[Lomac]

School Shooter's DNA to Be Studied - Yahoo! (http://gma.yahoo.com/school-shooters-dna-studied-214930321--abc-news-topstories.html)

Geneticists have been asked to study the DNA of Adam Lanza, the Connecticut man whose shooting rampage killed 27 people, including an entire first grade class.

The study, which experts believe may be the first of its kind, is expected to be looking for abnormalities or mutations in Lanza's DNA.

:facepalm:

[Hondaracer]

Anyone ever financed anything through the Brick? any hassles or red flags?

looking at a mattress set that is 50% off but its still $1200, 0% financing over 15 months sounds good to me, but they had hidden fee's etc or what

[murd0c]

Anyone ever financed anything through the Brick? any hassles or red flags?

looking at a mattress set that is 50% off but its still $1200, 0% financing over 15 months sounds good to me, but they had hidden fee's etc or what

I did that with a set of couches before and had no issues at all. The trick is to pay it off before the 15 months is up. If you forget and even have $1 left on what you owe they will add all of the interest for the previous 15 months and you will have to pay it all. That's how they get you but pay it off in a couple months and you don't have to worry about a thing.

[Hondaracer]

did you have to sign up for their brick card though or are you just on a payment plan where they expect you to maintain the payments on your own?

[murd0c]

Had to sing up to a Brick card and I dd the payment thing before as well. Both are exactly the same except the Brick card can get you in trouble if you decide to buy something else with it down the road.
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[murd0c]

As well you can still bargain for for the mattress. It's on sale yes but you can still get it for cheaper and work on free delivery as well. Just play hard ball with them and they will cave, I have even said its end of the month and I know you need the sales. Help me help you and you will get a better deal then listed.
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[B!tch]

Colour me blonde, but why can't I find a thread on car buying tips on a website called the #1 sports compact and classified site?

[Lomac]

Colour me blonde, but why can't I find a thread on car buying tips on a website called the #1 sports compact and classified site?

Plenty of threads in VAC. Also, if you're looking at a specific car, try searching under that.

[Hondaracer]

yea turns out the mattress i was going to buy has horrible reviews, i was looking at the Donald Trump memory foam set, but litterally every single review said theirs has sagged :/

i slept on it for 3 nights at the Westin in whistler before and thought i was in love but weary to buy with so many bad reviews :/

probably check out sears before i go to the Brick, thanks for info murdoc

[Kilinim]

Donald Trump anything? Bad idea!
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[B!tch]

anyone affiliated with a volvo dealersip?

[BrRsn]

anyone affiliated with a volvo dealersip?

very distantly :badpokerface:

Rented lots of the newer S60's/S80's/C30/C70

Actually a lot of them just got returned to the dealership(s) -- if any volvo you're looking at is a lease return/demo car double check it wasn't a rental .. they uhh .. kinda get beat up lol

[MG1]

Anyone ever financed anything through the Brick? any hassles or red flags?

looking at a mattress set that is 50% off but its still $1200, 0% financing over 15 months sounds good to me, but they had hidden fee's etc or what

Most of these places bank on people not being able to pay their debt in time. For those who do pay on time, they still get you on fees. First time I did that, they tried to pull the "registration or administration fee" bullshit. I refused to sign the papers after they tried to slip that by me. I told them to either waive the fee, reduce it by the exact amount, or I take my business elsewhere.

Plenty of other places to get a bed.

Try Ikea for beds. They have decent ones. They have pretty good sales once in a while.

[Vansterdam]

Yeah, god bless america..........just remember to take good ol' Canadian ketchup with you. No shit, I take a bag of ketchup with me when I go south of the border, because I cannot stand their "premium" ketchup that's made with high fructose corn syrup. I'm no ketchup connoisseur, but that stuff is nasty. You can give me your pink slime, America, but don't give me no high fructose corn crap. Amen.


:werd: McDonald's here uses heinz ketchup while the other one in the states makes their own.. Tastes kinda fubky

Heinz ketchup FTMW
Pink slime - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pink_slime)
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[punkwax]

yea turns out the mattress i was going to buy has horrible reviews, i was looking at the Donald Trump memory foam set, but litterally every single review said theirs has sagged :/

i slept on it for 3 nights at the Westin in whistler before and thought i was in love but weary to buy with so many bad reviews :/

probably check out sears before i go to the Brick, thanks for info murdoc

Love consumer reviews. Had to buy a dishwasher yesterday, went to Home Depot, Brick, Future Shop found a couple we liked in the same price range. Couldn't really compare the two properly as they were at 2 different stores. Went home and read up on them to find out that the Samsung at the Brick was a POS. I got FS to beat HD's price (although they're having their appliance blowout) on the GE Profile just so I could go pick it up today rather than wait a week and pay for delivery...

[Meowjin]

:facepalm:

and why is that facepalm worthy?

[Graeme S]

and why is that facepalm worthy?
Unless you're analyzing a whole lot more than just one person's DNA, how do you find anything wrong? Have people not already said that he had weird disorders (autism/asperger's), and that his mom was kind of a kook too? Are we planning on screening children in the womb for the specific gene pattern that fucked him up? And if so, when does that become Eugenics?

Sometimes, science is useful. Other times, it's just as populist as anything else.

