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My dad threw a bunch of extra tickets for indoor AMA Pro/AM motorcycle circle-track racing at my friends and I, and I was super excited the whole day at work to go down some beers and watch dudes go at it. Thing started at 6:30, didn't get off work until 6. Straight to my friends house, pick him up, then pick two other people up, and by the time we get downtown it's a little after 7:30. So we probably missed all of the practice and qualifying sessions, whatever no big deal. Oh, by the way, the Auto Show is in town, and also the stupid loving Bucks game, so LOL gently caress you, you're not parking. Drove around for 30 minutes, every single loving lot and parking structure within a mile radius is full and closed. So in the end, I paid 10 bucks to park a mile and a half away from the stadium, got there and all that was left was two 5 or 6 lap races for dudes off the streets on their poo poo-house hipster choppers. At least a bunch of them ate poo poo. gently caress Milwaukee. Edit: Just saw that a kid I used to hang out with in middle school's brother finally passed from MS today. The guy's kind of a turd now, but man that sucks 
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MrsAdiabatic posted:Any UK goons know of a spot I can go rally passenger joyriding? Obviously not opposed to driving, but I'm a total novice so the pucker factor might be better if I'm riding shotgun. Also, dope stuff to do in the greater isles? I'm going to be there for 10 or 11 days with a GIRL in August. Still in the early planning stages of the trip, so Ireland, Scotland, Wales, England, Isle of Man are all on the table. Or just hire a car and give it some down some country roads. For other stuff, if you're talking car-specific things, there's always small (and not so small) shows dotted around the country during the summer - for example, Beaulieu Motor Museum will have a Land Rover day on the 7th of August, their Supercar Showdown event on the 21st and so on. Land Rover's factory have a tour/history thing, it all depends what interests you. Maybe once you've got an idea of where you fancy going, see which of us a nearby for goony meetups.
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Feb 20, 2016 18:23
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Got to create a character in DnD and since our party members are all halflings...
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Feb 20, 2016 22:29
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Feb 20, 2016 23:31
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I was drunk.
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MrsAdiabatic posted:Any UK goons know of a spot I can go rally passenger joyriding? Obviously not opposed to driving, but I'm a total novice so the pucker factor might be better if I'm riding shotgun. Also, dope stuff to do in the greater isles? I'm going to be there for 10 or 11 days with a GIRL in August. Still in the early planning stages of the trip, so Ireland, Scotland, Wales, England, Isle of Man are all on the table. I did a special offer 10 laps thing with these guys one time that was a blast.
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Feb 20, 2016 23:58
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My daughter picks pizza apart so we made her garlic dough balls instead, they went down well.  My mozzarella only, not bad actually. 
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Feb 21, 2016 00:01
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Hanging out with my buddy, his GF and her daughter who is like 4, and she keeps asking him if she can have a brother. Cracking up.
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Feb 21, 2016 02:51
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I'm watching my neighbor's rear end in a top hat boyfriend block traffic with his brotruck. He was backing out of the driveway and his wheel fell off. Truck is currently on a jack and he is trying to reattach the wheel (which apparently also has the hub and other suspension bits connected to it). It's been 12 minutes and the street is completely blocked, waiting to see how long before the police show up and force a tow. I've opened my office window and am playing 'Yakety Sax' full blast.
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Feb 21, 2016 03:16
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Goober Peas posted:I've opened my office window and am playing 'Yakety Sax' full blast. You're doing god's work
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Feb 21, 2016 03:24
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Po Po show show and now he get a Tow Tow Benny Hill would be proud
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Feb 21, 2016 03:46
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Sometimes its the little touches that elevate a game from good to great.
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Feb 21, 2016 03:49
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New mattress day! Old one was getting on 6yrs old and was so hosed i was waking up with pinched nerves in my shoulders and the better half was getting back pain. The new one was $3K, had it for $1500 on a half price for Aus made mattresses sale with a Manchester pack. Didn't want the Manchester pack, so they knocked it down to $1100 and for $15 they would deliver it and take the old one away with them! Score!  Old one was an inch BELOW the bed frame edge...  Isaac approved!
