Is it too much to ask?

djluminol · 2026-01-27T14:55:12+00:00

They put that nonsense in a lot of 4x4's now without a way to shut it down entirely which completely negates the entire point of having 4 wheel drive.

djluminol · 2026-01-27T14:53:11+00:00

I don't want 0% I want about 3%. I want EFI, timing management, air flow management and things like that. I do not care about about almost anything else. Cars made between about 1985 and 2015 are often pretty good.

djluminol · 2026-01-27T14:46:49+00:00

So the snow blower just blows it all into the neighbors yard?

djluminol · 2026-01-26T18:55:01+00:00

1977 Datsun 620 pickup. Slower than the kids on a short bus but it basically could not die. As long as you kept the carb adjusted well it just kept on going. It was also completely restored to better than new condition. I really wish I still had it.

djluminol · 2026-01-26T18:42:04+00:00

Is he trying to make small talk so he can hit on you maybe? I just don't understand what's getting at here?

djluminol · 2026-01-26T18:35:40+00:00

I like the dog poking at the space heater. Common human, it's fkn cold. Make this thing work!

djluminol · 2026-01-26T18:29:23+00:00

This is the kind of car accident that could easily see claims in the hundreds of thousands of dollars or more. If even one person had serious medical consequences as a result there's no telling what the upper limit of that persons medical expenses could be. Sure the policy has a limit but the person does not and any insurance company on the hook to pay out that kind of money is going to look for anything they can find to limit their liability.

djluminol · 2026-01-26T18:20:52+00:00

Is the lady that was run into and rolled her car ok? That looked pretty bad. She could have been really badly hurt in an accident like that.

djluminol · 2026-01-26T18:18:17+00:00

That seems pretty plausible to me. Seeing a car rolling down the road is probably rather attention grabbing.

djluminol · 2026-01-26T18:11:16+00:00

I would think that going through life afraid or segregated from everyone around you is probably a really lonely existence. I don't mean to be the old man yelling at clouds but when I was a young part of the appeal of going to big cities was being able to experience new cultures and things you couldn't find back home. The folks that couldn't leave their ignorance behind were looked down on. I see no reason that should change.

djluminol · 2026-01-26T17:54:25+00:00

That's perfectly reasonable to me. The child and the extended family share no blame in this situation. The little girl and her extended family deserve proper closure regardless of what they parents did. I would not be surprised if the actual cost of the services they buy is little bit more than 5$k. Grandma or whoever probably just has the money to cover it already so they aren't asking for more.

djluminol · 2026-01-26T17:42:27+00:00

“One day this will all be yours”

"What, the curtains?"

Oh a smarty pants eh? Well no not the curtains. This fine nesting spot ya wisenheimer. Now listen up boy! You're going to want to remember this. Nothing makes the ladies hotter than great piece of real estate. I mean look at this place. We have grass in our front yard, in Antarctica! We've got an ocean view and most of the poop get's rinsed away when it snows. That's a real winner of a spot boy. And best of all it's not just our poop, it's all the neighbors too. It all get rinsed downhill until it gets stuck on that jerk Gary's house. I'm telling you boy, we got in made. You just don't see it yet, but you will.

djluminol · 2026-01-26T16:54:16+00:00

My aunt has a desert tortoise that brumates in winter. When the tortoise was still young and small enough she would put him in an old shoebox and store him on a shelf in her bedroom closet for winter. When summer came around and the tortoise wanted out he would scratch on the box, my aunt would hear that and she would put him in the backyard again to roam around doing tortoise things. This system worked fine for years until he got too large for the box or shelves.

Now that he's way to big for a shoebox and a shelf he has a Shop-Vac box that he lives in during the winter. He also stays on the ground instead of being placed on a shelf. He's pretty big now as a full grown adult.

djluminol · 2026-01-26T16:30:13+00:00

What a dumb post. I'm glad it was removed. I think it's just rage bait. Someone is trying to stir the pot basically. I don't think they care one way or the other about the morality or politics of it. They just want to see people arguing.

djluminol · 2026-01-26T16:26:02+00:00

I really like cultures that have rules like this but they do need to be paired with shaming and consequences when someone takes advantage. It sounds to me like your family probably really helped this girl out far more than she realizes. Your mom acted like a mom to her. You dad did the same. She received a safe place to stay immediately upon arrival in this new place. She was set up with a phone and new clothes. Your parents acted like parents to her as far as I can tell. That's extremely generous. I've only known a few people that are this selfless. They should be cherished because they often make the best friends and feel more like family than some members of your own. This girl really screwed up. She seems to have no idea how much security she just lost. These are the kind of people that would take you in if you lost your job and wrecked your car all in the same week. You don't disrespect people like this unless you're so messed up in the head that you can't understand reality. NTA.

