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CaleDeRoo wrote: Wed Mar 18, 2020 5:10 pm
Huckleberry wrote: Wed Mar 18, 2020 4:57 pm

Nice. The Optrel was also something I wanted to be able to try on and see if I like it. From the reviews I read, some said that the design can take some getting used to due to the lens being much closer to your eyes.
It's true yes but it takes an hour or so to get used to it, but once you do it feels like you are looking through a keyhole with anything else.
Perhaps I'll look at one the next time I want to upgrade.
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Huckleberry wrote: Wed Mar 18, 2020 11:57 am
CaleDeRoo wrote: Wed Mar 18, 2020 11:39 am

What did you go with?
The Lincoln Viking 3350.

It is a very nice helmet that doesn't break the wallet. I found it for $215 from IOC Welding Supplies.
I googled Lincoln as a viking and only came up with this.
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:wap: Where are these mangos?
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wap wrote: Wed Mar 18, 2020 5:44 pm
Huckleberry wrote: Wed Mar 18, 2020 11:57 am

The Lincoln Viking 3350.

It is a very nice helmet that doesn't break the wallet. I found it for $215 from IOC Welding Supplies.
I googled Lincoln as a viking and only came up with this.
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:impressive:
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troyguitar wrote: Wed Mar 18, 2020 1:19 pm Speaking of magical color combos, I changed my mind and went for a cheapass guitar instead of doing nothing. I wanted a decent 6-string to start a fun cover band when the plague ends, everything I own anymore is 7. I was originally looking at $1-2k stuff, decided that is too much for now. This is pretty :neat: for $200.

ESP LTD M-50FR 2016 Neon Orange https://reverb.com/item/32904753-esp-lt ... t=32904753

Dunno if/when it'll actually get shipped to me :doe:
:notbad: at all for the :troywax:
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wap wrote: Wed Mar 18, 2020 5:44 pm
Huckleberry wrote: Wed Mar 18, 2020 11:57 am

The Lincoln Viking 3350.

It is a very nice helmet that doesn't break the wallet. I found it for $215 from IOC Welding Supplies.
I googled Lincoln as a viking and only came up with this.
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Image :wap: Image :wap:
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Irish wrote: Wed Mar 18, 2020 7:31 pm
wap wrote: Wed Mar 18, 2020 5:44 pm

I googled Lincoln as a viking and only came up with this.
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Image :wap: Image :wap:
:lolol:
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Irish wrote: Wed Mar 18, 2020 7:31 pm
wap wrote: Wed Mar 18, 2020 5:44 pm

I googled Lincoln as a viking and only came up with this.
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Image :wap: Image :wap:
:amaze:
:wap: Where are these mangos?
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Irish wrote: Wed Mar 18, 2020 7:31 pm
wap wrote: Wed Mar 18, 2020 5:44 pm

I googled Lincoln as a viking and only came up with this.
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Image :wap: Image :wap:
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wap wrote: Wed Mar 18, 2020 5:44 pm
Huckleberry wrote: Wed Mar 18, 2020 11:57 am

The Lincoln Viking 3350.

It is a very nice helmet that doesn't break the wallet. I found it for $215 from IOC Welding Supplies.
I googled Lincoln as a viking and only came up with this.
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Not disappointed
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Huckleberry wrote: Thu Mar 19, 2020 8:20 am
wap wrote: Wed Mar 18, 2020 5:44 pm

I googled Lincoln as a viking and only came up with this.
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Not disappointed
:fuckyeah:
Someone needs to photoshop a Viking helmet and shield onto Abe's body.
:wap: Where are these mangos?
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Big Brain Bradley wrote: Wed Mar 18, 2020 11:09 am
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I'm expecting to lose everything at this point.
fucking hell dude, is it really that bad?
Yes.

The floor fell out, and it fell out fast. I work at a dealership 5 miles down the road from him that sells ~120 new and 90 used cars on an average month.

We’ve sold 3 cars this week. Two were scheduled deliveries from last Saturday. The sales department had one customer today.

On the service end of things I’ve dropped from 120-130 cars to around 50 per day, and I have only 15 appointments tomorrow.
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Big Brain Bradley wrote: Wed Mar 18, 2020 11:09 am fucking hell dude, is it really that bad?
Yes.

The floor fell out, and it fell out fast. I work at a dealership 5 miles down the road from him that sells ~120 new and 90 used cars on an average month.

We’ve sold 3 cars this week. Two were scheduled deliveries from last Saturday. The sales department had one customer today.

On the service end of things I’ve dropped from 120-130 cars to around 50 per day, and I have only 15 appointments tomorrow.
:(

Hopefully this blows over in a couple weeks.

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Blew $175 on a :fancy: POC helmet yesterday. I'm sure they're cheaper online, but figured I'd throw the LBI a bone before they have to close down. It is the most light and comfy helmet I've ever experienced.

My Giro was good, but it may have saved my life earlier this week, so it's time to retire it and move on.
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fledonfoot wrote: Thu Mar 19, 2020 9:32 pm
Big Brain Bradley wrote: Wed Mar 18, 2020 11:09 am

fucking hell dude, is it really that bad?
Yes.

The floor fell out, and it fell out fast. I work at a dealership 5 miles down the road from him that sells ~120 new and 90 used cars on an average month.

