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One of the things I like most about my new place is the jetted two passenger bathtub. Nothing like some cheese, crackers, wine and a hot soak while goon posting on a Sunday afternoon.
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Goober Peas posted:One of the things I like most about my new place is the jetted two passenger bathtub. Nothing like some cheese, crackers, wine and a hot soak while goon posting on a Sunday afternoon. Just don't think about the kind of stuff that generally grows inside those jet systems.
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Apr 8, 2018 22:39
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Powershift posted:Just don't think about the kind of stuff that generally grows inside those jet systems. The first thing I did after changing the toilet seats was doing a nice jetted bleachy bath to clean out the works. I'm telling myself that will make it all better.
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Yu-Gi-Ho! posted:They do, but the claims rep told me it'll keep a clean title since I'm keeping it. When my CJ-8 got totalled, I had to take the title to the BMV myself, change it to a salvage title, then take the title to the insurance company and they wrote the check. Then the whole re-certifying deal started. It was a big pain, but I got paid for the truck, fixed it for less than $1000 and got paid for the truck again when I sold it after re-certifying, so it was worthwhile.
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Metal Geir Skogul posted:Hah I was just cased for burglary. Fuckers. This seems to have been missed in egg - chat, but are you okay? Are you sleeping with a bread knife under your pillow?
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Apr 8, 2018 23:03
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Okay so I know that post seemed like I was being a gigantic pussy but I didn't really put into words just how wrong and 100% obvious it was that the place was being cased. I've had it happen before, once with the standard "are you interested in the security system I am selling?" scam, and another time with the "does X live here?" scam. Doesn't make me paranoid, just prepared. I've lived in this place for two months now and that is the first time anybody has knocked on the door, and she was very interested in what the inside of my apartment looked like, despite me taking up the opening and closing the door to my shoulder to try to block it. IDK how else to put it, just very obvious. I just moved one of the cameras from a few feet behind the blinds, to the exterior side of the blinds so it is more visible.
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No, I meant quite the opposite. It's a scary situation and you handled it well and in a suitably macho way. Kudos to you for not being a pushover at the time. But I know that poo poo like this can hit you later and even the strongest of us can get unnerved. It's like how you can have a near miss on the roads and just brush it off at the time, but you only realise just how close you came to death when you are in bed that night.
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Apr 8, 2018 23:42
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LloydDobler posted:Decided to do something to make me feel better about my V70R, so I had my exhaust friend tuck the exhaust (it was kind of hanging low), fix a leak, and make a new custom tip where he turned the tips blue with a torch to match my paint. Mmm carnage.  For reference it should be straight in the hole, like this:  I'll post more when I actually get it out of the car. For now I just got the downpipe off.
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spog posted:how close you came to death when you are in bed Met the mrs. I see.
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I bought a Neato. Friends of ours have had a baby, so wifey is now a 50% stay at home mum, and the robovac was taking too long to go around the house and working while baby was trying to sleep, so they bought a dyson stick vac, kicked the dogs outside most of the time and sold the Neato. So I got myself a 12 month old, $1100 Botvac D75 for $250 and an oil change on his 4wd! First thing it needed was a name.  And it highlighted just why we bought the drat thing... we really dont have enough time to keep up on vacuuming our house. It filled its bin like this SIX TIMES the first time it went around. We've got three cats and our back yard is a construction site so theres a fair bit of dirt tracked in, but my god...  We've also got some friends who are allergic to the cats, ranging from mild congestion to "I cant step inside your house without taking 40mg of Phenergan first" bad, so we're hoping by having this trundle around every day it might help reduce the allergen burden. Of course tho, $1100 robot, 48hrs after we buy it, shits the bed:  Its a commonly reported problem, and the first suggestion is "Replace the battery" since that switch isolates the battery from the robot to prevent it self discharging when its sitting around off the power dock. Except my battery showed good healthy voltage. Turns out that the ENTIRE power supply of that machine runs through a tiny little switch. And it burnt the contacts out. Bypassed it with a jumper wire and its actually running better than it did when we first got it. God knows why they went for full current through a small consumer switch- almost everything else uses a low current constant supply 12v switch to trigger a high current relay to handle that kinda load. Interesting to see inside a Neato tho!  Hell there are some sensors onboard that thing. Oh- and the missus bought herself a new computer for doing her teaching prep at home.  27" iMac 5K retina, 3.8ghz i5, Radeon Pro 580 with 8gb of ram, 2TB of fusion drive and 8GB DDR4 (for now) The screen is absolutely mind blowing. Pictures do not do it justice.
