SummaryJudgmentGrab the hottest iron you can find, stride in the Tower’s front doorRegistered Userregular
The Easter Bunny brought me a Sega years ago
I was a lucky kid and super stoked, they have me on video throwing a rod
We always did holidays at my aunt's house and leaving my new toys was a bummer, but one year I got Diablo for the PS1 for Christmas and dad packed up the Playstation and I was playing in my aunt's den and it's a super cozy memory, with the music and STAY AWHILE AND LISTEN and not knowing at all how Diablo games worked so those Rags of the Eagle were super special
Some days Blue wonders why anyone ever bothered making numbers so small; other days she supposes even infinity needs to start somewhere.
I remember when I used to wake up on Easter and very Jewishly break the ears off hollow chocolate bunnies and then drink chocolate milk out of their pathetic little corpses
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I made so many Yorkshire puddings and yet it wasn't enough. Not even close
Homogeneous distribution of your varieties of amuse-gueule
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I don't know how many custom monogramed bibles I've been given over the years.
So many bibles.
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I was a lucky kid and super stoked, they have me on video throwing a rod
We always did holidays at my aunt's house and leaving my new toys was a bummer, but one year I got Diablo for the PS1 for Christmas and dad packed up the Playstation and I was playing in my aunt's den and it's a super cozy memory, with the music and STAY AWHILE AND LISTEN and not knowing at all how Diablo games worked so those Rags of the Eagle were super special
I think you'll need to explain "throwing a rod" because I'd guess either shitting or wanking.
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I was a lucky kid and super stoked, they have me on video throwing a rod
We always did holidays at my aunt's house and leaving my new toys was a bummer, but one year I got Diablo for the PS1 for Christmas and dad packed up the Playstation and I was playing in my aunt's den and it's a super cozy memory, with the music and STAY AWHILE AND LISTEN and not knowing at all how Diablo games worked so those Rags of the Eagle were super special
I think you'll need to explain "throwing a rod" because I'd guess either shitting or wanking.
Like on an engine, a complete childhood hyper blowout, like when I opened my NES all star box as a child that had the power pad and zapper and mario bros/duck hunt/track and field.
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I found some ROUGH edits of pawn stars (like "five times people lost their shit") and man even though the owners are never in the actual vegas shop and even though they fly people in to show off cool stuff there's still just mountains of tape from people hard up for cash in Vegas trying to stay in the game.
It's just such a hard cut from "Uh Oh Chumlee is back there with the ming vases again I hope he doesn't break one!" to "I want 100K for this or you can go fuck yourself Rick! You too old man!"
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Also people need to realize if you're in a pawn shop to sell something you've already lost the negotiation.
I was a lucky kid and super stoked, they have me on video throwing a rod
We always did holidays at my aunt's house and leaving my new toys was a bummer, but one year I got Diablo for the PS1 for Christmas and dad packed up the Playstation and I was playing in my aunt's den and it's a super cozy memory, with the music and STAY AWHILE AND LISTEN and not knowing at all how Diablo games worked so those Rags of the Eagle were super special
I think you'll need to explain "throwing a rod" because I'd guess either shitting or wanking.
It used to be a common failure of old engines that the connecting rod between an engine and crankshaft would break or "throw", which basically explodes and locks up your car engine
It's more of a "we let the magic smoke out" than a "blue screen of death" kind of thing
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I got most of what I wanted to do done this weekend and the Monster Hunter Kebobs came out pretty good (the shrimp sucked but that was my fault)
Pistonheads has written one of its used car buying guides for Bugatti Veyron 16.4, a vehicle of which 252 exist in total
The recommended tyre replacement internal of 18 months or 2500 miles, and the requirement to replace the wheels themselves, means that the canny owner can save upwards of £35,000 by purchasing a part-worn set on eBay, which is a thing that has apparently genuinely happened
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I ALWAYS forget mushrooms at the store when I'm doing skewers on the grill though and I don't know why.
I need to start growing my own mushrooms.
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SixCaches Tweets in the mainframe cyberhexRegistered Userregular
When looking at your prospective used Veyron make sure that all the extras it came with - high-speed key, tablet computer and a full set of documents and manuals - are included. There was a recall on faulty side airbags in relation to the assembly of a heat shield. The seats had to be removed to effect a repair. Finally, check the carpets for damp. Not because Veyrons are known for leaking, but because one owner drove his Veyron into a US saltwater lake
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The used Veyron market is fraught with peril.
can you feel the struggle within?
