August 2017 Cooking Thread - Cant work on broken cars all the time

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Boaz MacPhereson: Jul 11, 2006; Day 12045 Ht10hands 180lbs
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Darchangel posted:

$120K education only rates a $2500/month job. Well, that's America!
I have about $2K left of my $20K in loans - from 2000. It will be paid off this year and I can't wait... to start paying on my wife's $40K
At least she has a degree - I just have a (nearly worthless) tech school diploma.

I blew the muffler out once on my '68 El Camino I had back in high school. It had a 327 with two flat lobes on the cam, which made it idle like it had the most radical cam. Of course, it made it *run* like it had only 6 cylinders operating, which it did. But that open exhaust idle...

Tailpipe snapped off the muffler on my old 307 Nova. Even just losing that last bit of pipe made it sound better. Never got that fixed.

New Nova's set up the same way after I blew up the muffler :v:

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# ? Jun 1, 2024 19:03

BigPaddy: Jun 30, 2008; That night we performed the rite and opened the gate.
Halfway through, I went to fix us both a coke float.
By the time I got back, he'd gone insane.
Plus, he'd left the gate open and there was evil everywhere.

Darchangel posted:

$120K education only rates a $2500/month job. Well, that's America!

My wife's friend with the 200k debt works at Starbucks :v:

# ? Aug 16, 2017 02:40

FAT32 SHAMER: Aug 16, 2012

One of my friends and mentors was diagnosed with testicular cancer, so they removed his balls and we assumed everything would be ok

Just found out it's also in his lymph nodes, spine, and brain

I am broken. gently caress cancer

# ? Aug 16, 2017 02:49

slothrop: Dec 7, 2006; Santa Alpha, Fox One... Gifts Incoming ~~~>===|>; Soiled Meat

Just got a call from my ex saying she had to rush the dog to the hospital. Lydia had surgery yesterday and started having trouble breathing today, turning blue. She got put on oxygen which fixed her up but when they tried to take her off she started to deteriorate. They're doing another surgery now but I'm not that hopeful.

Pet your dogs and hug your loved ones. Life is lovely enough without little things to get you through.

# ? Aug 16, 2017 04:40

Fender Anarchist: May 20, 2009; Fender Anarchist

FAT32 SHAMER posted:

One of my friends and mentors was diagnosed with testicular cancer, so they removed his balls and we assumed everything would be ok

Just found out it's also in his lymph nodes, spine, and brain

I am broken. gently caress cancer

gently caress cancer. condolences.

# ? Aug 16, 2017 05:10

Wrar: Sep 9, 2002; Soiled Meat

FAT32 SHAMER posted:

One of my friends and mentors was diagnosed with testicular cancer, so they removed his balls and we assumed everything would be ok

Just found out it's also in his lymph nodes, spine, and brain

I am broken. gently caress cancer

Cancer is awful.

# ? Aug 16, 2017 06:46

meatpimp: May 15, 2004; Psst -- Wanna buy

EVERYWHERE
some high-quality thread's DESTROYED!

Wrar posted:

Cancer is awful.

Yep. And the older you get, the more you see people impacted.

# ? Aug 16, 2017 11:48

BigPaddy: Jun 30, 2008; That night we performed the rite and opened the gate.
Halfway through, I went to fix us both a coke float.
By the time I got back, he'd gone insane.
Plus, he'd left the gate open and there was evil everywhere.

Cancer is the worst, my uncle was diagnosed with Pancreatic cancer a few weeks ago and his sons still haven't taken it in. Sorry to hear about your friend.

# ? Aug 16, 2017 12:28

cakesmith handyman: Jul 22, 2007; Pip-Pip old chap! Last one in is a rotten egg what what.

Holy poo poo there are some loving animals where I work. Went to the locker room this morning and the toilets were normal, just been past again and one is smashed, two more have their seats ripped off and the fourth is filled with 4 toilet brushes stuck in, handle first. I think this is someone's idea of a protest about the current overtime situation.

# ? Aug 16, 2017 13:17

FAT32 SHAMER: Aug 16, 2012

the toilet seats are always broken at my work because we have a lot of indian people and even though there are SIGNS DIRECTLY ABOVE THE TOILET they still stand on the seats and squat

# ? Aug 16, 2017 13:50

bolind: Jun 19, 2005; Pillbug

I wonder how making GBS threads sitting down feels when you've been squatting all your life. Apparently weird enough to risk life and limb balancing on a plastic toilet seat.

