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What's a "two week call from the union"?
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May 16, 2014 20:56
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It means you go and work a job for two weeks as it sounds. Jobs are usually temporary, at least in the electrical field, from what I've seen. You may get called up to go wire a single floor of a building and then when the work is over you're back to being unemployed. I fully expect the landscape guy to tell you to gently caress off when you say you're bailing for 2 weeks. It's way too easy to find someone to do that kind of work that won't need to take time off unfortunately. If you don't know the boss personally I'd be pretty surprised if they let you do it. Hope that it all works out for you though man!
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May 16, 2014 21:08
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He's the husband of my mom's good friend. I just talked to him and he told me to give a call once I get laid off again. I told him ahead of time that poo poo like this would happen so he knew the deal. He's a good dude. Funny how many friends I have in the union though. One of the board members just called me to tell me that they still haven't made a decision on accepting me into the inside wireman program yet but to delete all my rants off FB before someone important sees it. This is what happens when I get pissed off and slam half a bottle of 100 proof schnapps at once.
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May 16, 2014 21:11
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Got a flat today. A little piece of metal was poking out. It kinda looked like a broken off washer or a key. So the tire shop pulled it out with pliars and 
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May 16, 2014 23:32
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You piss off a barber or something?
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May 16, 2014 23:44
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How did they get the dollar bill out of the tire without tearing it? That's impressive. yes, I know it's just for scale
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May 16, 2014 23:45
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leica posted:Well how was Godzilla? And who the gently caress is John Byrne? Excellent film. John Byrne is old comic artist who's also an enormous prick. meatpimp posted:If only there was a way to find out. It'd be great if we could just type in a question and find an answer immediately. One of the few BSS posters I don't want to see beaten to death changed his avatar in a similar way as a throwback to the beginning of the subforum 10 years ago. In BSS it's well known that I want to see John Byrne die in a very painful way. meatpimp posted:
Sega? Phone posted:Idk what to tell you if you don't read Rhyno's posts as the Comic Book Guy from the Simpsons. Not anymore, waaaaaay to thin for that now. Down to 201,
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May 16, 2014 23:55
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kastein posted:How did they get the dollar bill out of the tire without tearing it? That's impressive. The real fun part is that today I learned the RX8 is not equipped with a spare tire of any kind. Also it has weird T shaped frame rails that are currently being bent by the borrowed donut its laying on so the rotor wouldnt die when the lovely jack inevitably fails. On the bright side, my jeep hit a new 0-60 record today: 35 seconds. 
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May 16, 2014 23:58
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Great Beer posted:The real fun part is that today I learned the RX8 is not equipped with a spare tire of any kind. Also it has weird T shaped frame rails that are currently being bent by the borrowed donut its laying on so the rotor wouldnt die when the lovely jack inevitably fails. So it has run flats as standard right?
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May 17, 2014 00:04
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Great Beer posted:Got a flat today. A little piece of metal was poking out. It kinda looked like a broken off washer or a key. So the tire shop pulled it out with pliars and kastein posted:How did they get the dollar bill out of the tire without tearing it? That's impressive. That's nothing, the blade was originally much bigger but that was before the tire had all that deflation
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May 17, 2014 00:09
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Preoptopus posted:So it has run flats as standard right? Slime and an airpump. A spare was a dealer option. Welcome to modern cars
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May 17, 2014 00:14
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Snowdens Secret posted:That's nothing, the blade was originally much bigger but that was before the tire had all that deflation Ron Paul was right. Steel standard > fiat currency
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May 17, 2014 00:19
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Brigdh posted:Slime and an airpump. A spare was a dealer option. Welcome to modern cars Sadly true. A lovely jack and an 8 inch long tire iron that doubles as the jack handle are all it comes with. You have to buy the pump and slime separately. Not that it would have helped much in this case. The scissor blade didnt go in straight and cut a gash about 2 inches long. There was maybe 60 seconds from me hearing the noise to the tire being completely flat. Whatever. Road damage warranty covered it. 
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May 17, 2014 00:26
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Great Beer posted:You have to buy the pump and slime separately. ? Mine and everyone I've seen has the airpump/slime kit, and I recall it being mentioned in the owners manual. Are you sure the previous owner wasn't a dick and removed it (I'm assuming you bought used)?
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May 17, 2014 00:32
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Brigdh posted:? Yeah, its an older 04. I've never bought a new car because the idea of throwing that much money away on depreciation hurts me. If it came with it, it was long gone by the time I got it last year.
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May 17, 2014 00:34
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I don't know how it happened, and I wish I had realized it earlier so I could've gotten a picture. Today while sitting at a light in downtown Orlando I saw a white HSV Maloo ute. I have no idea how it's here in the country but it was a much more recent model maybe 08 or later. Of course after realizing what it was I was tempted to turn around and try to follow the car to ask the guy what the hell it's doing here in the States.
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May 17, 2014 02:56
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There is a company doing legal imports on those. They have to retrofit all the safety gear from GTOs and G8s though.
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May 17, 2014 03:17
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Can I ask a question to all the guys that work in shops? What do you wear for shoes/boots all day to help with back pain?
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May 17, 2014 03:28
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Rhyno posted:There is a company doing legal imports on those. They have to retrofit all the safety gear from GTOs and G8s though.
