So, how was your day?

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Pretty decent, I would say. Got quite a few things accomplished. I dropped off some clothes to be altered, I attended my first day of English class, and I had a great lunch.

Though, the highlight of my day was seeing a police chase in person. I was in typical 5 o'clock traffic and I hear sirens. Ahead of me on the opposite feeder road, I see red and blue LED lights...then I see a black Ram speeding, followed by 3 FWPD Crown Vics, with a fourth one following the first 3. The guy ended up wrecking into a house about 3 miles later.
 
kennylmao
A tortoise fell from the sky! :dunce:

Pity the little fella, some owners just aren't suited for raising pets! :grumpy:
He must've fallen from at least the second floor, onto a roof on the first floor and onto the pavement. :scared:

He seems alright for now, had some bleeding on his nose but the shell looks fine. :nervous:
Just waiting for the owners to take him home, that is, if they even realize his disappearance! :ouch:
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It makes me happy to see you are a such a good friend of reptiles, whatever the species. :dopey: 👍
 
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So, today. About that.

I got up at 9:15, and went straight across the street to help our wonderful neighbours move out. They just went to closing, so it's finally over. But today was a total fiasco. I had been helping them move trash and other stuff out last night, but they still had a long way to go. so today we moved everything out of the house, save the major appliances. There was a ton of garbage to get rid of, so they called in a lorry to take care of that. There were also some boxes that the movers forgot to get, so they had to call in a nother moving lorry to take about five boxes. Harmless, right?

So the moving lorry gets here, and the driver has to park it next to the house. As he's backing down the hill, with me almost directly behind him, I see the lorry speeding up more than it should be. I start to get out of the way, and as that happens, the driver shouts "no brakes." At that point I was mostly out of harm's way, but I put some more distance between me and the lorry to be as safe as possible. My instinct had really kicked in at that point. Now, the driver had a situation on his hands. If he keeps going down the hill, he'll completely wreck at least one car, possibly up to three. So he turned to get the lorry up the hill which is our front yard. The problem was that the lorry ended up halfway on our driveway, halfway in teh hedge, and leaning against a telephone pole. :scared: it was stopped and seemed stable, which was good. The telephone pole was holding it up, and it had gouged out a huge hole in our driveway, which was bad. We called the Police, and they came, along with the Fire Department. It was crazy.

What had happened was that the right front brakes failed in some way, and the brake fluid poured out onto the street, causeing the system to lose pressure and for the pedal to go to the floor. Fortunately the driver was really good and knew exactly waht to do to minimise damage to the lorry, himself, and the property around him.

One to two hours later (my perception of time was kind of shaky, still is), the wrecker got here to pull it out, which fortunately happened with little drama. And the house was still not done. We had to work for another hour or more to get everything out. I'm knackered.
 
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I almost ran for Mr. Homecoming for my French club. Nobody else is running so I wanted to step up. I then realized, I've never been on a stage in front of people and I have no cool talent. I'm still going for it. Nobody really knows me so I'm breaking my shell of shyness.
 
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I almost ran for Mr. Homecoming for my French club. Nobody else is running so I wanted to step up. I then realized, I've never been on a stage in front of people and I have no cool talent. I'm still going for it. Nobody really knows me so I'm breaking my shell of shyness.
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Lol so extreme I like it. Goes from shy dude to leader in front of hundreds. I hope you win tho it will be sick.

This is possibly the most ironic story ever. A couple days ago I sneezed and thought my allergies might be kicking in. I took a allergy pill in the morning, ate a bunch of fruit, had some random sticks of celery, and finally not one but two advil cold and sinus just to give me the edge. Next day I wake up horribly sick lol. Than last night I felt awful but was excited to sleep early. Of course the irony strikes again as I get only 2hrs worth and wake up coated it sweat with huge adrenaline rush. Than the whole day am tired and feel awful. Everything I have done to kill any possible sickness has only made me sicker.
 
The a/c went out on my car while I was on my way to school. Luckily, it was only 103*F on the way home from school.
 
Xavier2342
The a/c went out on my car while I was on my way to school. Luckily, it was only 103*F on the way home from school.
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I know exactly what that's like. Didn't have AC in my car for two Phoenix summers :scared::yuck:.
 
Lame! I made it to the dog park (40 minute drive) just as a pop-up thunderstorm arrived. And the sun went down. :grumpy:


Now, it's beautiful, but (see Autism thread) I'm sorta tired of going outside after dark. It's gotten better, but... Still the occasional clown/idiot will pester people.


Edit: having perogies made in olive oil. "You get a little grumpy when you're hungry." :lol: much better
 
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It will be fantastic if I finally get my hands on a car. Trying to purchase this at the moment for $650. Needs a transmission but I'm fine with that. Will also need some minor body work, not a huge issue. Not going to argue over that stuff considering the price.

