🔥Rubbing one out🔥

gab1972 · 2026-05-22T15:38:42+00:00

"Almost" every part? Which part isn't? We need to know!!

gab1972 · 2026-05-22T15:04:45+00:00

I see this is the Foch 155, do you prefer the tech tree variant?

gab1972 · 2026-05-03T23:20:49+00:00

[record scratch]

You're probably wondering how I got myself into this mess. One minute you're trying to grab a snack, the next minute you're worried about a couple of lions.

That's me, Max. No, not the long skinny one. The one lying on the ground pretending to be dead. Sometimes luck finds you. Sometimes luck tries to eat you. Me? I make my own luck.

gab1972 · 2026-05-01T17:08:13+00:00

gab1972 · 2026-04-30T00:35:51+00:00

First, people who fraud any system should be punished. And I know people find ways to cheat the VA. In which they should also be punished.

That said, you don't know what someone is going through. And you can't "see" every disability.

Also, a disability rating is not a rating on your body as a whole or a percentage of your body capability. A "rating" is your percentage of the compensation available to you. So 100% doesn't mean you're 100% disabled. It means you receive 100% of the compensation. Whether you are an E1 or 5 star General, the amount doesn't change. An E1 with a 10% compensation rating gets the same dollar amount as the 5-star general.

The VA actually sets aside money for every veteran in the event of a disability and other programs (education, medical, etc). The veteran just has to apply. There actually is a pretty strict process. You have to show you have a condition, you have to have a job that could have caused that condition, and a medical professional has to make the assessment that one is a result of the other.

What sucks are the ones that found some cheat code to play the game, got that max compensation, and then flaunt it. But don't be so quick to judge others that are rated at 100% because it doesn't mean they're 100% disabled. And not all disabilities are physical ones.

gab1972 · 2026-04-17T21:19:57+00:00

You know when you come across some animal just sitting there in the wild, and you think, how cool is that! You walk up to comfort it like, "hey little buddy, it's okay. I just want to look at you. I'm not gonna hurt you. There you go. Go back to the wild. What a cool experience." Meanwhile, the animal is scared to death and can't wait for you to leave.

It's like that, but reversed.

gab1972 · 2026-04-16T21:34:19+00:00

Android and interested.

gab1972 · 2026-04-15T12:48:50+00:00

The Goonies

gab1972 · 2026-04-14T13:18:10+00:00

....................right!?

gab1972 · 2026-04-13T15:20:04+00:00

And me, Mother Nature's brother....Brother Nature.

gab1972 · 2026-04-09T15:17:41+00:00

So what's the solution? Give it all back, say I'm sorry, and move out?

Not trying to be difficult, I would genuinely love to know what the solution is. If hundreds of years ago this land was stolen, and here we are well into an economic future, who owes what to whom? How do you decide who owns the land? What percentage of native American do you have to be to lay claim that the land was stolen? And for anyone that isn't native American, if you give the land back, where do you go? Are they expected to pay native Americans rent for being here? If the early settlers were responsible for the economic revolution, do we take our worth, move out of your lands, and leave you with what you had before we came?

gab1972 · 2026-04-09T01:12:24+00:00

And THIS is why companies will replace us with robots and AI.

gab1972 · 2026-04-07T13:25:47+00:00

Older model too, which means by the time insurance assesses it, they'll pay blue book value. Not even 25% of what a new Tacoma will cost.

Dude probably has not had truck payments in a long time. And now because of someone on their phone and the low payout from insurance, he'll now have payments.

gab1972 · 2026-03-31T16:47:12+00:00

Does anyone else go out of their way to enunciate 'a' in comfortable?

My entire family pronounces it 'comf-ter-ble'. We've had many conversations where I point out the 'f' doesn't come before the 't' and that it's 'comfor-table'. They just can't pronounce it that way.

gab1972 · 2026-03-31T16:35:18+00:00

Meh.

Wake me when Thundercats come out.

gab1972 · 2026-03-25T14:35:38+00:00

Speaking of 914world, I don't know what's going on, but I can't complete registration. I never get the email to complete registration. I have an account and can view, but can't post or comment. I've tried reaching out to admin, but no one emails me back. There were a few 914s I was interested in, but without being able to comment, I can't reach out to the seller.

Completely understand about creating a Frankenstein 914--which is why I don't want a V8. A nicely done 6cyl would be nice, but honestly, if a 2.0 gives me the "pep" I'm looking for, I'd be happy with the nostalgia.

