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- ArmandoEstrada3
One of my good friend's friend is Chad Coleman (The Wire, Walking Dead, The Expanse). Im surprised I haven't met this guy sooner, but my wife and I got to hang with him last night. I asked him to guilt trip my wife into watching The Expanse.
- ArmandoEstrada8
UGH.
- PonyBoy3
fuuuuuuuuck... no relief in site... :(
- Jeez, hell you at?ArmandoEstrada
- Milton Keynes, probablyGardener
- Looks like it will cool off by Fridayrobotron3k
- Brutal. 8 days a weekFax_Benson
- Those C's or F's?ArmandoEstrada
- C. everyone's blood is boiling instantly.pango
- Death from above!!ArmandoEstrada
- Palm Springs?monospaced
- Anchorage Alaska?utopian
- FeenicksPonyBoy
- Stay Goldenfooler
- Go to a water park for your birthday?pango
- Texas?dbloc
- mariana trenchsted
- https://images.askme…ok_not_ok
- I feel ya.BonSeff
- Well, yeah, that's why ya gotta move the fuck out! ;)studderine
- that's brutalTaschen
- Is that C's LOLOLOLHayzilla
- PonyBoy5
crazy how big Mars looks in the sky these past few weeks... looks so cool next to the full moon tonight
- shellie0
These impending feeling of change. I don't like it.
- OBBTKN0
I just woke up... with a unfinished dream, where I had just met a girl, beautiful, elegant and with lots of common tastes... I was asking her name, before ask her phone number, with my heart pumping crazy and while I was giving a pair of kisses on her cheeks... And so... I wake up!
Now here I am, sad and heartbroken, in tears, looking at clouds in balcony, like when I was this shy boy, in love, but alone...
Fuck, I am too old for this!
- https://www.qbn.com/…utopian
- ^OBBTKN
- I should start writing cheap romantic novelsOBBTKN
- HijoDMaite21
I never got that $15k raise that I asked for at work. Sooo I got it in the form of a new job. :)
- nice!dorf
- wootpango
- woot woot!helloeatbreathedrive
- killin it broDRIFTMONKEY
- good for youmugwart
- Thanks much guys!HijoDMaite
- Right the fuck on bud.eryx
- yeah booyyyy!utopian
- i_monk0
Dad fell and fractured a bunch of ribs and a vertebra two days ago. Just found out my mother's brother died yesterday. Shit is falling apart.
- garbage13
A friend of mine recently moved to NYC, and he left behind an old Suzuki Samurai. It wasn't selling, and it didn't run so he was going to donate it. I said "Fuck that, free car".
This thing is a Beater with a capitol B. It looks deranged. Some of the previous owners have modded the hell out of this thing, and I'm still finding surprises. It hasn't moved since last October.
Curbside work: replaced the water pump, adjusted belts, re-spliced some wires from some junky's failed attempt to hotwire the damn thing. By some miracle we got it home, and it's currently curbed parked on the hill out front because the parking brake has gone out.
I'm new to this, but this is the way to learn. This is going to be fun as fuck, and my neighbors are going to hate me for having this monstrosity out in the open.
Are there any gearheads here / a better thread for this project?
Also open to any names for the beast.
- NICE. The 12 year old inside me (ssh, don't tell the cops) would f'ing love one of these.
I think 'Beast' would do :)detritus - You know, detritus has a nice ring to it.
I'm not going to name it until it's steady rolling.garbage - Beautiful rare mini-beast, it will be a good burrorobotron3k
- Hey bud, just start a thread I don't think anyone will be pissed off and we get to see progress.eryx
- In Philly...Suzuki Samurai's are considered a most prized possession.utopian
- @robo something we can finally agree on, and that makes me happy.
@eryx I'll start a wrenching thread in the morning when I can get more proper photos..garbage - ..I know there's a lot of motorcycle fiends that show up here, so was curious if there was some old mechanic NT thread that we could revive.garbage
- @utopian Wanna buy a Samurai lolgarbage
- i wouldnt even know where to begin lol props to you guy!trooperbill
- My friend has a super clean stock tin top as his daily driver. I see a lot of these lifted beater hand painted camo ones down in Oregon.
Name it Godzuki!fooler - Replace all the fuses. just do it. my god, the hours i've wasted trusting "good" fuses. Clean / update ground connections.imbecile
- Ya good diagnostic tools will save you many hours of trouble shooting, you can narrow them from auto parts stores for just a deposit.BabySnakes
- DUDE NWA loved that car
http://imagesvc.time…err - @trooperbill I don't either, but that's where the fun is.
