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Olympic Mathlete posted:If live could stop kicking my AI doodz I'd really appreciate it, July has been a loving terrible month for you lot :/ I got diagnosed with Type 2 Diabetes?
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Applebees Appetizer posted:Got my MRI results from my accident, three herniated discs in my neck and one in my back. Yay. MRI results correlate very poorly with actual symptoms. There is a high probability some or all of those herniations predate the accident. Do your PT and stay positive, you're gonna heal up.
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tetrapyloctomy posted:MRI results correlate very poorly with actual symptoms. There is a high probability some or all of those herniations predate the accident. Do your PT and stay positive, you're gonna heal up. X2
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Suburban Dad posted:Good luck in your recovery but know that it's not a death sentence. Thanks, I think I would be handling it better if it were my own fault being a dumbass falling on my head or something, but being hit by a drunk driver makes it harder to deal with I think. You hear about it happening to other people but never consider it happening to you, and when it does it's kinda hard to accept it. tetrapyloctomy posted:MRI results correlate very poorly with actual symptoms. There is a high probability some or all of those herniations predate the accident. Do your PT and stay positive, you're gonna heal up. Still too early to tell, my physical therapist said my pain could still be muscle and tendon related, and that some people with herniations are asymptomatic with no pain at all. So now it's just a wait and see, I'm hoping the pain I'm having now isn't because of the discs being hosed up and just muscle aches but I'll find out in time i guess. Applebees Appetizer fucked around with this message at 16:30 on Jul 31, 2019 |
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Jul 31, 2019 14:22
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No joke I'm considering keeping the wife's Volvo when we upgrade her to a people carrier rather than keep the panda based on the accidents you guys have suffered recently. It'd fare better if I got hit by anything bigger than a tennis ball.
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Jul 31, 2019 14:39
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Yeah the car saved my rear end for sure, could have been a lot worse. If i was in a KEI car or an old CRX or something it would have been ugly
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Just made all of the starches. Chicken piccata served over buttered pasta, 5 cheese garlic bread, scalloped potatoes. And a bit of spinach on the side. ....what? All I had to eat all night was a salad. Don't judge me.  I allow myself one or two meals like this a month, the rest at least try to be somewhat healthy - and I'm going hiking this afternoon to help burn some of this off. Tremek, I'm so sorry about your good doggo.Royal, that sucks, well, royally. Applebees, uh, same. I can't really come up with words for all of that. Humphreys posted:I got diagnosed with Type 2 Diabetes? Depending how far along it is, and your weight/activity, it can be controlled with diet and exercise. Sometimes with the addition of meds. It's not the death knell that it used to be so long as you pay attention to what you eat (and monitor your sugar). Source: I was diagnosed 7 or 8 years ago. My health today is the best it's been in 15+ years. My blood pressure is the lowest it's been in ages, my A1c was 5.5 (essentially non-diabetic, but that's with meds) a few weeks ago, my cholesterol (aside from triglycerides, but they're not that far above normal) is good, and I'm actually semi active (mostly at work, but I've been hiking a bit on days off). I've been pulled off one of two diabetes medications, and my main blood pressure medication has been dropped to the lowest dose (my dr wants to keep me on it because it helps protect the kidneys). 5 years ago, my (former, he's 200 miles away now) doctor told me I was in stage 3 kidney failure, and my liver wasn't too far behind. Really lit a fire under my rear end to change my habits. I had dropped significant weight, and my A1c was decent (not great, but decent), but my cholesterol was still through the roof. My current doctor saw the bloodwork from then and can't believe it was mine. randomidiot fucked around with this message at 16:16 on Jul 31, 2019 |
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cakesmith handyman posted:Is that the minivan? I can't tell from the numbers or names anymore, a workmate started trying to list all the cars you could buy from bmw these days and got confused and angry. I was speaking specifically about the X2, which is a hatchback/tiny CUV-ish thing. The Royal Nonesuch posted:So sorry about your dog man, that's awful. In all good, dark humor though, could you stop sending your bad country music vibes out to the rest of us? Because I got a call right after I got into work at 8AM this morning... Oof. Dang, that sucks Nonesuch. This is the kind of news I hope I never get. Olympic Mathlete posted:If life could stop kicking my AI doodz I'd really appreciate it, July has been a loving terrible month for you lot :/ Yeah, that. On a more positive note, just got back from a team lunch. We went to a Korean-run Cajun place and had a massive seafood boil. It was delicious and ridiculous, and I'm very full. This place is *not* helping me lose weight.
