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InitialDave
Jun 14, 2007

I Want To Believe.
Lady down the street from me has some kind of Rotti/Husky cross (A Ruskie? :ussr:). It's a great dog, really friendly, but I'm glad I'm a big guy, because he loves to come charging up to you and give you a hug, and he's got some power there. I kind of want to see him do it to my neighbour's kids and scatter them across the street like skittles.

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InitialDave
Jun 14, 2007

I Want To Believe.
I think your cat found your stash, dude.

InitialDave
Jun 14, 2007

I Want To Believe.

T1g4h posted:

Fuckin' a. The DiRT 3 Steamworks patch finally hit. If you picked up DiRT 3 on Steam in the past, you should have the Complete Edition with all the DLC as a sort of "Thanks for being so patient" reward in your library.

Complete Edition owns bones, too. Lots of classic stuff like an Escort Mk. II, Lancia Stratos, '95 Impreza, and a Peugeot 205 T16 to name a few :allears:
Does it get rid of the DRM bollocks?

InitialDave
Jun 14, 2007

I Want To Believe.

Cat Terrist posted:

I've long made it a study to define animal handling and I can tell you now that if you want a good handling dog, you want a Border Collie.
Paging Goatse Guy. I don't think CT realises how loving rapid Jack Russells (and similar) are. They're the short-stroke, high-rev, VTEC-yo of the dog world.

Border Collies are easlily remapped for a good response to control inputs, but sometimes you don't want to be waiting around for a full-size canine to spool, you need that treat-based anti-lag out the gate. Halfway through a wet kale field before you can say "Oh for gently caress's sake, now the car interior's going to stink for a week".

Small dogs that think they're big dogs kick rear end (and bite ankles) all day long.

Also springer spaniels. Stupidest smart dogs in existence, and awesome for it.

InitialDave
Jun 14, 2007

I Want To Believe.
If I wanted to interact with other people, I wouldn't be playing loving video games.

InitialDave
Jun 14, 2007

I Want To Believe.

Tomarse posted:

I can't imagine anything can clean a cat out?
Broom handle or a breaker bar works well.

InitialDave
Jun 14, 2007

I Want To Believe.

Powershift posted:

so does a stuck injector as long as it gets hot enough before it plugs solid.
I can say from experience that, while amusing, having your exhaust glowing cherry red during normal driving is not A Good Thing.

InitialDave
Jun 14, 2007

I Want To Believe.
Righto, UK goons! I need Hammerite paint, in satin black, in or around Leicester. Anyone know if it's possible to beat B&Q's £17/L they come out as on the half-gallon tins?

InitialDave
Jun 14, 2007

I Want To Believe.

Tomarse posted:

Check Screwfixes prices for both Hammerite and their own brand screwfixerite
Mmm, the issue is I've painted one bit of metal in hammerite satin black already, so need the same or a drat good match. It's for metal fence framing, nothing particularly important, but i want it to not be an obvious mismatch.

InitialDave
Jun 14, 2007

I Want To Believe.

NitroSpazzz posted:

Interstellar just popped up for $5 to rent on Amazon streaming. Worth it?
It's a beautifully shot film that isn't even close to being as good or smart as it thinks it is.

InitialDave
Jun 14, 2007

I Want To Believe.

1.4 INCH DICK posted:

Y'all want a savage movie to watch track down These Final hours. I know Vudu streams it.

http://youtu.be/FUDqd1DEvms
While that looks interesting... Really? Antipodean apocalypse, and not a hint of an XB Falcon anywhere?

InitialDave
Jun 14, 2007

I Want To Believe.
Just found that they did finally release an English-subbed version of Taxi 4. God, I love these movies. Stupid French car comedy washed down with half a bottle of Jack, now that's a good evening's entertainment.

iwentdoodie posted:

Day drinking like a boss. Wooo.

Stone Enjoy By 04/20/15 IPA. So loving delicious.
I do like a nice IPA. Had a Lagunitas with lunch, actually, not bad at all.

InitialDave
Jun 14, 2007

I Want To Believe.
That sounds awesome.

InitialDave
Jun 14, 2007

I Want To Believe.

meatpimp posted:

If you want solitude in a movie, you go to a matinee a few weeks after a release. If you go to a major picture on opening weekend, you're guaranteed to have to deal with... other people.
While I'd prefer solitude, I also want to see films fairly soon after release most of the time, and being in a screen with a lot of other people isn't that much of an issue, because most of them know how to act like civilised members of society.