@imbecile You're definitely right on that. This thing has spent some time in rivers.garbage - @snakes I know a guy who has some. Luckily I'm not alone in this, but will need all of the advice I can get.
@err Lol, now I know what I'll play once I get..garbage - ..the speakers working.garbage
- https://www.qbn.com/…
Feel free to come by, gripe and share knowledge.garbage - @fooler your friend is lucky, I wish it was a tintop. This will be broken into on the regular. Came with a pistol lock box cabled to the driver's seat.garbage
- NICE. The 12 year old inside me (ssh, don't tell the cops) would f'ing love one of these.
- docpoz-1
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- kingsteven10
offer accepted on a house, a few miles further out from the city than where i've lived most of my life... but it has a garage! feel like i've been stockpiling tools for years waiting for this moment... gonna get hangers for the walls, a giant toolbox, some half rusted garage signage, jars full of miscellaneous screws! FUCK YEARRH.
- currently looking for land to build a house, tired of living in an apartment... and yes, a garagedmay
- https://www.youtube.…Gnash
- jelly! Want a garage too!mekk
- signs you're getting old?dorf
- congrats!Bennn
- Pegboards!cannonball1978
- Having a garage is awesome, congrats!zarkonite
- heh, thought about signs you're getting old... but i know far younger folks than me with garages :Dkingsteven
- been looking up air filters and plans for downdraft tables and all sorts today, have a bunch of 'projects' that have been waiting for a suitable space!kingsteven
- Jealous too. Get it organised as much as you can in advance - plan ahead!
*looks around utter chaos that is studio and regrets not following own advice*detritus - Yeah, hanging up my tools on pegboard in my garage was one of those big moments for me. Took me like 4 years living in my house to get around to it though.nocomply
- hehe @kingsteven. put a pic up when you finish. congrats on getting a house!dorf
- Congrats. I can confirm, with a garage now for a few months—it's the best. I still don't have a proper place for all the tools but it takes time to dial in.mandomafioso
- HijoDMaite6
Turned in my resignation notice ten minutes ago. Fuck, that was a bit nerve wrecking. Looks like they’re going to have me slave for the two weeks! lol
- *wrackingHijoDMaite
- oh gosh ... you should have one foot out the door already ... you don't owe them extra hours or anything :)monospaced
- haha - did they pull the ol' "please show us how to do everything you do for the next 2 weeks"whatthefunk
- Didn't you just get promoteddrgs
- killin it broDRIFTMONKEY
- Congrats!nocomply
- why is it okay for an employer to terminate you on the spot but you have to give two weeks noticejuanluisgarcia
- @drgs I got the promotion/money by getting a new job man. @JLG we are not forced to give notice, but I guess to not burn bridge?HijoDMaite
- Just take it easy. What are they gonna do, fire you? Play golf and then come in at noon. My ex-bitch boss loved when I did that.section_014
- Haha oh boy I wish I had the cajonesHijoDMaite
- In Germany, you have to give 3 months noticeTaschen
- Yes shut er down. Make em pay consulting fees for training hahadocpoz
- Don't let them make you train your replacement.monospaced
- Feels fucking good, eh!davey_g
- I shook a lot of people today. Everyone’s smelling blood. Our own is a greedy bastard.HijoDMaite
- *ownerHijoDMaite
- Start smoking cigar in the office. Also wear Sun glasses in door.pango
- @Taschen I once had to work for almost 6 months after giving my notice. gaaaa!mekk
- docpoz-6
If u neg this u drink donkey balls
- Are you really that starved of attention? Honestly, it's like you've hit your head and regressed into the modes of a socially-retarded 13 year old.detritus
- downvoted yourself i see, nice.imbecile
- respond if u drink donkey ballsimbecile
- I love triggering old farts like udocpoz
- Did you finish making your last metal ass dildo?docpoz
- Or did you 3d print it?docpoz
- 'triggering'? Christ, you really are a teenager. A shame, sometimes some of the stuff you post on here can be interesting.detritus
- ignore him det, he obviously drinks donkey balls, i mean, what can we do?imbecile
- Tastydocpoz
- So comment on those articles detritus, why are u here?docpoz
- did the imbecile check his profil yet? ooh, I wonder??docpoz
- https://fsmedia.imgi…docpoz
- this is boringmonospaced
- oh look who shows up to whine. whats updocpoz
- I'm just here for the comments.Maaku
- You need some time to play out side.pango
- alwaysdocpoz
- boooooooorrringmonospaced
- meowdocpoz
- PonyBoy1
Tom Cruise at his current age is 5 years OLDER than Wilford Brimley was when he played a Grandfather living in a retirement home in the movie Cocoon...
