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Queen_Combat
Jan 15, 2011
Seriously, September was depressing. Step up your game, guys. Also, everyone buy an ACVW, so we can enjoy the pain as a group.

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meatpimp
May 15, 2004

Psst -- Wanna buy

:) EVERYWHERE :)
some high-quality thread's DESTROYED!

:kheldragar:

Someone's taking the reins. gently caress the police.

Fender Anarchist
May 20, 2009

Fender Anarchist

You're going to die.

Queen_Combat
Jan 15, 2011
Then I die like viggen: slowly through probations, then resurrected with money. NO MODS NO MASTERS


Also, turns out my USAA card has a weird credit score monitoring bullshit charge of $30 pending, with a $1 charge I didn't notice go through on the 25th. Because of this, I can't pay rent. Have to deal with that in the morning, but fukken sucks. Whoever you are at OTL Scoresense, gently caress you.

randomidiot
May 12, 2006

by Fluffdaddy

(and can't post for 11 years!)

I see someone tried a "free***** credit report" site. Or porn. Or shopped at Home Depot sometime in the past year. Or something in between.

One gripe I have with USAA is they don't show $1 preauthorizations (which is what you got hit with) for their debit cards - their online banking assumes that's from a gas pump, and 99% of the time, they're right. And actually show the full gas pump price immediately after you hang up the nozzle.

Some scammy companies will run a $1 preauth to make sure the card is valid, then force a charge through for a lot more a week later. They actually have at least 30 days to do that from the day of the initial preauth.

USAA does have several forms of credit monitoring you can purchase, but the most expensive version is $12.95/month.

The gripe I don't have: they sent me a letter in the mail, emails, and plenty of warnings every time I logged into online banking, starting about 2 weeks ago, stating they had figured out my debit card had been compromised by a retailer (pretty safe to assume Home Depot, since I've been there a lot). Then sent a new debit card. That was pretty surprising. New debit card showed up a couple of days ago, with the typical new debit card stuff, along with a letter stating essentially "we figured out your card was compromised in some kind of unnamed hack; it was at a retailer you do business with, here's a new debit card".

randomidiot fucked around with this message at 11:40 on Oct 1, 2014

Terrible Robot
Jul 2, 2010

FRIED CHICKEN
Slippery Tilde
mmmmmm, that New Thread smell.

Queen_Combat
Jan 15, 2011
Funny thing is, I have never tried a site like that (though I've stopped others, like my parents, from making that mistake for years), and my USAA card is exclusively for money to get diverted from my paycheck to, then withdrawn for rent at a wells fargo bank. Except a few times I used it with Amazon and retail purchases, but the last non-rent use was well over two years ago (maybe a home depot a long time ago, but I doubt it). Probably why they never notified me of any compromise. Either way, I'm out enough for rent, and probably won't have it for a week at least, and rent is due tomorrow. Yay.

Fender Anarchist
May 20, 2009

Fender Anarchist

Hey I guess this means someone needs to wake up Green Day.

CAT INTERCEPTOR
Nov 9, 2004

Basically a male Margaret Thatcher

Terrible Robot posted:

mmmmmm, that New Thread smell.

Nah, I just farted. I fart new car smell.

randomidiot
May 12, 2006

by Fluffdaddy

(and can't post for 11 years!)

Geirskogul posted:

Funny thing is, I have never tried a site like that (though I've stopped others, like my parents, from making that mistake for years), and my USAA card is exclusively for money to get diverted from my paycheck to, then withdrawn for rent at a wells fargo bank. Except a few times I used it with Amazon and retail purchases, but the last non-rent use was well over two years ago (maybe a home depot a long time ago, but I doubt it). Probably why they never notified me of any compromise. Either way, I'm out enough for rent, and probably won't have it for a week at least, and rent is due tomorrow. Yay.

Sucks, but USAA tends to be really good about that kind of stuff.... after the charge has finalized anyway. They won't be able to do anything until then. :smith:

Mom, dad, and stepmom are smart enough not to fall for that without at least asking around a bit. Stepdad constantly buys into get rich quick poo poo and "FREE***** STOCK MARKET QUOTES". :cripes: I had a lot more typed up, but it's basically venting about get rich quick poo poo, computers, and people who refuse to take advice (then get angry).

randomidiot fucked around with this message at 12:06 on Oct 1, 2014

NitroSpazzz
Dec 9, 2006

You don't need style when you've got strength!


