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T1g4h
Aug 6, 2008

I AM THE SCALES OF JUSTICE, CONDUCTOR OF THE CHOIR OF DEATH!

14 INCH DICK posted:

I went Goodwill hunting today. Theres a Goodwill thst doesn't price things, they sell it all unsorted piled in giant troughs by the pound.

First up found a bag I decided I needed.



This camera as is, seemed dusty but otherwise fully intact.



Found this one bin over from the camera.



Also appeared to be completely undamaged or scratched.



A brand new in packaging Dirty Jobs beanie!



Oh and some pants.



Total out the door price for everything was eight and a half bucks.

Nice find with the camera! I was recently given a mint Yashica and some accessories from my Aunt's b/f:



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INCHI DICKARI
Aug 23, 2006

by FactsAreUseless
I think the camera and lens together came out to about a buck and change but I must confess I impulse bought them because I figured I could make at least a little profit reselling them at that cost.

SFH1989
Apr 23, 2007

Super Aggro Crag posted:

You near Plymouth? Been working there the past few months and I'll be back again from Tuesday to Friday.

No, that's over an hour north of me. I'm closer to Portsmouth.

T1g4h
Aug 6, 2008

I AM THE SCALES OF JUSTICE, CONDUCTOR OF THE CHOIR OF DEATH!

14 INCH DICK posted:

I think the camera and lens together came out to about a buck and change but I must confess I impulse bought them because I figured I could make at least a little profit reselling them at that cost.

eBay shows them going for crazy amounts of money, so yeah, I'd say you could definitely flip it for profit :v:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Original-Topcon-RE-Super-35mm-SLR-film-camera-w-RE-Auto-Topcor-1-1-4-f-5-8cm-/252078125877?hash=item3ab106f335

Powershift
Nov 23, 2009


You can also say those are Kevin Smith's jorts and make some money there too

iwentdoodie
Apr 29, 2005

🤗YOU'RE WELCOME🤗
Showed my wife the trailer to Turbo Kid. Going tomorrow if I can find tickets :D

Also going to a big euro show/swap meet on Sunday.

I have a feeling this weekend is gonna come back on me big when she finds something :v:

randomidiot
May 12, 2006

by Fluffdaddy

(and can't post for 11 years!)

ssjonizuka posted:

That's what I have in my s4, and it's been pretty solid, but I got impatient last night and ordered a samsung 128 before leaving work for the day. I even paid a few bucks extra to get it from amazon as opposed to another seller, so if I have issues, meh.

Thanks man.

Honestly, Samsung is just as good when it comes to memory. SanDisk just specializes in flash storage, while Samsung makes all kinds of memory, from flash to RAM to ???.

The only brand of SSDs I'll buy is Samsung. Or Intel, but Samsung is a much better value.

scuz posted:

My favorite episode is still the one where they went to CTC Auto Ranch and had to get a car to a drag strip in like two days.

I used to live fairly close to CTC (across town). Wish I'd known about it when I lived in Denton, I'd pay just to be able to walk around the place and check out the cars (and take a camera).

Pick n Pull flipped their poo poo when they checked my bag when I was leaving and found a camera in there. Got a very stern "NO CAMERAS ALLOWED!!!!1!" lecture. Sorry, forgot it was in my bag. v:v:v

iwentdoodie posted:

Waiting on the 20k service for the Escape to be done.

There's a suuuuuuper religious couple in the waiting area, the poo poo about that clerk in KY came on the TV and he started muttering about "filthy atheists" in the same manner that Draco Malfoy muttered about mudbloods.

And this is when I go full super stereotypical gay. I already wear various forms of rainbows all the time anyway - used to wear a bracelet, but gave it to someone in my IOP group, so I'm doing a necklace now - so I'm halfway there anyway. :gay: It's only one more step to add a little swish to my walk and a lisp.

Might freak out the service writer a little though.

Rhyno
Mar 22, 2003
Probation
Can't post for 10 years!
CEL went away when I started the Civic today! Started it up and left it to idle for 10 minutes then went for a 5 minute drive, came back and let it idle again, No CEL!

randomidiot
May 12, 2006

by Fluffdaddy

(and can't post for 11 years!)

Did you drive it hard enough to cause VTEC to engage? IIRC it kicks in around 5500 RPM on that ECU.

