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InitialDave
Jun 14, 2007

I Want To Believe.

Geirskogul posted:

http://www.scionforsoldiers.com

Scroll down, and vote for me (Clinton Yeats)! A chance to have a telltale car that isn't 40 years old with no A/C!
There's someone on there called "William C. Bass".

You just know he makes a point of keeping that middle initial to mess with people. Go on private, laugh at the NCO's name, we loving dare you.

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Applebees Appetizer
Jan 23, 2006

T1g4h posted:

It makes zero sense though! I'm all for weird humor, but jesus christ, it goes beyond funny weird and into just what the gently caress is the point, what is even going on.

You're obviously not smoking enough weed, try that.

West SAAB Story
Mar 13, 2014

by Athanatos

(and can't post for 204 days!)

InitialDave posted:

There's someone on there called "William C. Bass".

You just know he makes a point of keeping that middle initial to mess with people. Go on private, laugh at the NCO's name, we loving dare you.

I wonder how he managed to Rank in Bass. (Unless you were a child of the 70s and like dumb puns you won't get this.. and if you are you'll only wish you didn't). Hint: Rudolph.

I ended up with a Heathkit GC-1005 clock radio which works perfectly, and a Troemner Analytical Balance Scale which was more likely than not used to weigh gold dust from the mines out here in the late 1800s. It is complete with scales, weights, and a ton of other goodies. The '06 Escort V6 went for $1900. Er, no. Thats' good truck money. Now to find buyers.

I also ended up with another never-used random orbital polisher, a few hot plates, a coleman stove, and a lot of other crap. Buy my crap.

bandman
Mar 17, 2008

SperginMcBadposter posted:

I've never owned winter tires, but I live in Louisiana where getting below freezing is rare and snow/ice is even rarer.

I've lived in Atlanta my whole life and I'm in the same boat. Never owned winter tires and I really don't intend to move somewhere that's a necessity. I probably could have used them when the Southeast collectively poo poo its pants during that ice storm back in January, but I beat the rest of Atlanta to the roads by about 45 minutes and made it home in under an hour after picking up the kids from school :smuggo:

T1g4h
Aug 6, 2008

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

Normally Arkansas doesn't get bad winter weather, but it's currently sleeting like a motherfucker outside, so it seems my decision to get new tires came at the right time. Can't wait to see how many wrecks we have this weekend!

stone soup
Jul 8, 2004
Took a bunch of LSD today and, after all was said in done, appeared naked before my roommate and declared myself clean and ready for final judgement.

So sorry Joe

CommieGIR
Aug 22, 2006

The blue glow is a feature, not a bug


Pillbug
I spent my saturday troubleshooting our blade center.

Had to replace the chassis in the end, thank goodness we had a spare. Now I have to order a new midplane.

CommieGIR fucked around with this message at 03:15 on Nov 16, 2014

goatse guy
Jan 23, 2007
hello im back in ai buy me avatars plz :-*
I met my e-BFF and two if my other BFFs and it's awesome.

Timmy Cruise
Jun 9, 2007
What a combination in the above two posts. Holy poo poo.

Getting sick of winter already. It should not feel like -20 C already.

Edit- the two above goatse guy's

iwentdoodie
Apr 29, 2005

🤗YOU'RE WELCOME🤗
I'm just sick of it being dark at 1730. Straight up loving depressing.

Timmy Cruise
Jun 9, 2007

iwentdoodie posted:

I'm just sick of it being dark at 1730. Straight up loving depressing.
I hear ya...
:shepface:I leave for work before it gets light and get home when its dark. If I am busy and don't need to go to our other building I may not see the sun.

Ambihelical Hexnut
Aug 5, 2008
Just upgraded my KSP install for the first time in over a year. Did not back up my saves, and it ruined the best one. I had so many full fuel tanks in orbit waiting to project my science dick into the universe...

CommieGIR
Aug 22, 2006

The blue glow is a feature, not a bug


Pillbug

Ambihelical Hexnut posted:

Just upgraded my KSP install for the first time in over a year. Did not back up my saves, and it ruined the best one. I had so many full fuel tanks in orbit waiting to project my science dick into the universe...

Same thing happened right when I got back from deployment. All my best saves ruined by updates and incompatible mods.

JukeboxHerostratus
Nov 25, 2009

Geirskogul posted:

http://www.scionforsoldiers.com

Scroll down, and vote for me (Clinton Yeats)! A chance to have a reliable car that isn't 40 years old with no A/C!

Only if you promise to apply liberal air horn usage toward illigal u-turners.

e: god this thread moves fast.

INCHI DICKARI
Aug 23, 2006

by FactsAreUseless
Help me come up with a foolproof plan to win back my girlfriend.

CommieGIR
Aug 22, 2006

The blue glow is a feature, not a bug


Pillbug

OFFICER 13 INCH posted:

Help me come up with a foolproof plan to win back my girlfriend.

Buy another car?....


Don't do it dude.

Raluek
Nov 3, 2006

WUT.

OFFICER 13 INCH posted:

Help me come up with a foolproof plan to win back my girlfriend.

