Post by: HaRuMaN on June 17, 2015, 02:30:55 pm
I didn't, until yesterday. Went upstairs and it was fairly hot up there, even with the AC going non-stop. Long story short, gotta replace the upstairs unit, 4 ton capacity. :banghead:
Not like it was a total surprise. It is 16 years old, in AZ, and was just a builder unit, not a brand name like York or Trane. Still sucks, though. :'(
Post by: Generic Eric on June 17, 2015, 03:54:03 pm
naff destroys chuff.
Post by: Slippyblade on June 17, 2015, 05:33:16 pm
Post by: eds1275 on June 17, 2015, 09:28:33 pm
Post by: yotsuya on June 17, 2015, 09:35:11 pm
I work in a hospital with a really stupid scheduling system. Basically, you bid on it and hope you get something. Well, I missed a phone call from the hospital. Can't call back because call display doesn't show the extension number from the caller. So I get the message, listen to it, and call back. It has now been 3 minutes. And in that time, since I missed the phone, I missed 4 months of full time work.
Aw, that sucks.
Post by: HaRuMaN on June 17, 2015, 10:12:35 pm
Yikes, that sucks man. You got a contractor in mind or should I put out the word?We use George Brazil for all our heating and cooling needs.
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Post by: yotsuya on June 17, 2015, 10:16:53 pm
Ah, a Griff-richer, I see.Yikes, that sucks man. You got a contractor in mind or should I put out the word?We use George Brazil for all our heating and cooling needs.
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Post by: HaRuMaN on June 17, 2015, 10:25:21 pm
Lol wut?Ah, a Griff-richer, I see.Yikes, that sucks man. You got a contractor in mind or should I put out the word?We use George Brazil for all our heating and cooling needs.
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Post by: RetroGreg on June 18, 2015, 12:31:46 am
That being said I've used Ron Brock's Heating and Cooling the past 10 years and they've been pretty great. Every time I've said my A/C was out they have been there same day, even late.
Good luck though. It's been damn hot and looks to continue for the next week. If you've had good luck with them though please let us know. It's always good to have options. :cheers:
Post by: yotsuya on June 18, 2015, 01:05:23 am
Dude, just from the advertising alone and the brand image I would think George Brazil would be charging more than everyone else. Not to mention the high image the guy has of himself (or had, no disrespect), but with his strapping young image plastered everywhere I bet it's safe to say that old George was doing more than fixing A/C units back in the day.
That being said I've used Ron Brock's Heating and Cooling the past 10 years and they've been pretty great. Every time I've said my A/C was out they have been there same day, even late.
Good luck though. It's been damn hot and looks to continue for the next week. If you've had good luck with them though please let us know. It's always good to have options. :cheers:
Hahaha! I thought I was the only guy with the impression that ol' George was laying the pipe while doing house calls back in the day.....
Post by: RetroGreg on June 18, 2015, 01:16:02 am
Post by: yotsuya on June 18, 2015, 01:27:24 am
It's so obvious, RIGHT! Dude had it going on!Just did some research - the repairman photo on those trucks is a composite drawing of a pair of models and NOT the real George Brazil, who passed away in 2012 at the age of 82.
The image is trademarked.
Post by: RetroGreg on June 18, 2015, 01:30:40 am
Edit: for the record though, I wasn't necessarily badmouthing him. I just thought he might have had alternative intentions lol.
Post by: yotsuya on June 18, 2015, 01:33:21 am
Ahhhh. Now I feel bad, but they sure made the image look good. Still though - if like to hear back how it all goes. My A/C unit is 10 years old now so I know I'm on borrowed time going forward. Hoping to get another 2-3 out of it.
Aw, don't feel bad... I'm sure that's the vibe they were going for.
"What, Ma'am, you say your AC is broken? Well, it's about to get even hotter in here.." **ziiiiippppp**
Post by: RetroGreg on June 18, 2015, 01:34:55 am
Post by: HaRuMaN on June 18, 2015, 09:42:05 am
Post by: BadMouth on June 18, 2015, 10:00:15 am
A structural engineer has already hashed out the details. A qualified contractor (key word qualified) looked at it and said he could get to it in a few weeks, but he hasn't gotten back to me with the price quote yet.
It's not going to be completely budget busting (at least I don't think so), but it's going to delay other parts of the renovation for a few months while I make up the shortfall.
Post by: pbj on June 18, 2015, 10:20:23 am
Post by: dkersten on June 18, 2015, 10:28:58 am
Post by: pbj on June 18, 2015, 10:39:12 am
While George Brazil probably isn't the cheapest, their service has always been top notch. We've had the same technician for the last 6 years. I called him 4:30pm Tuesday, he was at our house about 8:30. New AC getting installed today. 10 year warranty, parts & labor.
Did you try a capkit first?
Post by: HaRuMaN on June 18, 2015, 10:40:48 am
While George Brazil probably isn't the cheapest, their service has always been top notch. We've had the same technician for the last 6 years. I called him 4:30pm Tuesday, he was at our house about 8:30. New AC getting installed today. 10 year warranty, parts & labor.
Did you try a capkit first?
Hah. I wish. No, caps got replaced a couple years ago. Leaking coolant, and the compressor & outdoor fan motor are going. :timebomb:
Post by: yotsuya on June 18, 2015, 10:41:57 am
While George Brazil probably isn't the cheapest, their service has always been top notch. We've had the same technician for the last 6 years. I called him 4:30pm Tuesday, he was at our house about 8:30. New AC getting installed today. 10 year warranty, parts & labor.
Did you try a capkit first?
Hah. I wish. No, caps got replaced a couple years ago. Leaking coolant, and the compressor & outdoor fan motor are going. :timebomb:
Aw, that sombitch just needs a new Big Blue and a fuse.
Post by: pbj on June 18, 2015, 10:45:36 am
Post by: HaRuMaN on June 18, 2015, 10:51:32 am
Make sure you put down at least 10 coats of clear when you're done.
Oh at least. Gonna wet sand them bishes, too
Post by: yotsuya on June 18, 2015, 10:57:10 am
Make sure you put down at least 10 coats of clear when you're done.
Oh at least. Gonna wet sand them bishes, too
Post photos, too, so I can be greatly inspired by your thread.
Post by: HaRuMaN on June 18, 2015, 10:59:48 am
Post by: pbj on June 18, 2015, 11:04:10 am
Lol. One of the install technicians wants me to come take a look at his arcade machine with a dead monitor. :cheers:
"Bring it here and I'll take a look at it for $50" kills 100% of those conversations.
Post by: yotsuya on June 18, 2015, 11:05:16 am
Lol. One of the install technicians wants me to come take a look at his arcade machine with a dead monitor. :cheers:
Did you show him the one you had with a dead monitor? >:D
Offer them some bartop kits in exchange for the service!
Post by: HaRuMaN on June 18, 2015, 11:06:31 am
Lol. One of the install technicians wants me to come take a look at his arcade machine with a dead monitor. :cheers:
Did you show him the one you had with a dead monitor? >:D
Offer them some bartop kits in exchange for the service!
Lol. No. That still has the wreck it ralph out of order sign on it though. ;D
Post by: HaRuMaN on June 18, 2015, 11:06:49 am
Lol. One of the install technicians wants me to come take a look at his arcade machine with a dead monitor. :cheers:
"Bring it here and I'll take a look at it for $50" kills 100% of those conversations.
Hmm. Good point.
Post by: pbj on June 18, 2015, 11:23:46 am
If they can't load it in a truck and won't throw $50 at it, it's conversational junk and not something they actually care about.
Post by: yotsuya on June 18, 2015, 11:30:40 am
Hey, man, we all got stiffed once or twice driving 30 miles outside of town to go look at a game under a pile of crap.
If they can't load it in a truck and won't throw $50 at it, it's conversational junk and not something they actually care about.
I remember when I first got started in this hobby, I was looking for an empty cab to MAME. Some dude on Craigslist had a cab listed (no picture) for $50, so I went to look at it. It was one of those weird cabs where the monitor is somewhat separate, almost like a CRT pedestal. I told him I wanted something more traditional, and he said he had a Nintendo cab on the side of the house. We went to look it it. It was weatherbeaten, faded, rained on, weeds growing up through the bottom of the cab, dogs probably ---steaming pile of meadow muffin--- in it... and he offered it to me for MORE than the other cab. I politely declined.
Post by: pbj on June 18, 2015, 11:49:15 am
I remember when I first got started in this hobby, I was looking for an empty cab to MAME. Some dude on Craigslist had a cab listed (no picture) for $50, so I went to look at it. It was one of those weird cabs where the monitor is somewhat separate, almost like a CRT pedestal. I told him I wanted something more traditional, and he said he had a Nintendo cab on the side of the house. We went to look it it. It was weatherbeaten, faded, rained on, weeds growing up through the bottom of the cab, dogs probably ---steaming pile of meadow muffin--- in it... and he offered it to me for MORE than the other cab. I politely declined.
Yeah, so, when I started, I called an operator and said I wanted something, "really cheap" and amazingly never got a call back.
Plenty of, "come take a look and make me an offer on it" types that thought their Robocop was worth "$10,000 when it was new."
Then I posted on a local usenet group in ~2001 about it, and got a phone call from a woman that bought a Tempest out of the arcade she worked at in 1982 and had it in a back bedroom. As calmly as possible I said I'd take it, but was told, "going to have to do some research on the value and think about how I'm going to move all the furniture and piles of fabric out of the way." For giggles I'd hand her phone number out occasionally and she was still banging that drum 10 years later.
Then I got the bright idea to saw a cabinet in half so I could fit it into a Mercury Sable. Drive six hours to a Super Auction. First machine was a Final Fight conversion of a Jungle Hunt. $91. Bought a rechargeable saw at Wal-Mart and got about 2/3s of the way around the cabinet before it ran out of juice. Used a hammer and a hand saw to finish the job. Got the top half into the backseat. Couldn't fit the bottom in the trunk. Stripped everything out, left the cabinet behind, and hauled ass out of there. Neck on the monitor broke on the first left turn. :-P Plus side was there was roughly $70 in quarters in the bottom and I rigged up a 'supergun' out of a monitor stand, keyboard tray, and a Commodore CGA/EGA monitor. Actually made money on the ordeal when I dumped the board on Ebay.
Post by: wp34 on June 18, 2015, 12:20:39 pm
I remember when I first got started in this hobby, I was looking for an empty cab to MAME. Some dude on Craigslist had a cab listed (no picture) for $50, so I went to look at it. It was one of those weird cabs where the monitor is somewhat separate, almost like a CRT pedestal. I told him I wanted something more traditional, and he said he had a Nintendo cab on the side of the house. We went to look it it. It was weatherbeaten, faded, rained on, weeds growing up through the bottom of the cab, dogs probably ---steaming pile of meadow muffin--- in it... and he offered it to me for MORE than the other cab. I politely declined.
Yeah, so, when I started, I called an operator and said I wanted something, "really cheap" and amazingly never got a call back.
Plenty of, "come take a look and make me an offer on it" types that thought their Robocop was worth "$10,000 when it was new."
Then I posted on a local usenet group in ~2001 about it, and got a phone call from a woman that bought a Tempest out of the arcade she worked at in 1982 and had it in a back bedroom. As calmly as possible I said I'd take it, but was told, "going to have to do some research on the value and think about how I'm going to move all the furniture and piles of fabric out of the way." For giggles I'd hand her phone number out occasionally and she was still banging that drum 10 years later.
Then I got the bright idea to saw a cabinet in half so I could fit it into a Mercury Sable. Drive six hours to a Super Auction. First machine was a Final Fight conversion of a Jungle Hunt. $91. Bought a rechargeable saw at Wal-Mart and got about 2/3s of the way around the cabinet before it ran out of juice. Used a hammer and a hand saw to finish the job. Got the top half into the backseat. Couldn't fit the bottom in the trunk. Stripped everything out, left the cabinet behind, and hauled ass out of there. Neck on the monitor broke on the first left turn. :-P Plus side was there was roughly $70 in quarters in the bottom and I rigged up a 'supergun' out of a monitor stand, keyboard tray, and a Commodore CGA/EGA monitor. Actually made money on the ordeal when I dumped the board on Ebay.
Thanks I needed that. :cheers:
Post by: Howard_Casto on June 20, 2015, 06:00:32 pm
Eh but the Radio's ok.
Post by: Generic Eric on June 24, 2015, 09:38:46 am
I missed a spot in the front yard, large enough that parking a car over it wouldn't cover it.
Post by: jdbailey1206 on June 24, 2015, 12:49:42 pm
I mowed the yard yesterday evening. It was going to rain somewhere; very dark, slightly thundering.
I missed a spot in the front yard, large enough that parking a car over it wouldn't cover it.
HA! I've done this. My wife found it necessary to point it out until I mowed again. :D
Post by: yotsuya on June 24, 2015, 12:54:46 pm
Post by: jdbailey1206 on June 24, 2015, 12:59:28 pm
You guys park your cars on the grass?
It's easy to do when you have it. ;D
(https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/236x/c2/be/8e/c2be8eb40db2ae2c4c964be4aa519713.jpg)
Post by: yotsuya on June 24, 2015, 01:03:01 pm
You guys park your cars on the grass?
It's easy to do when you have it. ;D
I'll remember that when you're snowed in and I'm grilling burgers and wearing shorts on Christmas Eve...
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Post by: jdbailey1206 on June 24, 2015, 01:19:40 pm
(http://ietrsc.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/cousin-eddie-christmas-vacation-ba5na7at.jpg)
Post by: Vigo on June 24, 2015, 01:39:12 pm
Post by: jdbailey1206 on June 29, 2015, 08:48:17 am
Post by: Generic Eric on June 29, 2015, 01:02:22 pm
Missed out on a Star Wars yoke that was sale for 9 hours on the BST thread. I have been looking for 2 years. I think its time to hang it up on a search for one of those damn things.
Absolutely. Then, all of the deals will come out of the woodwork.
Post by: yotsuya on June 29, 2015, 01:26:18 pm
Post by: jdbailey1206 on June 29, 2015, 01:32:19 pm
I got a good look at that one I mentioned to you a few months ago. Yeah, pass, unless you REALLY want a yoke.
$150.00 ;D That would make a chufftastic summer!
Post by: BadMouth on June 29, 2015, 07:22:30 pm
Managed to install a ceiling light and two wall sconces in the living room without damaging the drywall, but I'm just not feeling chuffed so I'm posting in the Anti-Chuff thread.
I don't want to go back up there. :scared
Post by: pbj on June 29, 2015, 07:29:49 pm
I will never not have an attic that isn't lit by Christmas lights ever again.
Post by: BorgDog on July 01, 2015, 11:00:36 am
Post by: Howard_Casto on July 05, 2015, 06:28:13 pm
Post by: BadMouth on July 05, 2015, 07:32:49 pm
Last night I got a pain in my side... within 20 minutes I was on the floor. Had to go to the emergency room at 5 am. Kidney stone apparently.
....maybe from those chemicals that got dumped in the water last year. Perhaps you should check into it. ;)
I hope it doesn't give you too much trouble.
Post by: Howard_Casto on July 05, 2015, 08:18:23 pm
Eh I'll live... I just didn't think so at the time. Over the years I've stepped on nails, had my foot sliced open to clean the wound, nearly drilled through my finger, got "the shingles", torn muscles.... yeah I guess that stuff didn't hurt as much as I thought it did.
I was already going to a kidney specialist because my thyroid doctor saw that my creatine levels were off, so it may be related... I'll see him next week.
Post by: jdbailey1206 on July 05, 2015, 09:41:17 pm
My weekend sucked ass also. I got into a big fight with my wife over parenting. I had to replace the alternator and my battery in my truck in the parking lot of Auto Zone 150 miles away from my house with tools I already had but had to buy at Auto Zone. And I got there by getting my truck towed twenty miles because my truck puked on the interstate. So after a two hour fight with the alternator I got my truck started and was pulled over by Ohios finest two hours after that and given a speeding ticket just so I could make it to an empty apartment where Im working in W Virginia to sleep alone and go into work where the project manager I am working under makes all the wrong decisions, gets OSHA called on us and a safety guy who thinks sitting in his office is the best way to make sure my crew is participating in safe work practices.
