July Chat Thread: 45 And Rising

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Tomarse: Mar 7, 2001; Grr

InitialDave posted:

Grrr, I forgot my insurance renewal is tomorrow, and as is always the case, they want to charge me about 20% more than generic online quotes. Including their own. Will call them up and ask them if they fancy realigning themselves.

My default home insurance automatic renewal quote last month was 3x the price of the cheapest online quote I got from a comparison site... which was from the same insurance company! (legal and general)

I rang them up and had a go at them and they swapped me over to the lower price. Would have told them to gently caress right off for ripping me off if it wasn't for the fact that I made a claim 2 years ago and they were brilliant to deal with and paid out more than I asked for without any hassle.

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# ? Jun 10, 2024 09:36

briefcasefullof: Sep 25, 2004; [This Space for Rent]

I loving hate credit. No house for us.

Edit: 3 loving points because they look at the middle credit scores and not the highest scores or an average or anything else that might help someone out.

# ? Jul 8, 2015 00:26

randomidiot: May 12, 2006; by Fluffdaddy
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InitialDave posted:

Oh, it's really not bad, it's just the same as last year, and I reckon they can cut it down a bit.

I did make a claim for a windscreen replacement, but I don't know how that factors in. I'll call them in the morning and see what they have to say.

We effectively don't have liability limits here. I think that nominally it's probably on the books at something like �20m, but if you did manage something that impressive, I think they would still have to pay out.

20m.

I'm good for up to $100k... total. And since we have split limits in TX, only some of it can be allocated towards property damage (I think it's 50k with this policy?). I think I previously had 25k for property damage... which is insanely low given how much cars cost now. I could max out the 25k if I wiped out a brand new Ford Fiesta that was optioned out nicely.

Actually if I manage to total someone else's car, there's likely going to be a large medical bill attached, so anything more than a light tap will still get expensive. I did $0 in damage to someone's car giving them a tap when they stopped short several years ago, but my insurance still paid out almost $5k for an ambulance, ER visit, "pain and suffering", etc. I tapped them doing <5 mph, left no mark on their car, but wound up with ~$3k in damage to mine (clipped them with the corner of my front bumper, where there's no metal beam..) No, I'm not still pissed off about that, why do you ask?

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# ? Jul 8, 2015 00:29

mafoose: Oct 30, 2006; volvos and dogs and volvos and dogs and volvos and dogs and volvos and dogs and vulvas and dogs and volvos and dogs and volvos and dogs and volvos and dongs and volvos and dons and volvos and dogs and volvos and cats and volvos and dogs and volvos and dogs and volvos and dogs and volvos and dogs

Like stated, AZ MVDs are loving terrible. I'll gladly pay the 3rd party fees instead of sitting there for 2 hours then being told I can't do what I came in for.

Hail chat, including my $500 deductible, the xb is going to be $3600 to fix and the e24 $2200, with further work requiring another adjuster visit at the body shop of my choice (which said would most likely be the case).

They cut the check for the e24 but will not pay me for the scion because it is over $2500... Which sucks because that's the car I least cared about... They're going to pay the shop directly. I was hoping to say gently caress it and not fix the scion but I guess I don't get a day in the matter.

So now I get to shop around, they told me they were going to send me a list of preferred shops, but that turns out not to be the case. I'll have to do my own leg work here, and I have absolutely no experience in this.

Roof inspection is still a week away but no leaks yet...

# ? Jul 8, 2015 00:40

InitialDave: Jun 14, 2007; I Want To Believe.

some texas redneck posted:

20m.

Yeah. Which is 30m to you. And that's on my classic policy which costs �100 a year.

# ? Jul 8, 2015 00:51

F1DriverQuidenBerg: Jan 19, 2014

some texas redneck posted:

20m.

I'm good for up to $100k... total. And since we have split limits in TX, only some of it can be allocated towards property damage (I think it's 50k with this policy?). I think I previously had 25k for property damage... which is insanely low given how much cars cost now. I could max out the 25k if I wiped out a brand new Ford Fiesta that was optioned out nicely.

Actually if I manage to total someone else's car, there's likely going to be a large medical bill attached, so anything more than a light tap will still get expensive. I did $0 in damage to someone's car giving them a tap when they stopped short several years ago, but my insurance still paid out almost $5k for an ambulance, ER visit, "pain and suffering", etc. I tapped them doing <5 mph, left no mark on their car, but wound up with ~$3k in damage to mine (clipped them with the corner of my front bumper, where there's no metal beam..) No, I'm not still pissed off about that, why do you ask?