You mean your ex. :colbert:

goatse guy
Jan 23, 2007
hello im back in ai buy me avatars plz :-*

OFFICER 13 INCH posted:

Help me come up with a foolproof plan to win back my girlfriend.

I'm drunk and this still sounds like an awful idea. Buy a Biturbo,

INCHI DICKARI
Aug 23, 2006

by FactsAreUseless
LOOK CLEARLY THE MISTAKE THE LAST TIME AROUND WAS NOT PUTTING IN ENOUGH EFFORT OKAY MAYBE THIS TIME ITLL WORK DONT loving JUDGE ME FOR BEING LONELY

goatse guy
Jan 23, 2007
hello im back in ai buy me avatars plz :-*
There's nothing wrong with being lonely. Embrace it. Get a dog. That's how I deal with crippling loneliness. :3:

CommieGIR
Aug 22, 2006

The blue glow is a feature, not a bug


Pillbug

OFFICER 13 INCH posted:

LOOK CLEARLY THE MISTAKE THE LAST TIME AROUND WAS NOT PUTTING IN ENOUGH EFFORT OKAY MAYBE THIS TIME ITLL WORK DONT loving JUDGE ME FOR BEING LONELY

Being lonely is better than being used.

She's the one that wanted to take a break. She is the one who should have to get YOU back, not the other way around.

Find a new project and throw yourself at it.

Get a kitten or a puppy.

INCHI DICKARI
Aug 23, 2006

by FactsAreUseless
Listen I get that its a terrible idea that will only end in tears.

That being said I'm still not seeing anything I can use here yet :colbert:

shy boy from chess club
Jun 11, 2008

It wasnt that bad, after you left I got to help put out the fire!

Maybe its time for another ACVW. That will keep you occupied and give you a place to redirect your rage.

Raluek
Nov 3, 2006

WUT.

OFFICER 13 INCH posted:

Listen I get that its a terrible idea that will only end in tears.

That being said I'm still not seeing anything I can use here yet :colbert:

Enlist the help of Kastein and his 5-ton, go "collect" her. Like the story about the datsun carburetors.

E:

ironblock posted:

The air is cool and silent. It's just before dawn, and rays of pink light are starting to creep over hilltops and into the sleepy valleys below. A golden-brown thrush alights on the branch of a lone aspen. She preens her soft feathers, fluffing them up as though to ward off the cold. She sits and waits, looking for breakfast.

The branch quakes lightly, almost imperceptibly so. The thrush doesn't feel any breeze, and she is alone on her perch. What could it be? She cocks her head and listens. In the distance, she can just make out a soft roar, like snow avalanching off a tree's branches, or maybe a torrent of water splashing down onto rocks. Then, she sees it. Chasing away the muted rays of morning sun, the harsh yellow cascade of halogen high beams blasts over the rise.

The furious trundling of the enormous diesel mill is nearly overcome by the sound of ten knobby tires chewing up the country road at 54 miles per hour. The morning's peace is shattered, but inside the truck's cab, there is a different kind of silence. A purity of intent, of focused will. An understanding between the truck's occupants that whatever comes to pass, whatever may have been ordained by fate, whatever transgressions against men and Gods are about to occur, that these things are right. That no questions need be asked, no answers need be given.

As the country road gives way to to city street, and then to suburbs, the passenger smiles. The target is home. He and the driver share a moment of mute understanding, and the five ton truck commits a federal offense, obliterating the flimsy mailbox. A copy of Us Weekly flutters back to Earth in the neighbor's yard. With a grunt and a small lurch, the truck seems to regret its enthusiasm, cautiously backing its rear tires off the lawn while bringing its nose about. With the truck's formidable lighting array now aimed directly through the living room's picture window, sunrise has come early to one house in Syracuse.

Red-faced and sweating, the man of the house bursts through the front door, flinging open the screen with wild abandon. His eyes widen as he takes in the scene in his front yard. The truck is still aimed at him like a ferocious beast, quietly rumbling sooty exhaust onto the petunias.

Just as he puts his hands up to block the blast from those brilliant headlights, they're switched off, and the truck's doors open.

IronBlock and Kastein jump down and form ranks in the muddy horror that once was the man's lawn, their jet-black suits contrasting sharply with the damage around them.

IronBlock carefully adjusts his Rolex and clears his throat.

"Mr. Parker," he intones, "you're late."

The Royal Nonesuch
Nov 1, 2005

OFFICER 13 INCH posted:

Help me come up with a foolproof plan to win back my girlfriend.

Dude no the trust is gone. Get the lovely part over with.

CommieGIR
Aug 22, 2006

The blue glow is a feature, not a bug


Pillbug

OFFICER 13 INCH posted:

Listen I get that its a terrible idea that will only end in tears.

That being said I'm still not seeing anything I can use here yet :colbert:

Stop torturing yourself. She is gone. You need to live for you now.

INCHI DICKARI
Aug 23, 2006

by FactsAreUseless
You guys are no fun.

T1g4h
Aug 6, 2008

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

It's almost like we're somewhat concerned about you :colbert:

CommieGIR
Aug 22, 2006

The blue glow is a feature, not a bug


Pillbug

OFFICER 13 INCH posted:

You guys are no fun.