[Graeme S]

An article discussing the above:
In a rare and now controversial investigation, scientists have been asked by Connecticut's medical examiner to study Sandy Hook shooter Adam Lanza's DNA — but the DNA community doesn't think that's such a good idea. Though details on the research are scant, University of Connecticut geneticists will apparently be looking for biological clues that might explain Lanza's extreme violent behavior.
The New York Times's Gina Kolata reports that this undertaking is thought to be the first time scientists have studied the genome of a mass killer. Baylor College of Medicine's genetics professor Arthur Beaudet endorses the research, saying, "By studying genetic abnormalities we can learn more about conditions better and who is at risk."
But the ethical implications of singling out genetic mutations to explain violent behavior trouble many other scientists, who worry that such research might be held against innocent people who happen to share some of Lanza's genetic features.
Harvard Medical School's Dr. Harold Bursztajn told ABC News that he's not sure what the U. Conn geneticists will "even be looking for at this point," considering how thorny and full of false positives the link between genetic markers and violence is.
So far, the strongest evidence that genetics play a role in violent behavior comes out of research on MAOA, a gene that produces a substance called monoamine oxidase. Studies from the early '90s showed that abused children with certain variations of this gene had problems regulating their aggressive impulses. But University of Pennsylvania criminologist Adrian Raine questions how crucial MAOA is in determining who actually becomes violent. University of California San Francisco geneticist Robert Nussbaum also worries about the potential for genetic discrimination:
It’s a shot in the dark that’s unlikely to show anything. If they find something associated with autism, I’m afraid that it might have the effect of stigmatizing autistic people. I can see a whole morass coming out of this.
Here are some of the many other geneticists who don't think meaningful conclusions can be drawn from such studies, fearing what the general public would make out of such information:

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Many journalists who cover genetic research for a living also remain skeptical:

http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f247/itsgms/screen20shot202012-12-2720at208242020pm.png

[Meowjin]

Unless you're analyzing a whole lot more than just one person's DNA, how do you find anything wrong? Have people not already said that he had weird disorders (autism/asperger's), and that his mom was kind of a kook too? Are we planning on screening children in the womb for the specific gene pattern that fucked him up? And if so, when does that become Eugenics?

Sometimes, science is useful. Other times, it's just as populist as anything else.

what does this have to do with eugenics. They are looking for abnormalities to explain why someone might do something.


hell I just read this in Nat Geo.

http://sphotos-h.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash3/531974_10151286939334333_1847854352_n.jpg

[Graeme S]

Because as soon as you "explain" how a person becomes or can become a sociopathic or psychopathic killer, people will want "that psycho test" for their kids in the womb.


Ever seen Gattaca? With the way the world is going, it may not be that far off.

[Harvey Specter]

Infographic; the effects of alcohol int he body;

The Effects Of Alcohol In The Body (INFOGRAPHIC) (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/12/28/alcohol-effects-body-infographic_n_2333328.html?utm_hp_ref=healthy-living&ncid=edlinkusaolp00000009)

[milkStar]

http://www.justanswer.com/uploads/rplmoreci/2009-01-06_174740_Picture1.GIF

Does anybody that work in a auto shop know what this program database is called?

Also where would I find a 1998 Mazda MPV alternator cheap?

Thanks!

[Hondaracer]

Ended up with this mattress from sears:

SEARS-O-PEDIC ®/MD 3872SY 'Kingsbridge' Tight Top Mattress - Queen/King - Sears | Sears Canada (http://m.sears.ca/product/sears-o-pedic-md-3872sy-kingsbridge-tight-top-mattress-queen-king/24313)

Paid $1086 taxes in for just the mattress, supposedly saved "$1700"

Wonder if I actually saved that or they are always just on sale
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[JSALES]

http://www.justanswer.com/uploads/rplmoreci/2009-01-06_174740_Picture1.GIF

Does anybody that work in a auto shop know what this program database is called?

Also where would I find a 1998 Mazda MPV alternator cheap?

Thanks!

Maybe Alldata?

[MG1]

Sad news........... Wayne Cox is retiring (sort of).

No more coveted pens or tacky Hawaiian shirts. Just watched a short bio of his career on Global.

Global BC | A tribute to Wayne Cox (http://www.globaltvbc.com/wayne+cox/6442776478/story.html)

[Hondaracer]

Good news, buddy was always happy to report it raining
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[Lowered_Klass]

Sad news........... Wayne Cox is retiring (sort of).

No more coveted pens or tacky Hawaiian shirts. Just watched a short bio of his career on Global.

Global BC | A tribute to Wayne Cox (http://www.globaltvbc.com/wayne+cox/6442776478/story.html)

PVR'd his last broadcast, although with that link, I won't need to watch it, so thanks! :lol

I'll miss him doing the weather, because I'm sure this just means that greasy haired Wesla Wong will be on camera more. God she's just terrible at doing the weather.

[LSF22]

Nothing against Wesla... but

Arran Henn > Wesla Wong

or even Kristi Gordon would be better

[bartone]

http://www.justanswer.com/uploads/rplmoreci/2009-01-06_174740_Picture1.GIF

Does anybody that work in a auto shop know what this program database is called?

Also where would I find a 1998 Mazda MPV alternator cheap?

Thanks!

holy shit thats a lot of taskbar icons

[Bonjour]

BBC News - New York police arrest woman for subway train killing (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-20865887)

Generally I dont think there are crazies who would do something like that here and its Very unlikely but I always feel iffy about those people who stand right next to the track staring at thier smart phones.

