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I would like to take this opportunity to thank each and every of you for your hard work and dedication to making this month's edition of the AI Chat Thread a resounding success. On the other hand, I found the lack of participation in the AI Monthly Book Club very disappointing. Perhaps as a new initiative, there are of course a few kinks to be worked out, but I would like to see more effort in the future. Overall, going forward, I think we can be pleased of our performances so go ahead and give yourselves a pat on the back. This is no time to rest on our laurels, however so please carry this momentum for a great start to next month. Keep up the good work! Also, could the OP of next months thread please post a link in this thread, thank you. -corn in the fridge
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As the thread is almost over and the topic will unlikely continue to next month, I want to share a story that hopefully will not carry itself to the next thread as it's quite depressing. One of my wife's horses was hit by a reckless driver going 30+ over on Sunday night. 3 of the mare's legs were nearly severed and were severely broken along with many internal injuries and broken ribs. I had to put her down with my shotgun while two state police troopers held her down because we couldn't get a vet there at that time and day. I've been having nightmares and flashbacks since. My wife's voice as she screamed for me to get the gun will resonate for me for my entire life. Drive as fast as you want, but have a little respect for farming communities, please. These animals are our family members. In some cases they're our life. They can be unpredictable and do stupid poo poo, but in the US, farming areas and people with livestock often have much in the way of signage around their property. Just be more aware. Thanks.
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Jun 30, 2016 13:42
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corn in the fridge posted:I would like to take this opportunity to thank each and every of you for your hard work and dedication to making this month's edition of the AI Chat Thread a resounding success. I am disappointed in myself for not getting to your book, corn in the fridge. I will do so soon.
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Jun 30, 2016 13:50
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That's loving horrid.  Was the driver cited? meatpimp fucked around with this message at 14:06 on Jun 30, 2016 |
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Jun 30, 2016 14:04
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meatpimp posted:That's loving horrid. Yeah. A number of citations. He also was crying along with me and was forced to watch while I ended it.
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Jun 30, 2016 14:14
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I am so sorry to hear that. That must be like putting one of your family down  He' will remember it for the rest of his life too.
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Jun 30, 2016 14:20
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Always good to finish a thread on a high point.
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Jun 30, 2016 14:28
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I sold our old house, that's kind of good news. Now to decide what to do with the money from the sale. Put it in the market? Nope. Buy a car? NO. Buy a plane? Maybe. Buy 4 or 5 section 8 rental properties and become a slumlord? Very likely.
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Jun 30, 2016 14:39
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Tide posted:I sold our old house, that's kind of good news. Buy a property to rent and build a smaller room inside the living room to cleverly increase the number of rooms you can rent out. I'm about to put my place on the market. Should be a fun ride.
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Jun 30, 2016 14:47
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freelop posted:Buy a property to rent and build a smaller room inside the living room to cleverly increase the number of rooms you can rent out. You joke, but in vancouver, people tent off areas of their livingroom, or worse, just rent out a sofa bed in their living room. http://www.kijiji.ca/v-room-rental-...gationFlag=true Only $400 a month for a futon in some guy's living room that's also kinda the dining room/kitchen.
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Jun 30, 2016 14:53
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Powershift posted:You joke, but in vancouver, people tent off areas of their livingroom, or worse, just rent out a sofa bed in their living room. That's pretty terrible My post was in reference to this glorious thread Sidenote: if you highlight text with a thread url in clipboard and add url tags in the awful app it automatically puts the url in the tags. That's impressive.
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Jun 30, 2016 15:03
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freelop posted:Buy a property to rent and build a smaller room inside the living room to cleverly increase the number of rooms you can rent out. That was a great thread. 
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Jun 30, 2016 15:03
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Noise Complaint posted:Yeah. A number of citations. He also was crying along with me and was forced to watch while I ended it. Good.
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Jun 30, 2016 15:15
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Bajaha posted:Pro tip: you can easily separate the bellhousing from the motor by pressing in the clutch once you've removed all the bolts holding the trans in place. ACEofsnett and I came up with that method and, well, it works if it's been off VERY recently, in the northeast. It's worked ~75% of the time so far, my April EJ25 pull out of my car was loving miserable because it was seized the gently caress on there after only 2 years. I usually pull the engine (on Subarus, if it's any of my jeeps it's a monster cast iron engine and I don't want anything to do with pulling those when I can drop a 120lb transmission instead) since I have no lift and even worse, a dirt work area. If I had a lift I'd definitely pull the transmission.
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Jun 30, 2016 15:17
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Tide posted:I sold our old house, that's kind of good news. Don't do section 8. Those actually get inspected by the government and repairs have to be made. If you want to be a true slumlord just buy the houses and rent them to people with lovely credit. Bonus points if you live in Arkansas.
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Jun 30, 2016 15:59
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Power came back on last night around 430 AM after being out since ~8PM. Getting a solid night's sleep lately is impossible =/
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Jun 30, 2016 16:38
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rdb posted:Don't do section 8. Those actually get inspected by the government and repairs have to be made. If you want to be a true slumlord just buy the houses and rent them to people with lovely credit. Bonus points if you live in Arkansas. Alabama, so pretty much the same. Just a better college football team. Not so worried about repairs. I've done quite a bit of research on Sec 8, and one of my closest friends has like 10 sec 8 properties. It's not that tough to deal with and 90 percent of the repairs or work I can do myself.
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Jun 30, 2016 16:39
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I bought a Porsche 911 so that's a high point (god I hope it is and not a disaster)
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Jun 30, 2016 16:43
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slidebite posted:I bought a Porsche 911 so that's a high point (god I hope it is and not a disaster) Worst case scenario, another $10k puts an LS3 in it.
