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Wrar posted:Going back to work today. Mixed feelings abound. Somewhat Heroic posted:Also known as 'every day of your life'. On the one hand: getting paid! On the other hand: work. And coworkers. Traffic. Managers. Did I mention work? The month I was "on the bench" (no assignment, but still getting paid) with my previous company a few months ago was the best month I've had in a long time, other than a bit of worry about finding another job. It was still relaxing compared with the job I was doing. Got all kinds of stuff done around the house. Hell, I painted half of one of my cars.
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Aug 31, 2017 15:22
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Rhyno posted:If you use Facebook and you are not a member of a local buy/sell group I urge you to join one. The scamming and blatantly stolen items for sale make the experience incredibly entertaining. Some dude is losing his poo poo because he bought a "Snap On" toolbox and when he got it home he discovered it was a Harbor Freight box with a Snap On sticker. And the only reason I'm not shaming him is his sister is a friend of mine. That's hilarious. The question is: was it advertised as a "Snap On", or just as "toolbox" and pictures just happened to show the logo? Is that fraud, then? Also, if you can't tell the difference...
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Aug 31, 2017 16:42
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Cage posted:My brother tried to sell his car on one of those groups, he GIS'ed other cars that were clearly not his car and tried to make it look better than it was. He then posted about how some guy was trying to give him poo poo for it. He deserves everything he gets for that. Seriously, I would just walk away if I went to go look at a car and it's not the pictured car from the ad, because who knows what else the seller is lying about.
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Aug 31, 2017 16:43
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Beverly Cleavage posted:How dare you group me in with people. I am an attack helicopter. You don't happen to be part of a government agency called Skin Horse, do you?
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Aug 31, 2017 19:25
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Yu-Gi-Ho! posted:I took yesterday off because traffic was a poo poo show. Today? People I work with have been telling me they can't find gas; when they do find it, the lines are super long. GasBuddy shows almost every station in my zip code is out, and the ones that aren't are raping people on gas prices. My wife filled up Thursday morning with no problem, but by afternoon, her coworker was only able to get 3 gallons. There was no actual shortage, until people started panicking and made a run on the gas stations. One of my coworkers who commutes a ways rode his motorcycle to work, and then found he couldn't buy enough gas to get back home. Fortunately another coworker who lived locally gave him her lawnmower gas. It's all just stupid, and some stations are gouging. One station actually changed the sign to like $5.99 *while a local news reporter was reporting.* Said reporter then informed the guy changing the sign that they were violating the Texas state law on price gouging. The enforcement agency for that law has been putting out advisories to report anything over $4/gallon. Fortunately, I filled up last Friday (because I was empty), and my other car has about half a tank as well. The best part is that most of our gas here in Dallas comes from Oklahoma.
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Sep 1, 2017 14:21
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Cop Porn Popper posted:Lemme save you some time, they're poo poo. My buddy loved them too until he bought one for his first car. Half the parts are full on nla, to the point that guy were fabricobling garden sprayers as brake fluid reservoirs, the only source for half of the suspension bushings is an old dude who bought the molds and makes a small batch once every 2 years, etc. It didn't ride worth a poo poo, was slow and a brake job on it is a loving nightmare. In the 5 months he owned it, it spent a month sitting in his carport while he tried to get it tuned up and 2 months on jackstands in my garage dealing with a deathwobble any time he went above 40mph. gently caress that car forever. Just buy a loving miata if you want a small convertible sports car. Also, it's FWD.
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Sep 1, 2017 20:53
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everdave posted:Hey you do you! Dude. I couldn't even make it past the opening photo. I absolutely knew it wouldn't be worth my time to read. I assume someone straightened him out in comments vis-a-vis the availability of KFC buffets in the South?
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Sep 1, 2017 20:56
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everdave posted:I wasted enough of my life reading the article I don't even know if there were comments Probably for the best. Never read the comments.
