Things I've Never Done
June 15th, 2018 at 10:05:40 AM
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Quote: djatcI feel sorry for your cars since they don't get their blinker fluids topped off
Maybe you peasants have to open the hood to change it on your American cars, for my German cars you just add it to the gas tank.
BTW, last week I bought my first American vehicle since 1992.
At my age, a "Life In Prison" sentence is not much of a deterrent.
June 15th, 2018 at 12:51:43 PM
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Quote: DRichI changed a flat tire in 1991. That was the last thing I have ever done to my cars. I don't think I have even opened the hood on my last 4 cars.
I quit working on my cars around 2000.
They got too complicated. This is what
engines looked like for decades, you
could easily get at everything:
"It's not called gambling if the math is on your side."
June 19th, 2018 at 8:06:37 AM
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I've never accessed my funds using either an ATM or a debit card.
"What, me worry?"
June 19th, 2018 at 9:07:37 AM
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Quote: EvenBobI quit working on my cars around 2000.
They got too complicated. This is what
engines looked like for decades, you
could easily get at everything:
In some ways modern cars are easier to work on but, in general, I agree. Tune ups, for example, are a million times easier. Many old timers are intimidated and angry at engine covers and I've heard some BMWs don't even have an engine oil dipstick anymore.
100% risk of ruin
June 19th, 2018 at 9:55:38 AM
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I have never filled multiple positions requiring experience within 36 hours of placing a help wanted ad. Especially without fielding any questions from interested candidates.
#HORNSWOGGLE
#HORNSWOGGLE
June 19th, 2018 at 11:01:57 AM
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A Sebring, perhaps? I remember going to Auto Zone for a battery for my 2004 Sebring (may it RIP). I asked about their complimentary battery installation. Dude literally laughed in my face! Told me that I would have to take it somewhere and have it put up on a rack!Quote: RigondeauxIt is a Chrysler.
I found out online that if you turn the wheel all the way to the right, there was just enough room to slide the battery out. It was still a PITA, but at least I could do it in my driveway. Unfortunately, the transmission blew up a few years back (I understand this is very common for Chrysler/Dodge transmissions). The cost to diagnose the problem (before $1 went to its repair) would have cost more than the Blue Book value of the car, so I sold it to a junkyard.
Oh, BTW, I have done 35 things on Gordon's compiled list.
"Dealer has 'rock'... Pay 'paper!'"
June 19th, 2018 at 11:52:23 AM
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Quote: RogerKintMany old timers are intimidated and angry at engine covers and I've heard some BMWs don't even have an engine oil dipstick anymore.
'Cause they're idiotic. You don't need to "make it pretty" since no one knows how to turn a wrench anymore (or can't with these damnable computerized cars), and no one should be popping the hood to be showing off their stock 1.8 TDI. And if it's there to sap heat, then maybe you should stamp a proper bonnet, and not be building them out of scraps of Peewee's aluminum ball. It's just in the way, another useless thing that needs to be taken off, moved, and/or set aside before actually getting something done. It blocks your view of your problem detection solution (leaking fluids) and adds hundred of grams to your GVWR. Bad for mpg and quarter times. Bad any way you slice it.
Source: Am old man.
Quote: Joeman2004 Sebring (may it RIP)
Rot in Place?
Requires Intermittent Pushing?
Rust Integration Perfection?
Rides Interstate Precariously?
E) all of the above.
ETA: On topic, inspired by another thread: I've never carried a wallet.
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June 19th, 2018 at 11:59:33 AM
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Quote: Face'Cause they're idiotic. You don't need to "make it pretty" since no one knows how to turn a wrench anymore (or can't with these damnable computerized cars), and no one should be popping the hood to be showing off their stock 1.8 TDI. And if it's there to sap heat, then maybe you should stamp a proper bonnet, and not be building them out of scraps of Peewee's aluminum ball. It's just in the way, another useless thing that needs to be taken off, moved, and/or set aside before actually getting something done. It blocks your view of your problem detection solution (leaking fluids) and adds hundred of grams to your GVWR. Bad for mpg and quarter times. Bad any way you slice it.
...all fair points but they can still serve a purpose.
100% risk of ruin
June 19th, 2018 at 12:13:27 PM
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Neither I, nor any member of my family, have ever eaten a boiled hot dog. If you can't grill it because of the weather, stick it under the broiler.
My goal of being well informed conflicts with my goal of remaining sane.
June 19th, 2018 at 12:18:09 PM
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Quote: TumblingBonesNeither I, nor any member of my family, have ever eaten a boiled hot dog. If you can't grill it because of the weather, stick it under the broiler.
I actually prefer boiled hot dogs. I take it you've never been to NYC and had a "Dirty Water Dog"?
June 19th, 2018 at 12:25:07 PM
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Quote: Face' and no one should be popping the hood to be showing off their stock 1.8 TDI.
Wow, that must be a rocket ship. My new SUV only has a 1.5L engine.
At my age, a "Life In Prison" sentence is not much of a deterrent.
June 19th, 2018 at 12:42:51 PM
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Oh Gamer, I used to have such a high opinion of you and now you've gone a ruined it. You're half right. I've been hanging out in NYC since the late 60s (anybody else here remember the Fillmore East or the Metropole?). However, I have not and will not eat a Dirty Water Dog.
I'm willing to bet that you have never eaten that most sublime of all tube steaks... a properly prepared Zweigles pop-open, best appreciated when you have a pairing of red hot and white hot. I'm guessing you've haven't spent much time in Upstate NY.
