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cursedshitbox posted:Diesel merc guy. start a thread. like now. Quote for truth. I need to get another Merc Diesel wagon.
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Boaz MacPhereson posted:In other news, I'm pretty sure I'm getting a super neat RC truck this weekend for Hanukkah so that's pretty cool. Everybody staying warm out there this winter? It's just wet here, no snow. Hovering around 2ºC but the damp is cloying. Gets everywhere. Chag Sameach. I miss good latkes.
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cursedshitbox posted:Exactly!!! I agree with everything you say here
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cursedshitbox posted:Exactly!!! Politi-chat sucks. How's your dude doing?
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 you've inspired me to simply remove the rest of my hubcaps.Thread. Now. I love W12[34]s. meltie fucked around with this message at 04:13 on Jan 7, 2017 |
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meltie posted:It's just wet here, no snow. Hovering around 2ºC but the damp is cloying. Gets everywhere. I think I'd take cold and dampish over the brutal poo poo we got going here. There are currently no degrees Frankenstein outside. None. No degrees at all. And it's windy. Boaz MacPhereson fucked around with this message at 04:10 on Jan 7, 2017 |
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Sorry guys, in the future I'll avoid dredging political chat.
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Boaz MacPhereson posted:Politi-chat sucks. How's your dude doing? The ole' mans good. we're workin on projects at the moment. wiring 220 in the garage for reasons. he lol'd at this thread. CommieGIR posted:Sorry guys, in the future I'll avoid dredging political chat. Like religion. some things are best not talked about.
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Boaz MacPhereson posted:I think I'd take cold and dampish over the brutal shot we got going here. There are currently no degrees Frankenstein outside. None. No degrees at all. And it's windy. I live in the flatlands. The water table is literally 2" below ground level at all times. My previous place, the basement walls were constantly streaming with water - my flatmates and I were advised not to try waterproofing it because it would make the house try to float like a boat in the soil.
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iwentdoodie posted:In N Out is basically how the right pitches every single business if they had their way. My info may well be out of date - I had two family members who worked there about a decade ago now - but I can't say I've ever heard of any company other than perhaps Costco treating entry level jobs so well. If other companies were willing to look to those two as examples instead of just min/maxing their quarterly reports, we wouldn't even need to have this discussion.
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cursedshitbox posted:The ole' mans good. we're workin on projects at the moment. wiring 220 in the garage for reasons. Hooray. Hope he's patching up OK.
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cursedshitbox posted:The ole' mans good. we're workin on projects at the moment. wiring 220 in the garage for reasons. Good deal. Glad to hear he's healed up and back at it. Any reason for 220 service is a good reason, yeah?
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My sister threw away a paid scholarship to work at mcdonalds. whatever years later she's a GM and makes a mediocre life for herself. More loving power to em. meltie posted:Hooray. Hope he's patching up OK. he's good-ish. can't lift much over 50lb directly. but he's at least able to pick up his pig of a dr650 moto. spent our xmas/second anniversary with some friends in socal sliding around on the slick clay/salt/dirt snot near the salton sea.  (he's in back on the fattie) 220s for welding and soon to be a plasma/laser cutter.
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IOwnCalculus posted:My info may well be out of date - I had two family members who worked there about a decade ago now - but I can't say I've ever heard of any company other than perhaps Costco treating entry level jobs so well. If other companies were willing to look to those two as examples instead of just min/maxing their quarterly reports, we wouldn't even need to have this discussion. Nah, they're still like that. A buddies daughter works there and she manages to pay her car ins, phone bill, and normal school expenses while still having enough left to be a human being while she goes to school. I'd add Winco to that list, also. I don't know how their benefits are, but the pay seems good and the employees are treated well.
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IOwnCalculus posted:Potentially double posting because phone. You said one of my trigger words. I'm an X-er and in a position to begin shaping our company's future. I had a great candidate for a lower mid-level position with great short and long-term potential that blew all the others out of the water. My boss, a boomer, specifically told me not to hire said candidate because candidate had not finished college. Never mind that we have a great college incentive program if he should decide to finish his degree on our dime (or not, if he doesn't). He was by far the best candidate, and would have been a huge asset. Direct quote from my boomer boss - 'I had to do my time, and so did you. It's not fair to either one of us to put an uneducated person in that position.' I have to check myself when I have these sorts of conversations because I've already been told by said boss that while 'millennial' chat is kosher 'boomer' chat is ageist and might be perceived as a threat by other employees. Goober Peas fucked around with this message at 04:25 on Jan 7, 2017 |
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cursedshitbox posted:spent our xmas/second anniversary with some friends in socal sliding around on the slick clay/salt/dirt snot near the salton sea. Is that the Bradshaw Trail (North of Salton)? I was out there last month, took Augustine Pass off the 10 down thru the Chuckawallas to Bradshaw Trail. Cool area with some absolutely amazing plant life (if you're into that) and totally abandoned. If you see a guy in an old red XJ with custom hood vents and he starts chasing you down, don't shoot me  Tide posted:No one is going to change anyones mind This. Also, how you hanging in there Tide? I recall you were going through some gnarly life poo poo.
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The Royal Nonesuch posted:This. Also, how you hanging in there Tide? I recall you were going through some gnarly life poo poo. Coping. Better. A longer post for another day. But thanks for asking
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In non political chat, I may be moving back to Seattle for work. My girlfriend and I each have a car and have decided we won't need both if we settle down in Seattle so we're selling mine and keeping hers since she has a one that can carry more poo poo. I've never sold a car before so I don't know how it works. Do I toss it on Craigslist? Call one of those WE BUY CARS numbers on the side of the road? I'm thinking I just search for the average selling price of my car and toss it up and just take what I think is fair? Can I sell it to a dealership and have them cut me a check? I assume this will be the least hassle but give me the lowest value.
