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http://desmoines.craigslist.org/cto/4752237983.html gently caress me. I need a bigger garage. Also happy late thanksgiving!
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BrokenKnucklez posted:http://desmoines.craigslist.org/cto/4752237983.html that ain' british. 
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Nov 29, 2014 03:39
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BrokenKnucklez posted:http://desmoines.craigslist.org/cto/4752237983.html Keep an eye out cause these things are all over the midwest for cheap; they're not exactly sought after.
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Nov 29, 2014 03:47
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With some decent wheels and paint it could look pretty good. I imagine it would be easy to plop in a 4.0 from a jeep.
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Nov 29, 2014 04:04
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BrokenKnucklez posted:With some decent wheels and paint it could look pretty good. I imagine it would be easy to plop in a 4.0 from a jeep. All of this is very true, including your need for a bigger garage.  
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Nov 29, 2014 04:25
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I've always thought something like that Rambler would make the perfect sleeper. Change nothing cosmetically. Don't wash it too often. Big block and four speed or LSx and t56. Locker rear, dot slicks - definitely keep the poverty caps. Maybe some electric exhaust cutouts.
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Nov 29, 2014 04:27
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Adiabatic posted:Happy thanksgiving goons!!! I'm in Georgia shooting tannerite, driving heavy machinery, and drinking my rear end off! Where in the great state of jawja are you? Since I have my kids this weekend, I need to know where to avoid so I can keep the younglings from being exposed to critical levels of awesome before their minds are able to process it. In other news, I have a coffee date with a really cute girl on Sunday  I don't know where this confidence is coming from, as I have never actually asked a girl out before (not hyperbole...all past GFs and my ex-wife asked me out first), but I'm kinda liking it.
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Nov 29, 2014 04:49
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I'm a bit more than a bit annoyed. I was away for several hours yesterday for Thanksgiving. Didn't even notice this until today.. Someone put a nice dent-combo-scrape in the Explorer. It was in rather nice shape with only superficial things (grill needs a minor repair and repaint). Looks like I can't even leave things locked behind a fence without having the camera on them at all times, anymore.
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Nov 29, 2014 04:52
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bandman posted:Where in the great state of jawja are you? Since I have my kids this weekend, I need to know where to avoid so I can keep the younglings from being exposed to critical levels of awesome before their minds are able to process it. Athens or rather Appling? This dude has like four backhoes four dumb trucks a few skid sters anbf a shotload of land to gently caress around on I like Georgia
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Nov 29, 2014 05:00
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Adiabatic posted:Athens or rather Appling? This dude has like four backhoes four dumb trucks a few skid sters anbf a shotload of land to gently caress around on I like Georgia Oh an poo poo I might get a big rear end vise for my carafe from him tomorrow
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Nov 29, 2014 05:01
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Fury is really, really loving good you guys.
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Nov 29, 2014 06:34
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Great. Nothing is sacred if even this place is loaded with fuckin' furries.
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Nov 29, 2014 06:38
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Thelonious posted:I've always thought something like that Rambler would make the perfect sleeper. Change nothing cosmetically. Don't wash it too often. Dog dish covers are always good choices. That or just plain black steel wheels with chrome lug nuts is another excellent choice. If anything an AMC 360 could be done on the cheap.
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Nov 29, 2014 06:50
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Astro-chat: The earliest vehicle I can ever remember my dad owning was an Astro, I was probably like 4 years old then. From what I recall that was his second or third Astro. I think he's on like 8 or 9 now? He has literally never owned anything but an Astro, except for a beater Corsair that he borrowed for a month or so, for like the last 20-some years. And never, ever a Safari. For whatever reason, he WILL NOT buy a Safari. I loving hate Astros.
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Nov 29, 2014 06:52
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OFFICER 13 INCH posted:Are there any american cars that can be mistaken for Mad Max's big black crowdpleaser because I think one just drove past my work There was a place in Portland that specialized in importing vintage Aussie muscle cars to the states, could have been a real Falcon. Could you tell if it was LHD or RHD?