Given the choice, I'll go to a showing that doesn't let under-18s in at all.

InitialDave
Jun 14, 2007

I Want To Believe.

fjelltorsk posted:

Tracking indicates my ls7 will arrive the comming weeks, the Bentley in about a month. Im still confused how my wife talked me into the Ls7. I was thinking something like a Rover v8. I like my woman
If only the car already had a large-capacity, all-aluminium V8 fitted!

InitialDave
Jun 14, 2007

I Want To Believe.

fjelltorsk posted:

With total fire damage and a holes in the block. My initial goal was to just build a cool twin turbo V8. A car to put it in was more an aftertought
Then godspeed to you, good goon sir. :wotwot:

Cakefool posted:

Dave, stop linking me to cars I have nowhere to store :arghfist::v:
It's only a little one!

InitialDave
Jun 14, 2007

I Want To Believe.

Rhyno posted:

A maybe 10 year old kid just totally caught me checking out his incredibly hot mom's rear end. He looked so disappointed in me.
Please tell me you gave him the "A-OK" hand sign and mouthed "Nice!" at him.

InitialDave
Jun 14, 2007

I Want To Believe.

Taco Box posted:

At Han's funeral, did anyone catch what his full name is? Han Seoul-Oh. Han Solo. :vince:
Yeah, it's been in there before, but in a blink-and-you'll-miss-it way:

InitialDave
Jun 14, 2007

I Want To Believe.

LobsterboyX posted:

Hey guys, remember me?


Good to have you back, man!



Annoying day today. Thought I was getting out of work at midday, nope, loads of stuff to do, so stayed back, and in tomorrow morning. I normally don't mind at all, and appreciate the OT hours, but I was meant to be spending the weekend hanging out with a load of my mates and generally having a really good time. Ah well. I'll join up with them tomorrow afternoon, and at least there's a new episode of MCM gone up today.

InitialDave
Jun 14, 2007

I Want To Believe.

iwentdoodie posted:

It is pretty amazing how this forum makes it easy to vent and open up.

Good luck with the nuking tomorrow. Maybe you'll become the hulk.
As long as he doesn't go from feeling like a bull to a bullock...
(Sorry fjelltorsk :haw:)

InitialDave
Jun 14, 2007

I Want To Believe.
I almost got killed today.

A mate and I were walking back to a hotel after going out for lunch, and just as we rounded the corner of the building, there was a massive smashing sound, and we turned to see a pile of broken glass and bent metal about 5 yards behind us. It was a full-size 4'x3' double-glazed window unit from the hotel. It had fallen out directly above us, and if the wind hadn't given it a bit of horizontal impetus, it would have landed right on top of us. From the 13th floor (Room 13 on the 13th floor, no less :staredog:).

Needless to say, we decided we needed a stiff drink.

InitialDave
Jun 14, 2007

I Want To Believe.

Phone posted:

kintetsu semi-express to nagoya:


hikari shinkansen towards hiroshima:


trains own.
Japanese trains own. A lot of places they still suck.

InitialDave
Jun 14, 2007

I Want To Believe.

AI Hive Mind posted:

:dogbutton:
I really like dogs, but I get what Cakefool's talking about. Shoving the dog out the way like that isn't really that bad. Besides, too many people refuse to assert themselves over their animals, and they get all dominant and aggressive (people who think their dogs think of them as "mummy" and "daddy", I'm looking at you).

On the other hand, if someone kicked/hit a dog of mine and meant it, I'd probably go apeshit.

Cakefool posted:

Found a pile of muddy treat-sized chocolate bars(wrapped) in the shed as I was locking up for the night, according to the wife the dog stole a bag of them weeks ago and buried them all over the garden. My dog is the worst Easter bunny ever.
Better watch that, they're no good for him at all.

InitialDave
Jun 14, 2007

I Want To Believe.

Terminus Est posted:

Hockey is soccer for idiots who live too far from the sun.
Ice hockey, maybe. Hockey is for teenage girls at school, and they're way tougher/more aggressive than their male football and rugby playing counterparts.

InitialDave
Jun 14, 2007

I Want To Believe.

Maker Of Shoes posted:

Somewhere on page 35 someone posted that Netflix's Daredevil was "stupidly good". Gonna have to agree.
Yeah, I'm really enjoying it.

Fart Pipe posted:

My great uncle gave me a couple more awesome space things today.
Nice!

Completely unrelated, my mate linked me to this SpaceX Uptown Funk parody:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yypBjVpDJZY

InitialDave
Jun 14, 2007

I Want To Believe.

