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Malachite_Dragon posted:What the gently caress is that thing One of the numerous car jacks that would be better known as widowmakers.
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Malachite_Dragon posted:What the gently caress is that thing You don't know a poo poo jack?
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Jan 5, 2018 13:55
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Untrustable posted:Always keep a tire plug kit handy and know how to use it. Plug kits are a wallet saver, I tend to need it about once a year because nails are everywhere.
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Jan 5, 2018 14:00
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Malachite_Dragon posted:What the gently caress is that thing That's what my car has. I have to confess that I spent about ten minutes figuring out how to use it last time I had to change a wheel.
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Jan 5, 2018 14:03
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Where do the nails come from?
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Jan 5, 2018 14:16
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Volcott posted:Where do the nails come from? A vengeful trickster god
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Jan 5, 2018 14:19
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Well tell him to quit it.
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Jan 5, 2018 14:20
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Kennel posted:You don't know a poo poo jack? 
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Jan 5, 2018 14:25
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Malachite_Dragon posted:What the gently caress is that thing Apparently, it's a version of the VW scissor jack. Here's a video of it in action: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F2NzTeGXlqw Edit: love how the guy keeps his body in line with the jack the entire time.
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Jan 5, 2018 14:27
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Skippy McPants posted:Hahaha, I feel you. The first time I replaced a starter motor, I was like, "gently caress doing this myself if paying someone else to is ever an option." Yet, that story starts with the phrase, “The first time ...”
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Jan 5, 2018 14:52
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Randaconda posted:One of the numerous car jacks that would be better known as widowmakers. I changed my friend's breaks a few weeks ago and she showed up with basically half a jack. And it was super wobbly. I almost made her go buy jack stands and a proper jack, but figured she was having me do it because she couldn't afford someone else so just tried to keep as much of myself away from the car as possible. Got it done, but let me tell you, knocking a rusted tire off on a flimsy jack was one of the dumber things I've ever done automotive wise.
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Jan 5, 2018 15:05
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Gorilla Salad posted:Second most
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Iron Crowned posted:Plug kits are a wallet saver, I tend to need it about once a year because nails are everywhere. You might want to stop being a dick to your neighbours.
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Jan 5, 2018 15:05
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Solice Kirsk posted:I changed my friend's breaks a few weeks ago and she showed up with basically half a jack. And it was super wobbly. I almost made her go buy jack stands and a proper jack, but figured she was having me do it because she couldn't afford someone else so just tried to keep as much of myself away from the car as possible. Got it done, but let me tell you, knocking a rusted tire off on a flimsy jack was one of the dumber things I've ever done automotive wise.  The redneck way of holding it up with cinder blocks sounds safer, jesus.
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Jan 5, 2018 15:13
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I also misspelled brakes.
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Jan 5, 2018 15:19
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If it works, it works.  Costco puts extra long hoses on their pumps specifically so you don't have to wait for a pump on the same side as your filling cap.
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Jan 5, 2018 15:34
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xergm posted:If it works, it works. 
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Jan 5, 2018 15:39
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xergm posted:If it works, it works. What better way to fix a problem than to cater to it?
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Jan 5, 2018 15:42
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Veni Vidi Ameche! posted:Yet, that story starts with the phrase, “The first time ...” I kept on thinking it the second and third times too, but you'll also note the, "ever an option" bit. At the time it was worth the hassle to save a bit of money.
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Jan 5, 2018 15:47
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Her money real good right now
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Jan 5, 2018 16:02
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Takoluka posted:What better way to fix a problem than to cater to it? Being back gas caps behind flip down license plates. Seriously though, they work fine. There are at least 3 people in this shot doing it: 
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Jan 5, 2018 16:05
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Sunswipe posted:You might want to stop being a dick to your neighbours. Jokes on you, all my neighbors moved out months ago!
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Jan 5, 2018 16:07
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funmanguy posted:your mother motto? noice
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Jan 5, 2018 16:14
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MisterOblivious posted:Being back gas caps behind flip down license plates. This is common at Costco/BJs/Walmart gas stations, because the stations are directional, like at a highway rest stop. There's no accomodation to approach the pumps from the other direction. It works, though you do have to get a bit closer to the pump if you have a wide/tall vehicle.
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Jan 5, 2018 16:21
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MrYenko posted:This is common at Costco/BJs/Walmart gas stations, because the stations are directional, like at a highway rest stop. There's no accomodation to approach the pumps from the other direction. It works, though you do have to get a bit closer to the pump if you have a wide/tall vehicle. Am I missing something here? You can just go the other side? Like you're supposed to?
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Jan 5, 2018 16:26
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Horse Inspector posted:Am I missing something here? You can just go the other side? Like you're supposed to? There tend to be lines and not that many pumps, so it goes smoother just to get in the shortest line rather than cause more of a backup.
