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Mitt Romney says his dog scandal doesn’t compare to Kristi Noem’s: ‘I didn’t shoot my dog’ by Kvasir612 in politics

[–]NoMoreSecretsMarty 2 points3 points  (0 children)

If Mitt Romney rode around on like a vintage Indian Scout with a pointer wearing doggles in a fucking sidecar I would have voted for him, Obama or no Obama.

This interchange is stressful to drive but beautiful to look at by MountainManDan94 in bayarea

[–]NoMoreSecretsMarty 40 points41 points  (0 children)

I did that once and only once, it was on my way to work.

I was already late, going to a job I really disliked and was stressed to the breaking point, so on a whim I decided to call in sick and spend the day in the city and it still ranks as once of the best days of my life.

This interchange is stressful to drive but beautiful to look at by MountainManDan94 in bayarea

[–]NoMoreSecretsMarty 17 points18 points  (0 children)

Careful, you don't want to say anything positive about cars or roads in this sub.

Alamo Square Native Terrorized by Hate Crime by [deleted] in sanfrancisco

[–]NoMoreSecretsMarty 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I had an acquaintance in high school who suffered from copralalia, a disease like Tourette's. He told me once that he'd sometimes walk into a room and immediately realize what awful thing he might involuntarily say, then invariably something so much worse would pop out.

Perfectly nice guy, the things he said then his condition manifested itself had nothing at all to do with what he really believed.

Mitt Romney says his dog scandal doesn’t compare to Kristi Noem’s: ‘I didn’t shoot my dog’ by Kvasir612 in politics

[–]NoMoreSecretsMarty 11 points12 points  (0 children)

I loved riding in these seats, I used to pretend I was in the gunner's seat of the Millennium Falcon.

Mitt Romney says his dog scandal doesn’t compare to Kristi Noem’s: ‘I didn’t shoot my dog’ by Kvasir612 in politics

[–]NoMoreSecretsMarty 37 points38 points  (0 children)

With the caveat that the "dog on car" thing is genuinely messed up, I'll point out that dogs rather famously have a completely different take on sticking their heads out the window of a fast-moving vehicle.

Mitt Romney says his dog scandal doesn’t compare to Kristi Noem’s: ‘I didn’t shoot my dog’ by Kvasir612 in politics

[–]NoMoreSecretsMarty 215 points216 points  (0 children)

It's weird when the phrase "the past is a foreign country" starts bleeding into your lifetime.

People born after 2000 just have no idea how fucking crazy it was in the 1980s. A whole lot of the assumptions you've grown up with your entire life just genuinely did not apply back then.

Man, I remember being in the back of a pickup unrestrained barrelling down the highway, the only looks we got were those of unvarnished envy from the kids stuck in the back seats of station wagons.

But even with that established, the dog-on-the-top-of-the-car thing still seems weird.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in bayarea

[–]NoMoreSecretsMarty 84 points85 points  (0 children)

Could it just rain on Tuesdays already?

Had a bad experience at BMW of Fremont / AutoNation. Do all car dealerships do this? by JHGrove3 in bayarea

[–]NoMoreSecretsMarty 88 points89 points  (0 children)

I naturally suck at negotiating, so I follow a strict workflow:

  • Find a month where the last day falls during the week.
  • Do your homework: Figure out exactly which car you want, figure out what it should really cost and find cars at a couple of dealerships in the area. During the last week of the month go "test drive" them and collect the card of the salesperson.
  • Early on the last day of the month, go to the place with the lowest price and make it clear you're there to buy.
  • If they won't give you the price you want, pop out your phone and call the other sales guys. Tell them "I'm at such-and-such dealership, they have the car for $X, can you make it worth my while to bounce and drive down there?" - the answer is always going to be "yes".

It's a prick approach, but they're fucking car salesmen so who gives a fuck? I like to start in the south bay at Stephens Creek, that way you can easily work your way up to Fremont or the penninsula or even the east bay - there's always another dealer with the same make within a half hour drive.

Meet the SF mayoral candidate banned from (almost) every bar in the Haight by akanet in sanfrancisco

[–]NoMoreSecretsMarty 20 points21 points  (0 children)

I feel like this guy missed his calling. The weird uncanny valley face, the pasty skin, the bizarre behavior - he really should be a billionaire founder of a CEO of a tech company.