... let that fuck w/your head a moment.
- notype0
How do you know when you've outgrown your title/position?
What are the signs?- Mundane question, I know... but I'm being shoved into asking.notype
- when it's too easyGnash
- Gnash, I'm getting tired I think. I took an order today and it hit me: "I've had it!"
I've done my "time,"
I've gotta be doing much more than this.notype - Good point, though I don't know that the problem solving part is "easy", but just feeling like I could be doing much much more.notype
- your partner will say that they can't feel anythingdocpoz
- When you know you can auto pilot. And also bored.pango
- Sounds like you've answered your own question, notype. You may also just be burned outGnash
- Sometimes, when unfilled in other parts of life, we transfer that angst onto something else. Work can be an easier surrogate for that darkness.Gnash
- Your experience reflects on the work and co-workers see you as a go-to professional when they need help.Maaku
- Also time...if you've been doing the same thing for 4 years now, it's time to move on. Ask for it, or get a new job.Maaku
- Gnash you hit the nail on the headnotype
- It's time to take care of yourself first.Glitterati_Duane
- can you phone it in? is your attitude looked over? can you have everything you want? it's time to go, you're underpaid and unmotivated.imbecile
- Glitterati_Duane hit home brother. Thanks for this.notype
- shellie1
When someone close to you is sick and it's complicated. :'(
This has happened to me once before. A sick older sister who eventually passed away but we had a really torrid relationship from the time I was born to her eventual death, even though I helped her. She didn't appreciate what I did over the years for her and her family. Meanwhile, I was supporting my mom and step father (who had cancer at the time) although i'll never regret helping my very grateful parents and I'd do that again. My sister screwed me over pretty good, though. I struggle with the idea of doing that again with anybody but my surviving mother.
I like to think the best of people and naturally give them a lot of rope. But, other people's drama, health-related or not can be so all-consuming and I've seen it throw me off my path -- my dreams deferred. I'm getting older now. I want a family. And, I feel like I'm coming up on a really needed break for myself. If I refocus to help others I care about all of that could go away. What would you do? I'm grappling with this.
- do what you feel is right and that enables you to prosper without anyone getting hurt. ideally. if it comes down it hurting you more than them well, nodocpoz
- *to it hurting you more than themdocpoz
- I'm trying to, but I think it will eventually be received as uncaring form other people's perspectives - the person in need and the people around them.shellie
- do what you can and do the right thing and you will be fine. you know in your soul how far to godocpoz
- i feel you know what to do and what you can live with. you have to live with yourself afterwards...docpoz
- im not sure if im repeating myself slightly...probablydocpoz
- @doc Ithink regret either way is looming. If things dont turn out perfectly for this person, ill always blame myself if i didn't do everything.shellie
- i can't control nature though. and im not the only person who could help. but i might be the only one who actually does depending on how things go.shellie
- at 35 my window for children is closing. I have to focus to get myself to place where that's even possible. I'm giving myself 2 yrs & the schedule is tight.shellie
- if it doesn't happen, ok. But i'll harbor to much regret if i don't give motherhood a real shot. And part of that is being financially stable.shellie
- just getting it all back now after my sister. it took years. I don't think I can handle another serious hurdle in front of my main directive. but smhshellie
- follow happiness,. things will fall into place.docpoz
- boundaries. make them, keep them. the more you over-function, the more she'll under-function. it's like quicksand, the more you do the more stuck you getGnash
- you can have compassion and empathy AND have boundaries. You don't need to lose yourself.Gnash
- thanks Gnash. I tend to forget that and my boundaries disappear. I have to learn from my mistakes.shellie
- +1 on boundaries. In my early 20's my mom had a life-threatening illness. I took care of her, and she became overly dependent on me. It's a difficult spot..garbage
- ..because you want to take care of your loved ones, but there comes a time when they're recovered physically but not emotionally. Hard to see it as it happens.garbage
- Experienced this exact situation after 4 years of caring for another. Now I'm 100% focused on me and have learned to say no a lot!whatthefunk
- Now, I prefer feeling guilty about not doing things for others compared to the feelings of guilt about not doing things for me. I traded one for another...whatthefunk
- Bennn0
I'm having a hard time finding icons, with the extension .ico
I want to customize my Windows icons a bit.