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Sep 1, 2017 21:35
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Wrar posted:I grow a pretty serious beard. I don't mind the grey at all, I mean, I fuckin' earned it. 48 in a week, hair is still brown (though it used to be blond, long ago), and all there, but the beard is all salt and pepper, mostly salt. As you say, I earned it. For one, I have a 15 year old mildly spergie daughter. Got new tires for the wife's Kia today - Discount Tire is having a rebate for Labor day, and the shoulders were getting smooth. Probably could have gotten a few thousand more miles on them, but then I would need to buy with no rebate. Surprisingly good experience with Discount Tire this time around - the appointment actually meant something, unlike last time, and they had it done under 40 minutes, as promised.
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Sep 2, 2017 20:05
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I hate plumbing. I hate cast iron pipe. I hate the gummy play-doh we pretend is dirt here in North Texas. I hate tree roots that are 30 loving feet from the nearest tree. I hate the sun. I hate sweat.   gently caress this. I have a credit card. I'm calling a plumber, and they're going to replace this 50 year old poo poo all the way to the main line. This is after I fought with the powered drain auger, and finally mostly cleared it with a water weenie. I noticed that the ground was damp in places I hadn't gotten the hose. Best part? It's like that under the house, too, according to a plumber that sent a camera down some years ago. I hate my house.
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Sep 2, 2017 23:40
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I can't seem to find those things anywhere around here. If it's as clean as it looks... edit: This is the poo poo I get:  https://dallas.craigslist.org/dal/cto/d/ford-festiva/6283936169.html There's another one for $400 that has been used as a parts car, parts missing, but its got some nice "sport" wheels on it and a factory hatch spoiler. https://dallas.craigslist.org/dal/cto/d/ford-festiva/6236418437.html Darchangel fucked around with this message at 02:54 on Sep 3, 2017 |
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Sep 3, 2017 02:47
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Rhyno posted:It had rust at the rear of the driver side rocker and two or three hand sized dents. Interior as shockingly clean but very worn. Yeah, that's definitely a proximity effect. $2500 is a bit much. Maybe $1500.
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Sep 3, 2017 02:56
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Yu-Gi-Ho! posted:(replying in this thread instead of terrible car stuff) 90s, I think, maybe? Just kind of depends on the builder, really. I could put up with it if I had a separate shop, and the garage was just for parking the daily drivers, but even then, it's kind of poo poo for her to go out into the non-climate-controlled garage, with no counters or anything laundry-related nearby other than the machines themselves. So she's on board, too. quote:NOPE NOPE NOPE gently caress NOPE. I'll gladly pay someone to deal with that poo poo. I will be. Put in a call to the guys that did my water heater a while back. I don't expect to hear from them until Tuesday, but that's fine. The drain is working at the moment. I really hated to admit that maybe I'm just not up to that poo poo any more, but digging has always been one of the tasks that I hate. I'm finally in a financial position that it's just not absolutely necessary for me to mess with it personally this time.
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Sep 3, 2017 09:12
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CAT INTERCEPTOR posted:Florida weather sounds p.good actually. Cold loving sucks - A bit of heat and humidity aint no problem. Oh, the humidity is definitely a problem. I can tolerate heat. What I hate is, as Sims said, being completely drenched to no effect. I mean literally dripping wet with sweat, clothes completely soaked. That happens here in Dallas. I can't imagine Florida. Actually, I kind of can. I used to live in Victoria, TX when I was in middle school. That's 30 miles from the Gulf Coast (and was pretty much directly in the path of Harvey, BTW.) Going outside in summer was like walking into a literal sauna. It was nice being a half hour-45 minutes from a beach, though.
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Sep 7, 2017 21:19
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Wife has family in New Port Richey, just east of Tampa. Yikes.FAT32 SHAMER posted:Wait what happened in the Philippines? Indeed. A good chunk of our antivirus testers and coders are in the Philippines. Haven't seen anything over company email.