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

some texas redneck posted:

Did you drive it hard enough to cause VTEC to engage? IIRC it kicks in around 5500 RPM on that ECU.

Yup, revved the gently caress out of. Hopefully it doesn't return as I'd like a stack of $100 bills.

The Locator
Sep 12, 2004

Out here, everything hurts.





Spent most of today cruising around and out of San Diego bay on a 75 year old, three masted wooden schooner. Today was a pretty good day.

MrChips
Jun 10, 2005

FLIGHT SAFETY TIP: Fatties out first

If any of you fuckers haven't bought Mad Max yet you can get it 40% off on GreenMan Gaming with this code:

MADMAX-SAVE40-MADMAX

E: I watched Weekend Of A Champion tonight; it's not a bad little movie.

MrChips fucked around with this message at 05:10 on Sep 5, 2015

randomidiot
May 12, 2006

by Fluffdaddy

(and can't post for 11 years!)

Don't work until 5pm tomorrow, which means tonight is "stay up late" night.

Trying to binge on House of Cards. I had finished Season 1 awhile back. Looks like one of the friends that I loan my Netflix account to has watched all 3 seasons on a device that doesn't support user profiles, so it's kind of hard to keep track of what episode I'm on when I go a few days without watching.

Been awhile since I watched it, forgot how much it just sucks you in. :stare:

Super Aggro Crag
Apr 23, 2008




And, of course as always, kill Hitler.


So since I have a :siren: girlfriend :siren: now my anxiety towards going out to crowded bars and poo poo with or without her has dramatically decreased. We were just talking about going to the club soon (my first time) and getting drunk and dancing. Since I woud be with her and my buddies all night it actually sounds appealing and I wanna go. Getting drunk and white boy dancing sounds fun.

Great Beer
Jul 5, 2004

MrChips posted:

If any of you fuckers haven't bought Mad Max yet you can get it 40% off on GreenMan Gaming with this code:

MADMAX-SAVE40-MADMAX

E: I watched Weekend Of A Champion tonight; it's not a bad little movie.

I've never used GMG. How does it work, do they mail you a steam code?

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
My best score at a by-the-pound Goodwill was a Gamecube, with a controller, memory card, and power supply, for $4.
It saw so much super smash in college.

Super Aggro Crag posted:

So since I have a :siren: girlfriend :siren: now my anxiety towards going out to crowded bars and poo poo with or without her has dramatically decreased. We were just talking about going to the club soon (my first time) and getting drunk and dancing. Since I woud be with her and my buddies all night it actually sounds appealing and I wanna go. Getting drunk and white boy dancing sounds fun.

I used to go clubbing a lot when I was younger and never got into it. I'm so glad the wife doesn't make me go.

My $300 shitbox 323 is up to $480 including registration. I spent $40 and all day making a side exit exhaust for it to be emissions tested. Turns out since the car was purchased in October, I have to go through emissions again in one month...
I also found out RockAuto has a wholesaler closeout of the full cat back system for $60... So I ordered that as well because I can't find a 2in in/out muffler with with centered ports for under $50, and the car sounds like poo poo unmuffled.

mariooncrack posted:

It'll still be a fine phone for another year or two. Google is giving 6.0 to the nexus 4 so you should still get updates for awhile. I MO it's too big. I don't think there are any car mounts that out fits in and I don't think it'll be too comfortable for it to sit in my pocket while sitting.
I would be fine keeping my N5 but the camera/flashlight is getting wonky and I have a crack through the top left corner that appeared mysteriously =(

E:

Great Beer posted:

I've never used GMG. How does it work, do they mail you a steam code?

You get it after you pay for it, and they email it as well.
Currently downloading it. Seems like it has mixed reviews but I like open world games, so why the hell not?

mafoose fucked around with this message at 07:44 on Sep 5, 2015

T1g4h
Aug 6, 2008

I AM THE SCALES OF JUSTICE, CONDUCTOR OF THE CHOIR OF DEATH!

MrChips posted:

If any of you fuckers haven't bought Mad Max yet you can get it 40% off on GreenMan Gaming with this code:

MADMAX-SAVE40-MADMAX

E: I watched Weekend Of A Champion tonight; it's not a bad little movie.

