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Brigdh posted:Don't they say, don't buy a supercar unless you can afford two of them? The phrase is "if you can buy two you can afford one."
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May 6, 2015 05:58
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Brigdh posted:Pretty sure a set of tires (specially made for the Veyron) are $15k and only last 5k miles. Don't they say, don't buy a supercar unless you can afford two of them? The wheels only last three tire changes.
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May 6, 2015 06:01
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The joke was about Philly roads!
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May 6, 2015 06:08
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So I'm having to warranty a USB cable (2 months old and the microUSB end won't stay in any device anymore, and it's a reputable cable manufacturer). They agreed it's a defect, and it looks like Amazon sent me some really old stock. They asked me to cut it in half and send a photo and my address. The cat pounced on that poo poo. I have a USB powered cat now.  The yellow glow in one eye is because he's down to half charge.
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May 6, 2015 06:09
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So Wolfenstein: Old Blood is great so far.
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May 6, 2015 06:16
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some texas redneck posted:So I'm having to warranty a USB cable (2 months old and the microUSB end won't stay in any device anymore, and it's a reputable cable manufacturer). They agreed it's a defect, and it looks like Amazon sent me some really old stock. They asked me to cut it in half and send a photo and my address. USB, pfffft. Gotta get that gato on Qi.
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May 6, 2015 06:17
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YOU try precisely placing a squirming furball on exactly the right spot on a Qi charger, and making sure he/she doesn't move until fully charged. At least if he's plugged in, he can't wander too far from the charger until he's been unhooked. For that matter, try placing a phone on a Qi charger with a cat in the house.  
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May 6, 2015 06:34
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T1g4h posted:Got a lung full of chlorine gas this morning, that was a hell of a way to start the day off. Goddamn that poo poo burns. How concentrated was it? You might want to go to hospital if it was a lot. http://emergency.cdc.gov/agent/chlorine/basics/facts.asp
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May 6, 2015 07:59
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So I'm annoyed, but was holding off on posting this. I qualify for a reduced fare pass on the local train/bus system ($2.50 day pass for the entire system - takes longer than driving, but so much easier). My school filled out the paperwork, I drove downtown to DART's offices, paid $8 for parking (  ), and was immediately told "this isn't a valid application without a student ID". Told them it's a small campus, they don't do photo IDs. He calls "upstairs", and he's told "we've never heard of this school before, tell him as much". It's stamped, with my enrollment paperwork attached..... more than half of the students have reduced fare passes through the school. I call "upstairs" myself, and I'm told they need to research their accreditation (it's a certificate program, not a degree program, hence why I turned in a trade school reduced fare application) and how other people were issued reduced fare IDs, and not to call back for at least a week. I took a day off of work to deal with it, spent over an hour driving just to get there, and dropped $8 on 10 minutes of parking. DART is always a pain in the rear end to deal with. Even when I had to call the police on someone on a DART train assaulting someone, it was a massive clusterfuck (cops showed up 5 stops later - they have their own police force, with officers at each station, supposedly, but the guy was long gone). randomidiot fucked around with this message at 10:23 on May 6, 2015 |
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May 6, 2015 10:13
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The Locator posted:See a doctor. Ask about Montelukast (it's the generic of Singulair). Best loving allergy medicine I've ever had. I got 3 allergy shots every Saturday morning as a kid for years. I think it's the only reason my dog doesn't kill me. Also, I had scheduled a visit with my PCP months ago for tomorrow anyways so it works out. Super Aggro Crag fucked around with this message at 12:02 on May 6, 2015 |
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May 6, 2015 10:48
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Speaking of supercars: 
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May 6, 2015 13:53
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DICKPOCALYPSE NOW posted:UNess the price came down its like $60k for a set of four wheels And tires flown overnight from France. That's because it uses special Michelin PAX system runflat tires, which avoid the common pitfall of runflats (bad ride comfort) by using some kind of wacky foam system inside. I don't know of any other cars that use PAX as standard, apart from a handful of vintage Citrons. Cat Terrist posted:....The gently caress? How bloody much does it cost to actually service a Veyron anyway and do you get a week with a high priced hooker thrown in? It's a full factory-warrantied car that will do over 400km/h on demand and still has a supple ride, an automatic gearbox, air-conditioning and all that. Service costs should be expected to be fairly steep. Then again, supposedly the indicator stalk alone costs ~$10K. How's that for needlessly-pricey ber-luxury?
