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Tide posted:I don't think anything beats the Ford Probe Except the alternate slug bug rules for it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uH6cSlYeglU&t=180s
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Mooseykins posted:I trust he carried on and told his son that Americans pronounce the letter wrong, and that America should switch to the correct pronunciation, and also the proper date format of DD/MM/YYYY. This still makes zero sense to me. Referring to today as "19th of March, 2015" just sounds so much dumber than "March 19th, 2015." I don't get why you'd put the date ahead of the month, it's silly 
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You can say it however the hell you like, but writing it middle/small/large makes no sense.
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I know I'm probably just getting old, but holy sheepshit, about 90 percent of the other sub-forums are just unbearable. I think I'm just going to resign myself to AI, GIP, the PYF cat / dog / cute stuff, and that's pretty much it. Maybe venture into SH/SC or IYG when I need some ubernerd to give me some advice on a computer or whatever.
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I barely ever go out of AI for that reason.88h88 posted:Where do I get £70k? mariooncrack posted:What do you guys think is the worst named car? My coworker said Kia Cee'd but I said Ford Escort. I think Mitsubishi Pajero has to be in with a shout. Don't take one to Spain. Cakefool posted:You can say it however the hell you like, but writing it middle/small/large makes no sense.
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Cakefool posted:You can say it however the hell you like, but writing it middle/small/large makes no sense.  Bajaha posted:In speech, yeah use month day year, in writing, it makes more sense to order them by size of the unit. So day month year makes more sense. Same reason why time of day is written hr:mm:ss Maybe it's just my backwards rear end brain, but I find it easier to do MM/DD/YYYY because it's super easy to correlate the written out numerical version with the spoken version. MM/DD/YYYY is instantly recognizable to me. T1g4h fucked around with this message at 20:47 on Mar 19, 2015 |
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T1g4h posted:This still makes zero sense to me. Referring to today as "19th of March, 2015" just sounds so much dumber than "March 19th, 2015." I don't get why you'd put the date ahead of the month, it's silly In speech, yeah use month day year, in writing, it makes more sense to order them by size of the unit. So day month year makes more sense. Same reason why time of day is written hr:mm:ss Ten past four sounds good, but writing 10:16 is confusing for 4:10pm is confusing. The majority of the world uses this type of ordering.
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Tide posted:I know I'm probably just getting old, but holy sheepshit, about 90 percent of the other sub-forums are just unbearable. I think I'm just going to resign myself to AI, GIP, the PYF cat / dog / cute stuff, and that's pretty much it. Maybe venture into SH/SC or IYG when I need some ubernerd to give me some advice on a computer or whatever. I stick to AI, PYF, and the DIY subforum. Still worth the 
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Welp, my Dad already put some dents in his new '15 Outback 3.6R  I suggested a professional fix that. He then proceeded to back into someone because his X5 had the little back up beepy things and this car apparently doesn't.  I mentioned that it has a backup camera and, failing that, a window . I feel the tech on new cars is lulling already lovely drivers into people not fit to drive...I really was hoping to buy this car from them once they get bored of it, now I'm worried they'll destroy the drat thing in short notice.
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Mar 19, 2015 20:42
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YYYYMMDD is the only valid date format. I guess you can add a delimiter if you really want.
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Try living in the states working for a Danish company that was taken over by a German company and SAP date rules that seem to change transaction to transaction. The first twelve days of the month are confusing.
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Pajero was already taken  Alright, I'll say Starion.Went looking to find the validity of it being a misspelled Stallion and there's nothing conclusive. But I did find this page on bad car names. http://www.complex.com/sports/2012/07/the-25-most-ridiculous-car-names-of-all-time/ Mitsubishi Lettuce. Heh.
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And work screwed up so my salary raise that should've been effective march 1 wasn't implemented. Didn't notice the first paycheck because my bonus was in there. Just keep driving home the point that this place is mismanaged and I need to leave.
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1500quidporsche posted:And work screwed up so my salary raise that should've been effective march 1 wasn't implemented. Didn't notice the first paycheck because my bonus was in there. Just keep driving home the point that this place is mismanaged and I need to leave.