Post by: ark_ader on July 05, 2015, 11:25:32 pm
By the time the dude got there I won $450 (6 out of 6) with my other $5 on the machine to the right.
Went to Macys and bought a bunch of Coco Chanel makeup for the old girl. Arrived home and got totally chewed out for being late.
Cant win successfully, apparently....
Post by: yotsuya on July 07, 2015, 12:35:13 pm
Are you really saving that much time and effort by leaving off the "ro"?
Post by: Vigo on July 07, 2015, 12:40:46 pm
Are you really saving that much time and effort by leaving off the "ro"?
Especially when an apostrophe is used. 1 character saved. :w00t
Post by: yotsuya on July 07, 2015, 12:41:22 pm
I NO RITE!!!!!Are you really saving that much time and effort by leaving off the "ro"?
Especially when an apostrophe is used. 1 character saved. :w00t
Post by: jdbailey1206 on July 07, 2015, 02:13:59 pm
I NO RITE!!!!!Are you really saving that much time and effort by leaving off the "ro"?
Especially when an apostrophe is used. 1 character saved. :w00t
Why are you bitching about 'Tate'. I know this is the Anti Chuff thread but potatoes have done nothing to you.
Post by: yotsuya on July 07, 2015, 02:15:10 pm
Sorry, didn't hear you. I was too busy moving my Ms Pac-Man across the room.I NO RITE!!!!!Are you really saving that much time and effort by leaving off the "ro"?
Especially when an apostrophe is used. 1 character saved. :w00t
Why are you bitching about 'Tate'. I know this is the Anti Chuff thread but potatoes have done nothing to you.
Post by: Howard_Casto on July 07, 2015, 02:16:08 pm
While we are on wordplay, it's "s-n-e-s" not "sneez". So why is the original Nintendo a "nes"? Because that doesn't sound utterly retarded.
Post by: Malenko on July 07, 2015, 03:07:32 pm
Post by: yotsuya on July 07, 2015, 03:08:16 pm
Yeah that one pisses me off as well. One guy 10 years ago uses the abbreviation in a youtube video or something and now all the noobs think it's a term.Is that where it came from? Ugh.
While we are on wordplay, it's "s-n-e-s" not "sneez". So why is the original Nintendo a "nes"? Because that doesn't sound utterly retarded.
It just.... sounds goofy, I dunno. And most of the time, when mofos use it, they sound like your mom trying to use the hip new slang so you guys can pal around. Word to your mother.
Post by: yotsuya on July 07, 2015, 03:09:27 pm
always said it like "Sness" not sneezeI've heard it S-N-E-S and Sness. Either seems fine.
Post by: wp34 on July 07, 2015, 03:12:31 pm
Next time I see the word "Tate", I'm going to murder something. Probably a potato.
Are you really saving that much time and effort by leaving off the "ro"?
I thought it was just me. Really dislike the work "tate".
You say Taito I say Taughto...
Post by: jdbailey1206 on July 07, 2015, 03:22:20 pm
Sorry, didn't hear you. I was too busy moving my Ms Pac-Man across the room.I NO RITE!!!!!Are you really saving that much time and effort by leaving off the "ro"?
Especially when an apostrophe is used. 1 character saved. :w00t
Why are you bitching about 'Tate'. I know this is the Anti Chuff thread but potatoes have done nothing to you.
Good. Get it in position so I can play it and comment how well it plays in the Christmas Vacation of Chuff thread.
Post by: Vigo on July 07, 2015, 04:11:50 pm
Post by: Generic Eric on July 07, 2015, 05:20:20 pm
Next time I see the word "Tate", I'm going to murder something. Probably a potato.
Are you really saving that much time and effort by leaving off the "ro"?
I thought it was just me. Really dislike the work "tate".
You say Taito I say Taughto...
eye h8 t8. t8 makes me eye r8.
Also:
Tay toe
Post by: Vigo on July 07, 2015, 05:27:42 pm
You say Taito I say Taughto...
Also:
Tay toe
(http://katelynandco.com/media/catalog/product/cache/1/image/9df78eab33525d08d6e5fb8d27136e95/r/e/red_tie.jpg) (http://iconshow.me/media/images/Mixed/Free-Flat-UI-Icons/png/512/plus-24-512.png) (http://schoolofcode.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/Toe-Nail-Polish-4.jpg)
Post by: wp34 on July 07, 2015, 06:07:39 pm
Post by: yotsuya on July 07, 2015, 06:08:49 pm
Post by: Vigo on July 07, 2015, 06:24:40 pm
Post by: wp34 on July 07, 2015, 08:17:14 pm
Post by: harveybirdman on July 07, 2015, 08:59:56 pm
#Team Gigawatt
#don'tgimmenocoloquialismdocbrown
Post by: yotsuya on July 07, 2015, 09:09:59 pm
Post by: Howard_Casto on July 07, 2015, 11:26:33 pm
While we're at it can we get the definitive on Chassis and Toaplan?
"Chah sys" and "Toe plan"
"Chah see" is also acceptable
Post by: yotsuya on July 07, 2015, 11:37:17 pm
Post by: jdbailey1206 on July 08, 2015, 06:54:42 am
Plus did someone mention Marisa Tomei? Dat girl is nice....
Post by: BadMouth on July 08, 2015, 08:53:47 am
And it is sneeze, because I grew up a Sega fanboy.
(who needs rotation and scaling)
Am I posting in the Chuff or Anti-chuff thread?
I can't tell the difference since country music came up.
Post by: jdbailey1206 on July 10, 2015, 02:25:37 pm
Post by: Howard_Casto on July 10, 2015, 04:58:14 pm
Post by: deadmoney5 on July 10, 2015, 05:08:15 pm
I'm so busy this summer, I have zero time to invest in my PS4 or arcade games. I want to be 25 years old again with no responsibilities! I could get home from work at 4:00 and play games until I went to bed if I wanted to. Now I'm lucky to get an hour of free time...and if I do, I figure why bother.
Post by: eds1275 on July 10, 2015, 07:20:44 pm
Post by: wp34 on July 10, 2015, 09:02:47 pm
Post by: Vigo on July 11, 2015, 12:03:33 am
Post by: jdbailey1206 on July 11, 2015, 07:42:51 am
Came home tonight with exciting plans for bondo, sanding and painting and instead was welcomed to a waterline leak under the sink. It's Pex too. :banghead:
Sink leaks suck ass. I didnt notice mine until the kitchen sink leaked into the basement and when I pulled everything out from underneath the sink my cabinet bottom had begun to warp. Fun times.
Post by: eds1275 on July 11, 2015, 11:12:43 am
Post by: wp34 on July 11, 2015, 11:51:47 am
I went to Lowe's last night because I didn't understand what I was looking at. I didn't know you could use compression fittings with Pex. Fortunately a plumber was in the isle and butted in to our conversation. He walked me through what to buy and how to replace it. I told my wife that it was too rainy to do plumbing so I haven't started yet. :lol
My leak is at the red arrow in the attached picture.
Post by: Howard_Casto on July 11, 2015, 01:06:52 pm
Post by: jdbailey1206 on July 11, 2015, 04:22:29 pm
Heh... compression fittings are the whole reason to use pex... I'm not sure why anyone would bother with the other methods. You are going to open that up and find that either the plastic collar the goes inside the pipe is mis-aligned or the little metal washer that goes around the pipe has cut through it. It's a 5 minute job, tops.
Pex is great. Like Howard said its usually the fittings that are causing you the problem.
Post by: wp34 on July 11, 2015, 05:30:26 pm
Post by: pbj on July 11, 2015, 07:59:57 pm
Went fishing today. Tire was shredded by scrap metal on the highway. Adios $150 and two hours.
Get to fishing spot. Rough water, nothing biting. 109 degrees. Wife falling asleep in her chair = time to go.
On the way home, a truck blew its tire and spectacularly spun all over the place. Missed me by six inches.
:angry:
Post by: Vigo on July 20, 2015, 12:52:30 am
I did manage to at least get the engine ripped open to do the job. Had to remove the valve cover, front wheel, part of the fender and main drive pulley to gain access, but I did it, but I had to make a makeshift spring tensioner to remove the drive belt. The timing chain kit I ordered didn't come with replacement bolts, and when I opened up my engine, the bolts holding the chain retaining piece were trashed. They were specialty bolts. Gotta figure out a plan fast, because I have a road trip in a week.
Post by: Malenko on July 20, 2015, 09:34:55 am
Gotta figure out a plan fast, because I have a road trip in a week.
Rental Car?
So my anti chuff is the Offroad Thunder I bought stopped booting, no beeps. Pulled the PC out of the cab, took it apart, cleaned everything. Put back together no boot. Replaced power supply, no boot. Replaced RAM, no boot. For giggles I was moving the fan connectors around, turns out the fan header for the CPU fan wasnt giving any juice. New CPU on the way. And by new, I mean a PII 350MHz Slot 1 CPU($23 shipped from feebay) Luckily I have a fan header splitter already. If this new CPU doesnt do the trick the cab's getting MAME'd
Post by: BadMouth on July 20, 2015, 10:23:40 am
The timing chain kit I ordered didn't come with replacement bolts, and when I opened up my engine, the bolts holding the chain retaining piece were trashed. They were specialty bolts. Gotta figure out a plan fast, because I have a road trip in a week.
If you can't get the OEM ones fast enough, a machine shop can make them for you.
They can test the hardness of the metal and use an appropriate metal.
Of course you'll pay out the ass, but you'll be on the road.
EDIT: also look at local bolt suppliers. I was surprised to realize there was more than one local business who sold nothing but nuts, screws, & bolts.
Post by: Vigo on July 20, 2015, 11:38:11 am
Come to think of it, there is a Fastenal store just a minute away from my work. I have never paid it a visit. I might start there today. :cheers:
Post by: CCM on July 20, 2015, 12:29:19 pm
Post by: yotsuya on July 20, 2015, 07:50:32 pm
I'm starting ton get work-related emails about things that are no longer my responsibility. Yes, the Summer of Chuff 2015 is over for me next Monday.
Post by: BadMouth on July 21, 2015, 08:52:14 am
Sorry to read that, CCM.
I'm starting ton get work-related emails about things that are no longer my responsibility. Yes, the Summer of Chuff 2015 is over for me next Monday.
Where I worked previously, people would send me an email in the middle of the afternoon asking me to take care of some annoying thing that wasn't my responsibility.
Then they'd leave the building right after hitting send so I couldn't argue with them. I don't like rewarding that kind of behavior, but my sense of responsibility always made a sucker out of me. I never could just let things go to ---steaming pile of meadow muffin--- for the sake of teaching one person a lesson.
Post by: pbj on July 21, 2015, 09:28:50 am
Those interviews ought to be very interesting unless they bring in candidates that are desperate for paycheck and don't ask questions.
All that being said, there are a few individuals that are diverted straight to voice mail or safely tucked away in a dusty mailbox folder. Being free of their clutches is a big relief. Highly recommended.
Post by: jdbailey1206 on July 21, 2015, 09:33:01 am
We had to put one of our dogs to sleep on July 3rd, he was a great little rescue dog we had since 2002. And my Dad spent all last week in the hospital with congestive heart failure... been a pretty ---smurfy--- summer.
Yes it definitley does suck. My wife and I had a rescue for a year but had to put her down because of seizures. It's hard but they way I see it is you gave your dog 13 years that he may not have had if not for you and your family.
I'm also sorry to hear about your father. It's hard to see someone in your family have to go through that. I have to spend a lot of time in the hospital due to my wife so I understand. Stay strong for yourself and those around you.
Post by: CCM on July 22, 2015, 09:37:24 am
We had to put one of our dogs to sleep on July 3rd, he was a great little rescue dog we had since 2002. And my Dad spent all last week in the hospital with congestive heart failure... been a pretty ---smurfy--- summer.
Yes it definitley does suck. My wife and I had a rescue for a year but had to put her down because of seizures. It's hard but they way I see it is you gave your dog 13 years that he may not have had if not for you and your family.
I'm also sorry to hear about your father. It's hard to see someone in your family have to go through that. I have to spend a lot of time in the hospital due to my wife so I understand. Stay strong for yourself and those around you.
Thanks for the well wishes! My dad is home from the hospital and doing better, just some medication changes for now. He had a quadruple bypass in 2001, so he has a history of heart issues.
I hope your wife is doing ok, hospitals are not fun places.
This is the second dog we lost this year, we had to put our Boston Terrier rescue to sleep in January because of a brain tumor.
Post by: jdbailey1206 on July 22, 2015, 12:05:36 pm
Post by: 8BitMonk on July 22, 2015, 12:58:51 pm
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?t=459&v=BFD2293oGvA)
Post by: eds1275 on July 22, 2015, 03:27:05 pm
On a lighter anti-chuff note it looks like the PIXELS movie is going to seriously suck.
As if there was any doubt. Not even Peter Dinklage could save that. Also... Adam Sandler.
Post by: pbj on July 22, 2015, 03:28:53 pm
Post by: BadMouth on July 22, 2015, 03:39:50 pm
Besides Game of Thrones, has the dwarf been in anything worth watching? Knights of Badassdom was terrible after 30 minutes.
The first thing I remember seeing him in was
He was good in it. I liked the movie, but it may have been just because it was a break from the usual mass market crap movies.
He was also good on the TV show Nip Tuck.
EDIT: after watching the trailer, the station agent was far from an independent film
Post by: eds1275 on July 22, 2015, 03:46:36 pm
...But, I watched Willow the other day and he was in the background.
Post by: Malenko on July 22, 2015, 03:49:32 pm
Besides Game of Thrones, has the dwarf been in anything worth watching?
Elf, Nip/Tuck TV show (awesome show but not because of him), The second Narnia movie, X-Men: Days of Future Past
Not a ton of roles for a 1/2 a man , but his movie career is going better than mine.
Post by: yotsuya on July 22, 2015, 03:51:24 pm
Post by: HaRuMaN on July 22, 2015, 03:52:56 pm
Post by: 8BitMonk on July 22, 2015, 04:46:34 pm
On a lighter anti-chuff note it looks like the PIXELS movie is going to seriously suck.
As if there was any doubt. Not even Peter Dinklage could save that. Also... Adam Sandler.
I was holding out a sliver of hope that this movie would have some redeeming quality. At least the visuals are neat.
Post by: BadMouth on July 22, 2015, 08:13:29 pm
I get home from work and the house smells like it's been hosed down with disinfectant. Doesn't look like anything has been cleaned. All windows were closed. Smell is strong and everywhere. Can't localize it. Nothing looks spilled under the sink where cleaning products are kept. It was disturbing. Did something bad happen here and get cleaned up before I got home? Upon a second investigation of the cleaning products I noticed a barely audible hiss. It stopped when I touched the lysol air deodorizer. Ugh I hate this smell and it's going to take a while to go away. Throat kinda burns too.
Post by: dmckean on July 22, 2015, 08:31:53 pm
Minor thing, but still chuff reducing....
I get home from work and the house smells like it's been hosed down with disinfectant. Doesn't look like anything has been cleaned. All windows were closed. Smell is strong and everywhere. Can't localize it. Nothing looks spilled under the sink where cleaning products are kept. It was disturbing. Did something bad happen here and get cleaned up before I got home? Upon a second investigation of the cleaning products I noticed a barely audible hiss. It stopped when I touched the lysol air deodorizer. Ugh I hate this smell and it's going to take a while to go away. Throat kinda burns too.
