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Cat Terrist posted:Roadkill is better than Top Gear. oh wow look at this hipster moron being all contrarian and callin' a spade a spade and poo poo (no seriously, top gear is rote garbage)
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May 2, 2015 07:06
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some texas redneck posted:M3 oil is made of unicorn poo poo - 10w60, I believe. Not the easiest stuff to find, and they hold drat close to 10 quarts. You need to recalibrate the computer when you change the battery. I don't remember the supposed reason; something to do with alternator output or whatever.
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May 2, 2015 07:19
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May 2, 2015 07:23
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Mat_Drinks posted:*cracks beer, sits down to start reading thead* Well, last year my health junkie father who rode a bike 20 miles a day for the last 30 years of his life, who never drank, smoked or did anything at all risky and went to the Mayo Clinic for a full inspection every year since he was 40, died 6 weeks after an initial cancer diagnosis after outliving his 99 year old mother by less than a year. I am pretty sure on his deathbed, he didn't say "Y'know, I really wish I hadn't bought that '66 GTO brand new when I was 20" ... I on the other hand, on his deathbed - I was like "Why did you sell that car when I was born? WHY???" Real talk: Car takes 8.5 liters of $14-per-liter oil (if you buy it at O'Reilly's) + filter, crush washer etc, which comes to about $175 if you DIY. Let someone else do it for you and it's ~$240 in the part of the world I live in. It sounds dumb but it's actually kind of stressful and a pain in the rear end to drip the last half a liter in and keep the computer happy since there is no actual dipstick and the computer goes from 'Add more' to "OMG TOO MUCH I AM DYING" in about 3 tablespoons. You have to run the engine for about 10 minutes before it can measure the oil. (it's retarded.) So I hope you did it right! DieHard replacement fancyass-gel battery at Sears costs $190 + tax + core charge + delivery fee to the mechanic's, so around $220. Throw in an hour of BMW-certified labor to install it because it needs coding anyway after you put it into the trunk, which is a bit of a pain in the rear end to open up and get to, and it was at the mechanic's anyway for the oil change/general service. I was getting an intermittant "Increased Discharge Warning" (heh) so I had a feeling the original battery was liable to need replacing and had done a little research into what the best non-OEM replacement was and asked him to get me one of those. The computer tinkers with the voltage or something as the battery ages and gets less powerful, so with a new battery you need to reset that so it doesn't fry everything pulling too much from the new, strong battery. Add in the diff fluid checkup, general overall fluids/tires/etc checks + resetting all the sensors and service interval stuff in the iDrive, and there you go. $650. And that was at an independent guy who's taken care of the car from when the PO owned it. If you look at what they run nowadays compared to the original sticker - it's much easier to swallow the year-to-year costs, because you can say "PO ate $Thirty-some k+ of depreciation already, it is my responsibility to make his loss worth all that effort he spent garaging it, babbying it, and having it detailed every 3 months despite never driving it". At least, I can say that, since that's what the PO did for me. And then he gave me a folder full of service records, a beautifully organized and color-coded spreadsheet of all the costs except for gas, a bunch of E92 souvenir stuff he got driving at the M-school at the Nurburgring a couple years ago, and sent me home with the car. A+ would buy again. 
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May 2, 2015 07:31
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Ether Frenzy posted:A+ would buy again. Ok, I was at first about the battery, but I can live with that I think.\/\/\/ I'm expecting a certain amount of sacrifices will have to be made if I'm going to jump into modern M3/911 ownership. Mat_Drinks fucked around with this message at 07:54 on May 2, 2015 |
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May 2, 2015 07:36
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No, its still pretty what the gently caress because if a battery is getting bad then just loving replace the fucker and not hardwire every system in the car with a suicide switch for the people who dont have access to BMW dealership.
