The Bar 2014 Edition

[Joeln]

Cheers AntiM

[ygmir]

*stumbles in, pushed button on Automatic Super Secret Coffee Repository And Caffeine Kontainer* (poetic/spelling license)*

Hi gang!
just got woken by insulation guys, calling with a question.......crap, and worked a 24 hour shift at that hippie fest ending at 10 pm last night.
And nope, FJ, not the one that got shut down.
It was fun and or interesting though! Amazing, working "Gate" at an event that sells tickets at the door and is for hippies... how many drive 6 hours, knowing it costs 80 bucks to get in, and only bring 20 bucks! Even more amazing, flying from Belgium, with no money, but thinking you can get in with a see through top, skirt around your mid section and no underwear..........haha though I did thank her, I sent her to find an ATM........haahhaa

Dang tired, may get a nap today.......haha

Here's 4-fingers of scotch for ya, Ratty.

wouldn't that be a fist of scotch,GC?....just sayin.............

[lucky420]

Nap time is the best time...


scooch over

[ygmir]

*fluffs IBBOD*

[Elorrum]

Morning folks. Hi ygmir, lucky.Asscrack? We serve better coffee here. (I do like a scuzzy acronym though to deter an uncouth mob)

[Elliot]

Gosh, I'm tired too. Spent most of yesterday driving, which I have done enough of in my life. Still need to make the same trip a second time in the next day or three. Bought a pick-em-up-truck on behalf of my brother. And was by myself, so left my own truck at the seller's.

But a good kind of tired: Hecka new truck -- 2002 Ford F-350 Crew Cab Dually Diesel 4x4. For pulling a 5th wheel trailer in any weather. Remarkable thing is, it drives smooth and quiet as a car, even empty.

Still, morning nap time....

[ygmir]

Gosh, I'm tired too. Spent most of yesterday driving, which I have done enough of in my life. Still need to make the same trip a second time in the next day or three. Bought a pick-em-up-truck on behalf of my brother. And was by myself, so left my own truck at the seller's.

But a good kind of tired: Hecka new truck -- 2002 Ford F-350 Crew Cab Dually Diesel 4x4. For pulling a 5th wheel trailer in any weather. Remarkable thing is, it drives smooth and quiet as a car, even empty.

Still, morning nap time....

can't get a much bigger pickup than that one!! wow!
does it have the 7.3L engine?

[Elliot]

Oh yes, I made sure it has the 7.3. That's the IH 444, such as used in school buses and medium trucks.
In 2003 Ford came out with the 6.0, which was not-so-good.

[ygmir]

yeah I love the 7.3 I have......and I "chipped" it, with a dash, "on the fly" adjustable chip, to add, in increments, up to 140 h.p. (manuf. claim). it does kick it in the pants, though, if you turn it up.

[Sunbeam56]

Mornin' guyz. Love the smell of diesel with coffee

[lucky420]

Mornig early risers.

Hope your day is wonderful.

The blue skies over n. Nv are absolutely gorgeous right now. But still dry

Really hoping for some wet conditions soon.

[magicmarty]

Morning kiddies. Hi Sunbeam. Beautiful day here as well, Lucky. Heading up to Jackson in the "Gold Country" to visit a client this morning. Long day on the road. Look forward to taking a day off on Thursday to soak in the Harbin Hot Springs. So, gotta run. Hugs to all

(((LF)))

[Patsh]

Well, wish for rain, and what do we get? Tropical storm Simon, moving in to soak (and, supposedly, flood) the entire state of Arizona, just in time for our Decom. Yay!!

Could be fun....

[FIGJAM]

It'll probably snow!!!

[ygmir]

*wanders in, starts ECM*

haha Elorrum: yeah, my acronym was janky, but...............

"hoping for the wet".........it's a mantra.........

*headsfor IBBOD*

[Patsh]

It'll probably snow!!!

Won't be the first time for snow at Decom!

(wasn't that 2011?)

[Elorrum]

Good Morning Bar!
Question: how many folded up or wadded single dustmasks, unsent BRC postcards, and unmarked partly played audio cassettes can be accumulated in a studio apartment in 11 years?
I'm not going to keep a tally, but it's a surprising amount. It's almost near the "wow really?" mark.
Hot weather here, weird for October for sure. no snow!
Heads toward *dusty old open maw* closet.

[Elliot]

yeah I love the 7.3 I have......and I "chipped" it, with a dash, "on the fly" adjustable chip, to add, in increments, up to 140 h.p. (manuf. claim). it does kick it in the pants, though, if you turn it up.

Retrieved the Dakota with a trailer behind the big Ford. The 7.3 didn't seem to notice there was anything back there.
I do wish it had a "real" transmission though, instead of a slush box. But couldn't find one.
Now we are looking for a toy-hauler 5th wheel trailer to see if we can slow the truck down just a tiny bit on the steepest hills.

[ygmir]

*strolls in, makes CCC*
Hi Elliot!
yeah, you'll note good power in the truck! I have a task that'd test it: Hauling my backhoe home from the Hof.......
I need to get that done today, I'm hoping.
A few simple things you can do, that do help, is a free-er flowing air filter and 4" exhaust, along with an extra trans. cooler.
Why don't you like the auto trans? I sure like them, and you can still pick any gear you want.

*heads for ROS*

[Elliot]

*strolls in, makes CCC*
Hi Elliot!
yeah, you'll note good power in the truck! I have a task that'd test it: Hauling my backhoe home from the Hof.......
I need to get that done today, I'm hoping.
A few simple things you can do, that do help, is a free-er flowing air filter and 4" exhaust, along with an extra trans. cooler.
Why don't you like the auto trans? I sure like them, and you can still pick any gear you want.

