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Re: The Thread of Randomness. . .

Posted: Jan 20, 2016 9:20 PM
by EventuallyAyrton
Interesting. I thought there was just a trail of rusted out e28s running along the northeast

Re: The Thread of Randomness. . .

Posted: Jan 20, 2016 9:42 PM
by Panzertank831
Just picked up this VINTAGE Craftsman toolbox to hold the 323pc Craftsman Mechanic tool set that my Dad got me for Christmas. Have to say that I am liking it a lot. Much better construction than anything you can find now a days.. and Rally flags! :beer:

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I think all Ill do to this is clean it up and keep my tools in it, until I get a rolling box to stack it on..

Re: The Thread of Randomness. . .

Posted: Jan 20, 2016 10:12 PM
by rmiddendorf
I just stay away from The Tailpipe usually, but I'm considering just checking out oldskool's posts. I'm worried I missing out.

Re: The Thread of Randomness. . .

Posted: Jan 20, 2016 10:49 PM
by EventuallyAyrton
rmiddendorf wrote:I just stay away from The Tailpipe usually, but I'm considering just checking out oldskool's posts. I'm worried I missing out.
For real

Re: The Thread of Randomness. . .

Posted: Jan 20, 2016 10:50 PM
by EventuallyAyrton
Panzertank831 wrote:Just picked up this VINTAGE Craftsman toolbox to hold the 323pc Craftsman Mechanic tool set that my Dad got me for Christmas. Have to say that I am liking it a lot. Much better construction than anything you can find now a days.. and Rally flags! :beer:

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I think all Ill do to this is clean it up and keep my tools in it, until I get a rolling box to stack it on..
That's brilliant and I want one

Re: The Thread of Randomness. . .

Posted: Jan 21, 2016 8:13 PM
by rmiddendorf
Every time we talk about the car Vlad I think of Horton Hears a Who...

Morton: Word is, she's gone to Vlad!
Horton: Vlad? Vlad? I know two Vlads. Is it the bad Vlad — or the bunny Vlad that makes the cookies?
Morton: (sarcastic) Yeah, Horton. She's sending you a bunny with cookies. I think we can assume it's the bad Vlad!

Re: The Thread of Randomness. . .

Posted: Jan 21, 2016 8:24 PM
by Karl Grau
rmiddendorf wrote:I just stay away from The Tailpipe usually, but I'm considering just checking out oldskool's posts. I'm worried I missing out.
No, you're not missing anything.


So my M-Tech socks came on Tuesday but I'm rethinking my plan to wear them with my M-Tech Vans. I never thought it could be possible, but it might be a little too much M. :?


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Re: The Thread of Randomness. . .

Posted: Jan 21, 2016 11:33 PM
by EventuallyAyrton
Karl Grau wrote: So my M-Tech socks came on Tuesday but I'm rethinking my plan to wear them with my M-Tech Vans. I never thought it could be possible, but it might be a little too much M. :?


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Now you've gotten your socks, where did they come from?

Re: The Thread of Randomness. . .

Posted: Jan 22, 2016 3:16 AM
by davintosh
Karl Grau wrote:
rmiddendorf wrote:I just stay away from The Tailpipe usually, but I'm considering just checking out oldskool's posts. I'm worried I missing out.
No, you're not missing anything.
Unbelievably boring in there lately. Last posted comment was December 27. :roll: That used to be such a fun happenin' place.

Re: The Thread of Randomness. . .

Posted: Jan 22, 2016 8:46 AM
by 1st 5er
EventuallyAyrton wrote:
Karl Grau wrote: So my M-Tech socks came on Tuesday but I'm rethinking my plan to wear them with my M-Tech Vans. I never thought it could be possible, but it might be a little too much M. :?


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Now you've gotten your socks, where did they come from?


My 5 pairs came in on Tuesday as well.
Wore the black on Wednesday and grey on Thursday.
2 sets go in my drawer, 1 in my wife's, and
the other 2 will end up as 4 gifts.

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Re: The Thread of Randomness. . .

Posted: Jan 22, 2016 9:11 AM
by rmiddendorf
1st 5er wrote:the other 2 will end up as 4 gifts.

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Awwwww thanks for thinking of me Sherman!

Re: The Thread of Randomness. . .

Posted: Jan 22, 2016 9:14 AM
by 1st 5er
rmiddendorf wrote:
1st 5er wrote:the other 2 will end up as 4 gifts.

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Awwwww thanks for thinking of me Sherman!
:rofl:

Re: The Thread of Randomness. . .

Posted: Jan 22, 2016 9:31 AM
by Karl Grau
EventuallyAyrton wrote: Now you've gotten your socks, where did they come from?
http://bfy.tw/3rUU

Re: The Thread of Randomness. . .

Posted: Jan 22, 2016 10:12 AM
by Jeremy
Karl Grau wrote:
EventuallyAyrton wrote: Now you've gotten your socks, where did they come from?
http://bfy.tw/3rUU
They appear to be thoroughly NLA.

Re: The Thread of Randomness. . .

Posted: Jan 22, 2016 10:34 AM
by EventuallyAyrton
Jeremy wrote:
Karl Grau wrote:
EventuallyAyrton wrote: Now you've gotten your socks, where did they come from?
http://bfy.tw/3rUU
They appear to be thoroughly NLA.
Exactly. Did you have to hold someone up on the streets of California and steal their socks? Or are you the one that bought up all of the available stock...

