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They were pretty willing to work with mebut it was nearly impossible to get Amazon to admit they'd misreported my earnings. I quit selling online through Amazon or Ebay, just too much trouble.
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Applebees Appetizer posted:Talk your mom into looking at used low mileage LS460's, once she drives one she will hate everything else trust me. I tried, but she doesn't want to go more than 3 model years old (at the most), and doesn't want to spend over $25k (what she was approved for by her credit union - she works part time as a 1099, half of her income is SSI, and she filed bankruptcy recently enough that it's still on her credit). A later model LS definitely isn't within her budget. A GS might be, but it'd probably have to be higher mileage. And still won't be as roomy as what she's used to. She bought her current car brand new in 2002 (up until then she never kept a car more than 2-3 years), so her pricing perspective is a bit... skewed. Just like my ex thinks you can still rent a 3 bedroom house for $1000/mo, when we pay more than that for a 1 bedroom apartment. She's lived in this apartment complex for over a decade, housing prices here have essentially tripled since then. Mom also asked me about a late model Denali Yukon, I almost threw up from laughing so hard. Then I pulled up how much a brand new Denali Yukon goes for (almost $70k without anything added), and she just went silent when I told her how much they cost. Her brother/my uncle just bought one for his wife... after mom spending nearly 20 years in a high end, fully loaded (for 2003) Toyota, I don't think she'd be happy with even a Denali Yukon, the interior fit and finish wouldn't compare. Her 18 year old (2003 purchased in 2002) Toyota started developing interior rattles about 2 years ago, and it's absolutely because it needs motor mounts, not because of anything broken inside. randomidiot fucked around with this message at 18:49 on Mar 10, 2020 |
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Rhyno posted:They were pretty willing to work with mebut it was nearly impossible to get Amazon to admit they'd misreported my earnings. I quit selling online through Amazon or Ebay, just too much trouble. Well I could have done a literal mountain of paperwork to make something called an "offer in kind" and finally got a sympathetic person, but I was going through the divorce and I had "won", and this would have involved them just absolutely going through every bank record I ever had and I just did not want to mess anything up. I am just eating the loss. Sucks. But if I had caught it sooner and my ex hadn't thrown away so much of my mail constantly I might have known and been able to avoid these huge fines. The ship has sailed nothing I can do about it now...
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STR posted:I tried, but she doesn't want to go more than 3 model years old (at the most), and doesn't want to spend over $25k (what she was approved for by her credit union - she works part time as a 1099, half of her income is SSI, and she filed bankruptcy recently enough that it's still on her credit). A later model LS definitely isn't within her budget. A GS might be, but it'd probably have to be higher mileage. And still won't be as roomy as what she's used to. I get she wants an Avalon/Toyota and they are fantastic, but these days besides Toyotas no one wants sedans. I hate to always bring it up but if she is approved and you could go in busting balls you could probably walk out with a brand new Elantra for 14-17k financed and the warranty is rock solid. I have a brand new rental Rogue AWD top of the line remote start, heated seats etc... and I liked my Hyundai better in all ways. The camera was better the seats were better the menus were better and it got a poo poo ton better gas mileage (and was pretty quick too)
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McTinkerson posted:RC plane turbines like the concept Jag from a few years back. Run those fuckers on biodiesel. Output shaft straight into the alternator/generator. Holy poo poo, I like that idea a lot. Beach Bum posted:fuckin' lol my boss expected me to go to work the night of the day I had my surgery and was on percocet like fuckin loooooooool. You should have gone ahead and done it. A little loopy hallucinating on the job should trigger the "bet you won't do *that* again..." response. Applebees Appetizer posted:I've had my Ryobi mower for two years now and it's awesome, if it died today it still would have been worth the $300 I paid for it, but it still keeps chugging along. During the summer months it gets used twice a week on some thick grass that my gas mower would bog down in, this thing just plows right through it. I'm honestly waiting for my Yard Machines gas mower to die so I can get an electric, probably 40V Ryobi. I can't really justify the expense until then, and the stupid old-school sidevalve Briggs just keeps going. 20 years so far. Taxes: Given what some of you folks are dealing with, I guess I shouldn't complain that we (my wife and I) owed $1500 this year, because we didn't adjust our W2s (or one of them, anyway) to account for the loss of our dependent child credit. Mind you, she only turned 18 in November, so we *should* have kept the credit, but gently caress you IRS. Dependent credit drops from $2000 for child to $500 for just "dependent", so there's the $1500 right there. Plust the motherfuckers have the unmitigated gall to fine me $36 for underpaying taxes. And have you *seen* the new W2 forms? Can't just do a certain number of withholdings now - you have to calculate and give them a specific $ amount, which requires knowing what your anticipated income will be, among other things. I reiterate - gently caress the IRS.