I naturally stand somewhat further away or by the walls... am i being paranoid or is that like looking both ways before crossing the road?

[MG1]

I'll miss him doing the weather, because I'm sure this just means that greasy haired Wesla Wong will be on camera more. God she's just terrible at doing the weather.

NOOOooooooooooooo...........Wesla Wong has the power to make a straight guy go gay.

[Graeme S]

A long read, but goddamned good. And an excellent article that I've sent to my parents defending how I can have mildly libertarian principles despite believing strongly in leftism. Damn me for being a Red Tory. Or a Blue NDPer. Depending on how you look at it.

Wherein a right-libertarian sticks a toe in left-libertarianism and finds that the water is fine
Intellectual Honesty compels us to ask a question
Intellectual honesty means a lot to me.

Several opinions that I hold now (anti-anti-trust, anti-death-penalty, anti-abortion) were once anathema to me and I had a list of reasons to justify each…but none-the-less, in support of the virtue of open-mindedness, I decided to confront the best arguments of the other side and see if my opinions could hold up to the facts.

Of course, not every opinion I've held has been changed – sometimes I stumbled into the correct (or, rather, "not yet disproven") opinion early and stuck with it.

For a decade or more I've had a lot of respect for science fiction writer Ken MacLeod and – more recently – for Kevin Carson.

Both strike me as very fair-minded, seem to evidence respect for individual rights in the radical way that I usually only see from libertarians and anarcho-capitalists, and are kind in their interactions with those that they don't agree with.

If smart and decent people could adopt a philosophy it behooved me to at the very least investigate it. In short: I decided to read a bit about left-libertarianism.

My first experience was frustrating – what I could read didn't make a whole lot of sense, and I couldn't find anyone who had the time to explain it to me in terms that I could grok.

So I read some more…and it still didn't make sense.

Now, a note: there are two kinds of things that don't make sense:


Pure crap.
Things that make sense but use a framework that's a bit more nuanced than the one you're used to.

The problem, of course, is that if you spend too much time thinking about something that turns out to be crap, you just waste some of your precious hours here on the planet.

The other side of the coin is that if you spend too little time thinking about something that might be useful, you never learn that thing, and – worse – you run the risk of pontificating that actually-useful-thing-X is stupid.

Worst of all, there's no way ahead of time to know if you're going to ever reach a decision.

The good news with my attempting to grok left-libertarianism is that I think I finally got an intellectual toe-hold in the idea.
What is left-libertarianism?

First, let us discuss what libertarianism is:
Libertarianism is the group of political philosophies which advocate minimizing coercion and emphasize freedom, liberty, and voluntary association. Libertarians generally advocate a society with significantly less government compared to most present day societies.
There are pedants out there who like to argue for days about definitions. While I am a pedant, I am not that type of pedant; this definition looks pretty good to me.

Now, most of what I associate with the left is the antithesis of this: top-down economic planning, social engineering to destroy the family, either empowerment of the working-class mob to oppress the productive middle class or empowerment of the fringe faux-intellectual elite to oppress the productive middle class, the establishment of thought-crimes laws and the suppression of free speech, etc.

So part of the problem I was having understanding the term "left libertarianism" was that it struck me as a contradiction bundled right in the terminology. It was a crazy nonsense term, like "philo-Semitic Nazi" or "pro-war Nobel Peace Prize winner". Sometimes, though, when words don't make sense, that's because you've got inadequate words. The concept of libertarianism itself was once confusing to me because I didn't understand how one could be against both government incursion in the economic realm and government incursion in the personal realm. The problem, of course, was not in the definition of "libertarian", but in the fact that my thinking was embedded in the terms that I had been handed.

The solution was the Nolan Chart.
http://imgs.xkcd.com/comics/nolan_chart.png
Wait, no.

This:
http://i1.wp.com/i185.photobucket.com/albums/x93/sonicspikesalbum/NolanChart.gif
So – what is left-libertarianism?

My take on it is that there's a third axis to this chart that we haven't yet teased out. In fact, there are dozens, if not hundreds, of other axises we could add to the chart. "Appreciation for classical music" is one such axis. We'll find that where there used to be just four quadrants there are now eight sectors: right wing classicists, right wing modern rockers, libertarian classicists, etc.

This particular axis isn't very useful, so I don't intend to pay attention to it.

Other candidate axises are more interesting. For example "appreciation of nature". Add that axis and we'll find that there are some right wingers who backpack and really want to use social tools that the right endorses (contract law, private property, markets, some limited government parks) to preserve the environment, and other right wingers who would prefer to pave over every patch of dirt so that we can erect skyscrapers which are the truest expression of Roarkian individualism, or something.

Care / Harm
In this particular case, I think that the third axis that we need to add to explain left wing libertarianism is a social axis: "sympathy with business owners" vs "sympathy with workers". Like "appreciation for classical music", this is not an axis that directly leads to policy prescriptions, but it does, I suggest, indirectly lead to a few…but the largest effect is a social effect. Right wing libertarians find it a bit difficult to listen to left wing libertarians because they keep nattering on in odd terms and their focus is often distracted from the "interesting" stuff.

Here's one example of how right libertarians and left libertarians can end up talking about the same policy prescription but do so using different terms and rationales.