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May 2, 2015 07:41
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Damnit. I misplaced my glucose meter... with a brand loving new container of test strips. The meter itself is dirt cheap - $20 for the one I have now (Bayer Contour Next USB) at Wal-Mart. The strips are like unicorn farts though, they're CRAZY expensive retail, and  even more expensive if I use my insurance. I can get new ones here by Monday from Amazon, at least, and I'm not on insulin, so it's not super critical that I check it before every single meal. There's a backup meter in the house (stepdad uses it once in awhile, and I can sterilize the lancing device and still have plenty of my own lancets) if things go to poo poo in a hurry, it just can't sync with my phone.I just checked my phone, the last time I synced with the meter was at work yesterday, but I also know I used it at some point during a break in classes last night (it syncs over a short USB cable to an app on my phone).  So I probably left it on campus, or dropped it on the way to the parking garage.gently caress it. Ordered a replacement for pickup at Wal-Mart tomorrow, and I ordered a 50 pack of strips from Amazon that should be here Monday. That's $35 (... plus a replacement cable, so add $5) I really didn't want to spend, but whatever.. Geoj posted:I hope they aren't just selling you the pile of CompTIA certifications - they have like 17 of them and most are at best only worth getting your foot in the door when the hiring drones have been told "only call people with the following..." Nah, they know how useless CompTIA is (I only get A+ and Network+ from TIA). It's mostly Microsoft certs, with an entry level Cisco cert included. I need to talk to them about adding to the list of Cisco certs I'd like to get. randomidiot fucked around with this message at 07:55 on May 2, 2015 |
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May 2, 2015 07:52
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Mat_Drinks posted:You owned three e9x M3s? Was it just over the course of the generation and/or moving around (I know you've hopped back and forth between the US and not). Ignore the question if you don't feel comfortable answering it though, I'd understand. Yeah just over the course of moving around, I really couldn't find anything more entertaining for the price. I originally wanted to ship my LHD car, but would have required I pay the loan off, which wasn't possible at the time. Given how much time I spent in Europe over that year shipping the LHD car would have been the better choice if I'd planned for it.
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May 2, 2015 08:06
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Was your RHD car a manual also? And how long did it feel odd having the car pivoting just that tiny bit differently under you due to the longtime familiarity with sitting in the left seat, I have to assume being so comfortable with the same model over here that was a bit strange at first. I'm constantly looking for the not-angled-for-me rear view mirrors when I sit in the left seat in the UK.
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May 2, 2015 08:15
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Ether Frenzy posted:Was your RHD car a manual also? And how long did it feel odd having the car pivoting just that tiny bit differently under you due to the longtime familiarity with sitting in the left seat, I have to assume being so comfortable with the same model over here that was a bit strange at first. I'm constantly looking for the not-angled-for-me rear view mirrors when I sit in the left seat in the UK. Yeah it was, and it definitely took some getting used to. My left hand was never as good with the gear lever, which I imagine is down to years and years of muscle memory. The rotation angles were less distracting than my physical position on the track relative to the side of the car and my ability to calculate where the car would fit when passing. I only ended up driving on the right side of the road once, on a B road in the middle of the night before my ex noticed I was distracted and reminded me we were back in old Blighty.
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May 2, 2015 09:05
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some texas redneck posted:Damnit. I misplaced my glucose meter... with a brand loving new container of test strips. The meter itself is dirt cheap - $20 for the one I have now (Bayer Contour Next USB) at Wal-Mart. The strips are like unicorn farts though, they're CRAZY expensive retail, and Dell and HP hardware certs are handy, too. Both require someone on site with them to let a site do RMAs on their hardware, so there's a little bit of marketability in having them.
