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meatpimp posted:We had 6" of rain yesterday morning, with 4 1/2" in an hour. That's incredible for our region. We are in for 'months of rain in a day' according to media here. I welcome it, as all yard stuff is done. But gently caress driving into town where people lose 50 IQ points per half hour of rain when behind the wheel.
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Bajaha posted:Status update: hi thread. I'm dad. More congrats! Mine is almost 3 and it’s still a wonder.
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Humphreys posted:We are in for 'months of rain in a day' according to media here. I welcome it, as all yard stuff is done. But gently caress driving into town where people lose 50 IQ points per half hour of rain when behind the wheel. Here that works out to "50 points per any five minute period with rain in it" and that includes "three drops hit the windshield".
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IOwnCalculus posted:Here that works out to "50 points per any five minute period with rain in it" and that includes "three drops hit the windshield". Username : Post correlation
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I've never had an understanding of how carburetors work. I knew they did something to serve up fuel. The guy on SmarterEveryDay put together a clear carb and has some great footage on how it works, in the event you find these things interesting: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=toVfvRhWbj8
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Hughmoris posted:I've never had an understanding of how carburetors work. I knew they did something to serve up fuel. Yeah, I really liked that video. I understood, but had never seen the fuel vaporizing/atomizing when the intake stroke hits. Very neat. And his dad is a cool old Southern mechanical engineer, which reminds me of some of the people I grew up around.
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BraveUlysses posted:i have it, i really like it a lot more than the older ryobi 18v one i've used for a few years. its nice to be able to pick exactly the pressure you want and hit start and it turns off automatically once it hits the specified pressure. the fittings are nice on it too, i prefer a thread-on fitting rather than the toggle switch kind There's a Ryobi model that does that - I have it. It also has an air mattress/toy inflator deflator (more volume, less pressure) side. https://www.homedepot.com/p/RYOBI-ONE-18V-Dual-Function-Inflator-Deflator-Tool-Only-P747/308746324 I got it on sale, for, as I recall, $35. Works pretty good, in both capacities. You can also look for a discounted (refurb, scratch and dent, etc.) here: https://www.directtoolsoutlet.com/ IOwnCalculus posted:Here that works out to "50 points per any five minute period with rain in it" and that includes "three drops hit the windshield". Same here in TX. People absolutely lose their poo poo if you just mention snow. Just say it to yourself in your car and brake lights come on. Hughmoris posted:I've never had an understanding of how carburetors work. I knew they did something to serve up fuel. That was a pro-click. I really enjoyed that. Really cool to actually *see* what's going on. Thanks!
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We own two of the ryobi deluxe inflators, they rule. I'm going to buy my mom one, give her the free drill I got and probably pick up a battery pack for her for Christmas.
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Hughmoris posted:I've never had an understanding of how carburetors work. I knew they did something to serve up fuel. The related video is gold too. Reminds me of my grandfather, accent and all.
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Hughmoris posted:I've never had an understanding of how carburetors work. I knew they did something to serve up fuel. Pro-click, that was really good. My parents have that book series he shows, I'll have to dig those out next time I visit. The diagrams are explanations are so good.
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Bajaha posted:Status update: hi thread. I'm dad. Congratulations! PitViper posted:Congrats! Dad life is great, especially once they start walking & talking. My 3 year old laughs at all my terrible dad jokes. You gotta really enjoy this time because there will come a time when they stop just laughing unabashedly and that's both cool to see and sad. slothrop posted:Had a flat car battery this morning (my fault, left an interior light on), and my LION jump starter was also flat. Are these things suppesed to discharge over time or do I just have a dud? It's maybe 3 years old, I think I last charged it 3-4 months ago. Those shouldn't discharge over time unless there's some parasitic drain (there shouldn't be). I bought whatever one was best on the project farm video and it's been pretty good for me, fwiw. I have the milwaukee 12v tire inflator. I think it's well worth it but I also have the dewalt 20v and that one is the gold standard and roughly the same price if you have both kinds of batteries. Milwaukee is smaller though. Unrelated, and purely anecdotal - I'm looking at vans and tacomas and there's definitely starting to be some softness in the super-hot market. Not back to normal but I wonder if we're starting to hit the high point.