# ? Aug 16, 2017 14:03

BigPaddy: Jun 30, 2008; That night we performed the rite and opened the gate.
Halfway through, I went to fix us both a coke float.
By the time I got back, he'd gone insane.
Plus, he'd left the gate open and there was evil everywhere.

It is worse learning to do it the other way around, such as the first time I was caught short in France and stopped at a roadside services to use the toilette.

# ? Aug 16, 2017 14:08

Darchangel: Feb 12, 2009; Tell him about the blower!

Enourmo posted:

gently caress cancer. condolences.

# ? Aug 16, 2017 14:09

Darchangel: Feb 12, 2009; Tell him about the blower!

cakesmith handyman posted:

Holy poo poo there are some loving animals where I work. Went to the locker room this morning and the toilets were normal, just been past again and one is smashed, two more have their seats ripped off and the fourth is filled with 4 toilet brushes stuck in, handle first. I think this is someone's idea of a protest about the current overtime situation.

Because loving up the one room everyone has to use is a useful protest.

# ? Aug 16, 2017 14:10

InitialDave: Jun 14, 2007; I Want To Believe.

cakesmith handyman posted:

Holy poo poo there are some loving animals where I work. Went to the locker room this morning and the toilets were normal, just been past again and one is smashed, two more have their seats ripped off and the fourth is filled with 4 toilet brushes stuck in, handle first.

Sounds familiar. loving factories, man.

FAT32 SHAMER posted:

even though there are SIGNS DIRECTLY ABOVE THE TOILET they still stand on the seats and squat

This too.

# ? Aug 16, 2017 14:32

CommieGIR: Aug 22, 2006; The blue glow is a feature, not a bug; Pillbug

InitialDave posted:

Sounds familiar. loving factories, man.

Sounds like the US military. Nearly every deployed location I went, someone has either clogged the toilets with their movement, crammed 4-5 rolls of toilet paper in there, or the seat was ripped off of half the toilets, or the toilet had been removed under mysterious circumstances :tinfoil:

Oh, and black mold. Black mold everywhere.

# ? Aug 16, 2017 14:43

Garage2Roadtrip: Oct 27, 2016

CommieGIR posted:

Sounds like the US military. Nearly every deployed location I went, someone has either clogged the toilets with their movement, crammed 4-5 rolls of toilet paper in there, or the seat was ripped off of half the toilets, or the toilet had been removed under mysterious circumstances

Oh, and black mold. Black mold everywhere.

We had an interesting phenomenon at our -home station- Air Guard facility, where the bathrooms would be meticulously maintained during the bulk of the month, but on drill weekend the toilets would get clogged, poo poo on the seat, toilet paper strewn everywhere, sometimes worse.
Tell me DSG's aren't assholes that shouldn't be let out in public.

# ? Aug 16, 2017 15:23

Applebees Appetizer: Jan 23, 2006

FAT32 SHAMER posted:

the toilet seats are always broken at my work because we have a lot of indian people and even though there are SIGNS DIRECTLY ABOVE THE TOILET they still stand on the seats and squat

Tell your work to buy some Squatty Potties, should solve the problem and they are awesome for everyone!

CommieGIR posted:

Sounds like the US military. Nearly every deployed location I went, someone has either clogged the toilets with their movement, crammed 4-5 rolls of toilet paper in there, or the seat was ripped off of half the toilets, or the toilet had been removed under mysterious circumstances

Oh, and black mold. Black mold everywhere.

Lol what. Never had that problem when I was in :v:

# ? Aug 16, 2017 16:16

OBAMNA PHONE: Aug 7, 2002

FAT32 SHAMER posted:

the toilet seats are always broken at my work because we have a lot of indian people and even though there are SIGNS DIRECTLY ABOVE THE TOILET they still stand on the seats and squat

man that sucks

the only thing weird thing they do in our bathrooms is sit and talk while making GBS threads...what the gently caress

# ? Aug 16, 2017 16:19

GnarlyCharlie4u: Sep 23, 2007; I have an unhealthy obsession with motorcycles.