My roomie rented it for Xbone, then immediately used this code to buy it for PC after like 5 or 10 minutes of playing because it was too good to pass up :v:

Great Beer
Jul 5, 2004

My wallet curses you all. :(

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

Great Beer posted:

My wallet curses you all. :(

Same haha

What's the AI steam group again?

Tide
Mar 27, 2010

by FactsAreUseless
Uber is awesome. Call fr a pickup at 130am at an Irish pub halfway downtown.? There in tgrre minutes, home 20 min later. 27 bucks. Waac drinking Guinness with Jamison shotsvwith a buddy that is irishcatholic and says hes asocialist vrepubkicaban. The gently caress?how hosed that even process. Saw a pair of nice 40 year old titties that wasn't my wifes and also not a dudes

A good night

T1g4h
Aug 6, 2008

I AM THE SCALES OF JUSTICE, CONDUCTOR OF THE CHOIR OF DEATH!

mafoose posted:

Same haha

What's the AI steam group again?

http://steamcommunity.com/groups/automotiveinsanity

Ferremit
Sep 14, 2007
if I haven't posted about MY LANDCRUISER yet, check my bullbars for kangaroo prints


Someone does not like the cone of shame. He doesnt HAVE to wear it any more unless he chews his bandages, then its back on.

Funny as hell watching a cat whos had a cone on all week go BONKERS trying to clean himself as soon as its taken off. He's not going to chew the bandages any more either, not after the areas he was munching on got a liberal smear of Sriracha sauce :D

Edit: Just when you thought he couldnt get any dumber....

Ferremit fucked around with this message at 11:46 on Sep 5, 2015

briefcasefullof
Sep 25, 2004
[This Space for Rent]
Wife is doing a girls night. I think that means steak and Mad Max for me tonight.

Super Aggro Crag
Apr 23, 2008




And, of course as always, kill Hitler.


Time to see if Mad Max will run on my outdated gaming PC since I am a plebian without a next gen console.

EDIT: drat that's a firm no on that. =/

Super Aggro Crag fucked around with this message at 14:00 on Sep 5, 2015

Super Aggro Crag
Apr 23, 2008




And, of course as always, kill Hitler.


gently caress. The worst part about not blazing is not toking up in the morning on the weekends when I am hungover. Ughghgh.

Pham Nuwen
Oct 30, 2010



mafoose posted:

My $300 shitbox 323 is up to $480 including registration. I spent $40 and all day making a side exit exhaust for it to be emissions tested. Turns out since the car was purchased in October, I have to go through emissions again in one month...
I also found out RockAuto has a wholesaler closeout of the full cat back system for $60... So I ordered that as well because I can't find a 2in in/out muffler with with centered ports for under $50, and the car sounds like poo poo unmuffled.

My $1100 shitbox apparently has two catalytic converters, one front and one rear, with a total replacement cost of $575 including labor.

Gonna check Rockauto again because fuuuuuck thaaaaat.

Nodoze
Aug 17, 2006

If it's only for a night I can live without you
I have a Galaxy Note 4 and it is not Too Big at all

CornHolio
May 20, 2001

Toilet Rascal
My brother wants to look at -08 vintage GMC Envoys, how bad of an idea is that? If he looks at one, what do we need to look out for?

Applebees Appetizer
Jan 23, 2006

mafoose posted:

My $300 shitbox 323 is up to $480 including registration. I spent $40 and all day making a side exit exhaust for it to be emissions tested. Turns out since the car was purchased in October, I have to go through emissions again in one month...
I also found out RockAuto has a wholesaler closeout of the full cat back system for $60... So I ordered that as well because I can't find a 2in in/out muffler with with centered ports for under $50, and the car sounds like poo poo unmuffled.

What year 323 is it? :allears:

I'm currently looking for a BF chassis project, could be a long search :(

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

leica posted:

What year 323 is it? :allears:

I'm currently looking for a BF chassis project, could be a long search :(

I wish it was a boxy BF, sadly it's a BG (it's a 91). Took it on the highway yesterday, it cruises nicely at 75 despite having 88hp.

Sucks that it has some body damage, I'm the 3rd owner and it has 112k on it.
I'm doing some trade work for some 3 piece Volk wheels that I might put on it haha.

briefcasefullof
Sep 25, 2004
[This Space for Rent]
So I quit tobacco last Monday. How do I deal with idiots and cars and not punch people in the face? Does that feeling ever go away?

meatpimp
May 15, 2004

Psst -- Wanna buy

:) EVERYWHERE :)
some high-quality thread's DESTROYED!