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May 6, 2015 13:58
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Well today has been annoying so far. One of my roommates is on 2nd shift right now so we never see him until the weekend. Woke up to a drawing of Bart Simpson writing, "I will clean my dishes..." on a chalk board on our kitchen white board. I was sick as gently caress last night and went to bed early. God forbid I leave some poo poo in the sink overnight. I wrote "gently caress OFF DAD" on the board and stacked every dirty dish in the house as high as possible in the sink. Then I get to work and my foreman texts me saying he's gonna be a little late. Two hours later and he's still not here. Legally I'm not even supposed to be working without a JW. Break comes and he says, "On my way in now," to which I reply with, "On my way out now... to breakfast." On top of that I am running around fixing all the poo poo my co-worker hosed up here. He's one of the few people at work I consider a friend so I don't wanna throw him under the bus, but it is taking me way longer than it should to finish this punch list and I don't wanna get the blame for his fucj ups.
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May 6, 2015 14:15
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I feel like I'm going through a particularly bad bout of depression lately. This constant sense of foreboding, of doom, won't leave my mind hardly at all. I'm constantly thinking morbid thoughts, of my eventual demise, that of my parents, that none of it matters, etc... I think it's being caused by the death of my grandpa last month (we weren't close), my father retiring last week from the job he's had since I was a kid, and some minor gastric-related health problems of my own these past few weeks. I can't seem to shake the depression though. It's making me tired and cranky and generally just really unhappy. Any advice? I need a tune-up guys  I just can't seem to snap out of this funk. CornHolio fucked around with this message at 14:25 on May 6, 2015 |
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May 6, 2015 14:21
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KozmoNaut posted:That's because it uses special Michelin PAX system runflat tires, which avoid the common pitfall of runflats (bad ride comfort) by using some kind of wacky foam system inside. I don't know of any other cars that use PAX as standard, apart from a handful of vintage Citrons. The tires and wheels make up like 4 percent of the cost of the car. But I maintain, if your spending over a million on a car, I doubt you even notice when your cars/yachts/jets get serviced. That's what personal assistants are for.
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May 6, 2015 14:33
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I have a couple of acquaintances who own supercars and no they don't really notice or care at all that it costs a literal fortune to keep them going
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May 6, 2015 15:01
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CornHolio posted:I feel like I'm going through a particularly bad bout of depression lately. This constant sense of foreboding, of doom, won't leave my mind hardly at all. I'm constantly thinking morbid thoughts, of my eventual demise, that of my parents, that none of it matters, etc... Go see a therapist and get some exercise every day for at least a half hour.
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May 6, 2015 15:08
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I've been trying to go back to the gym on and off for the past few years but cant ever get it to stick more than a few weeks. Part of the problem was that I still was smoking weed and that just totally kills my motivation, and being the type of person that let myself get fat in the first place it made that situation even worse for me. I come home from work and usually don't feel like going, so today I tried going before work. Getting up at 6:45 sure sucked but drat if I don't feel pretty good just sitting at my desk at work now. My goal is 50lbs lost by my birthday in november. Lets get healthy AI!
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May 6, 2015 15:15
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CommieGIR posted:So Wolfenstein: Old Blood is great so far. Cool I didn't know about this. I got The New Order during a Steam sale and was surprised how good it was. It's "I would have payed full price for this" good. My favorite part about the game was that using stealth was usually an option but it was never required and the game left it up to you to figure that out.