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Sep 8, 2017 22:07
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Applebees Appetizer posted:NPR is actually further north on the west coast, and the further north the better at this point. Crap, I meant west. Still not looking fabulous. CAT INTERCEPTOR posted:Projected winfield in I think 12 hours Yeah, that doesn't look promising.
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Sep 8, 2017 23:35
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CommieGIR posted:Well, there is the whole "President turning dictator" and "Shoot anyone and plant evidence, its okay, I said so"
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Sep 8, 2017 23:36
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Glad to hear that FloridaGoons made it out in one piece. My wife's family down there survived OK. Over the weekend, I turned 48 :fweet: Your only as old as you feel. Unfortunately, my back picked this weekend to protest existence. Nothing makes you feel quite as old as being unable to stand up straight. Got my free Denny's, IHOP, and Baskin Robbins, at least.
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Sep 11, 2017 17:28
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Can someone explain to me why Wrangler jeans that are $20 at Target and on Wrangler's site itself are $like $35 and up (and I mean UP) on Amazon? What the gently caress.
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Sep 12, 2017 21:05
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Seminal Flu posted:Yep, just like the "outlet" stores have product made specifically for the outlet, it's all the normal retail-mall merchandise. Except that it's $21.99 on Wrangler's own website (actually, $16.99 - on sale currently) Only difference from the ones on Wrangler's site is one letter in the part #, which I think does designate the retail channel: 9wrgams on Wrangler's site, 9trgams from Target (what I have). Same fabric percentages, though Target doesn't have the denim weight (13 oz @ Wrangler). I could definitely see Walmart having their own special version - they're known to do that. 9wrgams on Amazon start @ $33.59. I dunno, just goofy. I mean, I can just get them from Target's site (they never seem to have my size in stock.) Just curious why Amazon, bastion of cheaper retail, isn't, in this case. Pricey on eBay, too, but that's because eBay is getting filled with drop shippers and fronts.
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Sep 12, 2017 23:49
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BraveUlysses posted:Anyone bought those led strip lights before? Are they more of an accent light or are they good enough to shine down on a workbench from 3-4 feet above it? Like meltie said, kind of depends on the strip, and from how far away, but I'm using a stip like that across the width of my trunk lid in the Crown Vic, and it's excellent at lighting up the whole trunk. LEDs every inch or so, so maybe 48 total? I've also used a strip of about a dozen as fill lighting in a shadowy section of a storeroom to good effect. You could always use two rows for more light. I've also seen nice aluminum extrusions with frosted lenses that the strips fit in to make them look nice. https://www.banggood.com/50CM-Aluminum-Channel-Holder-For-LED-Strip-Light-Bar-Under-Cabinet-Lamp-p-1080421.html?rmmds=category
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Sep 12, 2017 23:55
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General_Failure posted:Oh no! My project thread is locked for archiving. Goddamnit! poo poo. Isn't that supposed to be inside/underneath the car? quote:e: ^^^ I've been thinking of LED strip lights for the kitchen. Under the top cabinets so it lights up the kitchen bench better. I guess it'd need some coated ones or something so they could be wiped down maybe? Use the housings I linked. A friend has them, for the same purpose you describe (under cabinet lighting), and it works well. antiquepacbell posted:Unfortunately, so is Amazon. This is a point with some validity. Liquid Communism posted:Amazon has gotten loving terrible about this. You have to do a lot of due diligence on anything remotely cheap or you risk getting a Chinese or Indian knockoff. The knockoffs are running T-Shirt Bordello out of business by listing their stuff under TSB's products, and Amazon seems to give no fucks. You select a TSB shirt, then Amazon changes the "sold by" when you select sizes, etc., or at least so the owner of the business says. I just buy directly from his website. Speaking of T-shirts, Blipshift's design for today: https://www.blipshift.com/products/socket-snatchers Note that the sockets being snatched are all 10mm. I like that detail. It speaks of experience.