It always baffles me how limits are so low in parts of the states. at $25k you're almost better off having no insurance and pocketing the money. I don't think you can even get a policy under $1mil here.

# ? Jul 8, 2015 00:55

Turbo Fondant: Oct 25, 2010

1500quidporsche posted:

It always baffles me how limits are so low in parts of the states. at $25k you're almost better off having no insurance and pocketing the money. I don't think you can even get a policy under $1mil here.

There's a few companies offering that $500k around, but the price difference between that and a million is almost negligible.

# ? Jul 8, 2015 01:31

nm: Jan 28, 2008; "I saw Minos the Space Judge holding a golden sceptre and passing sentence upon the Martians. There he presided, and around him the noble Space Prosecutors sought the firm justice of space law."

mafoose posted:

Like stated, AZ MVDs are loving terrible. I'll gladly pay the 3rd party fees instead of sitting there for 2 hours then being told I can't do what I came in for.

Hail chat, including my $500 deductible, the xb is going to be $3600 to fix and the e24 $2200, with further work requiring another adjuster visit at the body shop of my choice (which said would most likely be the case).

They cut the check for the e24 but will not pay me for the scion because it is over $2500... Which sucks because that's the car I least cared about... They're going to pay the shop directly. I was hoping to say gently caress it and not fix the scion but I guess I don't get a day in the matter.

So now I get to shop around, they told me they were going to send me a list of preferred shops, but that turns out not to be the case. I'll have to do my own leg work here, and I have absolutely no experience in this.

Roof inspection is still a week away but no leaks yet...

I'm not sure that is legal unless you owe on it. They have to make you whole, not merely fix the car.

# ? Jul 8, 2015 02:34

MrChips: Jun 10, 2005; FLIGHT SAFETY TIP: Fatties out first

Post mortem on the dishwasher incident this morning; I pulled it out and it looks like the coupling between the fastener and the braided stainless line came apart, and it wasn't stressed or kinked or anything. Easy to fix but that really shouldn't have happened. I mean isn't this the very thing that they pretty much banned PEX tubing for?

# ? Jul 8, 2015 02:55

bandman: Mar 17, 2008

Found this TV in the parking lot of one of the laundromats I maintain. 46" Samsung DLP, won't power on, but it tries to. The color wheel isn't making buzzsaw noises, which is a good sign, so I'm going take a $15 gamble and throw a new bulb in it to see if that makes it work.

Edit: I am unreasonably excited over what is essentially garbage.

Edit the second: Yeah, I'll check for exploded/leaking caps if the bulb doesn't bring it to life.

bandman fucked around with this message at 03:12 on Jul 8, 2015

# ? Jul 8, 2015 02:57

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bandman posted:

Found this TV in the parking lot of one of the laundromats I maintain. 46" Samsung DLP, won't power on, but it tries to. The color wheel isn't making buzzsaw noises, which is a good sign, so I'm going take a $15 gamble and throw a new bulb in it to see if that makes it work.

Edit: I am unreasonably excited over what is essentially garbage.

Check for dead caps, too.

# ? Jul 8, 2015 03:08

Cage: Jul 17, 2003; www.revivethedrive.org

Nice find. I used to deliver and setup tvs in a pretty well off section of town. Back in 2008 we're delivering a tv to someone that had a 720p Insignia die on them (best buy brand). She was throwing it out so I offered to take it off her hands, $100 for a new power supply and some labor and that tv is still kicking to this day. Hope you're as lucky as me.

# ? Jul 8, 2015 03:19

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MrChips posted:

Post mortem on the dishwasher incident this morning; I pulled it out and it looks like the coupling between the fastener and the braided stainless line came apart, and it wasn't stressed or kinked or anything. Easy to fix but that really shouldn't have happened. I mean isn't this the very thing that they pretty much banned PEX tubing for?

They banned PEX? When?

# ? Jul 8, 2015 03:20

MrChips: Jun 10, 2005; FLIGHT SAFETY TIP: Fatties out first

MustardFacial posted:

They banned PEX? When?

Here in Alberta the insurance companies kicked up a stink over PEX due to water damage claims and had it very severely restricted, and actually banned in some cases.