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Taxes blow. It has only been the last couple years that I have gotten the child tax credit because before I didn't qualify even though I had three children. Without that credit I would have basically zero'd out for taxes this year. Went ahead and just stuck it into savings...and a lift for the LX.
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STR posted:I tried, but she doesn't want to go more than 3 model years old (at the most), and doesn't want to spend over $25k (what she was approved for by her credit union - she works part time as a 1099, half of her income is SSI, and she filed bankruptcy recently enough that it's still on her credit). A later model LS definitely isn't within her budget. A GS might be, but it'd probably have to be higher mileage. And still won't be as roomy as what she's used to. The GS will be too small, it's barely larger than the ES and a legit sport sedan so if she wants a big luxury cruiser a GS is no bueno. If you can persuade her into driving an LS she can afford, I'd put money on her falling in love with it, the car will sell itself. It's really easy to find them in excellent condition even if the miles are a bit high, but for a Lexus miles are nothing.
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everdave posted:I get she wants an Avalon/Toyota and they are fantastic, but these days besides Toyotas no one wants sedans. I hate to always bring it up but if she is approved and you could go in busting balls you could probably walk out with a brand new Elantra for 14-17k financed and the warranty is rock solid. I have a brand new rental Rogue AWD top of the line remote start, heated seats etc... and I liked my Hyundai better in all ways. The camera was better the seats were better the menus were better and it got a poo poo ton better gas mileage (and was pretty quick too) She's insisting on a full size boat or a medium to large SUV. She's in her 70s, part cyborg (titanium hips, plus an upcoming knee replacement). and has mobility issues. Even a Camry is really hard for her to get in/out of, it's too low for her. Stepdad's '19 F-150 is too high for her to get in/out of easily as well. It doesn't help that she's on the, uh, wider side. She outweighs me by about 50 lbs, despite me being half a foot taller. I'm not skinny, though I'm down to "could stand to lose 15-20 pounds" from "what do you mean you don't sell pants in a 42x29 pants?!" (I've lost ~60 lbs since then, and gave up ages ago on ever finding 28-29" inseams... I just roll up 30s a little) randomidiot fucked around with this message at 21:13 on Mar 10, 2020 |
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Highlander is the direct "Avalon, but taller / bigger" option, but has the pricing disadvantage that people are actually buying vehicles of that type. This doesn't sound like a purchasing decision where a bunch of objective opinions from the internet are going to be useful: if she can make an Avalon work with the entire 3" of extra length over the Camry (which is very much too small, at exactly the same size as her 2003 Avalon), do that. If taller is important, get the CUV version but expect to pay for it.
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Mar 10, 2020 21:47
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WTF Lowtax just Goatse'd me at work. 
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Somewhat Heroic posted:WTF Lowtax just Goatse'd me at work. Lowtax goatse'd me in front of my GF.
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Mar 10, 2020 21:57
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i cannot believe i got goatsed in tyool 2020
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heffray posted:Highlander is the direct "Avalon, but taller / bigger" option, but has the pricing disadvantage that people are actually buying vehicles of that type. This doesn't sound like a purchasing decision where a bunch of objective opinions from the internet are going to be useful: if she can make an Avalon work with the entire 3" of extra length over the Camry (which is very much too small, at exactly the same size as her 2003 Avalon), do that. If taller is important, get the CUV version but expect to pay for it. Yeah I don’t get where a Camry would be significantly smaller than an Avalon, especially an older one. Car models, as a rule, don’t get smaller over time. Though I could understand the interiors getting more cramped or ergonomically difficult. That happens.
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KYOON GRIFFEY JR posted:i cannot believe i got goatsed in tyool 2020 So, I’m going to guess this is a thing for the website, but not the app? Main page?
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STR posted:She's insisting on a full size boat or a medium to large SUV. She's in her 70s, part cyborg (titanium hips, plus an upcoming knee replacement). and has mobility issues. Even a Camry is really hard for her to get in/out of, it's too low for her. Stepdad's '19 F-150 is too high for her to get in/out of easily as well. i get a nice high hip point for older folks but why the outright size of vehicle? seems like whatever the most big lad friendly one u got in the compact CUV class should work fine
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Somewhat Heroic posted:WTF Lowtax just Goatse'd me at work. Darchangel posted:So, I’m going to guess this is a thing for the website, but not the app?
