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by golftdibrad1
Thu Mar 28, 2024 2:19 pm
Forum: The Mudroom of Miscellany
Topic: OT 21: DFD Giveth and DFD Taketh Away
Replies: 8342
Views: 110406

OT 21: DFD Giveth and DFD Taketh Away

BuT dIDn’T YOu SeE The sTUdY tHAt SayS IntERmIteNT FaSTiNg iS BaD!?!! No idea about any of the parameters of the study, but I think it’s safe to assume the increased risk of death is due to people consuming larger meals during their feeding window still putting them in a caloric surplus, or eating ...
by golftdibrad1
Thu Mar 28, 2024 10:51 am
Forum: On the Home Front
Topic: Home chat 1.0
Replies: 5924
Views: 252294

Home chat 1.0

Alright well Johnny gonna be real fucking mad when he finds out r-410a is also being phased out and he has to pay 300 a lb for refrigerant in 8 years on a system top up. I'd take that 2 year gamble on a working system. Hell... I AM. my r-22 ac is real fuckin old...like 1987. Im hoping to not put in...
by golftdibrad1
Thu Mar 28, 2024 8:13 am
Forum: On the Home Front
Topic: Home chat 1.0
Replies: 5924
Views: 252294

Home chat 1.0

Alright well Johnny gonna be real fucking mad when he finds out r-410a is also being phased out and he has to pay 300 a lb for refrigerant in 8 years on a system top up. I'd take that 2 year gamble on a working system. Hell... I AM. my r-22 ac is real fuckin old...like 1987. Im hoping to not put in ...
by golftdibrad1
Wed Mar 27, 2024 4:53 pm
Forum: On the Home Front
Topic: Home chat 1.0
Replies: 5924
Views: 252294

Home chat 1.0

Only found out about the duct issue recently as I was getting quotes on a new system. I thought the upstairs air handler was just shot being as old as it is. Yes I could rip the wall open and repair the duct work. Feels like a good idea to be proactive given the age of the hvac system and the fact ...
by golftdibrad1
Wed Mar 27, 2024 12:54 pm
Forum: The Mudroom of Miscellany
Topic: OT 21: DFD Giveth and DFD Taketh Away
Replies: 8342
Views: 110406

OT 21: DFD Giveth and DFD Taketh Away

Back when i lived on the west bank and worked in Harahan outside NOLA i had to go over the HUEY P LONG, pre upgrade. Its a 1930's train bridge with 9 foot wide car lanes, no shoulder, tacked onto it. Literally. Also had a traffic circle approach on west side before people learned to hate them. https...
by golftdibrad1
Wed Mar 27, 2024 11:02 am
Forum: On the Home Front
Topic: Home chat 1.0
Replies: 5924
Views: 252294

Home chat 1.0

So my heating bill on the new house has been in the $400-500 range a month during the winter. Couldn't figure out why. Just figured the system is old as shit and pretty junked at this point. Got quotes for a new system from 3 people. Still waiting on the 3rd to make the final call, but one of the c...
by golftdibrad1
Wed Mar 27, 2024 8:27 am
Forum: The Mudroom of Miscellany
Topic: OT 21: DFD Giveth and DFD Taketh Away
Replies: 8342
Views: 110406

OT 21: DFD Giveth and DFD Taketh Away

" :fax: " This beauty was built in 2010: https://www.tylin.com/sites/default/files/styles/b0_l_16x9/public/image/2022-02/Hoover-Jamie-aerial_Fotor_1920px_hero.jpg.webp?h=697b4cdb&itok=4Xdu8sdf There are several others being built, or soon to be, under that Infrastructure Bill that pas...
by golftdibrad1
Wed Mar 27, 2024 8:22 am
Forum: The Mudroom of Miscellany
Topic: OT 21: DFD Giveth and DFD Taketh Away
Replies: 8342
Views: 110406

OT 21: DFD Giveth and DFD Taketh Away

they are called bollards seen in this pic Strike was just a very unfortunate angle https://ewscripps.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/7b12e38/2147483647/strip/true/crop/635x357+1+0/resize/1280x720!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fewscripps-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F58%2F29%2F17b35ec54840afbf709c92b...
by golftdibrad1
Tue Mar 26, 2024 5:01 pm
Forum: The Mudroom of Miscellany
Topic: OT 21: DFD Giveth and DFD Taketh Away
Replies: 8342
Views: 110406

