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InitialDave posted:Not having a loving idiot on the other end of the line would help. There's a huge icon on screen when the mic is muted. If people choose to ignore that, it's their own drat fault.
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Oct 28, 2016 10:31
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Seminal Flu posted:
 iwentdoodie posted:No but I bet the tires are  Only when it's really wet outclam ache posted:HOLY poo poo. I would never let an exhaust leave my shop like that. And anyone who puts directionals on backwards needs to go shove there dick in a blender. I get customers from a small shop close to me. And lets say its a mircale there doors are still open. we once got a car from the with three snapped lugs A super cross threaded lugnut and one finger tight. ALL ON DIFFERENT WHEELS. It just pisses me off because these people give all small shops a bad name. E21 is almost ready for fall E30 meet. Have to plug the gaping hole in the firewall from where the a/c was removed with aluminum tape, maybe toss narrower spacers in the rear, swap wheels/tires site to side and make sure the battery isn't going to poo poo the bed on me in the middle of nowhere. Might deal with the exhaust leaks if I have time, haven't driven it enough yet to see if it'll make me nauseous from gas entering the cabin.
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Oct 28, 2016 11:45
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InitialDave posted:Not having a loving idiot on the other end of the line would help. Well this is never going to happen, ever.
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Oct 28, 2016 11:50
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Doctor Strange is A Good Movie. Plot is by the number origin story is the weakest part of the whole thing but there is pllenty that makes up for that - the magic effect are..... wow. Also this actually deserves to be seen in 3D, it's a drat acid trip of a movie
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Oct 28, 2016 12:24
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Olympic Mathlete posted:Our university bought a whole lot of networking equipment from them and they 'gifted' us with 5 telepresence units, 65" screens, 3 cameras that autoswitched to whoever was talking, ambient lighting. We had to retrofit new lighting and decor to the rooms to please Cisco. The cost of the units? £83,000 each. They were absolute garbage and we pulled them out after 2 years. Same, but replace 'pulled out after 2 years' with 'sat in a cupboard for 2 years' I believe they were used for a grand total of 2 calls.
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Oct 28, 2016 13:02
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spog posted:Same, but replace 'pulled out after 2 years' with 'sat in a cupboard for 2 years' We used them a whole lot but hated every single call as we had more problems and failures than successes. Also the fact the cameras hung down in front of the screen meant that in the software it scaled any external input and shrunk the image meaning that huge 65" screen wasn't getting utilised properly and it was at a lovely resolution that never looked good. Garbage systems. ...and I was disappointed when they got taken out because the screens weren't bad, we pulled the stands to pieces and parked the now nude (Panasonic iirc) displays in our disposal area for some other person to nab. :'(
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Oct 28, 2016 13:10
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CAT INTERCEPTOR posted:Doctor Strange is A Good Movie. Plot is by the number origin story is the weakest part of the whole thing but there is pllenty that makes up for that - the magic effect are..... wow. Also this actually deserves to be seen in 3D, it's a drat acid trip of a movie This is good to know. With the Marvel movies starting to hit odd fringe stories for people like me (not a comic book nerd, but someone that finds comic book stuff entertaining) I will still go see the movie. I am going to go with a buddy because my wife has watched the trailer and was like "meh". I have not seen a "grown up" movie for a while so it'll be nice to turn my brain off for a minute. We had a vendor in visiting from Japan yesterday so basically got to be out of the office for most of they day. Went up to a ski resort for some lunch at a cool restaurant with an awesome view. We then went to a newly opened Top Golf and did that for a couple of hours. I have never been before and I am not a golfer (I have been once). I really enjoyed it! The games are pretty cool to play and having your own booth where you can just lounge and chill out with some food is a good time.
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Oct 28, 2016 16:21
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Been to Top Golf a couple of times now. That place is a stupid amount of fun, and their food is pretty good for what it is. They started here in DFW too. My only gripe is it's expensive unless you're going with several people.
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Oct 28, 2016 16:36
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Anyone here worked as a tech at walmart? How is it?
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Oct 28, 2016 16:38
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stevobob posted:Anyone here worked as a tech at walmart? How is it? you could probably come up with a more creative or fun way to kill yourself
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Oct 28, 2016 16:45
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Busy Haulin Ice Visit 3 I apologize for no before pictures, but I am working on this thing in 1-2 hour snatches of time. Usually either minding a toddler or after toddler is in bed. IIG drops bike off and its plumbing time!!  The pump was previously mounted on drywall screws, 3 out of 4 anyway. Now has bolts, locknuts, mounted to lightweight plywood, mounted that to cabinet with drywall screws (reduce/reuse/recycle, heh)  There was no fixed supply plumbing or drains. The pump was feeding from a vinyl hose stuck through the top of the tank fill. No way to empty tank for a rinse or storage.  I only get one drain installed. IIG gets back to the scoop.
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Oct 28, 2016 16:48
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stevobob posted:Anyone here worked as a tech at walmart? How is it? Friend did that. Please do not do it. Unless you have a fetish for being undervalued, overworked and thrown under buses.