Yay new thread

Geirskogul posted:

Also, everyone buy an ACVW, so we can enjoy the pain as a group.
ACVW (baja bug) has been on my list of cars that would be fun to own for a while.


My wallet hates me but car booked for 6 laps on the Nurburgring October 12th. Hell yeah, that's how you wrap up a trip.

NitroSpazzz fucked around with this message at 13:41 on Oct 1, 2014

T1g4h
Aug 6, 2008

I AM THE SCALES OF JUSTICE, CONDUCTOR OF THE CHOIR OF DEATH!

Fucknag posted:

Hey I guess this means someone needs to wake up Green Day.

Dear lord, no. Do you want them releasing new music ala American Idiot? Let sleeping dogs lie, man :colbert:

Slow is Fast
Dec 25, 2006

G-Mach
Feb 6, 2011

meatpimp posted:

gently caress the police.

Doccers
Aug 15, 2000


Patron Saint of Chickencheese
My wallet simultaniously hates me, the fact that colorado eats car batteries for breakfast, and the fact that my volvo needs two of them.

at least gas prices are starting to drop.

randomidiot
May 12, 2006

by Fluffdaddy

(and can't post for 11 years!)

If it makes you feel better, I've been trying to nurse along a 9 year old battery for entirely too long. It'll start the car if it hasn't sat more than 24 hours, and if it's not winter. And I've managed to jump start some much bigger stuff pretty recently by just connecting the cables and not starting my own car.

It was more of a "how long will this drat thing last?" game for a bit, then we had some unexpected household expenses come up. Now it's "oh gently caress don't you dare die before my next 3.. okay fine, 20 paychecks".

e: it's the only battery I've had last past 4 years, which is why I'm doing the "how long will it actually last" bit.

SUSE Creamcheese
Apr 11, 2007
I got to the Snapchat party a little late in the last thread but if anyone wants to see me loving up my Volvos and cat pics I'm wstrnelectrcn.

e: and probably the occasional dong, idk :v:

SUSE Creamcheese fucked around with this message at 14:23 on Oct 1, 2014

goatse guy
Jan 23, 2007
hello im back in ai buy me avatars plz :-*
I'm back on tinder, just for you guys. :v:

iwentdoodie
Apr 29, 2005

🤗YOU'RE WELCOME🤗

goatse guy posted:

I'm back on tinder, just for you guys. :v:

I didn't know searches could narrow down to goons.

keykey
Mar 28, 2003

     

Geirskogul posted:

Seriously, September was depressing. Step up your game, guys.

No poo poo. Hopefully everybody is doing better this month. Come on no whammies, big bucks, big bucks, no whammies, big bucks, STOP!

Geirskogul posted:

Also, everyone buy an ACVW, so we can enjoy the pain as a group.

Hello Oktober: http://youtu.be/R2JWHIrr1KY

goatse guy posted:

I'm back on tinder, just for you guys. :v:

Dawwwwwwww. :3:

Liquid Communism
Mar 9, 2004


Out here, everything hurts.




iwentdoodie posted:

I didn't know searches could narrow down to goons.

Just set it to look for people with rust fetishes, it'll find 'em.

Seat Safety Switch
May 27, 2008

MY RELIGION IS THE SMALL BLOCK V8 AND COMMANDMENTS ONE THROUGH TEN ARE NEVER LIFT.

Pillbug

iwentdoodie posted:

I didn't know searches could narrow down to goons.

If there were a goon tinder (Stairs?) it would warn you when another goon is within a given radius and start getting more and more annoying until you separated yourselves appropriately.

IOwnCalculus
Apr 2, 2003





Geirskogul posted:

Also, everyone eat some rancid turkey, so we can enjoy the pain as a group.

:dings:

CornHolio
May 20, 2001

Toilet Rascal
The company I work for just for awarded a $30 million contract from the government for about 660 vehicles. :marc:

I fully plan on taking an extended poop in the middle of designing the truck, so know that your tax dollars went to me dropping a deuce.

freelop
Apr 28, 2013

Where we're going, we won't need fries to see



CornHolio posted:


I fully plan on taking an extended poop in the middle of the truck, so know that your tax dollars went to me dropping a deuce.

This is how I read this which might not be so good for future contracts

Tide
Mar 27, 2010

by FactsAreUseless
So this is weird. My wife has had four phone calls this morning asking about fake IDs. I search her number and low and behold, her phone number is listed as a contact for fake IDs. So either my wife is a burgeoning criminal mastermind (not likely) or I don't know what. The hosting according to whois.net shows a company in the UK.

