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Speaking of guns and high velocity crazy, my son took this outside a gun store today while he and my wife were out and about getting the barn cat neutered. https://youtu.be/i-6uLtJ0Y9s
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Put my Wrangler up for sale today. I'm kind of sad about it, but I just couldn't drive it without the anxiety of feeling completely exposed and vulnerable in it because of my accident. especially with my son riding along, I felt very uncomfortable driving in traffic and all i could think about was what if there was an accident. I thought i was over it but I guess not 
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Oct 14, 2020 23:23
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Didn't you get that not too long ago or am I thinking of someone else? Re: home stereo setups, I wouldn't mind 7.1 or even 5.1 but it's a pain in the rear end if your TV is in your living room which is next to your entryway. A basement or dedicated room would make it a lot easier to have all the speakers and not have it look weird.
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Oct 15, 2020 00:02
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Applebees Appetizer posted:After doing home theater installs for years I have no desire to set one up. To me my simple 2.1 bose system plugged right into the TV sounds great in my little living room I recently bought a cheap TCL soundbar + subwoofer deal and movies are now infinitely more enjoyable. I've always had a good stereo for music, and monitor speakers on my computer setup but never on the TV. Don't know why it took me so long to upgrade honestly.
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Oct 15, 2020 00:26
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MomJeans420 posted:Didn't you get that not too long ago or am I thinking of someone else? Yeah just got it recently but haven't driven it at all for the last month.
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Goober Peas posted:This morning is the beginning of early voting locally. Nice crowd out, about 2 blocks of social distanced line, moving about 1/4 block every 10 - 15 minutes. Historically it's been a 15 minute max affair on day 1. Seeing people excited and present to vote makes me happy. NZ’s election is this Saturday. Early voting opened 2 weeks ago and has been going very well by the daily reports. In my small suburb of 15k people (including non voting age) there are 4 places I can early vote and 2 more places open up on Election Day. (Traditionally, there’s a polling place at most schools, for idea of coverage). Never in my life have I waited more than a few minutes. You do not need ID to enrol or to vote. You can enrol and vote on Election Day if you need to. You can vote in English or Māori, sign language or telephone dictation. We vote with a ballot paper and tick two boxes with a pen (this year they suggest you bring your own COVID-free pen). One box is voting for your local electorate Member of Parliament, the other is for the Party you want. It’s the Party vote that defines how many parliament seats each party gets. At current polling, it’s likely the incumbent centre left Labour Party will either govern alone, or need the support of the much lefter Green Party to form a government. Bonus round! We’re also voting in two referendums. One to allow euthanasia for the terminally ill and one to legalise weed. These have been called the refer-end-em and the reefer-endum. Current polling shows the former will probably pass and the latter will be very very close - the no campaign has been incredibly well funded (particularly by funds US groups including Scientology) and spread a bunch of lies. The legislation proposed is world beating and has taken lessons from all the places that have already legalised and tightly controls every step of the process, and includes safeguards against big tobacco/alcohol style massive corporates. 20yo age limit, 14grams max per day, can grow 2 plants for personal use, THC limits, no advertising or even display of product, stores will be required to be non-descript and licensed with strict limits on store numbers. Illegal to smoke in public, only at home or licensed premises. No allowance at first for edibles because of the fear of weed gummy bears appealing to children and dumb poo poo like that. Name me an edible that doesn’t appeal to kids? We gonna have to GM up some weed broccoli or something? But fingers crossed!
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Oct 15, 2020 00:45
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Weed broccoli sounds amazing. Why the gently caress are scientists not already making this!?!
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Oct 15, 2020 00:57
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Elmnt80 posted:Weed broccoli sounds amazing. Why the gently caress are scientists not already making this!?! Weed brussel sprouts Weed peas Weed asparagus weed okra ...
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Oct 15, 2020 01:11
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I mean I already cook all those veggies with at least a little bit of oil or butter, not too hard to sub in some cannabutter there...
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Oct 15, 2020 01:38
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Oct 15, 2020 01:51
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I forgot the biggest scandal of this election; it was already delayed slightly thanks to COVID, but now we find out that to help prevent transmission, WE DON’T GET “I VOTED” STICKERS GODDAMMIT.
