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I just want to share some positive news, I've been unemployed for about two months now (which is a fantastic way to make a ton of progress on your projects lol) , and wasn't getting any traction. No email responses no phone calls, just a few empty chats with recruiters. Then I had an interview on Wednesday that I think went very well and it's someplace I'd love to work. And then a phone interview for another place today, and after that a call out of the blue for a third place, for an interview next week! No offers yet, but all very encouraging.
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slothrop posted:I finally managed to get a haircut, 6 months after I really needed one. Two things, you look great. Second, where can I get one of these NSXs?
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Oct 5, 2020 04:19
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Elmnt80 posted:I'm having to resist the urge to buy the $200 12ft tall skelly boi at home depot. I'd leave that poo poo up year round. I saw that thing on one of the first days of Halloween decorations and holy poo poo. Yeah, if I had the cash for that I would have bought it immediately. Somebody fucked around with this message at 04:27 on Oct 6, 2020 |
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Oct 6, 2020 03:45
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LloydDobler posted:Came home this morning around 4, milled around for a few minutes, and just before I went to bed I find a bat flying back and forth across my living/dining room. Scared the poo poo out of me. Fortunately I have vaulted ceilings so it wasn't down in my face but I still bolted out of the room. It kind of followed me, then went back in to the other rooms, then swooped at me, then back, etc. Finally I opened the back door and stood there hoping to see it fly out, when I heard my dad opening his bedroom door. I skulked over to tell him we have a loving bat in the house, but suddenly there was no sign of it. I looked around for an hour while he ate breakfast, after which we concluded that it must have flown out, and I just missed it. It was silent and quick as hell. So I slept for 3 hours, got up to pee, and now my adrenaline's back up because I'm still worried that it's here somewhere and is gonna swoop me again. Also worried that there's some secret bat hole that he can get in and out of, with his bat friends or family. We shall see. Welcome to the Bat In House Crew. My visit to the ER and subsequent followup rabies shots hit my deductible!
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Oct 10, 2020 17:20
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People are either surprised I own guns or surprised at my politics depending on which they learn about first.
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Oct 11, 2020 03:20
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Krakkles posted:A lot of cultures have come around to the fact that referring to something in a negative way using a word associated with something else is offensive whether or not the (typically quite privileged) person doing so thinks so or “means it that way” or not. You're a good person. You've been one of my favorite people on here lately.
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Oct 12, 2020 06:01
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Boaz MacPhereson posted:Do it. You know you want to. X-bodies are good. Novas are your friends. Don't neglect your friends.
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Oct 12, 2020 06:03
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Reuben Sandwich posted:Well A.I., I'm going to start trying to get my father's '31 Model A coupe rolling again. Would people be interested in the long term affair or is it too old? I hope to someday update my thread with older. Always post.
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Oct 13, 2020 01:00
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cursedshitbox posted:Wasting time by posting this and not a project thread. Not true, hammers can pull nails too. IT'S THE INTERNET WE NEED A GUY LIKE ME TO BE PEDANTIC. Also I agree with you and was just telling my friend how surprising the political alignments are on this car forum of all places. I still have seen too many obnoxious posters around the entire site that I keep my private life as private as I can, I want to keep my options open for posting in other places.
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Oct 13, 2020 02:46
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64bit_Dophins posted:Agreed. I honestly don't remember where I heard that. Maybe the same company that supplied food for prisons also provided food for public schools in GA or something? I'm not entirely sure but either way yeah they should not have to pay for it. Probably heard it right after you learned about Marilyn Manson having some ribs taken out.
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Oct 13, 2020 16:07
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trouser chili posted:I’ll believe in just about any deity you want for a poo poo right about now. Apparently a diet of instant mashed potatoes, hydrocodone, shells and cheese, and Zoloft do not a poop make. You need to be praying to Sterculius.
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Oct 14, 2020 15:15
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Olympic Mathlete posted:You are aware they can be plumbed into the hot water too and usually are, right? Or get used to it. If you add the toilet seat one it's always off the same tap from the toilet. Some plug in but they are expensive.
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Oct 14, 2020 16:00
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I started gathering supplies to strip some paint off of some trim down in the basement, took a little look at the back of the can, "use in well ventilated area, preferably outdoors and never in a basement". Welp. Looks like I freed up my night.