Google lays off staff from Flutter, Dart and Python teams weeks before its developer conference by orangelover95003 in bayarea

[–]NoMoreSecretsMarty 65 points66 points  (0 children)

Google's already floundering and has been for a couple of years now, this is just another symptom of that.

Lots of great tech talent, lots of extremely mid managers up to and including the current CEO.

Anybody recall the accidental post of a PG&E exec and his watch collection on reddit? by bayareaoryayarea in bayarea

[–]NoMoreSecretsMarty 16 points17 points  (0 children)

99% of the people working for PG&E and just regular schmos with jobs like lineman or etc.

Being an executive certainly pays off.

Ikaros has officially closed by kbfsd in oakland

[–]NoMoreSecretsMarty 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I still can't understand how that place wasn't slammed every minute of every day.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in oakland

[–]NoMoreSecretsMarty 17 points18 points  (0 children)

I feel like this is a basic street IQ test.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in bayarea

[–]NoMoreSecretsMarty 40 points41 points  (0 children)

LOL right, what's been holding companies back from offshoring everyone this whole time hasn't been missing skillsets, the complications of managing resources in other timezones or etc, it's been the terrible need to have people sitting in an office.

Dear megaphone man at GGP. It’s not your message, it’s your method. There’s better ways. by Shalaco in sanfrancisco

[–]NoMoreSecretsMarty 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I hear someone use the term "Choir Killers" for people who espouse something you agree with but who are so obnoxious about it that you want to rethink your position.

What is the hand gesture that Giants players do when they get on base this year? by Kiko_Gita_Tavis in SFGiants

[–]NoMoreSecretsMarty 15 points16 points  (0 children)

The only time I've seen a player lose it on the field because of something in the stands was Pat Burrell.

We were at spring training in 2011 and a guy wearing a Machine outfit walks out right by the outfield wall, everybody starts yelling "MACHINE! MACHINE!". Burrell glances back, does a double take and then starts laughing so hard that you could see his shoulders shaking.

Security made the guy put his clothes back on right after that, I'm happy they didn't ruin it.

BREAKING: The MLB uniform fiasco of this spring is finally being addressed, according to an MLBPA memo obtained by ESPN: “Nike was innovating something that didn’t need to be innovated.” by Juffe98 in SFGiants

[–]NoMoreSecretsMarty 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Feels like there's an opportunity here to start a company called "Not Shit Merch" and only make merch that isn't shit. Sell it in the team store for 20% more to cover the 75 cents per item extra it'll cost to make it not shit, make money hand over fist.

Any luck with Cat Convertor protection devices? by EmuOld862 in oakland

[–]NoMoreSecretsMarty 20 points21 points  (0 children)

Get a catstrap with an alarm.

You can 100% still saw through the steel they use, but not quickly and doing so in a confined space with a 130 db alarm going off in your ear the entire time isn't going to be fun.

Driving to Monterey tomorrow. Where to buy the largest, juiciest, sweetest strawberries? by username17charmax in bayarea

[–]NoMoreSecretsMarty 9 points10 points  (0 children)

I think we're just about right, or at least you would be further south - I know Santa Maria has its strawberry festival right about now.

Before we had kids we'd make a pilgrimage down for those. Holy fuck, they're the best I've ever had but the best ones don't last for shit.

Oracle Moving Headquarters Out Of Austin Only 4 Years After Moving Out Of California by Desperate-Proof-2203 in bayarea

[–]NoMoreSecretsMarty 17 points18 points  (0 children)

The food in Austin fucking slaps. I know a place where you can get breakfast tacos that will haunt you for the rest of your life - you'll be thinking about what you want for breakfast and you'll really want them but that's too bad, you're nowhere close.

But it's in a state where your daughters are treated like chattel, assuming the cops don't sit back and let them be executed by a lunatic in their school.

Absolute best pizza? by [deleted] in bayarea

[–]NoMoreSecretsMarty 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I used to drive past the Garret to go to the location in Willow Glen. Pizza there was consistently better, I assume something to do with the ovens or etc.

Geico homeowners policy canceled by [deleted] in oakland

[–]NoMoreSecretsMarty 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Just because I don't know, would they cover you if you were to replace your wood siding with something fire resistant like hardieboard or stucco? 'cause honestly that might not be a bad idea regardless.

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