OT 21: DFD Giveth and DFD Taketh Away

https://i0.wp.com/bridgestunnels.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/20210729-DJI_0402-Edit.jpg?w=1200 Barriers not found. they are called bollards seen in this pic Strike was just a very unfortunate angle https://ewscripps.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/7b12e38/2147483647/strip/true/crop/635x357+1+0/r...
by golftdibrad1
Tue Mar 26, 2024 4:24 pm
Forum: The Mudroom of Miscellany
Topic: OT 21: DFD Giveth and DFD Taketh Away
Replies: 8342
Views: 110406

OT 21: DFD Giveth and DFD Taketh Away

dubshow wrote: Tue Mar 26, 2024 4:14 pm


:dat: :iswydt:

fun fact. We DID design buildings to withstand plane impacts. But, dank memes melt steel beams.

:tinfoil:
It did survive the impact. The subsequent fire tho....
by golftdibrad1
Tue Mar 26, 2024 3:30 pm
Forum: The Mudroom of Miscellany
Topic: OT 21: DFD Giveth and DFD Taketh Away
Replies: 8342
Views: 110406

OT 21: DFD Giveth and DFD Taketh Away

yea, all indications are that this was just an accident. Unless the investigation finds evidence of hacking, sabotage, or criminal level deferring of known critical maintenance issues it will probably remain so. Biden says the feds gonna rebuild bridge. Can I place a bet somewhere that it takes mor...
by golftdibrad1
Tue Mar 26, 2024 2:44 pm
Forum: Car Talk
Topic: :plac: finds v2.0: Moar gold on the crangslist
Replies: 7648
Views: 252881

:plac: finds v2.0: Moar gold on the crangslist

max225 wrote: Tue Mar 26, 2024 1:33 pm
golftdibrad1 wrote: Tue Mar 26, 2024 1:16 pm

Im going to put kirkland non LL-01 oil in the BMW.

:popcorn:
SuperTech next baby!
bob's oil guy forms like it, suspect its just repackaged Rotella T. Im sure it will be fine at 5k intervals and 7 liters capacity.
by golftdibrad1
Tue Mar 26, 2024 2:43 pm
Forum: The Mudroom of Miscellany
Topic: OT 21: DFD Giveth and DFD Taketh Away
Replies: 8342
Views: 110406

OT 21: DFD Giveth and DFD Taketh Away

Yea the ship clearly had a major failure of some sort at a very bad time. Captain is Ukrainian :caspian: but presumably he wasn't steering at the time but the port appointed pilot was yea, all indications are that this was just an accident. Unless the investigation finds evidence of hacking, sabota...
by golftdibrad1
Tue Mar 26, 2024 1:16 pm
Forum: Car Talk
Topic: :plac: finds v2.0: Moar gold on the crangslist
Replies: 7648
Views: 252881

:plac: finds v2.0: Moar gold on the crangslist

Desertbreh wrote: Tue Mar 26, 2024 12:41 pm Sorry didn't see the hard pass. Not too surprising. Why do people hate their cars?
Im going to put kirkland non LL-01 oil in the BMW.

:popcorn:
by golftdibrad1
Tue Mar 26, 2024 11:40 am
Forum: The Mudroom of Miscellany
Topic: OT 21: DFD Giveth and DFD Taketh Away
Replies: 8342
Views: 110406

OT 21: DFD Giveth and DFD Taketh Away

max225 wrote: Tue Mar 26, 2024 11:25 am
golftdibrad1 wrote: Tue Mar 26, 2024 10:31 am how bout that bridge huh
Lights go out right before the pass under the bridge on the boat … then it goes straight into the column
Yea the ship clearly had a major failure of some sort at a very bad time.
by golftdibrad1
Tue Mar 26, 2024 10:31 am
Forum: The Mudroom of Miscellany
Topic: OT 21: DFD Giveth and DFD Taketh Away
Replies: 8342
Views: 110406

OT 21: DFD Giveth and DFD Taketh Away

how bout that bridge huh
by golftdibrad1
Tue Mar 26, 2024 8:54 am
Forum: Political Punchbowl
Topic: COVID-19: the aftermath
Replies: 279
Views: 10230

