Chat March 2018 - Cats, cars and other crap Toll Road edition

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InitialDave: Jun 14, 2007; I Want To Believe.

I just learned that millions of Americans apparently never knew what blackcurrants taste like, because they were banned from being farmed for decades:

wikipedia posted:

currant farming was banned in the early 1900s, when blackcurrants, as a vector of white pine blister rust, were considered a threat to the U.S. logging industry. The federal ban on growing currants was shifted to jurisdiction of individual states in 1966, and was lifted in New York State in 2003 through the efforts of horticulturist Greg Quinn.

# ¿ Feb 28, 2018 22:17

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# ¿ May 21, 2024 13:14

InitialDave: Jun 14, 2007; I Want To Believe.

MrChips posted:

I think if the chat thread OP makes a stupid as gently caress rule we should be able to vote them a month probation qtiyd

Hell, doesn't matter how many animals I post, I'm kind of stuck with Dave farts.

# ¿ Feb 28, 2018 23:30

InitialDave: Jun 14, 2007; I Want To Believe.

Adiabatic posted:

Are you gonna front the cost of these monthly threads yourself? Sorry you hate Capitalism.

Not at all, the open market is an important principle, and the choice offered by MrChips' own, cat-rule-free, March Chat Thread is beneficial to the forum consumer.

# ¿ Feb 28, 2018 23:39

InitialDave: Jun 14, 2007; I Want To Believe.

Applebees Appetizer posted:

So what's the best way to sell guns? My wife's father left her some and we need to get rid of them to get more guns we actually want. There are a ton of gun shops around here that buy/sell but I'm guessing they will only give me about half of what they are actually worth. One of them is an old relic from that could be worth quite a bit.

[e] it's a C&R Iver Johnson Arms & Cycle Work Safety Revolver, made in the late 1800's.

Sounds like one for TFR to me.

# ¿ Mar 1, 2018 19:33

InitialDave: Jun 14, 2007; I Want To Believe.

Return of beerchat: Brewdog are giving away free Punk IPA. Mainly a UK thing, but I think they have some Euro bars too. Usual "sign up for our newsletter" deal:

https://www.brewdog1million.com/

# ¿ Mar 2, 2018 15:26

InitialDave: Jun 14, 2007; I Want To Believe.

Grakkus posted:

The state of British railways is loving disastrous. Some snow falls and suddenly every train is cancelled. This is poo poo that countries like bulgaria, hungary or ukraine can get right but it's not cost efficient to prepare for snow so the for profit rail companies couldnt give a gently caress.

e: I'd like to add that a 2 hour train journey in 2nd class coats the same as a return flight from the UK to Denmark

Also, by "cancelled", he means "May force you to sleep in an unheated carriage overnight": http://www.theweek.co.uk/92035/stranded-south-western-train-passengers-forced-to-sleep-in-luggage-racks.

# ¿ Mar 2, 2018 16:01

InitialDave: Jun 14, 2007; I Want To Believe.

Darchangel posted:

poo poo, you want bad trains, come on over to the United States of Free Markets and laugh at us.

We can't, they've closed a lot of the airports too.

# ¿ Mar 2, 2018 16:27

InitialDave: Jun 14, 2007; I Want To Believe.

everdave posted:

Ya'll talking about relationships and sex or what not, I'm getting divorced and my ex just thinks I should pay her over $1k a month for the rest of eternity and anything other than that is unreasonable. We split the kids 50/50 too! I am just shaking I don't know what to do. I'm 40 and self-employed what if I get sick?

Just because I make X amount in sales a month does not mean that is what I make. I don't know what to do, very scared. Just so many threats.

Man, poo poo like this is always :smith:

. Hope you can work out a solution to it.

Happy enough being single, frankly.

# ¿ Mar 2, 2018 18:37

InitialDave: Jun 14, 2007; I Want To Believe.

If it's not for child support, what on earth is it you're meant to be giving her money for?

# ¿ Mar 2, 2018 19:56

InitialDave: Jun 14, 2007; I Want To Believe.

