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randomidiot: May 12, 2006; by Fluffdaddy
(and can't post for 11 years!)

Tomarse posted:

I have never been a massive Tool or APC fan but I love the new APC album.

I only started listening to it at first because a song got into my discover playslist on Spotify last week and it has animated art on Spotify and I'd never seen that before.

I've always been a fan of Tool. Massive tool, on the other hand, does tend to run me off. So does too little tool. But when you get just the right mix of Tool, everything in Arizona Bay is perfect. I'll even take swimming lessons before mom takes it all away.

edit: goddamnit, new page, this makes even less sense without quotes. Not that Tool lyrics, or embedding them into posts, make much sense anyway.

randomidiot fucked around with this message at 11:45 on May 7, 2018

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# ? Jun 1, 2024 21:50

freelop: Apr 28, 2013; Where we're going, we won't need fries to see

cakesmith handyman posted:

Oh man I sleep so loving well on camping holidays. Apparently I don't snore at all either, I reckon it's the humidity, the house must be dry as a nuns cooch compared. Might look into getting a humidifier for the bedside.

Extra humidity... In England?!

# ? May 7, 2018 11:52

Adiabatic: Nov 18, 2007; What have you assholes done now?

Seminal Flu posted:

When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VYOjWnS4cMY

Gotta be satire. Please be satire.

# ? May 7, 2018 12:48

Cage: Jul 17, 2003; www.revivethedrive.org

Adiabatic posted:

Gotta be satire. Please be satire.

No Im pretty sure donglover thinks shooting people is cool and good.

# ? May 7, 2018 13:00

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

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Cage posted:

No Im pretty sure donglover thinks shooting people is cool and good.

# ? May 7, 2018 13:04

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

freelop posted:

Extra humidity... In England?!

MOIST.

It's actually a bit too hot for me at present. At least I've had the foresight to wear a hat so I don't end up with a ridiculously red head. My neck and arms, however...

Cage posted:

No Im pretty sure donglover thinks shooting people is cool and good.

As always, probably depends on the people.

Shouldn't we be discussing the car choices in the video though?

# ? May 7, 2018 13:06

freelop: Apr 28, 2013; Where we're going, we won't need fries to see

Barely made it to a place in a friend's ford galaxy. There was a sudden bang and the car lurched forwards and then it seemed to be in neutral whilst the dash bleeped transmission error. It worked for a short time after cycling the engine before doing the same again.

Had to coast it into the car park before leaving it

Edit:

Excellent view though

freelop fucked around with this message at 13:11 on May 7, 2018

# ? May 7, 2018 13:08

Ferremit: Sep 14, 2007; if I haven't posted about MY LANDCRUISER yet, check my bullbars for kangaroo prints

Its taken a few weeks, but im finally starting to get away from having the mud/gravel amalgam for a driveway that ive put up with for the last 3 years. Had 6 pallets of pavers delivered, 650 bricks per pallet, 1.7 tonnes per pallet. Got two full pallets left to get rid of, so that's this weeks goals after work. Then we get to hire a brick saw, cut all the ones that need cutting, sand the whole mess, hit it with the vibrating plate and concrete the edges in.

its also really novel to step out of the back door of the house onto a solid surface, not pallets nailed together with planks on top acting as duckboards over the top of a swampland.

Oh. And there's 7 more pallets of pavers still to be delivered. We're 8m down a 24m long driveway that's 3.9m wide...

# ? May 7, 2018 13:48

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

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Are you going to use polymeric sand? Use polymeric sand.

# ? May 7, 2018 14:37

Humphreys: Jan 26, 2013; We conceived a way to use my mother as a porn mule

Self-quote from Terrible car thread and was advised posting here was better:

Humphreys posted:

Not terrible - while on vacation I found the best mechanic ever.

My parents merc was making a weird scraping sound at times so I had a look under to see what it could be. Turns out one of the underbody plastics has come loose. Now this was 3:30PM on a friday leading up to a long weekend.

Tried ringing the Benz dealership and no answer, so googled for 'mercedes technician' and rang the first number not expecting anything. The number answered on first ring, said 'bring it in now and I'll sort it'. I was wary but limped the car over town. In that time he had moved a truck and two other cars so we could go on the hoist. Gave the three of us a coffee and 10 minutes later had everything fixed. AT NO CHARGE.

He and his shop went above and beyond and refused any offer of money.

My parents were so impressed they are now planning to drive a few hundred KM and have a weekend getaway while having his shop do the logbook servicing.

Is it ok to essentially advertise him on here by dropping the name/number etc?

For anyone that owns a Mercedes Benz in North Queensland - checkout Doyle Star Motors.

Bonus is while on the vacation we mentioned it to my grandfather who has always had Mercedes. "Oh yeah, Martin. We used to drive 900km to him"

# ? May 7, 2018 14:43

Previa_fun: Nov 10, 2004

Donglover video is cool and good

# ? May 7, 2018 15:05

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

freelop posted:

Extra humidity... In England?!