A left wing libertarian quiz asks this question
Center for a Stateless Society: Find Your Philosophy Quiz (http://c4ss.org/quiz)

Rich societies should share wealth with producers in poor societies by allowing free entry to the goods and services they produce, rather than imposing trade barriers on them.

which is, for a variety of reasons, hippie nonsense.

This quiz, on the other hand, asks a good sane anarcho-capitalist question:
Are you for free trade?
Except, of course, these are the same question; it's just the social flavor and all the assumptions behind them that differ.

I, for example, think that there should be free trade because no politician has the right to tell me, an American, that I can't trade with some poor Mexican worker…and, as a side effect, both the Mexican and I will be made better off.

The hippie nonsense puts it the other way around: there should be free trade because some poor Mexican worker will be made better off…and, as a side effect, I get to give the finger to some American politician.

Question after question, the left wing libertarians are saying smart things in foolish ways – am I against welfare because it enslaves and belittles inner city blacks? No! I'm against welfare because no one has the right to steal my money…and, as a side effect, I guess, it also encourages a culture of dependency that is soul sucking. Am I against government funding and directing industry because it enriches the connected frat-boy MBA plutocrats (and also wastes a lot of money?). No! I'm against government funding and directing industry because it wastes a lot of money (and also, I guess, enriches the connected frat-boy MBA douche-bags).

So at least a large chunk of the difference between left-libertarianism and right-libertarianism is just phrasing, albeit phrasing that reflects an additional ethical basis that libertarians don't always score high on: care/harm.

In so far as I can currently see, this higher score on the care scale doesn't result in many policy differences.

Sympathy – with "the workers" or with "the bosses" ?

The second thing that seems to separate left-libertarians from right-libertarians is that the former seem to empathize more with "the workers" while right libertarians empathize with "the bosses".

There's a funny thing about Ren Faire geeks: they all love the idea of living in the Middle Ages…and most of them picture themselves living in a castle, having a huge library, having a retinue of servants to do their laundry, etc. Based on the clothing, the posters, and so on, very few women medieval-philes yearn for a world where they get pregnant at 15 and pop out kids every 18 months in between hoeing the garden patch and weaving homespun until they die of cholera at 30.

There's a similar issue in right-libertarians: most of us picture ourselves as captains of industry and not as workers. Ayn Rand wrote about a lot about copper mine owners and train barons, and not much copper miners working 12 hour shifts swinging picks in the dark.

Now, I don't juxtapose these two paragraphs because I've been convinced that they are exactly the same thing: I think that the Middle Ages sucked, in part, because there was no social mobility, no meritocracy, and the incentives were all wrong…and I think that the closer our society gets to a right-libertarian idea, the more there is social mobility, the more there is meritocracy, and the better the incentives are. In anarcho-topia, the pick-axe swinger is free to quit his job, buy his own pick-axe, and start his own copper mine.

…but is it really that easy?

Might there be either social realities or government regulations (even in the night watchman state) that make this hard?

The hard-core right libertarian in me wants to shrug this off. Heck, my own experience starting companies and dabbling in all sorts of minor ventures makes me want to shrug this off.

…but indulge me. Play a game. Do the Ideological Turing Test: explain to me (i.e. to yourself) why, from a left-wing perspective, it's not as easy for a social minority to start a new copper mine, or HTML consulting shop, or deli, as it is for "one of us".

Well, if I put on my left-wing hat, I guess I can be forced to admit that as a kid from the suburbs with an intact family, I learned a few things:

the value of hard work
the value of selling myself to clients
the importance of first impressions
the importance of socially appropriate clothing
how to get a bank loan
the fact that one can get a bank loan
the importance of showing up on time
the importance of treating customers appropriately
etc
etc
etc

all of which might be harder for someone with a different background to grok.

Now, if we overreach here we run the risk of engaging in the "bigotry of low expectations" – it is undeniable racist to say "Oh, of course no black person can start a company – those blacks don't know that you have to show up on time".

…but we can express some truths with out overreaching: not everyone has the same "cultural DNA" that allows them to strike out on their own and succeed.

So, that being said, it follows that not everyone has the same suite of potential responses to being in a job they don't like. You or I, with our college degrees, equity in our homes, a panoply of fallback skills, a network of friends who have spare bedrooms we could crash in should worst come to worst, etc. can do something if we work in a copper mine and don't like it: we can quit and start a new firm, or quit and get a new job.

Yes, a black person, or a recent Hispanic immigrant, or an Appalachian white with a 9th grade education, etc. can do these things too, and tons of members of these groups have done exactly this…but that does not mean that it's equally easy for them.

Crony Capitalism

As a right wing ancap, I deeply dislike the government getting in bed with industry. Most of my ire is aimed at traditional Democratic boondoggles: bailing out GM to buy off the unions and purchase votes for Obama with taxpayer dollars, pouring money down the Solyndra rat-hole ( showers with liquid crystal displays in them, anyone?), wind-farm idiocy, and on and on and on.

…but there is plenty of red state crony capitalism too: vast subsidies for the corn farmers of Iowa where we pay people to make terrible crappy fuel that destroys small engines and puts more carbon in the air for less miles driven.

I disagree with the Occupy Wall Street folks on just about everything, starting with culture, moving on to bathing, and running the gamut from there.