This should be fun.

meatpimp
May 15, 2004

Psst -- Wanna buy

:) EVERYWHERE :)
some high-quality thread's DESTROYED!

:kheldragar:

Tide posted:

So this is weird. My wife has had four phone calls this morning asking about fake IDs. I search her number and low and behold, her phone number is listed as a contact for fake IDs. So either my wife is a burgeoning criminal mastermind (not likely) or I don't know what. The hosting according to whois.net shows a company in the UK.

This should be fun.

What's the number? I could use a fake ID...

Seat Safety Switch
May 27, 2008

MY RELIGION IS THE SMALL BLOCK V8 AND COMMANDMENTS ONE THROUGH TEN ARE NEVER LIFT.

Pillbug

Tide posted:

So this is weird. My wife has had four phone calls this morning asking about fake IDs. I search her number and low and behold, her phone number is listed as a contact for fake IDs. So either my wife is a burgeoning criminal mastermind (not likely) or I don't know what. The hosting according to whois.net shows a company in the UK.

This should be fun.

Time to turn informant for the local police and make some money on the side?

CornHolio
May 20, 2001

Toilet Rascal

freelop posted:

This is how I read this which might not be so good for future contracts

No that'd be a fart.

I hope.

cursedshitbox
May 20, 2012

Your rear-end wont survive my hammering.



Fun Shoe
oh haaaay. Something new to piss on and ruin.

trouser chili
Mar 27, 2002

Unnngggggghhhhh
Choices choices.

[img]http://i.imgur.com/oiaDNKVl.jpg][/img]


Edit: I took the SWAT van today.

randomidiot
May 12, 2006

by Fluffdaddy

(and can't post for 11 years!)

cursedshitbox posted:

oh haaaay. Something new to piss on and ruin.

Couple of steps ahead of you.

meatpimp posted:

What's the number? I could use a fake ID...

I didn't know you owned a rape van.

CornHolio posted:

No that'd be a fart.

I hope.

Why is it the older I get the less I trust farts? :saddowns:

trouser chili
Mar 27, 2002

Unnngggggghhhhh

some texas redneck posted:



Why is it the older I get the less I trust farts? :saddowns:

Experience?

keykey
Mar 28, 2003

     

trouser chili posted:

Choices choices.

[timg]http://i.imgur.com/oiaDNKVl.jpg][/timg]


Edit: I took the SWAT van today.

Holy poo poo, the mythical unmolested Type R, I've heard about those but never seen one in the wild. Those don't exist here in any sort of form, they've all been ruined by kids that think aftermarket parts and flat blacking the hood are the bees knees. Or just regular Integras the kids put stickers on. While we're on the topic, they all need to git off ma lawn!

edit: This is more on par for the course in these parts: http://www.ebay.com/itm/Acura-Integ...=US_Cars_Trucks

keykey fucked around with this message at 15:55 on Oct 1, 2014

CornHolio
May 20, 2001

Toilet Rascal

Trouser Chili, your name has never been more appropriate.

beep-beep car is go
Apr 11, 2005

I can just eyeball this, right?



Should I take a job that moves me where I want to go, has me doing what I want to be doing, is packed with opportunity and a chance to do something that I like, but pays HALF what I make now?

Liquid Communism
Mar 9, 2004


Out here, everything hurts.




Well, is what you make now big enough that you can live on half?

The Prong Song
Sep 7, 2002


WHITE
DRIVES
MATTER

keykey posted:

Holy poo poo, the mythical unmolested Type R, I've heard about those but never seen one in the wild....

This is years ago now, but when I autocrossed with the SCCA in DC there was a FoaF who did very well in his stock ITR. IIRC he had a set of wheels and tires for autocross days and that was it.

Phone
Jul 30, 2005

親子丼をほしい。
The ending to Initial D was pretty good.

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trouser chili
Mar 27, 2002

Unnngggggghhhhh

Sigma X posted:

This is years ago now, but when I autocrossed with the SCCA in DC there was a FoaF who did very well in his stock ITR. IIRC he had a set of wheels and tires for autocross days and that was it.

The last time I took mine autocrossing I overheard someone looking at it saying "Whoaa, old school!"

I kinda died inside a little. She's still a new car to me despite the fact it's been 16 years since I drove it off the showroom floor. Anyway, the ITR was and still is a beast in autocross.

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