I'm willing to bet that you have never eaten that most sublime of all tube steaks... a properly prepared Zweigles pop-open, best appreciated when you have a pairing of red hot and white hot. I'm guessing you've haven't spent much time in Upstate NY.
My goal of being well informed conflicts with my goal of remaining sane.
June 19th, 2018 at 12:52:49 PM
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Quote: DRichWow, that must be a rocket ship. My new SUV only has a 1.5L engine.
I must be getting better. Just passed the 2min mark of straight laughing right out loud. Every time I get settled, I read it again and start right up again. "Sport" AND "utility" PLUS "1.5"? There I go again XD
Eco-BEAST or CR-V? I'm guessing a Pacer man would go Honda, though I will understand your humility if you'd not like to answer ;)
I've never driven a (road legal) car that had less displacement than my own stomach.
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June 19th, 2018 at 1:02:39 PM
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Quote: Face
Eco-BEAST or CR-V? I'm guessing a Pacer man would go Honda, though I will understand your humility if you'd not like to answer ;)
1.5 Liters of 100% American Muscle - Chevrolet
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At my age, a "Life In Prison" sentence is not much of a deterrent.
June 19th, 2018 at 1:55:23 PM
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100% American bailout
100% risk of ruin
June 19th, 2018 at 6:19:03 PM
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Dixie Land Jazz bar in NYC in the sixties; Every Sunday "hot dogs boiled in beer'. Don't know what was so special but the idea was intriguing and I piled heaps of sauerkraut, onions and ketchup on each one.Quote: gamerfreakI actually prefer boiled hot dogs.
June 19th, 2018 at 7:10:01 PM
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I have never touched an apple product.
Expect the worst and you will never be disappointed.
I AM NOT PART OF GWAE RADIO SHOW
June 19th, 2018 at 7:16:09 PM
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Quote: GWAEI have never touched an apple product.
Then you have missed out. The MacIntosh, Ipod, and Iphone are great products although they they may be over priced. The Iphone operating system is far superior to Android.
At my age, a "Life In Prison" sentence is not much of a deterrent.
June 19th, 2018 at 9:29:43 PM
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Quote: GWAEI have never touched an apple product.
Sane here. In fact, my son in law
has been an Apple fanatic for
20 years and last year finally
went all PC. He uses computers
in his teaching job and finds
PC's more versatile now.
"It's not called gambling if the math is on your side."
June 19th, 2018 at 9:32:06 PM
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LiesQuote: DRichThe Iphone operating system is far superior to Android.
♪♪Now you swear and kick and beg us That you're not a gamblin' man Then you find you're back in Vegas With a handle in your hand♪♪ Your black cards can make you money So you hide them when you're able In the land of casinos and money You must put them on the table♪♪ You go back Jack do it again roulette wheels turinin' 'round and 'round♪♪ You go back Jack do it again♪♪
June 19th, 2018 at 9:32:21 PM
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Quote: GWAEI have never touched an apple product.
Me either. I'm an Android girl! :D
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June 21st, 2018 at 2:17:46 AM
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Never seen Brokeback Mountain, and
got no plans.. 50 Shades of Grey either.
got no plans.. 50 Shades of Grey either.
"It's not called gambling if the math is on your side."
June 21st, 2018 at 4:12:03 AM
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Never marched in a parade or protested, and got no plans.
♪♪Now you swear and kick and beg us That you're not a gamblin' man Then you find you're back in Vegas With a handle in your hand♪♪ Your black cards can make you money So you hide them when you're able In the land of casinos and money You must put them on the table♪♪ You go back Jack do it again roulette wheels turinin' 'round and 'round♪♪ You go back Jack do it again♪♪
June 21st, 2018 at 4:47:18 AM
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I was on a float in a Homecoming parade one year. Does that count? :)Quote: AxelWolfNever marched in a parade or protested, and got no plans.
"Dealer has 'rock'... Pay 'paper!'"
June 21st, 2018 at 5:07:03 AM
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Quote: AxelWolfNever marched in a parade or protested, and got no plans.
Have marched.
Have joined several protests.
I recommend both highly. It's satisfying, when you're frustrated about something, to express your opposition in a group. If you just sit on your butt and complain, nothing changes.
If the House lost every hand, they wouldn't deal the game.
June 21st, 2018 at 11:05:41 AM
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Quote: beachbumbabsHave marched.
Marched in a parade in the 60's
for the opening of the new airport.
Fun.
"It's not called gambling if the math is on your side."
June 21st, 2018 at 11:31:31 AM
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I was in a marching band, and I walked picket lines for an organizational effort.
June 21st, 2018 at 12:00:11 PM
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Never ridden a motorcycle (on my own).
Never broken a bone.
Never had children.
Never been hunting.
Never broken a bone.
Never had children.
Never been hunting.
ars longa vita brevis
June 21st, 2018 at 12:08:15 PM
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I've done almost all of those at the same timeQuote: theoriemeisterNever ridden a motorcycle (on my own).
Never broken a bone.
Never had children.
Never been hunting.
June 21st, 2018 at 12:14:54 PM
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I will be riding on a float in a parade on this upcoming July 4.
Of course, I will be volunteering to help to assemble the float on July 3. Its a form of white slavery that is just a common part of the dark seamy behind-the-scenes story of riding on floats in parades. There's a story behind every smile you see in a parade.
Of course, I will be volunteering to help to assemble the float on July 3. Its a form of white slavery that is just a common part of the dark seamy behind-the-scenes story of riding on floats in parades. There's a story behind every smile you see in a parade.
So many better men, a few of them friends, are dead. And a thousand thousand slimy things live on, and so do I.