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Jun 30, 2016 16:47
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Noise Complaint posted:Thanks.  Dude that is awful. I am not beneath admitting that I have driven faster than posted limits but I would like to think that I have used discretion where I have done it, namely where people/animals/hazards aren't present
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Jun 30, 2016 16:49
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It's June, how is there no July thread yet?
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Jun 30, 2016 18:48
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Adiabatic posted:I am disappointed in myself for not getting to your book, corn in the fridge. I will do so soon. loving hell dude. That's poo poo.
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Jun 30, 2016 18:58
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The Locator posted:This all makes the assumption that Quoting all of this because it's true. Computer seems to have suffered no actual damage, it was just odd seeing my steering wheel initialize itself. That bolt of lightning in particular hit the shed of the assholes who live directly behind me (who love to yell at my kid for "making noise" when she's playing in the yard midday). Managed to get it to smolder a bit, even. Edit: Goddamn, Noise Complaint. 
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Jun 30, 2016 18:58
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Noise Complaint posted:Depressing lovely way to end the month. Hope July is much better for you. Also, glad they made the person watch, hopefully it actually means something to him long term.
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Jun 30, 2016 19:12
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McTinkerson posted:I commuted on a Ruckus for two years in Edmonton. Do It! You basically have to ride the thing WOT everywhere all the time. It's the best. You will need a lowered seat frame and foot pegs if you're taller than 6' though. There's a new overpass going into the industrial area (technically outside the city) my shop's in which just opened and makes a scooter commute almost feasible but there's still a 1.2km stretch where I have to do 70 and get up there very quickly, or be a 250lb mosquito stuck to the Mark LT style grille on some bro-Cummins or other. I could swing Saturday and Sunday because I'm basically the only one in that whole area on a weekend shift but Monday and Friday would be... challenging. If I've got a few bucks knocking around the next time a cheap one shows up on kijiji I might do it anyway.
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Jun 30, 2016 19:33
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With how lovely 2016 is going, we should just skip straight to the august chat thread, try to get this poo poo over with quicker.Tommychu posted:There's a new overpass going into the industrial area (technically outside the city) my shop's in which just opened and makes a scooter commute almost feasible but there's still a 1.2km stretch where I have to do 70 and get up there very quickly, or be a 250lb mosquito stuck to the Mark LT style grille on some bro-Cummins or other. I could swing Saturday and Sunday because I'm basically the only one in that whole area on a weekend shift but Monday and Friday would be... challenging. Turbo ruckus.
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Jun 30, 2016 19:34
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Clarkson/Hammond/May's website called DriveTribe is up. Gotta be some room for the regular AI'ers in there, right?
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scuz posted:Clarkson/Hammond/May's website called DriveTribe is up. Gotta be some room for the regular AI'ers in there, right? I... I don't think so. It looks like they're looking for content creator workers.
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Jun 30, 2016 19:58
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I don't know what the Tumblr qualifies as. Beater-related delusional psychosis?
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Seat Safety Switch posted:I don't know what the Tumblr qualifies as. Beater-related delusional psychosis? Exhibit A.
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Jun 30, 2016 20:43
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The Locator posted:lovely way to end the month. Hope July is much better for you. I don't understand the ire against the driver. Making him watch seems a bit like torture. NoiseCompaint, I'm sorry for your loss, that sucks. It is, however, your responsibility to make sure your horse isn't hanging out in the roadway.
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Jun 30, 2016 20:58
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casque posted:NoiseCompaint, I'm sorry for your loss, that sucks. It is, however, your responsibility to make sure your horse isn't hanging out in the roadway. You did read the part about the driver doing 30+ over the limit in the night time in what I assume is a rural area likely populated with farm animals?
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Jun 30, 2016 21:01
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Animals shouldn't be populating on the road, though. Noise Complaint didn't say if the horse was in the road, or if the car was off-road however.
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Cage posted:Animals shouldn't be populating on the road, though. Noise Complaint didn't say if the horse was in the road, or if the car was off-road however. It depends on your definition of rural. I can think of a few roads in this province where I'd 100% be expecting farm animals on it.
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Jun 30, 2016 21:22
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casque posted:It is, however, your responsibility to make sure your horse isn't hanging out in the roadway. Cage posted:Animals shouldn't be populating on the road, though. Noise Complaint didn't say if the horse was in the road, or if the car was off-road however. He didn't give the details, who knows what the situation was, other than profoundly hosed up and the driver was cited. I wish y'all would stop being know-it-all dicks.
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Jun 30, 2016 21:23
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Seat Safety Switch posted:I don't know what the Tumblr qualifies as. Beater-related delusional psychosis? I dunno but APPLY APPLY APPLY APPLY APPLY PLEASE APPLY
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Jun 30, 2016 21:28
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The area is very rural with a shitload of signage to slow down signage that there's horses and other animals and It wasn't all that dark. Granted yes, she did get out of her paddock, however, animals crossing that road is not abnormal and is nearly an every day thing. Hence the signage and many warnings to slow the hell down. Unfortunately the driver did not heed them and was not paying attention as its a straightaway with nearly a mile of visibility.
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https://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3781692
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casque posted:I don't understand the ire against the driver. Making him watch seems a bit like torture. The ire against the driver was from the points which perhaps you missed in the story - "reckless driver", and "multiple citations". Those indicate to me that the driver was at fault, therefore deserves to watch the consequences of his actions.
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