Modern house remember, it passed that new air infiltration test they do with flying colours only a couple of years ago. We're home now and when walked into the house it feels dry compared to say, the garden or garage (which is a heavenly 18ish degrees)

# ? May 7, 2018 15:18

Biodome: Nov 21, 2006; Gerry

STR posted:

This place is pretty awesome. to get in, all you can play. 18+ after 9pm weekdays, 21+ after 9pm Fri/Sat (city laws, as they have a bar).

As the name implies, everything is set to freeplay. They take pretty good care of their stuff too.

We have Barcadia here, but they didn't have that many games the last time I was there (aside from skeeball). The game side of the one in Dallas seemed more like a background than anything, though they do have a life size Jenga (which is cool as poo poo). There's another bar I used to check out occasionally that had several pinball machines, but the last couple of times I was there, they were unplugged. Staff told me they were having trouble finding anyone to maintain them (seeing as Barcadia and Free-Play have pinball machines, along with a few bowling alleys, there's obviously someone that maintains them locally - betting they just don't want to pay for it - cool bar otherwise though).

nm, wanna go halfsies on a ~~pallet~~ ~~truckload~~ warehouse of Kleenex? Allergies are kicking my rear end harder than ever this year.

You should check out the Bishop Arts Cidercade in the Design District. It has a similar set up to the Richardson Freeplay. $10 to get in, everything free and they sell good cider. It's pretty awesome.

# ? May 7, 2018 15:59

slidebite: Nov 6, 2005; Good egg

Ferremit posted:

Its taken a few weeks, but im finally starting to get away from having the mud/gravel amalgam for a driveway that ive put up with for the last 3 years. Had 6 pallets of pavers delivered, 650 bricks per pallet, 1.7 tonnes per pallet. Got two full pallets left to get rid of, so that's this weeks goals after work. Then we get to hire a brick saw, cut all the ones that need cutting, sand the whole mess, hit it with the vibrating plate and concrete the edges in.

its also really novel to step out of the back door of the house onto a solid surface, not pallets nailed together with planks on top acting as duckboards over the top of a swampland.

Oh. And there's 7 more pallets of pavers still to be delivered. We're 8m down a 24m long driveway that's 3.9m wide...

That looks fantastic, but my back is aching just looking at it. Great job. I'd have said gently caress it and just poured a metric gently caress-ton of concrete and maybe stamped/colored it for texture. But very jealous of that.

Humphreys posted:

For anyone that owns a Mercedes Benz in North Queensland - checkout Doyle Star Motors.

Bonus is while on the vacation we mentioned it to my grandfather who has always had Mercedes. "Oh yeah, Martin. We used to drive 900km to him"

We almost need a thread for giving glimmers of hope to humanity. I hope they brought a box of donuts or ask what kind of beer the tech drinks on the next visit.

# ? May 7, 2018 16:02

Suburban Dad: Jan 10, 2007; Well what's attached to a leash that it made itself?
The punchline is the way that you've been fuckin' yourself

slidebite posted:

That looks fantastic, but my back is aching just looking at it. Great job. I'd have said gently caress it and just poured a metric gently caress-ton of concrete and maybe stamped/colored it for texture. But very jealous of that.

looks nice but also like a hell of a lot of work... Which I've quite the aversion for.

I smoked some jerky yesterday and brought a little with my lunch. Whole lunch smells like smoked meat now. :getin:

(this is the whole lot, not what I brought with lunch)

Suburban Dad fucked around with this message at 16:13 on May 7, 2018

# ? May 7, 2018 16:11

Adiabatic: Nov 18, 2007; What have you assholes done now?

Ok this is neat.

# ? May 7, 2018 16:36

Beverly Cleavage: Jun 22, 2004; I am a pretty pretty princess, watch me do my pretty princess dance....

I quite like the song, and the message behind it and the video has been really fun to absorb this morning.

I hadn't known he is a rapper was quite an amusing way to start this day out.

edit: also, donglover :aslol:

Beverly Cleavage fucked around with this message at 16:41 on May 7, 2018

# ? May 7, 2018 16:38

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

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Adiabatic posted:

Ok this is neat.

Perhaps (hopefully) this is the first of an influx of constructed protests to bring the looming factors that we're ignoring to the forefront. We face a lot of trouble and uncertainty, and the result depends on how we all react to it.

Then again, there's the irony that it's a pop culture video bringing the topic to the table. :v:

# ? May 7, 2018 16:41

Queen_Combat: Jan 15, 2011

I liked the video. It's 100% symbolism, but not up its own rear end about it. Brings to light a lot of poo poo. The last verse in particular seems to be a hot spike at media itself, even without the visuals.

