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by Desertbreh
Fri Mar 01, 2024 1:09 pm
Forum: The Mudroom of Miscellany
Topic: OT 21: DFD Giveth and DFD Taketh Away
Replies: 8341
Views: 110388

OT 21: DFD Giveth and DFD Taketh Away

Desertbreh wrote: Fri Mar 01, 2024 1:08 pm My buddy and I shared a room at the Intercontinental in Wellington and the Hilton in Aukland but otherwise I booked either separate rooms or two room suites, which are plentiful in NZ and really worked for us. We stayed at a couple of motels that were really quite kick ass.
by Desertbreh
Fri Mar 01, 2024 1:08 pm
Forum: The Mudroom of Miscellany
Topic: OT 21: DFD Giveth and DFD Taketh Away
Replies: 8341
Views: 110388

OT 21: DFD Giveth and DFD Taketh Away

My buddy and I shared a room at the Intercontinental in Wellington and the Hilton in Aukland but otherwise I booked either separate rooms or two room suites, which are plentiful in NZ and really worked for us.
by Desertbreh
Fri Mar 01, 2024 1:05 pm
Forum: The Mudroom of Miscellany
Topic: OT 21: DFD Giveth and DFD Taketh Away
Replies: 8341
Views: 110388

OT 21: DFD Giveth and DFD Taketh Away

Was the business class ticket at least under 5 figs? My spouse is a bit of an expert at working points and travel deals. I had accumulated over 450K Alaska miles. Fiji Air is an Alaska partner. The fly and return dates that you can use miles is limited to about 6 total days in a given month. By sel...
by Desertbreh
Fri Mar 01, 2024 10:46 am
Forum: The Mudroom of Miscellany
Topic: OT 21: DFD Giveth and DFD Taketh Away
Replies: 8341
Views: 110388

OT 21: DFD Giveth and DFD Taketh Away

Two weeks in New Zealand. Old friend of mine is a Boeing manager and is doing a tour of duty @ Boeing Australia in Melbourne. We rented a car and drove around both islands. Pretty kick ass. Sprang for a Defender on the South Island. Diesel! Errthang is deez in NZ. Diesel is $ NZ 2.20/liter. Gas sta...
by Desertbreh
Thu Feb 29, 2024 8:20 pm
Forum: Car Talk
Topic: :plac: finds v2.0: Moar gold on the crangslist
Replies: 7646
Views: 252779

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

Sure they do. Brand new AWD 300hp big fendered fanboi machine that will have a depreciation curve like a tabletop? Yes it's a Corolla. It's a Corolla with the mother of all factory mods. And a warranty. Corolla is so fucking cheap though... :iono: at the end of the day you're sitting in an absolute...
by Desertbreh
Thu Feb 29, 2024 11:23 am
Forum: The Mudroom of Miscellany
Topic: OT 21: DFD Giveth and DFD Taketh Away
Replies: 8341
Views: 110388

OT 21: DFD Giveth and DFD Taketh Away

Two weeks in New Zealand. Old friend of mine is a Boeing manager and is doing a tour of duty @ Boeing Australia in Melbourne. We rented a car and drove around both islands. Pretty kick ass. Sprang for a Defender on the South Island. Diesel! Errthang is deez in NZ. Diesel is $ NZ 2.20/liter. Gas sta...
by Desertbreh
Thu Feb 29, 2024 11:22 am
Forum: Car Talk
Topic: :plac: finds v2.0: Moar gold on the crangslist
Replies: 7646
Views: 252779

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

Local :dillerman: has a $500 discount on one. I wonder how well they're selling. https://www.fredbeanstoyota.com/new/Toyota/2024-Toyota-GR+Corolla-serving+Bridgewater+NJ-ea00539b0a0e0a91043d9ed38e8324f6.htm Wow I can’t believe these are still as much as they are … imo they have no business starting...
by Desertbreh
Thu Feb 29, 2024 11:20 am
Forum: Car Talk
Topic: :plac: finds v2.0: Moar gold on the crangslist
Replies: 7646
Views: 252779