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Sep 13, 2017 01:52
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Nidhg00670000 posted:Ahahaha, sorry man but what the gently caress is wrong with TxDoT? Like, I know we all play the game of "OUR roads are worse, no OURS are the WORST" here, but holy diver at potholes of that magnitude. Or were you going 60+ or something? Well, most of the roads that really suck aren't state-maintained. OK, those suck, too, but the worst are usually city streets. Of all places, Las Colinas, the fancy bit of Irving, TX, has some awesomely crappy roads here in their tourist/business district. Baffling.
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Sep 13, 2017 16:40
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Mr-Spain posted:Go to Houston! Kirby, Bellaire, West U and Rice Village. Million dollar homes and you need a 4x4 to get down the street. I've been to Houston. I do not doubt this at all.
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Sep 13, 2017 18:34
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Whoa geeze what the hell in here. I can never fathom folks who try to screw you after you've cut them a break, done them a favor, whatever. These always seem to be the jerks moaning about how bad their life is, and it's never their fault. Good riddance - your well rid of them STR. I'd bet the cop pointed out that you could easily file assault charges. Ugh. I've had a little drama before, but thankfully never to that level.
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Sep 13, 2017 23:31
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Part of me is sad that cars of value were damaged, but most of me doesn't really car about "supercars". Those any idiot with money can buy (and apparently did). If it were a bunch of vintage muscle cars, race cars, or customs, I might be more concerned. Yu-Gi-Ho! posted:How the gently caress high did that water get? I see it dripping off of one of the racks. Or public intoxication, even, which is bullshit (a friend of my wife's got popped for PI while trying to sleep it off in his car, rather than driving drunk.) Additional note: you've got a P71, so the ECU should be calibrated for extended idling without damage, not that it would really hurt any modern cars.
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Sep 14, 2017 16:11
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Fo3 posted:I care, even if the owner doesn't (because really there's no loss to them as they'd get an insurance payout), but to others, that's less of the cars around for them in the future. For the owner they'd probably come out ahead I mean, it's a shame about the money lost, but I never really cared about modern Ferraris, and slightly more about Lambos. To me they're just really expensive cars that I will never own or be able to drive. for the $$ involved, I'd rather by a half-dozen of something else. Obviously, I'm getting old and crotchety. I'm not even sure what those cars actually are. Classic Ferraris on the other hand... quote:I found out tonight you can get car body bags for floods. Those are pretty cool. They even thought of bumper pads and a tie down to keep them from floating off.
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Sep 14, 2017 17:12
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Enourmo posted:My future forever home will have a whole house generator running off a natural gas line, a stirling generator with groundwater heat sink to power a few box fans if that somehow fails, and large windows and doors so I can get a decent draft though the house from any angle. I'm definitely going to think about a permanent generator when I get a bit more land/move out of town a bit.
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Sep 14, 2017 17:13
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Grakkus posted:190Es came with heated seats! You can have the best of both worlds You can also add heated seats, if you don't mind learning how to skin and recover a seat, and can handle basic auto electrical. They're basically just 12V heating pads, and are available aftermarket. Skin the seat, install heater, put the upholstery back on, wire. Olympic Mathlete posted:My car has a vent under the steering wheel for the sole purpose of cooling your balls. My '70 Cutlass, and my '90 RX-7 both have those, and it is such a blessing here in Texas. I wish my Crown Vic had one.
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Sep 15, 2017 15:01
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Galler posted:One of the best things about going into the data center on a warm day is standing over a vent and having cold air blown up each pant leg GnarlyCharlie4u posted:or conversely, going from cold side to hot side when you're freezing from sitting on an AC vent for an hour. These are both absolutely true. The area I sit in currently is a bit too chilly, so it's actually nice going out into 90+ degrees in the evening - for a little while.