# ? May 7, 2018 16:55

Applebees Appetizer: Jan 23, 2006

I'm the joint he sparks up

# ? May 7, 2018 18:01

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

Rhyno posted:

The AC in my car took a poo poo like 3 years ago and I've just lived with it. Bought a recharge kit on clearance and gave ti a whirl. CHarge it up and when the compressor clicks on I can hear it leaking from the high pressure side. Should I futz with this repair myself or take it to be repaired? I've never used a UV dye kit to trace a leak but it looks simple enough.

Step 1: don't buy recharge kits from auto parts stores. They usually include stop-leak products in the gas, which are just as problematic in AC systems as they are in oil and cooling systems.
Since it's too late for that...

https://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3616944
There doesn't appear to be a newer thread.

AC isn't really terribly complex, but it can be frustrating making stuff gas-tight. O-rings are pretty easy if that's the problem.
You really need a cheap set of gauges and a vacuum pump to service AC systems properly. Especially the vacuum pump. You'll never get it charged properly if you can't draw it down first.

STR posted:

Then you have some oddball places that got grandfathered. There's an old drive-in where you can order a burger and a beer to your car. Normally that's an open container violation, even if you're sitting in a parking lot (and possibly a DUI, depending on the cop - people have been popped for DUI when sleeping in their car just for having the keys within reach of them). That place used to be awesome, then the owner died and the sons took over. When pops Keller was around, there were always awesome cars and motorcycles there, daily, and it was loving packed. They officially banned motorcycles, unofficially classic cars are banned too if it looks like you may be congregating with others in the (MASSIVE) parking lot.

I made it to Keller's once on a weekend before those assholes ruined it.

STR posted:

This place is pretty awesome. to get in, all you can play. 18+ after 9pm weekdays, 21+ after 9pm Fri/Sat (city laws, as they have a bar).

As the name implies, everything is set to freeplay. They take pretty good care of their stuff too.

I have got to remember to go try them out.

Ferremit posted:

Its taken a few weeks, but im finally starting to get away from having the mud/gravel amalgam for a driveway that ive put up with for the last 3 years. Had 6 pallets of pavers delivered, 650 bricks per pallet, 1.7 tonnes per pallet. Got two full pallets left to get rid of, so that's this weeks goals after work. Then we get to hire a brick saw, cut all the ones that need cutting, sand the whole mess, hit it with the vibrating plate and concrete the edges in.

its also really novel to step out of the back door of the house onto a solid surface, not pallets nailed together with planks on top acting as duckboards over the top of a swampland.

Oh. And there's 7 more pallets of pavers still to be delivered. We're 8m down a 24m long driveway that's 3.9m wide...

Pavers look so much better than poured concrete.
One of the things on my list for when I build a house here in Texas is an Aussie-style veranda all the way around. It just makes so much sense for a hot, sunny climate.
I keep seeing that style house in Forza Horizon 3 and pointing them out to my wife.

# ? May 7, 2018 19:02

Rhyno: Mar 22, 2003; Can't post for 10 years!

The can I used doesn't say it has a stop leak in it so maybe it's not ruined. I may just take it to be looked at as I am lazy.

NEW TOPIC

What's up with this sudden obsession with the Kentucky Derby?

# ? May 7, 2018 19:12

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

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Rhyno posted:

The can I used doesn't say it has a stop leak in it so maybe it's not ruined. I may just take it to be looked at as I am lazy.

NEW TOPIC

What's up with this sudden obsession with the Kentucky Derby?

It happens every year, then it fades. There's a brief uptick for the Preakness, and if the same horse doesn't win, horse racing is dead for another year.

# ? May 7, 2018 19:16

Powershift: Nov 23, 2009

Seminal Flu posted:

It happens every year, then it fades. There's a brief uptick for the Preakness, and if the same horse doesn't win, horse racing is dead for another year.

This is a joke, and the red line actually represents "stanley cup"

# ? May 7, 2018 19:23

Rhyno: Mar 22, 2003; Can't post for 10 years!

It's just bonkers to me. People spending a couple grand on a trip and admitting they don't know or care about horse racing. We got invited to a group trip for next year and we were like "But why?"

# ? May 7, 2018 19:24

Dagen H: Mar 19, 2009; Hogertrafikomlaggningen

It's for sipping mint juleps and looking at pretty girls in big floppy hats. The actual race is only a sideshow.

# ? May 7, 2018 19:32

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

I've just started watching episode 3 of Westworld, is the band at the start playing Seven Nation Army? Nice.

# ? May 7, 2018 19:54

IOwnCalculus: Apr 2, 2003

Darchangel posted:

https://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3616944
There doesn't appear to be a newer thread.