*heads for ROS*

The previous owner installed an aftermarket conical air-filter, and she cut the muffler off with a sawsall, not bothering to reinstall the tailpipe. I reckon I will install a pipe in place of the muffler, so I can put the tailpipe back on. But it is already 3 1/2 inch, so not too awful restrictive.

I don't trust automatics. When they go out, they go out all at once and leave you stranded. A stick shift will make bearing-noises for months.
And I prefer the personal control of a stick shift -- it shifts when I want it to.
And there is that mushiness from the torque converter, when it is not locked up.

And this one is only a 4 speed auto. The gaps between gears are rather wide. From 4th down to 3rd revs the engine thru the roof. This truck could be had with a 6 speed stick, for closer gaps. (Of course, my real choice would be a 13 speed.)
I realized late last night that there was one of these with a stick shift in the Bay Area for the same price, and I had forgotten about it, so now I'm... telling myself very calmly that this historical fact is not relevant to my current life. (Thanks, CBT!)

My brother and his girlfriend will be landing at Oakland International at 5:15 p.m.. I need to clear out the guest room for them. *panics*

[ygmir]

*strolls in, makes CCC*
Hi Elliot!
yeah, you'll note good power in the truck! I have a task that'd test it: Hauling my backhoe home from the Hof.......
I need to get that done today, I'm hoping.
A few simple things you can do, that do help, is a free-er flowing air filter and 4" exhaust, along with an extra trans. cooler.
Why don't you like the auto trans? I sure like them, and you can still pick any gear you want.

*heads for ROS*

The previous owner installed an aftermarket conical air-filter, and she cut the muffler off with a sawsall, not bothering to reinstall the tailpipe. I reckon I will install a pipe in place of the muffler, so I can put the tailpipe back on. But it is already 3 1/2 inch, so not too awful restrictive.

I don't trust automatics. When they go out, they go out all at once and leave you stranded. A stick shift will make bearing-noises for months.
And I prefer the personal control of a stick shift -- it shifts when I want it to.
And there is that mushiness from the torque converter, when it is not locked up.

And this one is only a 4 speed auto. The gaps between gears are rather wide. From 4th down to 3rd revs the engine thru the roof. This truck could be had with a 6 speed stick, for closer gaps. (Of course, my real choice would be a 13 speed.)
I realized late last night that there was one of these with a stick shift in the Bay Area for the same price, and I had forgotten about it, so now I'm... telling myself very calmly that this historical fact is not relevant to my current life. (Thanks, CBT!)

My brother and his girlfriend will be landing at Oakland International at 5:15 p.m.. I need to clear out the guest room for them. *panics*

well, I do understand your attitude towards auto trans.........but politely disagree it's a disadvantage, and would propose for any disadvantage, there is an advantage to be had.

"agree to disagree"?

have fun with your visitors!!

[Aurelia]

Hello Dear Ones !

Elliot, are you going to bring them to decompression ?

xoA.

[Elliot]

... ...
well, I do understand your attitude towards auto trans.........but politely disagree it's a disadvantage, and would propose for any disadvantage, there is an advantage to be had.

"agree to disagree"?

have fun with your visitors!!

Happily agree to disagree -- specially on something so trivial! And automatics certainly have a convenience-advantage in heavy traffic and city driving.

My visitors will be severely jet-lagged for a few days, but Laura wants to see San Francisco, so we will be going out there one day. A swing thru Decompression is a possibility.

[Elorrum]

been a long time since I had a car with automatic transmission...
I do wish I had cruise control. Long trip ahead in manual transmission car. oh well. I can do it.
Applying for passport renewal, and getting one of the new "passport cards" as well. How new is that? For Canada, and Mexico.
Why so expensive? Shouldn't it be a basic thing to have? Over 200 bucks.
Of course this prompted a lot of other stuff, printer ink cartridges, troubleshooting why the ink cartridges don't work, cleaning said cartridge contacts... I pull on the thread, and wow it just keeps leading me on. I feel like I'm stuck in an interminable swallow the fly song. I don't know why.
*noogies to anyone who posts "perhaps you'll die"*

[chuckularone]

I got one of those passport cards last time I renewed. It's the only ID I use anywhere except at DMV anymore. The stores hate it because they can't scan it to steal your:
Name
Address
Height
Weight
Birth date
Vision restrictions
Vehicles you are allowed to operate
And in some states, including mine, SSN.

They can't refuse to accept it as ID. It is the most valid ID a person can carry.

[theCryptofishist]

21st century headline: Women Sentenced in Rape of her Wife

[lucky420]

fuckin spaniards

[forty_eight]

21st century headline: Women Sentenced in Rape of her Wife

I can see a future headline bemoaning our collective moral decay as alarmingly high numbers of gay marriages end in divorce!

[Canoe]

I can see a future headline bemoaning our collective moral decay as alarmingly high numbers of gay marriages end in divorce!

One of the first couples to get a same-sex marriage once the law was changed had a surprise when they later wanted to divorce. Seems that the way the Divorce Act was written, it didn't/couldn't cover same-sex marriage...

[ygmir]

*strolls in*
well, back from moving the backhoe home from the Hof.
The driver, though having said he'd been there many times, and not listening to my detailed description and admonition not to freak out, that he'd be able to turn around at the bottom of the hill........freaked out and sat by the road for 45 mins, honking his horn hoping I'd hear him a mile away, and come reassure him what I had said was indeed true.......2 dollars per minute. I finally drove up, reminded him of all I had said, and he said though he remembered, he didn't trust so waited.......
ah well, could have been worse, I'm sure.

On the way home seeing a large, new smoke column,we found out a new fire has broken out about 10 miles from me here, went from 50 acres to 200 in about 45 mins........I sure hope they get a handle on it. Watch out Reno and Tahoe, the smokeseems to be going that way.

*Heads for ROS*