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iwentdoodie posted:I got yelled at at work for using it when someone overheard it. were you talking about timing?
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Adiabatic posted:Good, I can drive it from my garage to Charlottesville then. Go for a beer? Hell yeah, sounds good to me. 
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Nov 24, 2014 04:05
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Well I'll put a thread together for it this week then so we can start planning the route around our locations.
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I'm down to use the pig as a literal pass te pig event and am willing to get it as far as like Tacoma I guess, car gets cranky on longer stretches.
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Rhyno posted:Well I'll put a thread together for it this week then so we can start planning the route around our locations.  No visits to Aussieland by AI
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Nov 24, 2014 04:44
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I'd love to do it, I think we have enough central/gulf coast Florida goons to justify a leg down here.
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Nov 24, 2014 04:55
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I would be down to participate in an object rally, as long as there are enough AI types in the southeast to keep the drives reasonable.
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Fucknag posted:I'd love to do it, I think we have enough central/gulf coast Florida goons to justify a leg down here. I might be able to if I'm not still working two jobs at the time
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I'm in, we might have an interesting time around the San Francisco area because there are quite a few goons here... We can do it as a convoy down Hwy 1 if necessary
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Nov 24, 2014 06:08
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If for any reason the route needs to come down around the northwest AR area I could drive an hour or two to meet with an AIer for a beer and lunch. It'd probably have to been on a weekend, though.
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Since I watched Silence of the Lambs the other night I've got Goodbye Horses stuck in my head. It's a good song by itself. Does anybody know where this 6.5 minute version comes from? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X_DVS_303kQ
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Cat Terrist posted:
You're not the only one there but Australia's so freaking huge I don't know if it's feasible. We'll see what we can work out.
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Nov 24, 2014 08:52
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Cycle asylum did the pig toy road trip sixish years ago. If goons with motorcycles can transport a toy across the continent, goons with cars can do better.
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I'd like to join in with the relay if it comes to the UK. Something that I've tried before in a relay type thing was sending a notebook via the mail. Each person was to write a little something and pass it on and the final person would scan it in for all to read. Sadly it got lost in the post after the second person. Person to person would prevent that from happening. goatse guy posted:
How much extra power does that arm have now?
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freelop posted:How much extra power does that arm have now? Enough to lift 40 beers in a row without getting tired. Well, I may be getting a new job position in the factory. The quality control guys (the ones responsible for serious quality issues like robot programming, entire frame problems, and so on) have been pretty impressed with the job I've been doing so far and want to give me a desk job with them. That means I'd get to drive around inside the factory in a company golf cart. I drop off my resume tomorrow to one of them who will then sign off on it and hand-deliver it to HR for me. Plus it means I would get bumped up to $18.50 an hour. I hope it goes through...
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I'm up for the pig relay (or really, any stuffed animal relay - I'm the king of raiding the claw machine we have in the arcade at work and my trunk probably looks like I'm a pedophile because of that). I'm usually off on Sundays and Mondays from the hut, and Sun-Tue from the Wally, if this relay happens to pass through Texas. I need an excuse to take a trip to, say, Austin, anyway. Or Lake Texoma. or Gainesville. Also, it's official, finally turned in my 2 weeks notice. Worded a bit nicer, but I'm sure my boss turned about 50 shades of purple when he saw it. He's been refusing to let my transfer go through even though we're massively overstaffed on drivers (I make $20 on a good night now, instead of $100-200), and I've been cut to 15 hours a week because of the overhiring. His excuse is "let me hire more drivers, then I'll let you transfer" (so he hires 5 drivers and cuts everyones hours). So I forced his hand and turned in a polite letter.  randomidiot fucked around with this message at 12:36 on Nov 24, 2014 |
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Nov 24, 2014 10:29
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If the pig relay ever comes down to AZ, I could take up a large leg of it. I need an excuse to drive parts of this state. Also, if it gets stuck in the Idaho area, I could take it from Lewiston to Boise or back and forth, even jump from a plane to Boise to Phoenix if needed, as I'm thinking of visiting family some time in the future. Today was my friday (four 12s). Time to see what this fireball poo poo is all about.
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Terminus Est posted:Cycle asylum did the pig toy road trip sixish years ago. If goons with motorcycles can transport a toy across the continent, goons with cars can do better. Garage was rearranged Saturday and it looks like I'll be moving things again this afternoon, shits in the way right now. Then, if I have any ambition/energy left, the E21 tear down begins. Ordered $950 worth of bushings yesterday that should be here for the long weekend  I have shocks and springs already (Bilstein Sport, H&R Sport) but now I'm thinking of selling those and going with coilovers... Need to decide before I order my rear upper shock mounts and camber/caster plates.
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Nov 24, 2014 13:21
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Welp the vehicle I spent half of last week on has had the harnesses' removed and thrown back on the tester aaaaaand 0 faults Obviously this was the work of electrical gremlins or maybe ghosts.
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NitroSpazzz posted:I was in on this and ended up doing both a 2.5 hour and 5 hour (each way) leg to pick up and drop off. I'd do it again in a heartbeat especially in a car. There's got to be a few people within a few hours of Knoxville, poo poo I need to see Adiabatic's garage anyways. Car used will vary depending on distance required. I'm down for this, from around the DC Area, up to Pittsburgh, or Philly even.
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freelop posted:Obviously this was the work of electrical gremlins or maybe ghosts. Cable gnomes. It's always cable gnomes.
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Who forgot his ID this morning? This guy. Realized it when I had to stop for gas, 35 miles into my commute. Yay 120 miles ridden before 9am.