Cat Terrist posted:

You also see that the ball droid ISNT CGI but is a real robot?!? How the hell did they do that?
My vote is for "loving magnets".

InitialDave
Jun 14, 2007

I Want To Believe.
Nice one from ebay for me today:



Four new Michelin XZL take-offs in 7.50R16, £185. And three of them on £50 Wolf rims (which I don't need and can therefore sell).

Hooray for poorly-described/-photographed Ebay listings! :toot:

I even managed to get all 4 in the back of the Zoe when collecting, and for the first time managed a genuine 100 mile range (84 miles used, still more than 20 left on the gauge).

InitialDave
Jun 14, 2007

I Want To Believe.
In all seriousness, what about an SRT Grand Cherokee?

InitialDave
Jun 14, 2007

I Want To Believe.
Mini Cooper S Countryman? I think I just threw up in my mouth a bit typing that, though.

If she's used to driving stuff quickly, I'd have thought that even a moderate amount of performance would let her do the "go "Shoom!" past everyone else" routine. It sounds more like she fancies a bit of "Hurrrrrrr!" thrust in the back when you put your foot down?

InitialDave
Jun 14, 2007

I Want To Believe.
You know it's going well when you have to break out the 3/4" drive kit to work on a small family hatchback.

InitialDave
Jun 14, 2007

I Want To Believe.

Sigma X posted:

Just like women. The ones you've had for the shortest amount of time get plowed into the most.
Well, perhaps you should be more careful where you park her.

InitialDave
Jun 14, 2007

I Want To Believe.

MustardFacial posted:

I had plans to go get fitted for a motorcycle helmet today as well. :(
Well, that'll keep the rain off your head, at least.

InitialDave
Jun 14, 2007

I Want To Believe.

Cakefool posted:

One of my wife's friends doesn't believe the moon landings happened.

InitialDave
Jun 14, 2007

I Want To Believe.

Tomarse posted:

Landrover leaf spring bushes are common and cheap ;)
Yeah, Paddocks have them for like 77p.

While you're at it, buy a lot more stuff from Paddocks, make the design about 3 times larger in every dimension...

quote:

Like you said about being the 3rd owner of the plans - I've never seen anybody actually complete a toylander while their kids were still young!. I have a mate who started building an awesome 101GS DIY equivalent - but he never finished it either :(
My friend's kid is 8 months old, and I intend to start a mini-Landie for him next year, means I've got a fighting chance of having it ready when he's like 5 or 6 (Kevbarlas I am not). First I need to get my actual Landie back up and usable, and then spend several years imprinting him with Rumbly Old Mechanical Things Are loving Cool. Daddy will help. Mummy will probably not.

InitialDave
Jun 14, 2007

I Want To Believe.

mafoose posted:

I think I like the Nikka a hair better.
If you're ever in Hokkaido, pay a visit to the Nikka distillery in Yoichi. Free samples and a few options that they only sell on-site, plus it's interesting to wander around the place.

Cakefool posted:

There's nothing really wrong with carbs, but anything you can do with carbs you can do better, easier, more reliable, more efficiently with injection.
Perhaps, but carbs are right for some things.

InitialDave
Jun 14, 2007

I Want To Believe.

kastein posted:

VM Motori 2.5L - kinda gutless, rare in the US, disliked even in XJs abroad.
The best description I heard of this engine is "Not so much an Italian stallion as a very determined carthorse".

InitialDave
Jun 14, 2007

I Want To Believe.

Cat Terrist posted:

Only if it involves metal recycling. gently caress carbs forever, fuel injection can even do induction roar better.
I'm not talking about the kind of stuff where words like "induction roar" (or "performance", "economy", "the fact it's running is not worth commenting on" etc) would be applied.

InitialDave
Jun 14, 2007

I Want To Believe.
Where's that Bad Luck Brian meme?

I bit the bullet and bought GTAV - after doing the *60 gigabyte* download, it seems my monitor has decided to have a stroke, and the entire left side is now distorted. Yaaaay.

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InitialDave
Jun 14, 2007

I Want To Believe.

RillAkBea posted:

I actually used to live there. I'm not a whiskey fan but it did smell delicious as the odor floated out of the factory on the afternoon breeze.

Funny story about the founder, he literally stole his recipes from Scottish distillers. He had an internship of sorts and would sneak off to the bathroom to write notes to take back to Japan.
That's not all he took home with him! Married a Scot, too.

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