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God I love this forum. Aw man, what a crap-rear end snipe. Boaz MacPhereson fucked around with this message at 18:49 on Jan 23, 2020 |
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LloydDobler posted:Not really. It has nothing to do with the car, and everything to do with the level of prying and presuming they're doing about his personal life. It's unacceptable no matter how nice or not nice the car is. Making a blanket statement of "this is wrong" assumes that he's working in some office somewhere, with minimal responsibility beyond that. As you pointed out, financial issues could very well be a point of leverage for insidious elements (blackmail) or personal weakness (employee theft) to exploit.
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InitialDave posted:It has to be Resurrection Ripley, though, she's the only one you can confirm is descended from a queen. In which case I remove my suggestion. *(there are only 3 Alien films) Olympic Mathlete fucked around with this message at 19:35 on Jan 23, 2020 |
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ilkhan posted:There are situations when that letter would be 100% acceptable. Wrong. There are zero situations this is acceptable - Don't defend lovely corporate behaviour with bad excuses I'm not sure how Ripley is a Disney Princess but she would lay down some serious smackdown on Prince Charming Plus the greatest scene in Sci-Fi has to be https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c658poTETE8
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CAT INTERCEPTOR posted:Wrong. There are zero situations this is acceptable - Don't defend lovely corporate behaviour with bad excuses CAT INTERCEPTOR posted:I'm not sure how Ripley is a Disney Princess but she would lay down some serious smackdown on Prince Charming
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ilkhan posted:My thought was it could be a teller, casino dealer, IRS auditor, corporate security or IP, or similar. There are situations when that letter would be 100% acceptable. They aren't asking about the car so much as his reasons. There are also situations where it's bullshit. Without more info we can't pass judgement on either side. You have an unusual worldview that I wish I could understand or relate to.
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Long has mankind asked the question; "The bootlicker gene, Nature or Nurture?"
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I really don't get how, at least on reddit, all the libertarians jumped up to defend the company when if the government had sent them that letter, there would be an attempt at a revolution
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# ? Jan 23, 2020 20:59 |
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"We see your taxes and know how much you have to make, and since you represent our country we must ask: why do you have a poo poo-rear end car in your driveway, citizen??"
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FAT32 SHAMER posted:I really don't get how, at least on reddit, all the libertarians jumped up to defend the company when if the government had sent them that letter, there would be an attempt at a revolution Libertarians only want personal freedom for The Right People. And corporations.
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Didn't Steve Baumer, the Microsoft Billionaire, famously drive a fuckin 90's Taurus or some other horrible poo poo heap for years after he got made the President of Microsoft? Man, it'd be hilarious to be a Billionaire shopping around for lovely used cars. "Hello! I'm the president of Microsoft, I'm looking for a car at your fine used automobile emporium here" "Um, yes sir, we have a few nicely maintained newer BMWs, Mercedes, and Lexuss I'd be happy to show you" "Nonono, show me your finest American made car, under $5,000, I can't be throwing money out the window!" I had to talk to my Sailors about their shitheap cars a few times, but that's because they kept missing work because their cars were always broken, and in the military you're expected to be intrusive into your underling's welfare in a way that would be very inappropriate in the private sector. I, in turn, got talked to when my '99 Mustang sheeted several gallons of gas down a hill, and triggered a fairly expensive environmental cleanup, lol. (Not my fault, the fuel pump croaked while I was deployed, and the shop hosed up the filler neck seal when they dropped the tank) I think it's pretty fair to say that any employer that cares so deeply about appearances can lease a car for their employee or gently caress off, lots of high-profile lawyers and poo poo do that kinda thing (also it provides an employment incentive that isn't taxed as income, and the company can write off) If the dude holds a security clearance they can just launch an investigation and pull a credit report on the guy without him knowing, excessive debt is the #1 reason people are denied clearance.
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Somewhat Heroic posted:Ursula was just getting what she was owed I guess. Maybe she was a bit of a loan shark/predatory payday lender. Perhaps there is a systemic problem in merpeople land much akin to our own society that was never fully fleshed out in the plot? Princess Leia. STR posted:Just dropped $200 (with tax and shipping) on eBay for factory JDM HIDs for my car. The factory USDM headlamps are pretty crappy, even after polish + clear. Osram Nightbreakers for the low beams and Philips/Wagner HIR1s for the high beams helped a lot, but that basically put it on par with the yellowed lights on Negative Ions. The low beams are "okay" with the Nightbreakers, the high beams just light up the road immediately in front of the car instead of going for the distance. The bulbs it came with.. one low beam was a Hella H1, the other was a Sylvania H1 (p side). Both sides had Sylvania 9005s for the high beams (likely original). I know the passenger side housing has been replaced with a junkyard piece. I'll buy those from you for mine when Failing that: where'd you get them?
