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Dave, in case you don't understand...there's NO middle ground with these fuckers. You're either on their good or bad side and if you gently caress up... You can text that honcho "Thanks, but no thanks" from a safe distance (preferably outside Seattle city limits). Also... get Rosie some top-quality kitty food to ease her PTSD.
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P sure he understands.
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Mar 15, 2017 12:28
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Seriously dude, nothing is worth getting messed up with those groups. You've got a chance, go take spyder up on his offer. Seattle has nothing left for you but bad news and lovely weather. Hell. I'd say move to loving ADELAIDE before working for those guys.
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Mar 15, 2017 12:29
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If you need a place in the neighborhood to stash Rosie for a bit while sorting stuff out, I might be able to help. Can take this to FB for details/references (pretty sure we have a mutual friend or two) if you're interested.
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Ferremit posted:Seriously dude, nothing is worth getting messed up with those groups. You've got a chance, go take spyder up on his offer. Seattle has nothing left for you but bad news and lovely weather. What's wrong with the place known as RADELAIDE ?
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Mar 15, 2017 12:55
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Apart from our industry all fleeing, the economy exploding and the jobless rate going through the roof? Nothing!  Oh, and our power constantly going out. To the point Elon loving Musk said he'd install enough batteries to stop us having constant blackouts in 100 days or its free.
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Mar 15, 2017 13:12
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I don't understand how so many flaming bladed curveballs keep getting whip pitched at Dave here
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Mar 15, 2017 13:52
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But mostly Cory Bernardi. And turns out your beer hates gays.
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Mar 15, 2017 13:53
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stevobob posted:I don't understand how so many flaming bladed curveballs keep getting whip pitched at Dave here He's an incredibly lucky dude. Sadly none of its been good 
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Mar 15, 2017 13:56
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Mar 15, 2017 14:15
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stevobob posted:I don't understand how so many flaming bladed curveballs keep getting whip pitched at Dave here poor circumstances and privation lead to more of the same - the trap/cycle is why generational poverty is a thing and 'bootstraps' is a bourgeois myth.
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Mar 15, 2017 14:27
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I mean dave is definitely gonna be better off escaping Seattle (but philosophically let's not kid ourselves and pretend that all everyone needs is "hard work" to overcome serious institutional, economic, and cultural barriers that work to keep the poor exploited and poor, and the rich comfortable and rich. Institutional change is needed to eliminate these barriers - for example, eating the rich.)
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Mar 15, 2017 14:32
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It's hard to lift yourself up by your bootstraps when someone's garroting you with them.
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Mar 15, 2017 14:32
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Uhh "picking yourself up by the bootstraps" is a phrase that originally was meant as the inability to accomplish an impossible task. The fact that people use it to mean "support yourself" is, in itself, loving hilarious.
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Mar 15, 2017 15:05
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Yes, unfortunately it's lost most of its original meaning. My point still stands 
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I think computer science kinda muddied the bootstraps water.
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ButtstrapsFerremit posted:Apart from our industry all fleeing, the economy exploding and the jobless rate going through the roof? The modern day Jesus Elon Musk is gonna throw some AA batteries your way? SWEET.
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Mar 15, 2017 15:53
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New RV huh that sounds pretty swee....um I mean NO DAVE DONT DO THIS
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Mar 15, 2017 15:54
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Adiabatic posted:Uhh "picking yourself up by the bootstraps" is a phrase that originally was meant as the inability to accomplish an impossible task. The fact that people use it to mean "support yourself" is, in itself, loving hilarious. This is literally one of my favourite things about America.
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"Bootstraps" is now shorthand for mocking the Libertarian idea that what's wrong with poor people is that they're too lazy and that helping them hurts them by encouraging laziness. They do not embrace the term themselves and so it retains its original meaning of "not actually a possible thing to do" while also serving as a useful metaphor for the absurdity of a "hurting you helps you" political ideology. That understood, only like 80% of 14" problems stem from the exploitative environment he's lived and worked in. The man also has a well-documented and repeatedly self-admitted self-destructive streak that elements of this and previous threads have tended to encourage, due to the tremendous entertainment value. But it's nice to see that the unanimous thrust of the thread these days is for 14" to stay clean, do something fulfilling, and get away from the negative influences in Seattle.
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Mar 15, 2017 17:17
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I'd consider the MC depending on how "outlaw" they are. Most of the clubs I know are basically just drinking clubs with a bike problem, but they are all about looking after each other. If they're full on 1%er meth warlocks then gently caress that. Even if you are just a legit mechanic you can absolutely be done under RICO like that guy who made secret compartments for cars popular with all the drug dealers.
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Mar 15, 2017 17:32
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Probably safe to assume that Suburban Dads MC don't wave pistols around while moaning about unreliable assets.