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builds character posted:Unrelated, and purely anecdotal - I'm looking at vans and tacomas and there's definitely starting to be some softness in the super-hot market. Not back to normal but I wonder if we're starting to hit the high point. Speaking of, sold the Kia via (heh) Tred, in less than a week, and that was mostly processing the listings and payment. Posted on Monday, takes up to 72 hours for them to post on all sites, and payment verification takes up to 24 hours. Purchase was pending Wednesday, payment just went through this morning. Full price, no questions, so I probably priced it too low (or someone *really* wanted a manual in good shape), but I got what I wanted out of it.
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Speaking of car sales... What are people's thoughts on this craziness? Will the bubble pop and someone's left holding the bag of poo poo, or will it just cool a little and these crazy prices become the norm? *Also, I'm seeing a lot of articles saying the average new car price at the start of the year was $40k. Holy poo poo. I know the average buyer isn't buying that on a comfortable budget...
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I'm trying to plan a trip from LA to PDX with the caveat I'll be supercharging along the way. Not sure if I'm just getting old, but stopping multiple places for tourist reasons just does not appeal to me. At the same time, neither does driving 18hr straight with stops to charge. Finding a balance of seeing a few places and a place to stay is way more work than I expected.
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Hughmoris posted:Speaking of car sales... What are people's thoughts on this craziness? Will the bubble pop and someone's left holding the bag of poo poo, or will it just cool a little and these crazy prices become the norm? My fear is that inflation will increase at a rate that these prices become the norm. quote:*Also, I'm seeing a lot of articles saying the average new car price at the start of the year was $40k. Holy poo poo. I know the average buyer isn't buying that on a comfortable budget... People in general aren't smart about cars, nor are they smart about finances. Where the two come together, there be dragons. And a LOT of people get burned with financing and never really realize it. Cars are expensive. New cars are extremely expensive.
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the spyder posted:I'm trying to plan a trip from LA to PDX with the caveat I'll be supercharging along the way. Not sure if I'm just getting old, but stopping multiple places for tourist reasons just does not appeal to me. At the same time, neither does driving 18hr straight with stops to charge. Finding a balance of seeing a few places and a place to stay is way more work than I expected. For cars, the shortage of chips may be an issue for a while. Otherwise, these sorts of demand-induced price shocks tend to work themselves out in six months to a year. Lots of commodities spiked in price as demand outstripped supply at the start of the recovery. Most are coming back down, and used car prices will come down as new cars become more available.
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Deteriorata posted:For cars, the shortage of chips may be an issue for a while. Otherwise, these sorts of demand-induced price shocks tend to work themselves out in six months to a year. Yeah, I think you're probably going to see new car prices increase, but once new cars become available you'll get gapping again between new and used car prices. Right now that doesn't seem to exist and that makes sense if you just can't get a new car but why would anyone buy a used car for the same or more than a new car if new is available? Anyway, as we get new cars I expect used car prices will become lower than new car prices. But I don't know how much new car prices will rise. And if they do rise a lot then I could see at least some of the price inflation sticking around. But I expect no matter what there will be a group of people who've overspent on cars now and aren't able to recoup that (in addition to your usual depreciation). Anyway, from what I've been seeing there's a lot of significantly overpriced vans and trucks that are now getting price drops of a couple thousand so they're still overpriced but like 3k above what I think they should be vs. 5-6k. Purely by way of example, https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/196318665623672 this just dropped $2500 this afternoon. I think it's still a little too much for being 4cylinder (and I just looked it up and KBB agrees with me) but there's a big difference between asking a couple grand over and maybe negotiating down to bluebook vs. asking and actually getting 5k over bluebook. Anyway, this really is all anecdotal and limited to tacomas and large vans