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amateurhourOne day I'll be professionalhourThe woods somewhere in TennesseeRegistered Userregular
When looking at your prospective used Veyron make sure that all the extras it came with - high-speed key, tablet computer and a full set of documents and manuals - are included. There was a recall on faulty side airbags in relation to the assembly of a heat shield. The seats had to be removed to effect a repair. Finally, check the carpets for damp. Not because Veyrons are known for leaking, but because one owner drove his Veyron into a US saltwater lake
So the used car guide actually covers the repair history of all known 252 vehicles?
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I ALWAYS forget mushrooms at the store when I'm doing skewers on the grill though and I don't know why.
I need to start growing my own mushrooms.
A friend of a friend got super into growing mushrooms.
He’s person in the world who I know who’s closest to being a hobbit.
It's super easy to do, like WAY easier than regular farming (on a small personal scale) it just has a completely different cost/requirements breakdown so I've put it off for now.
There's a place in GA though that will sell pre-inoculated logs that will produce for 3-5 years for about $100 though and just ship them to you. You stick them under a deck or something were they only get about 10% sunlight and boom! Mushrooms.
When looking at your prospective used Veyron make sure that all the extras it came with - high-speed key, tablet computer and a full set of documents and manuals - are included. There was a recall on faulty side airbags in relation to the assembly of a heat shield. The seats had to be removed to effect a repair. Finally, check the carpets for damp. Not because Veyrons are known for leaking, but because one owner drove his Veyron into a US saltwater lake
So the used car guide actually covers the repair history of all known 252 vehicles?
No, they're just taking the piss by doing the usual summary of common faults and issues that these guides usually have
They also point out, for example, that the buyer may wish to check if the example they are inspecting has the original aluminium grille, or the titanium grille fitted to later models, the better to cope with 250mph bird strikes
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I used to enjoy watching red light videos of people turning off traction control on anything with more than 400HP and just watching them hit the gas and immediately fishtail into a traffic light 20 feet away.
Limited Slip Differentials are there for a reason everyone. They make your fast car go fast in a straight line.
You want to look like a Family Circus "which way did he go?" map, you turn off LSD and hold on tight.
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amateurhourOne day I'll be professionalhourThe woods somewhere in TennesseeRegistered Userregular
When looking at your prospective used Veyron make sure that all the extras it came with - high-speed key, tablet computer and a full set of documents and manuals - are included. There was a recall on faulty side airbags in relation to the assembly of a heat shield. The seats had to be removed to effect a repair. Finally, check the carpets for damp. Not because Veyrons are known for leaking, but because one owner drove his Veyron into a US saltwater lake
So the used car guide actually covers the repair history of all known 252 vehicles?
No, they're just taking the piss by doing the usual summary of common faults and issues that these guides usually have
They also point out, for example, that the buyer may wish to check if the example they are inspecting has the original aluminium grille, or the titanium grille fitted to later models, the better to cope with 250mph bird strikes
Gotcha. That's funny, but man I would also love a legitimate guide for idiots for a multi million dollar car.
I ALWAYS forget mushrooms at the store when I'm doing skewers on the grill though and I don't know why.
I need to start growing my own mushrooms.
A friend of a friend got super into growing mushrooms.
He’s person in the world who I know who’s closest to being a hobbit.
It's super easy to do, like WAY easier than regular farming (on a small personal scale) it just has a completely different cost/requirements breakdown so I've put it off for now.
There's a place in GA though that will sell pre-inoculated logs that will produce for 3-5 years for about $100 though and just ship them to you. You stick them under a deck or something were they only get about 10% sunlight and boom! Mushrooms.
Yeah it never sounded super tricky and the ex wanted to get some of those logs.
This guys does it in buckets, I think? He brought us some mushrooms once and they were very good.
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SixCaches Tweets in the mainframe cyberhexRegistered Userregular
I used to enjoy watching red light videos of people turning off traction control on anything with more than 400HP and just watching them hit the gas and immediately fishtail into a traffic light 20 feet away.
