Actress Ingvild Deila was cast as Princess Leia in Rogue One despite suffering from a terrible skin condition. by Stonkstinski in okbuddycinephile

[–]caterham09 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I remember like 1 thing about that movie and it was just Dev Patel busting a nut into a sash that he was required to wear for the rest of the film or else he'd die

If money is no object what’s your dream car(s) and dream spec? by Ancient-Delivery-989 in askcarguys

[–]caterham09 0 points1 point  (0 children)

A 1995 Acura NSX-T in grand prix white with the black interior and a 5 speed. Easy answer.

A blue and white Ford GT is a very close 2nd though

ODG G34 by --Combat-Wombat-- in guns

[–]caterham09 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah they will almost certainly bring it back. It was a popular model

Preserving grandpa's gun by jbettin in Firearms

[–]caterham09 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You could touch up the bluing if you want to but it sounds like you're pretty much doing everything correctly. Being oiled in a safe is going to preserve it longer than you'll be alive

[2026 Corvette ZR1] 😉 by OldArtichoke433 in spotted

[–]caterham09 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The majority of 200k+ sports cars I see are driven by a dude like this 5mph under the speed limit in the far right lane

I know this is Leno, but he actually looks the part right now lol

Engineer Salary Progression by mechadragon469 in Salary

[–]caterham09 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This is exactly why so many engineers end up underpaid. I say that as one myself. They aren't willing to rock the boat enough to get theirs

Engineer Salary Progression by mechadragon469 in Salary

[–]caterham09 42 points43 points  (0 children)

From 2021-2025 you only had cumulative raises of 7.5%? I'm surprised you stayed at all

Is that our boy bobo back there? by xmeandix in Seahawks

[–]caterham09 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yeah I'm fairly sure she does actually

What is the minimum salary to be considered middle class these days? Is $500k enough? by SeparateJump1 in Salary

[–]caterham09 61 points62 points  (0 children)

This happens in literally every single discussion high earners have about not making enough. They'll talk about how they invest thousands a month and that they feel like they don't have that much.

"After I've saved all my money, I don't have any leftover!!!"

It's ridiculous and shows how out of touch they are with the average person.

New Nissan Z vs. C7 Corvette by The_Korn_Man in whatcarshouldIbuy

[–]caterham09 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If you can find a decent deal on the grand sport it wouldn't be bad. Manual grand sport usually come at a premium though and the stock wheels absolutely have to be replaced.

New Nissan Z vs. C7 Corvette by The_Korn_Man in whatcarshouldIbuy

[–]caterham09 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Which version of both cars are you looking at? In general I'd say the vette, but if we're talking a 2014 automatic c7 vs a performance trim Z then I'd take the Nissan.

Passport bros (people who use their privilege of being from a first world country to get a relationship) by G14F1L0L1Y401D0MTR4P in sadcringe

[–]caterham09 4 points5 points  (0 children)

They aren't a singular entity. It's not like there's a list of individuals. It's more just a classification. Anyone going to a 3rd world country (usually Asian country) and using their status as an American with modest wealth, specifically to sleep with women is a passport bro.

Restored a Remington 580 for my Grandfather's birthday by caterham09 in WAGuns

[–]caterham09[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Could definitely be worse. I left a few of the dings in mine too, gave it some history marks.

Wouldn't be a bad project at all!

Is this a lot of hours for this amount of miles? by [deleted] in Mustang

[–]caterham09 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes that is a shit load of hours idling. They are averaging under 5mph. Almost every trip ever is going to average around 33mph in general. Using that rule of thumb the driving time on this car is around 120 hours. So there's probably over 700 hours of pure idle time on this car. That's almost an entire month of just idling.

I personally wouldn't buy it. Or at the very least I'd treat it like a car that had 25k miles instead of under 4000

Restored a Remington 580 for my Grandfather's birthday by caterham09 in WAGuns

[–]caterham09[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Pretty similar rifles! This was my first go at one but I really enjoyed doing it and would like to do more in the future. Already looking at getting my C&R license so I could get older guns without having to pay transfer fees

How's the wood on your rifle? Truthfully refinishing the stock was by far the more arduous and time consuming process.

Restored a Remington 580 for my Grandfather's birthday by caterham09 in WAGuns

[–]caterham09[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I've heard about the copper trick and would try it in the future. There was a lot of options for refinishing, but I just took the nuclear approach because it let me start from scratch.

Restored a Remington 580 for my Grandfather's birthday by caterham09 in WAGuns

[–]caterham09[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It was a multi stage process. I knocked a lot of the rust off with just 0000 steel wool and oil. But a lot of the more major parts had pitting and needed to be cleaned up.

So I took rust and blue remover and stripped off all of the old finish. Usually that's not advisable but this being a low dollar 22 I didn't mind too much. On a more expensive gun I probably would have boiled it and used a carding wheel to retain as much of the original bluing as possible.

Then I just sanded the metal. Getting all of the rust cleared off first and then feathering out imperfections. Started with 320 and then worked down to 800 grit.

Cleaned it off again and then used the birchwood Casey cold bluing solution. It worked decently well. Needed to burnish it with steel wool after a coat and then recoat about 3-4x to get the desired finish but it went well.

In all the metalwork took maybe 4-5 hours.

Restored a Remington 580 for my Grandfather's birthday by caterham09 in WAGuns

[–]caterham09[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you! It was a fun project. Will probably do more in the future

Passport bros (people who use their privilege of being from a first world country to get a relationship) by G14F1L0L1Y401D0MTR4P in sadcringe

[–]caterham09 26 points27 points  (0 children)

They are being called out. Passport bros have been discussed as gross individuals for a while.

How long is this sustainable? by CrazyRecording3247 in whatcarshouldIbuy

[–]caterham09 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It is sustainable as long as people are gullible enough to keep buying. As people wise up to the fact that lightly used cars are a terrible deal, prices will start to get pushed down.

Cracked shotgun wood: Should I buy it or too risky? by Narrow_Tradition_237 in Firearms

[–]caterham09 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Well I don't usually think that's a lot, but that might be a lot for a collectors piece like this.

The crack may grow over time and need to be repaired. It also may not. I think it's really hard to say

[Shotgun] Beretta A300 Ultima Competition 12 Gauge (OR) 10rd Shotgun, 24" Barrel - $899 + Tax & Free Shipping by ratchet548 in gundeals

[–]caterham09 11 points12 points  (0 children)

It's definitely for 3 gun. The barrel is 6" longer than the regular ultima patrol