# ? Jul 8, 2015 03:52

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MrChips posted:

Here in Alberta the insurance companies kicked up a stink over PEX due to water damage claims and had it very severely restricted, and actually banned in some cases.

PolyB. PEX is fine.

Canada converted from PolyB to PEX very late in the game, decades after we knew it was a ticking time bomb from American homes.

# ? Jul 8, 2015 04:12

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Seat Safety Switch posted:

PolyB. PEX is fine.

Canada converted from PolyB to PEX very late in the game, decades after we knew it was a ticking time bomb from American homes.

Oh good. I was worried there for a second. When we re-did the house we currently live in I made it a point to change all of the old lovely corrugated copper tubing (which in and of itself is a ticking time bomb) to PEX. I was starting to think I had made a mistake.

# ? Jul 8, 2015 04:21

briefcasefullof: Sep 25, 2004; [This Space for Rent]

I had someone try to return used gojo tonight. Opened to check and it was full of greasy soap.

"Oh the boss musta just snuck that one in on me..."

# ? Jul 8, 2015 04:22

randomidiot: May 12, 2006; by Fluffdaddy
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Not enough pussy on this page.

This fucker is starting to look really round around his midsection (kind of like me). He was 10 pounds when I got him. 15 now. :catstare:

# ? Jul 8, 2015 04:47

MrChips: Jun 10, 2005; FLIGHT SAFETY TIP: Fatties out first

Seat Safety Switch posted:

PolyB. PEX is fine.

Canada converted from PolyB to PEX very late in the game, decades after we knew it was a ticking time bomb from American homes.

Oh poo poo you're right...for some reason I always confuse those two. Must be all the lead I've absorbed over the years of playing with airplanes :downs:

# ? Jul 8, 2015 04:47

mafoose: Oct 30, 2006; volvos and dogs and volvos and dogs and volvos and dogs and volvos and dogs and vulvas and dogs and volvos and dogs and volvos and dogs and volvos and dongs and volvos and dons and volvos and dogs and volvos and cats and volvos and dogs and volvos and dogs and volvos and dogs and volvos and dogs

nm posted:

I'm not sure that is legal unless you owe on it. They have to make you whole, not merely fix the car.

That makes sense. We do owe on it, we bought it on payments because the CU offered 2% APR.

QuarkMartial posted:

House stuff

Try another lender?
Mine did average the scores from the 3 credit places, which sucked because one of them refuses to fix a rehabilitated student loan on it, so instead of high 700s mine averaged to ~730ish.

# ? Jul 8, 2015 05:06

Rhyno: Mar 22, 2003; Can't post for 10 years!

Hey I'm in a lovely mood.

How do I import a mid 80's Escort RS from the UK?

# ? Jul 8, 2015 05:09

randomidiot: May 12, 2006; by Fluffdaddy
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mafoose posted:

That makes sense. We do owe on it, we bought it on payments because the CU offered 2% APR.

My last insurance company (USAA) refused to pay anyone except a body shop for repair work as long as the car had a lien on it.

My CU refused to refinance my car. :smith:

# ? Jul 8, 2015 05:11

Mat_Drinks: Nov 18, 2002; mmm this nitromethane gets my supercharger runnin'

bandman posted:

Found this TV in the parking lot of one of the laundromats I maintain. 46" Samsung DLP, won't power on, but it tries to. The color wheel isn't making buzzsaw noises, which is a good sign, so I'm going take a $15 gamble and throw a new bulb in it to see if that makes it work.

Edit: I am unreasonably excited over what is essentially garbage.

Edit the second: Yeah, I'll check for exploded/leaking caps if the bulb doesn't bring it to life.

I I used to have that exact same TV, if you can get it working with minimal money it's definitely a decent set even though it's almost a decade old.

# ? Jul 8, 2015 05:27

Terrible Robot: Jul 2, 2010; FRIED CHICKEN; Slippery Tilde

bandman posted:

Found this TV in the parking lot of one of the laundromats I maintain. 46" Samsung DLP, won't power on, but it tries to. The color wheel isn't making buzzsaw noises, which is a good sign, so I'm going take a $15 gamble and throw a new bulb in it to see if that makes it work.

Edit: I am unreasonably excited over what is essentially garbage.

Edit the second: Yeah, I'll check for exploded/leaking caps if the bulb doesn't bring it to life.