We’ve sold 3 cars this week. Two were scheduled deliveries from last Saturday. The sales department had one customer today.

On the service end of things I’ve dropped from 120-130 cars to around 50 per day, and I have only 15 appointments tomorrow.
Is the :dillerman: business model really so bad that a couple dead months can't be survived? I mean, this situation sucks a lot for a lot of businesses but damn, you'd think with the amount of money going in/out of those places, they'd be a bit more liquid than that.

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Gberg2119 wrote: Fri Mar 20, 2020 12:03 am
fledonfoot wrote:
Yes.

The floor fell out, and it fell out fast. I work at a dealership 5 miles down the road from him that sells ~120 new and 90 used cars on an average month.

We’ve sold 3 cars this week. Two were scheduled deliveries from last Saturday. The sales department had one customer today.

On the service end of things I’ve dropped from 120-130 cars to around 50 per day, and I have only 15 appointments tomorrow.
:(

Hopefully this blows over in a couple weeks.

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The initial panic might. The long term effects of regular people with average wages losing that 1-2 week buffer will last far longer. And most people are paycheck to paycheck.
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D Griff wrote: Fri Mar 20, 2020 8:19 am
fledonfoot wrote: Thu Mar 19, 2020 9:32 pm

Yes.

The floor fell out, and it fell out fast. I work at a dealership 5 miles down the road from him that sells ~120 new and 90 used cars on an average month.

We’ve sold 3 cars this week. Two were scheduled deliveries from last Saturday. The sales department had one customer today.

On the service end of things I’ve dropped from 120-130 cars to around 50 per day, and I have only 15 appointments tomorrow.
Is the :dillerman: business model really so bad that a couple dead months can't be survived? I mean, this situation sucks a lot for a lot of businesses but damn, you'd think with the amount of money going in/out of those places, they'd be a bit more liquid than that.

:sad:
By the time everyone is paid - staff, mortgage, utilities, advertising, insurance, manufacturer.. all the small things - the owner puts about $20-30k into his bank account. Costs are around 95 cents for every dollar a customer pays us (and that’s considered above average) and I need 90 cars a day coming in and spending normal levels of money to break even given the scale of our operation and services offered. I’m getting 40-60 right now for just oil changes.

My sales department is generally break even to a $10k loss on the sale of new cars every month, and the F&I department falls somewhere close to what service brings in.

Take away the customers and it dries up fast. It costs A LOT of money to operate a dealership.
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Got my quarantaine kompanion today. It is absolutely shockingly orange. Mission Accomplished. :fuckyeah:Image
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troyguitar wrote: Wed Mar 25, 2020 4:38 pm Got my quarantaine kompanion today. It is absolutely shockingly orange. Mission Accomplished. :fuckyeah:Image
That’s awesome! :fuckyeah:
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fledonfoot wrote: Fri Mar 20, 2020 8:23 am
Gberg2119 wrote: Fri Mar 20, 2020 12:03 am :(

Hopefully this blows over in a couple weeks.

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The initial panic might. The long term effects of regular people with average wages losing that 1-2 week buffer will last far longer. And most people are paycheck to paycheck.
Luckily we print credit cards faster than the treasury prints cash and people here have almost zero reservations about spending money they don't have (see the people racking up their credit cards for T.P. and hand sanitizer).

Good luck man..
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troyguitar wrote: Wed Mar 25, 2020 4:38 pm Got my quarantaine kompanion today. It is absolutely shockingly orange. Mission Accomplished. :fuckyeah:Image
Super sweet.

I ordered an acoustic from Fender that will be here tomorrow.
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Time to sing kumbaya with :waxer:
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troyguitar wrote: Wed Mar 25, 2020 6:30 pm :notbad:

Time to sing kumbaya with :waxer:
Hah..

I just want something I can practice and learn on that isn't plugged in all the time. I really, really suck and need to spend some serious hours practicing to get back to only really sucking.
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CorvetteWaxer wrote: Wed Mar 25, 2020 6:33 pm
troyguitar wrote: Wed Mar 25, 2020 6:30 pm :notbad:

Time to sing kumbaya with :waxer:
Hah..

I just want something I can practice and learn on that isn't plugged in all the time. I really, really suck and need to spend some serious hours practicing to get back to only really sucking.
Fender play app is doing 30 day or 3 months free or something right now during all of this. I know how to play, but signed up for it anyways since I’ve never had actual lessons and want to get better.
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SAWCE wrote: Wed Mar 25, 2020 7:20 pm
CorvetteWaxer wrote: Wed Mar 25, 2020 6:33 pm

Hah..

I just want something I can practice and learn on that isn't plugged in all the time. I really, really suck and need to spend some serious hours practicing to get back to only really sucking.
Fender play app is doing 30 day or 3 months free or something right now during all of this. I know how to play, but signed up for it anyways since I’ve never had actual lessons and want to get better.
Was going to give it a shot, what do you think so far?
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CorvetteWaxer wrote: Wed Mar 25, 2020 9:38 pm
SAWCE wrote: Wed Mar 25, 2020 7:20 pm

Fender play app is doing 30 day or 3 months free or something right now during all of this. I know how to play, but signed up for it anyways since I’ve never had actual lessons and want to get better.
Was going to give it a shot, what do you think so far?
Haven’t fired it up yet :(
I will tonight and report back tomorrow.
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