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The Royal Nonesuch posted:Is that the Bradshaw Trail (North of Salton)? I was out there last month, took Augustine Pass off the 10 down thru the Chuckawallas to Bradshaw Trail. Cool area with some absolutely amazing plant life (if you're into that) and totally abandoned. If you see a guy in an old red XJ with custom hood vents and he starts chasing you down, don't shoot me Out towards Dos Palmas reserve. Gas line road, etc. Planning a redux over spring break(april) when its not so loving wet. theres a giant rail bridge I saw ehhhh 10 years ago and would like to go back. Join in if you'd like! Biodome Carmax if you literally don't care. My spouse sold his jeep to em last year. they were actually fair about it.
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Biodome posted:In non political chat, I may be moving back to Seattle for work. My girlfriend and I each have a car and have decided we won't need both if we settle down in Seattle so we're selling mine and keeping hers since she has a one that can carry more poo poo. I've never sold a car before so I don't know how it works. Do I toss it on Craigslist? Call one of those WE BUY CARS numbers on the side of the road? I'm thinking I just search for the average selling price of my car and toss it up and just take what I think is fair? Don't bother with those 'WE BUY CARS' ads unless it's a busted-out huge pile of poo poo that nobody in their right mind would buy. They will low-ball you furiously. I've had decent luck with Craigslist.
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Biodome posted:In non political chat, I may be moving back to Seattle for work. My girlfriend and I each have a car and have decided we won't need both if we settle down in Seattle so we're selling mine and keeping hers since she has a one that can carry more poo poo. I've never sold a car before so I don't know how it works. Do I toss it on Craigslist? Call one of those WE BUY CARS numbers on the side of the road? I'm thinking I just search for the average selling price of my car and toss it up and just take what I think is fair? What kind of car are you trying to sell? Selling a <5 year old car would probably make more sense to say CarMax than a 10+ year old Honda. For craigslist, place it a bit higher than what you're trying to sell it for. People will lowball you ridiculously.
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Tide posted:Is it impossible to have one loving thread on this used to be funny comedy forum as whole not end up being a goddamned political shitfest? No one is going to change anyones mind and all that ends up happening is someone getting the sandiest vagina EVER. Oh cool, 100 new posts in this thread. There must be something pretty darn interesting happening in the automotive world. Oh.
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Biodome posted:In non political chat, I may be moving back to Seattle for work. My girlfriend and I each have a car and have decided we won't need both if we settle down in Seattle so we're selling mine and keeping hers since she has a one that can carry more poo poo. I've never sold a car before so I don't know how it works. Do I toss it on Craigslist? Call one of those WE BUY CARS numbers on the side of the road? I'm thinking I just search for the average selling price of my car and toss it up and just take what I think is fair? More info? (Age/Model/Mileage). There's local goons that can help you judge the market. Carmax is hit or miss on valuation.
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spog posted:Oh cool, 100 new posts in this thread. There must be something pretty darn interesting happening in the automotive world. So should posts calling out THOSE posts. Probate everyone.
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meltie posted:I like cars You keep that off-topic poo poo out of here. CommieGIR posted:I love that Capitalism is supposed to be great but gutting the low/middle income completely ignores who largely makes up the purchasing power of a consumer oriented country. I've commented to friends and family similarly: who the hell do all these goods and services providers think they are going to be selling to when they keep lower wages, laying off folks, and sending the jobs overseas? Your declining profits aren't because you're not making it cheap enough - you've left no one enough money to buy your poo poo. CommieGIR posted:
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fridge corn posted:drat I missed the meltdowns Did you see the awesome Mercedes wagon?
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Darchangel posted:I've commented to friends and family similarly: who the hell do all these goods and services providers think they are going to be selling to when they keep lower wages, laying off folks, and sending the jobs overseas? Your declining profits aren't because you're not making it cheap enough - you've left no one enough money to buy your poo poo. Shhhh. Don't tell retailers. It's an inside joke just now that they haven't realized that three years of continually declining sales despite expanding the 'Holiday Shopping Season' all the way back to Halloween aren't a temporary thing. Once the housing market tanks again later this year, the tech startup bubble pops and the economy goes back into free-fall it'll set in that a consumer goods and services economy crashes as soon as the workers can't afford to participate.
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Terminus Est posted:Did you see the awesome Mercedes wagon? Yes that thing is cool
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Tomarse posted:I think that it is however still lower down the list of estates that I want to own than this one: I thought that was an Austin Princess for a sec and thought you'd gone mad.
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Tomarse posted:Wear those steelies with pride. That photo makes me realize how badly I need to put new rear springs in my wagon.
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Tide posted:Is it impossible to have one loving thread on this used to be funny comedy forum as whole not end up being a goddamned political shitfest? No one is going to change anyones mind and all that ends up happening is someone getting the sandiest vagina EVER. Somewhat Heroic posted:Looking for options to ship a vehicle. What is the Goon Suggested TM service? This place seems pretty straightforward from a cursory Google search: https://www.autotransportdirect.com/ Quoting myself again because this got lost in politichat. The car I'm looking at came in with a nice PPI which I'm going t to call on and see if I can come to a price agreement. Given the stormy conditions and shot front tires driving home is probably not the best option in a week or two....
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