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Deteriorata posted:We have $0 deductible glass coverage. Cost about an extra $10 a year. Totally worth it. Samesies. My wife used to eat on average one windshield a year. The Flex has a broken one that I haven’t bothered to get replaced since it isn’t even a year old. My Lexus got a nasty chip not two miles from my house after a drive of ~200 miles including tons of off road driving 😑
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STR posted:10 episode series. Hell yeah I've always wondered what parts of the story are in it, it must be a prequel to the series, no? I haven't watched the series in a few years so it's time for that again soon. The Door Frame posted:I can tell you with a good deal of certainty why Disney is redoing all of its movies. Racism, sexism, and other touchy subjects in their old films are being erased so that everyone only knows the candy coated versions that they want people to see. Dumbo removed the crows, drinking, and animal cruelty. Lion King removed almost all of Rafiki and reworked the hyenas and Nala. Beauty and the Beast made Belle into a "strong female protagonist", despite already being a strong female protagonist, and so on and so forth Oh yea good call on the whitewashing, I didn't think of that. Gotta throw all the old stuff into the fire hole I guess. What was wrong with Rafiki? I never heard anything about him being controversial. All the other stuff makes sense.I know they took something out in one of the hyena scenes early on when it was in the theatre. I actually saw it before the change but I don't recall what it was. My sister and I saw it like 5 times so it got lost in my memory. Glad I have hard copies of all my favorite movies though it'll be a sad day when they inevitably deteriorate from time and become unplayable. I watch stuff I like over and over and I'm too sentimental to be ok with change. Oh yea there's also a scene from Dumb and Dumber that I know I saw but no one else remembers. In the toilet scene there was a part where he took one of those small paper dixie cups and was bailing it out the window. It's not on my copy and people think I'm crazy I thought Rafiki was great what the gently caress I'm so mad at this cloud
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Nov 11, 2019 23:05
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I DO have $0 deductible glass coverage under my comprehensive!**** ****If it's "safely repairable", meaning had I not been a lazy dumbass when it was just a chip, they would have had Safelite or whoever fill it for free. Now that it cracked three ways, one of them being like six inches long, it requires replacement and now I have to pay for it 
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Nov 11, 2019 23:18
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....How do they know it started as a repairable chip? Clearly a rock flew up on the highway.
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shy boy from chess club posted:Hell yeah I've always wondered what parts of the story are in it, it must be a prequel to the series, no? I haven't watched the series in a few years so it's time for that again soon. He's vaguely a "magical negro". It says so on wikipedia, but I don't feel like the old African shaman helping an African tribal leader feel absolved of his shame and guilt, then giving him a vision of his deceased African father falls into that category. It's literally what shaman are for, advising people, healing them, and helping them connect with the spirits. (I know Simba was voiced by 2 white guys, but it's an animated movie about characters from Sub-Saharan Africa that takes place in Sub-Saharan Africa) Even if he was a magical negro like some claim, he was a great part of the original and his abbreviated presence in the remake made the most narratively weak part of the film feel even weaker. Even worse, it took away a lot of the emotional impact that forgave the weak second act, making Mufasa's reappearance and Simba's decision to return feel like a hollow beat that was there only because it was memorable in the original E: the importance of original copies of physical media was drilled into me by George Lucas, but I don't have the money or space to keep copies of all the media I cherish. I've unfortunately been forced to go almost entirely digital and hope none of my hard drives fail The Door Frame fucked around with this message at 00:03 on Nov 12, 2019 |
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Nov 11, 2019 23:59
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Welp, they werent kidding about the fire danger. Currently the winds are picking up and humidity is drat near zero.
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Nov 12, 2019 00:28
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We had someone bring a Lambo to our RallyCross this weekend. It did alright in the mud. I came in last in my division because I missed some corners. https://www.roadandtrack.com/motors...2WXcswteJWIQHi0
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angryrobots posted:....How do they know it started as a repairable chip? Clearly a rock flew up on the highway. No, the policy is if they can fill in a chip and call it a day, it's zero deductible, but actual replacement of the windshield falls under regular deductibles regardless of if it was chipped or not to begin with. Instead of getting it filled when I could, I waited until it suddenly cracked, and now I have to have it replaced. E: I.E., if a rock had flew up on the highway and cracked my windshield across, I'd still have to pay the deductible because the windshield wouldn't be repairable, it'd need to be replaced.
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CAT INTERCEPTOR posted:Welp, they werent kidding about the fire danger. Currently the winds are picking up and humidity is drat near zero. Y'all should rake your forests.
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Ah. Sorry yeah I missed your meaning.
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CAT INTERCEPTOR posted:Welp, they werent kidding about the fire danger. Currently the winds are picking up and humidity is drat near zero. Meanwhile in Adelaide I’m wearing a jumper and two under layers... Watching some of the footage coming out of the dash cams of fire trucks on the fire ground two things strike me... one is how absolute hell on earth those fires are, the other is how loving stupid some of the fire crew leaders are being... there’s zero reason to drive a fire truck into the middle of a forest that’s being engulfed from soil to canopy. Nothing is worth risking your life and the life of your crews like that for.
