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DAPUNISHER

DAPUNISHER

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BoomerD said:
I fckng hate you...EVERY TIME i see your sig...that shitty song crawls into my head and lingers.
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Get rekt :p THAT was exactly the point. And IronWing is a true hero for doing it.

BTW wish me luck, I am just inland of Merritt Island so it is getting real here. I have a generator with oil and gas for a week, hurricane windows, and lots of beer. If the roof stays on I should be good.
 
Red Squirrel

Red Squirrel

No Lifer
May 24, 2003
70,550
13,798
126
www.anyf.ca
The other day my car's steering busted. Could turn right but not left, so something stuck or otherwise broken in the mechanism. Got a call from my mechanic today... it's the subframe. The rack and pinion broke off. Not worth fixing. I was kinda in the market for a new vehicle, but damn, now I kind of HAVE to buy one now. I want a truck, so I'm looking at a 2010 Silverado 1500 for around 15k, but think they might be asking a bit too much. But if it's in good condition I suppose it might be worthwhile. That is going to eat a big chunk of my work shares though which I'd have to sell.
 
highland145

highland145

Lifer
Oct 12, 2009
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Red Squirrel said:
The other day my car's steering busted. Could turn right but not left, so something stuck or otherwise broken in the mechanism. Got a call from my mechanic today... it's the subframe. The rack and pinion broke off. Not worth fixing. I was kinda in the market for a new vehicle, but damn, now I kind of HAVE to buy one now. I want a truck, so I'm looking at a 2010 Silverado 1500 for around 15k, but think they might be asking a bit too much. But if it's in good condition I suppose it might be worthwhile. That is going to eat a big chunk of my work shares though which I'd have to sell.
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Toyo.
 
lxskllr

lxskllr

No Lifer
Nov 30, 2004
60,002
10,487
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Got my new chaps today, but my prusik cord wasn't in the box. I can't reliably decipher the packing slip. It can be read that the shipment was split, or that it was supposed to be packed. I'll wait a few days to see what happens. That's not the problem. TreeStuff usually throws some bonus junk in the box; stickers, and cheap advertising things. I was hoping to get another tooby, but I got safety glasses instead. I can't wear safety glasses since I wear regular glasses :^(
 
Red Squirrel

Red Squirrel

No Lifer
May 24, 2003
70,550
13,798
126
www.anyf.ca
I'm looking for used so can't be too picky. Not much in the 15k range everything is 20k+ for 2010 models and up. Not seeing much Toyota. Eyeing a 2008 Ford Ranger for 8k though, fully safetied and all. My dad has lot of connections with the dealers and will be checking more tomorrow though. He sold cars himself for like 25 years. He sells trailers now but the company also sells cars at another location out of town. The issue is a 15k vehicle is really 25k when all is said and done. Taxes etc. I think it's retarded that you have to pay taxes on a used car. Taxes were already paid on it when it was new.
 
highland145

highland145

Lifer
Oct 12, 2009
43,973
6,337
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Red Squirrel said:
I'm looking for used so can't be too picky. Not much in the 15k range everything is 20k+ for 2010 models and up. Not seeing much Toyota. Eyeing a 2008 Ford Ranger for 8k though, fully safetied and all. My dad has lot of connections with the dealers and will be checking more tomorrow though. He sold cars himself for like 25 years. He sells trailers now but the company also sells cars at another location out of town. The issue is a 15k vehicle is really 25k when all is said and done. Taxes etc. I think it's retarded that you have to pay taxes on a used car. Taxes were already paid on it when it was new.
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Yeah, your free health care.
 
clamum

clamum

Lifer
Feb 13, 2003
26,256
406
126
Apparently I have issues getting my bottom inside teeth clean. If I run my tongue over my teeth, they're all smooth as poop except for sometimes the bottom inside, usually right side. I guess I just can't get my brush on them right even though it sure in the hell seems like I do (plus I take like 5 minutes to brush). Maybe a different brush with a different brush head shape would help. I have the Sonicare EasyClean, I think. Well I guess I'm doing good enough though cause my dentist always remarks on how good my teeth are, lol.