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May 6, 2015 15:21
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leica posted:Go see a therapist and get some exercise every day for at least a half hour. I've been doing the latter, and even been working on signing up at the local gym, but it hasn't been helping lately. I've felt a bit like a hypochondriac lately - my symtoms are generally chest pains, shortness of breath and heartburn/acid reflux, and I've been to the ER about four times in the past eight years because it scared the poo poo out of me, and it's always gastric in nature. I've had a heart sonogram done, chest X-rays, bloodwork, and I'm perfectly healthy though I continually feel like poo poo. I'm having an abdominal ultrasound on Friday to check my stomach and gallbladder. I think whatever gastric issues I have, whether it's GERD or some kind of food intolerance or something is helping to drive my depression (it's possible, apparently). A friend recommended me some (cough, pricey) probiotics from Tree of Life - are these hippie snake oils or does anybody here take them and swear by them? They're supposed to promote digestive health and might be what I need. I could probably use a therapist, too. Hard to find the time as a father of young childen, a full-time worker and an owner of continually-broken vehicles.
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May 6, 2015 15:21
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Cage posted:Lets get healthy AI! Tell you what. Misery loves company. This has the makings of a contest. 50 lbs (unless you weigh 400 lbs) lost in 5 months is a bit much, I think. I am ~220 lbs, need to get down to ~180 lbs. Terms and conditions?
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May 6, 2015 15:28
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May 6, 2015 15:30
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CornHolio posted:I've felt a bit like a hypochondriac lately - my symtoms are generally chest pains, shortness of breath and heartburn/acid reflux, and I've been to the ER about four times in the past eight years because it scared the poo poo out of me, and it's always gastric in nature. I've had a heart sonogram done, chest X-rays, bloodwork, and I'm perfectly healthy though I continually feel like poo poo. I'm having an abdominal ultrasound on Friday to check my stomach and gallbladder. I spent the better part of a week in the hospital a few years ago due to what can only be attributed to stress. My systolic blood pressure was over 200 when I was admitted. They ran every test ever and there was absolutely nothing wrong with me. Your brain doesn't always listen to you and depression/anxiety are tenacious enemies. The combination of anti-depressants (lexapro), therapy and my wife being awesome have stabilized me for the most part but I still have random weeks where I connect uncorrelated dots and think I'm dying, it's great!
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May 6, 2015 15:32
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Fo3 posted:There's an ant nest in my printer and it doesn't work right any more. Yikes
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May 6, 2015 15:34
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Cage posted:I come home from work and usually don't feel like going, so today I tried going before work. Getting up at 6:45 sure sucked but drat if I don't feel pretty good just sitting at my desk at work now. My goal is 50lbs lost by my birthday in november. Been having some pain in my mouth that comes and goes for the past few months. Casually mentioned it last week while I was home and Mom reminded me I was supposed to schedule to have my wisdom teeth pulled a couple years ago. Yup looks like they are growing in all hosed up and causing the pain. Time to find a dentist I guess because I couldn't even enjoy a margarita last night. Brother and his wife went out for Cinco De Mayo yesterday...got back at 11pm drunk as hell. Proceeded to be loud and annoying until I was able to fall back asleep around 1:30. Then wake up at 4am. Another step closer to me telling them to get the gently caress out of my house. The upside of them is now I have a pickup truck to use. Her Dad bought a new truck and gave her his old F150, it's old and beat but it just had several thousand dollars of work done and should run for a while. Need to stick on a real tow receiver then I'll be able to use it to haul cars.
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May 6, 2015 15:36
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Goddamn weed whacker just stopped working. Can't get it to restart.
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May 6, 2015 15:38
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Tide posted:Tell you what. So it should be easy for me to lose 50lbs in 6 months. Back like 7 years ago I was even worse. Started at 380, lost 120 in a years time and lost about 30 more in the next year. Was down to 230ish but that ballooned up when I hit a long period of depression. Didnt lose the weight dangerously, its just that I ate so badly that when I started going to the gym and watched what I ate the pounds just flew off. Im down for a contest if itll help motivate you. Dunno what the stakes should be though. (Steak!)