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Krakkles posted:Produced and distributed by 20th Century Fox, which is a subsidiary of the Walt Disney Co. (source) Ripley might be queen of my heart but she aint no princess. In fact given that she throws queens out of an airlock, she is a republican in the true sense - also given she fights against huge corporations, she is the perfect symbol of the coming uprising against corporate overlords. quote:Didn't Steve Baumer, the Microsoft Billionaire, famously drive a fuckin 90's Taurus or some other horrible poo poo heap for years after he got made the President of Microsoft? The multi-millionaires I used to live next to had an unassuming house in a new no name suburb out on the fringes (or at least it was the fringes 40 years ago) with a basic no nonsense V8 Commodore sedan bought second hand. The other seriously wealthy family I'm aware of drives about in a 10 year old Ford Falcon. Instagram flash bullshit ain't real, plenty of actual wealthy folks that aren't living on loans secured against shares or other non-liquid assets that have book value only choose to drive shitboxes and live in quiet suburbia and you wouldn't have a single clue they have the cash to do whatever the gently caress they want... and they stay utterly silent about it.
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Darchangel posted:Princess Leia. I am not gonna kinkshame but open mouth kissing your brother just doesn't exactly do it for me. Maybe Leia walked so that GoT could run?
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Somewhat Heroic posted:I am not gonna kinkshame but open mouth kissing your brother just doesn't exactly do it for me. Maybe Leia walked so that GoT could run? Hey, she didn't know it at the time, OK? And isn't that what royals do anyway?
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# ? Jan 23, 2020 22:06 |
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Darchangel posted:You don't have to be cool, just not terrible. I think you're managing it (says the random internet rear end in a top hat). Yeah, I'm not defending the company's behavior at all. I'm just saying it's probably legal. I suppose it should be said that legal and right are not the same. Elviscat posted:excessive debt is the #1 reason people are denied clearance. How does that work with student loans nowadays?
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builds character posted:How does that work with student loans nowadays? If you wanted a security clearance maybe you should have thought of that before signing up for five to six figures of debt when you were 17 and being pushed from all sides to get the "best education possible" regardless of the cost.
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Geoj posted:If you wanted a security clearance maybe you should have thought of that before signing up for five to six figures of debt when you were 17 and being pushed from all sides to get the "best education possible" regardless of the cost.
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FAT32 SHAMER posted:"We see your taxes and know how much you have to make, and since you represent our country we must ask: why do you have a poo poo-rear end car in your driveway, citizen??" It’s not the same. Its your employer, your job, making the request. They pay you for your time to do a job. Looking again at the signatures, its two VPs, HR and Finance. The finance guy is probably the recipients boss and concerned about how they manage their own finances. The recipient could very well be a new divisional finance director in charge of millions, with a salary of $200k/yr. The type of person who gives the word “corporate” a negative connotation to a poo poo ton of other people. We don’t know the details, but I have a hard time being outraged at someone who makes and manages a lot of money being asked by their employer to spend some in a certain way. The email doesn’t say you have to buy a new rolls, maybe that 10 year old ES350 will suffice. If its two VPs sending a nastygram to some middle manager making $75k a year then yeah, its lovely, but poo poo flows down hill and these types of conversations don’t usually skip levels. If I gently caress up its my divisional manager who talks to me, not a VP from corporate. I could also write paragraphs about how corporate culture really is the old boys club up at that level and how you won’t really make it if you don’t fit the part. But that just is what it is. Also, the government does in fact say your poo poo is too old and can’t be driven. California just said all the non tier IV final diesel trucks (DPF only, not DPF + SCR) will no longer be allowed to have a commercial registration. This effectively takes them off the road for a business. For the record I vote D and none of this surprises or bothers me. Have there been any updates on reddit? rdb fucked around with this message at 23:26 on Jan 23, 2020 |
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I'm growing increasingly weary of doctor's decisions, lackadaisical attitudes, and general healthcare system. Yeah sure, cancer spread to your brain, let's get started on this right away...well actually, treatment will start *a month and a half go by* well now your new med-port is in, let's wait three weeks to take the stitches out and then maybe we'll talk treatment. I cannot WAIT for the next time someone brings up how much wait times will increase if we implement universal healthcare.