Proof

FAT32 SHAMER posted:

the toilet seats are always broken at my work because we have a lot of indian people and even though there are SIGNS DIRECTLY ABOVE THE TOILET they still stand on the seats and squat

Even after the cancer chat, I'm still laughing at this.

# ? Aug 16, 2017 16:34

FAT32 SHAMER: Aug 16, 2012

GnarlyCharlie4u posted:

Even after the cancer chat, I'm still laughing at this.

# ? Aug 16, 2017 16:37

The Locator: Sep 12, 2004; Out here, everything hurts.

BraveUlysses posted:

man that sucks

the only thing weird thing they do in our bathrooms is sit and talk while making GBS threads...what the gently caress

There are a bunch of Indians in my office also, and this is real. They also chat away merrily on the phone while standing at the urinals right next to you.

Other than that bit of oddity, no issues with them using the toilets like they are intended to be used or breaking them, thank goodness. I really had no idea this was a thing.

# ? Aug 16, 2017 16:53

GnarlyCharlie4u: Sep 23, 2007; I have an unhealthy obsession with motorcycles.

Proof

Poon wagon is really getting around the internets.

# ? Aug 16, 2017 16:56

OBAMNA PHONE: Aug 7, 2002

so what does everyone do for securing their license plates?

license plate theft is a thing here since our annual tab fees are so expensive...and i'm inclined to get a security torx head bolts \but my GTI is so cheap they dont actually put any inserts in the rear bumer to screw into :|

# ? Aug 16, 2017 16:59

Garage2Roadtrip: Oct 27, 2016

BraveUlysses posted:

so what does everyone do for securing their license plates?

license plate theft is a thing here since our annual tab fees are so expensive...and i'm inclined to get a security torx head bolts \but my GTI is so cheap they dont actually put any inserts in the rear bumer to screw into :|

How about something like this: http://forums.vwvortex.com/showthread.php?5527193-Rear-license-plate-bracket-from-Volvo

Then you should be able to use whatever hardware you want.

Edit: I'd recommend something like this for the nuts: https://www.albanycountyfasteners.com/Stainless-Steel-Tri-Groove-Nuts-p/6206-020.htm?1=1&CartID=0

Garage2Roadtrip fucked around with this message at 17:11 on Aug 16, 2017

# ? Aug 16, 2017 17:07

InitialDave: Jun 14, 2007; I Want To Believe.

A mushroom-head internal hex with a ball bearing smacked into it works well for stopping "casual" removal of stuff.

# ? Aug 16, 2017 17:09

nm: Jan 28, 2008; "I saw Minos the Space Judge holding a golden sceptre and passing sentence upon the Martians. There he presided, and around him the noble Space Prosecutors sought the firm justice of space law."

GnarlyCharlie4u posted:

This photo should be in an art museum.

BraveUlysses posted:

so what does everyone do for securing their license plates?

license plate theft is a thing here since our annual tab fees are so expensive...and i'm inclined to get a security torx head bolts \but my GTI is so cheap they dont actually put any inserts in the rear bumer to screw into :|

These are really good. You'll need a drill to get them out (they have instructions on their website), so if you want to remove your plate often, it isn't recommended. They're very high quality.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B00S5FH77Q/ref=oh_aui_i_sh_in_o0_img?ie=UTF8&psc=1

nm fucked around with this message at 17:16 on Aug 16, 2017

# ? Aug 16, 2017 17:13

GnarlyCharlie4u: Sep 23, 2007; I have an unhealthy obsession with motorcycles.

Proof

BraveUlysses posted:

so what does everyone do for securing their license plates?

license plate theft is a thing here since our annual tab fees are so expensive...and i'm inclined to get a security torx head bolts \but my GTI is so cheap they dont actually put any inserts in the rear bumer to screw into :|

I've always used Torx heads and nylon locking nuts. But I've always had trucks where the plate just goes on the bumper with plenty of room to get a nut on the backside.

# ? Aug 16, 2017 17:23

OBAMNA PHONE: Aug 7, 2002

nm posted:

This photo should be in an art museum.

