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Powered on my work notebook for the first time in 13 days. I had cleared all my emails so 0 were unread. This morning: 39,812 unread messages.

About to do a CTRL-A, SHIFT-DELETE after scanning for anything from HR.
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CorvetteWaxer wrote: Thu Jun 21, 2018 1:44 pm Powered on my work notebook for the first time in 13 days. I had cleared all my emails so 0 were unread. This morning: 39,812 unread messages.

About to do a CTRL-A, SHIFT-DELETE after scanning for anything from HR.
Sweet baby Jesus.. I know two weeks is a long time, but if I come in after a day off and have more than 20 unread emails I get stressed out.
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CorvetteWaxer wrote: Thu Jun 21, 2018 1:44 pm Powered on my work notebook for the first time in 13 days. I had cleared all my emails so 0 were unread. This morning: 39,812 unread messages.

About to do a CTRL-A, SHIFT-DELETE after scanning for anything from HR.
Wow :impressive:

I usually come back to about 100/day when I'm gone.
Desertbreh wrote: Tue Oct 10, 2017 6:40 pm My guess would be that Chris took some time off because he has read the dialogue on this page 1,345 times and decided to spend some of his free time doing something besides beating a horse to death.
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CorvetteWaxer wrote: Thu Jun 21, 2018 1:44 pm Powered on my work notebook for the first time in 13 days. I had cleared all my emails so 0 were unread. This morning: 39,812 unread messages.

About to do a CTRL-A, SHIFT-DELETE after scanning for anything from HR.
That's insane. No one can be that important.
:wap: Where are these mangos?
Detroit wrote: Fri Apr 16, 2021 1:19 pm I don't understand anything anymore.
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Detroit wrote: Thu Jun 21, 2018 1:56 pm
CorvetteWaxer wrote: Thu Jun 21, 2018 1:44 pm Powered on my work notebook for the first time in 13 days. I had cleared all my emails so 0 were unread. This morning: 39,812 unread messages.

About to do a CTRL-A, SHIFT-DELETE after scanning for anything from HR.
Wow :impressive:

I usually come back to about 100/day when I'm gone.
I'm around 50-100/day, too. Sometimes less.
:wap: Where are these mangos?
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troyguitar wrote: Thu Jun 21, 2018 12:21 pm
Detroit wrote: Thu Jun 21, 2018 12:09 pm
We have epic equity, but I feel trapped because I have to chose between having nothing to do that I like when I get home vs. horribad commute. Any of the areas around here that have what I want mean an easy hour+ sitting in solid traffic. Where I'm at, even with the worst traffic I can find a route that'll get me home in under 30 min. I have to decided what I hate more: sitting in traffic or having nothing to do that I like after work.

It's REALLY tough. So much so that I debate finding a new job that will move me away from the city. FCA is actually in the perfect location for what I want out of a place to live.
Dunno, it's hard to relate to :waxer: problems like that. We simply cannot afford to live anywhere that we'd want to live - and that will likely never change due to real estate costs in nice areas outpacing wages by orders of magnitude. Why not be like :waxer: and drive into the office early to avoid traffic?
Funny thing is, i have gone tad earlier when i used to commute almost 15-20 miles (depending on which route to take) to shave off 20 mins. That somehow worked, and helped me get my shit done faster, sometimes leave earlier too
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wap wrote: Thu Jun 21, 2018 2:18 pm
CorvetteWaxer wrote: Thu Jun 21, 2018 1:44 pm Powered on my work notebook for the first time in 13 days. I had cleared all my emails so 0 were unread. This morning: 39,812 unread messages.

About to do a CTRL-A, SHIFT-DELETE after scanning for anything from HR.
That's insane. No one can be that important.
He doesn't deserve that many emails!!
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wap wrote: Thu Jun 21, 2018 2:18 pm

That's insane. No one can be that important.
He doesn't deserve that many emails!!
Dafuq
:wap: Where are these mangos?
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troyguitar wrote: Thu Jun 21, 2018 12:23 pm

I can't handle sitting in traffic regardless of my vehicle, it absolutely ruins my day every time. It's why NYC is the worst place in the country IMO.
NYC is fucking awful. I take the train there. Boston was pretty shit tastic too. And DC has bad traffic and immigrants galore that have no clue how English directions work. So it blows there as well. At least those places have decent public transit subways and whatnot so you can still get around, but if you need a car? :nope:

Honestly Seattle had pretty fucking epic traffic issues too. I loved it there but would really question long term happiness due to the amount of completely stopped traffic.
In DC (metro area to be exact) you do need a car, uber is close second, the yellow taxi here sucks, just plain sucks :nope: right now metro doesn’t even work. Parking in DC (atleast weekends) are nowhere near a burden compared to NY, but then again I grew up in a metropolitan city. Busses take longer than cars. For me, i STILL have to drive 4 miles in 20 min traffic for rush hour just to get to the farthest station it can take to my area. But I also hear ubers make $6k a month here, so go figure.
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MexicanYarisTK wrote: Thu Jun 21, 2018 2:49 pm
troyguitar wrote: Thu Jun 21, 2018 12:21 pm

Dunno, it's hard to relate to :waxer: problems like that. We simply cannot afford to live anywhere that we'd want to live - and that will likely never change due to real estate costs in nice areas outpacing wages by orders of magnitude. Why not be like :waxer: and drive into the office early to avoid traffic?
Funny thing is, i have gone tad earlier when i used to commute almost 15-20 miles (depending on which route to take) to shave off 20 mins. That somehow worked, and helped me get my shit done faster, sometimes leave earlier too
:word:

When I was commuting in MI, there was a time where leaving 10 minutes later turned a 20 minute drive into a 45-60 minute drive. I could either leave at 7 and be there at 7:20, or leave at 7:10 and be there at 7:55-8:10. :disgust:

If you can't leave early no matter what happens :doe: then there's no point in showing up early, unless you can perhaps take a long ass lunch to go do fun stuff in the middle of the day? That could be neat actually, work from 6-10AM, go ride bikes or whatever for a few hours, then work again from 2-6PM.
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troyguitar wrote: Thu Jun 21, 2018 3:06 pm
MexicanYarisTK wrote: Thu Jun 21, 2018 2:49 pm

Funny thing is, i have gone tad earlier when i used to commute almost 15-20 miles (depending on which route to take) to shave off 20 mins. That somehow worked, and helped me get my shit done faster, sometimes leave earlier too
:word:

When I was commuting in MI, there was a time where leaving 10 minutes later turned a 20 minute drive into a 45-60 minute drive. I could either leave at 7 and be there at 7:20, or leave at 7:10 and be there at 7:55-8:10. :disgust:

If you can't leave early no matter what happens :doe: then there's no point in showing up early, unless you can perhaps take a long ass lunch to go do fun stuff in the middle of the day? That could be neat actually, work from 6-10AM, go ride bikes or whatever for a few hours, then work again from 2-6PM.
I've been at a few places that were more flexible like that. I don't know if 4 hour lunches would have flown, but 2 hours wasn't uncommon and we'd just work late to make up for it.
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So far.. 10 sold. 7 from me.


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datgrundle wrote: Thu Jun 21, 2018 4:20 pm So far.. 10 sold. 7 from me.


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How much is an extended warranty on a BMW. Say a 2017 or 2016 340. Up to 100k miles?

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KYGTIGuy wrote: Thu Jun 21, 2018 4:33 pm How much is an extended warranty on a BMW. Say a 2017 or 2016 340. Up to 100k miles?

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I'll find out for ya buddy
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datgrundle wrote: Thu Jun 21, 2018 4:35 pm
KYGTIGuy wrote: Thu Jun 21, 2018 4:33 pm How much is an extended warranty on a BMW. Say a 2017 or 2016 340. Up to 100k miles?

Roughly
I'll find out for ya buddy
Thanks. Need to know if i can rule that car out for good or not.

Not buying a new one but want a good warranty.
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Running about today. Worked an event late yesterday, took today and tomorrow off. 5 day weekend :fuckyeah:
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KYGTIGuy wrote: Thu Jun 21, 2018 4:41 pm
datgrundle wrote: Thu Jun 21, 2018 4:35 pm

I'll find out for ya buddy
Thanks. Need to know if i can rule that car out for good or not.

Not buying a new one but want a good warranty.
Remember it’s dfd tradition to get numbers and take them to the closest dealership to you
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Desertbreh wrote: Thu Oct 17, 2019 3:05 pm DFD. The forum where everybody makes the same choices and then tells anybody trying to join the club that they are the stupidest motherfucker to ever walk the earth.
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Buddy driving in from nyc tomorrow. Spending the weekend with him. Gonna go to the air & space museum, karting, and debauchery.
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Desertbreh wrote: Thu Oct 17, 2019 3:05 pm DFD. The forum where everybody makes the same choices and then tells anybody trying to join the club that they are the stupidest motherfucker to ever walk the earth.
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datgrundle wrote: Thu Jun 21, 2018 4:20 pm So far.. 10 sold. 7 from me.


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KYGTIGuy wrote: Thu Jun 21, 2018 4:41 pm
datgrundle wrote: Thu Jun 21, 2018 4:35 pm

I'll find out for ya buddy
Thanks. Need to know if i can rule that car out for good or not.

Not buying a new one but want a good warranty.
I believe Mercedes CPO warranty is something like up to 80k miles?
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razr390 wrote: Thu Jun 21, 2018 4:42 pm
KYGTIGuy wrote: Thu Jun 21, 2018 4:41 pm

Thanks. Need to know if i can rule that car out for good or not.

Not buying a new one but want a good warranty.
Remember it’s dfd tradition to get numbers and take them to the closest dealership to you
I'm a master negotiator. ;)

However, they next deal I do I may need something money can't buy.

NJ ain't that far away.
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razr390 wrote: Thu Jun 21, 2018 4:42 pm
KYGTIGuy wrote: Thu Jun 21, 2018 4:41 pm

Thanks. Need to know if i can rule that car out for good or not.

Not buying a new one but want a good warranty.
Remember it’s dfd tradition to get numbers and take them to the closest dealership to you
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:wap: Where are these mangos?
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MexicanYarisTK wrote: Thu Jun 21, 2018 4:53 pm
KYGTIGuy wrote: Thu Jun 21, 2018 4:41 pm

Thanks. Need to know if i can rule that car out for good or not.

Not buying a new one but want a good warranty.
I believe Mercedes CPO warranty is something like up to 80k miles?
I saw 1 year unlimited mileage. Then I've seen others too so I don't know if it's the diller or manufacturer that's offering it.
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KYGTIGuy wrote: Thu Jun 21, 2018 4:56 pm
MexicanYarisTK wrote: Thu Jun 21, 2018 4:53 pm

I believe Mercedes CPO warranty is something like up to 80k miles?
I saw 1 year unlimited mileage. Then I've seen others too so I don't know if it's the diller or manufacturer that's offering it.
thats probably changed now, just checked, yes 1 year, but can also be extended for 2 years.
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