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What's up today (bullchiting) thread.

Discussion in 'Everything Else (off topic)' started by Gasifier, Oct 6, 2013.

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  1. yooperdave

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    Guests (round 2) showing up on Monday.

    Gonna have to cut the lawn here too!
     
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    Canning season started tonight. 5 pints of blackberry jam and 4 pints of blackberry syrup. I just need some biscuits and pancakes.
     
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    Yes, eliminated himself without much effort on our part. His reply said he is from and lives in N WY. I replied giving him the owners cell phone number at 11 am. He emails back he needs the prefix-huh?-there is only one prefix in the entire state. I email the ONLY phone prefix in the state of WY infront of the cell phone number at noon. He emails back he VM is full at 1 pm. Then the cursing email at 1:30. Anyway I happen to be on a call with the owner that hiring during the 1 pm email and the owner said yes, I got a call earlier when I was in a meeting from a phone number from Michigan. Sure enough egotistical guy supposedly from N WY has a MI number as well as does not know the prefix here. Ummmm ok. It's a set up with a certain matter a couple members here know we are dealing with. GRRRR

    I want to reply SOOOOO bad!!! But. I. Wont.
     
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    Doesn't mean you get to be an Ahole though...
     
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    I don't mind cutting the lawn. It doesn't take that long, you get to drive wherever you want, as fast as you want, you get to cut stuff and let's not forget that satisfied finish feeling after a job well done. Some days I might be short on time but, I don't mind mowing one bit. ... Just don't tell my wife. ;)
     
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  6. Loon

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    :coldone:
     
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    I usually have a cigar while I'm cutting.
     
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    We have an old farmer in the neighborhood that has a pipe in his mouth at all times, and likes to participate in tractor pulls...the locals like to joke about which is smoking more, him, or the tractor :rofl: :lol:
     
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    Always have this on hand driving by truck bumper.;) Too flat on mower within 10min.:picard::coldone:

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    That's gotta kill your lap times...;) :rofl: :lol:
     
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    Gotta get into something else.:yes:

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    So sorry that this happened.
     
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    Well, to be fair, area codes mean almost nothing any more. I know plenty of people that have moved from NH, and kept their phone numbers and vice versa. Oe gal has an AZ area code, but in the last coupe of years she has lived in MA, and now in NH. That is not as common for business phone numbers, but still happens (or their interviewers are working virtually from out of state while the company is in state).
     
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    Previous to the pandemic I was driving around 24k a year. And with that much driving, and a time back in 2015 when I was walking everywhere for 5 days because my transmission went (except I rode to work on my bike, in late November, on icy roads), I've kept two vehicles - an SUV for winter driving and to carry large loads, and a car for MPG savings for good weather driving.

    About 10 days ago the A/C crapped out in the 2014 Explorer, at 123k miles (I had the compressor replaced in July of 2018 at 102k). If they replace it correctly, it is $2,700 (not a typo). If I rolled the dice and just replaced the clutch, it is $900 (even using aftermarket parts). Oh, but those are on back order, so it would be a month or more before that could even be done. Since then I got the official word (okay, the official, unofficial word) that I will be working from home permanently, along with the used car market presently going nuts, I decided I have too many vehicles.

    To make a long story short, CarMax offered me more than I paid for the car brand new and I sell it to them today. I found a 2018 Ford Explorer that has just under 34k miles. It is almost the exact same special order configuration that my 2014 Explorer was, with the added bonus of heated steering wheel. I took it for a test ride Wednesday evening, and got the numbers for trading in the 2014 at that time. They came back with numbers I liked and last night I said goodby to the grey truck and welcomed the beige (platinum dune) to the house.

    2014 and 2018 Explorer side by side 1.jpg

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    As seems to be the norm when I buy a truck, the first drive to take it home was in the pouring rain.

    Interestingly, my insurance has gone DOWN already, just changing out from the 2014 to the 2018. I won't remove the car until after I have delivered it to car max.
     
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    @bogieg I like the new ride, Congrats!!
     
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    Who is bogieg? :p I didn’t know you changed your last name bogieb !

    Hey. Nice ride by the way!
     
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    OMG!!!!
     
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    Waste no time even thinking about this. It is not worth a second of your time.
     
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    Congratulations on 2 points. The at-home work and the new vehicle
     
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