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Imperador do Brasil posted:Apparently not! There's a simple solution to the problem. Live where the winter isn't. You Am I posted:
Holy poo poo: quote:[Caroll Spinney] also wrote about how Nasa planned to send Big Bird into space in 1986, to increase awareness of its work among children, only for the puppet to prove too big to fit in the shuttle. A teacher took his place on the Challenger mission.
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Darchangel posted:There's a simple solution to the problem. I’ve thrown this idea around but my wife’s entire family lives within 45 minutes of here and I love how cheap it is to live here. Plus we have acreage and animals so: inertia. I’ve lived in PA for half of my life now, and I suppose I’ve turned into a bone fide Pennsylvanian.
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bolind posted:I don't know how to properly convey this, but your reply actually made me well up. Thanks. I don't remember if it was here, or someone IRL that told me the same thing when I was in a similar place, but that was exactly my reaction too so I completely get it.
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Dec 10, 2019 01:15
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Imperador do Brasil posted:I’ve thrown this idea around but my wife’s entire family lives within 45 minutes of here and I love how cheap it is to live here. Plus we have acreage and animals so: inertia. I’ve lived in PA for half of my life now, and I suppose I’ve turned into a bone fide Pennsylvanian. better solution: buy a sled
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Dec 10, 2019 01:37
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I'm glad you took the overwhelming popular vote of "NSX" and crossed it with "NA Miata" and got this. Excellent choice.
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Dec 10, 2019 01:53
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Not an AW11, but it is still pretty dang cool
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I remember when Mr. Hooper died, Sesame Street handled it really well, but I can’t imagine how they would have handled Big Bird blowing up in a rocket.
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Dec 10, 2019 04:42
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But it would have given us Muppets in Space instead of Teachers in Space
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Dec 10, 2019 05:10
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Looks like Holden (and GM) is on the death knell in Australia: https://www.whichcar.com.au/news/holden-drops-commodore-astra
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You Am I posted:Looks like Holden (and GM) is on the death knell in Australia: https://www.whichcar.com.au/news/holden-drops-commodore-astra I’ll miss the commodore but GM’s management sucks poo poo
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Dec 10, 2019 07:27
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The ZB was a blight on the Commodore name, I'm glad its dead. Pour one out for the VE/VF, the two best muscle car sedans. I'm glad I got to destroy tyres in one
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You Am I posted:Looks like Holden (and GM) is on the death knell in Australia: https://www.whichcar.com.au/news/holden-drops-commodore-astra RIP Commodore! Everyone who isn't an oxygen thief knew it was game over when they went front wheel drive, and an Opel in disguise. Also goodbye to the Astra. It's really kinda weird that the brands two biggest names are being pushed out for a series of generic stupid SUVs. But mines not dead yet! 
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Dec 10, 2019 08:44
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T-Square posted:We've learned that one cat is cool, while two cats has proven itself to be pretty annoying. They like each other a little too much and wrestle ALL DAY and don't stop until like 9:00 at night. Also, lately they've both decided they only like a particular spot on the couch, and when either decides he wants to lay there now, batty paws ensue. Been there not doing that again. Not only the fighting (play and real) but twice the hair, twice the poo poo, twice the vet bill.....Yeah one cat is just fine  trouser chili posted:6000rpm timing failure + Zero bent valves = Christmas Miracle.  holy poo poo what a break, you should have tried to fix it sooner!
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Applebees Appetizer posted:
I would have but being older and a bit wiser these days I’ve learned that the death of a project is disassembly without the means to reassemble. Shortly after the failure I started a major project to move my family from our home of fourteen years. That project was successful but left me rather house-poor. It was too much risk to open the engine until now. Seeing that one that sold on BAT for $82k was definitely a kicker though. It was even located in the same zip code the old house was in. I know right where all the pictures were taken, only about a mile from the old house, and maybe five from the new. Good old 63119, I lived forty years in 63119, but now I’m in the considerably more upscale 63124. trouser chili fucked around with this message at 14:47 on Dec 10, 2019 |
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Dec 10, 2019 14:39
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If I were to ever waste money on an analog dress watch... https://www.ebay.com/p/1259042378
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Seat Safety Switch posted:What are you doing in Ikebukuro when you could be in Kichijoji? You take what you can get when travelling thru work. Destination was Kurihara, a day (night really but whatevs) in Tokyo was just a bonus and welcome pause from the 36-hour total door to door time (not counting the pause in Tokyo).
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Imperador do Brasil posted:I’ve thrown this idea around but my wife’s entire family lives within 45 minutes of here and I love how cheap it is to live here. Plus we have acreage and animals so: inertia. I’ve lived in PA for half of my life now, and I suppose I’ve turned into a bone fide Pennsylvanian. The actual solution to the problem is to buy a 2-stroke 125 dirtbike and stud the tires for ice ripping to get you through the winter. I promise it'll be the most fun you've had, and a running mid-90's CR125 or something similar is dirt cheap. A lot of people in areas with winters even sell dirtbikes with a set of studded tires already.
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What rear end in a top hat thought it was a good idea to replace the creme filling in Oreos with toothpaste?
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T-Square posted:We've learned that one cat is cool, while two cats has proven itself to be pretty annoying. My life would definitely be easier with only one cat even though both of mine get along great with each other. So of course as soon as I buy a house I'm going to start the search for a third cat. Probably a male rag doll or Maine coon.