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R1600Turbo
It will be fantastic if I finally get my hands on a car. Trying to purchase this at the moment for $650. Needs a transmission but I'm fine with that. Will also need some minor body work, not a huge issue. Not going to argue over that stuff considering the price.
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New transmission is thousands realize. You could spend more and get a car with less problems.
 
shmogt
New transmission is thousands realize. You could spend more and get a car with less problems.
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R1600Turbo can drive a manual. Isn't that way less to repair?

Dean J
My day was less than good, because I'm struggling with a cold :(.
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:( feel better! I feel sorta sick, too.


But, I'm happy today. I just realized that NASCAR has the "FedEx 400 Benefiting Autism Speaks." :D
 
Today was good, although I've been having internet issues so I haven't been able to upload anything to YouTube :(

This evenings workout was killer, we were running from cones to cone in the car park. So it was far cones, to middle cone etc.
 
shmogt
New transmission is thousands realize. You could spend more and get a car with less problems.
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Automatic trans, they go for $300-600. Will do that to get it back on the road, then during that time I will gather parts for a 5-speed swap. It's a '95 G20, I could replace the whole motor for $500. :p

And I'm a mechanic, all work done by myself. I know these cars, have experience with them. No problem. ;)
 
R1600Turbo
Automatic trans, they go for $300-600. Will do that to get it back on the road, then during that time I will gather parts for a 5-speed swap. It's a '95 G20, I could replace the whole motor for $500. :p

And I'm a mechanic, all work done by myself. I know these cars, have experience with them. No problem. ;)
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Lol ok you definitely have it covered than. Here a new transmission is like 3-5k.
 
Had a part-time labor from the morning today, and subsequently received a fine table as a board after the toil. Was not a bad day at all altogether. :)
 
Messaged the guy selling the car this morning, still no text back. Just called, left a message, no call back. You would think someone trying to sell something as big as a car would be available to answer questions about it. :rolleyes:
 
Work was crap, since I got the job there again (I have worked there before) everyone has adopted the train of thought that because I have worked there before that must mean I can do everything. So I arrive at work to chorus' of "Hi Sam, could you do me a favour, I didn't have time to get this done so could you do it for me? Thanks, bye!".

And bob's your teapot before you know it I have a million and one jobs to do because everyone else in the department don't pull their fingers out, they think it's fine that they didn't get it done, they dump it on me and sod off without a moments hesitation. So basically I'm the departments whipping boy who spends most of his shifts mopping up after everyone else.

However I did get to see my girlfriend's new dog again, a 6 week old white German Shepherd. Needless to say, it's cute.
 
I had my college orientation today.


It went really well.


The professor's awesome, very polite and considerate. Problem is, I'm torn between, ironically enough, being an independent mechanic or working directly for Mitsubishi or Subaru... Both of those companies would have me when I'm done school, I've got connections to both... ;)


But, do I want to work in an independent shop, or a dealership? :scared: Tough decisions.
 
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ITCC_Andrew
I had my college orientation today.


It went really well.


The professor's awesome, very polite and considerate. Problem is, I'm torn between, ironically enough, being an independent mechanic or working directly for Mitsubishi or Subaru... Both of those companies would have me when I'm done school, I've got connections to both... ;)


But, do I want to work in an independent shop, or a dealership? :scared: Tough decisions.
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Work with one or the other to build up that experience and have that guaranteed position, then start out on your own :)
 
My dad's dog was stolen. It was a little Pomeranian named Snickers (it was actually my brother's and fiancée's dog, but they moved out and left the dog with him). We're pretty sure who did it, too.

And hopefully I can convince my him to let me put $20 of my money into his tank today, because he doesn't have any money at all and needs the remaining gas.
 
This might be stupid to share but today, I'm just very happy that I have learned how to use a mountain bike for the 1st time. This one is starting to become a hobby of mine.
 
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This might be stupid to share but today, I'm just very happy that I have learned how to use a mountain bike for the 1st time. This one is starting to become a hobby of mine.
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What kind of mountain bike did you get? You should go find some trails. It is a lot of fun.

I had a Raleigh a few years back. It got stolen from me though. Great bike but it was a very expensive bike. If you get into riding a lot, get a Cateye for it. I put over 600 miles on mine before it got stolen.
 
Lock2Lock
What kind of mountain bike did you get? You should go find some trails. It is a lot of fun.

I had a Raleigh a few years back. It got stolen from me though. Great bike but it was a very expensive bike. If you get into riding a lot, get a Cateye for it. I put over 600 miles on mine before it got stolen.
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It wasn't mine. It was from my younger cousin. I just decided to try it out even if I don't know how to use it because I came over in their house.
 

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