Ooh, this reminds me that I have a 50" Samsung DLP in my basement with the exact same problem. I remember looking it up when it crapped out and the most common issue was lovely capacitors on the power-supply board and possibly elsewhere.

I really should fix that big fucker...

# ? Jul 8, 2015 05:43

Adiabatic: Nov 18, 2007; What have you assholes done now?

lol I done goofed

Im just sitting down after getting droppe off byu some cute lady. She drove me home and parked in my drieway and alooked art me and I made a shark noise at her with mu drink shark caise is shark week and i got one in my drink

I sonmt evber really know what noise a sjarl makes really so I jusr rowared like a bear amd she looks at me horrified adn iM all welp alrigth see ya

His name is charlie we bros

# ? Jul 8, 2015 05:50

blk: Dec 19, 2009; .

Wife and I went to drive a TSX wagon today since we want to get a dog and have a kid soon. It'd replace her Civic. We've driven one before and liked it but needed a refresher.

"It feels so roomy in here!" she said. After the test drive I parked next to her Civic and they eyeballed the same; compared measurements of the seating area and they were near identical. Basically a Civic with 2.5 trunks stacked vertically.

I wish we could justify it after that but even after selling her car and getting a discount at the dealer it'd be ~16-19k for 2.5 trunks (and nicer trim and 100k less miles but that isn't really what's motivating us to buy).

# ? Jul 8, 2015 05:53

Geoj: May 28, 2008; BITTER POOR PERSON

Adiabatic posted:

lol I done goofed

Im just sitting down after getting droppe off byu some cute lady. She drove me home and parked in my drieway and alooked art me and I made a shark noise at her with mu drink shark caise is shark week and i got one in my drink

I sonmt evber really know what noise a sjarl makes really so I jusr rowared like a bear amd she looks at me horrified adn iM all welp alrigth see ya

His name is charlie we bros

Quoting before edit...

# ? Jul 8, 2015 06:03

Terrible Robot: Jul 2, 2010; FRIED CHICKEN; Slippery Tilde

Adiabatic posted:

lol I done goofed

Im just sitting down after getting droppe off byu some cute lady. She drove me home and parked in my drieway and alooked art me and I made a shark noise at her with mu drink shark caise is shark week and i got one in my drink

I sonmt evber really know what noise a sjarl makes really so I jusr rowared like a bear amd she looks at me horrified adn iM all welp alrigth see ya

His name is charlie we bros

Between this post and our IRC conversation I have not been able to breathe for like 5 minutes :newlol:

Looking forward to wrenchin' and hanging out this weekend dude.

# ? Jul 8, 2015 06:04

Adiabatic: Nov 18, 2007; What have you assholes done now?

Geoj posted:

Quoting before edit...

lmao whred ur cute avatar go bro

# ? Jul 8, 2015 06:13

Adiabatic: Nov 18, 2007; What have you assholes done now?

Terrible Robot posted:

Between this post and our IRC conversation I have not been able to breathe for like 5 minutes

Looking forward to wrenchin' and hanging out this weekend dude.

same

# ? Jul 8, 2015 06:13

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Adiabatic posted:

lol I done goofed

Im just sitting down after getting droppe off byu some cute lady. She drove me home and parked in my drieway and alooked art me and I made a shark noise at her with mu drink shark caise is shark week and i got one in my drink

I sonmt evber really know what noise a sjarl makes really so I jusr rowared like a bear amd she looks at me horrified adn iM all welp alrigth see ya

His name is charlie we bros

Some dude roars at me like Charlie Sharkbear and I'm gonna assume that we're now married according to his cultural norms. Y'all been warned.

# ? Jul 8, 2015 07:40

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DIS IS MAH JAM!!!!!!

Adiabatic posted:

lol I done goofed

Im just sitting down after getting droppe off byu some cute lady. She drove me home and parked in my drieway and alooked art me and I made a shark noise at her with mu drink shark caise is shark week and i got one in my drink

I sonmt evber really know what noise a sjarl makes really so I jusr rowared like a bear amd she looks at me horrified adn iM all welp alrigth see ya

His name is charlie we bros

This is art.

# ? Jul 8, 2015 07:57

LloydDobler: Oct 15, 2005; You shared it with a dick.

Cage posted:

Ive never wanted kids but playing Quake with your daughter sounds awesome and I would hate for you to miss out on it. Have you looked into any of the updated graphic mods for it, like DarkPlaces?