in the greater NYC area so who knows what's really happening in the market but I thought it was interesting given what I'd been reading and seeing previously. e: I should add that I expect a lot of the van prices absolutely skyrocketing were because of a combination of delivery vehicle demand and #vanlife demand and with folks doing a lot more in person, fleets generally being filled out, others going back to work and the remainder realizing that living in a van full time sucks compared to instagram I expect those to fall even more and wouldn't be surprised if there was a bit of a glut in that particular market in the next year. the spyder posted:I'm trying to plan a trip from LA to PDX with the caveat I'll be supercharging along the way. Not sure if I'm just getting old, but stopping multiple places for tourist reasons just does not appeal to me. At the same time, neither does driving 18hr straight with stops to charge. Finding a balance of seeing a few places and a place to stay is way more work than I expected. Not even to take a walk in the redwoods? Trip to crater lake? Vineyards in the willamette valley? Photo op at Mt. Shasta? There's a ton you can stop at around there. I assume you're taking I5 instead of going up the coast but maybe worth considering if you can drive up at least part of the coast at some point. builds character fucked around with this message at 22:18 on Jul 2, 2021 |
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I'm just grumpy with unnecessary range anxiety. So far the plan is this: Thursday: Leave LA ~1PM, head towards 101 Charge 1: Pismo Beach Destination 1: Hearst Castle Charge 2: Pacific Grove Destination 2: Spend the night in Pacific Grove - Hotel on bay. Stop by Laguna Seca And that's as far as I've got. I could wake up, hop on 5 and just head home. About a ~12 hour drive from Pacific Grove. I've got 3 days to do the drive, so there's no reason to rush.
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Is there a Porsche shop north of Laguna Seca you could visit? Get some additional information, contact, source on parts for the 911?
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the spyder posted:I'm just grumpy with unnecessary range anxiety. So far the plan is this: My two cents is that you should stay on 1/101 instead of going to 5 after that. Then if you want to make time cut back to 5 after redwoods but that drive up the coastline is so nice right after SF. Like, look how squiggly that road is. https://goo.gl/maps/8vuYmGhtJZ1stcBa7 As long as you're not stuck behind someone.
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the spyder posted:I'm just grumpy with unnecessary range anxiety. Echoing taking the scenic route. Northern hwy 1 through California is worth any detour and particularly you should go through the avenue of giants after 1 merges with 101. 101 is quicker but you will not regret taking the long way through the trees. I did a bunch of the touristy stuff on that route and chronicled it in my thread if you want to see what my experience was. Just keep flipping back till you see a large photo dump. With three days you should have some flexibly as to charge locations and charging rates, some slow charging at a dinner location or scenic stop might be enough to keep you going. I know a few of the hotels I stopped at along the coast had fast chargers in their parking areas too, and these seemed like small towns to me. Now there's likely more available.
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builds character posted:My two cents is that you should stay on 1/101 instead of going to 5 after that. Then if you want to make time cut back to 5 after redwoods but that drive up the coastline is so nice right after SF. Like, look how squiggly that road is. https://goo.gl/maps/8vuYmGhtJZ1stcBa7 As long as you're not stuck behind someone. Looks like I could do 1/101 up to Crescent City, supercharge and spend the night. How bad is Friday traffic going to be?
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A friend of mine died in that Miami condo collapse, obviously everyone was "missing" all this time and there wasn't a lot of hope, but I think they're pretty much confirming there's not going to be any rescues at this point. What a lovely way to go.
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Ether Frenzy posted:A friend of mine died in that Miami condo collapse, obviously everyone was "missing" all this time and there wasn't a lot of hope, but I think they're pretty much confirming there's not going to be any rescues at this point. What a lovely way to go. I'm sorry, that sucks all around. It seemed particularly cruel to friends and family to keep the "rescue" operation going for so long when ifrom the start it looked like it was a virtually instantaneous resolution. A separate 126 unit condo was evacuated yesterday. I'll be there will be many more to follow.