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cakesmith handyman posted:No joke I'm considering keeping the wife's Volvo when we upgrade her to a people carrier rather than keep the panda based on the accidents you guys have suffered recently. It'd fare better if I got hit by anything bigger than a tennis ball. Yeah I eventually want to get a car that's been engineered for the small overlap crash test. But I love my 06 Mazda 3 and want to keep it forever :'(
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i love the Panda but it is not a safe car
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I'm in this weird spot where I'm torn between trying to build up excitement over anything for myself, or just letting go and keeping my head down. Turned 39 today. Absolutely no plans, even if kids are going to in-laws for the night. Wife is just extremely pregnant and over tired. Speaking of, baby #4 due in 1.5 weeks. Attempting to buy larger house. Largely healthy and happy, but some stomach troubles and a recurring skin thing over the past few days is aggravating/sapping my excitement. I got nothing.
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Jul 31, 2019 21:25
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I'm at the point with my auto insurance where I may need to/choose to invoke the appraisal clause in my policy for the Mercedes, as the CCC report they're coming back with is not reflecting the value I think it ought to, big surprise there right? The clause in my policy reads: Ameriprise Legalese posted:Appraisal Anyone ever been down this road? I haven't, nor do I know whether this would generate a more favorable outcome for me or not.
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Jul 31, 2019 21:38
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Beverly Cleavage posted:Speaking of, baby #4 due in 1.5 weeks. My man, have you heard the expression "keeping it in your pants"?
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Jul 31, 2019 21:38
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So I know she fuckin hates me but has anyone heard from Queen Combat?
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Tremek posted:I'm at the point with my auto insurance where I may need to/choose to invoke the appraisal clause in my policy for the Mercedes, as the CCC report they're coming back with is not reflecting the value I think it ought to, big surprise there right? Have you talked to your lawyer(s) about it yet? We're going through the same thing with our payout, and our lawyer told us to draw a line in the sand and don't budge. He's ready to take them to court if they don't want to play ball. We drew the line yesterday morning and haven't heard back from them yet so we'll see if they blink. [e] All I want is what the car is worth retail, and they are offering more than a grand less than that, trying to tell us "the paint was chipped and scratched" yeah no poo poo Applebees Appetizer fucked around with this message at 21:48 on Jul 31, 2019 |
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Jul 31, 2019 21:44
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Rhyno posted:So I know she fuckin hates me but has anyone heard from Queen Combat? She's fine? 
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Nidhg00670000 posted:My man, have you heard the expression "keeping it in your pants"? What are these "pants" you speak of? You know how they teach you that it only takes one time? This yet unnamed child is the epitome of that saying. And yes, it was intentional, just also surprising. 
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Jul 31, 2019 21:51
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Beverly Cleavage posted:What are these "pants" you speak of? Nuts cut, my man. It's so freeing.
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Tremek posted:I'm at the point with my auto insurance where I may need to/choose to invoke the appraisal clause in my policy for the Mercedes, as the CCC report they're coming back with is not reflecting the value I think it ought to, big surprise there right? Might be worth reaching out to Hagerty/Grundy/etc and see who they use for appraisals in your area. The ones I've worked with through Grundy were good to work with.
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meatpimp posted:Nuts cut, my man. It's so freeing. It is on the list to get done before end of year. We're nailing our family out of pocket this year for a variety of reasons
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Jul 31, 2019 22:44
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What's the best place to buy a car battery these days? Costco? My NA Miata needs a new one and I don't want to spend a ton of money and had a ridiculous experience the last time I went to Autozone for a battery.
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Jul 31, 2019 23:17
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I haven’t bought one in a few months but at least spend 5 minutes looking for an Advance coupon I’ve scored some batteries for like $80 with them. Japanese cars sitting for months at port then 2 months on boat can kill some weak batteries.