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Serious chat for a second for anyone that cares to chime: My biggest fear as a father is being too tough on my kid yet being lenient enough not to come across as a anti-fun tyrant, to being enough of a disciplinarian yet not overreact, to instill values and discipline and responsibility yet not seem like a curmudgeon. I put a lot on him to be self sufficient and responsible for his owns wins and losses. I want him to win and lose on his own. He's got great manners. I don't expect him to say yes sir or no sir all the time to me unless the situation warrants it (when he's in trouble, heh). Just because he says "ok" or "yeah" doesn't mean he's being disrespectful to me; but he damned better say it to others. He's a mentally strong, confident kid that doesn't rattle easily - he's never pitched a fit/had a tantrum, has never cried because he lost or didn't get his way. About the only time he even comes close to it is when he's in trouble which is pretty rare. It's generally mild stuff like talking in school or getting up from his seat. The absolute worst trouble he's gotten into (at school) was taking up for another kid that was getting bullied. He popped the bully in the nose and pushed him down. Keep in mind, he was 7 when he did this. I had to meet with the principle about that one. Told the principle flat out that I had raised my kid to stick up for his friends and not be a bully; that he better not start anything, but he better finish it. Thankfully, a teacher that witnessed it vouched for him, which kept us both out of trouble. but we still got the "we cannot condone fighting in our school" talk. I desperately want him to have fun and have a childhood he'll look back positively and have the memories that go with it. Balancing that with being "Dad" ("be his father, not his friend") is tougher than I ever thought it would be especially when all I want to do is cool and fun stuff with him. Heh. I don't know. I constantly worry I'm being too tough on him and not letting him stretch his wings so to speak. He gets a ton of love from me. Probably, no doubt, 10-20 times a day, I either tell him I love him or give him a quick hug/squeeze, kiss on the head, a wink, or whatever just to let him know. Give him lots of positive reinforcement and assurance when he does good/right. Sorry for the E/N stream of consciousness.
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Tide posted:Serious chat for a second for anyone that cares to chime: Be his friend AND his father. Honestly, I've never understood the whole 'You can't be his friend' stuff. You can be his friend when you are disciplining him too, that assumes that you don't call your friends out on bullshit. My kid is almost 3, says please and thank you and is extremely polite, and if he does something wrong to someone and is called out, he usually apologizes and rectifies it. He's also getting very agile, has figured out almost all the basic hand tools in my garage and already grasps basic math and is working on the alphabet.
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The only thing that ever really upset me as a kid was being accused or punished for something I didn't do. Sounds like you're doing a pretty good job, and shouldn't worry about it as much. Only thing I'd comment on is: Tide posted:Just because he says "ok" or "yeah" doesn't mean he's being disrespectful to me; but he damned better say it to others.
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InitialDave posted:Only thing I'd comment on is: My point of view is, be respectful of others until they give you reason not to.
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Mar 19, 2015 21:21
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There is nothing more awesome than a good beer after a really really long day.
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Honestly just paying attention and not being nonchalant about everything goes a long way. You can tell right away the difference between my younger sister and I (planned, grew up surrounded by fam), compared to that of the youngest sister and I (unplanned, lots of daycare/babysitting).
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CommieGIR posted:Be his friend AND his father. Honestly, I've never understood the whole 'You can't be his friend' stuff. You can be his friend when you are disciplining him too, that assumes that you don't call your friends out on bullshit. Seriously. My dad is pretty much both friend and father to me. He helps me out if I get in a bind, helps me work on my car / fixes stuff I have zero knowledge about, and at the same time we hang out, fly r/c helis together, and just chat like good friends would in any other situation. Hell, he's also my coworker and is the one who taught me how to operate a backhoe and is going to be teaching me how to weld. Dads can totally be both mentor and best bro. Also, I always say "yeah" and "ok" to my dad. It's not a disrespectful thing, it's just that our relationship is pretty relaxed so the whole super polite, stiff and curt response thing would just be silly. Hell, he sometimes uses "Ikr" when texting me and it's not uncommon for me to use "aight" sometimes.
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Tide posted:My point of view is, be respectful of others until they give you reason not to. Again, if he's polite, I'd regard expecting him to refer to people as "sir" as being a little... odd. Or old-fashioned. When I was a kid, "Mr/Mrs/Ms/Grand High Vizier [surname]" was what was normally expected when talking to adults, and perfectly polite. T1g4h posted:Seriously. My dad is pretty much both friend and father to me. He helps me out if I get in a bind, helps me work on my car / fixes stuff I have zero knowledge about, and at the same time we hang out, fly r/c helis together, and just chat like good friends would in any other situation. Hell, he's also my coworker and is the one who taught me how to operate a backhoe and is going to be teaching me how to weld. Dads can totally be both mentor and best bro.