Metal Geir Skogul posted:

Alimony?

That's an American term, it doesn't actually mean anything to me. Is it like maintenance, basically paying living expenses after divorce?

Because if so, I return to a very blunt why?

# ¿ Mar 2, 2018 20:08

InitialDave: Jun 14, 2007; I Want To Believe.

Hmm. I guess I can sort of see it as having some validity in certain scenarios, it does sound largely like something that's just ripe for abuse.

I can understand it as part of an asset split on divorce, so rather than sell a house, whoever is still living it pays out to the other an amount up to X, that sort of thing. But assuming that's all been settled in a reasonably fair manner (which to my mind would be where you can address disparities in who worked vs who looked after the home front), anything beyond that seems ridiculous.

# ¿ Mar 2, 2018 20:32

InitialDave: Jun 14, 2007; I Want To Believe.

Darchangel posted:

Our child is 16 and sex with my wife is still sporadic.

I'm just gonna dive in with an edit there before you get yourself put on a list.

# ¿ Mar 2, 2018 21:40

InitialDave: Jun 14, 2007; I Want To Believe.

Darchangel posted:

Uh. Thanks. The world is kind of hosed up when you have to specify like that.

While I'm obviously taking the piss in this case, the sad part is sometimes you actually do have to explain stuff to idiots who see all kinds of poo poo everywhere, and you wonder what's going on in their heads to immediately head down that path as "most likely explanation".

# ¿ Mar 3, 2018 00:24

InitialDave: Jun 14, 2007; I Want To Believe.

iwentdoodie posted:

And it's dry, so you can't even have a beer to take the edge off the Gibsonton-bred folk shouting at you from every ride and game.

What the actual gently caress?

# ¿ Mar 4, 2018 02:40

InitialDave: Jun 14, 2007; I Want To Believe.

angryrobots posted:

Watching my 4yo projectile-poo poo across the bathroom as she dry heaves into the toilet is not how I expected to begin my Sunday.

Mmm, lovely. Hopefully it's something that'll clear up of its own accord soon enough.

# ¿ Mar 4, 2018 16:19

InitialDave: Jun 14, 2007; I Want To Believe.

cakesmith handyman posted:

RR as in Trent, not silver ghost.

But your point still stands.

All aboard the SABRe ~~train~~ plane!

# ¿ Mar 6, 2018 23:51

InitialDave: Jun 14, 2007; I Want To Believe.

Tomarse posted:

Haha - I just got a parking fine through for someone else's car which is 1 letter away from the registration plate number of my car from a company who have a really poo poo ANPR system.

There is even photographic proof included showing their car which is also a different make, model and colour to mine.

I was about to fill in the online appeal form with 'look at the picture you idiots, that is not my car' when I noticed that this fine is 1 day off being 6 months old.

UK goons - is there a limit on these things? Should I wait a few days to appeal and try and save the actual owner of the car �60?

There might well be - I believe it's in the Protection Of Freedoms Act schedule 4.

"Where a contravention is detected remotely (such as by cameras), the landholder may request registered keeper data from the DVLA immediately and must write to the registered keeper within 14 days seeking details of the driver or payment of the parking charge."

https://www.gov.uk/government/publi...parking-charges

But may be best to play it straight with the "not my car, you chimps".

# ¿ Mar 10, 2018 11:00

InitialDave: Jun 14, 2007; I Want To Believe.

It depends on knowing him to be able to make reasonable suggestions.

Some people need careful guidance/support, others need "ditch her and unfuck yourself you idiot".

# ¿ Mar 13, 2018 16:10

InitialDave: Jun 14, 2007; I Want To Believe.

Yeah. I bet there are mobile alignment services who go to tracks etc, but probably a specialist/expensive thing.

# ¿ Mar 13, 2018 22:11

InitialDave: Jun 14, 2007; I Want To Believe.

Tomarse posted:

This is my yellow saab:

I have a set of 'inca' allow wheels to go on it, like the ones in this picture:

I am about to get the wheels refurbished and powder coated

I am thinking about getting them done a different colour because silver is boring, but i'm not totally sure what to go for. I'm tempted by black or gunmetal grey but I've never seen these wheels in any other colour before in person so i'm not sure what it will look like. Has anybody got any suggestions?