…but I've listened to their complaints, and it's becoming more and more clear to me that huge swaths of our economy are "too big to fail" institutions that are artificially pumped up by the government, and then kept running no matter how many bad decisions they make. Left-wing libertarians are better than right-wing libertarians at pointing these out: from the mortgage industry to the big banks to Hollywood (with the insanely long-term copyright laws that have been written just for it) to Berkshire Hathaway's Warren Buffet supporting high taxes but then using every loophole in the book to avoid them for his friends and cronies, and on and on and on, it's clear that huge swaths of our so-called "private" sector are deeply in bed with the government and have laws written at their behest that insulate them from their own bad decisions.

Individual Autonomy
So, continuing with our Ideological Turing Hat firmly in place, we might not reach for our "if they don't like it they can quit" stick quite so quickly and express some sympathy with them. My point here is not that we should quickly reach for the typical left-wing solutions of school breakfasts, more after school programs, and racially discriminatory college admissions that funnel minority students into useless majors like "African studies" – the left-libertarian does not, and we should not either. My point is, instead, to merely create some sympathy.

Now, with this sympathy, how might our view on the political economy differ? True, if we were being perfectly logical Vulcans before, the mere act of sympathizing should not change our thoughts on political economy – our opinions were arrived at by pure reason, and should not be changed by gross feelings, eh?

…and yet, I, a bastard as heartless as any other, do find that when I approach things like this, my viewpoint does, in fact, shift a bit.

If I put on my "single black mother with a high school degree" hat and am asked to start listing annoyances, indignities, and structural barriers, I can rattle off a bunch:

>perhaps I work at a factory, and I find it demeaning that I'm given a demerit if I'm even five minutes late, despite the fact that my daughter was sick that morning
>perhaps I take the bus to work, and the buses clump up: instead of one every 15 minutes, I get two back to back, and then nothing for 30 minutes
perhaps my foreman at the factory, with seniority and lifetime tenure, talks down to me and seems to positively delight in sticking me on the one machine I don't like
>perhaps when I complain to his boss, he's too concerned about the paperwork on his plate to do anything about it – he knows that I'm replaceable
>perhaps I attended an event by a local bank on starting my own small company, but it turns out that hair braiding requires 500 hours of classroom time
>perhaps despite this, I started a small company and then I got a threatening letter from Disney because I used a painting of Mickey Mouse in the window of my shop
>perhaps when my business folded I wanted to go back to my old job, but the factory had moved out to the suburbs and the city bus-line doesn't run there.

Again, we right-libertarians have answers to all of these problems: if you don't like it, leave. If you don't understand copyright and trademark law, then just use Wikipedia to learn more. If you can't get a loan, then you don't deserve a loan.

…but none of these address the core problems that left-libertarians and other leftists raise.

Leftists of various stripes (left-libertarians, anarcho-syndicalists, etc.) come back again and again to "the bosses". I suppose that I've never been deeply upset by bosses because I've always had half-way decent bosses, and I've always found it easy to get a new job. Clearly "the bosses" are a bigger problem for people with bad bosses or with no ability to change their bosses. Heck, even a UAW worker making an obscene amount of money can't take his salary with him if he leaves a company – his salary is tied deeply to his employer, and not to his market value. What must it be like to have a bad boss? It occurs to me that since we are so much social animals, that part of the problem with having a boss is not just in having a bad boss, but in the very nature of having a boss. A very skilled, very well paid friend told me recently that he was told that he "had" to work over the weekend. Having been self-employed for over a decade now, I found this a little hard to wrap my head around. If I was told that I "had to" do something, it'd be hard to keep the words "go fuck yourself" from exploding from my lips.

There is something in human nature, yes, that likes a hierarchy.

…but there is also something in human nature that despises a hierarchy that is too close, or too micro-managing.

I don't mind receiving my just deserts for my labor, or for my sloth (run your own business and you'll see this).

I don't even mind receiving deserts that come from an unlucky roll of the dice (run your own business and you'll see a lot of this).

What would gall me, though, is someone telling me that I had to change my weekend plans.

My friend, despite having a salary that is probably twice mine, and far fewer headaches and fears about bank loans and such, tells me at least once a week "I envy you; you're your own man".

Let's get back to the c4ss.org quiz. There's this question:
Self-employment or work as a member of a cooperative or partnership is generally preferable to working for a boss, all other things being equal.
This, I think, is the final major bit of the distinction between right-libertarians: the left-libertarian has a deep appreciation that it is more fully human to chart your own path. This is, of course, a radical anti-American – no, I'm joking. It's just Jefferson's concept of "yeoman farmer" in the 21st century.

Minor Bits

Many left-wing market anarchists embrace Georgism, thinking that there is something special about land, or think that legitimately owned resources that are not currently being used in production can be morally expropriated, and I find this not only morally dubious (at best) but also harmful to maximizing total utility (if I can't keep a factory in reserve against market fluctuations, then I am forced to run it at some minimal level in order to keep the squatters at bay, and that costs money and destroys overall societal utility).

tl;dr
I think I've identified four ways that left-libertarians differ from right-libertarians, and that Left-wing market anarchism differs from right-wing anarchocapitalism:

Moral Basis: an emphasis on care/harm
Social basis: sympathy with "the workers"
Economic basis: Greater emphasis on how large swaths of the "free market" are really crony capitalism
self-fulfillment basis: an acknowledgement of how individual autonomy is necessary for dignity and achievement of "the good"

I find that a lot of the cultural baggage of the left is still deeply distasteful to me: if I met a white kid in dreadlocks named "Starfinder" who wanted to know if I had any weed he could borrow while he told about how "The Man" is responsible for the fact that his ska band still hasn't recorded their first album, I'd be have a greater desire to borrow a cop's truncheon to beat him with than I would have to invite him over to my house for coffee.