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Oct 15, 2020 02:47
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BuckyDoneGun posted:I forgot the biggest scandal of this election; it was already delayed slightly thanks to COVID, but now we find out that to help prevent transmission, WE DON’T GET “I VOTED” STICKERS GODDAMMIT. ? My mail in ballot came with one just like it has for the last couple years
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Oct 15, 2020 02:49
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Oct 15, 2020 02:52
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I just ate a pint of ice-cream in one sitting. I never eat sweets either my body was just craving sugar. This is a new thing... Weird.
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Oct 15, 2020 03:00
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Imperador do Brasil posted:Speaking of guns and high velocity crazy, my son took this outside a gun store today while he and my wife were out and about getting the barn cat neutered. The internet drugs/research chemicals really are too strong for human consumption tbh. Chinese labs need to chill.
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Oct 15, 2020 03:01
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How on earth has Democracy sausages not become more of a thing around the world? gently caress voting without one!
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Oct 15, 2020 03:55
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Moved into a new place. Mystery wall switch that landlord claims should control ceiling fan, but doesn't do poo poo as far as I can tell (not even wall outlets). Can't turn off fan with any wall switches. Pull the chain since the fan was on. Chain snaps off. FML. Throw the breaker, remove the lamp cover (both chains pass through the glass cover). One of the GU10 CFLs just falls out and shatters. FMLx2. Who the gently caress thought GU10 CFLs in a fan was a good idea?! GU10s don't belong in an indoor residential fixture unless they're halogen track lights.  Can't get the chains lined back up with the (loving non-smooth glass) cover. Gonna go track down a couple of GU10 bulbs tomorrow, then figure out how to thread a drat chain through glass without it loving up the glass. Still an upgrade over the old place (no roaches so far, vs ~10-20 a day over the old place). The place is actually somewhat square. Doors and most of the windows open and close easily (2 windows don't open at all). New place is 1998 vs 1981... randomidiot fucked around with this message at 04:03 on Oct 15, 2020 |
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Oct 15, 2020 03:59
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STR posted:no roaches so far, vs ~10-20 a day over the old place 
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Oct 15, 2020 04:40
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MomJeans420 posted:Totos only connect to the cold line and heat the water up themselves, they work really well. Plus they have a seat heater which is amazing when it's cold, I can't go back to regular toilets. Every toilet in Tokyo is like this and it's glorious.
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Oct 15, 2020 04:43
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TheBacon posted:? Different country.
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CAT INTERCEPTOR posted:How on earth has Democracy sausages not become more of a thing around the world? gently caress voting without one! We don’t even have them in NZ, although we do have the Bunnings sausage, and before Bunnings came here we had The Warehouse sausages (our local version of Kmart/Walmart).
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BuckyDoneGun posted:Different country. drat what’s it like living in a country worse than dumpster fire that is America for election sticker safe distribution?
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Rhyno posted:I would gladly trade you. Last night I got bit so bad, 9 trips to the shitter and I was freezing. Toss in severe gut cramps and I thought I had covid symptoms. Seems that it was mild food poisoning instead as I am pretty much back to normal now. It is truly no-fun getting sick in the covid-era. That is for sure. I just got back from the ER. Day five post surgery and I had a sudden change in pain (it got incredibly worse) and appearance (my top right side turned into a giant blood blister over the course of about four hours), and while it wasn’t actively bleeding a lot, these things can go from “huh? specks of blood” to “old faithful” pretty quick, due to the vascularity of the site. And the whole time I’m having this internal argument; Do I go to the ER and risk covid exposure at a site I’m sure covid exists, or do I stay home and risk a sudden bleed-out/drowning in my own blood? Turns out everything is OK (ish) and I’m not showing a likelihood of a sudden heavy bleed according to a CT scan. So I made the wrong decision? The only thing I know for sure is that I’m exhausted. Every well is dry. Edit: I just about completely broke down after discovering I had a rather long conversation with my wife earlier today that I now have no recollection of. gently caress opioids, I wish I was stronger. trouser chili fucked around with this message at 10:17 on Oct 15, 2020 |
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Applebees Appetizer posted:Put my Wrangler up for sale today. I'm kind of sad about it, but I just couldn't drive it without the anxiety of feeling completely exposed and vulnerable in it because of my accident. especially with my son riding along, I felt very uncomfortable driving in traffic and all i could think about was what if there was an accident. I thought i was over it but I guess not I get it, man. I sold my motorcycle this year due to similar feelings. Took a year of just staring at it in the garage before I did though, so good on you for being more decisive.