Its for your own good...

Somewhat Heroic
Oct 11, 2007

(Insert Mad Max related text)



goatse guy posted:

There's nothing wrong with being lonely. Embrace it. Get a dog. That's how I deal with crippling loneliness. :3:

See, by not using the :unsmith: smilie you know that it's working. Well done!

We had a baby shower at the house today for my wife's sister. Bunch of people in the house, turned out not bad. Lots of delicious food piled on top of my fair share of treats today. The two year old had an undetermined amount of treats as well. Getting her to sleep tonight is going to be interesting...

Militant Lesbian
Oct 3, 2002

OFFICER 13 INCH posted:

Help me come up with a foolproof plan to win back my girlfriend.

The only girlfriend you need right now is Rosie Palms.

Deeters
Aug 21, 2007


OFFICER 13 INCH posted:

You guys are no fun.

Challenge whatever guy she's dating to a race, and when you win, tell her that it was just to prove you're better.

INCHI DICKARI
Aug 23, 2006

by FactsAreUseless
I had the idea earlier that in order to fix all the pain and heartbreak I'm feeling right now what I should go ahead and find someone clinically diagnosed with borderline personality disorder and ask them out because then it'll make everything that just happened totally fine*
















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G-Mach
Feb 6, 2011
It cost $260ish for 4 winter tires for my Audi. It's a cheap price to pay to have a relaxing and safe drive to work everyday.

Seat Safety Switch
May 27, 2008

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

Pillbug

OFFICER 13 INCH posted:

I had the idea earlier that in order to fix all the pain and heartbreak I'm feeling right now what I should go ahead and find someone clinically diagnosed with borderline personality disorder and ask them out because then it'll make everything that just happened totally fine*

How much parking room on your street did your girlfriend's car leave behind? What can you fit in that space?

Do you know where you can find a Chevy LUV in Seattle?

Ah gently caress what did I just do: http://skagit.craigslist.org/cto/4728655477.html

bandman
Mar 17, 2008

OFFICER 13 INCH posted:

Help me come up with a foolproof plan to win back my girlfriend.

You could always slam your dick in a car door instead. That would be just about as smart an idea as taking her back/going back to her, and probably end up hurting just about as much.

INCHI DICKARI
Aug 23, 2006

by FactsAreUseless

Seat Safety Switch posted:

How much parking room on your street did your girlfriend's car leave behind? What can you fit in that space?

That's kinda cute that you think her agoraphobia even let her leave the apartment to go for drives in mine

ExecuDork
Feb 25, 2007

We might be fucked, sir.
Fallen Rib
13, I dunno what to do to help you. You want the Cursed Skull back? I think you should seek out "Lowered Expectations II".

Timmy Cruise posted:

What a combination in the above two posts. Holy poo poo.

Getting sick of winter already. It should not feel like -20 C already.

Edit- the two above goatse guy's

Winter came on quick & hard here, just the way AI likes it!

I'm driving my parent's 2002 Chrysler 300M and while it's dreary and adequate in pretty much every way, the lack of winter tires hasn't (so far) been a problem - it's a big fatass land barge and it weighs heavily on the road.

The picture on that Scion-for-Soldier page for William Brien shows a woman with a baby. I don't know how I feel about that. On one hand, guy's hoping for sympathy votes because wife-and-child. On the other hand, that's lame, dude, just show a picture of you. On the gripping hand, *insert joke about underage recruitment*

Actually, scrolling through those pictures is kind of depressing. Are there really so few people - who have been trained to use high-tech weaponry - who can have a good picture taken of themselves? So many blank looks, so many mouths just hanging open, so many pictures taken while blinking / swallowing / scratching themselves. I realize those are stills from videos, but *somebody* loving sucks at camera from the parade of dumb looks. Including you, "Clinton". I voted for you anyway.

I need to get around to selling my winters from the bimmer. Anybody want a barely-used set of General Tire Arctic Altimax with studs? They're whatever size is appropriate for the e36 they used to belong to, and have had about 5000km of prairie snow pushed past them.

INCHI DICKARI
Aug 23, 2006

by FactsAreUseless
There's really not a whole lot to do for me other than find me something even worse for me to waste my time in because I'm not sure if you notice but I really only seem to be happy when I'm suffering. It's why I moved to Seattle. It's why I went back to Firestone. It's why I lasted nearly a year with a person who couldn't even go to the store with me, or eat a meal with me. Or watch a sunset with me.

It's why I want her back. Because as long as I'm suffering I feel like the blackness I feel inside is justified. If it's too easy and I'm still miserable when I should be happy then it's time to make sure I shake a little chaos into my life because for fucks sake I hate everything so loving much.

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jamal
Apr 15, 2003

I'll set the building on fire
Modern all seasons do pretty well on snow, especially with full tread depth. Probably better than studless snow tires from like 15 years ago. I went a long time driving cars with all seasons in the winter in Montana and for the most part they work fine. Except when it's really icy. Honestly, with winter tires I mostly worry about getting rear ended because I can stop and the bro truck tailgating me thinks his worn out 35" mud tires will work fine in the snow.

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