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Rhyno: Mar 22, 2003; Can't post for 10 years!

Thank god that loving month is over.

# ¿ Mar 1, 2017 06:35

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# ¿ Apr 27, 2024 10:28

Rhyno: Mar 22, 2003; Can't post for 10 years!

About to step outside and look at what a flying trashcan did to my car.

Edit: it was NONE! Whew!

Rhyno fucked around with this message at 15:11 on Mar 1, 2017

# ¿ Mar 1, 2017 14:48

Rhyno: Mar 22, 2003; Can't post for 10 years!

If I woke up tomorrow with the power of Superman the first thing I would do is wipe out the world's avacado crop.

Not because I dislike them, but because people become turbo assholes every time the topic comes up.

# ¿ Mar 2, 2017 19:28

Rhyno: Mar 22, 2003; Can't post for 10 years!

The best chicken is deep fried and smothered in my hot sauce.

# ¿ Mar 2, 2017 19:48

Rhyno: Mar 22, 2003; Can't post for 10 years!

1500quidporsche posted:

I don't know why showering over the sink is a thing.

You'd need a lot more towels I would think.

# ¿ Mar 2, 2017 22:20

Rhyno: Mar 22, 2003; Can't post for 10 years!

Ether Frenzy posted:

Any steak cooked higher than medium is a waste of expensive meat.

I take great care when cooking every steak. Even lovely $5 chuck steaks.

# ¿ Mar 2, 2017 22:56

Rhyno: Mar 22, 2003; Can't post for 10 years!

I'm only a mediocre steak cook but nobody deep fries chicken like me.

# ¿ Mar 3, 2017 04:42

Rhyno: Mar 22, 2003; Can't post for 10 years!

Slung Blade posted:

I'm a big fan of D.R. Harris' "Windsor" flavoured soap and aftershave. The Arlington is nice too, milder scent.

My grandmother gave me her father's razor a few years ago, I had used almost exclusively electric up until that point in my life. It was great to learn on, but I could never quite get it as sharp as I wanted, turns out it has an ever so slight bend in the blade, so it's just an heirloom now. This new one has been amazing so far. Sorry great grandpa

You can have the blade corrected. I saw a YouTube guy do it once!

# ¿ Mar 3, 2017 08:04

Rhyno: Mar 22, 2003; Can't post for 10 years!

I'm having a rotten goddamned day so I cooked MEAT

# ¿ Mar 4, 2017 06:19

Rhyno: Mar 22, 2003; Can't post for 10 years!

Applebees Appetizer posted:

Way over cooked, not raw enough

Still juicy as gently caress so it was good enough for me. It was also $5 and tasted great.

# ¿ Mar 4, 2017 06:51

Rhyno: Mar 22, 2003; Can't post for 10 years!

Applebees Appetizer posted:

I was just giving you poo poo lol.

Picked up some porterhouses on sale today, hell to the yes.

Hey for all I know you eat your steaks raw!

The weather is supposed to be amazing next week so I'm gonna grab some ribeyes and cook outside.

# ¿ Mar 4, 2017 07:22

Rhyno: Mar 22, 2003; Can't post for 10 years!

Liquid Communism posted:

no such thing as job security anymore.

Ayyyupp.

90% of why we haven't bought a house (and how much house you can buy in Indiana for $100K would make you sick) is that we don't know that we're staying here.

# ¿ Mar 6, 2017 03:18

Rhyno: Mar 22, 2003; Can't post for 10 years!

mariooncrack posted:

I thought you were moving to Ohio at some point.

Or North Carolina. Or central Indiana. Wherever he job takes her really. But we're here for the time being. And my job may be lovely retail but it's the very best type of retail one could work (comic book store) so I'm not in any real hurry to move on yet.

# ¿ Mar 6, 2017 03:47

Rhyno: Mar 22, 2003; Can't post for 10 years!

mariooncrack posted:

Any reason people are leaving so quickly? Gang violence?

That's a large part of it. My entire extended family has slowly moved away from the city over the last decade due to violence and crime. I mean poo poo, many of the natives have embraced the "Chiraq" nickname.

# ¿ Mar 6, 2017 04:15

Rhyno: Mar 22, 2003; Can't post for 10 years!

What is BFE?

# ¿ Mar 7, 2017 02:19

Rhyno: Mar 22, 2003; Can't post for 10 years!

Bum gently caress egypt?

What?

# ¿ Mar 7, 2017 02:34

Rhyno: Mar 22, 2003; Can't post for 10 years!

I live in a city surrounded by rednecks and I have never heard that.

CT I dunno if you're joking but there is a town called Hicksville like 40 minutes from me.

# ¿ Mar 7, 2017 02:41

Rhyno: Mar 22, 2003; Can't post for 10 years!

CAT INTERCEPTOR posted:

HAHAH what? There is an actual place called Hicksville and not just shorthand for "One horse town in the middle of nowhere populated by inbreds"?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hicksville,_Ohio

# ¿ Mar 7, 2017 02:50

Rhyno: Mar 22, 2003; Can't post for 10 years!