…but on policy prescriptions, criticism of crony capitalism, and thoughts on self-fulfillment, I find that there's not a lot of light in between my views and what I take to be those of left-wing market anarchists.

Really really good article from one of my favourite blogs and a commentator who isn't usually a heavy contributor there.
Sauce: wherein a right-libertarian sticks a toe in left-libertarianism and finds that the water is fine | Popehat (http://www.popehat.com/2012/12/28/wherein-a-right-libertarian-sticks-a-toe-in-left-libertarianism-and-finds-that-the-water-is-fine/)

Grid, I think you may like this one.

[BossFrancis]

http://www.justanswer.com/uploads/rplmoreci/2009-01-06_174740_Picture1.GIF

Does anybody that work in a auto shop know what this program database is called?

Also where would I find a 1998 Mazda MPV alternator cheap?

Thanks!

It's All Data. You need the disks in order to use it I think, maybe you could find it online somewhere.

[vancitylove]

Nothing against Wesla... but

Arran Henn > Wesla Wong

or even Kristi Gordon would be better

Arran Henn actually looks pretty good now. Lost some weight. Better dressed/makeup. I remember when she first started she wasn't much to look at.

Kristi Gordon...no.

[Hondaracer]

Went to Cirque last night downtown "AmaLuna" it was awsome!!

Had never been to a cirque performance but it blew away all my expectations
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[punkwax]

Ya I went to a Cirque show in Vegas and it was awesome. Didn't know if I would enjoy it going in but left fully impressed with the performance.

[matrixfwd]

what are you guys doing for new year's eve?
couple of public events but countdown is at 7pm and 9pm, huh???

Top 5 Family-Friendly Vancouver New Year’s Eve Events | Inside Vancouver Blog (http://www.insidevancouver.ca/2012/12/27/top-5-family-friendly-vancouver-new-years-eve-events/)

[Graeme S]

Woman finds note supposedly written by Chinese worker in Hallowe'en decoration from Kmart

http://uploads.neatorama.com/images/posts/797/56/56797/1356687344-0.jpg
A clever Chinese worker smuggled the note above into a Halloween decoration which was later bought at a K-Mart store in Oregon, and the woman who discovered the note felt compelled to share it with the world.

Whether this note is a fake or not is still being debated, but Sophie Richardson from the Human Rights Watch claims:

We’re in no position to confirm the veracity or origin of this….

I think it is fair to say the conditions described in the letter certainly conform to what we know about conditions in…labor camps….

If this thing is the real deal, that’s somebody saying, “Please help me, please know about me, please react.” That’s our job.

Sauce: Lady Finds Chinese Worker's Plea For Help Inside Product Bought At K-Mart - Neatorama (http://www.neatorama.com/2012/12/28/Lady-Finds-Chinese-Workers-Plea-For-Help-Inside-Product-Bought-At-K-Mart/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Neatorama+%28Neatorama%29)

[shawnly1000]

Surrey man charged, accused of slashing 480 SkyTrain seats
Was a contract worker for SkyTrain

Surrey man charged, accused of slashing 480 SkyTrain seats | News1130 (http://www.news1130.com/2012/12/31/surrey-man-charged-accused-of-slashing-480-skytrain-seats/)

[matrixfwd]

English grammar seems very good to be coming from a factory worker in China.

Woman finds note supposedly written by Chinese worker in Hallowe'en decoration from Kmart

http://uploads.neatorama.com/images/posts/797/56/56797/1356687344-0.jpg


Sauce: Lady Finds Chinese Worker's Plea For Help Inside Product Bought At K-Mart - Neatorama (http://www.neatorama.com/2012/12/28/Lady-Finds-Chinese-Workers-Plea-For-Help-Inside-Product-Bought-At-K-Mart/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Neatorama+%28Neatorama%29)

[GLOW]

Surrey man charged, accused of slashing 480 SkyTrain seats
Was a contract worker for SkyTrain

Surrey man charged, accused of slashing 480 SkyTrain seats | News1130 (http://www.news1130.com/2012/12/31/surrey-man-charged-accused-of-slashing-480-skytrain-seats/)

if found guilty someone should get a hefty repair bill.

[firebird79_00]

Has anyone dealt with Vancouver Auto Liquidation? Or know of any good dealerships/used car lots?

[hongy]

To the fucking asshole mainlander driving a standard 2013 mustang. FUCK YOU, you complain to my mom saying we over charged you, which we broke it down and showed you we didn't. Then, you decided to fucking skip out on the bill? It's $50, I know you can pay, you were just talking about how you have money to another customer. So a great big fuck you.

[rsx]

To the fucking asshole mainlander driving a standard 2013 mustang. FUCK YOU, you complain to my mom saying we over charged you, which we broke it down and showed you we didn't. Then, you decided to fucking skip out on the bill? It's $50, I know you can pay, you were just talking about how you have money to another customer. So a great big fuck you.

don't you have all his information? track him down and make him pay. or at least post up his details so that people in the industry know who to look out for.

[BrRsn]

got the license plate number? We rent tons of 2013 base model mustangs .. just saying

[Chronix]

Do you guys know where to do custom postcard/photocard prints? I only need 2 copies though.