COVID-19: the aftermath

OH THIS IS A GOOD ONE for the bendy fuck and the hackery fuck et al. https://boriquagato.substack.com/p/you-are-not-a-horse-you-are-not-a we have seen a lot of wild and shady things from “health agencies” over the last few years, but this one was really in a class by itself. the FDA took a safe, che...
by golftdibrad1
Tue Mar 26, 2024 7:17 am
Forum: Political Punchbowl
Topic: COVID-19: the aftermath
Replies: 279
Views: 10230

COVID-19: the aftermath

Elon Musk is one of the good guys. Not perfect, but probably not evil. Which is more than we can say for the former dfd fucktard overlords. From the Tom Woods news letter: Ready for some good news for a change? The evil SOBs in Canada were smearing the heroic Dr. Kulvinder Kaur Gill, and demanding s...
by golftdibrad1
Mon Mar 25, 2024 1:41 pm
Forum: The Mudroom of Miscellany
Topic: OT 21: DFD Giveth and DFD Taketh Away
Replies: 8342
Views: 110406

OT 21: DFD Giveth and DFD Taketh Away

Well, updates to the clusterfuck of my job: 1. Positive - got a raise today. 3.5% increase to base salary which works out to about 2.63% to overall OTE. 2. Negative - TWO people told me they're quitting today, the Sales Engineer for my region and my best inside sales guy/account manager. This will ...
by golftdibrad1
Mon Mar 25, 2024 11:01 am
Forum: Political Punchbowl
Topic: COVID-19: the aftermath
Replies: 279
Views: 10230

COVID-19: the aftermath

https://www.eugyppius.com/p/massive-german-document-release-sheds Last week, the Robert Koch Institut (the German CDC) released over 2,500 pages documenting the meetings of the “Covid Crisis Team” between January 2020 and April 2021. They did so in response to long-running litigation by journalists ...
by golftdibrad1
Fri Mar 22, 2024 9:53 am
Forum: Car Talk
Topic: Car Talk 6: Best of times and Worst of Times
Replies: 8743
Views: 124594

Car Talk 6: Best of times and Worst of Times

Well at this point in my life i'm thinking a convertible one could be my 'everything' car. The poor miata just doesn't get used much despite my love for the car. In a couple years when i can afford a f83 convertible I will re-evaluate the fleet and usage. Son will also be 8-9 so that will come into...
by golftdibrad1
Fri Mar 22, 2024 9:13 am
Forum: Car Talk
Topic: Car Talk 6: Best of times and Worst of Times
Replies: 8743
Views: 124594

Car Talk 6: Best of times and Worst of Times

Johnny_P wrote: Fri Mar 22, 2024 9:07 am
J-Ho-Fo-Show69 wrote: Thu Mar 21, 2024 7:06 pm

The difference between redneck and hipster is such a fine line…..
We need a venn diagram. Redneck side has let’s go Brandon flags, hipster side has avocado toast. Middle has a carhartt hat.
Image
by golftdibrad1
Fri Mar 22, 2024 9:04 am
Forum: Car Talk
Topic: Car Talk 6: Best of times and Worst of Times
Replies: 8743
Views: 124594

Car Talk 6: Best of times and Worst of Times

coogles wrote: Fri Mar 22, 2024 9:00 am
golftdibrad1 wrote: Fri Mar 22, 2024 8:49 am https://bringatrailer.com/listing/2008- ... 000-cr-71/

this shit is getting out of hand
CRs pull big money. :iono:
it was a dumb car even when it was new. almost 40k in 2008 for a car with 240 hp when a corvette was 46 and could be had for less
by golftdibrad1
Fri Mar 22, 2024 8:00 am
Forum: Car Talk
Topic: Car Talk 6: Best of times and Worst of Times
Replies: 8743
Views: 124594

Car Talk 6: Best of times and Worst of Times

Personal opinion is that the F80 M3 was the last "highly differentiated" M3. I6 Carboner roof Dual turbos Carboner driveshaft Li-Ion Battery Wide bodywork/fender Comp seats Massive power, all over the power band. there was 0 turbo lag also. (F30 didn't lag either to be honest) 3550 lbs.. ...