CAT INTERCEPTOR posted:

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Well. My description of Bum gently caress Nowhere is actually pretty apt then

It's a pretty quaint little place really. They're along a major state highway so you can get anything you want or need delivered from Amazon and they have high speed internet now. It's definitely a place I would consider retiring to.

# ¿ Mar 7, 2017 02:58

Rhyno: Mar 22, 2003; Can't post for 10 years!

Seat Safety Switch posted:

I say this with as much love as is possible: you need to get the gently caress out of Indiana. Move those plans up.

I HATE PEOPLE.

Under 4000 people would probably be the best option for me.

# ¿ Mar 7, 2017 03:55

Rhyno: Mar 22, 2003; Can't post for 10 years!

jammyozzy posted:

The rest of the state, outside of some neat state parks, is universally terrible.

It's fine if you avoid people.

# ¿ Mar 7, 2017 04:17

Rhyno: Mar 22, 2003; Can't post for 10 years!

jammyozzy posted:

Presumably you're including yourself in that?

This place does do odd things to people's minds. The other day I got to listen to a green card holder explain why immigration and foreigners coming to take American jobs was a bad thing.

Of course I am!

Today I had lunch with a few friends and one of them brought his buddy who's visiting from Texas. He didn't get what he ordered and loudly exclaimed that he was "Gypped" like four times. One of the people at the table is of Roma descent and was clearly uncomfortable so I asked him to stop saying it and explained how it's derived from gypsy etc etc. He told me "Well I don't spell it that way so no worries." and carried on with his conversation. I excused myself, paid my check and left.

So yeah, people are terrible no matter where they are from but Indiana does seem to be a melting pot for horror.

# ¿ Mar 7, 2017 04:36

Rhyno: Mar 22, 2003; Can't post for 10 years!

I remember going to two movies as a child.

the Empire Strikes Back and the Last Starfighter.

# ¿ Mar 7, 2017 07:04

Rhyno: Mar 22, 2003; Can't post for 10 years!

blk posted:

Are euro plates ever acceptable?

No.

I need a simple adjustable weight bench to use at home because gym fees are for jerks. I thought I was gonna score my mom's for free but my sister has decided she wants it and since she lives there she got dibs.

# ¿ Mar 8, 2017 07:14

Rhyno: Mar 22, 2003; Can't post for 10 years!

Safety Dance posted:

Whee, I just landed in New York for an interview tomorrow! Wish me luck!

(Then cheer me up because, ughhhhhhhhhh Manhattan.)

Good luck! After the interview go eat fish off a naked chick.

# ¿ Mar 9, 2017 05:06

Rhyno: Mar 22, 2003; Can't post for 10 years!

There was a mini KKK meet here in town this morning. Only one guy in the robes and hoods but I hear there were about 25 people all told. So some students went and set up shop across the street to protest their hate.

Guess which group got busted up by the police with multiple arrests?

GUESS.

# ¿ Mar 9, 2017 17:39

Rhyno: Mar 22, 2003; Can't post for 10 years!

Another feather in Indiana's cap. The last police chief had klan ties so I thought this was going away. Our mayor has like 16 siblings ( wish I was kidding) and one of his brothers also has klan ties so it's not surprising. Indiana makes no secret of it's pro klan status.

# ¿ Mar 9, 2017 17:46

Rhyno: Mar 22, 2003; Can't post for 10 years!

Liquid Communism posted:

Seroiusly, man, it's Thursday. Pack your poo poo, turn in the keys on Friday, and get the gently caress out of that town.

Have you not been paying attention to rest of the country? It's horrible everywhere.

# ¿ Mar 9, 2017 17:50

Rhyno: Mar 22, 2003; Can't post for 10 years!

The Locator posted:

Umm... the ones without the proper permits?

E: To be clear, I'm being sarcastic.

This made me laugh way too hard.

# ¿ Mar 9, 2017 19:06

Rhyno: Mar 22, 2003; Can't post for 10 years!

Sounds like it was a combo of the students not having permits AND throwing eggs at the Klansters.

# ¿ Mar 9, 2017 20:33

Rhyno: Mar 22, 2003; Can't post for 10 years!

Cop Porn Popper posted:

If its an lkq yard down there, call first. Also, never buy an engine from one of those lkq yards. Ever.

Is there a story here? I've helped three different people pull motors from LKQ and they've had no issues with them. HALF PRICE DAY!

# ¿ Mar 10, 2017 05:21

Rhyno: Mar 22, 2003; Can't post for 10 years!

Our local one is a u-pull and I've returned plenty of parts. Maybe a regional thing?

# ¿ Mar 10, 2017 06:34

Rhyno: Mar 22, 2003; Can't post for 10 years!

Applebees Appetizer posted:

I've been going to the Clearwater and St.Pete LKQs forever and never had problems returning bad parts, never pulled an engine tho.

The new one they opened (moved) in St.Pete is really nice and clean and organized, but the Clearwater lot is pretty rough though. Not sure I'd trust those guys to pull a working motor for me, I've watched them tear into cars and they don't give any fucks.