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

So compared to an m3 imo the CTR is a far more usable aka throwaway car you can put some miles on without excessive maintenance/cost worries. Imo I would feel much more comfortable taking it to 100k than an m car… better mpg, cheaper parts, better dealers. And probably close to the amount of fun… y...
by Desertbreh
Thu Feb 29, 2024 11:10 am
Forum: The Mudroom of Miscellany
Topic: OT 21: DFD Giveth and DFD Taketh Away
Replies: 8341
Views: 110388

OT 21: DFD Giveth and DFD Taketh Away

Johnny_P wrote: Wed Feb 28, 2024 11:14 pm
Desertbreh wrote: Wed Feb 28, 2024 8:06 pm

What kind of plant?
LNG
Its a plant that is always on call but essentially never operates. I think its been used twice in the last 3 years. Downside is its all hands on deck when its online which could be at any time of the day or night.
How much of a pay bump?
by Desertbreh
Thu Feb 29, 2024 11:06 am
Forum: The Mudroom of Miscellany
Topic: OT 21: DFD Giveth and DFD Taketh Away
Replies: 8341
Views: 110388

OT 21: DFD Giveth and DFD Taketh Away

What kind of plant? Where you been? Two weeks in New Zealand. Old friend of mine is a Boeing manager and is doing a tour of duty @ Boeing Australia in Melbourne. We rented a car and drove around both islands. Pretty kick ass. Sprang for a Defender on the South Island. Diesel! Errthang is deez in NZ...
by Desertbreh
Wed Feb 28, 2024 8:06 pm
Forum: The Mudroom of Miscellany
Topic: OT 21: DFD Giveth and DFD Taketh Away
Replies: 8341
Views: 110388

OT 21: DFD Giveth and DFD Taketh Away

Johnny_P wrote: Wed Feb 28, 2024 7:39 pm A good friend of mine just got promoted at work. He wants me to take his position as plant manager. Job upgrade incoming?!?
What kind of plant?
by Desertbreh
Mon Feb 05, 2024 11:16 am
Forum: The Mudroom of Miscellany
Topic: Great places to live in the US
Replies: 63
Views: 1414

Great places to live in the US

I would live in Portland Maine.
by Desertbreh
Sun Feb 04, 2024 11:49 pm
Forum: The Mudroom of Miscellany
Topic: OT 21: DFD Giveth and DFD Taketh Away
Replies: 8341
Views: 110388

OT 21: DFD Giveth and DFD Taketh Away

wap wrote: Sun Feb 04, 2024 11:41 pm I walked into a Desert Ted Talk in here. :notsure:
Hola Ron.
by Desertbreh
Sun Feb 04, 2024 11:23 pm
Forum: The Mudroom of Miscellany
Topic: OT 21: DFD Giveth and DFD Taketh Away
Replies: 8341
Views: 110388

OT 21: DFD Giveth and DFD Taketh Away

Gettin my Baptist Sermon on tonight.
by Desertbreh
Sun Feb 04, 2024 11:14 pm
Forum: The Mudroom of Miscellany
Topic: OT 21: DFD Giveth and DFD Taketh Away
Replies: 8341
Views: 110388

OT 21: DFD Giveth and DFD Taketh Away

Also knowing where cops are isn't just about speeding and getting away with it. Radar clusters (cops) are around accidents and other hazards that being aware of can improve your safety. Life is complicated out there, get every tool you can. You think every guy should try a cycle of deca? Every singl...
by Desertbreh
Sun Feb 04, 2024 10:58 pm
Forum: The Mudroom of Miscellany
Topic: OT 21: DFD Giveth and DFD Taketh Away
Replies: 8341
Views: 110388