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Elviscat posted:I think it's pretty fair to say that any employer that cares so deeply about appearances can lease a car for their employee or gently caress off, lots of high-profile lawyers and poo poo do that kinda thing (also it provides an employment incentive that isn't taxed as income, and the company can write off) Hell, even my brother in law gets a monthly stipend to lease a full size pickup that can't be more than 5 years old because he's a production manager for a high end remodeling company. Wouldn't all those credit pulls eventually gently caress everything up, or is it an uncommon occurrence? Those pings will really tank a credit score if one were to do something stupid, like say, walk into a sketchy dealership without financing in hand and talk to their loan guy. +10 pings at once, plus the loan that is to be secured, will knock off nearly 100 points Not that I'd know anything about that E: Try having an HMO. I had VRE and was leaking bloody, brown mucous out of my nose and mouth with scary high fevers, but the first appointment I could get with my GP was 3 weeks from when I called, my surgery to remove a bone eroding cyst in my mandible was delayed over 2 months over paperwork, I had to schedule dental and vision appointments weeks in advance, my first psych appointment had to be scheduled 3 months out, and I still had to fight tooth and nail for almost every prescription If my drugs were cheaper, I would almost consider staying sans insurance, or at least paying for most things out of pocket if I do get insurance. I can get same day appointments, I can be prescribed more accurate doses, and everyone rushes to make sure that I'm taken care of because my money doesn't take weeks of processing to get to the doctor The Door Frame fucked around with this message at 00:20 on Jan 24, 2020 |
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T-Square posted:I'm growing increasingly weary of doctor's decisions, lackadaisical attitudes, and general healthcare system. Yeah sure, cancer spread to your brain, let's get started on this right away...well actually, treatment will start *a month and a half go by* well now your new med-port is in, let's wait three weeks to take the stitches out and then maybe we'll talk treatment.
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rdb posted:It’s not the same. Its your employer, your job, making the request. They pay you for your time to do a job. Looking again at the signatures, its two VPs, HR and Finance. The finance guy is probably the recipients boss and concerned about how they manage their own finances. The recipient could very well be a new divisional finance director in charge of millions, with a salary of $200k/yr. The type of person who gives the word “corporate” a negative connotation to a poo poo ton of other people. We don’t know the details, but I have a hard time being outraged at someone who makes and manages a lot of money being asked by their employer to spend some in a certain way. The email doesn’t say you have to buy a new rolls, maybe that 10 year old ES350 will suffice. If its two VPs sending a nastygram to some middle manager making $75k a year then yeah, its lovely, but poo poo flows down hill and these types of conversations don’t usually skip levels. If I gently caress up its my divisional manager who talks to me, not a VP from corporate. Also, California has been shaping emissions for years, and it's hardly equivalent to "lol your car is a piece of poo poo spend more money or else". From what I can find in some quick googling, they're doing the exact same thing they always do - as of [year], [particular configuration] will not be legal to sell new. It doesn't take extant trucks off the road. It does say that new trucks have to meet the requirement, and it says that you have to repair trucks to meet the requirement (so, basically, "no one is allowed to sell tier II engines in Cali anymore - if you blow yours up, you have to replace it with a tier IV"). T-Square posted:I'm growing increasingly weary of doctor's decisions, lackadaisical attitudes, and general healthcare system. Yeah sure, cancer spread to your brain, let's get started on this right away...well actually, treatment will start *a month and a half go by* well now your new med-port is in, let's wait three weeks to take the stitches out and then maybe we'll talk treatment.
