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Night Danger Moose posted:Even if you think you know what you're doing, always double check. Like make sure the caliper you just installed isn't rubbing Wow. More like make sure the damned mounting bolts are a) there and b) tight! edit: Powershift posted:Looks like someone figured 1 caliper bolt is as good as 2. Yeah, I suppose simple idiocy can't be ruled out.
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A gas station I pass by on my way to work has changed prices four times in the last couple days. Day before yesterday it was $2.35 on my way to work. $2.45 on my way home. $2.55 on my way to work today, $2.67 on my way home. What happened to not changing the price until a new tank comes in, goddamn.
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Jan 3, 2017 23:33
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That's a thing? The price here changes every morning. Often there's something in the news that means prices will go up in a few months, and petrol companies are nothing of not early adopters...
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Jan 3, 2017 23:39
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PCOS Bill posted:A gas station I pass by on my way to work has changed prices four times in the last couple days. I don't know if any other states have this, but Wisconsin, by state law, requires gasoline to be priced at least 9.8% above the price at the gasoline distribution terminal. I believe this was designed to protect small mom and pop gas stations from bigger chains, and I suppose it works in that regard, but overall it's stupid.
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Jan 3, 2017 23:41
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Memento posted:That's a thing? The price here changes every morning. This station, at least, never changed more often than it got a refueling truck. I only know this because I'm generally passing by when there's a tanker in, and I probably pay way more attention to dumb poo poo than I should. (Which means it could also all just be in my mind)
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Jan 3, 2017 23:41
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gf: where is the rest of the exhaust? me:  gf: thats terrible bullshit. fin.
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Jan 4, 2017 00:45
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Where I grew up, the stations changed their prices at least every day, and sometimes twice a day. Always cheapest on Tuesdays and 25-30% more expensive on the weekends. Every station in town would be within a few cents of each other no matter what. It's just racketeering, obviously.
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Jan 4, 2017 01:02
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That's a piece of PVC pipe isn't it?
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Jan 4, 2017 01:12
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PCOS Bill posted:A gas station I pass by on my way to work has changed prices four times in the last couple days. I've been telling folks that gas is eventually going to jump again and make 2008 look affordable. Glad to know it's started. 
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Jan 4, 2017 01:17
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Sagebrush posted:Where I grew up, the stations changed their prices at least every day, and sometimes twice a day. Always cheapest on Tuesdays and 25-30% more expensive on the weekends. Every station in town would be within a few cents of each other no matter what. It's just racketeering, obviously. In NJ it is illegal to sell gas at a loss for the same reason.
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Jan 4, 2017 02:40
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I think in Wisconsin you can only change your prices once a day
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Jan 4, 2017 03:01
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I've seen the prices change (on the newer electronic signs) as I'm pulling in.  It seems like it's mostly once or twice a day here when the market is a bit volatile, then they'll go several days when it's a bit more sta-bil.
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Jan 4, 2017 08:02
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Yu-Gi-Ho! posted:it's a bit more sta-bil. 
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Jan 4, 2017 10:02
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Here in Vancouver they ramp the price up on a whim. There was a specific time I remember last year when the average price Canada wide dropped a few cents per litre, and in Vancouver it spiked over 10 cents/L overnight.
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Jan 4, 2017 10:04
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Americans sound like idiots when they complain about petrol prices. My local, suburban station currently has its 95 RON fuel at 14.32 SEK/litre. That's about 6 USD/gallon - at Trumpian exchange rates - and nobody's making a stink about it.
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Jan 4, 2017 13:21
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Yeah but you dont drive a 10 year old SUV with a thirst for oil, a lust for gas, and fuel efficiency better defined in gallons per mile.
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Jan 4, 2017 13:37
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Also, over half of that is taxes which fund your socialist utopia with healthcare and education and bridges that aren't about to collapse.
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Jan 4, 2017 13:40
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Don't forget the fact that public transit exists and you can use bicycles without worrying about a fat person in an SUV running you over while checking their iPhone.
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Jan 4, 2017 13:52
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You'd think Americans would have more to complain about than petrol prices
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Jan 4, 2017 14:45
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We'll see we built out our country when oil was basically free and gutted our public transit so if you don't drive you're gonna be homeless. There's no excuse for the SUV thing though. That's pure yankee FYGM.