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May 17, 2014 03:29
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real_scud posted:I don't know how it happened, and I wish I had realized it earlier so I could've gotten a picture. Today while sitting at a light in downtown Orlando I saw a white HSV Maloo ute. Rhyno posted:There is a company doing legal imports on those. They have to retrofit all the safety gear from GTOs and G8s though. Paging Super Aggro Crag, paging Super Aggro Crag to the chat thread...
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May 17, 2014 03:52
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QuarkMartial posted:Can I ask a question to all the guys that work in shops? What do you wear for shoes/boots all day to help with back pain? Good boots with insoles, with at least a composite toe protector. Currently on some redwings with Dr scholes fancy back pain insoles I bought on amazon.
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May 17, 2014 04:13
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mafoose posted:Good boots with insoles, with at least a composite toe protector. Speaking of insoles, that reminded me to find these again. Heat moldable ones that are supposed to be pretty good: http://www.hanksclothing.com/red_wing_heat_moldable_insoles_buy.html. Anyone ever used these?
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May 17, 2014 04:27
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gm_build_quality.jpg also   presumably they had to stop their evaluators and drivers from using the term "kevorkianesque" because they were doing it too much 
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May 17, 2014 05:19
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"Corvair-like"? Talk about a low blow!
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May 17, 2014 05:40
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Ahh, so their cars killing people isn't a problem with people being killed. It's a communication problem! 
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May 17, 2014 05:43
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And some wonder why people of a certain age think, instead of a bailout, GM not only should have been left to die, it should have been burned and the ashes scattered.
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May 17, 2014 05:47
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Snowdens Secret posted:And some wonder why people of a certain age think, instead of a bailout, GM not only should have been left to die, it should have been burned and the ashes scattered. Pontiac could have been given a pass. gently caress the rest.
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May 17, 2014 06:01
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Rhyno posted:Saturn could have been given a pass. gently caress the rest. FTFY ... I still want a Sky 
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May 17, 2014 06:10
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HotCanadianChick posted:FTFY That was the only good thing! Pontiac had lots of good things.
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May 17, 2014 06:12
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Rhyno posted:That was the only good thing! Pontiac had lots of good things. E: just going to replace what I typed with this, it's far more succinct: 
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May 17, 2014 06:20
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HotCanadianChick posted:Which ones? The Vibe? The Aztek? The N-body Grand Am? The Sunfire? I didn't say they were recent!
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May 17, 2014 06:22
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Rhyno posted:That was the only good thing! Pontiac had lots of good things. Vibe (because Toyota), G8 (because Holden), Solstice (wasn't the platform Vauxhall's idea?) So basically every good thing in their last 5 years or so had to come from another continent. But they put red dash lights in everything which is thoroughly commendable.
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May 17, 2014 06:35
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If you're going with that line of thought, then the Cobalt/Ion/G5, and the successor (Cruze) would count as European; the Chevy Volt would also count as an import, as would the Chevy Equinox. They all ride on variations of the Delta platform, which we can thank Opel for. Oh hey, how about the Camaro? It's based on the Zeta platform (just like the G8), which we should be thanking Holden for. The Chevy SS is also built on that platform. 
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May 17, 2014 06:48
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Sinestro posted:"Corvair-like"? Talk about a low blow! It's now my goal in life to write a novel with every one of these words and phrases.
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May 17, 2014 06:54
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some texas redneck posted:If you're going with that line of thought, then the Cobalt/Ion/G5, and the successor (Cruze) would count as European; the Chevy Volt would also count as an import, as would the Chevy Equinox. They all ride on variations of the Delta platform, which we can thank Opel for. Well yeah GM relies pretty heavily on global platforms in general, but I'm just saying that everything in the category of 'cars in Pontiac's twilight years that don't blow rear end' are on such platforms. Which I guess could be said for the whole corporation today but it was different five years ago. Sort of.
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May 17, 2014 07:15
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 I think I just found the inspiration to redo my car late summer / fall this year. Soft 8's look so drat good. I'm thinking those, repainting the car flat black (leaving the beater dents and all), possibly switching from Flowtech Red Hots to Dynomax Race Bullets, and then eventually doing some mild engine work once I save up a bit. This is going to be awesome if it comes together 
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May 17, 2014 08:22
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Burning oil like a true Crown Vic.
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May 17, 2014 08:40
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I've found myself looking at 07-10 Toyota Camry Hybrids.  I feel like I'm going to have to turn in my AI membership card. drat this 40 mile commute and $4/gal gas.
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May 17, 2014 09:59
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Woke up to this wonderful text message from my brother this morning "Since I owed taxes I don't get a refund. WTF" For some reason I don't think he understands how taxes work. Saw Godzilla last night, had some pretty awesome moments and a lot of kind of boring poo poo. Last fight was pretty awesome and made up for them cutting away from all the previous fights. Felt like the wife/kid of the main guy were pretty pointless in the scheme of things. Overall pretty decent. why the hell did they kill of Cranston right away?
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May 17, 2014 14:57
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Last night I completed my second B5 oil pan this month. Pain in the oval office but at least I'm getting faster. 9 hours this time. I've read a few how-to's on that job by people who weren't on a lift. I bow to their greatness. the spyder posted:I've found myself looking at 07-10 Toyota Camry Hybrids. Those are so goddamn not comfortable. Seats made for fat Americans...
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