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Krakkles posted:The continuing assumptions y'all are making to support a business telling an employee how they need to spend their money is hilarious. I would rather my employer dictate what I drive than what my healthcare is. This explains the California thing better. https://www.dmv.ca.gov/portal/dmv/detail/mcs/dieselcomp
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Darchangel posted:I'll buy those from you for mine when eBay, of course, but I forget what rabbit hole I fell in to find them. It was very much a drunk purchase, I'm already wishing I'd waited until after paying rent. But they've already shipped. This is the specific set I bought. There's also halogen versions with the clear corner. I just found the switch + pigtail for the levelers (they're not auto leveling, but the level can be adjusted manually), but (a) I don't have the wiring for it, since they never sold them with HIDs in the US, and (b) it looks like I'd have to lose one of my other dash switches. If I had to choose, it'd probably be the heated windshield switch - I actually use the fogs and cruise. Geoj posted:Unless it's as simple as supplying them with 12vdc I'd just leave the levelers disconnected and aim the lowbeams correctly after installation. Yeah, I'll leave them disconnected. I just have to figure out how to actually aim them properly. I'm assuming the leveling screws won't be there, or will be hidden. They're not automatic levelers either; there's a knob inside the car to adjust them (just ran across it on ebay, with a pigtail, but no idea how they'd be hooked up). And they're reflector housings. Same thing Lincoln and Acura did. Except unlike Lincoln, you can still get bulbs for these (the same D2R Acura used on the TL, looks like a D2C is compatible too)
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builds character posted:How does that work with student loans nowadays? Not an expert but I'm pretty sure student loans and mortgages aren't considered since they're things many people have they're looking for excessive user of short term credit, 100k in credit cards, stuff like that. The Door Frame posted:
The credit bureaus count credit inquiries differently based on purpose, background checks shouldn't effect anything. but who the gently caress knows, since credit has to be a ~secret algorithm~ so that the poors can't "game" their score
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Someone linked reddit the thread on facebook. Its a 2005 Camry with faded paint and just another car in the garage according to the OP. No other details. The 2005 with faded paint vs 1995 changes my opinion a bit, no mention of a reserved spot either. Still too many unknowns re: OPs job title/responsibilities and salary. If I cant get a job in a gas station because I failed a credit check than I don’t mind a director getting the same scrutiny. But we don’t know.
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STR posted:I just have to figure out how to actually aim them properly. I'm assuming the leveling screws won't be there, or will be hidden. They're not automatic levelers either; there's a knob inside the car to adjust them (just ran across it on ebay, with a pigtail, but no idea how they'd be hooked up). Looking at the pictures in the eBay auction you posted it appears the horizontal aiming screw sticks out the back of the adjustment motors (the box to the side of the low beam cover in the picture of the bottom/backs of the housings.)
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FAT32 SHAMER posted:i watched Brave and Moana with FAT16SHAMER and Brave made me tear up since my mum would have loved it Shouldn't they be NTFSSHAMER
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Seat Safety Switch posted:Shouldn't they be NTFSSHAMER No because FAT16 is smaller max file sizes than FAT32 If we were after newer ones she’d be exFAT lol
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FAT32 SHAMER posted:No because FAT16 is smaller max file sizes than FAT32 I figured you would want to go in chronological order. exFATSHAMER just doesn't roll off the tongue, yeah.
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Seat Safety Switch posted:I figured you would want to go in chronological order. exFATSHAMER just doesn't roll off the tongue, yeah. Yeah lmao, plus she’s my mini me so it works
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Guess who just bought their THIRD fire truck? Toyota. Diesel. 5 speed. 4wd. 6,800 miles.
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everdave posted:Guess who just bought their THIRD fire truck? Post that on BAT no reserve with a description of "now what."
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meatpimp posted:Post that on BAT no reserve with a description of "now what." The only description in the listing will be “ya’ll thought I was playing” In BAT news the winner of the 2wd gas fire truck I just sold there paid immediately and is paying for me to store it til May. He is flying in and driving it back to California (he has a home in Arizona too he will register it there). He is over 75 years old a navy vet.
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everdave posted:The only description in the listing will be “ya’ll thought I was playing” The dude I bought my S65 from is known for being the Mercedes V12 guy on BaT, and you’re gonna be known as the Toyota firetruck guy
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Tremek posted:The dude I bought my S65 from is known for being the Mercedes V12 guy on BaT, and you’re gonna be known as the Toyota firetruck guy Hmm, now I’m worried about my rep because I bought a Mazda fire truck as well...
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everdave posted:In BAT news the winner of the 2wd gas fire truck I just sold there paid immediately and is paying for me to store it til May. He is flying in and driving it back to California (he has a home in Arizona too he will register it there). He is over 75 years old a navy vet. So it'll be up for sale again in a few years...
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My car just passed the mot but the advisory is insulting: "Oil leak, but not excessive engine" This will not stand, I require excessive engine.
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FAT32 SHAMER posted:I really don't get how, at least on reddit, all the libertarians jumped up to defend the company when if the government had sent them that letter, there would be an attempt at a revolution EDIT2: Know what, nevermind. I dunno about Reddit, but when you work for the US government they are much, MUCH more into your business than just telling you "hey you should buy a nicer car". And, being the government they have the manpower and legal backup to make it much worse for you than just losing your job. Trying to compare and contrast a private company doing this against the federal government doing this, shows there's probably a lack of info on just how intrusive the govt. is to its employees and contractors. The Prong Song fucked around with this message at 14:46 on Jan 24, 2020 |
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