That One Guy

Jeez this forum is almost 20

Wow apparently I can just rattle off the Force Ten lyrics by heart 

36 minutes ago, Mr. Not said:

i've always pushed it out to Hold Your Fire, the album has filler but Force Ten, Prime Mover, Mission, and Turn the Page are great songs and showed some promise of Rush evolving for the better before the Presto let down.

You just got me thinking, Force Ten would probably be stellar with Counterparts production and style. Just a wee bit too poppy. I like the R30 version 

I like Presto a lot but it’s for irrational reasons 

3 minutes ago, Mr. Not said:

yes, I listened to AFTK/Hemispheres on my 4 hour drive last friday and plan to continue around their discog - not necessarily just the golden era. tbh though i've never been huge on Cygnus Book II and that hasn't changed, the track doesn't have to be that long, it gets a little redundant and the ambient section is really dated... same goes for Camera Eye, unneccessarily long song. AFTK is their flawless "prog rock" album. while we're on the subject i wish they wrote more songs like the title track and "The Trees" with Alex's acoustic intros. those were great

Camera Eye is all about 1:28 - 2:15 and when that part repeats for me. 17 year old me's world was lit on fire hearing that shit live in 2010. And again the next year. Best believe I had that shit on Rock Band so I could LARP expert drummer

Rush is easy enough to guitar, so you can just LARP guitarist with a guitar

I'm comfortable in my sexuality, and that means I'll profess that I really like U2

Not gonna see $300 nosebleed concerts though

"oh shit I was actually married in this room we're eating in 50 years ago lmao"

Power Windows does not hit harder after Ged's book

Red Sector A hits way harder after Ged's book

37 minutes ago, Union 5-3992 said:

 

You best extend that out to '85 because Power Windows is a perfect album.

Power Windows is solid. I used to really really like it, considering it their peak 80's.

Now I just like it, and consider it "solid 80's".

Hard to top P/G man

three year old TOST thread??

I should get back into the Rush '78-'84 god-tier run

gold.

13 hours ago, jamie said:

This morning, my boss told me that if I can't work my shift without having to sit down and rest, then I am of no use to her. "I'm a 55-year-old woman with diabetes and heart problems, and the only time I sit down during a 14-hour shift is on my break." That's actually not something to be proud of, lady! A disability is not a lack of worth ethic. Nobody here gets paid enough to do that to their body. It is not the employee's fault that this establishment is a money pit, and they can't possibly put any more money towards labor.

I'm amazed that uppity lady is still alive treating her ailing body like shit like that. f**k her. f**k people telling you you can't make reasonable accommodations. You're not some vulnerable home depot parking lot day laborer. Last time I checked, the retail/food labor market is an employee's market, not employers', I don't think she's in a position to expect perfection for pay in the teens, at all. Cue "NoBoDy WaNtS tO wOrK aNyMoRe" nonsense

Normalize considering deaths caused by aggressive or extremely negligent driving murder.

Murder. It's murder. Get used to the word.

Just watched a rough clip of some guy going like 80mph through a red light and striking and instantly killing a mother and daughter in a crosswalk. Released on $20,000 bail pending trial. What's he gonna get if he doesn't flee? Five whole years? Shit's f***ed

The US's absolute third world standard of driving and legal system application of driving penalties pisses me off as much as abortion pisses off LABT

31 minutes ago, jamie said:

the music in The Sims 3 is kinda gay

Meanwhile, the Sims 1 build mode music f***in' slays. They didn't have to go this hard for us, but they did.

first class on a train lol. $12!

3 hours ago, JohnRogers said:

Forget all that jazz. Get your self one of these for like $18K.

https://www.mecum.com/lots/1101647/1978-pontiac-grand-prix/

Gotta show that displacement loud and proud while not mentioning the horsepower, don't want to realize you're making power levels typical of a 80's Honda 2.0L

C'mon man, let those Malaise era cars be put out to pasture rather than getting others in on it

1 hour ago, BastillePark said:

Just out of curiosity, how did you acquire your "mass car wisdom"? I'm one of those people who research almost anything I buy to ensure I'm getting the best deal for my money. The running joke in our house is I even read up on toasters before buying one. 

Years of wasting my time nerding about cars. It is not efficient or useful knowledge to have. I just like cars. I keep up on car news, even on many boring generic vehicles. I've found EVs very interesting, and my girlfriend works in the EV space as well, so we talk about it a lot.

I do that too. New countertop appliance? Definitely researching. Tires? Oh man, that's two weeks of research beforehand.

31 minutes ago, goose said:

9/10 Miata lovers 

what part of Nevada are you in anyway?

12 minutes ago, goose said:

You know how I know you're gay...?

Because I don’t idolize moving to Eureka, Nevada?

Most people agree that the coast rocks. Some people arbitrarily disqualify the California coast because of memes, but that’s ok. I like Oregon a lot but I think it’s a little too north for me to love long term. 
 

Even though I’ve never really been to Arizona or New Mexico, I would probably like it in plenty of their areas. Or Colorado, that state is so goddamned great. 

Just last week, my realtor told me they’re expecting a third child and wanted advice on what to go check out. Won’t consider minivans. They had been looking at $70k Sequoias. They already have a 2023 4Runner as the second car (which I helped them buy lol). I told them to save $25k and check out the Honda Pilot, or the other Jap 3-row SUVs if they end up not liking that. Pointlessly buying truck-based SUVs is incredibly expensive. 

I take it as a personal insult and get my feelings hurt when someone knows I have mass car wisdom and doesn’t solicit me for buying advice 

3 hours ago, BastillePark said:

I've been in the market for a new vehicle for a while and finally decided to put some effort toward finding something. I wanted a small-mid sized hybrid SUV. I've done lots of reading, researching, reviewing, etc and decided I was going with an awd Kia Sportage for various reasons. The problem was, the 2 colors I was interested in are in short supply and the next one scheduled in was the first week of April but I decided I'd wait. 

 

In the mean time I've been looking at all electric vehicles and the one's the are awd are pretty expensive and if they aren't mostly made in the US there's no more $7500 tax incentive. Yesterday I looked at Tesla (I'd overlooked them) and saw that they have a Model Y that's a mid size SUV and with the tax incentive is in my price range. Then I found one in the color I wanted that has a $2500 "price adjustment" (reduction) so in addition to the tax break makes it much more appealing the only issue is it's about 2 hours away but I'm willing to drive that to save that kind of dough.

 

Throw in my vehicle as a trade in and it's even better yet. Going to talk to them tomorrow to ensure it's still available and if so, heading up there on Wednesday. I test drove one today and really liked it except there will be a learning curve with so much of the controls centered on the touch screen. Pretty good acceleration too (long range model).

Yes, a Model Y with full tax credit is a stellar deal for what you get. And being on the Tesla charger network is the easiest way to quell any irrational charging fears you may or may not have. If that one vehicle ends up now unavailable, you could consider placing an order. They come relatively quick. 
 

EVs are a reliability improvement compared to modern hyper complex ICE hybrids. The only hybrids I would consider reliable enough for my standards are those made by Toyota or Honda. 
 

Enjoy drivin for like $0.03/mile if you get that Tesla. Drive it 150k miles and it should still be worth like half what you paid for it. 

“Landlords take all the risk”

Landlord: any chance you’ll be willing to pay rent a little early this month? I need it to make the mortgage on time.