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Not popping up for me, but there's a QCS thread: https://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3916846 Welcome back, goatman, it's been a long time.
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meatpimp posted:Not popping up for me, but there's a QCS thread: https://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3916846 If you have a script blocker, it's this one: atrk.js
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Apparently it's been disabled now. Been a while since I got a good look at Kirk's insides. What a throwback.
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Mar 10, 2020 22:34
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I hope we all learned about why we don't click on popups today without hovering over them at least first. LOL.
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CAT INTERCEPTOR posted:Thats all. Just someone caught trying to gently caress a chicken Allegedly
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Phone posting won't recognize video link.  But today had me fondly reminiscing about goatse and our collective trauma.https://youtu.be/eb7YH-a3oH8
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Goatse ain't poo poo, just be glad you didn't get mrhandsed or 1man1jarred
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I know I'm getting old because there was a point in my life when that post would've prompted me to go to google. Now? Nah, i'm good.
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These days seeing the goatman is a pleasant surprise, like seeing a picture of an old friend. It's not an "augh gently caress goddammit gently caress", it's a "oh, hey, I remember that gaping rear end in a top hat."
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kastein posted:Goatse ain't poo poo, just be glad you didn't get mrhandsed or 1man1jarred Oh, we've all been down a road that makes goatse look tame, and that's its magic. It was shocking for a minute, then it became part of the collective culture. Now we bump into it years later and feel homestead nostalgia for a simpler time. And that's kinda hosed.
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kastein posted:Goatse ain't poo poo, just be glad you didn't get mrhandsed or 1man1jarred Now thinking about PNG, one branch got virus screwed because someone thought watching horse porn was cool to do on the server - and its a sign of how jaded I am is where I am doing forensics and I'm like... "Sodomised by a horse? Whatever, seen worse" 1man1jar tho.... yeeeeeeeeeeeah no thanks. MrChips posted:Allegedly Kinda hard to explain what else you could be doing pants down with a chicken in a closet. ----------- Anyway - so about PNG and witchcraft. I got an email about our IT support guy at a branch wasnt coming back so asked for further details I'll just post the log (10:08:23 AM) PNGSupport: hey Cat ggod morning (10:08:36 AM) Cat: Good morning (10:08:47 AM) PNGSupport: I see this messenger is up and running again (10:09:09 AM) Cat: I think it's been running for a while? (10:09:12 AM) Cat: Not sure (10:10:03 AM) PNGSupport: I totally forgot. I just came across its icon on the pc and decided to tap it and saw that it was online (10:10:15 AM) Cat: Hahaha (10:10:32 AM) PNGSupport: anyways, regarding Mr.xxx (10:10:57 AM) PNGSupport: He died of sorcery related thing (10:11:08 AM) PNGSupport: that was what i heard from the sources (10:11:18 AM) Cat: Sorcery....? (10:11:53 AM) PNGSupport: Yeah i know. I don't believe in such too but that was the story that came out from Lae (10:12:08 AM) PNGSupport: its commen in his part of the society (10:13:47 AM) PNGSupport: Pretty sick stuff going on up there (10:15:31 AM) Cat: I.... wow. I have no words for that one (10:15:50 AM) PNGSupport: Me too man.......blank (10:16:28 AM) PNGSupport: You might loose your mind if I go into details (10:16:34 AM) PNGSupport: lets leave it as that. (10:17:06 AM) Cat: Cant lie I am kinda curious but if it's that bad.... yeah we'll leave it alone (10:17:44 AM) PNGSupport: They did a very cruel thing to him (10:18:25 AM) PNGSupport: He has part of his organs and vertbrate missing according to the medical docs (10:18:35 AM) PNGSupport: pretty sick aye (10:19:17 AM) PNGSupport: They found him face first on his bad with nose and mouth bleeding (10:19:24 AM) PNGSupport: he was bleeding internally (10:20:11 AM) PNGSupport: As per the source at Lae, he had a sprirtual battle with someone only to loose. (10:20:29 AM) PNGSupport: so hosed up (10:20:41 AM) Cat: Yeah that is seriously hosed up mate. (10:21:26 AM) PNGSupport: I wanted to go up Lae but was a bit reluctant (10:21:41 AM) Cat: Id say steer clear of the area! (10:21:52 AM) PNGSupport: yeah! (10:22:20 AM) Cat: That seriously no where near what I thought might have happened (10:23:14 AM) PNGSupport: He was a health tuff guy. Even bigger then me. I just couldn't imagine what could have happen (10:23:31 AM) PNGSupport: Only heard stories (10:23:48 AM) PNGSupport: So cruel (10:24:33 AM) Cat: Was he someoneyou knew well? (10:26:24 AM) PNGSupport: Yes. I went on a 7months job traing with an organization in 2017. I met him