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Ether Frenzy posted:What's the best place to buy a car battery these days? Costco? Costco, though I don't know if I've ever seen a Miata-sized AGM battery on the racks there. The only way the Costco warranty experience could be better would be if they drove the battery to you to replace it.
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Ether Frenzy posted:What's the best place to buy a car battery these days? Costco? I ordered my last battery for a Miata through Amazon, was the best price out there for an AGM and free shipping. [e] This was the one i got https://www.amazon.com/Mazda-1990-2...ps%2C223&sr=8-2 Applebees Appetizer fucked around with this message at 23:48 on Jul 31, 2019 |
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Jul 31, 2019 23:46
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Just got a new battery for the Crown Vic from Wal-Mart. got the Ever-Start Maxx 850 CCA for $94. They were the only one's handy that had a group 65 battery for less than $100 - and that was the most expensive option. If I'd wanted to be super-cheap, they had a 1-year 650 CCA battery for $50. I don't have a Costco membership, nor one located closer than about 30 minutes drive. Dallas Goons: Hot Wheels car show in Grand Prairie this Saturday: https://hotwheels.mattel.com/explore/HW_50th/en/legends-tour This is the rescheduled event for the one that got canceled due to massive thunderstorm back in... April? I think. Hoping to see some unique stuff, since that's what Mattel is looking for. I mean check out the winners from the previous events on that page.
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IOwnCalculus posted:Costco, though I don't know if I've ever seen a Miata-sized AGM battery on the racks there. The only way the Costco warranty experience could be better would be if they drove the battery to you to replace it. If the NA shares as much with the Capri as I think, I can say with a great deal of certainty that Costco neither carries tires or batteries for that generation of Miatas
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It's a group U1 battery. Find a lawnmower.
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Buy all our Auto batteries through Costco to score on that sweet sweet executive cash back program. Like everdave already mentioned cars commonly arrive from Japan with trashed batteries so we buy a ton.
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Darchangel posted:Just got a new battery for the Crown Vic from Wal-Mart. got the Ever-Start Maxx 850 CCA for $94. They were the only one's handy that had a group 65 battery for less than $100 - and that was the most expensive option. If I'd wanted to be super-cheap, they had a 1-year 650 CCA battery for $50. I don't have a Costco membership, nor one located closer than about 30 minutes drive. I despise Wal-Mart, but I have to admit that they were the only place I found within a ~10 mile radius that had two big rear end H8 batteries in stock and ready to go for my 840Ci when the batteries went tits up on my way to work a few years back. The price was better than all of the other stores around (who only had one in stock, if any at all) also. I swear there's someone on Wal-Mart's purchasing team who maintains a stupid old BMW, because they are consistently the only place I can find the 5qt jugs of Mobil 1 15W-50 oil also. Even the dedicated auto parts stores around here don't have it, not even in the 1 quart bottles.
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Costco, unless you need a memory saver (some Mercs, BMWs, and a few others) then go to Advance. Costco doesn't install them, if that matters for anyone.
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Anyone have recommendations for headlights? I've been using Phillips Crystalvision but they keep burning out after about a year.
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Fender Anarchist posted:She's fine? I was looking up an old post in another forum and unless search is broken it didnt look like she'd posted in quite a while. Last I recall she was having some money problems, just wanted to see if she was okay.
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Thanks for the battery advice guys.
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Rhyno posted:I was looking up an old post in another forum and unless search is broken it didnt look like she'd posted in quite a while. Last I recall she was having some money problems, just wanted to see if she was okay. Search is broken again. Its indexer is on like, a month and a half delay.
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Jesus, folks. I'm sorry life is being a fucker to people right now. 
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Different Costcos have different selections so call ahead.
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Tremek posted:I'm at the point with my auto insurance where I may need to/choose to invoke the appraisal clause in my policy for the Mercedes, as the CCC report they're coming back with is not reflecting the value I think it ought to, big surprise there right? Seriously dude, lawyer up.
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mariooncrack posted:Anyone have recommendations for headlights? I've been using Phillips Crystalvision but they keep burning out after about a year. If you actually want brighter light, and not blue tinted light, Phillips X-Treme Power. .... they still burn out after a year though. The only ones I've had last a long time are the super basic Sylvanias.
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Someone make an August thread already *edit: wait, found it. https://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3895121
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