These are really good. You'll need a drill to get them out (they have instructions on their website), so if you want to remove your plate often, it isn't recommended. They're very high quality.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B00S5FH77Q/ref=oh_aui_i_sh_in_o0_img?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Yeah i looked at those in the past when researching this but IMO seems like you could crush the caps pretty easy with a pair of pliers and then pull the bolts out with a regular screw driver.

Maybe i'll just pop rivet them into place.

# ? Aug 16, 2017 17:32

Somewhat Heroic: Oct 11, 2007; (Insert Mad Max related text)

FAT32 SHAMER posted:

the toilet seats are always broken at my work because we have a lot of indian people and even though there are SIGNS DIRECTLY ABOVE THE TOILET they still stand on the seats and squat

This is a thing? I am okay working at a small business where we all kind of take care of our warehouse space. For whatever reasons my body and mind determined long ago that I am a home-baser. It is just how I am wired and I am totally okay with that.

# ? Aug 16, 2017 17:38

spog: Aug 7, 2004; It's your own bloody fault.

Somewhat Heroic posted:

This is a thing? I am okay working at a small business where we all kind of take care of our warehouse space. For whatever reasons my body and mind determined long ago that I am a home-baser. It is just how I am wired and I am totally okay with that.

Not to mention that some people are from countries with pathetic sewers, so they have grown up using a special bin for used toilet paper.

Not good in a country where the only bin in a washroom is meant for paper hand towels.

# ? Aug 16, 2017 17:43

InitialDave: Jun 14, 2007; I Want To Believe.

Somewhat Heroic posted:

This is a thing? I am okay working at a small business where we all kind of take care of our warehouse space. For whatever reasons my body and mind determined long ago that I am a home-baser. It is just how I am wired and I am totally okay with that.

Squat toilets are very much a thing in a lot of places, and there are quite a few people who either genuinely don't know how to use a western toilet, or simply don't give a gently caress. I suspect the latter is more likely.

Related is that not everywhere has facilites/infrastructure that work with flushing paper, so the standard is to put it in a bin after use. (lightning edit: Mentioned by Spog already).

Also, make drat sure you know which button you're pressing on a Japanese crapper, as they have functions like wash and blow-dry. That's not a euphamism for anything, though if anywhere designs in that, it'd be Japan.

# ? Aug 16, 2017 17:48

nm: Jan 28, 2008; "I saw Minos the Space Judge holding a golden sceptre and passing sentence upon the Martians. There he presided, and around him the noble Space Prosecutors sought the firm justice of space law."

BraveUlysses posted:

Yeah i looked at those in the past when researching this but IMO seems like you could crush the caps pretty easy with a pair of pliers and then pull the bolts out with a regular screw driver.

Maybe i'll just pop rivet them into place.

There doesn't really seem to get a hold of them based on how tight they fit.
They're certainly harder than security torx to remove.

They've lasted like 2 years in an alley in midtown, which is pretty good as far as I can tell.

# ? Aug 16, 2017 18:39

Applebees Appetizer: Jan 23, 2006

I installed a new fence in my back yard a few months ago, and since snakes are having a much harder time getting in the lizard population has exploded, there's babies everywhere. It's cool and kinda scary at the same time.

# ? Aug 16, 2017 18:48

Dagen H: Mar 19, 2009; Hogertrafikomlaggningen

GnarlyCharlie4u posted:

Oh good, a new ohio.jpg

E: They're here from Jersey because our tea parties are just that good.

Dagen H fucked around with this message at 20:36 on Aug 16, 2017

# ? Aug 16, 2017 20:31

Seat Safety Switch: May 27, 2008; MY RELIGION IS THE SMALL BLOCK V8 AND COMMANDMENTS ONE THROUGH TEN ARE NEVER LIFT.; Pillbug

InitialDave posted:

A mushroom-head internal hex with a ball bearing smacked into it works well for stopping "casual" removal of stuff.

I've done this for Phillips heads and it works really well. Nobody is going to mess around with trying to pick out a lead BB that got smooshed into the slot when they could gank the tags off the next car in line.

# ? Aug 16, 2017 20:50

FAT32 SHAMER: Aug 16, 2012

And to make this week worse my wife went to the OB for her first visit and the fetus quit growing a month ago

They're doing a blood test to confirm that something weird isn't going on but it would appear that her body doesn't realize it's had a miscarriage yet

# ? Aug 16, 2017 20:55