there and we became mates (10:27:02 AM) PNGSupport: I sort of pulled him out and gave hm to xxxxxxxx around mid 2018 (10:27:28 AM) PNGSupport: Was a good mate of mine (10:28:36 AM) Cat: I am truly sorry to hear all of this. No one should be subject to that (10:30:06 AM) PNGSupport: This style and type of practice is so common and so strong in his part of the world ----- And the further details I found out later - the dude was taken from his hotel, dragged to a remote island, beaten, raped, had part of his spine and organs removed still while still alive, taken back to his hotel and left to die. I really dont want to have a work story that can top that one. Altho if someone still has it (Fermented Tinal might?), there's always the livelog of a Mr Clop the Brony and the rear end in a top hat SysAdmin that decided "Nooope you aint watching Brony porn on the network" CAT INTERCEPTOR fucked around with this message at 02:40 on Mar 11, 2020 |
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I'm going to be in LA in early April and I'll have a day or two to kill to drive around/Turo. Thinking of getting two cars. If you guys had to choose two: Ford Fiesta ST Ford Mustang 350R Lotus Evora (old one from 2013) Alfa 4C Tesla Model 3 Jaguar F-Type Something I'm missing?
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F-Type is the prettiest car on that list, the GT350R is probably the rowdiest.
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Shelby and performance 3, just for the contrast.
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STR what about a Lexus RX, Acura RDX or Mazda CX-5? It sounds like ease of departure and entry are important now. Maybe she should evaluate cars with that as her first criteria and then figure out what else she wants to live with.
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Residency Evil posted:I'm going to be in LA in early April and I'll have a day or two to kill to drive around/Turo. Thinking of getting two cars. If you guys had to choose two: You'll have the most fun in LA in the 350R or the F-Type, the Alfa would be a good time in the canyons but also probably a little uninispiring in general driving conditions. LMK if you want some driving road recs.
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In a vacuum, the Lotus does sound fun as hell. However, Things that are good about driving in regular traffic in LA: Stoplight to stoplight power that can squirm the rear tires if that's your only chance of driving excitement. Engine note. Having the windows down. A modicum of comfort in between blasts on the accelerator. The ability to outpace most everyone that's not in a P85, GT-R or Hellcat (Corvette owners never, ever step on the gas in any situation.) Things that are not as good about driving in regular traffic in LA: Momentum cars. Smallness and the fear someone in a 7000 pound SUV is going to constantly merge into you. Fragile clamshells. poo poo-rear end pavement in a lot of places. I own a e92 M3 and a NA Miata, the Miata is fantastic on the right roads, the M3 is fantastic on all roads. If you're getting two of these get the Alfa and the F-Type. Unrelatedish, a couple interesting things that are now parking on the street in my neighborhood...   
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Hopefully if you have time to kill in LA and are renting a fun car, you're not wasting your time driving to Hollywood or something lame like that, so I think it opens up his options. It'd be fun to have the Lotus/Alfa/350R or something interesting and drive along PCH mid-day, or Angeles Crest Highway since it'll be empty mid-week too. *edit* The correct way to tour LA is by motorcycle, but I'm assuming you wouldn't be asking about cars if you had your bike license
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MomJeans420 posted:Hopefully if you have time to kill in LA and are renting a fun car, you're not wasting your time driving to Hollywood or something lame like that, so I think it opens up his options. It'd be fun to have the Lotus/Alfa/350R or something interesting and drive along PCH mid-day, or Angeles Crest Highway since it'll be empty mid-week too. Yeah, it's a long weekend that was supposed to end with me going to the Bond movie premiere, but  .I've scheduled myself for a session at PECLA on Saturday and I'm hoping to go for a drive along Angeles Crest/hit some canyons on Monday morning. Maybe I'll grab the F-type for Sunday, Alfa on Monday.
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So I've been notified that I'm off next week too (spring break this week), and the week after, my college will be doing online classes. Except I don't have an online class. I don't have a plan for an online class. I think online classes are bullshit and don't accurately provide proper challenges at the college/university level. And I've been told that "it will be burdensome for you. " Ummmmm.... I'm a contract employee. I don't really give a poo poo about continuing contracts with this organization and there's no provisions in my contract to change the method of delivery. This is gonna get weird. And interesting.
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