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iwentdoodie posted:Who forgot his ID this morning? This guy. Realized it when I had to stop for gas, 35 miles into my commute. Yay 120 miles ridden before 9am. Man that poo poo is the worst. I left my huge keyring and work van keys on my desk at home this morning and realized right as I was pulling into work, but I'd already decided to use some PTO time today so it's whatever. I just came into work to take care of some small quick things and didn't need them anyway.
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I keep all my cards either in a money clip on my key ring, or in the pocket on the cover for my phone. It's basically impossible to forget either, as i'm on the phone every 5 minutes, and can't really drive away without keys. Even if i am somehow temporarily without one of the two, i still have some method of payment in the other. That, however, didn't save me from forgetting my lunch in the fridge when i left for work the other day.
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One of the perks of being one of those girls who totes around a gigantic purse is that the only place things ever get lost is inside the abyss of my bag. IDs, cards, money, keys, glasses, and anything else you might need is always there. I can't remember the last time I actually forgot something at home.
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Powershift posted:I keep all my cards either in a money clip on my key ring, or in the pocket on the cover for my phone. I had my wallet, just not my ID. I put wallet in my jacket, and then my ID in my reflective vest, so it's easier getting through the gates once I get to base. This morning I just left it laying in the garage. I also forget my lunch at least twice a week.
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goatse guy posted:One of the perks of being one of those girls who totes around a gigantic purse is that the only place things ever get lost is inside the abyss of my bag. IDs, cards, money, keys, glasses, and anything else you might need is always there. I can't remember the last time I actually forgot something at home. Yeah but then you end up like my wife, who will "lose" her wallet, check her purse, then check the whole house, then check her car, then finally check her purse again and oh yeah it was down there in the Cambrian layer.
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Someone hand off the piggy to IV8 so he can bring it to the land of Meth and Whores - and Meth Whores. It'd make for a nice dynamic to meet up with him and Wiggles. I bet at least one of them would bow out. That said, I'm gonna be driving Swedes to PA mid-year. Could easily do a handoff enroute or at the show. Pham Nuwen posted:Yeah but then you end up like my wife, who will "lose" her wallet, check her purse, then check the whole house, then check her car, then finally check her purse again and oh yeah it was down there in the Cambrian layer. I call this "Daily Key Crisis". I used to get lambasted for the title, but now everyone calls it that. v  v
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goatse guy posted:One of the perks of being one of those girls who totes around a gigantic purse is that the only place things ever get lost is inside the abyss of my bag. IDs, cards, money, keys, glasses, and anything else you might need is always there. I can't remember the last time I actually forgot something at home. On days when I've had too much junk to cram in all my pockets I've found myself wanting a man-bag, but I don't think I'm fabulous enough to pull it off. 
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Somehow my power bill is $298 this month. There goes all the overtime I put in over the last two weeks! I live in a 450 sqft apartment and my power usage is literally 4 times as much as it was for this pay period last year. It's been high all summer but I chalked it up to running the AC all the time but this is getting ridiculous. Really wondering if I have a busted water heater or someone is tapped into my line, it just doesn't seem possible for it to be that high.
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I have no wiring diagrams for my apartment so I have no idea what breaker goes to what besides a general "lights/electronics don't work in this room"
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Raluek posted:Watch your meter, and start flipping breakers until you find the culprit? Even with lovely electric baseboards in a place with no insulation that is insane. rscott posted:I have no wiring diagrams for my apartment so I have no idea what breaker goes to what besides a general "lights/electronics don't work in this room" It'd help to know what sort of heating you have. Baseboards, right? -- Back to  :13" - are you going to need a hotplate? I have a couple of hotplates (one from the 80s/90s still in box, and a groovy 'keep it hot' hotplate from the 60s). I'd be happy to send them- but I'd be quite appreciative if others could help with shipping since it is likely to be $20+, and I've already sent what I had in PayPal.
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rscott posted:I have no wiring diagrams for my apartment so I have no idea what breaker goes to what besides a general "lights/electronics don't work in this room" Grab a fork and figure it out. Hell, bring some buddies over, make a drinking game out of it. turn off all the breakers except for one, and each player gets a fork. You have to pick a light socket or electrical outlet to stick your fork into. If your arm goes numb everybody else takes a shot.
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While I was driving to a fieldwork session for a class on Saturday, I stumbled through some backwoods towns and found a few miles of amazingly curvy and empty road. It was easily the best driving experience I've had in this forsaken state.
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jammyozzy posted:On days when I've had too much junk to cram in all my pockets I've found myself wanting a man-bag, but I don't think I'm fabulous enough to pull it off. I would cram things into my pockets if women's pants didn't have useless pockets. A lot of my pants don't even have real pockets, they just have seams that look like pockets! You don't have to be fabulous to pull off a messenger bag, just don't be a horrible goony slob.
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I'm starting to get really depressed about my cars. Winter's hitting early and all of my cars are broken and I don't have the money to fix them and get Christmas presents. The Volvo's ABS system is screwed up. I just got a repaired module back but it's still not working, and I get to check wheel speed sensor resistances and system voltages tonight in my freezing cold garage. The BMW's ABS system is also screwed up and I had a shop confirm it's the module itself and it's $300 to get repaired by Module Masters. The truck has functional ABS but four non-matching tires, one of which is bald. At least the Volvo and BMW have working ABS. I drive 25-30 miles each way to get to work and ABS/traction control are really good things to have when driving on icy and snowy roads. edit: I'd sell one, since I don't really need the Volvo anymore but it's not in very good shape, not worth hardly anything and probably has the best chance of getting me functional ABS if I can figure out what's not working. CornHolio fucked around with this message at 19:31 on Nov 24, 2014 |
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