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May 6, 2015 15:41
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Scrambles posted:I spent the better part of a week in the hospital a few years ago due to what can only be attributed to stress. My systolic blood pressure was over 200 when I was admitted. They ran every test ever and there was absolutely nothing wrong with me. Your brain doesn't always listen to you and depression/anxiety are tenacious enemies. The combination of anti-depressants (lexapro), therapy and my wife being awesome have stabilized me for the most part but I still have random weeks where I connect uncorrelated dots and think I'm dying, it's great! At my physical earlier this week, I weighed in at 205 lbs (lost about ten pounds lately), 120/80 BP, good pulse, heart/lungs all appear perfectly healthy. I don't feel stressed normally, though I'm certain my kids give me pretty high anxiety. I can see why people drink.
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May 6, 2015 15:45
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Cage posted:I am 330 You are just under two of me at 6'1" I can't imagine it's much fun to strut about with what is basically an extra person hanging off you. Watch what you put in your face and it'll just drop off like last time dude.
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May 6, 2015 15:52
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88h88 posted:You are just under two of me at 6'1" I can't imagine it's much fun to strut about with what is basically an extra person hanging off you. Watch what you put in your face and it'll just drop off like last time dude.
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May 6, 2015 15:59
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Yeah I don't quite understand the whole "I'm as healthy as you are" bit when I can run up some stairs without dying. My housemate and his ladyfriend are fat and they know it so they're on a 'diet' but when they're bringing home bags of chips, takeaways, cakes, pizzas and basically everything awful for themselves I kinda run out of sympathy. I had a friend over last night and we got a couple of pizzas, housemate realised and ordered a couple of XL ones for themselves after eating takeout the night before and the night before that. It's not even like I eat particularly healthy, I eat whatever the gently caress I want and offset it with daily exercise and have days where I refrain from eating everything in sight.
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Cage posted:I am 330 Are you me? I was up to over 400lbs at the tender age of 23. I went on what I called the "Quit eating like a loving retard and get off your fat rear end you dipshit" diet (aka started eating healthy, and did at least 45 minutes of exercise a day, whether it was biking or rollerblading). Lost 150lbs in just over a year, and another 50 in the next year. At 200lbs I looked fairly skinny, since I've got a massive frame. Then I went to university, and put on about 50-60lbs. Then we moved, I started working at home, and I've slapped on another 50 at least. I really need to get my poo poo together again I feel like rear end almost all the time.
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May 6, 2015 16:09
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Siochain posted:Are you me? Sucks but it would be cool to maybe have another sexual partner sometime in my life.
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May 6, 2015 16:18
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You're all a really depressing lot, you know that? I love you guys
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May 6, 2015 16:24
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SuperDucky posted:You're all a really depressing lot, you know that? One of us, one of us.
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May 6, 2015 16:34
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I started the slow decline into the opposite of health once I left the Army ... gently caress, 8 years ago. 5' 10" and was 190 when I left, now up to 215 with significantly less muscle and no stamina to speak of. I really have let myself go. I'd be into joining the AI weight loss program with everyone else. At least to get back under 200 and be able to jog without dying.
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May 6, 2015 16:35
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I don't need to lose weight, but I need to get my run better, the ANG is unhappy with me being a poor runner, and frankly so am I. loving asthma.
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May 6, 2015 16:36
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CornHolio posted:We all need to simplify, then add lightness. Then fly headlong into a tree when one of our legs breaks off while running full speed. I'm 217 right now and have started going to the gym on the regular and most importantly cut out drinking pretty much entirely. I normally don't have the garbage food problem, but when you end up drinking 6-8 beers a night (that's 1000-1500 calories!) then get drunk-hungry you tend to put on a fair amount of weight. It's all going to go though, I've stopped drinking, and I'm going to the gym on the regular.
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