Clean? Not in a mudhole?

There's a pick & pull in Indianapolis that's on the site of a former office complex so the place never gets muddy. It's amazing.

# ¿ Mar 10, 2017 07:06

Rhyno: Mar 22, 2003; Can't post for 10 years!

God fuggin drat it

Of course after I finally bite the bullet on fixing my exhaust the NewAge guy offers up the 3" White Widow full turboback system to me for $250 more than I paid for my 2.5" Magnaflow catback. For those unaware, the WW is a pretty good copy of the Corksport system.

UUUURRRGGGG.

I wonder if I can resell the magnaflow for a decent return.

# ¿ Mar 12, 2017 04:43

Rhyno: Mar 22, 2003; Can't post for 10 years!

Well poo poo. One of our neighbors tried to kill himself tonight. He's been having a real rough time socially and financially and I guess he just gave up. Thankfully he called his mom first and she called the police and they got EMTs here fast but it's touch and go right now. I don't know the guy all too well but he was always a nice dude to talk to and he was into cars and trucks and poo poo. I hope he makes it.

# ¿ Mar 13, 2017 07:27

Rhyno: Mar 22, 2003; Can't post for 10 years!

Like I said, I didn't really know the guy all that well but it's still terrible.

Edit: He's alive and okay.

Rhyno fucked around with this message at 17:54 on Mar 13, 2017

# ¿ Mar 13, 2017 17:20

Rhyno: Mar 22, 2003; Can't post for 10 years!

Yu-Gi-Ho! posted:

So the friend that died a few weeks ago... his dad reached out to a bunch of his friends locally and asked if they wanted to have dinner before he left TX for good.

Having dinner tonight with him and a few other friends. He's bringing his son's ashes though, that's going to be.... awkward.

You can't really go wrong with Canon or Nikon. But one thing to be wary of with Nikon - their lower end bodies don't have the focus motor in the body. And their AF series lenses... don't have a focus motor in the lens, they rely on the focus motor in the body (so they're essentially manual focus on a body that doesn't have the motor). If she goes Nikon and winds up with a D5xxx or lower, she'd need an AF-S lens (which does have the focus motor) if she wants autofocus to be a thing. That's one thing you don't have to worry about with Canon

I have a D5100 myself, and the only lens I ever use is a 35mm f/1.8. Think I paid $100 for the lens and $350 for the body (both used, both years ago - the 5100 is as low as $200 now depending where you look, and it's still a solid entry level body if you can make do with only 16.2 MP). I think the current version is the D5500? It still has manual controls for everything, or you can just go newb and leave everything in auto. ISO 6400 on mine is still pretty clear, and with this lens, fast enough that I can often shoot handheld at night. What's kinda nice about the 5100 in particular is it has a flip out LCD, so if you're trying to shoot something while holding the camera way up in the air, you can turn on live preview mode and aim the LCD down. I don't know how long they kept that feature - 5200 has it, don't know about others, but I think it was exclusive to the 5xxx series.

keh.com is an excellent place for used camera gear.

also, what totalnewbie said about Canon stuff. The Rebel line is a good beginner's camera, but I'd compare it to Nikon's D3xxxx line.

I have a kit lens from another body, but haven't touched it more than a couple of times (come to think of it, I haven't seen it since I moved). For #2, the 50mm 1.8 is probably the most popular option for Canon and Nikon. It's sharp as hell, fast, and cheap. I personally prefer the 35mm 1.8 I have now, more because I don't have to step back as far. It's about as sharp as the 50mm I had before, and a 35mm AF-S was cheaper [locally, on Craigslist] than a 50mm AF-S when I switched to my D5100 (which lacks the autofocus motor.. AF-S puts a motor in the lens - I used a 50mm AF when I used my D70S).

I never got around to getting a telephoto.

My own opinion is a prime lens forces you to put a bit more thought into composing your image. Granted, with the 20+ megapixel cameras out there now, you can always just crop if you wind up too far back, but you still have to position yourself to frame the shot, instead of just zooming in or out. They also tend to be very sharp, and relatively cheap.

I read about a woman who snuck her dead husband's ashes into a meal she had prepared for their family.

So uh, watch your food.

# ¿ Mar 13, 2017 23:02

Rhyno: Mar 22, 2003; Can't post for 10 years!

I intend to be cremated and my friends are instructed to get my ashes into the food of everyone I hate.

# ¿ Mar 14, 2017 00:07

Rhyno: Mar 22, 2003; Can't post for 10 years!

I was gonna post about what a bad week I was having but I'd kind of feel like an rear end when people are having actual terrible times.

# ¿ Mar 16, 2017 01:44

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# ¿ Apr 27, 2024 10:28

Rhyno: Mar 22, 2003; Can't post for 10 years!

SCA Enthusiast posted:

Dirty 4 year old battery. He just replaced it. Not leaking anything but full of road grime.

Our household is pretty egalitarian. No distinct hierarchy in all situations. Moderately clean.

What is the intended use of the table battery? Torture?

# ¿ Mar 16, 2017 03:31

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