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My in laws recently purchased a condo in Gulf Shores. Lot of questions being asked about pretty much every tall concrete building.
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the spyder posted:Looks like I could do 1/101 up to Crescent City, supercharge and spend the night. How bad is Friday traffic going to be? Depends a lot on when Friday but the last time I drove this was years ago and I don’t know what COVID has done to the leave-for-the-weekend traffic patterns so I’d just try to do it early if possible. Ether Frenzy posted:A friend of mine died in that Miami condo collapse, obviously everyone was "missing" all this time and there wasn't a lot of hope, but I think they're pretty much confirming there's not going to be any rescues at this point. What a lovely way to go. Hopefully it was at least fast. I’m sorry.
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Hughmoris posted:Speaking of car sales... What are people's thoughts on this craziness? Will the bubble pop and someone's left holding the bag of poo poo, or will it just cool a little and these crazy prices become the norm? I’m concerned that in three to five years there’s going to be a lot more buyers with outrageous amounts of negative equity because they paid 10-20k over MSRP for a 2021 model or paid the original MSRP on a 2017 vehicle. My team has been sitting around twiddling their thumbs for the last week because there is very little internet traffic from prospective customers. The prior six weeks were filled with a lot of upset customers who can’t get the car they want at a price they want, and we have been dealing with a used car shortage for a while. At the start of this week my dealership had nine new cars and about 30 used cars on the lot, when in previous years we have had 200+ of each. All of our incoming vans, midsize SUVs, and hybrid SUVs have deposits on them and we won’t see another truck for quite a while. We have ten times the amount of factory orders that we normally do. I feel for the salespeople at dealerships where they are paid on a per-unit basis rather than gross because it’s hard to make money when there are no cars to sell. The pandemic has not left any markets untouched. I am trying to find a horse but all of the nice reasonably priced ones got bought up last year when people suddenly found themselves with a lot of time on their hands.
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Rhyno posted:My in laws recently purchased a condo in Gulf Shores. Lot of questions being asked about pretty much every tall concrete building. Miami has it's own unique issues and is in big trouble, it's going to be New Venice very soon. I wouldn't worry too much about Gulf Shores tbh.
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Anyone here ever a professional driving instructor? Either as a full time or part time gig? I know someone thinking of looking into it as a career change, possibly looking at starting their own school eventually if it isn't painful. Thoughts? I have zero clue.
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Applebees Appetizer posted:Miami has it's own unique issues and is in big trouble, it's going to be New Venice very soon. I wouldn't worry too much about Gulf Shores tbh. Yeah I can imagine with climate change and rising tides this is going to become a more common occurrence. I remember as a little kid going to PCB for summer breaks with my family they used to tell me that houses were small like shacks because of storms and stuff like that. They also build houses on "stilts" closer to the shore. Anyways I figured that was a cope because the people owning property in PCB just didn't have the same kind of money as Miami or larger metro areas but honestly I think they may have been right? Idk as poo poo starts to get hotter I intend to retreat into the wilderness of central Canada. Honestly could be a huge real estate rush in a few decades as fewer and fewer parts of the US become inhabitable. Might as well do it now before they build a wall to keep us out!
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goatse guy posted:I’m concerned that in three to five years there’s going to be a lot more buyers with outrageous amounts of negative equity because they paid 10-20k over MSRP for a 2021 model or paid the original MSRP on a 2017 vehicle. The boat dealership I'm working at is in the same position. We have a half dozen new boats on the lot, 3-4 used pieces of crap and then half a dozen consignment boats. We're having trouble with the new boats because they straight up don't have motors right now or are 32ft long.
