Morning Oppo - today will be a day...
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Hope you're all having a lovely Saturday!
I just had to take my winter tires and rims BACK out of my car and into the shed as I was dumb and put them in my car to take to the garage thinking they're good for another winter when it turns out the tires are pretty much on the wear bars....
....so, I dug around on Kijiji and found a lady selling a set of Accent rims with Michelin X-Ice tires on them for $300. I got 'em for a little bit less, so have to pick those up this morning.
Two computer appointments on for this morning and then I have the afternoon off before going to a concert this evening. An old friend I rarely see invited me face-to-face and I really didn't feel like going at all as it's not my type of music...but it's hard to say no to somebody when you're face to face. I'm sure it will be great, but yeah....just not what I felt like doing with my evening.
Have a dirty post-overnight-rain Humdrum as of 5 minutes ago for your time...oil change done last week, undercoating booked next week and then I just need to get my new winter rims/tires on, then she's sorted for the winter! I really need to get a non-UV-damaged passenger side headlight assembly...
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@rallydarkstrike at least you found some tyres cheap and fast.
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@pip-bip Yup, and from a decent brand not just a cheap one...I've had cheap tires before from China, etc and for normal driving they're fine as long as you're careful. Nice to know I'll have something decent for once!
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@rallydarkstrike nice tire find. Did you try s polishing kit on the headlight?
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@rallydarkstrike i woke up at half five...thought i had to go to work and i was on the late side
figured out halfway there its fucking saturday
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@farscythe you're up and out - go for a drive on a pleasant road. Find a spot for brekky and get a good cup of coffee. take back your mood and claim the day.
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@derp i dont have a car for financial reasons
.....i miss having one
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@farscythe Been there, done that. I think the t-shirt is in the hamper.
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@farscythe bike walk skateboard call a friend/enemy/family/stranger do it in forza
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@derp probably also should have mentioned 5 am was 9 hours ago for me
kindafeel like its bedtime again now the lights going -
@farscythe breakfast is when you make it.
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@farscythe OOF!
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@derp oh ... well i just had breakfast (ham and fried egg sammy)
fuckit...guess we good from here then......just gotta find some baileys for my coffee! -
Sounds like an interesting day. My in-laws are still in my house and everyone is making plans for me for my weekend. Wanna trade?
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@rallydarkstrike "Working" (it's Saturday, it really means I started my machine and am playing online until it's done running) this morning, then we're going to friends to rip around on karts/utvs/wheelers, then doing dinner and playing cards.
Should be a nice day.Nice find on the winter wheels!
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@gmporschenut-also-a-fan-of-hondas I've had it supposedly professionally done twice now....no idea if it's that the UV coating they put on it is shit or if they don't even bother, but both times it's come back to about this within a month or two...
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@farscythe Think of it as that you got to go for a drive...?
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@farscythe said in Morning Oppo - today will be a day...:
@derp i dont have a car for financial reasons
.....i miss having one
anyways...that wasnt as helpful as you maybe meant it to be.....lolOh...right...forgot about that!
Have you thought about getting a scooter or the like to give you a little bit of personal transport to get yourself out and about for fun when you need a little cruise?
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@bicyclebuck Thankfully I do not yet have to deal with inlaws.....would need to find the time to find a girlfriend first....sadly working two jobs means my time is rather short.
I was hoping the housing scene would cool down so I could get my own place and so that I could actually go out and try and find somebody and not work as hard, but alas....who knows how long it will be until I get my own place at this rate!
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@long_voyager94 That sounds like a fun day!
Yup, I just got home from picking them up....the steelies aren't perfect, but fairly rust free...and the tires look to be in excellent shape, so I'm pleased. Just need to find time to try and get them bolted on!
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@rallydarkstrike Nice score on the tires! What's the band you're going to see?
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@rallydarkstrike nope same reason...between insurance costs and maintenance its not an option for me right now
ive got $70 to last me till the 25th
im part of the lucky few that earns just enough to not get any kind of hand outs....not earning enough to not need them
its rough feeding 3 on 30k
getting a raise next year tho and going back to school on the bosses dime so things is on the up and up
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@flatisflat Not a band, an individual....I've never heard of them before, but it's William Prince: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Prince_(musician)
Not really my type of music, but if he won a Juno, it's obviously pretty good!
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@farscythe That's great news friend, keep us apprised on how it all works out for you! I know what you mean...mom, who is a retired teacher, gets frustrated sometimes because a lot of her friends her age get discounts and handouts from the government, but she earns just enough from her pension that she doesn't get them...even though she doesn't really earn a LOT either...
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@farscythe said in Morning Oppo - today will be a day...:
@rallydarkstrike nope same reason...between insurance costs and maintenance its not an option for me right now
ive got $70 to last me till the 25th
im part of the lucky few that earns just enough to not get any kind of hand outs....not earning enough to not need them
its rough feeding 3 on 30k
getting a raise next year tho and going back to school on the bosses dime so things is on the up and up
im going to be a panelbeater/welder/electrical engineer soonSo youβre effectively a student right now on a student budget.
Iβd suggest checking out local things to do that you havenβt done that are free.
Right now Iβm also on a tight budget because Iβm about to spend cad$17k redoing the he roof on my house.
So my girlfriend wanted us to go to a Christmas event on a farm. But when I saw that tickets were $15 per person and everything there was overpriced and it would be a 2hour round trip drive (meaning at least $15 in fuel), I nixed that idea and I looked up a bunch of Xmas stuff we could do that is cheap or free that is much closer to us.
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