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Nov 29, 2014 07:44
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Mat_Drinks posted:gently caress I've got tingles. This makes me glad that I've been avoiding all Star Wars related news. Based on what I'm thinking the timing of the releases is going to be my son may be old enough to see some of them in the theater, that'll be good nerd cred for him when he's older I saw the original Star Wars in the theater at age 6, so when my daughter turned 6 I rented them for her with long breaks in between. I made her watch the original un-special versions (available on disc from Netflix) starting with episode 4. Unfortunately at her age she loved them all including Jar Jar Binks. It's only the last couple years I've had to explain to her why they actually suck. I also let her watch some of the RedLetterMedia reviews of them, skipping the rapey parts. I watched that teaser, saw December and got super excited. Only to realize I have to wait a year. I just hope the story has more substance than the new Star Treks that Abrams has done, that was the most disappointing thing about the prequels. Edit: I just looked it up and it looks like Lawrence Kasdan and Abrams are writing this one together. I just hope they balance each other out with the cool and the compelling rather than the opposite way it could go. I mean this is the guy who wrote The Bodyguard combined with the guy who took the tragedy out of the Wrath of Kahn. But yeah, X wing rooster tails really got my motor going. I have a Star Wars nutjob friend who will likely drag me to the opening midnight IMAX 3D showing. LloydDobler fucked around with this message at 11:13 on Nov 29, 2014 |
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LpFoDz3VzUo Can't talk Astro without posting this. Edit: Oh yeah, and this. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8kuSghb7P7U Goober Peas fucked around with this message at 15:00 on Nov 29, 2014 |
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Nov 29, 2014 14:55
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LloydDobler posted:I saw the original Star Wars in the theater at age 6, so when my daughter turned 6 I rented them for her with long breaks in between. I made her watch the original un-special versions (available on disc from Netflix) starting with episode 4. Unfortunately at her age she loved them all including Jar Jar Binks. It's only the last couple years I've had to explain to her why they actually suck. I also let her watch some of the RedLetterMedia reviews of them, skipping the rapey parts. And then it was all ruined by someone thinking quillons on a lightsaber was a good or useful idea. 
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Liquid Communism posted:And then it was all ruined by someone thinking quillons on a lightsaber was a good or useful idea. Yeah you're right, the whole movie will be poo poo just because someone decided to make a laser sword look cooler.
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Darchangel posted:Get him one of these: http://www.amazon.com/Jada-Series-Chevy-Astro-Collectible/dp/B006YUAHJE  You're insane.
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Terrible Robot posted:Yeah you're right, the whole movie will be poo poo just because someone decided to make a laser sword look cooler. I'm just not as ready to assume everything will be good despite stupid design choices as I was before the last three movies. Don't mind me, it's 8am and I'm grumpy as gently caress.
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Liquid Communism posted:I'm just not as ready to assume everything will be good despite stupid design choices as I was before the last three movies. Don't mind me, it's 8am and I'm grumpy as gently caress. Oh for sure, I'm cautiously optimistic about this movie but there's still a good chance they cocked it all up. Nerds do love to latch on to the smallest little details and make huge assumptions over them though, and I love heckling them.
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Im seeing a sort of divide form in the SW fandom over this trailer. It's kind of hilarious how bent out of shape some people are getting over a drat teaser.
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Terrible Robot posted:Oh for sure, I'm cautiously optimistic about this movie but there's still a good chance they cocked it all up. It's just a shame because Luke's original saber was pretty much perfect. Then with the new movies they decided to add a guy with a blade on each end, and then a guy with two light sabers, then a robot fucker thing with four sabers and Yoda is bouncing off the walls. So when I see a light saber with two little tiny light sabers glued to the handle forgive me for sighing dramatically and adjusting my glasses.
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So last year, a local well-known photographer captured quite the scene involving Reunion Tower and some giant ornaments. He had a ton of greeting cards printed up. I never got around to ordering any though. He released the leftovers last week. Mine showed up today.  I only wish I got more of them, but they were pretty spendy. Ignore the scratched up look, they're in a plastic box. e: since a couple of goons are getting them, I'm taking the pic out.  Sadly, I only have 10, so most of them are going to family/close friends. Terrible Robot posted:Went to my friend's place to re-up on A local corner store was doing 50% off on all alcohol - apparently the store had been purchased by Exxon, and it was their last day in business.  It's illegal to sell alcohol of any type below cost in Texas, and this was WAY below cost. Still took decent advantage.The store is now open as an Exxon TigerMart, but they took down the signs that show fuel prices (there's just a pole and frame - no lights, wires just hanging out, etc), and the price at the pump is laughably higher (30c+/gal) than anyone else around. State law requires there be some kind of sign showing prices visible from the street. randomidiot fucked around with this message at 17:02 on Nov 29, 2014 |
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Nov 29, 2014 16:33
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, apparently the local ABC store is doing 10% off purchases over $50, soooo there's a ton of liquor here. Welp, time to party. Haven't done this in forever.