Limited Slip Differentials are there for a reason everyone. They make your fast car go fast in a straight line.
You want to look like a Family Circus "which way did he go?" map, you turn off LSD and hold on tight.
Traction control is a lot more than limited slip anymore.
But it seems like there is a rich kid rite of passage where you fuck up your dads Mustang / Camaro putting it in a ditch or pole or just a hard curb.
Cars today just have too much power to turn off driver aids unless you are at the track / know what you are doing.
When looking at your prospective used Veyron make sure that all the extras it came with - high-speed key, tablet computer and a full set of documents and manuals - are included. There was a recall on faulty side airbags in relation to the assembly of a heat shield. The seats had to be removed to effect a repair. Finally, check the carpets for damp. Not because Veyrons are known for leaking, but because one owner drove his Veyron into a US saltwater lake
So the used car guide actually covers the repair history of all known 252 vehicles?
No, they're just taking the piss by doing the usual summary of common faults and issues that these guides usually have
They also point out, for example, that the buyer may wish to check if the example they are inspecting has the original aluminium grille, or the titanium grille fitted to later models, the better to cope with 250mph bird strikes
Gotcha. That's funny, but man I would also love a legitimate guide for idiots for a multi million dollar car.
The guy that writes them has a particular style, but there's definitely useful information in there, and if you were in the market for a Veyron or other hypercar in the UK, the pistonheads classifieds are one of the places you'd look. There are some extremely serious dealers that lurk in their forums.
Also, if you were buying a veyron, ending up with the "lake" one would probably be a genuine concern, given the very small number of these vehicles and the motivation for that owner to pass it off onto some sucker rather than try to fix it
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I used to enjoy watching red light videos of people turning off traction control on anything with more than 400HP and just watching them hit the gas and immediately fishtail into a traffic light 20 feet away.
Limited Slip Differentials are there for a reason everyone. They make your fast car go fast in a straight line.
You want to look like a Family Circus "which way did he go?" map, you turn off LSD and hold on tight.
Traction control is a lot more than limited slip anymore.
But it seems like there is a rich kid rite of passage where you fuck up your dads Mustang / Camaro putting it in a ditch or pole or just a hard curb.
Cars today just have too much power to turn off driver aids unless you are at the track / know what you are doing.
Oh absolutely. And the tech with the electric stuff is beyond me.
I really enjoy the Jeep Compass we bought for wife two years ago. It's got a great AWD system you can modify with a simple turn of the knob and it does a pseudo "locker" by using the brakes to make sure you don't lose traction through mud or snow.
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I want to get an old tractor and turn it into an old indy slot car racer.
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SummaryJudgmentGrab the hottest iron you can find, stride in the Tower’s front doorRegistered Userregular
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For the price of that Veyron you could buy 4 or 5 dozen Panigales, CBR1000RRs, or whatever equivalent Bimmer
Pardon, Beamer. Bimmer only for cars.
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SummaryJudgmentGrab the hottest iron you can find, stride in the Tower’s front doorRegistered Userregular
neighbor just got a big Dewalt box delivered? It's not even in an outer cardboard box, just the black and yellow Dewalt cardboard
Some days Blue wonders why anyone ever bothered making numbers so small; other days she supposes even infinity needs to start somewhere.
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edited April 2021
"CBR1000RR-R"
not sure we have enough R's in there, Soichiro
CB - arbitrary, backronym to "classic bike"
R - race fairings
1000 - displacement
RR - race ready
R - replica
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CB - arbitrary, backronym to "classic bike"
R - race fairings
1000 - displacement
RR - race ready
R - replica
moar like CBR1000RR-R-you done yet?
"the pirate in me wants one
CBYARRR1000YARRRRRRRRRR"
AVAST
Some days Blue wonders why anyone ever bothered making numbers so small; other days she supposes even infinity needs to start somewhere.
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CBRR Martin
Still waiting for that new engine.
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As someone not into Game of Thrones, can I just say how much I fucking love that one of GRRM's personal assistants, while working for GRRM, came up with what is arguably one of the best sci-fi series to date and pumped out eight quality books in the time it took GRRM to write two.