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Mar 15, 2017 17:38
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Hmm, I read it like the offer was a separate thing. It's not clear.
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ReelBigLizard posted:Hmm, I read it like the offer was a separate thing. It's not clear. Dudes are drug runners using 14" as a mule and are 100% aware of and intentionally dropping clues that they do not tolerate even a hint of disloyalty. These are not the techbro dads pretending to be badasses riding their $25k harleys type of deal.
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Leperflesh posted:Dudes are drug runners using 14" as a mule and are 100% aware of and intentionally dropping clues that they do not tolerate even a hint of disloyalty. These are not the techbro dads pretending to be badasses riding their $25k harleys type of deal. Correct. The demonstration with the pistol was a message for Dave, which I believe he received loud and loving clear.
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Leperflesh posted:"Bootstraps" is now shorthand for mocking the Libertarian idea that what's wrong with poor people is that they're too lazy and that helping them hurts them by encouraging laziness. They do not embrace the term themselves and so it retains its original meaning of "not actually a possible thing to do" while also serving as a useful metaphor for the absurdity of a "hurting you helps you" political ideology. 100% agreed. Nicely put.
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DICK DICER posted:I mean I just got a serious offer to be an on the level totally legal fleet service mechanic for an unspecified local motorcycle club somewhere within an hour or two drive of my house. Chapter president admired how strictly I refused to bend my limits and morals, and offered starting pay as "barely enough for smokes, booze, gas, and guns" but also including a new full size on site RV for free room and board, with a full sized shower for mechanics with flexible repair schedules. Among other club perks. Please don't post anything here about where you're going and consider letting things cool down before moving to a location that offers lots of options for discreet corpse disposal if you are pursued. Ordinarily the place you were working on the truck would be ideal but it's no trouble at all to undetectably waste someone in a place like that.
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stevobob posted:I don't understand how so many flaming bladed curveballs keep getting whip pitched at Dave here I was going to say this, but I have the same effect on machinery that he does on legal, respectable lifestyles. I don't understand how I make gas pumps lock up and refuse to pump gas (while telling me to start pumping gas or the sale is cancelled) multiple times per month or break relay logic elevators so badly I get stuck in them for 45 minutes by pushing a half dozen buttons, it just seems to happen. Dave accidentally burns jeeps to the ground and gets pressganged by biker gangs instead. I've not made the jump and sworn off electronic devices forever to become Amish, since I'm, well, an electrical engineer and it'd affect my career negatively, but Dave can go to places that don't have crazy people and biker gangs and still have work.
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kastein posted:but Dave can go to places that don't have crazy people and biker gangs and still have work. i.e. Run Dave, Run.
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It's cool guys I decided to get out of wrenching and pick up a career change.
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So what you're saying is you're moving into the RV?
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Steal the RV. do not steal the RV
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why are you not wearing shoes do you want to get hot chicken fryin' oil on your bare feet
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DICK DICER posted:It's cool guys I decided to get out of wrenching and pick up a career change. What kind of bike is in the background? It's got disc brakes and all kinds of fancy stuff.
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mod saas posted:you could get a food truck and that would retain the true spirit of 14 Setting trucks on fire?
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For the first time in nearly 5 days, I get to sleep at home tonight. I get to see rosie for longer than it takes to check food water and litter, and I get to actually sleep in. Or sleep, really. The bike is a friends, I drove there after I sent the final message of me 'quitting' now that the dangers around 'if I stay' finally outweigh the risks of 'what if I leave?' Today was spent closing and bricking over the doors I had found myself marched through over the past few weeks. I am afraid for my safety, I can NOT have any police involved because for the love of loving god if any of you meatpimp me again I have a legitimate chance of simply dissapearing for good and I loving swear that is in no way at all a joke. AI bail my rear end out yet again fund offer people. Don't give me a loving dime in cash paypal or other forms of financial assistance until I first take care of my god drat truck trip obligations I still consider open and valid, followed by until I can guarantee I'm out clean for good, and lastly when I can allow myself to be trusted in possession with money from someone else and know it will go where it should That's the best way to help me right now. Sit back and trust that I'm doing the right thing
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Take Rosie and get somewhere safe dude. We don't need to know where if you're concerned about that. My offer of some bucks is open, please consider it if it means the difference between eating and not eating. Especially consider it if it means food or other necessities for your cat.
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Full honesty I can't trust myself to actually follow through on that right now with how many places I know now I can walk up unannounced and be served then and there. I need some detox time and serious effort into a personal inventory clean up before that happens
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Let us know what you need, you've seen yourself out of dark poo poo before so I believe you can take care of it but there's people willing to lend a hand. If you need a place to leave stuff or money to buy a ticket out of town or whatever just say so. I've got a few bucks and some garage space open if it helps
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