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Jan 4, 2017 15:03
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xzzy posted:We'll see we built out our country when oil was basically free and gutted our public transit so if you don't drive you're gonna be homeless. I too saw Who Framed Roger Rabbit
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Jan 4, 2017 15:10
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xzzy posted:We'll see we built out our country when oil was basically free and gutted our public transit so if you don't drive you're gonna be homeless. Don't go blaming the SUV on us in the Northeast! We drive reasonable cars (mostly.)
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Jan 4, 2017 15:23
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Octopus Magic posted:I too saw Who Framed Roger Rabbit Was that a thing in the movie? I know I saw it when it was new as a kid but all I remember is the lady in the red dress and endless schoolyard debates in what part of the movie you could see her lady parts.
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New james bond intro looking good, I like the use of practical effects.
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A miracle they both lived. Cage was built to minimum spec to save weight, but did at least not collapse. Failed to keep head and limbs inside the chassis. Cutting grams should definitely be your first priority when doing your first Pikes Peak  .  More photos here. http://www.specialstage.com/forums/showthread.php?46306-Pikes-Peak-Foley-crash/page6
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xzzy posted:Was that a thing in the movie? I know I saw it when it was new as a kid but all I remember is the lady in the red dress and endless schoolyard debates in what part of the movie you could see her lady parts. http://www.escapistmagazine.com/articles/view/moviesandtv/features/14901-Who-Framed-Roger-Rabbit-Is-Based-On-True-Story-of-Los-Angeles-Fr Check out this article, it explains about how they dismantled the LA Streetcar system for freeways.
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Man, perhaps I should watch it again because I genuinely remember none of that plot. 11 year old me was pretty oblivious. (Knew about what happened to la's street cars though, kind of bullshit)
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xzzy posted:Man, perhaps I should watch it again because I genuinely remember none of that plot. 11 year old me was pretty oblivious. Yeah, in the movie, it was evil-toon-in-hiding-Judge-Doom' plan, because only a 'toon could come up with something so ridiculous as to dismantle cheap public transport to force people to use cars on highways. They may have been making a comment there.
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Darchangel posted:Yeah, in the movie, it was evil-toon-in-hiding-Judge-Doom' plan, because only a 'toon could come up with something so ridiculous as to dismantle cheap public transport to force people to use cars on highways. They may have been making a comment there. Hollywood liberals brainwashing the children again.
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"We're We're calling it.....a freeway.
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Humbug posted:A miracle they both lived. Cage was built to minimum spec to save weight, but did at least not collapse. Failed to keep head and limbs inside the chassis. Cutting grams should definitely be your first priority when doing your first Pikes Peak Yes, cage did collapse, passenger seat even ripped off the mount.     A good example of why those half-assed "nascar" door bars are a bad idea. Any deflection and they are crushing your seat. Also notice the main hoop only had one diagonal supporting the driver's side. If you're ever going to have a passenger you need both sides. FIA bars, window nets, and door bars in an "X" would have probably fared better. And by door bars in an "X" I mean two continuous tubes bent to meet each other. We had some misunderstandings on that the last time it came up... Like this:  Not like this: 
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That's even worse then, although it took some big 'ole hits. Why did he have a co-driver though? Pacenotes or just along for the joyride?
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Pace notes. You can do it solo or with a nav.
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Fair enough. Id be concerned about remembering a corner wrong too.
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jamal posted:
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I worked at 7-Eleven for a couple of years. Our prices were entirely based on the prices of the three nearest competing stores. A manager or someone else in the company would drive by a competitor, and whatever their price was, we'd go two cents lower. They would often respond in kind, and then a mini price war would result. The price could change ten times a day. It had little to do with the cost of gas. The gas is basically a loss leader to get people to buy coffee and soda. AFAIK basically nobody makes money by selling gas. Also, in my state chains weren't allowed to coordinate prices between locations so we weren't allowed to talk to our other stores about their prices.
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jamal posted:Pace notes. You can do it solo or with a nav. Hmm skimp on the cage to save weight yet take an extra body along? Doesn't make a lot of sense to me.
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Torsion beam on that big rear end thing? Ugh.
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CharlesM posted:Torsion beam on that big rear end thing? Ugh. Isn't that a Kia Soul? Kinda small.
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