[Klobbersaurus]

heads up, daiso has squash air fresheners now, sorta like this but daiso branded

Tree Frog Air Freshener - Squash : Amazon.com : Automotive@@AMEPARAM@@http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51CZ6LIAnLL.@@AMEPARAM@@51CZ6LIAnLL

[MG1]

2 bucks?

Dayum..........

[MG1]

One of my kids bought a Wii U this week. Nice game console. The controller is so cool. Black is my favourite colour.

[kakucaekz]

My dad just gave me a Subway gift card that has 50 bucks on it. Two weeks of lunch right der. :victory:

[theevilslave]

I took my GNex out of my pocket and it literally cracked in half.....
Dafuq just happened

[MG1]

Having 99 cent Ikea breaky in Portland right now. Bacon.… mmmmm, and free coffee and wifi, LOL.

Going to Carhart store which is across the street. No tax shopping plus $800.00 tax exempt when crossing border. Hope the duty free shop has a good selection of ice wine, my favourite.

I had a free night voucher with Best Western that was going to expire soon. 5-1/2 hour drive is nothing for me. As long as I spend a minimum 48 hours in the US and get back to work by Monday morning, I'm good to go. Good thing Operation Rev Nose meeting wasn't this weekend.
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[Energy]

Anyone know the song in this commercial?
New Toyota Fortuner 2012 - YouTube

[theevilslave]

^Shazam failed couldn't find a match, d'oh.

[ilovebacon]

quick question, what is the chinese channels for shaw cable?

[ImportPsycho]

on News1130, is there a reporter name Ineedabath?
keep hearing that name

[k3mps]

Anita Bathe

[StylinRed]

yep and she's pretty cute too

[Alatar]

That's A Man's Corner

[Phozy]

quick question, what is the chinese channels for shaw cable?

517/518 I believe
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[LSF22]

Anyone know the song in this commercial?
New Toyota Fortuner 2012 - YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0P7yomrqRSw)

Original song with the vocals should be "Deborah Cox - Leave the world behind"

sry cant seem to find you a non remixed version though

[fliptuner]

heads up, daiso has squash air fresheners now, sorta like this but daiso branded

Tree Frog Air Freshener - Squash : Amazon.com : Automotive (http://www.amazon.com/Tree-Frog-Air-Freshener-Squash/dp/B0051N0QIC)

Yeah, some asshole went and bought them all. :troll:

[bbbj]

For those that have a Scene movie card, how many points does it cost for a VIP ticket at Silvercity Coquitlam? The one that costs $19.50 normally... is it still 1000 points only?

[skyxx]

^ Yes. All movies at the moment are redeemable at 1000 scene points. So it's best to save the scene points for AVX/VIP movies.

[cliffhanger33]

Horrific 'Cut for Bieber' trend urges Justin Bieber fans to self-harm to protest his alleged drug use - Zap2it (http://blog.zap2it.com/pop2it/2013/01/horrific-cut-for-bieber-trend-urges-justin-bieber-fans-to-self-harm-to-protest-his-alleged-drug-use.html)

the FUCK

[Graeme S]

lol ebaumsworld.

lurk moar.

[PiuYi]

Hello PiuYi it appears that you have not posted on our forums in several weeks, why not take a few moments to ask a question, help provide a solution or just engage in a conversation with another member in any one of our forums?

AWWWWWW revscene cares for me <3<3<3

i've just been lurking... i'll always be here RS!

[Phozy]

Just a heads up, highway one is backed up all the way from ikea past willingdon, heading to vancouver.
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[dinosaur]

Live Giant Squid Filmed in the Pacific for the First Time (http://gizmodo.com/5973909/kraken-filmed-in-the-pacific-for-the-first-time)

[sonick]

heads up, daiso has squash air fresheners now, sorta like this but daiso branded

Tree Frog Air Freshener - Squash : Amazon.com : Automotive (http://www.amazon.com/Tree-Frog-Air-Freshener-Squash/dp/B0051N0QIC)

Shhhh shut up! That is my secret source!

j/k (kinda). Daiso has two styles of the Squash, one in glass and one in plastic as shown. The plastic one is better and lasts longer, but I find neither are as strong as the expensive Japanese stuff.

Avoid the little clip on ones though, the squash ones of those smelled disgusting, had to throw it out right after I opened it.

[kakucaekz]

Yesterday was super lolz, to me, anyways. First off, I locked my keys in my car, so I had to call my mommy to come give me the spare key. Had to drive from Langara, back home, and then to No. 5 road in Richmond to get to me :lol Then, my 4 year old faded and tattered jeans ripped in the side seam, on the thigh. It slowly got bigger, until it was nearly 8 inches long :lawl: I had to tie my hoodie around my waist to hide the gaping hole, and my hula girl boxers :haha: It didn't help that I was 'drifting' on an Ikea cart and nearly crashed, ripped it there too when I stuck my legs out to stop myself. Yeah, I'm totally mature :pokerface:

[604STIG]

Yesterday was super lolz, to me, anyways. First off, I locked my keys in my car, so I had to call my mommy to come give me the spare key. Had to drive from Langara, back home, and then to No. 5 road in Richmond to get to me :lol Then, my 4 year old faded and tattered jeans ripped in the side seam, on the thigh. It slowly got bigger, until it was nearly 8 inches long :lawl: I had to tie my hoodie around my waist to hide the gaping hole, and my hula girl boxers :haha: It didn't help that I was 'drifting' on an Ikea cart and nearly crashed, ripped it there too when I stuck my legs out to stop myself. Yeah, I'm totally mature :pokerface:

