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Red Squirrel

No Lifer
May 24, 2003
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So, join UPS?

Would be interesting to keep driving as is and just get really good at UPS style routes to get everywhere. :p

Would also be fun to leave the car somewhere with keys in it and watch it get stolen. If I had lot of money and another car I'd do it. Register it as scrap and take the ownership off it and just leave it in the driveway.
 

Red Squirrel

No Lifer
May 24, 2003
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Yeah if I had a shop I'd learn to work on my own car, that and I'd want to get a separate car to learn on and not actually work on my one and only car.

One of the reasons I want to buy some off grid property is to have room to build a nice big shop. My home garage is way too small so it makes more sense to make it into a woodworking/tinkering shop.
 

Red Squirrel

No Lifer
May 24, 2003
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Had the most bizzare dream. Heard noise outside so looked and saw a guy frantically running across my lawn (dream was actually set at my parents house, but as if I owned the house) with some kind of water gun device probing the lawn. Almost like he was chasing something I could not see.

Then he knocked on my door, and I put my housecoat on since I was in bed and answered and this guy presented himself as some kind of authority of sorts I don't remember the details but he said he was from Texas and he had that stereotypical Texan accent. Kinda gave me the conspiracy theorist vibes. As I was talking with him I noticed all sorts of devices all over, like antennas and wires stuff. There was two big yagis pointing at the sky just sitting in the back yard and the feeder cable was going through a high voltage isolator. I also noticed my fibre optic NID was open. I started to get mad at him asking what the hell he was doing on my property and why he opened up my NID. I got dressed and came outside and was looking at all the stuff he had laied out on my property and he was saying "oh that's no big deal it's just an antenna" and all I'm thinking is "who is this crazy guy and what is he trying to do?". I don't really remember anything after that, but it was such a bizarre dream lol.
 

Red Squirrel

No Lifer
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Yeah for quite a while after the upgrade was done. Would get a blank page if you try to access anything. Not sure for how long since it was still like that when I went to bed.
 

Red Squirrel

No Lifer
May 24, 2003
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Wow Kijiji's site freaking sucks. Was giving me so much trouble registering and sending a message to a seller had to disable adblock and privacy badger. That's horrible piss poor design if you have to disable that for simple functions to work.
 

bigboxes

Lifer
Apr 6, 2002
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Total power outage. Need to sleep. But need AC too. Got up to 97° today.

Power still out. Eating out for breakfast. Today was the day I was going to make a big breakfast. Instead, I'll most likely be throwing out some food when I get home. Booooooo.
 

Red Squirrel

No Lifer
May 24, 2003
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Sucks. can't imagine not having AC in that type of weather. We're in heating season here now, need to use the furnace in the morning. Day time is still not too bad, somewhat shorts and tshirt weather.

I just hope this rain quits since I really need to seriously work on my deck before all my lumber starts to warp.
 

Red Squirrel

No Lifer
May 24, 2003
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My garage floor got poured today, he gave me an extra inch. (giggity) and even lowered his price. 2 grand flat. Pretty good deal. That price also included hauling away bricks and concrete bits from the chimney demolition I did.

He's smoothing it out as I speak. I think it's pretty much almost done at this point.
 
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Lifer
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Paid for breakfast but got a free lunch. Finally, used my free sub and drink coupon for Jersey Mike's. They give them out for your b-day when you sign up. Had two months before it expired. They'll probably send me another to my email in a couple of months.