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I’m thinking about selling my E46 that I’ve had since 2007 and it’s been hard to come to terms with. This was the motivation tho: https://bringatrailer.com/listing/2010-lotus-evora-6/ . I saw that car for sale prior to it going on BaT (it was local to me) and am still kicking myself for not buying it because the color combo is amazing. Has anyone else sold a car they’ve had for over a decade and have spent a relatively insane amount of money on?
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RIP Paul Walker posted:I’m thinking about selling my E46 that I’ve had since 2007 and it’s been hard to come to terms with. A new greasy/shiny something makes it easier for me, but also selling to the right buyer. And forgive me for sounding potentially predatorily opportunistic here, but I’ve long had an unscratched itch for an e46. Not that I’m in a particularly good place to be buying, but please share the car with us. I’d love to hear more. In other news since I’m once again unable to sleep without choking due to the tonsillectomy scars draining down my throat, I went at my nose/septoplasty site with oxymetazoline, a small flashlight, and cotton swabs to clear out the mess of bloody boogers packed around my stents. I got em clear! I can breath through my nose! My septum was ruined by a dresser falling on my face when I was 3. I’ve spent nearly my whole life not knowing my near inability to breath through my nose was unusual and now, even with these giant stents in place I can breath better than I can ever remember! I can also smell my farts now and wow. They are bad wrong. Holy crap I can just about gag myself! And the staying power, these babies got so much to give! I am disgusting.
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trouser chili posted:A new greasy/shiny something makes it easier for me, but also selling to the right buyer. And forgive me for sounding potentially predatorily opportunistic here, but I’ve long had an unscratched itch for an e46. Not that I’m in a particularly good place to be buying, but please share the car with us. I’d love to hear more. No more farting! 
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RIP Paul Walker posted:I’m thinking about selling my E46 that I’ve had since 2007 and it’s been hard to come to terms with. I literally dumped my Toyota Sera at an exs house back when it caused me enough problems (which I spent what I consider a lot of money on). Now I'm watching Mighty Car Mods latest series featuring one and being 'that guy' in the comments telling everyone what each little tiny thing is. I want it back now I will trade one of my VE Sportwagons haha
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trouser chili posted:I get it, man. I sold my motorcycle this year due to similar feelings. Took a year of just staring at it in the garage before I did though, so good on you for being more decisive. Well I figured I'm not gonna pay insurance to just let it sit there and take up (limited) space, might as well just get rid of it. I gave up riding motorcycles a long time ago too when i moved here, the area I live in is just too dangerous for riding and it's not all that fun to ride around here anyways. Not worth the risk. Hang in there dude, the pain and healing really sucks but it will get better, just focus on that light at the end of the tunnel and before you know it you'll be out of it.