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Apr 9, 2018 00:30
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  I knew the fronts were shot so I assumed the rest were bad too but dang. Tomorrow is bushing replacement day 
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Apr 9, 2018 00:59
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KakerMix posted:Tomorrow is bushing replacement day Ahahahahahaha, if you think replacing leaf spring bushings on a Toyota is a one day event...
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Went to my first AutoX event today. It was fun as hell even though I was slow (didn't want to break anything on the daily and the Miata is out of service for now) and got to ride in bunch of really fast cars with really talented drivers. Definitely going to go back.
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Fermented Tinal posted:Ahahahahahaha, if you think replacing leaf spring bushings on a Toyota is a one day event... The only way its a one day event is if you rip the entire loving mess off and replace it with brand new leafs, polyurethane bushings and brand new greasable shackles. Coincidently, its also the only way to make a leaf sprung toyota ride even remotely close to comfortably.
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Apr 9, 2018 02:13
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Got this fuckin surprise lab done and submitted today. It was due the day of my PE license test. NOW NOTHING STANDS IN MY WAY OF THE WEEK LONG STUDY GAUNTLET LETS loving DO THIS
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Ferremit posted:The only way its a one day event is if you rip the entire loving mess off and replace it with brand new leafs, polyurethane bushings and brand new greasable shackles. This. ^^^^^ Seriously, KakerMix, you're going to potentially fight like hell to get the nut off the first bolt and then that's when the problems begin.
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Fermented Tinal posted:This. ^^^^^ Hey now I didn't mean to imply it's going to be easy but I've got time and I'm not on any sort of time schedule. I didn't have too much trouble at all with the Rugger and that's 6 years older so I remain optimistic. Besides today I fought like hell changing the oil on the Liteace because wowee that filter location. The bushings at least won't be as hot.
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Previa_fun posted:Went to my first AutoX event today. It was fun as hell even though I was slow (didn't want to break anything on the daily and the Miata is out of service for now) and got to ride in bunch of really fast cars with really talented drivers. It's addictive as hell and can be a serious money pit if you want to get competitive. Enjoy your novice time, it's the best.
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Man, my local video store finally closed. I'd been going there for decades (well, except the 10 year gap when i didn't live here), though a lot less in recent years. Owned by an older couple who liked movies and apparently were just funding it out of pocket the last few years. In the era of amazon and netflix, I understand exactly why it closed (which is why I didn't go there), but I'll miss browsing when I had nothing better to do. They had a pretty amazing selection too. I'm impressed they lasted this long, but it sounds like they just liked owning a video store and had money from elsewhere.  This one makes me sad now: 
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The Door Frame posted:The lead levels in my blood are within the normal range Congrats on not currently being shot. I’m happy because my local sports team beat another sports team by putting the round ball in the hoop more than the opposing team and now get to attend the playoffs. They are very fun to watch and this is the only ballsports game I even pay attention to.
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Somewhat Heroic posted:Congrats on not currently being shot. In vidya game land we are pitting entire sports against other sports! I am sad that my sport lost to the other team's sport.
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Somewhat Heroic posted:Congrats on not currently being shot. My local sportsball team is so bad they're one game away from having the guaranteed worst record in the league for the season. At this point they could put Barkley back on court for five minutes a game and it would still be an improvement.
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IOwnCalculus posted:My local sportsball team is so bad they're one game away from having the guaranteed worst record in the league for the season. It's been a very sad season for us. I'm only surprised that they don't have the worst record locked down tight!
