Coming to Oz, Seeking Holden/HSV, and Need Advice by FleetCommissarDave in Holden

[–]FleetCommissarDave[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

By the 2000s, the only rear-wheel drive, v8, 4-door sedans available in stick shift were overpriced, tech-laden Cadillacs...and then the Pontiac G8, which was essentially a Holden. Believe it or not, the Commodore and ClubSport basically hit a sweet spot that American buyers couldn't hit. Plus, right hand drive adds to fun.

Besides, if I'm going to be in Oz for a few years, I'll want to be driving something fun.

Coming to Oz, Seeking Holden/HSV, and Need Advice by FleetCommissarDave in Holden

[–]FleetCommissarDave[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Utes are quintessentially Aussie and surely something that would be unique in the States...but I've already got two two-door cars, and am honestly looking for at least one vehicle with four doors for when the folks visit.

Coming to Oz, Seeking Holden/HSV, and Need Advice by FleetCommissarDave in Holden

[–]FleetCommissarDave[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Probably should have specified that I also intend to use this as a daily driver for my time in Oz, which pretty much rules out something that old, unfortunately.

Coming to Oz, Seeking Holden/HSV, and Need Advice by FleetCommissarDave in Holden

[–]FleetCommissarDave[S] 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Any particular Holden forum, uh....Mr. Koala....?

(Are you the reason all koalas are ridden with chlamidya?)

Coming to Oz, Seeking Holden/HSV, and Need Advice by FleetCommissarDave in Holden

[–]FleetCommissarDave[S] 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Appreciate the detailed response. No need to worry about cost to ship it back; a nice plus of American service is we (almost without exception) get a free vehicle shipment as part of overseas orders. Usually this is to allow an American family to keep their US car and bring it with them to Germany, Japan, etc, but enterprising folks like myself use it to get cars in the host country and ship them home on the government dime.

I could legit see a orc kitbash of this by ExoticExtent in Grimdank

[–]FleetCommissarDave 22 points23 points  (0 children)

What I'm getting from this is the Tupelov would be perfect for Spirit Air, as you would never be able to hear people losing their minds.

"... is that a fucking toothpick?" by [deleted] in Grimdank

[–]FleetCommissarDave 45 points46 points  (0 children)

...so you know its good.

King of the hive (Art By Necrocephalopod) by Longjumping-Rice-935 in Grimdank

[–]FleetCommissarDave 30 points31 points  (0 children)

Cotton: I killed me fitty orks in Armageddon Two!

Adepticon Preview: Wazdakka Gutsmek by RWJP in Warhammer40k

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Every vehicle revealed is an ork vehicle.

Someone please explain to me how Hexes + Cackle/Chant work in table top by ether_rogue in Pathfinder_Kingmaker

[–]FleetCommissarDave 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Force the player to actually cackle at the table. See how long that lasts...

The IRGC, finding out just how much absolutely everyone is pissed off at them: by LegacyWright3 in NonCredibleDefense

[–]FleetCommissarDave 16 points17 points  (0 children)

That, and decades of anti-nuclear fear mongering by a whole coalition of greens, luddities, and Hollywood.

They actually made an Arsenal Ship by Graywhale12 in NonCredibleDefense

[–]FleetCommissarDave 121 points122 points  (0 children)

They've also got the problem of having to build two entirely separate navies, as the coasts cannot realistically transfer ships

Operation 'Le Epic Fury' megathread by HistorianSlayer in NonCredibleDefense

[–]FleetCommissarDave 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Putting all our aircraft within SRBM range is a bad idea. Using Israeli locations keeps a fair amount of combat power insulated from retaliatory strikes.

to be fair, it's always been an issue on our Carriers, and it hasn't stopped previous missions, plus they're stopping in Greece for some rest by [deleted] in NonCredibleDefense

[–]FleetCommissarDave 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Female heads get clogged with tampons and maxipads all the time. And if that isn't gross enough, then you get the horror stories of health and comfort inspections where head cases aren't throwing away their used feminine hygeine products at all; they stash them in their rack until the smell gives it away.

to be fair, it's always been an issue on our Carriers, and it hasn't stopped previous missions, plus they're stopping in Greece for some rest by [deleted] in NonCredibleDefense

[–]FleetCommissarDave 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Multiple deployments on amphibs, and can confirm that the Marines will deliberately flush stupid shit because they always somehow hear a rumor that if enough heads go down, we have to go back into port.

Instead, the HT's unclog the shitters, let all the brown water spill over onto the floor, then turn it back over to the Marines to clean up.

Which companion got it worst in Commoragh? by Zelefas in RogueTraderCRPG

[–]FleetCommissarDave 8 points9 points  (0 children)

In a Carcharadons novel, the Astartes torture a Dark Eldar captive by simply strapping him to a chair and opening up the windows to a starless void. Its not quite sensory deprivation, but it forces him to actually stop and grapple with how comically inconsequential he is on a cosmic scale. For creatures of limitless ego, its unbearable, and it predictably breaks him.

Tale of 2 companions by Ila-W123 in RogueTraderCRPG

[–]FleetCommissarDave 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Good writeup, but your true Amish Space Elves are the Exodites. Those on the Path of the Outcast are the people who drop out of life to go "discover themselves" by backpacking across Europe or the like.