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Feb 21, 2016 04:09
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6 whole years? my mattress at my mom's place was vintage ~1985 iirc
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Feb 21, 2016 04:10
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It was a very cheap mattress to start with, and yeah, they're only good for 10yrs if you buy a good one to start with! Plus waking up and not being able to lift your arms above horizontal was getting very old, very fast.
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Feb 21, 2016 04:11
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Enourmo posted:6 whole years? Just cause you've Stockholm Syndrome'd yourself into thinking that was still a decent mattress doesn't make it so. 
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Feb 21, 2016 04:17
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Nothing better than a new bed. Me and my girl have the same exact mattress. A queen size Bob-O-Pedic. We keep joking about a queen sized bunk bed when we move in together but I kinda want it.
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Feb 21, 2016 04:17
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ExplodingSims posted:Just cause you've Stockholm Syndrome'd yourself into thinking that was still a decent mattress doesn't make it so. you're under the impression i had any say in the matter my mom will keep using that thing until the frame crumbles she's "thrifty" (never spends money on things ever even when it would be a major quality of life improvement)
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ExplodingSims posted:Sometimes its the little touches that elevate a game from good to great. It would be really great if that makes the car handle like poo poo and the tires explode randomly.
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jamal posted:It would be really great if that makes the car handle like poo poo and the tires explode randomly. It does. Well, ok, the tires don't explode, due to weird tire damage the game has, but that model is like the worst car in the game. Except for the Pigeon. Maybe.
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Feb 21, 2016 04:55
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ExplodingSims posted:Sometimes its the little touches that elevate a game from good to great. What gaaaaaaame?
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Feb 21, 2016 05:12
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BeamNG Drive. All the fun of Burnout, with none of the annoying Djs.
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Feb 21, 2016 05:26
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ExplodingSims posted:Sometimes its the little touches that elevate a game from good to great. I appreciated that it's also an automatic because of course it is. 
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Feb 21, 2016 06:03
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Wife woke me up this morning and asked if I wanted to go to the dirt track. I love that woman. Nice socal winter day, 75* and sunny. They ran factory stock, street stock and modifieds. Next weekend is test n tune for all classes, free entry and two dollar beers. She wants to go. Now relaxing with beer and fire. 
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Feb 21, 2016 06:06
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I don't wanna go back to Dallas in the am. *pout* But.. gently caress Austin traffic, and especially gently caress parking down here. Hopefully my car is where I left it in the morning; the sign said parking is only enforced Mon-Sat, but there was also a 5 hour max parking sign. 311 couldn't give me a definite yes or no on if I'd be safe (but did say that she personally thought I'd be fine). I couldn't find anything else within about half a mile.
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As I was walking my dog some guy drove by shouted out the window that the cops can't protect me. If I'm murdered he was driving a white Chevy Astro van.
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Feb 21, 2016 09:00
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Friday afternoon - 1km ocean swim race. Rough, blown weeeeell off course, had a ball Saturday midday - Enticer Triathlon warmup, 300m swim, 8km bike, 2km run Sunday - Long Course Triathlon - 2km ocean swim, 83km bike, 20km run. I hurt in all sorts of new and interesting ways for some odd reason. Altho leaving the pub afterwards, grabbing ice cream and eating it in the gutter was ample and to me hilarious payoff.
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i smell like petrol, the skin on my hands is all dry, and I am fairly mad at AEM. Also at me, but mostly at AEM. drat cat terrist you're making all of us look bad with all your exercisin'
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MrsAdiabatic posted:Any UK goons know of a spot I can go rally passenger joyriding? Obviously not opposed to driving, but I'm a total novice so the pucker factor might be better if I'm riding shotgun. Also, dope stuff to do in the greater isles? I'm going to be there for 10 or 11 days with a GIRL in August. Still in the early planning stages of the trip, so Ireland, Scotland, Wales, England, Isle of Man are all on the table. If you find yourself in Scotland then Knockhill might be worth a look. It's not far from Edinburgh / Stirling / Perth so you would be passing by it if you were heading to the highlands unless you go via Loch Lomond. They have a bunch of experience packages like this: http://experiences.knockhill.com/rally-driving-experience.php If you find your way up to Scotland I'd recommend driving a route like the north coast 500 or a variation of. I would personally do the eastern section differently. https://www.northcoast500.com
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Great Job! I'm sore and smell vaguely of death. Wife and her sister are co-trustees. Hopefully that means we'll be debt free in a couple of months. Going back to Houston today and can't wait to pet all the kitties. We're both so mentally blown.
