What's bumming your stone today? - Page 46

xoxoxoBruce · 02-04-2016, 10:05 AM

There doesn't have to be rim damage to tear up a sidewall from impact, but the radial separation is odd.

lumberjim · 02-04-2016, 11:01 AM

Did the tire sit flat on the rim for a while? You could draw a straight line between those arrows

xoxoxoBruce · 02-04-2016, 12:02 PM

He said he had to drive a short distance on it flat.

Quote:

I put the hazards on and carefully rolled onward another one or two tenths and found a safe spot to install the spare.

footfootfoot · 02-05-2016, 07:57 PM

Brake line rusted through today. Fun. Now I know what I'll be doing tomorrow.

And because of the warm weather and rain there isn't much snow at the ski area where I work so I've got a few days off.

Aaaaaand, just opened my paycheck and it looks like I was shorted a day or two. Have to check it out tomorrow.

xoxoxoBruce · 02-05-2016, 09:29 PM

Chief Thundercloud of the Notsolucky tribe.

xoxoxoBruce · 02-11-2016, 11:02 PM

Email. I haven't been able to send emails since before noon. I called Verizon when I got home about 5, and after the usual chutes and ladders actually got to talk to someone in less than 10 minutes. I guess I should be thankful for that. Anyway, he told me the problem is on their end, they're aware of it, and would be resolved by 8pm. It wasn't. It ain't.

Then he says while I've got you on the line, your bundles are old and we can change them so you get the same thing for less money. I asked if he was Nigerian. He said I'll call you right back. Mmm ok.

10 minutes later he called back. He told me they would take care of me because I was good guy. I told him I have EXs that would argue that point. I get the same service on phone and TV, but my internet is changing from 25/25 to 75/75. However they have to come out and change the entry box on Monday morning.
All for about $40 a month less.
We'll see.

glatt · 02-12-2016, 07:44 AM

Hope it works out.

We have phone and internet, and I considered adding TV recently, but they wanted to rent me a box for the TV. They put that in the fine print when they advertise the monthly costs. "Oh, and $15/month for the box." Seems like a rip off if you're going to have the service indefinitely. If it was for two years and then they drop the rental fee once the box is paid off, I might be OK with it, but that's kinda BS.

And it's been pretty much ignored in the mainstream press. (I have seen a couple small articles in the business section.) Over the air broadcast TV, which is what I rely on, may be shut down significantly in the next year. The FCC is holding a bandwidth auction in a couple months and TV stations are being encouraged to give up their bandwidth so it can be auctioned off to other services like cell carriers. So small stations without a lot of viewership will find that the bandwidth they own is worth more than the adverting revenue they get from their programming, and they are likely to just shut down. I'm a little surprised TW hasn't been here to lecture us all on it.

All this is to say that I may be stuck signing up for Verizon's TV package in the future when they take away my broadcast TV.

xoxoxoBruce · 02-12-2016, 10:01 AM

Verizon charges $3 a month for the set top box, or $10 for a HD set top box. You need one for each TV.

Gravdigr · 02-12-2016, 01:42 PM

I've essentially given up TV. And I don't miss it all that much. NCIS is the only current show I watch, and it's jumped the shark, so...

Clodfobble · 02-12-2016, 06:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Gravdigr

I've essentially given up TV. And I don't miss it all that much. NCIS is the only current show I watch, and it's jumped the shark, so...

This. Every time one of my parents come to babysit, I have to figure out how to turn on live TV all over again, because we don't do it. Ever.

And I watch every single episode of the Colbert late show, and Tosh.0, and Nathan For You. But I'd rather watch them on my laptop through their respective websites, than deal with the rest of it.

Undertoad · 02-12-2016, 08:43 PM

It's probably how the TV is configured to show standard def

Gravdigr · 03-03-2016, 12:36 PM

Metallica has me a little bummed today, because they're making me feel old.

"Master of Puppets" was released thirty years ago today.

It hasn't really been thirty years, has it?

DanaC · 03-03-2016, 02:19 PM

I had the same feeling when I watched the trailer forthe new Ghostbusters film. It starts by telling us that thirty years ago a team of scientists saved New York

Thirty fucking years? Jesus, I am old.

xoxoxoBruce · 03-03-2016, 09:41 PM

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Originally Posted by DanaC

Thirty fucking years? Jesus, I am old.

You say that like it's a bad thing.

Griff · 03-04-2016, 07:18 AM

I remember when that came out, huge reaction in the media. I wonder if it was any good? Bad bad music...

