mtn
MegaDork
3/6/19 2:54 p.m.
Datsun310Guy said:
wae said:
I was just awarded a bonus for a thing I did last year that I already got a bonus for doing.
I had that happen and I mentioned it to my boss as I figured they would figure it out and ding me the money.
Later they fired my boss for embezzling and he probably didn’t care if I got an extra $2,500 since he was busy working his $200,000 credit card tap dancing fraud.
When I left my first real-world job, they paid me out at 300 hours of vacation. I don't think I had 300 hours of vacation total from my time there. When I called HR to tell them, the drone on the phone did not care. OK, well, you're on a recorded line and I tried. I think I sent an email too, that got lost in the ether.
The total was nothing more than an accounting error for that company though. THey would NEVER notice.
I actually find it kind of annoying how many people will apparently stop and ask if you're ok when they see you standing on the side of the road a few feet from a car that's buried in a creek.
I means it's nice to know that less people in my community suck than I thought they did, but by the 5th time saying "I'm fine. Nobody else is in the car. Yes we already called 911. Wrecker is on the way...." sort of gets old.
Now that I say that, next time I really will be in trouble and nobody will give a berk.
Daylan C said:
I actually find it kind of annoying how many people will apparently stop and ask if you're ok when they see you standing on the side of the road a few feet from a car that's buried in a creek.
I means it's nice to know that less people in my community suck than I thought they did, but by the 5th time saying "I'm fine. Nobody else is in the car. Yes we already called 911. Wrecker is on the way...." sort of gets old.
Now that I say that, next time I really will be in trouble and nobody will give a berk.
The thing you have to remember is, while your car being in the creek is old news to you, each individual stopping is encountering brand new information.
In reply to Streetwiseguy :
Oh I get that. And they also probably still have no idea about everyone else that stopped and asked. Still in the moment I'm thinking in the back of my mind that i just really don't want to answer these questions anymore.
While the company car is broken, i get to claim mileage. Reimbursement is .54 a mile.
The confession? I sent it to the busiest shop in town hoping to take longer to fix. 300 in mileage so far this week.....
In reply to Dusterbd13-michael :
Mileage is good sometimes. Especially when your employer overpays you to drive to a town you would have been driving to anyway.
Sour patch kids cereal is a real thing. I refuse to try it with milk, but as a dry snack it's delicious.
I feel like a smart person wouldn't be carrying a 700r4 3 days after stuffing a car into a creek. I've never accused myself of being smart.
Woody
MegaDork
3/9/19 10:17 a.m.
I used to date a really nice girl who seemed to have it all. She was smart, pretty and fun to be with. I decided to break up with her for a really minor and stupid reason. She was very upset. A few years later, I saw her on the cover of a magazine.
No, it was not Playboy, this was much, much worse.
It was Forbes. Among other things, she became the president of a company that created something that most of us have purchased.
She is a certified One Percenter...and I spend my days searching for $1800 cars
I am a berkeleying moron with a long history of making bad decisions.
SWMBO ran out of bread making me a PB& J sandwich. She used two waffles.
Hey, Appleseed, why are you marring that girl?
I may of purchased these while under the influence of hydroxyzine:
The best part is that these were on clearance from TireRack - $78 per wheel BUT they only had 3 wheels available.
It seems like Sparco has discontinued the Terra in bronze but is still available in gold, silver and white.
Now I gotta find one more bronze wheel so I can actually use these
Sidenote: If your medication straight up says "CAUTION: SEDATION" on the label, it probably means that is will berk you up. Hide your debit card.
Daylan C said:
I actually find it kind of annoying how many people will apparently stop and ask if you're ok when they see you standing on the side of the road a few feet from a car that's buried in a creek.
I means it's nice to know that less people in my community suck than I thought they did, but by the 5th time saying "I'm fine. Nobody else is in the car. Yes we already called 911. Wrecker is on the way...." sort of gets old.
Now that I say that, next time I really will be in trouble and nobody will give a berk.
i got in my first/only collision when I was 18. I moved my car off to the side so traffic could get by, and the first person to stop was a Q-tip who just rolled her window down and said "I called the police and gave them your plate so don't try to run away." Gee, thanks lady, by the way I'm okay.
I have to many pots and pans so I sometimes keep clean pots and pans I use often sitting on the stove. My soup pot that I thought was clean sitting on the stove wasn't what so ever. Last soup I think I made was a few weeks ago but I couldn't identify what it was.
A plasma cutter is a pretty tame looking machine. I have only had one a couple of weeks and I love it so far.
You just push the button, it cuts with minimal fuss. No screaming noise, no flying dust, no spinning blades of death. With a hood on you can't really see any sparks.
There is one little detail I learned about with vivid detail this afternoon. The blast of molten metal spewing out of the back of whatever you are cutting will go through a mechanics glove without slowing down. As a bonus and to reinforce the fact that the machine is anything but tame, it feels very similar to what I imagine a solar flare feels like as it annihilates the glove and provides 2nd degree burns to your fingers.
It's not a lesson I'm going to forget soon.
I keep finding myself more excited to work on this crusty SN95 convertible Than I do my GTA. I think because I'm way too picky on the GTA. Also I feel like cars like these are more fun when you don't care as much and the GTA is too nice for me to not care.
Ive been secretly hoping that they would pull my company car fue to ageand mileage.
Instead, it spit a trans on testdrive after power steering pump replacement.
So, im stupid happy that i get to drive my own garbage and claim mileage.
I think the current Mazda MX5 is better looking than its fancy Italian Fiat sibling.
Duke
MegaDork
3/13/19 11:18 a.m.
BlueInGreen - Jon said:
I think the current Mazda MX5 is better looking than its fancy Italian Fiat sibling.
I think that's only a confession if you had it the other way round.
Duke said:
BlueInGreen - Jon said:
I think the current Mazda MX5 is better looking than its fancy Italian Fiat sibling.
I think that's only a confession if you had it the other way round.
No it's definitely the other way around.
I think you both need to confess that you've picked up a slight crack habit.
Daylan C said:
I keep finding myself more excited to work on this crusty SN95 convertible Than I do my GTA. I think because I'm way too picky on the GTA. Also I feel like cars like these are more fun when you don't care as much and the GTA is too nice for me to not care.
I totally understand. I have a hard time with finishing stuff completely, because then it would be done, and I'd still know all the stuff that wasn't done quite to the level I had imagined, but i don't really want to take the whole damn thing apart because i didn't powdercoat the inside of the fammenvalve fittings.
I enjoy stuff that is reliable, fast and fun. Perfect, I don't want to drive and have it deteriorate.
For some reason YouTube isn't loading videos for me, just hangs while loading the page, so I'll lazily just hotlink the video I am trying to watch.
Sometimes I type a post up for this thread and realize the confession might be slightly more than minor.
No I'm not gonna tell you the one I just typed and deleted before I did this one.
Wally
MegaDork
3/14/19 11:43 a.m.
I could listen to Curtis Sliwa tell mob stories all day.
I keep seeing that Doritos ad and really want to see a rap video with 90s pro street cars now.