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Sounds like you're doing a great job. I know my dad was pretty indifferent to me as a kid and I always kind of resented that.
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My dad passed away when i was super young. But my mom says I have a lot of him in me, with the cars, being a jack of all trades and general animal husbandry (he was a rancher, you had to know all that poo poo) I do have a strong desire to have some land with about 20-30 head of cattle. But its big money these days, and you need to pretty much be handed a farm to get into it.
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Tide posted:I know I'm probably just getting old, but holy sheepshit, about 90 percent of the other sub-forums are just unbearable. I think I'm just going to resign myself to AI, GIP, the PYF cat / dog / cute stuff, and that's pretty much it. Maybe venture into SH/SC or IYG when I need some ubernerd to give me some advice on a computer or whatever.
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Tide posted:I know I'm probably just getting old, but holy sheepshit, about 90 percent of the other sub-forums are just unbearable. No, 90 percent really are just complete loving rubbish.
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You know I've been a member for a while now and there's still subfourms I've never even been into yet. AI, DIY, PYF is pretty much all I read, and a handful of bookmarked threads from various other subfourms.
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read TCC to learn about arm reduction
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Tide posted:Sorry for the E/N stream of consciousness. I keep telling my wife this all the time: the fact that you worry about this poo poo means you're probably doing it right. The parents who get it wrong are the ones who just pick one direction and run off blindly (constantly berating for everything done wrong or letting them be incorrigible shits, etc). You can't blindly stick to a set of rules and have them always apply to every single situation in the exact same way. That's how we end up with kids getting sent home for the stupidest zero-tolerance policies. My kid is two and a half, and I dread the day that she has a problem that can't be solved by "Hey, want to play dress-up?"
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Who else makes a self supporting independent rear suspension besides Jaguar? What I mean by self supporting I can whip off the assembly and slap it into something else that it has no reason being in. The only other one might be the Ford IRS in exploders.... But I need to study more diagrams.
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IOwnCalculus posted:I dread the day that she has a problem that can't be solved by "Hey, want to play dress-up?" BrokenKnucklez posted:Who else makes a self supporting independent rear suspension besides Jaguar?
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IOwnCalculus posted:
My daughter is a few months older. I have just come to terms with going to jail in sixteen years for giving a young dude a heart attack.
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InitialDave posted:"Dad, I killed a man, and need to hide from the cops" *sighs heavily* "All right, come on lets get you a fake passport and a ticket to a non-extradition country. But once you land there, you are to skype me immediately and we are going to have a very serious discussion about this."
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Elmnt80 posted:*sighs heavily* "All right, come on lets get you a fake passport and a ticket to a non-extradition country. But once you land there, you are to skype me immediately and we are going to have a very serious discussion about this." IOwnCalculus posted:"Hey, want to play dress-up?"
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ExplodingSims posted:You know I've been a member for a while now and there's still subfourms I've never even been into yet. If you feel like maybe broadening your horizons into other forums, spend a few minutes browsing the banlist and you'll quickly be dissuaded from the notion. The utter drivel and fucktardistry that goes on across most of this website should be a good primer for who to put up against the wall first when the revolution comes.
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Tide posted:I know I'm probably just getting old, but holy sheepshit, about 90 percent of the other sub-forums are just unbearable. Tomarse posted:There is nothing more awesome than a good beer after a really really long day.
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BrokenKnucklez posted:Who else makes a self supporting independent rear suspension besides Jaguar? Check out MN12s. I don't recall if they're a full subframe unit, but it's worth a few minutes of time to check. In other news, I got home from work earlier and saw a spot under the Nova. I thought it was just a leaf, but it turned out to be MY loving FRONT DIFF SEAL LEAKING. God drat it. Although it quite literally just occurred to me as I was typing this that it didn't leak until I put the front end on the ground. Holy poo poo. Brb, gonna go put the front end back on ramps.
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Memento posted:If you feel like maybe broadening your horizons into other forums, spend a few minutes browsing the banlist and you'll quickly be dissuaded from the notion. The utter drivel and fucktardistry that goes on across most of this website should be a good primer for who to put up against the wall first when the revolution comes. I used to read D&D. I've seen the worst this place has to offer.
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