There's some other annoying thing I wanna bitch about too. Hmmm. Maybe I'll think of it later haha
 
highland145

highland145

Lifer
Oct 12, 2009
43,973
6,337
136
If it isn't bad enought that spammers spoof their #s so they look local, I've gotten several calls from people returning calls from my #. Bastards.
 
IronWing

IronWing

No Lifer
Jul 20, 2001
72,828
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highland145 said:
If it isn't bad enought that spammers spoof their #s so they look local, I've gotten several calls from people returning calls from my #. Bastards.
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Ask the callers returning your call if they need a loan to pay for the ransomware.
 
snoopy7548

snoopy7548

Diamond Member
Jan 1, 2005
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Red Squirrel said:
I'm looking for used so can't be too picky. Not much in the 15k range everything is 20k+ for 2010 models and up. Not seeing much Toyota. Eyeing a 2008 Ford Ranger for 8k though, fully safetied and all. My dad has lot of connections with the dealers and will be checking more tomorrow though. He sold cars himself for like 25 years. He sells trailers now but the company also sells cars at another location out of town. The issue is a 15k vehicle is really 25k when all is said and done. Taxes etc. I think it's retarded that you have to pay taxes on a used car. Taxes were already paid on it when it was new.
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I meant $15k in USD. I don't know what the equivalent Canadabux is... like $2 million or something?
 
BoomerD

BoomerD

No Lifer
Feb 26, 2006
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Red Squirrel said:
I'm looking for used so can't be too picky. Not much in the 15k range everything is 20k+ for 2010 models and up. Not seeing much Toyota. Eyeing a 2008 Ford Ranger for 8k though, fully safetied and all. My dad has lot of connections with the dealers and will be checking more tomorrow though. He sold cars himself for like 25 years. He sells trailers now but the company also sells cars at another location out of town. The issue is a 15k vehicle is really 25k when all is said and done. Taxes etc. I think it's retarded that you have to pay taxes on a used car. Taxes were already paid on it when it was new.
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We pay sales taxes on used cars here too...
 
BoomerD

BoomerD

No Lifer
Feb 26, 2006
66,260
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Red Squirrel said:
The one I'm looking at is 4x4, that should be nice, never had a 4x4 vehicle before. Going to see it this afternoon.
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That will be great...you can REALLY get in trouble with a 4x4...people forget that while 4 wheel drive can help you GO in snow, it doesn't help you STOP at all...
 
spacejamz

spacejamz

Lifer
Mar 31, 2003
10,960
1,657
126
ordered a used Netgear Orbi mesh router from Amazon..after two days, it lost its connection to the satellites...

it had 80% 4 + star reviews on it but there were a bunch of negative ones for this dropped connection reason...time to pack it up and return....
 
Red Squirrel

Red Squirrel

No Lifer
May 24, 2003
70,550
13,798
126
www.anyf.ca
So that truck I was looking at sold. Should have been faster I guess. Should have just bought it on the spot when I went to see it. He told me he already had a couple other people looking at it but did not realize it would be that fast.

I might just settle for another regular car too though... I can get one for like 3k right now. But since I've been looking into off grid property a truck would really be nice to have. I brought my car in places I really shouldn't have, probably why I got into so much trouble in first place with repairs lol.
 
lxskllr

lxskllr

No Lifer
Nov 30, 2004
60,002
10,487
126
Red Squirrel said:
So that truck I was looking at sold. Should have been faster I guess. Should have just bought it on the spot when I went to see it. He told me he already had a couple other people looking at it but did not realize it would be that fast.

I might just settle for another regular car too though... I can get one for like 3k right now. But since I've been looking into off grid property a truck would really be nice to have. I brought my car in places I really shouldn't have, probably why I got into so much trouble in first place with repairs lol.
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You should get what's most usable. If you often need a truck, a car won't do. A smaller import isn't terrible with fuel, and you get the bed to put stuff in. I like extended cab trucks, but they're a bit harder to find. Lots of crew cabs around, but they either come with a virtually useless bed, or are as long as aircraft carriers.
 
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