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builds character posted:My two cents is that you should stay on 1/101 instead of going to 5 after that. Then if you want to make time cut back to 5 after redwoods but that drive up the coastline is so nice right after SF. Like, look how squiggly that road is. https://goo.gl/maps/8vuYmGhtJZ1stcBa7 As long as you're not stuck behind someone. If possible I always avoid the 5. It's 2 lanes most of the way, straight and through some of the ugliest parts of CA. We try to go SF/LA on the 101 if time permits, same thing going up north. We recently went up to Eureka from SF via the 1 to 101 and it's an amazing drive, it's just so pretty even if the weather is moody and you go through a few different biomes on the way. Definitely do the scenic byways at Avenue of the Giants north of Leggett and the scenic parkway through Redwoods state park before you hit Klamath. There's a Tesla destination charger past Jenner at Ocean Cove which looks like a super cute place to spend the night, Fort Bragg has a supercharger as well, as does Eureka which has a cute little downtown and we stayed there when going to gawk at redwoods the other week That said: the spyder posted:Looks like I could do 1/101 up to Crescent City, supercharge and spend the night. How bad is Friday traffic going to be? Caltrans is doing work on the 101 past Crescent city adding 2 hour delays since there's 1-way traffic. It's gonna be bad. Caltrans posted:WILL BE CLOSED INTERMITTENLTY FROM 12.4 MI SOUTH OF CRESCENT CITY /AT VISTA POINT/ TO 1.9 MI SOUTH OF CRESCENT CITY /AT HUMBOLDT RD/ (DEL NORTE CO) FROM 0900 HRS TO 1100 HRS, FROM 1200 HRS TO 1400 HRS & FROM 1500 HRS TO 1700 HRS MONDAY THRU FRIDAY - DUE TO A ROCKSLIDE - TRAFFIC WILL BE ALLOWED THRU FROM 1100 HRS TO 1200 HRS & FROM 1400 TO 1500 HRS - MOTORISTS ARE SUBJECT TO DELAYS OF UP TO 2 HOURS
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Elmnt80 posted:The boat dealership I'm working at is in the same position. We have a half dozen new boats on the lot, 3-4 used pieces of crap and then half a dozen consignment boats. We're having trouble with the new boats because they straight up don't have motors right now or are 32ft long. A couple of guys at work are buying new boats and have said the same thing - the dealership keeps hounding them for their old boats as trades because they already have buyers lined up. I spent the months of April and May pulling people out of their leases 12-18 months early and keeping their payments the same because we had a lot of new cars and nothing used, but now I don’t have the new inventory to do that. I gave all of my staff Monday off and encouraged them to take vacation days over the next few weeks because I have no work to give them and I’m feeling like an exasperated mom on a road trip listening to a car full of children ask, “Are we there yet?”
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We're shopping for the wife and at the local Hyundai dealer they took the vin of my truck while we were doing a test drive and had a trade in off ready when we got back. Mind you, we said very clearly we were not trading a vehicle in. They went ahead and did this without my consent.
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Rhyno posted:We're shopping for the wife and at the local Hyundai dealer they took the vin of my truck while we were doing a test drive and had a trade in off ready when we got back. Maybe a bit presumptuous of them, but nothing that needed your consent. VIN is viewable from looking at the outside, and probably to them just by putting the license plate number in a search.
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Yeah but it still pissed me the gently caress off.
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Rhyno posted:Yeah but it still pissed me the gently caress off. Understandable. Reason #2349 to not go to a dealer for anything.
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Well normally yeah but they had the only Konas for sale for 75 miles.
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So my son was late getting up for work this morning. My wife woke him up and he wasn't functioning... right. Very sluggish and spacey. I ended up making him take a ride to work from me instead of driving. On the way there, he had a grand mal seizure. Never seen anything like that from him before... scary as gently caress. 911 had an ambulance there in 4 minutes and he was in the ER for about 5 hours... no conclusions, just told us to follow up with a neurologist. I just keep thinking how thankful I am that I made him get in the car with me instead of letting him drive himself. 
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Rhyno posted:Yeah but it still pissed me the gently caress off. lol why?
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