Here's one I GIS'd which appears to be black and silver:

Get a can of E-Tech "technic grey" off Ebay and try that:

Excuse the masking, I covered the areas I was going to polish, but it's a nice mid-grey metallic.

# ¿ Mar 14, 2018 01:06

InitialDave: Jun 14, 2007; I Want To Believe.

Darchangel posted:

90% of the pics a GIS brings up for "orange crown victoria" are donks.9% of them are Yellow Cabs.

That leaves 1% for Holdbrooks.

# ¿ Mar 14, 2018 21:08

InitialDave: Jun 14, 2007; I Want To Believe.

COOL DICK LUKE posted:

Because of the loving pineapple fight me

# ¿ Mar 17, 2018 00:07

InitialDave: Jun 14, 2007; I Want To Believe.

AFAIK the're probably closer to Libertarians in the American political arena.

So the concern is that they're the types to think government funding/support of education/environmental sectors is anti-free-market, I would assume. I'm sure the Aussies will be able to give you the proper rundown, but I fully expect "we wanted to build Rapture in the Great Bight, but the front fell off".

# ¿ Mar 17, 2018 15:03

InitialDave: Jun 14, 2007; I Want To Believe.

Darchangel posted:

Watch chat: I like chronograph sand such, but I just don't see the value in anything that costs more than about $30 and doesn't do anything but tell time. I admire the craftsmanship, and the mechanical aspect, but I can spend that money elsewhere. Considering a smart watch, though. I haven't worn a watch in so long I don't know if I can deal with something hanging off my wrist again.

If you're going to get a watch, either just get yourself a Casio F-91W, or something purely mechanical because you like mechanical things. I have a cheap "Alpha" brand chronograph that sort of looks like a Rolex Daytona (but isn't claiming to be one), using the Chinese "Seagull" movement (ST19 I think?), and with a glass case on the back, it looks nice enough:

I'd like a Speedmaster Pro "Moonwatch", but that's more to do with the whole space programme thing, I don't have any specific interest in watches per se, or have a very high opinion of people who view them as status symbols. Much like cars, in that way. If you want to buy a Ferrari or a Rolex because of the specific technical attraction to that model, or the history etc, that's great, but if you're buying one just because it's a Ferrari or a Rolex, you're doing it wrong.

# ¿ Mar 17, 2018 22:28

InitialDave: Jun 14, 2007; I Want To Believe.

The workmanship is beautiful, but man that is an unattractive thing when finished.

# ¿ Mar 18, 2018 00:10

InitialDave: Jun 14, 2007; I Want To Believe.

spog posted:

All that skill and effort to make something that I wouldn't pay $5 for if I saw it on a Chinese tourist-tat stall.

It's the same with a lot of modified cars. I can recognise the effort and ability that went into something without disregarding that the finished product is an abomination.

# ¿ Mar 18, 2018 00:34

InitialDave: Jun 14, 2007; I Want To Believe.

Rhyno posted:

Well the more I find out the worse she looks in this. She just ballooned up and has no interest in working to lose the weight. She put on 200 pounds since high school and I guess enough was enough for him.

Christ on a bike. :btroll:

I mean, I'm a big lad, but yikes.

# ¿ Mar 18, 2018 03:17

InitialDave: Jun 14, 2007; I Want To Believe.

It depends whether it means anything to you. If it doesn't, then sure, sell it. But if it does, it's $22k. That's �16k. Sure, I'd like to have that, but not at the expense of some kind of family heirloom that matters to me.

# ¿ Mar 18, 2018 19:45

InitialDave: Jun 14, 2007; I Want To Believe.

Cage posted:

I am soaking up zero information from that post.

He means he had a stalker in teamspeak.

# ¿ Mar 18, 2018 19:55

InitialDave: Jun 14, 2007; I Want To Believe.

Any UK guys going to the Classic & Restoration show at the NEC?