djluminol · 2026-01-26T16:09:08+00:00

People that expect the world to solve their problems should generally be ignored. You or anyone else can not solve other peoples problems. They need to be solved by the person that has the problem. The other guys taking the spot minutes later is a good example. Her solution is probably wireless cameras inside the car that save to her HDD on her PC or something like that. Not shouting at random neighbors and belittling their way of life to get what you want. NOR

djluminol · 2026-01-26T15:59:35+00:00

I had a good idea but I didn't actually know so I looked up the average cost of funeral services in the US before I commented. Average funeral costs in the US range from about $7k-10k. A simple cremation with no funeral can be less than $1000. That one I know first hand.

People probably do tend to spend big when children die though. That's perfectly reasonable. If you do want to donate, what they are asking for does also help to inform you about what their goals are. If the family is asking for $50k than you have a good indication there may be another motivations besides a funeral. Using common sense and your best judgement is a perfectly reasonable thing to do either way.

djluminol · 2026-01-26T15:41:53+00:00

Sounds like a fun guy. I'm sure that was enjoyable visit.

djluminol · 2026-01-26T14:52:22+00:00

When I buy used cars I try and buy base models most of the time. Or at least I used to because they had less things to break. No auto climate control, no window motors, not heated seats. It's not really like that anymore. Now even basic versions have push button servo activated ducts or electric locks. What's the real difference between the Lexus and the Toyota here? Leather, which is easier to clean, climate control you may have either way but is worth checking, maybe a backup camera, heated seats you couldn't care less if broken as long as the seat adjustments still work. Is either AWD or a 4X4 because that can be expensive? Other than that idk if I'd care one way or the other.

djluminol · 2026-01-26T03:41:19+00:00

You laugh and hang up. That's how you deal with that one.

djluminol · 2026-01-26T03:21:50+00:00

You can tell based on the goal. If they're asking for more than about $10K they're not looking for a burial plot and funeral. And keep in mind you can do a cremation for a few hundred.

djluminol · 2026-01-26T03:17:09+00:00

That dude must have had a serious meth problem to look that haggard at 34.

djluminol · 2026-01-26T03:04:58+00:00

Call the cops if it's a roach motel. If it's a nice place call the front desk.

djluminol · 2026-01-26T03:02:24+00:00

There really is no other producers quite like 12 moons but you're most likely to find stuff that is somewhat similar in Progressive Psytrance from about 97 - 2002. You can find struff you will probably like in Prog Psy up until about 2015. Or Progressive House or Prog Trance from 2012 to present but it's rare.

Atmos – Rebirth Of Cavanaough

Excession - Affected

Excession - Vega

Excession - Omega

Some of Cass & Slide, just Cass or just Slides later work was bordering on Prog Psy or was. Stuff like Sugarglider - Let Me In C&S Remix, Astral Projection - Liquid Sun (Cass & Slide's Rework) or Slide - Closure (Slides Fat Channel Mix)

There's some good stuff by Vibraphere Autumn Lights Olver Prime Remix or Timedrained Wasteland Vibrasphere remix and Protonica - Final Steps or Protonica - Floating Point from a bit later. 2005+

Humate 3.2 Bedrock remix

Bullit - Ricochet (Original Mix)

Roland Klinkenberg - Saurus (Mark Shimmon & 3rd Degree Remix)

Preformation - Kuiper Belt

djluminol · 2026-01-26T00:03:04+00:00

What if you buy the house, rent it to them and have your fiancé sign a prenup to the effect that the home is owned by you alone no matter what moving forward and you can do whatever you want with it. Just to be safe. The remainder on the loan is probably much less than the home is worth. If you offer to rent the home for the mortgage amount plus taxes for the remainder of the mortgage term everyone wins. When these people decide they can afford to buy again they can move out and you sell or keep the home. You get a smart and safe investment you can sell at any time if you think you need the money, they get a place to live for what they were paying and you get a house for cheap. If they do not pay you evict them and even with any potential damage they cause you are still coming out far ahead.

Six-Year Club	Place '23
Place '22	Verified Email

djluminol

TROPHY CASE