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Jan 5, 2018 16:28
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Horse Inspector posted:Am I missing something here? You can just go the other side? Like you're supposed to? why force everyone to arbitrarily go to one side of a pump when you can put a couple extra feet of hose on and keep the lines moving faster?
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Jan 5, 2018 16:33
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Ok question about Oregon and all of the idiocy surrounding the gas pumping... Did full-service stations disappear overnight? Does the law now state "motorists must pump their own gas"? Did thousands of pump jockeys get summarily executed and pushed into a shallow mass grave?
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Jan 5, 2018 16:39
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WoodrowSkillson posted:why force everyone to arbitrarily go to one side of a pump when you can put a couple extra feet of hose on and keep the lines moving faster? Yeah sure that's a fair point, I was more confused by the idea of bi-directional stations. It doesn't work in my tiny brain, but maybe I'm unaware of a system that does this. Horse Inspector has a new favorite as of 16:48 on Jan 5, 2018 |
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Jan 5, 2018 16:41
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CommonShore posted:Ok question about Oregon and all of the idiocy surrounding the gas pumping... God I hope so not really is joke you see
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Jan 5, 2018 16:44
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Modus Pwnens posted:There tend to be lines and not that many pumps, so it goes smoother just to get in the shortest line rather than cause more of a backup. Getting gas at Costco is a strange experience. There are a lot of unwritten rules. For example, our location has three pumps in a row, and typically, you pull up to the farthest available pump. But if position 2 in occupied, and 1 and 3 are open, you wait for number 2 to clear, then drive into number 3. Nobody passes in the available space between the pump banks, nor do they start filling at position 1. On a crowded day, three enter, then three leave. I live in a town full of impatient assholes, but for some reason they behave like a well oiled machine when buying gas at Costco.
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Jan 5, 2018 16:44
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Cat rear end Trophy posted:Getting gas at Costco is a strange experience. There are a lot of unwritten rules. For example, our location has three pumps in a row, and typically, you pull up to the farthest available pump. But if position 2 in occupied, and 1 and 3 are open, you wait for number 2 to clear, then drive into number 3. Nobody passes in the available space between the pump banks, nor do they start filling at position 1. On a crowded day, three enter, then three leave.  is this like that unwritten rule about not standing next to someone at the urinals?
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Jan 5, 2018 16:58
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Cat rear end Trophy posted:Getting gas at Costco is a strange experience. There are a lot of unwritten rules. For example, our location has three pumps in a row, and typically, you pull up to the farthest available pump. But if position 2 in occupied, and 1 and 3 are open, you wait for number 2 to clear, then drive into number 3. Nobody passes in the available space between the pump banks, nor do they start filling at position 1. On a crowded day, three enter, then three leave. I'm very jealous of your Costco gas experience.
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Jan 5, 2018 16:59
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CommonShore posted:Ok question about Oregon and all of the idiocy surrounding the gas pumping... It only applies to counties with less than 40k people. Gas stations every 50-100mi, and a handful of customers each day. Clueless Portlanders will not have to pump their own gas. Source: A clueless Portlander. E: Also not a requirement. Any gas station owner who wants to keep self service can.
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Jan 5, 2018 17:21
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CommonShore posted:Ok question about Oregon and all of the idiocy surrounding the gas pumping... Here's the thing: it's not even the entire state.  Gas stations in the green counties (which are rural areas that have fewer than 40,000 people each) can now legally allow self-service between 6:00 PM and 6:00 AM. This prevents situations where someone stuck at night in the middle of nowhere rolls up on a gas station that doesn't have an overnight attendant and basically gets to go gently caress themselves if they don't want to break into everything to pump it themselves. Those red countries still prohibit self-service just like before. Also I'm sorry to say that some of the quotes are fake. The "I nearly died pumping my own gas" guy is a military refueler stationed in Hawaii according to his Facebook.
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So what you're saying is that there's no actual controversy, and virtually no change to practice in the state. This just makes cardlocks legal in low-population areas. Does this mean that all of the controversy is just stdh shitposters?
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Jan 5, 2018 17:35
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Iron Crowned posted:Jokes on you, all my neighbors moved out months ago! Holy crap, ghosts are laying traps for your tires!
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Jan 5, 2018 17:42
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chitoryu12 posted:Here's the thing: it's not even the entire state. This is the dumbest loving regulatory thing. As an out-of-stater who once got SCREAMED at for not knowing I couldn't just pump my own gas like an adult, I gotta say gently caress You, Oregon!
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Jan 5, 2018 17:53
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Farmdizzle posted:This is the dumbest loving regulatory thing. As an out-of-stater who once got SCREAMED at for not knowing I couldn't just pump my own gas like an adult, I gotta say gently caress You, Oregon! Man that happened to me in Boston once. From the reaction you'd have thought I'd murdered a small child in front of everyone.
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just wait till you guys hear about this sales tax thing
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