That stuff is awful, I would sleep in a hotel. :lol
Post by: dkersten on July 22, 2015, 08:56:03 pm
Post by: Howard_Casto on July 22, 2015, 10:30:02 pm
Post by: Malenko on July 23, 2015, 07:47:06 am
Post by: pbj on July 23, 2015, 10:12:02 am
Post by: Vigo on July 23, 2015, 02:10:23 pm
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YVOUlNCJK2Y (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YVOUlNCJK2Y)
Post by: yotsuya on July 23, 2015, 02:30:44 pm
Been a big anti chuff week for me. Don't want to get into details to save you all from a wall of text, but I have been so stressed out I am actually developing an "Airplane" style drinking problem.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YVOUlNCJK2Y (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YVOUlNCJK2Y)
I'll buy you your first drink when you show up at ZapCon, mofo! :cheers:
Post by: Vigo on July 23, 2015, 03:07:45 pm
Post by: eds1275 on July 23, 2015, 04:08:39 pm
I'm also at the end of my rope. Everything seems to like to be a problem at the same time it seems. I can handle a few things but it's been so long since I've had actual conflict in my life that it's harder to deal with than ever.
Post by: Vigo on July 23, 2015, 04:53:06 pm
Today, we have got "the Bobs" at my office. Who knows where I will be in a month. :blowup:
(http://cdn2.hellogiggles.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/28/The-Bobs.jpg)
More bolt related problems. I need to get my family car working by tomorrow morning to drive to a reunion, and it is in a million pieces in my driveway. Yesterday I broke off the main bolt in my camshaft. Up til 2am to extract it. Right after work today I will have to drive my "around town" car 20 miles to get a replacement bolt that took hours to locate. I learned the hard way what a "torque to yield" bolt is, why it should never be reused, and that I can't use a regular bolt to replace it. I swear, modern engines are an entirely different breed than the 80's and earlier engines I grease monkeyed around with in my earlier years.
I'll spare you the rest of my drama, but it heavily stems from not enough time, and too much of the big stuff to worry about.
Post by: dkersten on July 23, 2015, 05:12:11 pm
Went home desperately needing a beer but I had been sick the day before and still hurt from vomiting all night Monday night and stomach was still a bit too tender for alcohol, so I skipped that. Upside is I took care of stuff that would have been worse if power had gone out while I was on vacation, and
Post by: Vigo on July 23, 2015, 05:37:25 pm
I just gotta stay away from this thread.. so much negative energy, lol.
I hear ya, but it is nice having a bit of a digital pub to take the bite away from a lousy day.
(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/9/94/Norm_Peterson_drinks_beer.jpg)
Good luck with teh endless firefighting. I never envy you IT guys.
Post by: dkersten on July 23, 2015, 06:04:27 pm
Good luck with teh endless firefighting. I never envy you IT guys.
:cheers:
Post by: jdbailey1206 on July 23, 2015, 08:51:45 pm
Post by: eds1275 on July 23, 2015, 09:12:09 pm
Fun times for all! :P So my only childs first birthday is on August 8th but surprise surprise both grandparents have things to do. I told my wife to tell them not to come. Any other birthday I think I would be okay with it but its her first and their prior commitments are lame at best. My wifes parents are going to hang out at the lake and my parents are going to a high school reunion. Absolute bullsh!t.
Well, maybe lame to you... but a lot of people feel like the first few birthdays are more for the parents because the babies won't have any memories other than photographs and whatnot. I think instead of telling them straight up not to come, you could either move the party if it's important to you that they come or let them know how important it is to you that they do show.
Post by: Generic Eric on July 23, 2015, 11:36:32 pm
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CKkV89FUEAAi4vn.jpg)I just gotta stay away from this thread.. so much negative energy, lol.
I hear ya, but it is nice having a bit of a digital pub to take the bite away from a lousy day.
(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/9/94/Norm_Peterson_drinks_beer.jpg)
Good luck with teh endless firefighting. I never envy you IT guys.
Between a rental to drive and auto repair I dropped $1100
Post by: jdbailey1206 on July 24, 2015, 06:49:35 am
Between a rental to drive and auto repair I dropped $1100
(http://media.giphy.com/media/ZPFQVis9WAAcE/giphy.gif)
Post by: Generic Eric on July 25, 2015, 01:24:40 am
#worstcarevarBetween a rental to drive and auto repair I dropped $1100
(http://media.giphy.com/media/ZPFQVis9WAAcE/giphy.gif)
Post by: dkersten on July 25, 2015, 01:51:09 pm
#worstcarevarNot so sure on that.. Here is my recent history with vehicles:
Son's car: 1998 Mitsubishi Eclipse, had 75k miles on it, bought for $3500.
Tires:$750
Battery: $120
Clutch: $600
Clutch master cyl.:$180
Brakes: $400
1000 miles away the timing belt goes on the interstate. Tow home: $800
Top end of motor rebuild (done at home): $1200
Cat converter and rear O2 sensor: $600
Tires get slashed: used tires $100
Kid gets into trouble with drugs, girlfriend ends up driving for 1000 miles without oil.. engine toast.
New Engine: $3400 (after kid is out of jail and on the rehab.. )
injectors all bad: $400
radiator leak after new motor: $250 to fix, overheated and melted tab on motor, goodbye 7 year 100k mile warranty on motor
While kid in jail, stereo stolen: $1000 lost
Also, door is hit by another car.
New door: $360
new center console from breakin: $100
New Tires: $650
car sits for 8 months while kid has no license. intake gasket dries up and cracks, orings on injectors corrode plus front o2 goes bad: $540
clutch master cyl leaks: warranty (woot)
battery bad (warranty)
So now it has:
new o2 sensors, new cat converter, new clutch, new master&slave cyls, new engine, new battery, new tires, new brakes, body is in decent shape, interior is in decent shape.. car is worth about $3800 book, lol. Total investment over 3 years: about $14,500
Next, Daughter saves up and I match funds, find a nice 2000 Ford Focus for $2800. Engine is solid, timing belt had been replaced at 90k, body in great shape, etc. One day a rad line gets a leak and is spraying coolant on exhaust manifold. Take it to mechanic friend, he finds a small leak in trans that over time meant low trans fluid, slipped a couple times, burnt up discs in trans. New trans and coolant line: $2500
Finally, buddy has an old 86 Nissan pickup. I needed a little pickup and this fit the bill perfectly.. 4wd, trans had been replaced 5 years ago, engine had about 10k miles on new motor about 7 years ago (w/warranty). Was a $1500 pickup, but buddy who owned it just put new alternator, battery, and tires on it, so offered $2100 and bought it. One day son is driving (while his car was dead waiting for motor), couple of rad hoses leaked, engine overheated, and starter chooses to go out at that moment. $800 for 3 hoses, starter, and a couple other minor issues. Now son gets run off road at a roundabout, engine mounts are old and one breaks, engine comes up and tears wiring, breaks loose exhaust, and wreaks general havoc, including 2 more rad hoses leaking. $1200 to get all fixed up. Girlfriend drives for a while after her truck dies, one day won't start. Tow it to shop, engine is dead (timing chain went from sitting for long periods and so much metal in oil it looks like glitter). Engine is 4 months out of warranty. Opt for new engine with warranty again since truck isn't too bad overall and with previous luck on vehicles I figured if I spent $3500 on another used pickup the motor could blow the next week (especially given my luck with motors lately). So buy new motor with 7 year 100k warranty: $3500. With trans and transfer case done, tires in decent shape, brakes in decent shape, clutch only 5 years old with maybe 5k miles, truck has 230k miles on it but not much rust and decent truck to begin with, it isn't terrible, just all the other crap got expensive. Dropped another $150 into front suspension, replaced all bushings and shocks and re-indexed torsion bars, now rides like it's only 10 years old, engine runs well, and while interior is pretty ugly, everything functions. So my $1500 truck cost me almost $9000.
My daily driver is a company car, so no money spent there, Thank God.
Total spent on vehicles in the past 3 years: about $29,000 for 3 vehicles with total book value of about $8000
Still cheaper than 3 years of being married, lol.
Post by: Howard_Casto on July 25, 2015, 04:29:30 pm
Why does my car have a vss and a buffer again? You know it was assembled in Canada so I blame the Canadians.
Post by: jdbailey1206 on July 25, 2015, 06:04:51 pm
You know it was assembled in Canada so I blame the Canadians.
Its easier that way.
Post by: ChanceKJ on July 25, 2015, 06:54:00 pm
You know it was assembled in Canada so I blame the Canadians.
Its easier that way.
Its all part of our master plan to "thin the herd" south of the border so to speak.
Post by: jennifer on July 26, 2015, 01:23:58 am
Well I got the Camaro up on ramps AGAIN and somehow managed to squeeze my fat self under the thing AGAIN and replaced the speed sensor AGAIN because rockauto sent me the wrong one last time. Hook it up AGAIN ........and.... nothing.... So it's not the vss. So now I'll have to wedge myself under the dash and get the VSS buffer out and try to track one down. If that's not it then I dunno... that's the limit of my electrical knowledge on the car's gages.My Camaro doesn't have a speedometer either, Got the trans rebuilt paid the dimwit like 1700.00 and the car came back with no speedometer, Three years later the car still sits out behind the barn and wont even start now cause the gas is so old.
Why does my car have a vss and a buffer again? You know it was assembled in Canada so I blame the Canadians.
Post by: dkersten on July 27, 2015, 10:34:55 am
Post by: pbj on July 27, 2015, 10:40:40 am
http://www.consumerreports.org/cro/news/2014/10/top-refrigerator-brands-in-consumer-reports-tests/index.htm (http://www.consumerreports.org/cro/news/2014/10/top-refrigerator-brands-in-consumer-reports-tests/index.htm)
Post by: Vigo on July 27, 2015, 10:56:52 am
+1 to PBJ. Most my food lasted through a 2 & 1/2 day power outage last week, ice chests the second night for anything I was overly worried about, grilled a lot of meat, and even some of the ice cream lived through the outage.
Post by: BadMouth on July 27, 2015, 11:33:44 am
http://www.consumerreports.org/cro/news/2014/10/top-refrigerator-brands-in-consumer-reports-tests/index.htm (http://www.consumerreports.org/cro/news/2014/10/top-refrigerator-brands-in-consumer-reports-tests/index.htm)
Every single thing I've bought because of it was rated highly by consumer reports has fallen short of expectations. I rely on amazon reviews almost exclusively now.
I just spent four days at a motorcycle rally sleeping on an air mattress with a slow leak. Two hours into the four hours of sleep I got each night, some part of my body would be bottoming out and touching the ground. I felt fine in the morning though.
Slept on my consumer reports #1 rated inner coil spring mattress last night and my back hurt like hell this morning...same as it does every morning. I should have returned that thing in the 30 return window.
Same experience with trash bags, appliances, etc.
Post by: dkersten on July 27, 2015, 12:22:10 pm
http://www.whirlpool.com/kitchen-1/refrigeration-2/refrigerators-3/- (http://www.whirlpool.com/kitchen-1/refrigeration-2/refrigerators-3/-)[WRX988SIBM]-1021865/WRX988SIBM/
Got it from Lowes for $2400, added the 5 year warranty (which I normally don't do) for $150, but also got a Lowes credit card that I will cancel next month after paying for this which gave me another 5% off, so that covered $125 of the warranty. I gotta pick it up though, so it's good that my little pickup runs well, lol.
Warranty: Normally I avoid in store warranties, but there are so many "horror story" reviews of refrigerators bad out of the box or failing in the first few months that, even with a brand that my buddy who repairs appliances for a living recommended, it made sense to throw that warranty on. If I didn't, I would end up with a bad compressor in a year and have a $400 bill and a ton of food all thawed out again. This way I will never end up having an issue (because if you have warranty you almost never need it, lol).
Of course, now I need to replace all my other appliances to match the stainless, lol. Oh well, microwave is as old as the fridge, and was eyeing a new one anyway. Ranges aren't that expensive, and it is a good excuse to make the jump to gas. Dishwasher and sink.. ah hell, I'm a guy, so who cares, right?
Post by: dkersten on July 27, 2015, 12:29:05 pm
Post by: pbj on July 27, 2015, 12:51:45 pm
Post by: dkersten on July 27, 2015, 01:06:49 pm
Post by: HaRuMaN on July 27, 2015, 01:16:16 pm
No idea what a movers coupon is..
10% off coupon
Post by: dkersten on July 27, 2015, 01:25:38 pm
Post by: pbj on July 27, 2015, 01:57:27 pm
:cheers:
Post by: wp34 on July 27, 2015, 02:44:02 pm
And where do you get them?
You used to be able to get them at the post office when you asked for a change of address form.
Post by: pbj on July 27, 2015, 02:53:18 pm
And where do you get them?
You used to be able to get them at the post office when you asked for a change of address form.
Yeah, that era is pretty much over. You used to also be able to plug and chug numbers into their website until you got lucky. I used them all the time on stupid crap like $4 boxes of screws. Then some genius had to go and make a website that generated the numbers for you and Lowe's shut all that down.
Anyway, Best Buy and Lowe's - movers coupons on big purchases always.
Post by: BadMouth on July 27, 2015, 03:16:53 pm
I had big plans to buy everything I'd need for a renovation with it, then decided I'd rather nickel and dime it than have to store everything.
Been using the $10 off $50 coupons my friends and myself regularly receive in the mail.
....and they expect me to use the $25 off $250 coupon sent with it?! Half as much off for spending 5x as much?
EDIT: Home Depot doesn't do it anymore, but they did send me some BS coupon that was limited to full price garden stuff that had no other sales or discounts already applied.
Post by: HaRuMaN on July 27, 2015, 03:19:58 pm
Anyway, Best Buy and Lowe's - movers coupons on big purchases always.
Yeah, when we bought our house we got one of the Best Buy coupons. Normally we don't shop there, but we used the 10% coupon off a new TV. :cheers:
Post by: harveybirdman on July 27, 2015, 03:51:23 pm
That feeling you get when you totally eyeball something and it turns out super perfect so you get super cocky and totally eyeball the next measurement on the next piece you are working with and it's freaking an 1/8th of an inch off and your access panel doesn't close appropriately.
Post by: dkersten on July 27, 2015, 05:25:18 pm
Ebay. $3. Time to cancel and reorder. You can kick me $20 for the heads up.Saved me another $238.17, thanks! Got the fridge moved in, but had to go through the back, and because it is 36" x 34", had to unpack it to get it through the 36" doorways. Only had me (gimped with right arm and wrist at about 50% strength still) and my son, who is strong, and this thing is frackin heavy. Going up the back deck stairs, he lost it and had to set it down. Even though he laid it down gently, it happened to come to rest on the edge of the door and sure as sh!t, it dented the door, right on the corner, which on stainless is super visible. :angry:
:cheers:
So it's good I saved all that, I might end up spending twice as much to buy a new door. I doubt the extended coverage covers damage like that.. of course it had to be the door with the ice/water dispenser, not the easy door with nothing on it. Also it had to be the door that is most visible in the kitchen.. the other side is practically invisible.. go figure...
Anyway, I am sure I tweaked something in my back, but the fridge is in. I told the kid to call some friends and haul the other one out and headed back to work, lol. I am not in the mood to muscle another one out of the house. I will get it quoted for repair and if it isn't horrible I can use it in the garage as a spare.
Post by: pbj on July 27, 2015, 05:47:00 pm
Amateur.
Post by: dkersten on July 27, 2015, 05:53:37 pm
Your son didn't do it, it came like that. You didn't notice until you had it unpacked and set up in the kitchen.Yeah, I just couldn't justify saying that.. A $1500 door makes it tempting, but I couldn't look anyone in the face and try to pull that one off.. I will just have to live with it. Got a buddy who does paintless dent work, will see if he can at least minimize the ding.. would be easy if it hadn't been on the edge of the door.
Amateur.
Post by: Howard_Casto on July 27, 2015, 05:56:41 pm
Post by: dkersten on July 27, 2015, 06:06:50 pm
If it's not a scratch but instead a dent then it's usually fairly easy to get out. They make dent pullers for cars that work via suction cups... you can get a kit for 20 bucks at your auto parts store.(http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=136713.0;attach=332690;image)
I don't think a suction cup is gonna help here, lol!