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BloodBag posted:Great Job! That's awesome news! (You found the will, then?) lovely situation, for sure, but at least some good has come of it 
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Feb 21, 2016 12:26
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Holy poo poo this mattress is like lying on a bed made of clouds and awesome. It's also 3" higher, which is mildly disconcerting
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literally a fish posted:That's awesome news! (You found the will, then?) The trust was the will. It's a miracle we even found it. The police didn't understand it, and niether did we. He hired a trust/probate attorney to read that thing and understand it. Everything my FIL owned was in the trust and the trust basically paid his living expenses. He was a very clever man, although I did find some documents that indicate he got fleeced by some rear end in a top hat in Bratislava for a patent registration. At any rate, I'm happy I won't have to file probate stuff in CA, that lawyer was worth his weight in gold because he's helping take care of the home sale process as well.
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Spent all day yesterday helping friends move house. Today I choose to eat lovely food and do very little until later when I go out to see some friends and watch some live metal. Tired as gently caress.
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88h88 posted:Spent all day yesterday helping friends move house. Today I choose to eat lovely food and do very little until later when I go out to see some friends and watch some live metal. Tired as gently caress. Sounds like an awesome sunday to me. Which band is playing?
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CharlesM posted:As I was walking my dog some guy drove by shouted out the window that the cops can't protect me. If I'm murdered he was driving a white Chevy Astro van. You should only be afraid if you're a size 13 and the van had no windows.
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Found 3 $100 bills laying on the ground at the casino last night. Picked em up and put em in my pocket and walked away feeling slightly scummy because if I were to lose $300 I'd feel pretty sick. But I also don't walk around with hundred dollar bills. I consider it karma for being scammed on craigslist a few times. Or maybe its the start of reverse karma for me. Either way gently caress it Im rich yo.
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I've been dealing with Crohn's disease for awhile now and ran across a supplement called L-Glutamine that is supposedly a god send for people suffering with Crohn's and IBS. Jumped in with both feet not really concerned about any side effects because it's a natural supplement, what could go wrong? Headaches that make your head feel like it's going to slowly split open from the base of the neck up, apparently. I'm in the small percentage that has the reaction, gently caress me 
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KozmoNaut posted:Sounds like an awesome sunday to me. Which band is playing? There's a good few actually, my friend's new band are playing for their first time here so I have to go make an effort. They're described as being "like being bludgeoned and glassed at the same time as being kicked in the face." Post sludge. I'm not a particularly big follower of the million and one metal genres but they're pretty tight. https://soundcloud.com/conjureruk/tracks Cage posted:Found 3 $100 bills laying on the ground at the casino last night. Picked em up and put em in my pocket and walked away feeling slightly scummy because if I were to lose $300 I'd feel pretty sick. In a casino? Yeah that money's up for grabs so whatever... Enjoy!
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I completely forgot to post about this, but I finally got my car back after 4 weeks (!) at the mechanic for accident repair. It turns out that replacing a rear quarterpanel is actually a pretty big task, plus they were understaffed due to one guy quitting and one guy going on paternity leave. But I had a free courtesy car, so that's OK. It feels so weird coming back to my own car every time I've driven some other car for some time. The seating position is completely different, not nearly as upright as in the 206. The clutch bite point is way up high in comparison, and the brake/accelerator pedals are much less front-loaded. And of course it's heavier, more comfortable and has a boatload more torque. I can't wait to blast it down an onramp again  88h88 posted:There's a good few actually, my friend's new band are playing for their first time here so I have to go make an effort. They're described as being "like being bludgeoned and glassed at the same time as being kicked in the face." Post sludge. I'm not a particularly big follower of the million and one metal genres but they're pretty tight. Sludge isn't my primary preference, but they sound pretty good. And metal shows are always fun, some just require more beer than others.
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