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nm posted:This one makes me sad now: Sad that it's closing, but that's an awesome banner for the situation!
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Seminal Flu posted:When my CJ-8 got totalled, I had to take the title to the BMV myself, change it to a salvage title, then take the title to the insurance company and they wrote the check. Was hoping for the best, planning for the worst, with the worst being what you said. I've kept receipts for everything I've purchased so far, and took a photo of the VIN tag + the actual car that donated the used parts. The registration is good until the last day of the year, so in theory I shouldn't get any hassle about it being on the road (at least, I shouldn't get stopped purely based on the tags). The only hassle I might get is I'm probably going to have to rip the front bumper off before driving it to a friend's shop to get the alignment checked out. I don't want to sink any more money into parts until I verify that it can be aligned, either with existing parts or some new parts. I planned to zip tie the front plate to the car while the bumper is MIA, which should satisfy the legal requirements to drive it. I did try driving it a little tonight (just around the parking lot, and briefly on the road in front of my apartment complex - the PD here will most definitely stop you in a hurry for lights being out), and it seems to be pulling a little. I'm not sure if it's because there's a brand new tire on the LF vs ~1/3 worn tires on the rest of the car, or because something is bent, but aside from a pull, it wasn't handling any differently than usual. The new tire is the same tire that's on the other 3 wheels. Trying not to get too wound up about it. After buyback and deductible, I should have about $2k (... once I actually get the check), before what i've already spent. Extending the rental car a few days will eat into that. I'm not going to find anything with solid maintenance history or a history of reliability for that price unless I really go out into the sticks, so I'm pretty much stuck trying to fix this. The only real options are some of the builder cars at Pick n Pull, which generally consist of a "new" VW bug, a beat up 90s minitruck (currently a mid 90s S-10), and some kind of CUV. At the moment that's a 2001 Outback for $1300. They're generally drivers, but you have no history and no real info on them; you just know they got junked for some reason, and PnP decided they were good enough to sell as a whole, running vehicle. kastein's experience with Subarus has kinda turned me off on a salvage Subaru, even though it was the cleanest looking of the ~8 cars they had. nm posted:This one makes me sad now:  There's really nothing like this in DFW (that I know of) anymore, outside of TapeLenders (possibly  ) (which, these days, only rents porn; their primary income is from LGBT-oriented adult toys and clothing). ATX still has some cool places, I'm hoping I can find a video rental place. Ironically enough, last time I was there, my GF took me to Half Price Books, bragging about how awesome it is. Half Price Books is based in Dallas, and I've been to their HQ plenty of times.  (I assume you heard Kevin  had a heart attack, right?)KakerMix posted:I knew the fronts were shot so I assumed the rest were bad too but dang. Tomorrow is bushing replacement day Don't you mean bushing installation da.. Fermented Tinal posted:Ahahahahahaha, if you think replacing leaf spring bushings on 
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nm posted:Man, my local video store finally closed. I'd been going there for decades (well, except the 10 year gap when i didn't live here), though a lot less in recent years. Owned by an older couple who liked movies and apparently were just funding it out of pocket the last few years. We still have a place here, it's about 10 minutes walk from my house. It's basically floor to ceiling films, they rent games out still too. I should really visit more often. 
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"It's a small world after all" story. Last night, my final delivery was from a place. Walked inside, was BSing with the takeout employee while waiting on my order. His accent sounded familiar. "Where ya from man?" He named my hometown. I name a semi famous restaurant in our hometown. He groans and says he hates the place, but most of his friends love it. Asked him what high school he went to and when he graduated. He told me. It's not my high school, he graduated over a decade after I did, but my favorite teacher taught at his school around that time. I asked him if he had <teacher> for history. "How the gently caress do you know him?!" ~650 miles away from my home town, and not only do I randomly bump into someone from there, but I find someone who had the same teacher as me. Small loving world. Said teacher is still teaching, though no longer in my hometown (or even my state). He and I still stay in touch via Facebook, about ~25 years after my last class with him.