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Meh at least they didn't go full retard... E21 is torn down and somehow I didn't spill any blood. This means next time I pick up any piece in the garage it will cut me badly. Thought about fighting getting the old bushings out and pressing the new ones in but I don't have a press or a torch so gently caress it. I'll drop stuff off at the local E30 shop have them fight with it. Need to figure out a good way to clean up the parts a bit see post in stupid questions thread then the wait for parts begins. Need to see if the shop can get better price on misc hardware while I'm there, I have everything apart I think I'll just replace any hardware that doesn't look new. Four day weekends are amazing but now I'm kind of wondering what I'm going to do for the next 1.5 days. I can't drink (on-call) so I think it's going to be netflix, linux 'wargames' and cleaning up old car parts. Black Friday hurt my wallet and I didn't even have to leave the couch!
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HotCanadianChick posted:There was a place in Portland that specialized in importing vintage Aussie muscle cars to the states, could have been a real Falcon. Could you tell if it was LHD or RHD? Traffic and the light levels dropping prevented me from seeing that part of it clearly enough but I just keep coming back to that passenger rear window profile and havent found anything matching. i'm about 90% convinced that It actually was a Falcon.
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Nov 29, 2014 17:17
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Maybe some sort of galactic safety standards association formed, and banned all lightsabers that don't have some form of hand protection  seriously though, I always thought the easiest way to win a lightsaber fight would be a quick flick toward your opponent's hand while they're clashing. They cut in any direction and don't seem to have much if any friction against each other so that would be a possibility. the change is functional and makes sense.  It'll be fun to see what Disney does with it though, they've got the resources to do whatever the gently caress and they do know to tread carefully because the fanbase is sperg as hell and expecting them to gently caress up. and if they do gently caress it up it'll be even more fun watching the whole internet light up with spergrage on an epic scale.
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Boy oh boy am I glad I am missing the necessary dork genes to give a flying gently caress about a tapped out enterprise created by one good sci-fi movie a guy whose best idea ever was to make walkie talkies out of guns with our technological advancements in the last 40 years.
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Viggen posted:Boy oh boy am I glad I am missing the necessary dork genes to give a flying gently caress about a tapped out enterprise created by one good sci-fi movie a guy whose best idea ever was to make walkie talkies out of guns with our technological advancements in the last 40 years. 
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I bought Grid Autosport if anyone wants to play. I also own both Grid 1 and 2 if anyone wants to play those and the servers are still up for them.
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I just bought Spintires last night. I haven't played it yet, but I have played the tech demo a couple of months ago. Have to go in to work for a few hours, but someone should play with me tonight. 
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I think I can mostly PDR the new dent someone put in the Ferd. The paint took a good bashing, though.. but didn't go through to the metal. May just have to sand around the gouge and see how bad it'll look with a bit of rustoleum satin clear shot on it.  It is barely above freezing, and today was supposed to be the warmest- its' been getting colder since Wednesday, dammit. I was planning on Plastidipping the trim on the Cheby today. 
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Nov 29, 2014 18:25
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Why do I want Alfa Romeo t spark so much... It was sold to scrappy and I still want you!
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gently caress, I had to go and jinx myself. "Man, I think this might be the first year where my car isn't messing up and needing some expensive repair around the holidays, gently caress yes!" And now one of my pulleys is making a lovely grinding, scratching sound and (i'm assuming) randomly catching and locking up, because I smelt the delightful smell of burning rubber last night while my car was idling and saw traces of rubber flecks around the front of my motor. Damnit 
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Nevermind that... Think I might spend tomorrow morning crawling around pull-a-part.
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More Georgia shenanigans: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=frYUU_ISgUY
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Ugh, was playing outside in the light Seattle snow with my kid and managed to slip on ice on concrete while running. I luckily got my hands up in time to avert breaking teeth or anything permanent, but still managed to crack my head good. I've got that annoying swimmy drunk feeling that means I must have a mild concussion (which I know from my Rugby days). So I won't say fuck2014.gif yet, but definitely fuckice.gif and gently caress concussions because now I've got to sit and zone out while it clears up. No nap today!
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