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Sep 15, 2017 16:43
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I think I mentioned I was having issues with my sewer line. Finally got the quote back from the plumber. $5400 to replace 35' of cast iron sewer pipe with 3" PVC. Most of that is digging, of course - the main sewer line is 6' down. The city wants to inspect the junction when it's exposed, and charge me $500 if it needs to be replaced. WTF? That's their problem, for which I pay taxes. Jerks. I really would rather spend $5400 on something other than shitpipe.... #homeownerproblems, I guess.
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Sep 15, 2017 20:13
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Geoj posted:Did they run a camera down the main and confirm its damaged? If you're just getting tree roots into old pipe there are solutions that don't require digging - in can't recall the name but basically they run a thin PVC line through the existing pipe, shoot hot air through it which softens and expands the plastic and it fills/seals the existing pipe. Supposed to cost a fraction of digging up the existing line and replacing it. Yeah, I have a couple questions like that to ask, maybe a second opinion. But, that's the bit I dug up. The dark space is a crack in the top of the cast iron. I'll also be asking if it *all* needs to be replaced. They did run a camera down initially, but mainly for tracking the line. This video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E6O8vFVkdys says average costs are $130-$250 per foot, so not saving anything if it's actually 35', sadly. Neat tech, though, and would be more cost-effective if there were a slab or something involved. I'll still inquire about it, just in case. BTW, here's another CIPP video that has a *much* better look at how it actually works, with cutaway pipes and internal views while it's in process: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LtZnpEedsg0 Applebees Appetizer posted:That's some cool poo poo (pipe) right there. Darchangel do it. Given the last video I added, I wonder if they could use it on my in-foundation sewer? It's got a similar problem with cracking on the top side. Maybe when I recover from this one.
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Sep 15, 2017 22:26
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DICK DICER posted:Has anyone seen the Laser pope trailer What in the *gently caress*?
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Sep 15, 2017 23:41
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Guys, guys! I know I heard about The Room here. you're going to love this. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cMKX2tE5Luk
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Sep 16, 2017 21:37
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Getting ready to head to San Diego tomorrow for our annual "IS Camp" conference/team building/meet the guys who work in other states thing. From what I hear, there will be fun and drinking. Hey, free trip to California! Looking forward to the event. Not looking forward to 3 hours in cattle car flight. 6'2" 280 lbs. + American Airlines steerage class do not go together well. Must remember not to chuck my pocket knife and multi-tool into my pockets by habit tomorrow morning. No checked bags, so I guess I'll be naked without tools for a few days.
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Sep 19, 2017 15:57
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IOwnCalculus posted:
Perfect day for it too. CAT INTERCEPTOR posted:Catching up on AI project threads is always a great reminder why this forum is so amazing. Trucks in a field, ridiculously huge motors in small cars, mindblowing metal work on an old van, Audis stacked in driveways, Jeeps of all kinds in various stages of disrepair, unexpected four door American muscle, Corvettes and Type R Integras, Ferraris and Lotus Europas, MR2's, enormous piles fo RX7's in a garage or in a field dependong on location let alone WRC. Every available surface covered with Subarus...
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mariooncrack posted:https://mobile.nytimes.com/2017/09/20/business/equifax-fake-website.html?referer=https://www.google.com/ I had similar thoughts to the creator of the fake site, that Equifax' own site was incredibly fake sounding, and initially didn't believe it was the rear thing until I went to Equifax' home page first. I was astounded that they didn't use a subdomain. They really haven't a clue what they're doing.
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Sep 21, 2017 21:54
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Also, San Diego is really nice @ mid 60s to low 70s (degrees F) compared to the mid 90s at home (Texas) right now. Conference is OK. Going on a team building cruise and dinner on the bay this afternoon/evening, and I think I should have brought a jacket.
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InitialDave posted:Mm, should find a buyer, and hopefully not lose a crazy amount on the deal. RX-7 or other pre- edit: hilariously enough, it seems like there are a number of UTVs/ATVs that use 4x110, so one can find 12" x 7" wheels, for example, on eBay/Amazon. Darchangel fucked around with this message at 17:34 on Sep 25, 2017 |
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