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The Door Frame posted:If I were to ever waste money on an analog dress watch... That's, uh, something. Please know that's an ugly watch. Lol that it has a BMW part number on the back. Please no one ever show this crap to GoGoGadgetChris as it would be quite the state///Ment along with his gloves
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But cars all look the same unlike the old days!
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Tremek posted:That's, uh, something. Please know that's an ugly watch. Lol that it has a BMW part number on the back. Oh, it's ugly as sin and tacky to boot, but I want it and want to embarrass my fiance by wearing it
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Galler posted:My life would definitely be easier with only one cat even though both of mine get along great with each other. So of course as soon as I buy a house I'm going to start the search for a third cat. Probably a male rag doll or Maine coon. We just got a male rag doll kitten, he's been pretty cool so far and has fit right in with us. Supposedly he's going to get really big, we shall see lol. Maine Coon was my choice, but wifey wanted a rag doll and since I like those too I agreed. Plus we had a Maine Coon years ago, he was a good cat but jesus he never shut the gently caress up, always whining about something. Maine Coons are known for being very vocal
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Dec 10, 2019 20:11
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Three cat household superiority.
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Rhyno posted:Three cat household superiority. 100+lb dog superiority
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Minnesota Mixup posted:But cars all look the same unlike the old days! I'm still legit confused about how the car Chevy II became a thing it makes me think of coke and coke classic
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Rhyno posted:Three dog household superiority.  I'm looking for a male dachshund or a maybe a male Pharoah/Izban hound to make it a 4 dog house I'm just salty that I'm super allergic to cats, I want to pet the all the kitties but my throat starts to itch and I start retching within 30 minutes of contact
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Applebees Appetizer posted:We just got a male rag doll kitten, he's been pretty cool so far and has fit right in with us. Supposedly he's going to get really big, we shall see lol. Every Maine Coon I've known has been a fairly quiet fluffy ball of love and chill. Tortise shell cats one the other hand are noisy balls of hate and rage. Still love all cats. 
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Oh he was a loving cat he just never shut up. I didn't know it was a maine coon thing until I read that it was a common trait with the breed. I imagine not all of them are like that and you're lucky if you get one.
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Or you could be a truly superior household and do three cats and three dogs. We have two tuxedo cats and one rando fluffball cat (all males) along with a corgi, a black lab, and a German Shepherd (all females). They all get along super great except that the shepherd is a giant wuss and the little fluffy cat makes her squeal and run away when he raises his paw at her while they’re playing. Some tough dog she is. The cats vary from “invisible-when-guests-are-around levels of shyness” to “loves to lay on people and talks constantly” to “completely spastic”. Imperador do Brasil fucked around with this message at 21:03 on Dec 10, 2019 |
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Imperador do Brasil posted:“completely spastic”. When they go into spaz mode it's funny at first but then gets annoying pretty quick. I've already had to put the kitten in the bathroom until he calmed down a few times
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Nebakenezzer posted:I'm still legit confused about how the car Chevy II became a thing It was Chevy's compact car, between the Intermediate Chevelle and the subcompact Corvair. What's not to get? At least there was distinct differences between all the models back then, in size if nothing else, unlike the 5 or so CUVs that Chevy has now that differ maybe 2-3" in length from the next. edit: Humphreys posted:It's really kinda weird that the brands two biggest names are being pushed out for a series of generic stupid SUVs. Ah, I see that you are familiar with Ford USA.
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Just finishing up getting about 1500sqft of white oak installed on the first floor. Also had new stair treads installed to match. The bottom riser of the stairs flares out and is much larger. The contractor brought 12' of 1" thick stock with a roundover edge, but it was just a bit too short in total... he was missing about 2". Home gamer to the rescue. I was able to use my router table and a 1/2" roundover bit that I got from Home Depot to cut one of his cast off pieces into shape and it worked perfectly. I made the router cuts with the owner of the hardwood company watching. It was like I was back in school again with a teacher watching over me. What I cut matches what they had shop-made exactly. 
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I doubt our greyhound is 100lbs, probably closer to 70 just because greyhounds are skinny and dainty, but she's all tan and looks like a fuckin' doe wandering around. It's mildly unnerving when she pokes into a dimly lit room you're in and stares at you with her ears perked up and black eyes and black nose, because she looks just like a deer. She's still the purdiest and sweetest girl though, yes she is!
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Looks like the auto industry spending billions to be competitive in China's auto market is starting to become a bad bet https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2019/12/10/business/china-car-market-second-annual-drop/ Suzuki has already jumped ship and Peugeot is in the process of jumping ship, "prestige brands" are trying to weather the storm, while other companies with lots of EV's and hybrids are doubling down. Although, the Chinese government is supposed to remove big subsidies that make electrics market viable in 2020, and the sale of electric cars in China has already dropped by more than 40% in the past month, so I don't quite understand why they would decide to double down now  Maybe Trump is finally starting to win his trade war, maybe the next global recession is officially rearing its ugly face and China happens to be the bellwether, maybe both. All I can hope is that house prices drop again
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The Door Frame posted:All I can hope is that house prices drop again Fukken Amen
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T-Square posted:I doubt our greyhound is 100lbs, probably closer to 70 just because greyhounds are skinny and dainty, but she's all tan and looks like a fuckin' doe wandering around. It's mildly unnerving when she pokes into a dimly lit room you're in and stares at you with her ears perked up and black eyes and black nose, because she looks just like a deer. Oh how I love greyhounds. <3 Is she a big goof with her tongue out when she's laying down? They're so lovably awkward and gentle.
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