Post by: jennifer on July 28, 2015, 02:25:45 pm
Post by: pbj on July 28, 2015, 02:32:30 pm
Post by: Howard_Casto on July 28, 2015, 03:16:44 pm
Good grief. Sandwich the dent between 2x4 blocks and whack them with a hammer.
+1
If you can remove the metal from the door that should still be fairly easy to fix.
Post by: BadMouth on July 28, 2015, 03:40:42 pm
http://www.harborfreight.com/4-piece-door-skin-repair-kit-46781.html (http://www.harborfreight.com/4-piece-door-skin-repair-kit-46781.html)
Don't forget the 20% coupon from your Sunday paper, NRA magazine(much longer expiration date), or online. ;)
I just realized that I haven't been taking the harbor freight coupons from the NRA magazines in the lobby.
Meh, haven't needed anything from there in a long time anyway.
Post by: BadMouth on July 28, 2015, 04:06:48 pm
The fridge that came with the house I just bought had several long lines of pretty nasty rust spots.
As a renter, I'd scrubbed it with scouring pads and steel wool (never do that).
It would look less noticeable for a short time, then the rust would come back.
After buying the place, I was more serious about fixing it so I put more effort into researching the issue.
Barkeeper's friend contains oxalic acid which neutralizes the rust and allows the stainless surface to heal itself (chromium oxidizing IIRC).
I was amazed how easily the fridge cleaned up with it. It's been months and the rust spots have not returned.
Post by: Howard_Casto on July 28, 2015, 04:18:43 pm
CLR is good for rust as well. Get a plastic scouring pad or aluminum foil, soak the area in CLR and you'd be amazed how well it works.
Post by: dkersten on July 28, 2015, 04:24:27 pm
I will just have to live with it. Not a big deal, just sucks.
Post by: pbj on July 28, 2015, 05:45:23 pm
Post by: dkersten on July 28, 2015, 06:02:29 pm
Post by: eds1275 on July 30, 2015, 02:43:37 am
Post by: Malenko on July 30, 2015, 07:21:27 am
Here's some annoying news. I was selected for the Golden Tee Mobile beta, and was actually really excited about it. I work a lot of night shifts and what better way to pass the time! So I was supposed to get it yesterday, but never got the download instructions. After a few emails back and forth, I was told the beta was only for US residents.
so give them my address and have at it!
Post by: HaRuMaN on July 30, 2015, 04:10:58 pm
(http://i.imgur.com/bghYwKU.gif)
Post by: Vigo on July 30, 2015, 04:46:56 pm
Post by: HaRuMaN on July 30, 2015, 05:02:40 pm
Oh, you are on that list...If you disagree, feel free to give me a custom title telling me how I am wrong. >:D >:D
Oh, if I could make custom titles I would... >:D
I used to be able to change people's usernames for them... until saint took that away too. :'(
Post by: HaRuMaN on July 30, 2015, 05:04:22 pm
Oh, you are on that list...If you disagree, feel free to give me a custom title telling me how I am wrong. >:D >:D
Oh, I just noticed your custom title is misspelled. Lol
Post by: Vigo on July 30, 2015, 05:24:43 pm
Oh, you are on that list...If you disagree, feel free to give me a custom title telling me how I am wrong. >:D >:D
Oh, I just noticed your custom title is misspelled. Lol
My scourge is angrier than most. Hense it is better spelt as Scourage. ;D
Post by: HaRuMaN on July 30, 2015, 05:25:51 pm
Oh, you are on that list...If you disagree, feel free to give me a custom title telling me how I am wrong. >:D >:D
Oh, I just noticed your custom title is misspelled. Lol
My scourge is angrier than most. Hense it is better spelt as Scourage. ;D
Scour´age
n. 1. Refuse water after scouring.
So. Dirty dishwater of Carpathia. :laugh2:
Post by: Vigo on July 30, 2015, 05:33:38 pm
Oh, you are on that list...If you disagree, feel free to give me a custom title telling me how I am wrong. >:D >:D
Oh, I just noticed your custom title is misspelled. Lol
My scourge is angrier than most. Hense it is better spelt as Scourage. ;D
Scour´age
n. 1. Refuse water after scouring.
So. Dirty dishwater of Carpathia. :laugh2:
Why do you think I am Vigo the Cruel? The rivers overflowed with pink dish soap water at my command. Now is the season of evil!
Post by: saint on August 02, 2015, 04:32:15 pm
Post by: Nephasth on August 02, 2015, 04:50:09 pm
Post by: Howard_Casto on August 02, 2015, 05:39:06 pm
Post by: pbj on August 02, 2015, 05:55:11 pm
(http://i.imgur.com/mtjP9US.jpg)
Post by: Malenko on August 02, 2015, 06:09:02 pm
:angry:This is a thread to complain , I complained about a moderator who is naffing on my chuff.
There is a difference between saying someone isn't good at what they do and attacking them on a person level, I did the former and not the latter. I know you have the final say on interpretation of the rules, but I dont feel my post warranted editing by you or anyone else.
Post by: pbj on August 02, 2015, 06:17:00 pm
:angry:This is a thread to complain , I complained about a moderator who is naffing on my chuff.
There is a difference between saying someone isn't good at what they do and attacking them on a person level, I did the former and not the latter. I know you have the final say on interpretation of the rules, but I dont feel my post warranted editing by you or anyone else.
Seconded.
Post by: Nephasth on August 02, 2015, 07:58:13 pm
Post by: saint on August 03, 2015, 05:10:33 pm
If you want to complain about moderation, please do it in the forum discussion forum.
Also, I'd be just as happy if you didn't, not because I don't care about your opinions, but because I've heard them enough that additional discussion on it won't add anything. However, if you feel strongly, feel free in the appropriate forum.
I've said and I repeat that I won't close this forum down until the last visitor stops visiting, to the point where I've made arrangements with my wife if something should happen to me, but sometimes folks can make it hard to stick to my guns. Not a threat, just a lament.
Post by: Nephasth on August 03, 2015, 05:12:05 pm
I'm just chuffed not to make that list...
(http://i.imgur.com/bghYwKU.gif)
What list? ???
Post by: yotsuya on August 03, 2015, 05:13:08 pm
Post by: HaRuMaN on August 14, 2015, 01:39:14 pm
Chuff is Naffed this AM because I missed out on a Vimana board by cheaping out and not offering full asking price. $300 for a Toaplan SHMUP was fair, I just got greedy.
You don't won't to buy that one anyway... Seller "sold" it to at least 4 people on KLOV for $100, taking their money, before throwing it up on eBay for $300.
Post by: harveybirdman on August 14, 2015, 01:43:14 pm
Post by: jennifer on August 15, 2015, 11:47:16 am
Post by: pbj on August 15, 2015, 12:04:59 pm
:angry:
Post by: jdbailey1206 on August 15, 2015, 12:09:49 pm
I'm all liked chuffed over saint not just parting out that star wars.... And selling me that monitor.
Wrong thread Jen....
Post by: jennifer on August 15, 2015, 12:13:42 pm
Post by: yotsuya on August 15, 2015, 05:24:04 pm
Quote
As the company has grown, Mr. Bezos has become more committed to his original ideas, viewing them in almost moral terms, those who have worked closely with him say. My main job today: I work hard at helping to maintain the culture, Mr. Bezos said last year at a conference run by Business Insider, a web publication in which he is an investor.
Of all of his management notions, perhaps the most distinctive is his belief that harmony is often overvalued in the workplace that it can stifle honest critique and encourage polite praise for flawed ideas. Instead, Amazonians are instructed to disagree and commit (No. 13) to rip into colleagues ideas, with feedback that can be blunt to the point of painful, before lining up behind a decision.
We always want to arrive at the right answer, said Tony Galbato, vice president for human resources, in an email statement. It would certainly be much easier and socially cohesive to just compromise and not debate, but that may lead to the wrong decision.
Source:MSN (http://www.msn.com/en-us/money/companies/inside-amazon-wrestling-big-ideas-in-a-bruising-workplace/ar-BBlLyZd?ocid=spartanntp)
Post by: Vigo on August 15, 2015, 06:05:54 pm
Post by: Slippyblade on August 15, 2015, 06:13:11 pm
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Post by: yotsuya on August 15, 2015, 06:28:32 pm
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Post by: Slippyblade on August 15, 2015, 07:22:36 pm
Post by: pbj on August 16, 2015, 01:15:55 am
Post by: Vigo on August 16, 2015, 05:14:57 pm
Post by: ChanceKJ on August 16, 2015, 05:48:48 pm
http://m.nrn.com/corporate-news/coco-s-carrows-closures-leave-thousands-unemployed (http://m.nrn.com/corporate-news/coco-s-carrows-closures-leave-thousands-unemployed)
Post by: BadMouth on August 16, 2015, 06:50:51 pm
Post by: pbj on August 17, 2015, 09:21:01 am
Well, we will be their largest acquisition, most everything else has been pretty small in comparison, but to give some google fodder, they bought out Cocos Bakery.
Looks like Cocos Bakery (never heard of it) has been kicked around several times the last few years. San Antonio must be waiving taxes or something because the current owners sure don't have much of a physical presence there. Oh well, another one to add to the 'weird companies in San Antonio' list alongside that multinational cult compound.
Post by: Vigo on August 17, 2015, 10:27:59 am
Oh well, another one to add to the 'weird companies in San Antonio' list alongside that multinational cult compound.
Is that the place where the old men were marrying the children or is this something else?
Post by: pbj on August 17, 2015, 10:39:59 am
Members were expected to spend at least a week a year at the compound. They used to house a bunch of African kids there but have since moved that operation to another state.
Who knows... maybe it was some run of the mill 'spread the gospel' thing but it felt very secretive out there.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bible_Study_Fellowship (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bible_Study_Fellowship)
Post by: Vigo on August 17, 2015, 11:38:20 am
When my wife was a teen, she got roped into some camping trip run by a "Bible study group", it turned out to be pretty culty. The first night around a campfire she was asked to share some of her views. They didn't meet up with their specific views, so the group leader started loudly wailing and crying, between sobs she said she was crying in sorrow because her soul was damned forever for not accepting their groups beliefs. Immediately everyone else in the group stopped being nice, openly shunned her and told she was a horrible person unless joined them and agreed to their "code of virtues".
Post by: deadmoney5 on August 17, 2015, 12:30:49 pm
I think I live near you and can't think of the restaurants you are referring to. Guess I'll know soon enough.
good luck, man
Post by: yotsuya on August 18, 2015, 01:36:06 pm
Post by: jdbailey1206 on August 18, 2015, 02:22:24 pm
Yeah, hard to say when they live in a guarded fort. Those "other" groups are out there.
When my wife was a teen, she got roped into some camping trip run by a "Bible study group", it turned out to be pretty culty. The first night around a campfire she was asked to share some of her views. They didn't meet up with their specific views, so the group leader started loudly wailing and crying, between sobs she said she was crying in sorrow because her soul was damned forever for not accepting their groups beliefs. Immediately everyone else in the group stopped being nice, openly shunned her and told she was a horrible person unless joined them and agreed to their "code of virtues".
People like that give true meaning to the word hypocrite. Preaching the idea to accept others but only if it falls into a preset idea that they have. :banghead:
Yots I'm sorry to hear about your colleague. Getting old is a major pain in the ass.
Post by: BadMouth on August 18, 2015, 03:11:37 pm
The contractor that was supposed to replace the main support beam holding up my house has flaked.
Not much has been accomplished in the past month since I can't refinish the floors or hang doors until the beam is done.
And I can't set up furniture or organize rooms until the floors are done.
I know...first world problems, but living in an empty, partially renovated house (indefinitely) sucks.
I've been working with a new contractor, but I get the feeling it's a bit over their head and they might flake too.
The contractors so far keep wanting the structural engineer to allow them to take shortcuts to get the job done faster (using air nailers instead of specialty lag bolts, etc).
Hell I've gone over what needs done so much that I'm fairly confident I could do it myself. I'd have to lay out the money for a bunch of temporary posts I'd only use once though and then there's the fact that if I mess up and the house implodes, homeowners insurance wouldn't cover it.
Hopefully the people I'm working with now can get it done next month.
Post by: Howard_Casto on August 18, 2015, 04:04:21 pm
Yeah, hard to say when they live in a guarded fort. Those "other" groups are out there.
When my wife was a teen, she got roped into some camping trip run by a "Bible study group", it turned out to be pretty culty. The first night around a campfire she was asked to share some of her views. They didn't meet up with their specific views, so the group leader started loudly wailing and crying, between sobs she said she was crying in sorrow because her soul was damned forever for not accepting their groups beliefs. Immediately everyone else in the group stopped being nice, openly shunned her and told she was a horrible person unless joined them and agreed to their "code of virtues".
People like that give true meaning to the word hypocrite. Preaching the idea to accept others but only if it falls into a preset idea that they have. :banghead:
Yots I'm sorry to hear about your colleague. Getting old is a major pain in the ass.
Well religion is the opium of the masses. The only difference between a cult and regular religion is the intensity of their actions. Just for fun google the Marx quote and you'll find dozens of right wing bloggers trying to re-write history by saying Marx didn't mean it that way. ;)
Post by: Vigo on August 18, 2015, 06:17:19 pm
Just found out a guy I used to teach with and knew very well passed away because of stroke. Getting old sucks.
Sorry to hear that. :( I'm sure he was one of the good ones. :cheers:
Post by: yotsuya on August 18, 2015, 06:19:55 pm
Hitting the P and the R in just a couple sentences. I'll just leave that one alone. :angel:He was. He was at this school when it opened in '71 and was here for 40 years. He was in good shape and really enjoyed retirement. It's a big loss.Just found out a guy I used to teach with and knew very well passed away because of stroke. Getting old sucks.
Sorry to hear that. :( I'm sure he was one of the good ones. :cheers:
Post by: Malenko on August 18, 2015, 06:32:22 pm
Post by: BadMouth on August 19, 2015, 09:18:09 am
Proximity to a Sheetz was one of my considerations for buying this house. :hissy:
There is one a couple miles away, but it's just not going to be the same.
Post by: yotsuya on August 19, 2015, 09:26:05 am
The Sheetz by my house is closing. :cry:
Proximity to a Sheetz was one of my considerations for buying this house. :hissy:
There is one a couple miles away, but it's just not going to be the same.
Ok, I had to Google Sheetz.
Post by: BadMouth on August 19, 2015, 09:51:34 am
Ok, I had to Google Sheetz.
I figured anyone not from the northeast would have to. ;D I think they did open one in California recently.
They adopted the touchscreen ordering process early, like late 80's early 90's.
You can get just about whatever food you want, customized however you want 24/7...and it's pretty good.
I also buy my gas there and use the ATM there regularly.
This location was just so damn convenient for me.
Post by: Malenko on August 19, 2015, 09:52:27 am
The Sheetz by my house is closing. :cry:
I havent seen a Sheetz since I was in the Johnstown/Somerset/Boswell area of Pennsylvania. Its like the western PA version of WaWa
Post by: BadMouth on August 19, 2015, 10:07:30 am
Just in the last 6 or 7 years, they've built 3 or 4 new ones where I live now.
They are closing my particular store because it's small, outdated, & there is another one just 2 miles up the road.
Post by: pbj on August 19, 2015, 10:29:04 am
They love putting them on the other side of the highway from famous gas stations that have been there for decades. I'm watching Waller County Line BBQ and Prasek's Hillje Smokehouse slowly wither away....
Post by: BadMouth on August 19, 2015, 10:38:27 am
Come to Texas and admire our Buc-ee's.
(https://www.buc-ees.com/images/logoblackbkgdsm.jpg)
I can't take that logo seriously. :lol
Post by: yotsuya on August 19, 2015, 10:48:04 am
(http://www.southernsavers.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/quiktrip-logo-color.jpg)
Post by: Malenko on August 19, 2015, 12:05:35 pm
Come to Texas and admire our Buc-ee's.