:kheldragar:


Thanks again for the reminder. Cutting it down worked perfectly. I was just about to order a replacement, so that's :10bux: saved.

N6 is exactly what I was looking for. Nice screen, big form factor, quick... I'm happy. Now it's time to strip the N5 down and upgrade my wife's N4.

Goober Peas
Jun 30, 2007

Check out my 'Vette, bro


I need to check my expectations:

Group of three go for lunch @ 1pm on a Saturday. Restaurant is reasonably busy. Stand and wait. and wait.

Check #1 - how long is it reasonable to wait at a host station before being acknowledged before you just walk out?

About 5 minutes later we are greeted and seated, waiter will be with us.

Check #2 - how long is it reasonable to wait on a waiter before walking out?

About 10 minutes later, we walked. Never did see a waiter.

InitialDave
Jun 14, 2007

I Want To Believe.

Pham Nuwen posted:

My $1100 shitbox apparently has two catalytic converters, one front and one rear, with a total replacement cost of $575 including labor.

Gonna check Rockauto again because fuuuuuck thaaaaat.
Do you actually need them?

QuarkMartial posted:

How do I deal with idiots and cars and not punch people in the face?
Get a gun.

Pham Nuwen
Oct 30, 2010



InitialDave posted:

Do you actually need them?

Well it doesn't pass smog, CO and hydrocarbons through the roof which apparently generally means carb, O2 sensor, or cat. I replaced my O2 sensor and will do the free retest soon to see if that helped. Carb appears to be mostly computer-tuned besides an idle adjustment screw. Otherwise I'm asking around for a less scrupulous emissions testing place.

cakesmith handyman
Jul 22, 2007

Pip-Pip old chap! Last one in is a rotten egg what what.

Tomarse posted:

Where are you getting prices from? I always use my local builders merchant. They don't cut it (you can cut it yourself in the carpark if you like) and I usually save on delivery charges by driving it the 1 mile home with it threaded right through the landy via the bulkhead vents and the back catflap.

Rough sawn 3"x2" in 4.8m lengths is about £4+VAT and rough sawn 4"x2" is something like £5.50+VAT ish per length.

I can't find a reciept handy at the moment for any rough, but I bought some easi-edge stuff recently (the planed, kiln dried C16/C24 stuff) and that was £7.80+VAT for 4"x2" or £6+VAT for 3"x2 (both 4.8m lengths)

I priced b&q vs travis Perkins as they're both a mile away. TP was about 10-15% cheaper but I didn't think of pricing 4.8m and cutting. TP does free delivery if you get a card with them (free) I'll check for other local yards.

BrokenKnucklez
Apr 22, 2008

by zen death robot
Definition of irony. 2 of the 3 things that's gone wrong in my LR3 have all been Ford products. Its not even the British parts!

gently caress tire pressure monitors for lyfe

briefcasefullof
Sep 25, 2004
[This Space for Rent]
Dammit. No redboxes seem to have Fury Road.

kimbo305
Jun 9, 2007

actually, yeah, I am a little mad
Test drove a Boxster Spyder today. Handling was great, engine response and sound (with the sport exhaust mode on) were great. Suspension seemed like a decent balance between stiff and daily driveable. The shifter was really really vague. They need to do whatever Corvettes do to get some precision back.

The salesguy let me gas it going onto an onramp. It was nice and fast, but no furiosa like the Viper.

What stood out was the incredibly sensitive engine response and also pretty strong engine-braking. Gave the car a very direct feel. Steering was good, but I'd come to expect, from reading all the reviews, that this last stand for Porsche hydraulic steering was supposed to be incredible. My 944 had better steering feel (and a tighter shifter, and it was transaxle!).

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InitialDave
Jun 14, 2007

I Want To Believe.

kimbo305 posted:

Steering was good, but I'd come to expect, from reading all the reviews, that this last stand for Porsche hydraulic steering was supposed to be incredible. My 944 had better steering feel (and a tighter shifter, and it was transaxle!).
I've learned to take stuff like that to mean "for this generation" or something similar. So "Hey, this steering feel is the best we've had in a car of this class..." kind of has to be taken to have a qualifier of "....that you can buy new/from this time period" on the end of it.

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