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May 2, 2015 09:44
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The mystery shoppers at my store are getting too predictable. I've had 3 in the past week on the phone. It's always a new phone # that's not in the system. It's always a large 1 topping. Only 1 phone in the store displays caller ID for some reason, but it always shows the # of another store, or the # of our call center, if it's a mystery shop. They just want to hear us try to upsell, and also want us to verbally confirm the order and give an accurate estimated time on when it's ready. Today's (well yesterday now) call: noisy background, I can hear what sounds like a bunch of people on the phone. They make an order for a large 1 topping. I try to upsell a drink (we ran out of a TON of poo poo earlier in the day due to the manager forgetting to set a timer for the proofer, our dumpster will look like a bread factory exploded in the morning). I say "I noticed this is your first time ordering from us, do you know where we're located?". They say no (they usually say yes, so I'm a little thrown off), I tell them we're on the SE corner of <X> and <Y>, and give the exact address if they want to punch it into a GPS. They said "Before you send that order through, this is a mystery shop. Cancel it please." I tell them "I know. Caller ID shows the call center #, I could hear people taking orders in the background, and we've met several times back when the call center was in <former store>. You guys should probably dial *67 to block caller ID in the future". They did a very nervous "... uh, THANKS, well you did great BYE *click*"  I'm not the first in my store to call them out on it. Won't be the last either. We also had a kid who kept calling the other day and yelling "I need a pizza with DEEEEZ NUTS" or "HEIL HITLER PIZZA" into the phone over and over. I started calling him back nonstop and shouting the same things, and since his family had ordered before, told him I was sending the police to <x address>. I'm pretty sure I heard him poo poo himself; he'd been doing that for days, I finally answered on a phone that had working caller ID. Liquid Communism posted:Dell and HP hardware certs are handy, too. Both require someone on site with them to let a site do RMAs on their hardware, so there's a little bit of marketability in having them. That's good to know, and those are something my school doesn't offer. I know if it comes to server grade stuff, the only names worth playing with these days are Dell, HP, and Cisco. Possibly IBM or NCR if you're looking at point of sale stuff. Wincor-Nixdorf has made a surprising comeback as well. randomidiot fucked around with this message at 10:13 on May 2, 2015 |
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May 2, 2015 10:11
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Yo, pop the hood on that modem
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May 2, 2015 10:20
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  (I'm more surprised that I have a 24 year old modem still kicking around here to actually do a seriousreply) e: I just realized that the board from this modem is almost as large as the microATX motherboard in my PC. randomidiot fucked around with this message at 10:32 on May 2, 2015 |
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May 2, 2015 10:29
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Phone posted:oh wow look at this hipster moron being all contrarian and callin' a spade a spade and poo poo
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May 2, 2015 10:42
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goatse guy posted:It took an entire bag of training treats, but Harry is cool now. They're both chilling in bed with me -- I've got Harry under one arm, and Turbo's head on the opposite shoulder. A Bluey..... wow. That's not even something you see a lot of even in Auststralia anymore unless you go Outback. Great dogs, they do need a fair bit of exercise and are loyal as. - to the point they get touchy with strangers. If I got a dog that'll be the one I would get.
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May 2, 2015 11:18
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Cat Terrist posted:A Bluey..... wow. That's not even something you see a lot of even in Auststralia anymore unless you go Outback. Great dogs, they do need a fair bit of exercise and are loyal as. - to the point they get touchy with strangers. If I got a dog that'll be the one I would get. Blue Heelers and mixes are fairly common here. There was another one at the shelter yesterday too. I had my heart set on getting one after I read more about the breed. She's lived in shelters for a while, and doesn't seem to have any kind of training. She jumps, pulls on the leash, and doesn't know any commands. She's a total sweetheart though, she's already cuddled up with me, and she's non-reactive to other dogs which made introducing her and Harry much easier.
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May 2, 2015 12:55
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I fell asleep after dinner last night. When I woke up, I went downstairs and found this: He rolled back over shortly after this picture. I also found out last night one of my college friends passed away.  I haven't talked to him much in the last few years but he was my first drinking buddy and overall a good friend.
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May 2, 2015 15:47
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So rather predictably I have a crippling hangover today.
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May 2, 2015 16:45
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I got like 50 email reminders that my tire appointment was today. I show up at the scheduled time and they say the tires won't be in until Monday.  Aaaaaand it looks like I won't be able to get by with just 2 new tires for a little bit like I had planned. This is one of the tires I planned on being fine. 
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May 2, 2015 17:03
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Well after a month of loving around my mower finally runs, just in time for all the grass to die. I thought I had cleaned all of the poo poo out of the bolt that goes into the float bowl (which constitutes a part of the jetting system) between spraying it and soaking it. Nope, turns out I missed ONE loving spot. It had so much corrosion on it that I couldn't even tell it was a hole. Cleaned that off and the fucker started right goddamn up.
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May 2, 2015 18:38
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My daughter lost one of her handlebar-end plugs in a bike crash yesterday. I'm printing out a replacement right now. We are truly living in the future.
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May 2, 2015 21:34
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meatpimp posted:My daughter lost one of her handlebar-end plugs in a bike crash yesterday. I'm printing out a replacement right now. See, when I was a kid we just used hockey tape.
