feel better for sebring you're gonna need full health recharge for that 
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Mar 13, 2018 00:18
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Oh hey, one of my favorite sci-fi movies of all time is on Netflix... Moon!  It's not an action movie or a space opera but if you like science fiction it's a good watch for sure.
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redgubbinz posted:Oh hey, one of my favorite sci-fi movies of all time is on Netflix... Moon! Finally a good excuse to check that out. I've been wanting to catch it but just never put in the effort (:files:). I'll watch anything with Guy Fleegman.
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Mar 13, 2018 02:43
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There are some directors that, even if they make a flop, talent shows through the poor script (Spielberg). There are other directors that are poo poo in every single way, but sometimes the stars align and they crap out something that is excellent and unique and too good for this world (Duncan Jones). That's what Moon is. Excellent and inconceivable that it came from the same guy that did Mute and the loving World of Warcraft movie.
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Mar 13, 2018 02:49
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Applebees Appetizer posted:Oh poo poo that sucks. Hopefully you feel better for sebring you're gonna need full health recharge for that Yeah, and with the weather being cold as poo poo I'm gonna die either way. Oh well, booze and sheer stubbornness will get me through.
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Mar 13, 2018 12:38
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Annihilation was doooope.
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My little brother isn't doing well. He's thirty, living with his girlfriend. Hasn't had health insurance in a very long time, despite my begging him to get it. He was always healthy. He's a big strong man and doesn't get sick. He quit his office job to do landscaping. It's what he enjoys - manual labor outside. Problem is, four months out of the year there isn't work, and he doesn't plow anymore, so he sits for four months and does nothing but collects unemployment. He was volunteering at an animal shelter because he hates feeling lazy. Well, somehow he developed what the doctor says is a stomach ulcer. He can't hardly eat, and he pukes up blood all the time. This has driven his anxiety through the roof. He's been to the doctor, been to the hospital, it's been very expensive. He's broke, not working, and not listening to the doctor - he is supposed to be on a strict diet of toast and soup, and instead he's drinking heavily and eating sushi. He refuses to take medication. He was over briefly Saturday, but left after he puked blood in my toilet. He broke down on the way home (according to my mom) because he doesn't want to be seen like that. Nobody knows what to do with him and I'm worried sick, as are my parents.
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Mar 13, 2018 14:40
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Having anxiety over anxiety-induced medical conditions is an incredibly vicious cycle, and I'm sorry to hear that he's trapped in it. 
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Mar 13, 2018 15:14
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Dagen H posted:Having anxiety over anxiety-induced medical conditions is an incredibly vicious cycle, and I'm sorry to hear that he's trapped in it. He drinks though, and makes it worse. He tries to hide it from everybody and he won't seek help and doesn't want help because help is for weak people. I mean, do I try to help anyway, or so I stay away and let him work through it so he doesn't feel like he's being a burden, or what? Fucker needs to just go to prison for a few years and get better.
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Mar 13, 2018 15:24
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Sorry CH, sucks seeing someone in pain in a situation where it can be easily avoided. Whats the girlfriend like? You didn't mention her beyond saying he lives with her, she just lets him do whatever?
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Mar 13, 2018 15:25
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CornHolio posted:
With an ulcer there's a pretty good chance this would be a death sentence - most prison health care providers have profit incentives to not treat inmates.
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Mar 13, 2018 15:29
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Cage posted:Sorry CH, sucks seeing someone in pain in a situation where it can be easily avoided. Their relationship is rocky. One day they'll be talking about getting married, the next they're fighting and on the verge of breaking up. He was over yesterday complaining that she's being a bitch, she's complaining that she doesn't know what to do with him, my parents are complaining that he's being self-destructive. He sold all his furniture when he moved in with her a few years ago, and I've told him he can crash at my place and he knows he can move in with my parents, but again, he feels like he's a burden and wouldn't want to do any of that.
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Well superficially it sound like he needs to sever and get therapy, also stop drinking. Yes I'm aware how simple I make that sound.
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It depends on knowing him to be able to make reasonable suggestions. Some people need careful guidance/support, others need "ditch her and unfuck yourself you idiot".
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CornHolio posted:Fucker needs to just go to prison for a few years and get better. lol you're a piece of poo poo (USER WAS PUT ON PROBATION FOR THIS POST)
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Previa_fun posted:lol you're a piece of poo poo It's really more of a statement on how poor our healthcare industry is here. There isn't anywhere to do to just get healthy and be taken care of if you need it - the only place that will feed you properly and keep you from being stupid is a prison. It was in jest but it's about all that will keep him from drinking and doing more harm to himself. A hundred years ago they had asylums for that, and convalescent care places, but now those are limited to the elderly and are ludicrously expensive even for those.