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Funny when poo poo like that happens. My last command in Cali I met a dude who I eventually found out was from the next town over, which is a feat in small town northeast Texas. Then find out his older brother graduated with one of my best friends, we know a ton of the same people, and had been at a lot of the same parties and poo poo as teens. Then as we were planning a roadtrip home for the holidays, we got another new guy who wanted to go because he lived in a town like 20m away from us. Edit: since you're an old and remember Honda's, normal for it to take an abnormally long time to start if you gently caress up and let go before it catches? I did it yesterday and it was a solid 5 or 6 tries before it finally decided to start again. Also, if I take a picture of something under the hood, chances you'd know It? It's like a black sensor housing that at one point was screwed into the firewall in front if the driver. Now it's a shattered mess held together with electrical tape, just kind of laying on the strut tower. I can't even buy a new one cause I have no idea what it is. iwentdoodie fucked around with this message at 12:33 on Apr 9, 2018 |
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Metal Geir Skogul posted:The best review of RP1 described it along the lines of: if you're young enough to enjoy the plot, you won't get half the references. If you're old enough for the references, you have better things to do. I'm sorry you can't enjoy stupid fun things. InitialDave posted:I liked it, but for the same reasons I enjoyed the book: I knew exactly what I was going to get, I like the references to all the old nerd poo poo, and I don't particularly care about the problems with it. Because that. Saturday, I replaced the peashooter muffler shop and cheese emporium muffler on the AE86 with a Flowmaster I found in the parking lot at work (no, really. Somebody did an awful job welding, and apparently just shrugged and left it there when it fell off. From the grinding marks on the pipe, it had been dragging for some time). Sunday. I pulled the engine out of my '79 RX-7 to sell to a friend, along with another broke 12A I have. He's trying to cobble up enough 12A bits to make one good engine. This after mowing the lawn and edging, and pulling said RX-7 out of the side yard with the AE86. I hurt. Not a lot, but enough, and we didn't get finished pulling the engine until after midnight, when I have to get up at 6:30 for work. So, I hurt and I'm tired. And old. I'm old. (ouch)
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So Porsche got out of WEC, so now they're just going around destroying lap records in a totally uncorked 919. Set a new lap at Spa of 1:41.770, previous was 1:42.553 set by Hamilton in F1 qualifying last year. loving ridiculous.
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iwentdoodie posted:So Porsche got out of WEC, so now they're just going around destroying lap records in a totally uncorked 919. gently caress
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Got a call first thing this morning from my psychiatrist's office; insurance won't pay for the meds she prescribed me a week ago. Had to go back in for a re-consultation so we could try something else. I just want to be whole and feel good again, damnit. I should probably buy some weed. Also, I really wish it would stop snowing.
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I rode my motorcycle over Donner pass the day of the Superbowl. Send some of that snow West, please.
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iwentdoodie posted:So Porsche got out of WEC, so now they're just going around destroying lap records in a totally uncorked 919. Googled this because I wanted to read the story quote:On the track, Jani hit a top speed of 216.8 mph and averaged 152.6 mph. His time of 1:41.7 was an astonishing 12 seconds faster than the 919's pole-setting lap at the circuit last year. Holy gently caress Like how the hell is that possible, I mean I know they upgraded everything but 12 seconds? That's crazy. Applebees Appetizer fucked around with this message at 17:39 on Apr 9, 2018 |
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FAT32 SHAMER posted:it is april 9 and also snowing outside Global warming could be a reason it's snowing outside on april 9th. The polar jetstream getting all fucky is ruining everything. On the plus side, the North Atlantic Current getting destroyed is gonna turn England into Canada, and that's going to be pretty funny.
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Powershift posted:Global warming could be a reason it's snowing outside on april 9th. The polar jetstream getting all fucky is ruining everything. nah yeah I hope Michigan becomes Florida so I can open a scooter rental shop and day drink all day the other option is that Michigan becomes a contested territory in the coming water wars and we get annexed by Texas but then California invades
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