I actually miss shopping at HEB
Post by: Nephasth on August 19, 2015, 12:07:12 pm
(http://www.jobapplicationform.us/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/Kumgo-job-application-form.jpg)
Post by: pbj on August 19, 2015, 12:30:52 pm
Come to Texas and admire our Buc-ee's.
I actually miss shopping at HEB
I have very, very mixed feelings on HEB. They pretty much took over the grocery business in San Antonio, which I could forgive, BUT they only open locations on land that they own. And they never sell their land. When they decide they want to open a larger one, they just shut down the old one, and move down the road. They refuse to lease out the old locations to competitors, so they end up empty or with crap like LA Fitness or some crossfit thing. There are large sections of that city that are blighted food deserts now.
Their slant towards Texas products is a mixed bag, too. It starts off great, and then they decide to get exclusive contracts with the producers, and then they drop the quality.
I can't buy shrimp off the boat in my family's home town anymore because all the local shrimpers are locked into HEB contracts and get perks for snitching on each other. In other towns they own and operate their own fleets of boats. Thanks to BP it's impossible to get a feel on the shrimp market price, but I've got a feeling it's going to march steadily upward soon.
On the other hand, they employ significant numbers of handicapped people and are generally a pleasant shopping experience.
Meh.
Post by: harveybirdman on August 24, 2015, 10:20:53 am
Add Fighting Hawk to the list of shattered dreams and missed opportunities....
Post by: Howard_Casto on August 24, 2015, 10:34:28 am
Got these around here...
(http://www.jobapplicationform.us/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/Kumgo-job-application-form.jpg)
Worst name ever! I'm not eating at a place with splooge in the title.
Post by: dkersten on August 24, 2015, 10:41:53 am
Worst name ever! I'm not eating at a place with splooge in the title.I don't think I could eat food from any convenience store "deli".. ugh..
These stores are all over around here. My son even worked for one for a few months.
Post by: Nephasth on August 24, 2015, 11:06:42 am
Got these around here...
(http://www.jobapplicationform.us/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/Kumgo-job-application-form.jpg)
Worst name ever! I'm not eating at a place with splooge in the title.
Hey man, it's no strings attached... :dunno
Post by: Malenko on August 24, 2015, 11:16:55 am
I don't think I could eat food from any convenience store "deli".. ugh..You've never had WaWa then. They make a bangin meatball sub/hoagie/grinder what ever you call it.
Post by: yotsuya on August 24, 2015, 11:17:36 am
Got these around here...
(http://www.jobapplicationform.us/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/Kumgo-job-application-form.jpg)
Worst name ever! I'm not eating at a place with splooge in the title.
Hey man, it's no strings attached... :dunno
Guess it's true, I'm not good at a one-night stand
But I still need love 'cause I'm just a man
These nights never seem to go to plan
I don't want you to leave, will you hold my hand?
Oh, won't you stay with me?
'Cause you're all I need
This ain't love, it's clear to see
But darling, stay with me
Why am I so emotional?
No, it's not a good look, gain some self-control
And deep down I know this never works
But you can lay with me so it doesn't hurt
Oh, won't you stay with me?
'Cause you're all I need
This ain't love, it's clear to see
But darling, stay with me
Post by: harveybirdman on August 24, 2015, 11:21:18 am
No I won't back down
You can stand me up at the gates of hell
But I won't back down
No I'll stand my ground
Won't be turned around
And I'll keep this world from draggin' me down
Gonna stand my ground
Post by: pbj on August 24, 2015, 11:30:12 am
Post by: Malenko on August 24, 2015, 11:32:19 am
Tom Petty is #2 on the, "invent time machine, use new found power to kill select musicians" list right after Kurt Cobain.
Kurt Cobain already did that for you. Well, not the time travel bit.
Post by: Nephasth on August 24, 2015, 12:00:57 pm
Your cruel device,
Your blood like ice.
One look could kill,
My pain, your thrill.
I wanna love you, but I better not touch (don't touch)
I wanna hold you, but my senses tell me to stop
I wanna kiss you, but I want it too much (too much)
I wanna taste you, but your lips are venomous poison
You're poison runnin through my veins
You're poison, I don't wanna break these chains.
Your mouth, so hot
Your web, I'm caught
Your skin, so wet
Black lace on sweat
I hear you callin and it's needles and pins (and pins)
I wanna hurt you just to hear you screaming my name
Don't wanna touch you, but you're under my skin (deep in)
I wanna kiss you, but your lips are venomous poison
You're poison runnin through my veins
You're poison, I don't wanna break these chains
Poison
Post by: Howard_Casto on August 24, 2015, 02:11:39 pm
Tom Petty is #2 on the, "invent time machine, use new found power to kill select musicians" list right after Kurt Cobain.
Tom Petty is a national treasure, as was Kurt Cobain. The fact that you don't like them explains a whole lot.
Post by: pbj on August 24, 2015, 02:17:27 pm
Tom Petty is #2 on the, "invent time machine, use new found power to kill select musicians" list right after Kurt Cobain.
Tom Petty is a national treasure, as was Kurt Cobain. The fact that you don't like them explains a whole lot.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0la5DBtOVNI (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0la5DBtOVNI)
Post by: Vigo on August 26, 2015, 12:22:23 pm
Post by: pbj on August 26, 2015, 12:26:10 pm
I generally avoid beverages, starches, and chicken. I look for medium or bigger shrimp, and only large pieces of pork or beef that aren't ground.
Post by: Vigo on August 26, 2015, 12:37:57 pm
Post by: pbj on August 26, 2015, 12:46:31 pm
The easist way to get your money's worth is to get grab what is expensive, eat a couple bites and get a new plate every couple minutes.
I'm morbidly obese and cheap, but not an ---uvula---.
Post by: Vigo on August 26, 2015, 01:02:23 pm
Post by: BadMouth on August 26, 2015, 01:04:50 pm
The buffet was all you can eat for $12.
I had cousins carpooling here from 2 hours away for the $12 all you can eat crab legs.
After three or four consecutive weeks of us showing up with a group of 6-10 and eating nothing but crab legs, they stopped putting them out.
Another story from a "country buffet":
Everyone got the buffet, but a guy that we were traveling with ordered a meal because he wanted it prepared fresh.
I watched as the waitress pulled everything for his order off the buffet. :lol
Post by: pbj on August 26, 2015, 01:14:28 pm
Worst stunt I ever pulled was planted in my head by an alumni who heard I was headed to A&M. I lined my empty backpack with a thick plastic bookstore bag and went to the buffet at Double Dave's pizza. Their peproni rolls freeze and reheat exceptionally well. Good to know when you have to store 72 of them. That's the one and only time I did something like that.
After three or four consecutive weeks of us showing up with a group of 6-10 and eating nothing but crab legs, they stopped putting them out.
Dude, I am impressed. Wow.
St. Louis has a section of excellent Chinese restaurants. Which is odd given how bland their regional cuisine is (and fattening, jesus. I crested 300lbs and actually LOST WEIGHT in San Antonio).
Anyway, I went to some $15 buffet and the manager brings out his crispy duck and beams with pride as he admires it on the steam table. I lift up the edge of the tray and slide the whole thing onto my plate. I sincerely think that guy was right on the edge of taking a swing at me and he spent the next 20 minutes watching me steadily eat the entire thing. They didn't bring out any more. :D
Post by: yotsuya on August 26, 2015, 01:16:02 pm
Another story from a "country buffet":
Everyone got the buffet, but a guy that we were traveling with ordered a meal because he wanted it prepared fresh.
I watched as the waitress pulled everything for his order off the buffet.
That's awesome. I hope you didn't say anything.
Post by: BadMouth on August 26, 2015, 01:36:55 pm
Another story from a "country buffet":
Everyone got the buffet, but a guy that we were traveling with ordered a meal because he wanted it prepared fresh.
I watched as the waitress pulled everything for his order off the buffet.
That's awesome. I hope you didn't say anything.
I waited until he'd had a bite of everything.
EDIT: And to be clear (after checking out Vigo's link), this was not a chain restaurant affiliated with Vigo's company. It was an independent place serving "country" style food.
They went out of business a couple years ago.
Post by: deadmoney5 on August 26, 2015, 01:58:25 pm
I figure since the dust is starting to settle, I better give an update of what has been going on at my work. The good news is, we were too big for the buyers to absorb us overnight, and I still have a job. They deal was closed last Wednesday, and a half hour later, they started walking people out the door. Half my office is gone, and most all of our south Carolina office is gone as well, SC will soon to be eliminated as soon as everything is cross trained. Almost every position of remote power has been eliminated from our company. We also have massive gaps in our infrastructure from layoffs. Most of us are just doing daily tasks while trying to get a grip with what is expected of us. Our stores are doing the same.
Link (http://nrn.com/hr-training/layoffs-reported-wake-food-management-partners-ovation-brands-deal)
My first real job out of college was working at Old Country Buffet corporate office. That was before they moved to the Eagan location. I didn't realize they were owned by Ovation as well? At that time we would get 4 free passes to OCB every payroll (2 weeks).
Hope everything works out for you.
Post by: Vigo on August 26, 2015, 02:14:33 pm
Post by: deadmoney5 on August 26, 2015, 03:59:33 pm
Post by: Vigo on August 26, 2015, 04:26:43 pm
Accounting. I started as a restauran accountant, and then moved on to a staff accountant. Was there for 5 years or so. You were there in Eden Prairie? I worked for Kathy Schmieg as a staff accountant. I remember a lot of people from there. Still have some friends.
Kathi is still here, and probably only because she knows everything accounting related like the back of her hand. She is too valuable. Jim Bisek is a survivor as well. Ron Johnson and Linda Raw just got let go, I am guessing you remember them.
I come from the payroll dept. When I started, the company had grown quite a bit in size before things got hard. The people here are good, I hate seeing this all happen.
Post by: pbj on August 26, 2015, 05:06:46 pm
Post by: dkersten on August 26, 2015, 05:07:38 pm
Post by: BadMouth on August 27, 2015, 10:22:03 am
St. Louis has a section of excellent Chinese restaurants. Which is odd given how bland their regional cuisine is (and fattening, jesus. I crested 300lbs and actually LOST WEIGHT in San Antonio).
The food here in central PA has to be equally bland.
They have an unseasoned version of everything that's good elsewhere.
I always feel weird when there is a group of people going on about how good something is when it tastes like flavorless matter to me.
I'm not complaining about a lack of spicy food.
Everything across the board lacks seasoning.
Post by: pbj on August 27, 2015, 10:48:34 am
St. Thomas - 1/5 full scotch bonnet hot sauce at every table.
College Station - one bottle of Tabasco that floats from table to table.
St. Louis - no hot sauce. They might have an unopened expired can of jalapenos in the back.
San Antonio - Tabasco on every table at every restaurant. No exceptions. Maybe Cholula if they get enough weirdos from Arizona.
Houston - all the restaurants have Tabasco, Louisiana hot sauce, and Sriracha. It's not on the table, they won't offer it, you'll have to specifically ask, and 50/50 they actually bring it to you before you give up and go find the cabinet yourself.
Post by: dkersten on August 27, 2015, 12:59:28 pm
My son was not a good person for a while. He did a lot of things that he never got caught doing, but then he got busted and is paying the price. He did a good job turning his life around, getting clean from drugs, getting into programs to help, getting a good job and doing so well the owner is promoting him like crazy. He's been clean for nearly 2 years now, is serving his probation for his drug charges, and doesn't associate with the old crowd that kept him in that lifestyle. He has been working really hard to get all his debts paid off and so far the charges have cost him over $15,000, of which he has paid off every dime. He's what you would call a productive member of society who's just trying to get back on his feet so he can move forward with his life.
So about a year ago, he got off work and went to hang out with a friend in a parking lot that is commonly used for the younger crowd to hang out. They were just sitting in his car and he fell asleep. A cop saw him and he came up and woke him and then tested him for being drunk. He hadn't had a drop and blew a zero-point-zero. The cop was sure he was drunk because why else would someone with tattoos on his arms be asleep in his car at 11:30 pm on a Friday? So he took him to the jail, tested him again. 0.0 He said since the breathalyzer wasn't working, he had to get transported to the hospital for a blood test. This takes upwards of 24 hours, usually no less than 12 hours. He had just started this new job and had to work at 9 am, he knew if he agreed to the blood test he would end up being held up until 3 or 4 pm the next day at the minimum. So he declined. They held him for another hour and did a third breath test. Again a zero. They then released him (it was 3 am). His buddy was also charged but accepted the blood test. He got released the next day at 5 pm. He tested negative for alcohol.
My son was on a drug patch that will detect ANY drugs in his system, had been for nearly a year for his pending drug charges. So there is proof he also wasn't on drugs.
So he asked for a public defendant and was assigned one. At the first hearing in court, a new PD showed up and told him he was reassigned to a new lawyer. That lawyer asked for a continuance. It was put off for about 6 weeks. In that time, my son called a dozen times trying to get a meeting with this new PD. The guy never returned a call. At the next hearing, my son spoke up and told the judge he had not met with this lawyer once because he could never get a call back. The judge gave them another continuance. For the next 8 weeks, same story, he called every day trying to get a call back and finally got one meeting with the guy. He explained his side of the story and the lawyer said he would prepare a defense for not guilty. A few weeks later he called and said he had to postpone again due to a conflict. About 7 weeks later he finally got to court and the lawyer started telling the judge he would plea guilty. My son spoke up again and said he wasn't guilty and that he told the PD lawyer he was going to fight this, and the judge got upset and said he would set a trial date and expected them to be ready (after dressing down the lawyer). They finally met and went over everything and the lawyer said it was all good, easy case, etc.
So a couple months later my son was travelling for work. He had scheduled this with the lawyer 5 weeks in advance and even told the judge he would be out of town, signed the waiver for the right to a speedy trial, etc. (it had been some 7 months now already). While he was out of town, the bail bondsman called and said he had missed his court date and he needed to get back to town and get into court or they would put him back in jail. He ended his work out of town early and came back to town and went to see the lawyer. The guy lied and said he just missed the date because he thought it was 2 weeks later. Turns out he showed up to court and told the judge my son just failed to appear.
So he had a bench trial rescheduled for yesterday. Last Friday my son got a call from the public defenders office saying he was reassigned a new PD lawyer. Usually this means months of delays again, but he met with this woman immediately and she went over everything in the file. There were forms he should have signed along the way that were not done, and the whole story of what the last lawyer was doing came out. They got their ducks in a row and this lawyer said she could be ready for Wednesday's trial.
So they showed up at 1 pm for the trial yesterday. The trial ended up starting at 6 pm. The judge listened to the evidence, then heard testimony from the cop, who was certain that despite the evidence showing my son was sober, he was a professional and just KNEW when someone was drunk. The judge decided that since the police officer was a professional, he was right and the breathalyzer was wrong and my son was lying. Since he declined the blood test, he found him guilty.
So, if a cop says you're drunk, you're drunk. PERIOD. Doesn't matter if it's been a weeks since you had a drink and the breathalyzer shows a zero. Doesn't matter that you would lose your job if you were detained for 24 hours while waiting on a blood test. Either you lose your job and prove you didn't have a drink or you get nailed with a DUI.
My faith in the legal system is gone. I have a sheriff buddy who told me straight up that some cops take on a personal "mission" to bust as many people for DUI as they can, and they don't care if they were drinking or not. All they care about is their tally at the end of the month. It's a competition among some of them. I'm sure this cop was having a few beers with his fellow officers celebrating another "win" last night. He really stuck it to this punk kid with tattoos on his arms and a record.
Now, all that being said, my son DID do some stuff that he never got caught for, so you could call this karma or whatever. But if the whole purpose of the legal system is to reform and "correct" people's behavior, it failed. He was already doing everything right. He had already left that life behind and was paying the price. Now he has another bill to add to the pile, and it will now be several more months (if not years) before he can successfully become debt free and be able to afford to live on his own and remain a productive member of society. He had spent several weeks in a drug/alcohol program that he completed (at a cost of $3500, only $800 of which was covered by his medical insurance) to get his license back and cover the requirements of his drug charges. Now he has to do the EXACT program all over again. He literally just finished the program a couple months ago, and the DUI charge was from almost a year ago. But that doesn't matter because the judges get a kickback from the program, so it isn't about whether the treatment works, it's about the judge getting paid.