OT 21: DFD Giveth and DFD Taketh Away

Yeah, dumb of me, but oh well. Just looked it up and Oregon doesn’t do a point system. I’ll call the court and request to do traffic school to get it off my record so it doesn’t impact my insurance at all and then I’ll just pay the $265 fine and whatever the school costs if they approve me for the ...
by Desertbreh
Sun Feb 04, 2024 10:57 pm
Forum: The Mudroom of Miscellany
Topic: OT 21: DFD Giveth and DFD Taketh Away
Replies: 8341
Views: 110388

OT 21: DFD Giveth and DFD Taketh Away

As to your actual problem contact the local court where you get the ticket? Was it in Idaho or California?
by Desertbreh
Sun Feb 04, 2024 10:51 pm
Forum: The Mudroom of Miscellany
Topic: OT 21: DFD Giveth and DFD Taketh Away
Replies: 8341
Views: 110388

OT 21: DFD Giveth and DFD Taketh Away

Dang you’re flying ! You should be able to traffic school And get the points dismissed as long as you don’t get another ticket. At least those are the Cali rules Yeah, dumb of me, but oh well. Just looked it up and Oregon doesn’t do a point system. I’ll call the court and request to do traffic scho...
by Desertbreh
Sun Feb 04, 2024 10:43 pm
Forum: The Mudroom of Miscellany
Topic: Great places to live in the US
Replies: 63
Views: 1414

Great places to live in the US

Didn’t get into Boise proper, but my aunt and uncle who live there still love it. It’s grown like crazy since they moved there in the early 80s, but they don’t have any plans on leaving. All four of their kids also decided not to leave the area and all live within 30 minutes of them/the city. Boise...
by Desertbreh
Sun Feb 04, 2024 10:40 pm
Forum: The Mudroom of Miscellany
Topic: Great places to live in the US
Replies: 63
Views: 1414

Great places to live in the US

Oh great now this is getting into a political shit show 🤣🤣🤣 :poop: incoming! To add to the topic at hand, I used to shit on Wilmington NC, but I have some clients that moved there and after growing up and seeing them develop, I quite like it. Also, was looking at the RDU area and Chapel Hill seems ...
by Desertbreh
Fri Feb 02, 2024 11:30 pm
Forum: The Mudroom of Miscellany
Topic: Great places to live in the US
Replies: 63
Views: 1414

Great places to live in the US

+1 on Harpers Ferry
by Desertbreh
Fri Feb 02, 2024 1:35 pm
Forum: The Mudroom of Miscellany
Topic: Great places to live in the US
Replies: 63
Views: 1414

Great places to live in the US

Part of me thinks the blue islands is a sea of red are the place to be. The state is more hands-off, but the neighborhoods themselves in the blue counties are more the kinds of places I'd actually like to live. The net result of low .gov and people who want to live and let live is libertarian parad...
by Desertbreh
Fri Feb 02, 2024 1:17 pm
Forum: The Mudroom of Miscellany
Topic: Great places to live in the US
Replies: 63
Views: 1414

Great places to live in the US

Well, for starters, look at this map, and pick a red area https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fb/2020_United_States_presidential_election_results_map_by_county.svg/1280px-2020_United_States_presidential_election_results_map_by_county.svg.png This is a fun map re: outlier counties...
by Desertbreh
Thu Feb 01, 2024 5:52 pm
Forum: Member's Rides
Topic: Soviet EV and taco chronicles + future ponderings about Fendie
Replies: 6716
Views: 172230

Soviet EV and taco chronicles + future ponderings about Fendie

I'm just going to come out and say it. You can't order alcohol without food? Because the Almighty and the Latter Day Saints disapprove? That is a just the tip of the iceberg in UT. Very, very pretty place but I would never move there unless I was a Mormon. NO Don’t make me report you to my higher u...
by Desertbreh
Thu Feb 01, 2024 5:02 pm
Forum: The Mudroom of Miscellany
Topic: Great places to live in the US
Replies: 63
Views: 1414

Great places to live in the US

And what are you planning on doing in this new location?

1. Full Cuck not working
2. Starting your own business.
3. Working full time in your current line of work.