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Nov 12, 2019 02:38
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meatpimp posted:Y'all should rake your forests. Hire some fins.
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Nov 12, 2019 03:21
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It has arrived: The seller put Nankangs or something on it and this simply will not do, so in theory a set of bronze powdercoated HREs I found on eBay and some Michelins should show up for it next week, and I think that will be cool. The weather was gross today and I was busy so I only got to drive it to the airport but it’s pretty nice. Not that my wagon was at fault, but it can’t burn my house down if it’s not parked in my house, right?? Also: https://i.imgur.com/56LoHIf.mp4
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Nov 12, 2019 03:23
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Nov 12, 2019 04:29
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I'm falling down a rabbit hole of looking for cheap diesel trucks. Help.
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ExplodingSims posted:I'm falling down a rabbit hole of looking for cheap diesel trucks. Help you find a good one? Cummins or Duramax?
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Nov 12, 2019 05:20
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Duramax would be ideal, for uh...reasons.
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(german car owner pulls up to gas station) "One fuel, please."
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Got rear ended hard today. Jeep in front of me spun on an icy overpass and ended up facing oncoming traffic (me) in my lane. I was able to stop well clear but the truck behind me either didn't get the memo or slid as well because he plowed into me and pushed me into the Jeep. Fortunately I was in a company vehicle (so no carnage pics sorry guys) and not my new to me Mazda. My face hurts and I look like I got the absolute poo poo beaten out of me but I'm ok. Guy who hit me had to have his door cut off and broke his arm (among other injuries I'm sure.) Jeep girl wasn't injured. I still have no idea how I got hit from behind and got a broken nose and bruises and cuts on my face but car crashes be wild. No airbags deployed. Previa_fun fucked around with this message at 06:43 on Nov 12, 2019 |
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Frameless windows are cool.. until your car gets entombed in ice. I would have wiped the door seals down with something had I known we were gonna get this poo poo, also would have thrown cardboard over the windshield. Even if I could get into the car, I'm not scraping the windshield in front of my downstairs neighbor's window at midnight. All my work poo poo is in the car too (uniform, tools, access card to get into the store, my glasses, etc), so Uber/Lyft/etc isn't really an option to get to work until I can get into the car. Previa_fun posted:Got rear ended hard today. Ouch. Glad you're okay man. Probably bounced your face off the steering wheel or side window?
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Great news everybody! My friends property may have burnt but the main house and shed were spared! Even The chickens are all accounted for. I'm not on site but video from them shows gardens in the home paddock burnt to within a few metres of the house! Info is still patchy and waiting on a call back for all the details. I reckon a chopper had to have noticed and got there just in the nick of time. Also - found some poppies - should arrive in 6 business days to Canada.
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In local news, how important is a winter hat really? https://www.dailyitem.com/news/upda...01aef2814b.html It’s amazing what a well-placed bullet will do to a femur...
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IOwnCalculus posted:Help you find a good one? Cummins or Duramax? Volkswagen
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STR posted:Frameless windows are cool.. until your car gets entombed in ice. I would have wiped the door seals down with something had I known we were gonna get this poo poo, also would have thrown cardboard over the windshield. Pour hot water on it? Not boiling, just hot.
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Push the doors with your butt, not hard enough to dent them, but with some energy. I do it for my Capri every time the doors freeze. It's all frameless glass, with fragile/ancient weather stripping and door handles
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Suburban Dad posted:Pour hot water on it? Not boiling, just hot. hairdryer / heat gun works too, but usually the hot water trick is easier
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Imperador do Brasil posted:In local news, how important is a winter hat really? One time my friends were drunk in a redneck bar up north and snatched someone's MAGA hat on the way out the door and jumped in one of the DD's cars and sped off. The DD wasn't aware of this and was soon after he panicked and turned down a side street where the rednecks cornered him with their truck and scuffles ensued, windshields were broken (like mine!  ), rearview mirrors were ripped out. They got their hat back and the rest of us were already at another bar with the other DD wondering what the gently caress happened. I guess the moral of the story is rednecks in Wisconsin might not shoot you over a hat but definitely will get mad?Also, speaking of windows and ice chat, that's definitely what spidered my chip out yesterday, so be careful about that. I didn't even think about it when I cranked the defroster on my icy window in 18F weather and heard a POP halfway to my lunch destination 
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Ugh, £600 bill from Hertz for paint damage to a rental car I suspect was there when we picked it up from the airport. I walked around it checking for damage when we collected it, but it was dark, the damage is small enough, and I was tired and keen to get going enough that I can believe I just missed it. I did see it when we returned the car in daylight so either I missed it when collecting or something happened when it was parked while we had it. I've got 3rd party excess insurance through insurance4carhire.com, so hopefully they'll pay out ok. I've always been a bit suspicious of how much cheaper it is than what you can buy at the hire desk, but maybe it's fine and the hire places are just gouging an incredible amount on it.