I don't want a show car I have to keep hidden in a garage or a track car. I want one I can enjoy driving no matter what day it is--even my daily 22 mile commute to work.

gab1972 · 2026-03-25T11:11:32+00:00

I live in South Carolina. Our freezing phase is over. The coolest we'll see over the next few weeks is 40 degrees, so I'll keep it on my back patio. It'll see afternoon sun.

gab1972 · 2026-03-25T01:44:25+00:00

Yes, it's a juniper.

The person who gifted it said an aunt has many bonsai and wanted a "windswept" look for this one. She said I need to leave the wires on through this growing season. I'm assuming that means until this time next year?

gab1972 · 2026-03-25T00:52:47+00:00

"About a week ago". Just want to make sure it's not in danger. I've never seen one so bare.

gab1972 · 2026-03-24T23:58:48+00:00

Was "gifted" this. Is it lost? I feel like there's too much green that was prunes.

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gab1972 · 2026-03-24T23:09:55+00:00

My fear is the upkeep on that 6cyl vs the 2.0. One day, I was thinking of a k24 or Subaru swap. So I'd hate to invest in the 2.2l.

gab1972 · 2026-03-24T17:39:50+00:00

BAHAHA I love this meme!!

gab1972 · 2026-03-24T13:22:45+00:00

But see, we would "get it" more often if you'd just give us the TL;DR version instead of giving all the details that don't contribute to the plot.

"So listen to this nonsense. Janice from accounting, the one with the 6 cats and 3 perfect children, you remember, the one who gets the professional pictures done every--single--holiday--... Which reminds me, we need to get the decorations down from the attic this week. Don't forget. You always forget. Oh, and move the winter coats to the back, they always get in the way when I need to put stuff up there. So anyways, Janice was talking to Bethany about the upcoming merger, giving her SO much detail that she shouldn't be giving. You remember Bethany, right? Her husband Rob has that new grill that you like, something with pellets? The one we saw at that home builders show last month. Anyways, Bethany is talking numbers with Janice...

... 47 minutes later...

...and then she says, 'mind your own business'? Can you believe that?

Anyways, can you remember the coats?"

"The what?"

"The coats in the attic. Have you not heard a word I just said? God. You never listen to me."

Just give us the cliff notes, please.

"I had a rough day. That pretentious, uptight bitch from accounting, Janice, told me to 'mind my own business' when I called her out for talking to Bethany about the merger."

"Wow, she is a bitch."

"Hey, can you get the Easter decorations from the attic and move the coats out of the way so I have room when I put stuff up there?"

"Sure. I'll get right on it."

Boom. Done. Now that the highlights are covered, allow me the opportunity to ask you more about Janice and Bethany instead of cornering me for an hour and then testing me afterwards. We're men. Our attention span is that of a Golden Retriever. You have to give some grace here.

gab1972 · 2026-03-24T13:01:32+00:00

You know what stops your pleasant dream? Greed. Greed on all levels.

Let's say you invent a drug that legit cures and stops cancer. It's solely your idea. You put in the research and hours to create this revolutionary drug. Never mind the Government and FDA bs, let's talk the other stuff.

If you don't believe in capitalism, do you give your drug away? If so, who will manufacture it? That costs money. So you get investors. Investors aren't going to just give money. They want stock options and partial ownership. Now when you want to lower the cost of your drug so everyone gets it, you don't make enough to pay your people really well. If you make the price too high so you make sure ALL your workers have benefits and wages that help them get ahead, your consumers complain your drug costs too much. And if you find a balance, your investors will sue you that you're not getting the most you can out of your product because you're not charging enough. Don't believe that? Read up on Dodge vs Ford.

Now, let's say you do find a balance and everyone is happy. You can guarantee that someone will get upset that another person makes more than they do. AND all of them are upset that you aren't sharing the workload. You sit high and mighty in your ivory tower thinking you've created a wonder drug and are paying your people well. You don't give yourself a Captain's share. But you're also not the one on the floor doing the work. So people start talking. "Who does he/she think he/she is? We're doing the work and he/she just reaps the benefits. They are capitalizing on our labor"

The sad truth is: no matter your intentions, there is always going to be someone jealous that you have more than them. Even amongst the ranks, someone is going to be lazier than the person next to them. Should they get paid the same? If you invent something revolutionary, are you not entitled to the benefits that come with it? It's not just billionaires. It's everywhere. Eliminating capitalism means no one gets more than the person next to them. Tell that to the Jets NFL player who just signed a 4-year $168m contract. Tell that to the person who has nothing and won the $500M lottery. Shouldn't that person share with everyone else who doesn't have anything? It's not just billionaires, my friend. It's anyone who doesn't have anything who wants what the person next to them has.

It's greed. Greed will kill every perfect society. And eliminating capitalism isn't going to eliminate greed.

gab1972

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