Sadly, if he had known the judge would ignore the evidence and just go with what the cop wanted, he could have plead it out a year ago and been done with it. Now he lost his license for another 6 months and can't even get a probationary license for 30 days.
My experience with the legal system in the past two years has taught me a lot. I have had conversations with several people involved directly with trying to help people get back on their feet after getting busted for drugs and cleaning up (lawyers, people who monitor parolees and those out on bail, etc.) Some people within the legal system here (cops, judges, etc.) have a racket going, and they make kickbacks from every part of it. The goal is to keep people in the system as long as possible. Arrest them for something like Minor in Possession or Public Drunkenness. Then there's a company that handles 100% of the District court drug and alcohol cases. No choice, you have to use this company. Of course, the judges get a kickback from this company. Community service - you have to pay. Yup, it costs money to do community service. Then you have to do an evaluation with a psychologist, and you can't pick the doctor, THEY pick them (who happens to work for this company). That costs you another $350. Then that doctor will tell you that you are an addict and need a drug and alcohol rehab program. There's only ONE place you can do that program too, and it costs $2500 for the basic program. Often that doctor will tack on others, like if you have ever been to a casino, you're also a gambling addict, so that's another program. And the rehab clinic.. guess who owns it? The judges. One is in jail already, but the rest evaded the racketeering charges and still own the clinic. There's other clinics that have that program (as well as churches with certified counselors who could do the program), but you can't use those if you are convicted in District court, only if you are convicted in City court or Federal court. Once you finish, they try to nail you on something, get you back into court, and then get you back into jail so you have to start all over again. Oh, couldn't pay the $1500 fine in 3 months? Back to jail, start over, a new fine, another charge to do community service, another evaluation for $350, and another round of therapy for $2500. Can't afford it? Back to jail you go!
It makes me sick!
So, that's my big downer for the summer. I was positive the charges would be dropped once a competent lawyer presented his case properly. He had other charges that he was guilty of (driving without insurance) and he was prepared to pay the price on those. But this DUI was BS, he wasn't drinking and he stood up for himself only to learn that it doesn't matter. Did he deserve it based on the things he didn't get caught for? Maybe, and frankly he could be in prison with the other people he used to run with, but he got out before the hammer came down on them, so despite this setback he's still better off than he could have been. But it still pisses me off.
Post by: Malenko on August 27, 2015, 01:08:37 pm
Post by: pbj on August 27, 2015, 01:13:41 pm
Post by: dkersten on August 27, 2015, 02:29:22 pm
so youre going to appeal?Frankly, an appeal would end up costing $10-30k in legal fees. It isn't worth it. For $5-8k I could have hired my lawyer to handle his case and he might have gotten him off, but again, the cost isn't worth the result. The worst part (aside from the drivers license) is he might lose his insurance, and that is already high due to his age and low credit score. But the rest is financial mainly and it will cost less to just eat it than to fight it. They count on this sort of thing.
In fact, when charged with something you know is BS, the best thing to do is to ask for a jury trial. Trials cost the system money, jury trials cost a lot of money, and in the end this isn't about stopping people from breaking laws, it's about money. They bust you for driving 40 in a 35 it's not because it's unsafe, it's because they can get you for a $150 fine. If tickets were about safety or enforcing the laws because it's the right thing to do, they wouldn't cave nearly 100% of the time when you are going to cost them more than they want to fine you for.
And get this: if someone steals from you and you catch them and press charges, when you win the case in court the city, district, state, etc. will levy a fine. Guess who gets paid back first? Until that fine is paid, you don't see a penny of restitution. It isn't about righting a wrong, it's about money.
Post by: BadMouth on August 27, 2015, 04:00:09 pm
Base a teacher's performance evaluation on how students do on a test, teachers will focus only on the test.
Judge law enforcement job performance on number of arrests, and more people who weren't bothering anyone will be arrested over trivial stuff.
On top of that, they'll go for the low hanging fruit that doesn't require as much of their time so they can get more arrests.
You can't get any simpler than checking pockets for drugs. Not much to dispute or haggle over in court there.
Harsher sentences are a judges bread and butter for their next election campaign.
Although incarceration rates are at an all time high, arrests for violent crimes that actually require an investigation are way down.
If you're murdered in the United States, there is a 1 in 3 chance nobody will be arrested for it. That is down from 1 in 10.
With all the added technology, you'd think the number of murderers identified and arrested would be going up.
There was an early episode of The Andry Griffith Show where Barney Fife runs around arresting everyone in town for minor infractions to show how good of a deputy he is.
That's pretty much the current state of things in my mind.
This doesn't apply everywhere, just where number of calls and arrests weigh heavily on evaluations.
EDIT: Oh and private companies getting $50k/year per inmate surely doesn't help either. And of course the less you spend (unless it's billable to the state), the higher your profit.
DOUBLE EDIT:
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source: https://www.fbi.gov/about-us/cjis/ucr/crime-in-the-u.s/2013/crime-in-the-u.s.-2013/offenses-known-to-law-enforcement/clearances/clearancetopic_final (https://www.fbi.gov/about-us/cjis/ucr/crime-in-the-u.s/2013/crime-in-the-u.s.-2013/offenses-known-to-law-enforcement/clearances/clearancetopic_final)
Post by: dkersten on August 27, 2015, 08:03:11 pm
Good thing I spent $2500 for a brand new product! (and it looks like that 5 year warranty will come in handy too).
Post by: harveybirdman on August 27, 2015, 11:24:59 pm
1.50 seat and couple .79 washers.
Easy right?
Curb key
Faucet puller
Set of stem wrenches
Seat wrench
That'll be damn near 80 bucks sir.
Meh, cheaper than a plumber.
Post by: pbj on August 28, 2015, 12:31:55 am
:angry:
Post by: jdbailey1206 on August 28, 2015, 06:39:11 am
$300? My July power bill was $475. 2,600 sq ft house with most of it closed up and thermostat on 78.
:angry:
Word. I lived in a house for a couple of years and it was the same size. $475 for heating bills.
Post by: Malenko on August 28, 2015, 07:37:41 am
Post by: vwalbridge on August 28, 2015, 08:44:38 am
My utility bill is $125 in the summer and maxes out at $160 in the winter.
I keep my thermostat at 75 in the summer and 68 in the winter.
Post by: BadMouth on August 28, 2015, 09:04:43 am
Oh, forgot to mention also.. that new Fridge I bought 4 weeks ago already ---steaming pile of meadow muffin--- the bed. Fan sounds like a single prop plane taking off and when you open the freezer drawer it's like that commercial where the couple is trying to talk in front of their refrigerator but can't hear each other. And the ice maker is now down to making about 9 cubes per day (12 if I turn on fast ice but then I also get water down the front of the ice bin.)
Good thing I spent $2500 for a brand new product! (and it looks like that 5 year warranty will come in handy too).
If they just replace the whole thing, this belongs in the chuff thread.
Dent problem solved.
What brand was it? I'll be sure to avoid.
Post by: BadMouth on August 28, 2015, 09:16:56 am
$300? My July power bill was $475. 2,600 sq ft house with most of it closed up and thermostat on 78.
southwest folks and their AC....
My last bill was $57 because I ran the AC for a few days a week.
of course I'll be spending $2,500 on home heating oil over the winter. :(
Post by: JMB on August 28, 2015, 09:21:50 am
of course I'll be spending $2,500 on home heating oil over the winter. :(
Fill your tank now. Under $2 a gallon here in the Northeast. Filled my tank for under $400 for the first time in many years!
Post by: HaRuMaN on August 28, 2015, 09:25:27 am
Post by: harveybirdman on August 28, 2015, 09:26:54 am
Post by: Malenko on August 28, 2015, 09:38:30 am
yeah well I live in a shack bros...... I didn't really make the best decisions in my career...
better than living in a car like Jewel used to do.
Post by: harveybirdman on August 28, 2015, 09:50:57 am
Post by: Malenko on August 28, 2015, 10:03:11 am
good point, plus my teeth aren't ---fouled up beyond all recognition--- up.
despite the snaggle tooth, shes still pretty bangable for a 41 year old white lady.
Post by: HaRuMaN on August 28, 2015, 10:20:38 am
good point, plus my teeth aren't ---fouled up beyond all recognition--- up.
despite the snaggle tooth, shes still pretty bangable for a 41 year old white lady.
She got the tooth fixed
Post by: yotsuya on August 28, 2015, 10:22:39 am
Post by: harveybirdman on August 28, 2015, 10:26:37 am
good point, plus my teeth aren't ---fouled up beyond all recognition--- up.
despite the snaggle tooth, shes still pretty bangable for a 41 year old white lady.
I didn't say I'd kick her out of bed for eating crackers...
Post by: dkersten on August 28, 2015, 12:20:10 pm
If they just replace the whole thing, this belongs in the chuff thread.Whirlpool. A buddy who owns an appliance repair place told me they have the lowest rate of failure of all brands. Guess I just have crap luck.
Dent problem solved.
What brand was it? I'll be sure to avoid.
There's a "lemon" clause in the policy that says if I have to have it repaired too much they will just replace the whole thing, but I will have to read the fine print to find out if I can qualify. In that case, yes, it would be chufftastic, but even this repair was a pain in the butt to arrange and they told me outright if the guy shows up and it's something I could fix on my own, they will charge me for it.
That's what happened with the LG dryer I bought not too long ago.. Needed a second dryer (lots of laundry in my house, lol) and I wanted to get a steam feature. The one I picked out doesn't connect to the tap, it just has a reservoir you fill up. The salesman told me it's an advantage because I can use filtered water so I don't clog up the nozzles with our hard water (or get stinky clothes from the smelly water). So I did but it ended up filling up the dryer with a gallon of distilled water.. not exactly good. I called in and asked and they sent a repair guy out. He tore the thing apart and then called LG and they said "You HAVE to use tap water, the sensor that determines if water is flowing uses electricity, and hence you need the minerals in the water for it to work".. They tried to charge me for the visit but I told Sears to bill the salesman who told me to use filtered water.
Post by: dkersten on August 28, 2015, 12:23:54 pm
She could be completely fugly and all I'd do is turn out the lights and have her sing a few notes and I'd be ready to go... Her voice makes the hair on the back of my neck stand up. The bonus is she's damn fine.good point, plus my teeth aren't ---fouled up beyond all recognition--- up.
despite the snaggle tooth, shes still pretty bangable for a 41 year old white lady.
Post by: dkersten on August 28, 2015, 12:34:34 pm
My power bill averaged $280 when I was married.. When I got divorced and kicked her out, even with kids living with me 50% of the time my power bill dropped to $70. ---smurfette--- sucked the energy right out of the house, lol.$300? My July power bill was $475. 2,600 sq ft house with most of it closed up and thermostat on 78.Word. I lived in a house for a couple of years and it was the same size. $475 for heating bills.
:angry:
This past year with all 3 kids back at home full time, it crept up into the $200 range before I put the hammer down on lights and TV's being left on. However, in the summer up here in Montana at 3000 feet elevation it gets into the 100's often, and when you have 100+ days for weeks in a row, AC never stops.. My house was built in the 60's, and the exterior walls are 2x4, not 2x6, and the main living space is all vaulted ceilings with little insulation, so yeah, the bill jumps up to $300. But gas is separate, and in the winter it hits around $300, in the summer it's only $20-25 but I use budget billing so it's around $100 every month. Water is also separate, and that's up to around $60 because they took $10 per month off property taxes and moved it to the water bill (sewage tax) so the politicians could say "See, we lowered your taxes!". Irony is the taxes went down an average of $70 per year, but water bills went up $10 per MONTH.
All in, I average around $300 per month, upwards of $450 for a 2500 sq ft house (2800 if you count the game room, but that's well insulated and even if the AC and heat are running it barely uses $15 per month). Add the $200 cable bill and things get a little ugly..
Oh, the city just passed a new ordinance to re-evaluate home values for taxes every 2 years. Nearly everyone in our city saw a mil hike of over 20%. Try telling the bank or the realtor your house is worth 20% more this year compared to last year, lol. See, the school district just got a 250 million dollar mil levy passed 2 years ago and are already coming up short after spending it all on new schools (now they want more teachers, which they didn't tell all the idiots who voted for the mil that it wasn't included), and then last year they tried to pass a new mil for more law enforcement and a new jail, which failed. So they just increased the value of everyone's home by 20% and they got the extra money they wanted. Brilliant huh..
Post by: deadmoney5 on August 29, 2015, 12:01:12 am
Yep..knew both Jim and Linda...what about Brad Thill and Tye Card?Accounting. I started as a restauran accountant, and then moved on to a staff accountant. Was there for 5 years or so. You were there in Eden Prairie? I worked for Kathy Schmieg as a staff accountant. I remember a lot of people from there. Still have some friends.
I started after the move to Eagan. Been with the company almost 10 years. I bet we know a lot of the same people. Kathi is still here, and probably only because she knows everything accounting related like the back of her hand. She is too valuable. Jim Bisek is a survivor as well. Ron Johnson and Linda Raw just got let go, I am guessing you remember them.
I come from the payroll dept. When I started, the company had grown quite a bit in size before things got hard. Weathered two bankruptcies, but this has been much harder to deal with. The people here are good, I hate seeing this all happen.
Post by: Nephasth on August 30, 2015, 09:25:15 am
Post by: eds1275 on August 30, 2015, 10:48:40 am
Today, I am officially a geezer... :'(
26 is a hard pill to swallow
Post by: ChanceKJ on August 30, 2015, 11:42:52 am
Post by: Nephasth on August 30, 2015, 11:43:06 am
Post by: yotsuya on August 30, 2015, 02:04:29 pm
Post by: yotsuya on August 30, 2015, 02:04:53 pm
Post by: pbj on August 30, 2015, 02:11:36 pm
18-26 = trend setters. 27-35 = have money to blow. 36 = go die in a fire.
Post by: Howard_Casto on August 30, 2015, 06:54:51 pm
In other words everything now sucks because you didn't consult me. ;)
Post by: Nephasth on August 30, 2015, 07:08:15 pm
Post by: Howard_Casto on August 30, 2015, 07:11:21 pm
Post by: yotsuya on August 30, 2015, 08:10:56 pm
Post by: dkersten on August 31, 2015, 10:08:45 pm
Post by: pbj on August 31, 2015, 10:12:33 pm
:notworthy:
Post by: yotsuya on August 31, 2015, 10:13:49 pm
Damn, dude.Yeah, I hate to say it, but you won the Anti-Chuff thread, Dave. :cheers:
:notworthy:
Post by: pbj on September 02, 2015, 11:46:45 am
:|
Post by: dkersten on September 02, 2015, 12:45:26 pm
yeah, it's 6 am.
No, it's 8 am.
Uh... Where are you?
Michigan..
Uh, yeah, I'm in Montana
he reads off the address.. got the street right, and the city and state started with the right letters, but otherwise they missed the mark by about 1500 miles.
So at 8 I call the place Lowes scheduled for me. They don't service Montana. So I call Lowes back. Oops, sorry, we got your zip code wrong so it went to the wrong service company.
Got it rescheduled for tomorrow, so one more friggin day listening to the airplane in my kitchen. I mentioned to the Lowes guy that most of the food in my freezer was thawed out, so he sent me the form for claiming food loss (part of the warranty). Gotta provide receipts. Who keeps their grocery receipts until after the food is eaten? It's in the freezer so it will last for weeks and months.. So now I gotta go back and find receipts (I haven't emptied the trash next to my nightstand and all that's in there is receipts I throw out every night, so I probably have some I can use.) Guess I will be getting the max $250 back since I can find receipts for that much frozen food from the last 35 days since I bought the fridge. Downside is there really is some food that is closer to refrigerator temp than freezer temp, even though the freezer is set to -3 degrees. It's still cold enough to not go bad, but once a frozen pizza thaws out that much you're better off throwing it out. The expensive stuff (frozen meat) is in the bottom drawer, and that stuff is still frozen solid, but I suppose it will have thawed out as far as they know.
