I test drove a C5 Z06 yesterday. That's not the rant. The rant has to do with the fact that, in the same year car, a 405 hp GM LS V8 gets pretty much the same MPG's as my Miata's 1.8 liter, 142 hp (allegedly) 4 cylinder. Get in the game Mazda.
I test drove a C5 Z06 yesterday. That's not the rant. The rant has to do with the fact that, in the same year car, a 405 hp GM LS V8 gets pretty much the same MPG's as my Miata's 1.8 liter, 142 hp (allegedly) 4 cylinder. Get in the game Mazda.
In reply to wae :
Very clearly state, "Nope. Cash, no paper, or we go back and I charge you more. Do you not understand the concept of tax evasion?"
Beginning to think that almost every question raised anywhere can be answered with one of:
I have a taste for an Arch Deluxe.
So there I was, after unreasonable amount of time trying to get all my supplies in order, sit down behind my 5.3 and get ready to put a thin coat if copper spray on this rear cover gasket. Pull the top off and find...that the berkeleying spray button is missing off of this damn can.
Knurled. said:I have a taste for an Arch Deluxe.
But it's McRib season.
Just drove to town, exchanged that broken can. Now I have a can that isn't actually spraying anything resembling the actual sealant. Berking hell. And I was down here trying to not think about crap that had me in a bad mood.
EDIT: nevermind kept fiddling with it and now it works. Rear cover is on and torqued. Now to find where that oil pickup tube o ring ran off too...
There is a concrete pad in the back corner of my yard. I'm not exactly sure how big it is yet, since it is buried under about 3 inches of dirt and stuff. The weird thing is that the concrete itself is about the color of peanut butter. That's new for me.
I was planning on putting a shed over there. So, depending on the dimension it has, this could be great OR it could mean I'm going to have to tear it out.
Autocross day. I ran an amazing pass and was feeling awesome about it when it came out I'd missed a gate and DNFed the entire run. Then I couldn't get it together again in the rest of my attempts.
7th of 60 drivers but I should have been top 2-4.
The only thing I’m getting by being patient, is older.
I just want the broken pieces of my collar bone to stop moving. I can deal with the pain, but having to stretch my shoulder and realign things (with grinding clicks) every couple of hours is getting old.
In reply to mazdeuce - Seth :
Ok that sucks just thinking about it. Good luck on a quick as possible recovery, dude.
KyAllroad (Jeremy) said:Autocross day. I ran an amazing pass and was feeling awesome about it when it came out I'd missed a gate and DNFed the entire run. Then I couldn't get it together again in the rest of my attempts.
7th of 60 drivers but I should have been top 2-4.
I don't know which was more embarrassing yesterday at my autocross: The first run I avoided every cone in the car I was co-driving right up until I center-punched one right in front of the work station that the car's owner was working at OR the run where I stalled the car on the start line and rolled forward and tripped the lights, then restarted it and forgot to set the drive modes to Sport or Track and battled an overactive traction control the whole run.
The system is down.
Hopefully it's back before I need to leave to make it to a house showing.
Went to sign up for the last class I need before I get a sweet Associates in Liberal Arts (I'll demand $100k/year after this), but couldn't.
Ok, whatever. I just need to sign in an-Oh, nope, account is locked. Fine. Whatever. IT it is.
Call IT. They unlock my account. Now I should be good and can start checking out classes.
Lol. Nope. Been a hair over two years since I last took a class at this school.
It's saying I need to do placements tests.
And a new student orientation.
At a local CC I've been to.
No.
It shouldn't take two hours on a lift to replace the low beam headlight bulbs in a Mazda
In reply to FuzzWuzzy :
Sounds more like they want you to get in touch with admissions. I'm sure they can sort it out, they'll probably just have some questions for you.
wae said:Knurled. said:I have a taste for an Arch Deluxe.
But it's McRib season.
I think they stopped selling the Arch Deluxe ten years ago or more.
In reply to dculberson :
Yeah, shot them an email to see if there's something I can do other than re-taking assessments and doing orientation.
Here's to hoping they free my account and just take my money.
7-Eleven…since the time dinosaurs ruled the planet, you’ve charged $1.00 to refill a Super Big Gulp.
Now, some stores adhere to the classic $1.00 while others are hit-n-miss depending on what cashier you happen to get while still others are at $1.36, $1.39, or whatever depending on what the local sales tax happens to be.
Alright, nobody carries change anymore, nobody wants to get change anymore…you require something like a $5.00 minimum purchase to use a credit card without some huge transaction fee.
Um, it’s a lead-loss item (probably no loss BTW)…you’re not forcing me to buy more stuff to avoid getting change or getting stuck with a stupid fee, I’m just changing my habits to not do business with you anymore.
We had a great relationship for many, many years…you’re making a mistake 7-Eleven.
Added later…
Tell your stores that the national standard price is whatever, $1.00, or $1.25, or $1.50…I can store a little bag of quarters in my glove box…what I don’t want is to get a handful of change back including a bunch of pennies…how stupid is that…do I use them as washers, fuses, ???…what exactly am I to do with these Berking pennies…I’m Full-On OCD, pennies cluttering up my car totally pi$$es me off.
Had a plan to buy a $100 carbon fiber hood on the way to the Challenge, now listing is deleted. 
I've just realized that because a cheap apartment in the GTA is 3x more expensive than a room in a student house in Niagara, I'll effectively have less money when I graduate and get an entry-level day job than I do now 
G_Body_Man said:I've just realized that because a cheap apartment in the GTA is 3x more expensive than a room in a student house in Niagara, I'll effectively have less money when I graduate and get an entry-level day job than I do now
Yeah, that doesn't stop happening. Soon it's, "because this house with the big garage in a good school district is so expensive I don't have anything left for projects to fill the garage.." and so on, for the next 50 years.
dculberson said:G_Body_Man said:I've just realized that because a cheap apartment in the GTA is 3x more expensive than a room in a student house in Niagara, I'll effectively have less money when I graduate and get an entry-level day job than I do now
Yeah, that doesn't stop happening. Soon it's, "because this house with the big garage in a good school district is so expensive I don't have anything left for projects to fill the garage.." and so on, for the next 50 years.
I think you're vastly overestimate my prowess with the opposite sex.
wae said:Knurled. said:I have a taste for an Arch Deluxe.
But it's McRib season.
That special time of year when snouts and anuses becomes cheap enough to dust off the rib molds and crank out some patties to a hero's welcome.
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