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Oct 16, 2020 03:36
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Elviscat posted:Yeah, well you're gonna have to free up your night, 'cause you're not doing anything productive once you inhale all those fumes. Well I meant I decided against it. edit: reminds me of the other day, I had two open mixing cups, one with 'paint gun cleaner' and the other with lacquer thinner. I wasn't sure which was which (I have since labelled them), and I couldn't smell nothin' so I stuck my whole nose in there and holy gently caress what a dumbass move. StormDrain fucked around with this message at 04:39 on Oct 16, 2020 |
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Oct 16, 2020 04:37
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Darchangel posted:I'm looking for suggestions from engineering/fab-minded folks. Take the door of the hinges and mount it to the front of the trash can caddy. Simple brackets could connect the door to the wire frame of the caddy. https://www.walmart.com/ip/Rev-A-Shelf-8-75-Gallon-Pull-Out-Trash-Can/52046262 Like that kind does. Or get that kind, or one of many cheaper options out there.
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Oct 22, 2020 04:46
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He's so handsome, how could you say no.
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Oct 22, 2020 05:40
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Darchangel posted:Yeah, I mentioned that option, but then I would have to fill and paint where the external hinges are currently, and it then wouldn't match the door on the right side of that particular cabinet. They're 1964 vintage - no hidden hinges, and it would be paint to add them due to how the surrounds are. Oh. My eyes glazed over after thr first half of that paragraph. I saw it in a quote though and yeah I get it. That other solution of fake hinges is pretty clever. Speaking of new cabinets, drat I need some. Can't afford em but I need them. I just had a drawer give out and there are a few others that the bottoms are sagging pretty bad. Nothing on them is worth salvaging. Hoping to save the cash to order new ones next year.
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Oct 22, 2020 19:58
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Found this pretty quickly looking for antique car dimensions.  My parents old garage, likely built around 1915, had the same car parked in it and had about the same clearances. Meanwhile my 1978 garage barely fits the Galaxie. Moral of the story, most garages aren't big enough.
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Oct 23, 2020 18:40
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For yard trimmings, do yall make little bundles in the wheelbarrow? Put two lengths of masons line across the wheelbarrow, fill with cut pieces of twigs, and then cinch it down with the string line. I usually do about 4 of those out with the trash and they pick it up with the bin. I did it once when my parents came to help and they thought it was a neat trick, and I looked at my dad sideways and said "well you thought it to me...."
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Oct 24, 2020 15:36
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LloydDobler posted:
You're in like, Oregon now right? I can't imagine putting that to enough use here in Denver. I do a couple big trims, and then a few little trims and cleanups that end up being a bag or two throughout the year. Grass is mulched into the lawn, the first fall of leaves are mulched in. My maple tree is about to drop it's load, same with the Apple, so I'll probably get a few bags but not too bad.
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Oct 24, 2020 22:21
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Do it. And everywhere you go you gotta say G Wagon G Wagon G Wagon all the housewives pulling up. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=393C3pr2ioY
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Oct 27, 2020 02:48
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Also you can wrap it in an obnoxious color or pattern and I recommend that.
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Oct 27, 2020 04:09
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Mooecow posted:Thanks for the warm welcome again. Feels good to be back, just need to get some more projects going. Luckily I got an offer tonight on my '65 Mustang so hopefully that'll clear up a garage bay for my potential next car. Although it feels weird this time, it doesn't have any rust and actually has maintenance records. Maybe I'm going soft. Such great trucks. One of the best projects on here.
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Oct 29, 2020 06:11
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MomJeans420 posted:That's what I had been guessing, looks like I'll be staining it this weekend. If it goes back to workbench duty that will help fight stains at least. The thing people forget about is condensation, it gets up under tarps and stays wet, which leads to mold. If you can protect it from the weather but leave it open, it'll be better off. Like folded up under an overhang or similar. Of course a full stain and seal will help a lot too.
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Oct 29, 2020 21:11
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Oh also thread I just got a job after three months of unemployment! I start Monday and make less than I used to but not by much. I hope this works out.
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Oct 29, 2020 21:15
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Ferremit posted:It’s a clamshell style bucket Yeah I'd guess because mostly contractors are cheapskates and don't do enough maintenence, so the added hydraulics and complexity means it'll get broken faster.
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Oct 30, 2020 00:27
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trouser chili posted:Congrats man, income is good! I took a $5k a year haircut when I started at my current employer. That was drat near 20 years ago. Thanks! Yeah in the end I was like, I can make money now which is better than not. Sucks being on the weak side of the negotiation and especially as a Project Manager where negotiating is part of the job.
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Oct 30, 2020 03:36
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BraveUlysses posted:dang, i refi'd about a year ago to 3.5. i'd do it again if i weren't unemployed! Ironic isn't it? Last month I was looking at my payment and thought, I'd be better off with a longer term at these ridiculous rates but there's no way to qualify for it now.
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Applebees Appetizer posted:Half the problem is people claim to be pros when they’re not. I’d rather do the job myself on drugs. Yeah!
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