Off Topic Discussion Megathread

[NanaWiloh]

Anyone who works on cars will understand this fun. Helped my dad replace the sub-frame on his challenger this morning, so much fun torque'n bolts to 140ft lbs while laying on your back. lol

[Renalt]

Anyone who works on cars will understand this fun. Helped my dad replace the sub-frame on his challenger this morning, so much fun torque'n bolts to 140ft lbs while laying on your back. lol

NOPE! I'll stick to checking tire pressure or changing oil filters.

[NanaWiloh]

NOPE! I'll stick to checking tire pressure or changing oil filters.

Changed the oil in my truck yesterday had a little helper with me so was fun.

[SlouchyBard]

NOPE! I'll stick to checking tire pressure or changing oil filters.

Oh come on, where is the fun in that? Best fun ever is learning especially when you have a fun teacher

[TheMightyMollusk]

NOPE! I'll stick to checking tire pressure or changing oil filters.

Spoken like someone who's never had to rip the shocks and drive shafts out of a car because the previous owner let it sit too long and all of the joints locked up. Then had to replace the brake rotors too, only to find out that the same previous owner had bought the wrong size rotors and just hammered them on, thus requiring a gear puller, a big wrench, and a lot of swearing to get it apart. Then the exhaust fell out......

Yeah, my first car had a lot of problems.

[Renalt]

Spoken like someone who's never had to rip the shocks and drive shafts out of a car because the previous owner let it sit too long and all of the joints locked up. Then had to replace the brake rotors too, only to find out that the same previous owner had bought the wrong size rotors and just hammered them on, thus requiring a gear puller, a big wrench, and a lot of swearing to get it apart. Then the exhaust fell out......

Yeah, my first car had a lot of problems.

I was a 91B and they found out REAL quick I had no aptitude for mechanical work. They asked what I DID know and I was like "Yup...that's an engine...and that would be tires. Uh...and that concludes my knowledge.".

[Renalt]

I kind of do that while shopping, without the questions though. I am one of those people who will be there for... quite awhile.. just looking at everything, or something in particular. Not able to make up my mind on what or if I want to buy. I have had workers come up to me asking if I needed help multiple times.

That guy I mentioned stayed for 6 hours. My store isn't particularly large. It's quite small. I can shoot a rubber band from one side of the store to the other.

I wish I could do that. I am the opposite, in and out.

I'm the same. I practically have a map in my head so I can get in and out ASAP.

Meanwhile, I hate to shop.

Oh okay, I live in the middle of nowhere in RI and I have what I term the "Islander Mentality." If I can't get it within a five mile drive; I'm going to order it online.

I will venture out about 20 minutes for something cause that's about as far I have to drive for owrk...unless I'm at the other stores...then it's about 45 minutes.

Haha. I wouldn't call it "Islanders Mentality". I'd call it your personal preference.

I used to drive 45 minutes one way for Thai food. I did that quite often for 5 years. I live within 5 minutes of the place (have for quite some time) and I haven't gone there in two years.

This reminds me of a funny story...

About...15 years ago (OMG it's been roughly 15 years... ) I met a new friend through Craigslist ( back when that was the popular thing ) and she invited me to hang out with her friends for New Years. Well a week after that event I had a knock on my door and her and a couple of her friends were there to tell me they were kidnapping me for the day. Of course young 25ish me was thinking "3 girls want to kidnap me? Sure why not?" and I hop into the car. I ask where we are going and they told me "Kidnappers don't tell the kidnapped where they are going". Ok...I'll ride this out. So we drive what feels like...an hour and a half and we stop at this small town. They ask me to wait in the car as they go in real quick. About 5 minutes later they come back with two bags. You know what we drove out for? Tortillas. That's it. They said it was the best tortillas you could ever had. I tried one...meh. I've had some at a grocery store that were much better. Tomato-basil Tortilla shells FTW!

Damn it now I wanna make burritos.

[Padudu]

Oh, hey!... I'm back from babyjail... AGAIN.

This time for a post that I made weeks ago prior to the other one I was thrown in jail for. I think this is what we call "automatically flagging accounts".

[Renalt]

Oh, hey!... I'm back from babyjail... AGAIN.

This time for a post that I made weeks ago prior to the other one I was thrown in jail for. I think this is what we call "automatically flagging accounts".

Congrats for your freedom! I've been in naughty jail myself twice. Not aiming for a third trip so I've been a good boy.

Mostly.

[Skivvy]

Congrats for your freedom! I've been in naughty jail myself twice. Not aiming for a third trip so I've been a good boy.

Mostly.

I dunno, at times I think a permanent ban from this place would be a blessing in disguise.