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Pretty rude that work and the schools and government all scheduled work on Disney+ day. What were they all thinking? 
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Father Jack posted:I've got 3rd party excess insurance through insurance4carhire.com, so hopefully they'll pay out ok. I've always been a bit suspicious of how much cheaper it is than what you can buy at the hire desk, but maybe it's fine and the hire places are just gouging an incredible amount on it. Hint: they are. Same reason they will charge you 6 bucks a gallon for gas if you don't return it full.
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opengl128 posted:Hint: they are. Same reason they will charge you 6 bucks a gallon for gas if you don't return it full. Yeah, £3.80 per litre in this case according to the paperwork. I knew they overcharged, but yikes. That's £190 for a full tank on the Vauxhall Astra we had. edit: That's $14.36 per US gallon btw. edit 2: Actually $18.46/£14.36 Pierre Chaton fucked around with this message at 18:29 on Nov 12, 2019 |
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KYOON GRIFFEY JR posted:hairdryer / heat gun works too, but usually the hot water trick is easier I work midnight-8:30am. I'm not taking a hair dryer and thawing out my car in front of my neighbor's bedroom window at that hour (plus, nowhere to plug it in anyway). I normally park in the garage, but GF wanted it because it was going to be cold when she left for work (she leaves at 4:45am).  Still below freezing right now, but I'm hoping the sun has hit the car a bit by now.
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Father Jack posted:Ugh, £600 bill from Hertz for paint damage to a rental car I suspect was there when we picked it up from the airport. And they'll do the same to the next fella who rents it after you. They're not gonna pull a vehicle out of service to correct some paint damage, that damage will be there until it's auctioned off to the next buyer.
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Ugh why the gently caress do I have my car insurance set to renew right before Christmas and my wife's birthday every year? It's like literally the worst time to be shelling out $800. I'm already broke as gently caress from spending all the money on Personal Property Tax, followed by Thanksgiving and then Christmas presents, and then June rolls around and if I DO happen to have any money to get her a present, It gets sucked up by having to pay my homeowners insurance. Why am I so dumb?
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STR posted:Frameless windows are cool.. until your car gets entombed in ice. I would have wiped the door seals down with something had I known we were gonna get this poo poo, also would have thrown cardboard over the windshield. No problem with our Outback, up here in DFW, but holy gently caress Winter happened. Thankfully, all the moisture quit before it got below freezing. It was 68 degF in the morning. It was 45 by 11 AM and kept dropping, plus misting in the morning, and windy as hell all day, which really sucked. I still managed to get a few things done on the garage after it stopped pissing and the wind gentled a little. What the heck happened to Fall? Fall would have been nice. End of last week was our annual company IT conference, wherein we gather from all over the country, Canad, Mexico, and the Philippines. Mostly a bunch of presentations on "what we did" the last year, meeting the new folks, and generally seeing all the folks you work with over email in person. also tema building. This year we went to an axe throwing place (yes, really!) No injuries, and it's a lot harder than it looks. The other team building stuff was western-themed activities at Billy Bob's Texas, and actually were team building, but still silly and fun, for a wonder. I managed to pull a calf muscle something fierce in the two-man stick horse race, which hurt like a mother, but still had fun, other than that. Fucker still hurts...
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Somewhat Heroic posted:Pretty rude that work and the schools and government all scheduled work on Disney+ day. What were they all thinking? I missed whatever Mandalorian trailer was on last night, but I've seen people talking about how bad it is. I was super looking forward to it, buuuut I'm gonna go out on a limb and say that it's mostly just obnoxious Goons being obnoxious Goons and it's probably perfectly entertaining, so I'ma hit up that trial and watch an episode or two. T-Square fucked around with this message at 19:00 on Nov 12, 2019 |
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T-Square posted:I missed whatever Mandalorian trailer was on last night, but I've seen people talking about how bad it is. I was super looking forward to it, buuuut I'm gonna go out on a limb and say that it's mostly just obnoxious Goons being obnoxious Goons and it's probably perfectly entertaining, so I'ma hit up that trial and watch an episode or two. I'm a quarter through the episode and it's not amazing.
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T-Square posted:I missed whatever Mandalorian trailer was on last night, but I've seen people talking about how bad it is. I was super looking forward to it, buuuut I'm gonna go out on a limb and say that it's mostly just obnoxious Goons being obnoxious Goons and it's probably perfectly entertaining, so I'ma hit up that trial and watch an episode or two. How many shows are a complete lock for ‘incredible’ from the first episode. It’s not a movie here. You’ve gotta build a little exposition on the characters and whatnot. Then you dump on it repeatedly in TVIV. Jokes on me. Started feeling nauseous at about 10:30; felt a yarf coming on. Told the boss and headed out. Drove home with the window down and got home just in time. Been in the bathroom for an hour and a half. Now getting ready to sleep this off but posting on an Internet forum seemed the better move
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