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I was a lucky kid and super stoked, they have me on video throwing a rod
We always did holidays at my aunt's house and leaving my new toys was a bummer, but one year I got Diablo for the PS1 for Christmas and dad packed up the Playstation and I was playing in my aunt's den and it's a super cozy memory, with the music and STAY AWHILE AND LISTEN and not knowing at all how Diablo games worked so those Rags of the Eagle were super special
So many bibles.
I think you'll need to explain "throwing a rod" because I'd guess either shitting or wanking.
Like on an engine, a complete childhood hyper blowout, like when I opened my NES all star box as a child that had the power pad and zapper and mario bros/duck hunt/track and field.
Is this family watching a framed poster together?
It's just such a hard cut from "Uh Oh Chumlee is back there with the ming vases again I hope he doesn't break one!" to "I want 100K for this or you can go fuck yourself Rick! You too old man!"
I got my pagan ritual days mixed up, I thought today was Horny Werewolf day.
It used to be a common failure of old engines that the connecting rod between an engine and crankshaft would break or "throw", which basically explodes and locks up your car engine
It's more of a "we let the magic smoke out" than a "blue screen of death" kind of thing
Overall I'm p happy with the events.
The recommended tyre replacement internal of 18 months or 2500 miles, and the requirement to replace the wheels themselves, means that the canny owner can save upwards of £35,000 by purchasing a part-worn set on eBay, which is a thing that has apparently genuinely happened
I need to start growing my own mushrooms.
A friend of a friend got super into growing mushrooms.
He’s person in the world who I know who’s closest to being a hobbit.
So the used car guide actually covers the repair history of all known 252 vehicles?
It's super easy to do, like WAY easier than regular farming (on a small personal scale) it just has a completely different cost/requirements breakdown so I've put it off for now.
There's a place in GA though that will sell pre-inoculated logs that will produce for 3-5 years for about $100 though and just ship them to you. You stick them under a deck or something were they only get about 10% sunlight and boom! Mushrooms.
No, they're just taking the piss by doing the usual summary of common faults and issues that these guides usually have
They also point out, for example, that the buyer may wish to check if the example they are inspecting has the original aluminium grille, or the titanium grille fitted to later models, the better to cope with 250mph bird strikes
I used to enjoy watching red light videos of people turning off traction control on anything with more than 400HP and just watching them hit the gas and immediately fishtail into a traffic light 20 feet away.
Limited Slip Differentials are there for a reason everyone. They make your fast car go fast in a straight line.
You want to look like a Family Circus "which way did he go?" map, you turn off LSD and hold on tight.
Gotcha. That's funny, but man I would also love a legitimate guide for idiots for a multi million dollar car.
https://www.pistonheads.com/buy/listing/10784550
https://www.pistonheads.com/buy/listing/10702851
listed at £1.1m and £925k, if you can put up with it being left hand drive
Yeah it never sounded super tricky and the ex wanted to get some of those logs.
This guys does it in buckets, I think? He brought us some mushrooms once and they were very good.
The first one says it was part of a well-known collection.
I wonder if it was owned by Jon Voight.
Traction control is a lot more than limited slip anymore.
But it seems like there is a rich kid rite of passage where you fuck up your dads Mustang / Camaro putting it in a ditch or pole or just a hard curb.
Cars today just have too much power to turn off driver aids unless you are at the track / know what you are doing.
It's not a totally unserious article, and they do write legitimate buying guides for exotica:
https://www.pistonheads.com/news/ph-buying-guides/bugatti-veyron-164-ph-used-buying-guide/43973
The guy that writes them has a particular style, but there's definitely useful information in there, and if you were in the market for a Veyron or other hypercar in the UK, the pistonheads classifieds are one of the places you'd look. There are some extremely serious dealers that lurk in their forums.
Oh absolutely. And the tech with the electric stuff is beyond me.
I really enjoy the Jeep Compass we bought for wife two years ago. It's got a great AWD system you can modify with a simple turn of the knob and it does a pseudo "locker" by using the brakes to make sure you don't lose traction through mud or snow.
Pardon, Beamer. Bimmer only for cars.
not sure we have enough R's in there, Soichiro
CB - arbitrary, backronym to "classic bike"
R - race fairings
1000 - displacement
RR - race ready
R - replica
moar like CBR1000RR-R-you done yet?
"the pirate in me wants one
CBYARRR1000YARRRRRRRRRR"
AVAST
Still waiting for that new engine.