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CornHolio posted:It's really more of a statement on how poor our healthcare industry is here. There isn't anywhere to do to just get healthy and be taken care of if you need it - the only place that will feed you properly and keep you from being stupid is a prison. That being said, while the SCOTUS ruled that prisoners have a constitutional right to (well, technically that the states have a constitutional duty to provide) healthcare that doesn't mean they actually get it. Most states seem to have taken the "its cheaper to violate court rulings and pay settlements to the surviving family members" approach than actually abide by what the courts have ordered them to do. If the treatment for your illness isn't "take two inexpensive over the counter pills after each meal" you're very likely to die a needlessly painful, easily preventable death in prison. Geoj fucked around with this message at 18:37 on Mar 13, 2018 |
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Anyone used a mobile tire installer? I went to order new tires and they have an option for getting them installed at your home or office for $25/tire. I have a tire place I like, but it's a huge pain to get there now and $100 to mount and balance 4 tires isn't much more (or any) than I usually pay, I just wonder how well they mount and balance doing it mobile.
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I have used mobile tire services on truck and tractor tires with good results. For a car, I would ask the same questions I ask any shop. Primarily, who made your balancer and when was it last calibrated? If they can’t answer either beware. After multiple attempts and multiple shops I have found hunter road force machines the best, but I doubt those work in a cube van.
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They actually list their equipment on Tirerack's website: Mounting Equipment: Hunter TC3300 RunFlat capable touchless Balancing Equipment: Hunter GSP9600 balancer But I don't know anything about equipment so I can't say if those are good or not. FWIW, I have 16" wheels with regular (not runflat) tires, so I don't think it's the hardest mounting / balancing job.
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Sounds decent. Its not road force but it still uses a contact roller. I would give them a try. Hunter or coats are generally considered the best.
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Darchangel posted:Goodolences. Wrar posted:Hell dude, it sounds like you had a good time with him almost right up until he left. I'm sorry to hear that the last 5 days were rough, but it sounds like you are relieved and you have my condolences. He was pretty awesome, I just want to go out like my other grandpa. He got up from lunch with his wife, had a heart attack and died before he even hit the floor
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Had a midterm yesterday and an hour long presentation today and kicked rear end on both. Holy poo poo what a relief.
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rdb posted:Sounds decent. Its not road force but it still uses a contact roller. I would give them a try. Hunter or coats are generally considered the best. I just realized mobile probably means no alignment, which means I probably have to go to a shop anyway. I'm assuming they don't do mobile alignments?
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MomJeans420 posted:I just realized mobile probably means no alignment, which means I probably have to go to a shop anyway. I'm assuming they don't do mobile alignments? If you need an alignment, then yes, go to a shop. It requires a rack and some expensive measuring equipment.
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Yeah. I bet there are mobile alignment services who go to tracks etc, but probably a specialist/expensive thing.
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Just learned that yesterday Dick's Sporting Goods sold off their GoPro Hero5 Session cameras for $74.99. They have a ton of accessories listed at 75% off too. Hot drat.
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Ever get a single sharp chest cramp in or below the ribcage and rather than assuming pulled muscle or whatever you instantly jump straight to well this is it, this is the end
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COOL DICK LUKE posted:Ever get a single sharp chest cramp in or below the ribcage and rather than assuming pulled muscle or whatever you instantly jump straight to well this is it, this is the end Yeah that's basically my general reaction to that. Usually accompanied by me throwing out whatever prayers I know despite not being a prayin' man
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Yeah. 9/10 times it's a pulled muscle, .9/10 times it's a cracked rib. The other .1? drat son. Yes I know it could be out of 100 for whole numbers but I committed to the joke.
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This is my yellow saab: I have a set of 'inca' allow wheels to go on it, like the ones in this picture:  I am about to get the wheels refurbished and powder coated I am thinking about getting them done a different colour because silver is boring, but i'm not totally sure what to go for. I'm tempted by black or gunmetal grey but I've never seen these wheels in any other colour before in person so i'm not sure what it will look like. Has anybody got any suggestions? Here's one I GIS'd which appears to be black and silver: 
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Tomarse posted:This is my yellow saab: I like your yellow Saab. Does it have the alligator clamp safety belts?
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COOL DICK LUKE posted:Ever get a single sharp chest cramp in or below the ribcage and rather than assuming pulled muscle or whatever you instantly jump straight to well this is it, this is the end As I've gotten older...yup. Left arm hurts? IT'S THE BIG ON, I'M COMING ELIZABETH!!! Get a weird migraine? I'M HAVING A STROKE.
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