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May 2, 2015 21:34
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May 2, 2015 22:30
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The MSF is kinda easy.
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May 2, 2015 22:41
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I wonder if there's a market for Rhinoliner brand sex toys.
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May 2, 2015 22:46
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Phone posted:The MSF is kinda easy. But it's fun, ain't it? I was so excited I couldn't sleep before the second day. I got my license a year ago and still don't have a bike
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May 3, 2015 00:12
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I committed to going to my GBF's birthday celebration tonight but now I just wanna stay home and hang out with my dogs.
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May 3, 2015 01:55
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Everyone should go buy DiRT: Rally like right now. I've never played a rally game before but man does it capture that same feeling you get from watching in cockpit rally videos.
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May 3, 2015 01:56
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I spent today delivering auto parts, then the first part of the evening at a large Derby party drinking whiskey sours and watching the race. Now I'm winding down with a cigar and whiskey neat in my deck and debating getting my mower running or selling it. Some days are good days, I suppose.
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May 3, 2015 02:00
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I hate you fuckers. All I want to do the rest of the day is watch Roadkill and Dirt Every Day.
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May 3, 2015 02:08
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Riscas posted:Everyone should go buy DiRT: Rally like right now. I've never played a rally game before but man does it capture that same feeling you get from watching in cockpit rally videos. No, it's an Early Access game made by a big studio who has no loving business doing anything of the sort. I don't care if it's the best game in history, I'm not going to buy it now or ever. 
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May 3, 2015 02:43
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BigHouseOfBooty posted:
In case you fuckers are wondering why I'm not posting that much right now:   :gtmo:And we work in the PAO and have to upload videos to dvids and poo poo. I would say mailing a physical DVD is faster, but for some reason, packages from Amazon take a week with prime, but letter mail takes 2-3 months. Also, our desalination plant broke down and we will have no water tomorrow if they don't fix the RO filter. They emergency flew a part down, but it was the wrong part. (by "part" I mean "something that requires a 747 jumboliner to transport," because that fucker was huge for our airstrip). Also this is literally the logo for the radio station:  On the plus side, I've had enough time to write up the following post on my cellphone (my laptop won't connect to the MWR wifi for some reason, except for a few minutes at a time, and then won't connect for days. loving SP3 Geirskogul posted:Rural/Metro situation in Phoenix/Maricopa right now: Queen_Combat fucked around with this message at 02:53 on May 3, 2015 |
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May 3, 2015 02:50
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Geirskogul posted:On the plus side, I've had enough time to write up the following post on my cellphone (my laptop won't connect to the MWR wifi for some reason, except for a few minutes at a time, and then won't connect for days. loving SP3 Hooray for privatized medical care.
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May 3, 2015 02:58
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Geirskogul posted:Also this is literally the logo for the radio station: Yo uh can we get an AI group buy for those bottle openers?
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May 3, 2015 03:02
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QuarkMartial posted:Some days are good days, I suppose. Today has been an awesome day. No work. No work on the house, really for my first real day off in what seems like 6 months. Not that I don't have an anything to do (so much is still in boxes or whatever). But today I MADE myself not do anything but spend time with my son. So... Today has been nothing but me and the kid day. Got up, loaded up the boat, went to waffle house for breakfast. We went fishing (caught a boat load of bass and brim). Seriously it seemed like every other cast was fish on. Got some much needed sun. Bought a bunch of goodies from a farmers market. Grilled and fried said fish. Played some basketball, threw the football, played some plants vs zombies on the ps4. Even more importantly was simply having quality time with my son. Needed it, big time. I think he needed it too. I was sitting on the couch, he came up out of the blue and gave me the biggest hug and said thanks for taking him fishing, thanks for a great time, hope you had a great birthday, and I love you. In tears writing it and thinking about it.
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May 3, 2015 03:03
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Jesus gently caress. Alright, now I know if I need to really get to the hospital fast, I'm just going to haul rear end on my own instead. Helps that I live about half a mile from one, and could just about drive there in a straight line if I just offroad a bit.
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May 3, 2015 03:05
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Beach Bum posted:Yo uh can we get an AI group buy for those bottle openers? gently caress yes.
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Tide posted:Today has been an awesome day.
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