I haven't, I think she doesn't like the medieval/gothic theme of it as well. Quake 2 had the exact right sci fi vibe for her. We still make the villian grunty noises at each other when we do things like bump in the hallway or I make her take out the trash, it's pretty funny.

# ? Jul 8, 2015 09:19

cakesmith handyman: Jul 22, 2007; Pip-Pip old chap! Last one in is a rotten egg what what.

Adiabatic posted:

lol I done goofed

Im just sitting down after getting droppe off byu some cute lady. She drove me home and parked in my drieway and alooked art me and I made a shark noise at her with mu drink shark caise is shark week and i got one in my drink

I sonmt evber really know what noise a sjarl makes really so I jusr rowared like a bear amd she looks at me horrified adn iM all welp alrigth see ya

His name is charlie we bros

LloydDobler posted:

I haven't, I think she doesn't like the medieval/gothic theme of it as well. Quake 2 had the exact right sci fi vibe for her. We still make the villian grunty noises at each other when we do things like bump in the hallway or I make her take out the trash, it's pretty funny.

Y'all cute as hell :3:

# ? Jul 8, 2015 10:57

Super Aggro Crag: Apr 23, 2008; And, of course as always, kill Hitler.

The janitors at this school don't show up until 6:15AM. Free 15 minutes, I'll take it. :agesilaus:

# ? Jul 8, 2015 10:58

CannonFodder: Jan 26, 2001; Passion’s Wrench

LloydDobler posted:

I haven't, I think she doesn't like the medieval/gothic theme of it as well. Quake 2 had the exact right sci fi vibe for her. We still make the villian grunty noises at each other when we do things like bump in the hallway or I make her take out the trash, it's pretty funny.

Serious Sam has coop and teaches the rich history of ancient Egypt and their headless kamikaze warriors.

# ? Jul 8, 2015 13:55

Super Aggro Crag: Apr 23, 2008; And, of course as always, kill Hitler.

I love running around trying to stay ahead of the abatement crew in a building with no A/C.

# ? Jul 8, 2015 14:05

Seat Safety Switch: May 27, 2008; MY RELIGION IS THE SMALL BLOCK V8 AND COMMANDMENTS ONE THROUGH TEN ARE NEVER LIFT.; Pillbug

Super Aggro Crag posted:

I love running around trying to stay ahead of the abatement crew in a building with no A/C.

How fast does saying "master abatement" and then giggling like high schoolers get old?

# ? Jul 8, 2015 14:26

Adiabatic: Nov 18, 2007; What have you assholes done now?

Everyone meet Charlie Sharkbear:

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# ? Jun 10, 2024 09:36

cakesmith handyman: Jul 22, 2007; Pip-Pip old chap! Last one in is a rotten egg what what.

So one of the machines I'm responsible for at work has a ludicrously complicated* 2D pick'n'place system on one end, 1400mm stroke, 200kg capacity, 2.4s cycle time. It's a stupid design, it's overloaded, it's inadequately maintained and nearly 20 years old with no replacement in sight. My Boss² was talking about replacing it with a used 6-axis robot from another department and I called him on it, going off on one about how stupid an idea it was, how we should replace it with a gantry-style XZZservo driven system. My boss after that meeting told me to run any ideas past him before bringing them up like that again, I thought I was in the poo poo.

Today, �700,000 budget, 13 month timeframe, hop to it. :stare:

I, I may have a little research to do, super loving quick, as I'll need to get a deposit down on something like this by November at the latest. It'll take me that long to write a spec, I think. I'm so boned.

*Ludicrously complicated: Servo drives through 90:1 planetary reduction gearbox. Crank arm at the end lifts & drops a linkshaft. Linkshaft pushes & pulls a 110' gear segment("Quadrant"). Quadrant drives the pinion. Pinion shaft swings another crank around a horseshoe-shaped guide, with a die spring pushing it out at the corners to follow a 'squared off semicircle' or 'rounded rectangle' path. that drives a parallel arm along Hang a 200kg assembly on the end with 2 sets of vacuum cups that can adjust in height & width to pick up different sheets. Watch every component break continuously and the guys running the line blame me personally because I was the last near it.

Oh and this is 1/3rd of the machinery at that end of the machine, so it has to play nice with the other 2/3rds until it's replaced as well, or the budget covers those 2/3rds as well, I don't know I'm boned.

# ? Jul 8, 2015 15:06

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