Re: The Thread of Randomness. . .

Posted: Jan 22, 2016 10:34 AM
by Karl Grau
Jeremy wrote:
Karl Grau wrote:
EventuallyAyrton wrote: Now you've gotten your socks, where did they come from?
http://bfy.tw/3rUU
They appear to be thoroughly NLA.
I guess while Aytron was snoozing, Sherman was Googling and buying...

Re: The Thread of Randomness. . .

Posted: Jan 22, 2016 10:44 AM
by John in VA
Snow sux if you're not a kid or sitting cozily in a mountainside lodge. We're bracing for 20-30" in the mid-Atlantic area - blizzard, whiteout, thundersnow, 40-50 mph winds. Let's hope the power stays on!

Re: The Thread of Randomness. . .

Posted: Jan 22, 2016 10:50 AM
by 1st 5er
Karl Grau wrote:
Jeremy wrote:
Karl Grau wrote:
EventuallyAyrton wrote: Now you've gotten your socks, where did they come from?
http://bfy.tw/3rUU
They appear to be thoroughly NLA.
I guess while Aytron was snoozing, Sherman was Googling and buying...

1st 5er wrote: My 5 pairs came in on Tuesday as well.
Wore the black on Wednesday and grey on Thursday.
2 sets go in my drawer, 1 in my wife's, and
the other 2 will end up as 4 gifts.

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Because I'm a nice guy,
maybe I can be convinced to rethink
the "gift" idea, and even my second set (no need to hoard).

I've thought:
///M socks available from The Bimmer Garten.
Complete S3X, S5X will get you 1 sock (your choice, left/right)
Complete EXX ///M5 will get you 1 pair (your color choice)
5 pairs available, as one gifting has already been completed.
P.S.
Really nice 533, 535 will be considered
in lieu of engine offering.

Re: The Thread of Randomness. . .

Posted: Jan 22, 2016 10:52 AM
by 1st 5er
John in VA wrote:Snow sux if you're not a kid or sitting cozily in a mountainside lodge. We're bracing for 20-30" in the mid-Atlantic area - blizzard, whiteout, thundersnow, 40-50 mph winds. Let's hope the power stays on!


We had the wind last night.

Stay safe my friends.

Re: The Thread of Randomness. . .

Posted: Jan 22, 2016 11:01 AM
by az533
Driving with them on the wrong feet could be very dangerous

Re: The Thread of Randomness. . .

Posted: Jan 22, 2016 11:07 AM
by 1st 5er
az533 wrote:Driving with them on the wrong feet could be very dangerous

:rofl: I've been very careful thus far.

Re: The Thread of Randomness. . .

Posted: Jan 22, 2016 4:15 PM
by Das_Prachtstrasse
Where's the clutch/brake option? Do they not accommodate for me?!

Re: The Thread of Randomness. . .

Posted: Jan 22, 2016 11:56 PM
by rmiddendorf
Das_Prachtstrasse wrote:Where's the clutch/brake option? Do they not accommodate for me?!
I'm sorry- I'm confused. Am I missing something? Do you use the pedals differently on that side of the globe?

Re: The Thread of Randomness. . .

Posted: Jan 23, 2016 12:17 AM
by Karl Grau
I think he's making a funny. Now if they sold gloves, that would be a different story.

The Thread of Randomness. . .

Posted: Jan 23, 2016 12:22 AM
by rmiddendorf
Karl Grau wrote:I think he's making a funny. Now if they sold gloves, that would be a different story.
No just slow.

I'm going to go change my socks...

The Thread of Randomness. . .

Posted: Jan 23, 2016 12:33 PM
by rmiddendorf
Why is it that when I hire help for a small shoot I wind up just wishing I'd have done it solo when the 2nd camera doesn't come out as well as me working alone?

Re: The Thread of Randomness. . .

Posted: Jan 23, 2016 2:12 PM
by tig

Re: The Thread of Randomness. . .

Posted: Jan 23, 2016 2:55 PM
by EventuallyAyrton
Those darn Japanese think of everything

The Thread of Randomness. . .

Posted: Jan 23, 2016 2:58 PM
by rmiddendorf
Thanks for sharing naked men riding the edge of a pool. Because that's what I wanted to see today.

At least it wasn't a couple of girls and a cup.

Re: The Thread of Randomness. . .

Posted: Jan 23, 2016 7:57 PM
by Karl Grau
So I get a call from a guy I worked with 14 years ago. We’ve stayed in touch, as in getting together for lunch once a year or so.
He called me today and said, “Hey, are you still into BMWs?. So I hesitatingly said, “yeees, I guess so”. I was wary because I thought he might want me to do a PPI for him or something. :laugh:
Well it turns out he’s closing escrow on an investment/rental house and there’s “a bunch of BMW stuff” in the garage. I don’t know if it was a foreclosure or what, but he said he’s stuck with dealing with whatever is left in the house.

I asked him “like what?” and per Russell:

Some different sized boxes with BMW on ‘em
Some molding looking things in plastic with BMW on ‘em
Some boxes that say “may-lay” (Meyle? Mahle?)
Some boxes that say “man”
Some boxes that say Bosch
A steering wheel that looks brand new with some weird purple and red stitching but it’s missing ‘all the middle part’.

I asked what he wanted for the lot and he said, “When escrow closes, come down to PB and take it all away and then you can buy me lunch”. I said, “you drive a hard bargain, but okay”. :)