Post by: BadMouth on September 02, 2015, 01:12:24 pm
I'd try that before bothering with the trash and nightstand.
Post by: Vigo on September 03, 2015, 11:01:59 am
Yep..knew both Jim and Linda...what about Brad Thill and Tye Card?
Brad is still here. Tye saw the writing on the wall a few months ago and left before the bottom dropped out. I'm sure he is much happier than the lot of us back here.
My new employer overlords are currently in a discussion about eliminating my position or reassigning it to Texas. That is actually good news at this point. They just implemented a mid year change of our health program, which I didn't know they could legally do. Now, if I still want medical coverage for my family it will cost me an additional $500 a month out of my paycheck. I could shut down my electrical, gas and water for my house and not make up the difference. ---uvulas--- couldn't even wait til January to dick with our benefits. Word is they are eliminating our time off next. I have 1 month banked for my leave for the baby, and I just know those ---punks--- are gonna take it away.
Post by: pbj on September 03, 2015, 04:25:41 pm
Post by: yotsuya on September 03, 2015, 04:28:57 pm
Post by: BadMouth on September 07, 2015, 08:47:47 am
Post by: eds1275 on September 07, 2015, 12:49:31 pm
Spent 40 minutes this morning driving to work, seeing an empty parking lot, and driving back home. I don't know how I forgot about the holiday. I knew about it when I went to bed last night.
To be fair, the name of the holiday is misleading for a day off.
Post by: Generic Eric on September 07, 2015, 10:49:35 pm
I hope in the future, that Labor Day will live up to its name. That there will be enough automation that we only have to work one day a year.Spent 40 minutes this morning driving to work, seeing an empty parking lot, and driving back home. I don't know how I forgot about the holiday. I knew about it when I went to bed last night.
To be fair, the name of the holiday is misleading for a day off.
Post by: Howard_Casto on September 07, 2015, 11:50:49 pm
Post by: yotsuya on September 08, 2015, 09:12:08 pm
Post by: harveybirdman on September 08, 2015, 10:34:02 pm
Chuff totally Naffed.
Post by: eds1275 on September 08, 2015, 10:56:51 pm
Post by: harveybirdman on September 08, 2015, 11:24:42 pm
Only thing that sort of makes up for it is its playable with the same monitor settings as Aero Fighters
Post by: pbj on September 09, 2015, 12:17:58 am
They lifted the fire ban where I live, and I have a fire going. Nobody is coming to join me.
Your three weeks of summer is over, bro. Now it's time for the winter of discontent.
Post by: eds1275 on September 09, 2015, 12:35:01 am
Post by: Malenko on September 09, 2015, 10:50:29 am
Post by: dkersten on September 09, 2015, 11:53:57 am
We skipped over spring this year, it's been hot since march. I think this winter will be lame. I want some snow. Now crazy snow, but just enough that it's fun to play in.After 2 out of 3 years of record snowfall, I just want a regular winter.. A few inches of snow every week or two and never below -10F. When we get 120 inches of snow that lasts for 5 months straight with several -35F days I start to wish the 90+ degree days would last a little longer. These days I am happy if we get more than a week of Spring and Fall weather (75 in the day, 50 at night). Seems to go from -10 one day to 90+ the next.
Post by: yotsuya on September 09, 2015, 11:54:14 am
Neph deleted his account. I am sullen and downtrodden.Yep. Sucks.
Post by: Generic Eric on September 09, 2015, 11:58:00 am
Ah, ---fudgesicle--- it...
Your cruel device,
Your blood like ice.
One look could kill,
My pain, your thrill.
I wanna love you, but I better not touch (don't touch)
I wanna hold you, but my senses tell me to stop
I wanna kiss you, but I want it too much (too much)
I wanna taste you, but your lips are venomous poison
You're poison runnin through my veins
You're poison, I don't wanna break these chains.
Your mouth, so hot
Your web, I'm caught
Your skin, so wet
Black lace on sweat
I hear you callin and it's needles and pins (and pins)
I wanna hurt you just to hear you screaming my name
Don't wanna touch you, but you're under my skin (deep in)
I wanna kiss you, but your lips are venomous poison
You're poison runnin through my veins
You're poison, I don't wanna break these chains
Poison
Neph deleted his account. I am sullen and downtrodden.Yep. Sucks.
I don't understand? I can still read his posts.
Post by: yotsuya on September 09, 2015, 11:59:52 am
Post by: Generic Eric on September 09, 2015, 12:00:29 pm
Well, he didn't go full Tully....Oh.
Well then.
Post by: ChanceKJ on September 09, 2015, 09:30:55 pm
Post by: jennifer on September 09, 2015, 09:36:21 pm
Post by: Generic Eric on September 09, 2015, 10:25:46 pm
Full Tully...OMG, Fall off my chair laughing :laugh2: :laugh2: :laugh2:
No thank you.
Post by: yotsuya on September 09, 2015, 10:29:46 pm
Neph went all Emo on us? What the...?He found the current state of projects uninspired, and quite frankly felt it would be best to just step away since he himself had nothing BYOAC in the works.
Post by: pbj on September 09, 2015, 10:42:53 pm
Neph went all Emo on us? What the...?He found the current state of projects uninspired, and quite frankly felt it would be best to just step away since he himself had nothing BYOAC in the works.
Can't argue with that. 2015 has been a dud here.
Post by: yotsuya on September 09, 2015, 10:47:02 pm
Yeah, I can't say I blame him. He felt like his comments tended towards the negative, given that he was a straight shooter and he wanted to cut that out.Neph went all Emo on us? What the...?He found the current state of projects uninspired, and quite frankly felt it would be best to just step away since he himself had nothing BYOAC in the works.
Can't argue with that. 2015 has been a dud here.
Still, I'll miss his honest feedback, especially when things get circle jerky.
Post by: Howard_Casto on September 09, 2015, 10:47:57 pm
Post by: yotsuya on September 09, 2015, 10:57:16 pm
I don't even look at the hardware end of the hobby anymore. All projects fall into two categories. Cabs so well done with so much money thrown at them it makes me feel bad about myself or cabs that are so bad or poorly designed that the creators should be ashamed to let them see the light of day. The middle fell away a long time ago.
Yeah.... I really don't want this to turn into a "Why I don't like BYOAC anymore" thread, but there was a lot of truth in that "New Arcade Console" thread...
Post by: Howard_Casto on September 10, 2015, 12:42:32 am
That isn't to say I can't appreciate a really well done cab, it's just the wisdom of being around here since the beginning has taught me that spending 500 dollars on sideart isn't the best idea considering in a few years the technology will radically change and you might have to scrap the whole thing anyway. I mean the whole switch from 4:3 to 16:9 monitors really threw me off. I always thought pc monitors would be 4:3 because for computing it makes more sense.... but I guess cost won. Also this trend to put Japanese controls on everything... I'm still resisting that one, but I think eventually we may not have a choice.
Post by: yotsuya on September 10, 2015, 01:15:46 am
I mean the whole switch from 4:3 to 16:9 monitors really threw me off.
I hear you. This and the insistence on using 32"+ monitors that result in superwide cabinets. I'm not saying anyone is WRONG in doing so, per se, but it just doesn't appeal to me.
Post by: yotsuya on September 10, 2015, 01:18:11 am
I think unless we are talking restoration or recreation, the whole "mame cab" thing doesn't appeal to me anymore.
That too, Howard. Gimme a great looking restoration anyday. Spyridon's threads here are what really caught my eye. Otherwise, I'd have a X-Arcade Tankstick and call it a day. But Spyridon's restorations inspired (---fudgesicle---, I'm starting to hate that word) me to really tackle fixing up dedicated machines.
Post by: harveybirdman on September 10, 2015, 01:30:50 am
How come jamma gotta be so expensive
Post by: pbj on September 10, 2015, 09:38:19 am
How come jamma gotta be so expensive
You know, that's probably the only aspect of this hobby I got in on the right side of. I started buying JAMMA boards 2000-2001 and paying more than about $25 shipped was 'expensive' for a lot of them. I mean, some games were ALWAYS expensive relative to the others, but more than $75ish for anything was fairly rare. Flipped all those things a year or so later and cleared hundreds in profit. Now when I stumble across them on ebay there's no way I could afford them. Bad Dudes for $100+? I paid $19 shipped for that. Oh well, it funded the MAME set up and probably paid rent one month.
Post by: yotsuya on September 10, 2015, 10:30:33 am
Most I paid for a board was like $150 for Macross, and that was shipped from South Korea. Now that board is at least $200 or GTFO. And you want a Macross Plus board? At least 3 bills on eBay.
Post by: harveybirdman on September 10, 2015, 10:44:06 am
It's Dodonpachi $1000, Batsugun $900, Cave SH3 $600, Battle Garega $1000 or GTFO that pisses me off.....
Post by: Vigo on September 10, 2015, 10:47:35 am
I don't even look at the hardware end of the hobby anymore. All projects fall into two categories. Cabs so well done with so much money thrown at them it makes me feel bad about myself or cabs that are so bad or poorly designed that the creators should be ashamed to let them see the light of day. The middle fell away a long time ago.
Yeah.... I really don't want this to turn into a "Why I don't like BYOAC anymore" thread, but there was a lot of truth in that "New Arcade Console" thread...
Been kinda wishing that someone would startup a clubhouse so those who go Tully or jump ships to other sites can keep in touch. I used to like the old one until it got banned by my work internet filters as a flagrant porn site. That and every time I had it up at my desk at work everyone thought I was on a circa 1996 warez site.
Post by: Vigo on September 10, 2015, 10:48:44 am
Hell I'll pay $300 for a good board......
It's Dodonpachi $1000, Batsugun $900, Cave SH3 $600, Battle Garega $1000 or GTFO that pisses me off.....
I think those that buy broken boards and fix them are the smart ones right now.
Post by: yotsuya on September 10, 2015, 10:52:48 am
I don't even look at the hardware end of the hobby anymore. All projects fall into two categories. Cabs so well done with so much money thrown at them it makes me feel bad about myself or cabs that are so bad or poorly designed that the creators should be ashamed to let them see the light of day. The middle fell away a long time ago.
Yeah.... I really don't want this to turn into a "Why I don't like BYOAC anymore" thread, but there was a lot of truth in that "New Arcade Console" thread...
Been kinda wishing that someone would startup a clubhouse so those who go Tully or jump ships to other sites can keep in touch. I used to like the old one until it got banned by my work internet filters as a flagrant porn site. That and every time I had it up at my desk at work everyone thought I was on a circa 1996 warez site.
Yeah, there is something kinda dirty and old about it.
Post by: yotsuya on September 10, 2015, 10:53:14 am
Hell I'll pay $300 for a good board......
It's Dodonpachi $1000, Batsugun $900, Cave SH3 $600, Battle Garega $1000 or GTFO that pisses me off.....
Stop buying SHMUPs. Problem solved.
Post by: dkersten on September 10, 2015, 11:17:05 am
Been kinda wishing that someone would startup a clubhouse so those who go Tully or jump ships to other sites can keep in touch. I used to like the old one until it got banned by my work internet filters as a flagrant porn site. That and every time I had it up at my desk at work everyone thought I was on a circa 1996 warez site.This is what private facebook groups are for..
Whenever a forum dies (or turns into something a lot of users don't like) and a bunch of "internet friends" want to stick together, someone ends up starting one and eventually all the old "regulars" end up getting invited through someone. It's kinda nice, right up until all the old issues that made them abandon the original forum start cropping up again, lol.
Post by: wp34 on September 10, 2015, 11:30:05 am
I don't even look at the hardware end of the hobby anymore. All projects fall into two categories. Cabs so well done with so much money thrown at them it makes me feel bad about myself or cabs that are so bad or poorly designed that the creators should be ashamed to let them see the light of day. The middle fell away a long time ago.
I think the middle is alive and "well" on Craigslist. I see those basic cabinets with 60-1's pop up nearly every day.
I mean the whole switch from 4:3 to 16:9 monitors really threw me off.
I hear you. This and the insistence on using 32"+ monitors that result in superwide cabinets. I'm not saying anyone is WRONG in doing so, per se, but it just doesn't appeal to me.
Well said both of you.
Post by: harveybirdman on September 10, 2015, 11:32:11 am
Stop buying SHMUPs. Problem solved.
LOL yeah right... Or learn to appreciate XX Mission or similar garbage SHMUPS.....
Post by: jennifer on September 10, 2015, 12:37:24 pm
Post by: eds1275 on September 10, 2015, 02:52:24 pm
Building a cab doesnt fall into a class war, it is realistically a culmination of skills. Something most people have come to expect be done for them on some magical CNC. In my time here few questions have ever been asked of me, and of those more than likely Jenn just imposed her position on the subject. couple that with copyrighted content (a subject we cant even talk about) And there just isn't much left.....Goodbye my friends.
I never understood the CNC thing. I mean... it's a box. Unless you're cutting ten of them, a CNC just means you spend more time at the computer and less time building the thing. Might as well make an IKEAcade. Oh wait... IT'S BEEN DONE!
Post by: ChanceKJ on September 11, 2015, 02:16:48 am
Post by: dkersten on September 11, 2015, 10:09:02 am
In the grand scheme of things, the only thing that can't be overcome is death, and eventually we will ALL succumb to that one. There is ALWAYS someone who has it worse off than you (well, other than the one sorry soul who has it worse than anyone - there's always a last place.) Remembering those things can help you get through even the toughest challenges.
You didn't just overcome a frustrating situation that was bringing you down, you turned it into a win. This should be in the other thread. :)
:cheers:
Post by: yotsuya on September 11, 2015, 10:28:16 am
This should be in the other thread. :)
:cheers:
That was my thought as well.
Post by: Vigo on September 11, 2015, 10:34:38 am
Post by: BadMouth on September 11, 2015, 10:41:05 am
If a mod combined the chuff and anti-chuff threads, the forum would implode.
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Post by: Malenko on September 11, 2015, 10:49:15 am
Post by: yotsuya on September 11, 2015, 10:51:02 am
in a different timestream, Neph didnt abandon me :(
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Post by: Generic Eric on September 11, 2015, 11:07:35 am
in a different timestream, Neph didnt abandon me :(
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Bros in a Dangerous Spacetime
Post by: ChanceKJ on September 11, 2015, 11:19:39 am
I guess it could go in either thread, or half in each. Why not add a few flowers to the junkyard?
Post by: yotsuya on September 11, 2015, 11:34:00 am
Post by: HaRuMaN on September 11, 2015, 12:22:22 pm
If a mod combined the chuff and anti-chuff threads, the forum would implode.
Done. You're welcome. :cheers:
Post by: Vigo on September 11, 2015, 01:26:22 pm
If a mod combined the chuff and anti-chuff threads, the forum would implode.
Done. You're welcome. :cheers:
And only just because you can.... :gobama
Post by: saint on September 11, 2015, 03:49:37 pm
Post by: saint on September 11, 2015, 04:27:51 pm
Post by: yotsuya on September 11, 2015, 04:56:47 pm
Well there's 45 minutes of my life gone... I will call that anti-chuff.
HAHAHAHAHAHA! :notworthy:
Post by: jennifer on September 11, 2015, 05:32:50 pm
Well there's 45 minutes of my life gone... I will call that anti-chuff.Well if you like I could get Jennifer to stir up some 3 day drama for you.... Then you could be all sleepless and worried too. >:D
Post by: Howard_Casto on September 11, 2015, 05:47:15 pm
Well there's 45 minutes of my life gone... I will call that anti-chuff.