Anyone have any links??
- 2002 called it wants... oh, I can't even be bothered to finish this.detritus
- or just convert any file - http://icoconvert.co…
lots of these about.fadein11 - yeah i think converting png to ico is the best way to do it, there's a lot of icons in png on the webBennn
- hi detritus!Bennn
- 2002? More like 1999.Maaku
- Create your own, should be a fun project.Maaku
- hehe, maaku - i wondered for a while what year would've been appropriate to suggest - it all just fades into a blur after a decade or so :)detritus
- I use the year the iphone came out and windows 95 as a range to locate events around that period, lolMaaku
- And then 2007 - present, like a before and after the iphone :)Maaku
- imbecile0
I offered to buy his 200,000+ mile, 18 year old 328i, site unseen for $X,XXX, he responds with $X,XXX + $200. Now I don't want it... but I still totally want it. We'll see what happens after work.
- +200 no big deal, do eet!robotron3k
- if it has been sitting for sale for a while just hold out and save the $200capn_ron
- $X,XXX + $50BabySnakes
- Do it and join the QBN GKC!garbage
- I had a 323iT and right after 165k every little thing needed replaced.fooler
- Do it ya cheap assdocpoz
- Got an '02 325i touring. You're gonna love it.mekk
- Had a '02 325Ci, the cooling system was problematic, check for coolant leaks and that the oil is clearspot13
- both of you are cheap asses who don't deserve to drive luxury cars ;-)chukkaphob
- so which Bentley does chukka let his driver steer?mekk
- If he can’t give you a reason for $200 other than wanting more then walk on that chump. You’re doing him a favor. Feel good for walking. Its not the only car.cannonball1978
- i walked so hard, i decided on a more expensive wagon, manual baby!imbecile
- WTF, what did you get?garbage
- you're better off with a stick BMWmekk
- @imbecile congrats on the new whip, whatever it is that you got! Stick is the way to go! wroom vrooooomchukkaphob
- bulletfactory7
My wife and I bought a house! Moving back to KC to be closer to family. I have mixed emotions about it, but know, at least for now, it's the right move.
I will definitely miss Brooklyn, our neighborhood, the park, and our friends – but all of our family is in Missouri.
When we first moved to Brooklyn, we were just a couple looking to see if we could make it in NYC - and I think we've been really successful at that test. Now that we have twin 3 year olds, we think the right move is to be closer to family so our kids can know them better. This move was especially underscored after some recent loss – we have no idea how much time we have with anyone, so we should take advantage while we can. New York isn't going anywhere.
Both my wife and I are keeping our NYC jobs and working remotely with regular monthly trips back, so it kind of feels like that's kind of a win-win; lower bills (reduced by over half), actually owning something instead of wasting it on rent, proximity to family (but far enough away that they can't "pop in"), plus the opportunity to stay connected to our close friends in NYC.
I think working full-time remote (at least for myself) will be unsustainable for the long term - I don't think I'll be happy and will feel more isolated, but for the short term it's really attractive. I will give it an honest try though.... But I also know I need to hedge my bets and start reaching out to local contacts/agencies. Anyone with their ear to the ground on Sr.AD and above positions (agency or in-house), hit me up!
....and KC folk - we should grab beers in Sept. My new house is 4 blocks from Bier Station.
- mazel tovGnash
- start putting your time and money into making more money, not finding more work. use that money to enjoy the family opportunity the move afforded you.imbecile
- Congrats on your decisions. Sounds great! Onward :-)Krassy
- Working remotely woll be enough for uou to find your nearby hussle. Good luck.cannonball1978
- congrats on the big choice. set yourself up right to work remote. It is the best investment to make it work.capn_ron
- your lucky.. replace New York with Berlin and Missouri with Sydney, and the commute isn't so easy..autoflavour
- Appreciate the advice and well-wishes all!
Autoflavour: that'd be a hell of a commute!bulletfactory - Make that NY money for as long as you can. And congrats, this is a good post.stoplying
- Was able to keep my NY job when moving out west. Working remote these last 7 months has been.... a change. Getting used to, and even appreciating, it though.duckseason
- Nice! Good luck on the move.bezoar