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Oct 28, 2016 17:03
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Siochain posted:Friend did that. I don't suppose there's a difference between working at walmart US vs Canada.
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Oct 28, 2016 17:05
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stevobob posted:I don't suppose there's a difference between working at walmart US vs Canada. Vaseline vs KY You're still gonna get it in the butt (not that there's anything wrong with that unless you're not into it then yeah)
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Oct 28, 2016 17:15
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stevobob posted:Anyone here worked as a tech at walmart? How is it?
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Oct 28, 2016 17:20
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slidebite posted:I don't think I've ever heard of "tech" as an occupation and "walmart" in the same sentence. Some of them have people capable of changing both tires and batteries.  Yu-Gi-Ho! posted:So uh... a tooth has felt a bit weird for a few weeks. I thought the crown was loose. You're going to want to get the gums to cover that so you don't get food trapped in the flaps.
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Oct 28, 2016 17:24
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Some rear end in a top hat street racer kid in his STi killed himself and his girlfriend, along with an entire family in a van because he couldn't control the car he had no business owning to begin with. So sick of these street racer kids killing people because they think they're in a Furious movie and have no clue how to handle a fast car or any car for that matter. Seems like this poo poo happens once a month around here.
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Oct 28, 2016 17:34
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Street racing is loving stupid but people are so proud of doing it.
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Oct 28, 2016 17:41
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West SAAB Story posted:You're going to want to get the gums to cover that so you don't get food trapped in the flaps.
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Oct 28, 2016 18:05
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InitialDave posted:If there's one thing I don't think STR is involved with, it's getting stuff stuck in flaps. My bad- He's usually complaining about how long it's been since he's had things stuck in his folds, not flaps.
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Oct 28, 2016 18:09
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Applebees Appetizer posted:Some rear end in a top hat street racer kid in his STi killed himself and his girlfriend, along with an entire family in a van because he couldn't control the car he had no business owning to begin with. So sick of these street racer kids killing people because they think they're in a Furious movie and have no clue how to handle a fast car or any car for that matter. Seems like this poo poo happens once a month around here. i really dont feel like it happens as much as it used to, at least in my state. 15-20 years ago it was way more common but maybe it's because millenials are giving up on car ownership?
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Oct 28, 2016 18:31
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West SAAB Story posted:My bad- He's usually complaining about how long it's been since he's had things stuck in his folds, not flaps. BraveUlysses posted:i really dont feel like it happens as much as it used to, at least in my state. 15-20 years ago it was way more common but maybe it's because millenials are giving up on car ownership?
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Oct 28, 2016 18:35
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stevobob posted:I don't suppose there's a difference between working at walmart US vs Canada. I'm Canadian and it was bad. Don't even want to think about the US. At least there's health-care up here.
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Oct 28, 2016 18:37
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InitialDave posted:Cars are getting safer and, as with so many aspects of life, idiocy is no longer as lethal as it might have once been. Judge for yourself whether that is beneficial on a species/evolutionary scale. Idiots without fully developed frontal lobes should not be allowed to own a car with over 100 horse power.
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Oct 28, 2016 18:40
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InitialDave posted:Now that's just harsh. He needed a laugh.  Applebees Appetizer posted:Idiots without fully developed frontal lobes should not be allowed to own a car with over 100 horse power. No wonder there are still so many VWs on the road.
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Oct 28, 2016 19:14
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Cop Porn Popper posted:Thats because exide batteries are horrible poo poo. Like you're lucky to get a year out of them horrible poo poo. And I'm not just saying this because the assclowns who hosed up my mother's SL500 a couple years ago put in an exide (and charged her $500 for it) that decided today was the day to die when I actually needed it most. gently caress it. 40 month warranty, and I plan on selling the car soon anyway. Yu-Gi-Ho! posted:Is it old enough that maybe the gas for the pilot stayed on after the pilot went out? No clue. I wasn't home, and everything was off and everyone gone by the time I got there. It was dribbling water all day yesterday (left the hose hooked up.) Tried pressurizing it today after the plumber showed up to get all the info for the estimate, and still only got a little out. Finally ripped the valve off (some kind of oddball inline plastic valve instead of a standard hose bib) and was able to see... pretty much solid scale/rust. Rodded a hole through that with a chop stick and got a bunch more water out, and it didn't hold pressure as much when I blew air into the inlet. Some small drips without the hose, so I think it's finally empty. Plumber ballparked $1500 just for the plumbing, mainly all the code updates (pan, water sensing shut-off, CO exhaust vent to attic, water shut-off valves, gas lines/valves, etc.. Pretty much everything, since this thing was from 1964.) At least the vent stack is already double wall, so it's OK. Ugh. Home ownership, yay.
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Oct 28, 2016 20:04
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stevobob posted:Anyone here worked as a tech at walmart? How is it? no, but I can tell you that the loving numpties at the location near me took a whopping 2.5 hours to drive my shitbox jeep in, jack it up, take the wheels off, balance them on a computerized balancer, and put them back on. I budgeted a half day of vacation to have my tires balanced and run 3 other errands and only accomplished half of that because of those feckless retards. Never, ever going back, even though they told me all about how it was a lifetime balance and I could come back anytime for a rebalance. Hell with that, I can drive it to a friend's dad's house and do it myself in half that time using his balancer, even jacking each corner up myself in the driveway.