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RIP Paul Walker posted:I’m thinking about selling my E46 that I’ve had since 2007 and it’s been hard to come to terms with. I sold a car I'd owned for 15 years back in march. I'd spent a fair amount of cash but a very large amount of time on it over the years. Its sad but you get over it. Not having it there sitting unused and consequentially getting in my way felt awesome and the cash I got from the same was incredibly useful! Sell it and buy something else that you want more right now
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Thanks, I needed the push. It’s not that I don’t still enjoy driving it, but I have this and a 4th gen 3SGTE MR2 that I’d also be selling to fund the Evora (along side a healthy infusion of additional cash) and the idea of having a single fun car plus whatever new daily I happen to have is extremely appealing these days. Moreso than keeping my cherished 330. Trouser, it’s the 330Ci I bought from Das Volk ages ago. It’s had most of the E46 weak points fixed, along with some other poo poo. At this point, it’s a pretty solid car that just has a few niggles to fix. Black/black with sport package, M3 shadow line trim, replica m3 bumper and mirrors, m3 and Meyle HD bushings/drivetrain mounts (gently caress polyurethane!), uuc shifter, reinforced front and rear subframes, strut tower reinforcement, new eibach sportline+Koni orange with all new mounts, repainted about 8 years ago... the list probably keeps going. Here’s a few pics (first one with bonus MR2!):    (This pic is on stock suspension after I removed the coilovers but before I put on the Eibachs. For some reason the Eibach pic won’t loving post) It’s been a great car and has plenty of stories, but I think having an Evora instead of these two would make me happier. Even if the Evora would likely be slower than the MR2 :-) Ps: unlike das volk, I’m not a loving nazi  And one more pic on stock suspension  Bonus pic of the MR2 right before the new transmission got installed RIP Paul Walker fucked around with this message at 14:04 on Oct 15, 2020 |
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RIP Paul Walker posted:Thanks, I needed the push. It’s not that I don’t still enjoy driving it, but I have this and a 4th gen 3SGTE MR2 that I’d also be selling to fund the Evora (along side a healthy infusion of additional cash) and the idea of having a single fun car plus whatever new daily I happen to have is extremely appealing these days. Moreso than keeping my cherished 330. So by selling that car you get more time/opportunity to drive/own other fun cars instead. Yeah, its a bit sad but that makes it a win. If it doesn't excite you as much anymore and another car does then let someone else take it on. If you don't you run the risk that you buy the Evora too and then the E46 just ends up sitting unused anyway..
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Yeah I could see that being a car I could fall in love with. I’m kinda ready to part with Schwags. I have a friend I would gift it to. An incredibly gifted/flawed musician whom I’ve known since childhood. Ours is a long tale the current state of which I cannot converse with him anymore, but he’s still one of my favorite persons. I do consider him a good friend and I’m sure he sees me the same. I know he’s had a hard go of it as of late, even in the best of times he teeters on the edge of homelessness. trouser chili fucked around with this message at 14:21 on Oct 15, 2020 |
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You’re so right, I could totally see myself selling the MR2, buying the Evora, and keeping the E46 around still. The big issue there would be storage space - I want to be able to keep everything* at home and two cars is do-able, 3+ would be hard. *I also have a minivan that I am fine with leaving at the shop Trouser chili: where are you? The car is in Portland.. I’d have a much much easier time selling it if I knew it was going to a good home and the new owner would “understand” it’s history and quirks.
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I miss my 99 explorer. It had a ton of miles but it was comfy to drive and you could really beat on it. I would miss the power from the mustang, though. I guess what I'm saying is I need this. 
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RIP Paul Walker posted:
St. Louis. I flew to Fresno not too long ago to buy a car and drove it back though. I love a good road trip. I’ve got the same problem of too many vehicles at this time, hence my beloved Schwags is on the chopping block. On top of all that my old man keeps threatening to give me his 1998 RL and my sister says she’s also giving me her 2004 TSX in the next two years. Might take me a bit to figure how all these pieces fit, but I don’t imagine you’re buying your dream Evora tomorrow either. Let’s keep in touch about it.
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trouser chili posted:St. Louis. I flew to Fresno not too long ago to buy a car and drove it back though. I love a good road trip. I’ve got the same problem of too many vehicles at this time, hence my beloved Schwags is on the chopping block. On top of all that my old man keeps threatening to give me his 1998 RL and my sister says she’s also giving me her 2004 TSX in the next two years. Might take me a bit to figure how all these pieces fit, but I don’t imagine you’re buying your dream Evora tomorrow either. Let’s keep in touch about it. Nice! I love a good car-buying road trip, it’s how I got the E46 and was my first experience over (well over) 120mph. I am not buying my dream Evora anytime soon, I should have done it when it was up for fuckin’ sale! I will need a new Cleveland daily driver at some point, maybe around the time you’re trying to get rid of one of the Acuras you don’t have yet. Let’s try and make this as complex as possible :-) That lets me focus on getting the MR2 sold first, too, which I have far less emotional investment in. Maybe the guy I bought it from wants it back... it’s a great car, Prime built it so it’s not some hacked-together DIY job. That reminds me, one of the big drivers behind this change is the constant fear I have over the MR2 getting JDM-stolen if I drive it somewhere. I was in Portland last week and avoided taking it out overnight ‘cause it would have been parked outside in a less-than-great neighborhood and visible from a busy street.
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