02-04-2016, 10:05 AM	#1
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	There doesn't have to be rim damage to tear up a sidewall from impact, but the radial separation is odd. Attached Images __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

02-04-2016, 11:01 AM	#2
lumberjim I can hear my ears Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 25,571	Did the tire sit flat on the rim for a while? You could draw a straight line between those arrows __________________ This body holding me reminds me of my own mortality Embrace this moment, remember We are eternal, all this pain is an illusion ~MJKeenan

02-05-2016, 07:57 PM	#4
footfootfoot To shreds, you say? Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: in the house and on the street-how many, many feet we meet! Posts: 18,449	Brake line rusted through today. Fun. Now I know what I'll be doing tomorrow. And because of the warm weather and rain there isn't much snow at the ski area where I work so I've got a few days off. Aaaaaand, just opened my paycheck and it looks like I was shorted a day or two. Have to check it out tomorrow. __________________ The internet is a hateful stew of vomit you can never take completely seriously. - Her Fobs

02-05-2016, 09:29 PM	#5
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Chief Thundercloud of the Notsolucky tribe. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

02-11-2016, 11:02 PM	#6
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Email. I haven't been able to send emails since before noon. I called Verizon when I got home about 5, and after the usual chutes and ladders actually got to talk to someone in less than 10 minutes. I guess I should be thankful for that. Anyway, he told me the problem is on their end, they're aware of it, and would be resolved by 8pm. It wasn't. It ain't. Then he says while I've got you on the line, your bundles are old and we can change them so you get the same thing for less money. I asked if he was Nigerian. He said I'll call you right back. Mmm ok. 10 minutes later he called back. He told me they would take care of me because I was good guy. I told him I have EXs that would argue that point. I get the same service on phone and TV, but my internet is changing from 25/25 to 75/75. However they have to come out and change the entry box on Monday morning. All for about $40 a month less. We'll see. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

02-12-2016, 07:44 AM	#7
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	Hope it works out. We have phone and internet, and I considered adding TV recently, but they wanted to rent me a box for the TV. They put that in the fine print when they advertise the monthly costs. "Oh, and $15/month for the box." Seems like a rip off if you're going to have the service indefinitely. If it was for two years and then they drop the rental fee once the box is paid off, I might be OK with it, but that's kinda BS. And it's been pretty much ignored in the mainstream press. (I have seen a couple small articles in the business section.) Over the air broadcast TV, which is what I rely on, may be shut down significantly in the next year. The FCC is holding a bandwidth auction in a couple months and TV stations are being encouraged to give up their bandwidth so it can be auctioned off to other services like cell carriers. So small stations without a lot of viewership will find that the bandwidth they own is worth more than the adverting revenue they get from their programming, and they are likely to just shut down. I'm a little surprised TW hasn't been here to lecture us all on it. All this is to say that I may be stuck signing up for Verizon's TV package in the future when they take away my broadcast TV.

02-12-2016, 10:01 AM	#8
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Verizon charges $3 a month for the set top box, or $10 for a HD set top box. You need one for each TV. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

02-12-2016, 01:42 PM	#9
Gravdigr The Un-Tuckian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: South Central...KY that is Posts: 39,517	I've essentially given up TV. And I don't miss it all that much. NCIS is the only current show I watch, and it's jumped the shark, so... __________________ These statements have not been evaluated by the FDA, EPA, FBI, DEA, CDC, or FDIC. These statements are not intended to diagnose, cause, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. If you feel you have been harmed/offended by, or, disagree with any of the above statements or images, please feel free to fuck right off.

02-12-2016, 08:43 PM	#11
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	It's probably how the TV is configured to show standard def

03-03-2016, 12:36 PM	#12
Gravdigr The Un-Tuckian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: South Central...KY that is Posts: 39,517	Metallica has me a little bummed today, because they're making me feel old. "Master of Puppets" was released thirty years ago today. It hasn't really been thirty years, has it? __________________ These statements have not been evaluated by the FDA, EPA, FBI, DEA, CDC, or FDIC. These statements are not intended to diagnose, cause, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. If you feel you have been harmed/offended by, or, disagree with any of the above statements or images, please feel free to fuck right off. Last edited by Gravdigr; 03-03-2016 at 02:36 PM.

03-04-2016, 07:18 AM	#15
Griff still says videotape Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 26,813	I remember when that came out, huge reaction in the media. I wonder if it was any good? Bad bad music... __________________ If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you. - Louis D. Brandeis

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