# ¿ Mar 18, 2018 21:48

InitialDave: Jun 14, 2007; I Want To Believe.

The Door Frame posted:

My organs and blood are all useless, autoimmune diseases make me ineligible for donation.
I was an organ donor, but I had to withdraw after I got rejected by the bone marrow registry and they told me that despite the risks being minuscule for my specific condition, I shouldn't donate anything besides plasma

"I'm sorry sir, you're not even worth being broken for parts, we'd just put you on Craigslist (ran when parked, buyer collects)."

# ¿ Mar 18, 2018 22:51

InitialDave: Jun 14, 2007; I Want To Believe.

You might risk getting a woodie.

# ¿ Mar 19, 2018 00:00

InitialDave: Jun 14, 2007; I Want To Believe.

cakesmith handyman posted:

That's horrifying.

Plus the "I'm not talking to you" routine as a result of it. What is she, twelve?

# ¿ Mar 19, 2018 11:31

InitialDave: Jun 14, 2007; I Want To Believe.

Beverly Cleavage posted:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=seuPuSI1CTE

Sounds like no more motortrend youtube. Slightly annoying, but I imagine this helps their bottom line a bit.

Discuss.

"Comments are disabled for this video."

This always translates as "We are wrong but don't want to have to hear it".

# ¿ Mar 19, 2018 18:49

InitialDave: Jun 14, 2007; I Want To Believe.

Tomarse posted:

Kids are dicks

Yup. It took me far too long to learn how to deal with bullies.

Tomarse posted:

Just online ordered 3 different sized tyres with mounting and balancing from a chain tyre place (I’m gonna rock up with 2 loose wheels in the back)

I’m not sure what the likelihood of what I ordered correctly turning up is and if it does how much they are gonna bitch about fitting 1 tyre on my car (its going with an existing matching tyre with about 6mm tread left)

I use my local chain tyre place. They're fine with it, and I explicity don't care whether the cash I give them ends up in the beer fund or not.

# ¿ Mar 21, 2018 08:52

InitialDave: Jun 14, 2007; I Want To Believe.

BigPaddy posted:

Apparently this was a subject of ridicule right up until I broke the kids nose and jaw. That is my story.

Pretty much this. The best way to stop bullies is to push back hard.

# ¿ Mar 21, 2018 18:51

InitialDave: Jun 14, 2007; I Want To Believe.

nm posted:

This is a good way to go to juvie these days. Particularly if you aren't white as gently caress.

Luckily, I am. But in all seriousness, if you're not going to stop bullies picking on kids, you've got no moral authority to punish them when they shoulder-barge the dickhead into a wall.

I feel bad for kids now with social media stuff meaning they can get poo poo off others 24/7, while at the same time being hemmed in by what they're able to actually do about any of it.

# ¿ Mar 21, 2018 21:53

InitialDave: Jun 14, 2007; I Want To Believe.

CAT INTERCEPTOR posted:

I'm not hearing anything but my dog is going loving NUTS

They're just trying to be friendly. Give 'em something to eat.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W0yIusejuRI

# ¿ Mar 22, 2018 00:44

InitialDave: Jun 14, 2007; I Want To Believe.

epic bird guy posted:

Tires:

My car came with a spare set of wheels so now I have no excuse to not have legitimate seasonal swaps. Right now I have winter tires on and nothing on the spare set but because the seasons are changing I've been thinking about what I want to do. I can't decide between summers or just a good set of all seasons for the warmer weather since I live in an area where the lines between winter and summer are pretty blurred.

Thoughts/recommendations?

If you have good winter tyres already, I'd get really good summer tyres with no consideration for cold-weather performance. If your winter tyres are a bit crap, a good (true) all-season may be all you need.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YO0zyQh2l3M

# ¿ Mar 22, 2018 01:09

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# ¿ May 21, 2024 13:14

InitialDave: Jun 14, 2007; I Want To Believe.

Seminal Flu posted:

Just wait until an automated car has to make this choice:

# ¿ Mar 22, 2018 19:29

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