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Oct 28, 2016 20:06
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Yu-Gi-Ho! posted:Been to Top Golf a couple of times now. That place is a stupid amount of fun, and their food is pretty good for what it is. They started here in DFW too.  I liked the donut holes that you get to inject yourself. That was a fun idea. I also think it would be spendy by yourself but seeing as you can squeeze up to 6 people per booth and it is just hourly and no rigid format for players and games like Bowling etc. it was a chill experience and the way that it all works by registering your balls and where they land and the little dispenser thing was cool as hell. Not one glitch or one complaint. Bonus fun stuff is that there are three levels and the top is 21+ only with sports games et al on a bunch of screens everywhere. It will probably be the go-to place when entertaining other vendors coming in from out of town.
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Oct 28, 2016 20:24
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Busy Haulin Ice remote Visit 4 text at 7:15 AM, I got no power or anything can you come over here? I go over there, it's dead. Battery is charged 50+ volts, but nothing. I unwrap the electrical tape from the battery quick disconnect plugs, and the positive terminal just falls out of the plug. Severe arcing is evident on both plugs; they were crimped only connectors and cheap as hell at that. I uncrimp, disassemble, refashion and tension plugs, and resolder the wires into the terminals. Didn't get any pictures because I was under the gun. I did manage to pry the battery box out so we can look at the mighty home of the electrons! Nice battery box, lets see what's inside! Oh. great, the battery just banging around in there crushing the power wires and charge wire. cool. That will be fine for a 1000 charges or so, right? 48V, 16AH Li Ion  Better  New quick disconnect ordered. That night we pull the freezer off to reinforce it's mounting. It was held on with 3 sheet metal screws. IIG takes cart back to pedicab for cantilever reinforcement of rear deck at my suggestion. and repainting of MDF cabinet/logo , looked amateurish. Next update, New Paint! New Problems!
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If any of you degenerates are attending The Fest at Gainesville, let me know cuz it'd be fun to hang out with goons 
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Oct 28, 2016 23:27
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some_admin posted:Next update, New Paint! New Problems! Please keep this up through at least the inevitable lithium fire 
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Oct 28, 2016 23:43
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slidebite posted:Not that it makes a difference. I have prime and I used to have pretty solid 2 day delivery, now it's usually within a week with the odd one taking many weeks. For in-stock, sold and shipped by Amazon stuff. Turns out that my Amazon delivery was slow because they weren't going to ship it, despite it saying 'preparing for dispatch' on the order page for a week. Tried to blame my credit card company for blocking the payment - so I put them on hold and called the CC company who said 'nope, not us' I am getting less and less enamoured with Amazon ever since their poo poo 'Black Friday' sales that were more expensive than their regular prices. It's a sad state of affairs when you look at ebay with fondness.
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Oct 28, 2016 23:50
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spog posted:It's a sad state of affairs when you look at ebay with fondness. Just wait until you try to buy some non-dodgy electronics from a reseller. eBay will be your fond memories of the flea market before Uncle Alex got all touchy.
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Oct 29, 2016 00:23
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Reading the My Summer Car thread. Good God, I'm dying over here. Literally LOL. I can barely breathe.
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Oct 29, 2016 00:39
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I'm using Microsoft commercials from youtube for background music because they are using catchy tunes for their Surface commercials. WTF is wrong with me.
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Minor interest: Does anyone make a quadcopter/drone that you can use with a gimballed GoPro-type camera, and your phone for FPV? It seems like there's a lot of stuff at the lower end of the market where you get a rather "meh" ~720p cheap camera and cheap screen built in, and then there's £500+ stuff where you then add on your camera and a "proper" FPV system, but nothing in the middle. I have a perfectly decent camera and phone, and I'd maybe pick up something halfway cheap as a toy if I could use these rather than having to take what I'm given or bleed my wallet out for prosumer kit. ilkhan posted:I'm using Microsoft commercials from youtube for background music because they are using catchy tunes for their Surface commercials. WTF is wrong with me.
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Oct 29, 2016 01:43
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Darchangel posted:Reading the My Summer Car thread. Good God, I'm dying over here. Literally LOL. I can barely breathe. Can you drink water instead of beer? Teetotaler option?
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My loving shifter picked a fine time to start vibrating itself apart. About halfway to school this morning I suddenly started having to shove the stick way farther forward than it will normally go just to get it to go into gear. And of course I couldn't get off campus til loving 10:30, so every gear change was a goddamn anyeurism-inducer as I wonderd if this would be the one where the bolt fell out. Something's definitely rattling up the shifter knob, only goes away when i pull it so far back in 4th that it literally touches the parking brake button. Now I get to play the game where I see if I can get it to a shop (because gently caress apartments) and get it fixed before tomorrow night, when I'm supposed to go meet up with my dad for his 60th.
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