Newest thread: https://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3852329

# ? May 7, 2018 19:58

OBAMNA PHONE: Aug 7, 2002

there's no kentucky derby story that tops this one:

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/clintons-derby-pick-places-second-then-euthanized/

quote:

INDIANAPOLIS -- Hillary Clinton's pick to win the Kentucky Derby this year came in second, but was later euthanized on the track. The tragic moment at Churchill Downs cast an eerie spell over the campaign and the candidate who recently compared herself and her candidacy to the only female horse running in the race, Eight Belles.

At a campaign in event recently in Jeffersonville, just north of Louisville, Kentucky, Clinton encouraged her supporters to put their money on the 20-1 long shot. "I hope that everybody will go to the derby on Saturday and place just a little money on the filly for me," she said. "I won't be able to be there this year, my daughter is going to be there and so she has strict instructions to bet on Eight Belles."

Earlier that day Clinton visited her Kentucky headquarters where a sign on the wall said "Bet on the filly." A filly is a young female horse, and no doubt Clinton saw a comparison to the horses' race and her own political race.

On the track today, Eight Belles beat the odds and eventually fought her way to place second, but was sadly put down after sustaining life threatening injuries to both of her front legs.

# ? May 7, 2018 20:02

Olympic Mathlete: Feb 25, 2011

InitialDave posted:

Japfest was ok. I think they charge a bit much for entry, and while there was a good number of cars, a lot seem to be a variation on the theme of "lower too far on stretched tyres, then rev it up while parked and blowing vape clouds out the window".

Same as last year then!

My friend sent me a video of tiny cars because I love tiny cars and she was walking along narrating excitedly and wandered right past you chatting to someone looking into your engine bay to get to a cutie pie Beat :3:

# ? May 7, 2018 20:37

Fender Anarchist: May 20, 2009; Fender Anarchist

Man every repair job has some dumb thing, huh. Doing my intake and the fuel rail needs to come off; there's a crash bracket over it on the driver's side, and one of the bolts for that points out of the head at the firewall, and requires removing the whole cowl and wiper assembly to get a wrench on it. If that bolt was pointed up and they had an access hatch through the cowl plastic, it would shave easily 45 minutes off the job. I'm sure there's an engineering reason but it still irks me.

Thankfully I've been able to borrow my grandma's car, she shouldn't be driving anyway but my mom etc won't put a foot down so this is a good second best effort, and it lets me get around without supporting Uber. It's an Outlander, though, and somehow even more cramped inside than my MSP was; the sooner I've got my highway couch back, the better.

# ? May 7, 2018 20:44

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

Olympic Mathlete posted:

Same as last year then!

My friend sent me a video of tiny cars because I love tiny cars and she was walking along narrating excitedly and wandered right past you chatting to someone looking into your engine bay to get to a cutie pie Beat

Haha, no place to hide!

The Beat is owned by an older guy who used to have an AZ1 as well, but he lost it when Z Cars went under. The Mira next to my Cuore is Mark's, the KKITP moderator who organised the group stand.

There was another Suzuki over the other side of the field, as well:

And an extra-low Acty:

Made a point of turning up to the AE86 gathering in the morning:

Which ended exactly as you'd expect:
https://i.imgur.com/WcZGymO.mp4

# ? May 7, 2018 21:07

Ferremit: Sep 14, 2007; if I haven't posted about MY LANDCRUISER yet, check my bullbars for kangaroo prints

slidebite posted:

That looks fantastic, but my back is aching just looking at it. Great job. I'd have said gently caress it and just poured a metric gently caress-ton of concrete and maybe stamped/colored it for texture. But very jealous of that.

Oh trust me, my back is aching. Fortunately I have an absolute shitload of favours owed to me by many friends, so I�ve been calling them in :toot:

It�s gonna be interesting to see how many friends I have left when it�s all done :v:

# ? May 7, 2018 21:36

Olympic Mathlete: Feb 25, 2011

I know the guy who owns the Acty, it was furnished with incredibly period accessories like a loving Head holdall and an empty bottle of Lucozade that was a full on timewarp. Same guy owns an incredibly cool Nissan Elgrand, it has a fully custom interior and is more comfortable than your living room.

# ? May 7, 2018 21:38

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

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Olympic Mathlete posted:

I know the guy who owns the Acty, it was furnished with incredibly period accessories like a loving Head holdall and an empty bottle of Lucozade that was a full on timewarp. Same guy owns an incredibly cool Nissan Elgrand, it has a fully custom interior and is more comfortable than your living room.

Holy poo poo. That is amazing.

# ? May 7, 2018 21:46

Rhyno: Mar 22, 2003; Can't post for 10 years!

Those are the colors of the 90's mall food court generic cup.

GLORIOUS.

# ? May 7, 2018 21:48

The Door Frame: Dec 5, 2011; I don't know man everytime I go to the gym here there are like two huge dudes with raging high and tights snorting Nitro-tech off of each other's rock hard abs.