Look at it this way. Science tells us that technically speaking just about anything is possible.... it might be unlikely, but the possibility exists. That means while you were on your pc doing tedious grunt work you could have walked outside. While outside you could have been brutally raped by a pack of wild kittens. Our pointless drivel saved you from that extremely unlikely, yet still possible, scenario. You are welcome. :D
Post by: HaRuMaN on September 12, 2015, 12:22:39 am
Well there's 45 minutes of my life gone... I will call that anti-chuff.Vigo made me do it
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Post by: pbj on September 12, 2015, 08:17:06 am
Today we get to contemplate if, where, and how we escalate this. Sigh.
Good luck out there.
:cheers:
Post by: wp34 on September 12, 2015, 11:27:02 am
One of my wife's coworkers showed up at the weekly "eat wings, drink booze, play video games" party, sucker punched me during an outdoor jenga game, announced he had spent Thursday with a gun in his mouth, and walked around with his hand in his back pocket daring us to take a swing at him for the next two hours.
Today we get to contemplate if, where, and how we escalate this. Sigh.
Good luck out there.
:cheers:
Wow. Yeah that's a tough one there. Good luck.
Post by: yotsuya on September 12, 2015, 11:28:38 am
We're having a "eat tacos, drink booze, play video games" night tonight, but I doubt anyone gets sucker punched.
Be safe, my friend!
Post by: pbj on September 12, 2015, 12:36:35 pm
So this morning the dryer repair got escalated.
:timebomb:
Post by: jennifer on September 12, 2015, 01:09:21 pm
Post by: eds1275 on September 12, 2015, 01:27:47 pm
Post by: pbj on September 12, 2015, 07:16:59 pm
I have been reaaaaaly wasted before but I cannot imagine how far you would have to go to pis yourself sleeping.
We've been comparing notes and I think he slipped in the bathroom, grabbed the curtain, and did the deed face down in my bathtub.
:timebomb:
Post by: Generic Eric on September 13, 2015, 11:57:01 pm
That isn't evil at all! I don't know what I expected, but it wasn't Creamy Dark, that is for sure!
Post by: Howard_Casto on September 14, 2015, 12:24:23 am
Post by: Generic Eric on September 14, 2015, 12:27:52 am
Evil tastes like sweat and disappointment..... at least that's been my experience.
I guess I expected more hopps, or at least some exotic spices.
Post by: BadMouth on September 14, 2015, 09:14:05 am
Lucky Bucket "Certified Evil" tastes like Leinenkugel's "Creamy Dark."
That isn't evil at all! I don't know what I expected, but it wasn't Creamy Dark, that is for sure!
Had one of these over the weekend. It was alright. Just alright.
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Post by: pbj on September 14, 2015, 09:28:00 am
Post by: harveybirdman on September 14, 2015, 09:31:56 am
St Bernardus Apt 19 and Tripel are my favorites....
The Anti-Chuff? Their price... Ouch!
Post by: pbj on September 14, 2015, 09:43:56 am
Post by: BadMouth on September 14, 2015, 10:01:19 am
I've just about hit my limit on "whimsical" craft beers. I've thoroughly enjoyed this fad and have had many delightful brews... but it's done. Time to put away the clip clop double bock triple ipa cider and go back to Shiner for a few years.
Yeah, the whole IPA thing is over around there thankfully. The place close to my house makes very drinkable stuff.
I drive new bartenders crazy by ordering stuff by what it actually is.
"I'll have a wheat beer and the chicken sandwich"
They go to the POS machine, don't see anything labeled "chicken sandwich" and then look at the menu.
Hardly any of the goofy names make enough of a reference to the actual food that you could figure it out.
The area where I live is so saturated with micro-brews that I view the beer no differently than anything else on the menu.
It's no different than two places selling cheeseburgers. One might be better than the other, but really it's just a cheeseburger.
If I'm in the mood for a cheeseburger, I can get one at either place. I'm not ordering one based on it having a clever name.
EDIT: The beer pictured above was brought to me by a friend who absolutely buys beer based on clever names.
The last thing he brought me was some kind of "walking dead" beer.
Post by: dkersten on September 14, 2015, 10:53:56 am
I've just about hit my limit on "whimsical" craft beers. I've thoroughly enjoyed this fad and have had many delightful brews... but it's done. Time to put away the clip clop double bock triple ipa cider and go back to Shiner for a few years.Craft beers becoming too "mainstream" for you? You loved it when only you and a handful of others knew about it, but now that everyone's doing it, it's "so yesterday".. ?
:cheers:
Post by: yotsuya on September 14, 2015, 10:58:57 am
I've just about hit my limit on "whimsical" craft beers. I've thoroughly enjoyed this fad and have had many delightful brews... but it's done. Time to put away the clip clop double bock triple ipa cider and go back to Shiner for a few years.Craft beers becoming too "mainstream" for you? You loved it when only you and a handful of others knew about it, but now that everyone's doing it, it's "so yesterday".. ?
:cheers:
He's out-hipster'd himself!
Post by: pbj on September 14, 2015, 11:23:02 am
After 10 years of craft beers, I'd just like some regular stuff for a change. I was in a total dump of a bar last week and the taps were Bud Light, Miller Light, and Sam Adams Rebel IPA. I mean, wtf. What do you even do with that. That's "never mind, I'd rather have some water" territory.
The craze will end, the market will normalize. Remnants of the improved tastes and enhanced selections will remain. We're all better off for the experience. Don't worry, your grubby flyover town will be right there with me in 3-4 years.
Post by: BadMouth on September 14, 2015, 11:32:12 am
Got $60 out of the ATM for the evening.
$2 cover, drank $2 miller lite pounders, got a couple 2/$1 hot dogs on the way home.
When I get home, I'm shocked to discover that I still have $46 in my wallet.
This made me reflect on my $35-60 evenings at the brew pub, but the thought passed quickly.
Post by: Slippyblade on September 14, 2015, 05:06:44 pm
I went to see a friend fill in with a different band on Saturday night.
Got $60 out of the ATM for the evening.
$2 cover, drank $2 miller lite pounders, got a couple 2/$1 hot dogs on the way home.
When I get home, I'm shocked to discover that I still have $46 in my wallet.
This made me reflect on my $35-60 evenings at the brew pub, but the thought passed quickly.
Wow - that's hella cheap for a night at the pub. Kinda jealous.
Post by: dkersten on September 21, 2015, 02:11:12 pm
So I called a local HVAC guy and of course he wanted $150 to come out on a weekend. He figured it was the flame sensor, and sure enough, the flame sensor read bad. He cleaned it up and it was metering perfectly, except it was still only running the gas for about 5 seconds before stopping. After a half hour of tinkering he announced the control board was bad on it. Of course, they didn't have one in stock, so I ended up having to wait until Monday anyway.... So much for the $150 weekend service call.
So the board is $457. I already owe $150 and now it will cost more to install it. The guy who called me actually said maybe it's time for a new furnace... WTF!! I mean, sure, it is older than I think, but my last one was 30 years old when I replaced it. "Well," he says, "You are already a quarter the way to a new furnace with repairs..." FFS, this should be under warranty still, and I'll be damned if I'm going to replace the whole thing again!
Am I just getting old and feeling the years slipping past too fast? I seriously feel like this thing was installed just a couple years ago, maybe 5, but even so why do I feel like a $6500 furnace and AC should still be practically brand new after only 8 or 9 years?
And WTF is with all my damned appliances failing suddenly? Last year it was cars.. 2 engines and a transmission along with a dozen other repairs that totaled well over $10k. This year I'm somehow replacing appliances that aren't that old. Granted, aside from the fridge I am replacing the rest just to match, but damn, first the fridge, then the water line, then the furnace....
Yesterday me and my son and my girlfriend walked through the house and I explained all the things I WANT to do in each room. It took over two hours just to go through each room and point out what projects I had in mind. I am sure it will be around $30k to do them all, which is why they have been projects on the back burner for ten years. Thing is, most of the stuff I did 10 years ago is already needing a refresh. And this is all if I do it myself, if I hire it out, which I might have to since my back is getting so bad, it would be twice as much or more.
I start to see why people want to buy new construction homes that are completely move in ready, even if it means being in a townhouse or duplex with a hundred square feet for lawn and your neighbor's window seven feet from yours. I can't even imagine what it is like owning an older home if you aren't handy and in good health. I suppose that is why you find so many houses on the market that are just dumps and need more work than the house is worth to make habitable.
Anyway, I almost made it out of Summer without another blow, but the Naff caught me at the last second.
Post by: eds1275 on September 21, 2015, 02:26:43 pm
Post by: BadMouth on September 21, 2015, 02:29:46 pm
You've convinced me not to fix what isn't broke.
Post by: dkersten on September 21, 2015, 02:32:52 pm
I might see if I can get a hold of the guy who installed the thing originally. He can get the board at a discount and even put it in, but I will still owe the $150 for having a guy show up and not do anything.
Post by: pbj on September 21, 2015, 02:47:29 pm
Post by: dkersten on September 21, 2015, 05:01:45 pm
That guy that "didn't do anything" also wasn't able to go do something else while he was dealing with your walking catastrophe ass.I agreed to pay the $150 for him to drive to my house, spend 5 minutes testing then cleaning the flame sensor before declaring it wasn't the problem, then another 10 minutes staring at the control board before calling his boss and asking a couple questions then telling me he couldn't fix it and he would call back on Monday. If they charge me the full amount, I will pay it, but I won't be happy about it.
BTW, the $457 part costs $125. I had the guy who sold and installed the furnace check on it and he will have the part here tomorrow. The downside is if the $150 diagnosis is wrong I am stuck with a $125 board I don't need and still have to fix it. The upside is there is only 4 parts that can really go bad on these, one is the igniter and one is the valve, both work fine. The third is the flame sensor, and that costs about $20, so worst case scenario the guy who charged me $150 to come by on a Saturday morning got his diagnosis completely wrong and it will STILL cost me 70% less than it would have to have him fix it.
Post by: yotsuya on September 21, 2015, 05:08:24 pm
As the summer comes to a close, one final "F U" from the Anti Chuff dept. It got chilly the other night, so I fired up my furnace.
Furnace? We'll still be running our AC until the end of October here....
Post by: dkersten on September 21, 2015, 05:31:22 pm
was getting down to 45 degrees on Thursday and Friday.. Back up to 80 today, but this is Montana, it could snow tonight and be -30 tomorrow, lol.As the summer comes to a close, one final "F U" from the Anti Chuff dept. It got chilly the other night, so I fired up my furnace.
Furnace? We'll still be running our AC until the end of October here....
Friday morning it was about 55 down in my basement, and that was just chilly enough to turn the heater on. Glad I did though, would suck if I waited until the first freeze and then found I had no heat. If it had been that cold, that HVAC place would have charged me $1500 and then told me I have a leak in the heat exchanger and insisted I replace it.. lol.
Post by: Howard_Casto on September 21, 2015, 08:00:34 pm
The old furnaces work better and last longer... definitely don't replace it until it breaks. We got an industrial unit from my grandmaw's house and it doesn't heat/cool as well as the old one did and it was half busted!
So I got the dash on my car halfway presentable and I was ready to take the car to paint.... now the speedo dies and the door buzzer is coming on when you turn the lights on. Ugh...old cars.
Post by: BadMouth on September 29, 2015, 03:32:32 pm
Not sure if I'm chuffed or anti-chuffed since I hate my job anyway.
I'd always hoped they'd just close up shop and I could collect unemployment for a while.
I'm anti-chuffed at the moment because I got the structural issues on my house taken care of just yesterday, and I was getting ready utilize a personal line of credit to remodel the bathroom which is already halfway gutted. :-\
Now I'm not so sure I want that extra debt/payment.
At the moment, the feeling I have is that I'm going to tell the new bosses to go ---fudgesicle--- themselves over the terms of the employment agreement.
Post by: Vigo on September 29, 2015, 04:37:35 pm
I was informed today that my bosses have sold the company and new owners are taking over next month.
Not sure if I'm chuffed or anti-chuffed since I hate my job anyway.
I'd always hoped they'd just close up shop and I could collect unemployment for a while.
Hope your goes better than mine, brother! My days at work have been nothing but filled with disaster lately.
Post by: harveybirdman on September 29, 2015, 04:51:04 pm
Why didn't I become an engineer.... Oh yeah Physics....
Post by: jennifer on September 29, 2015, 05:08:13 pm
After 6 years in a leadership pseudo-supervisory role at a company I've been with for 12 years I have to go back to production Thursday in what feels a whole lot like a demotion.Most likely your co/workers will try to get their collective revenge now that your one of them again.... I would consider a new job.
Why didn't I become an engineer.... Oh yeah Physics....
Post by: yotsuya on September 29, 2015, 05:24:59 pm
After 6 years in a leadership pseudo-supervisory role at a company I've been with for 12 years I have to go back to production Thursday in what feels a whole lot like a demotion.Most likely your co/workers will try to get their collective revenge now that your one of them again.... I would consider a new job.
Why didn't I become an engineer.... Oh yeah Physics....
You're assuming he was an ---uvula--- to his coworkers when he was "supervising" them.
Post by: harveybirdman on September 29, 2015, 05:31:35 pm
And really I do need another job, one that pays like 100k a year to build arcade machines, drink PBR, and tell people why their arcade machines suck.
Post by: jdbailey1206 on September 30, 2015, 08:21:04 pm
And really I do need another job, one that pays like 100k a year to build arcade machines, drink PBR, and tell people why their arcade machines suck.
Ive been looking for this for the past 10 years. Oddly enough it doesnt exist.
Post by: Howard_Casto on September 30, 2015, 10:46:39 pm
Post by: jennifer on October 01, 2015, 12:11:49 pm
Post by: pbj on October 04, 2015, 09:51:18 am
When it got down to, "what's it going to take to get you to come with me to this little private club down the block...." = GTFO. NOW.
Post by: pbj on October 04, 2015, 07:14:39 pm
Turns out when they destroy ribs by making them St. Louis style, they've got to do SOMETHING with the good part they lopped off. So they creatively bundle them and sell it to idiots like me.
Ho hum. I'll be eating this while the Cowboys lose.
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Post by: BadMouth on October 06, 2015, 02:30:25 pm
I was informed today that my bosses have sold the company and new owners are taking over next month.
Not sure if I'm chuffed or anti-chuffed since I hate my job anyway.
I'd always hoped they'd just close up shop and I could collect unemployment for a while.
Hope your goes better than mine, brother! My days at work have been nothing but filled with disaster lately.
Boss gave me a stack of employment papers to fill out for the new owners and then left for the day....W4, citizenship verification, etc.
So I'm supposed to have these filled out by tomorrow, but I don't even know the name of the company I am now employed by?!?. ::)
I'll go along with it until they put a non-compete clause or anything else I'm not going to sign in front of me.
As far as I'm concerned, if the company I was working for last week doesn't exist anymore than the non-compete clause they have on file is null.
Post by: Vigo on October 06, 2015, 02:53:14 pm
My boss just put in his notice last week, so if I don't get fired as part of the fallout, I won't have a department or a boss. It will be an interesting situation how it will play out, because my office doesn't have authority to assign me to a new department, and the buyers don't have any experience in my realm of work, and they mostly don't even acknowledge that I exist. I could very easily end up like Milton from Office Space.
Post by: yotsuya on October 06, 2015, 03:50:28 pm
If I lived by you, I would buy you a drink, brother! :cheers: Don't expect the circus to end anytime soon.
My boss just put in his notice last week, so if I don't get fired as part of the fallout, I won't have a department or a boss. It will be an interesting situation how it will play out, because my office doesn't have authority to assign me to a new department, and the buyers don't have any experience in my realm of work, and they mostly don't even acknowledge that I exist. I could very easily end up like Milton from Office Space.
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Post by: jdbailey1206 on March 13, 2016, 05:30:02 am
Post by: eds1275 on March 14, 2016, 04:15:23 pm
Post by: CCM on March 14, 2016, 04:53:45 pm
Post by: Malenko on March 14, 2016, 05:03:03 pm
This thread needs to be resurrected. Im all for the Chuff but Anti Chuff is more prevalent in my world.
I'll harsh on your naff, its not summer or 2015 >:D
Post by: BorgDog on March 15, 2016, 12:32:35 pm