We eagerly await for your next post where you will now tell us about a "bitchin" pair of jean shorts you just made.:ilied:

[k3mps]

Keith Ratliff: Popular online guns and explosives expert found shot to death on rural Georgia road | Mail Online (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2259190/Keith-Ratliff-Popular-online-guns-explosives-expert-shot-death-rural-Georgia-road.html)

i think the guy in the vid is a different guy.
not fps, but his friend/manager

[Graeme S]

Keith Ratliff: Popular online guns and explosives expert found shot to death on rural Georgia road | Mail Online (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2259190/Keith-Ratliff-Popular-online-guns-explosives-expert-shot-death-rural-Georgia-road.html)

i think the guy in the vid is a different guy.
not fps, but his friend/manager
For the people who don't want to click through:
Cult YouTube gun channel presenter found shot to death on rural Georgia road
>Keith Ratliff was found shot to the head but had cache of weapons near him
>He ran YouTube channel with three million subscribers and all videos have been viewed more than a combined HALF BILLION times
>32-year-old man leaves behind a wife and two-year-old son

An operator of a highly popular YouTube channel dedicated to high-powered guns and explosives was found mysteriously shot to death, authorities said.
Keith Ratliff, who ran FPSRussia, YouTube's ninth most popular channel with more than three million active subscribers and a combined half billion views, was discovered on a rural road in Carnesville, Georgia.
Ratliff had a single gunshot wound the head and police are treating his death as a homicide.

http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2013/01/08/article-2259190-16D10B8A000005DC-878_634x594.jpg

When authorities made the grisly discovery on Thursday, they noticed there were several guns near Ratliff, according to a local radio station report.
'For him not to pull out that gun and try to defend himself, he had to feel comfortable around somebody. Either that or he was ambushed,' said Ratliff's heartbroken widow, Amanda.
'You know, it just doesn't really add up,' she told a television station.
'We all want to know and we all want justice to be done,' Amanda says. 'He had way to much to look forward to in his life.'
Amanda said their two-year-old son is having a terrible time adjusting to life without his father.
'It was really hard. To know that he's going to go the rest of his life without his dad,' Amanda said, as their child, Jayden, clutched a picture of his dad that was taken on Christmas Eve.
Besides running the YouTube channel, Ratliff was also the owner of FPS Industries, which works in customized weaponry.
It is located in Carnesville, which is about a 90 minute drive from Atlanta.

Ratliff, who lived in Frankfort, Kentucky, with his family, wrote on his LinkedIn profile about his company, 'After a life of loving firearms and computers. I have combined both into one great new business that offers both viral marketing and quality firearms from one place.'
FPS is short-hand for first person shooter amongst video gamers.

[InvisibleSoul]

Okay, so it's not the actual FPS Russia dude that you see in the videos.

[LP700-4]

Yesterday was super lolz, to me, anyways. First off, I locked my keys in my car, so I had to call my mommy to come give me the spare key. Had to drive from Langara, back home, and then to No. 5 road in Richmond to get to me :lol Then, my 4 year old faded and tattered jeans ripped in the side seam, on the thigh. It slowly got bigger, until it was nearly 8 inches long :lawl: I had to tie my hoodie around my waist to hide the gaping hole, and my hula girl boxers :haha: It didn't help that I was 'drifting' on an Ikea cart and nearly crashed, ripped it there too when I stuck my legs out to stop myself. Yeah, I'm totally mature :pokerface:

:lawl: I love drifting shopping carts, especially when its nose heavy loaded with groceries makes the back wheels come out so easily.

Do this all the time at superstore and T&T :ilied:

[kakucaekz]

We eagerly await for your next post where you will now tell us about a "bitchin" pair of jean shorts you just made.:ilied:
:lawl:

:lawl: I love drifting shopping carts, especially when its nose heavy loaded with groceries makes the back wheels come out so easily.

Do this all the time at superstore and T&T :ilied:

Funniest part was, I had a 140 lb guy pushing 6'1 210 lb me LOL. Even the guy we talked to at Returns told us everyone rides on the carts lol.

[Kidnapman]

Don't forget to hit every apex of the aisles when do a hair pin turn to get to the next aisle. :badpokerface:

[kakucaekz]

We were just there to return something :( But when I crashed, a guy in a truck waiting to get in saw it all happen.. talk about embarassing :haha:

[ilovebacon]

Video: Lol: Invisible Driver Pranks Drive Thru Workers!

loooollll

[bloodline129]

Haha daaaamn that some funny shit
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[604STIG]

LOL, that's some funny @ss sh!t.

[sonick]

lol

"oh snap!" "am I trippin, son?" "instagram dat joint"

[JSALES]

Key & Peele episodes haha

http://youtu.be/JzprLDmdRlc

[Meowjin]

I may have got a job in oil :)

[pure.life]

Warm story from LEGO corporation

Coles: 7-year old kid spends his Christmas money on Lego, loses piece while shopping, writes to Lego, gets awesome response!

Boy writes letter to LEGO after losing minifigure, gets awesome response | Games Blog - Yahoo! News Canada (http://ca.news.yahoo.com/blogs/plugged-in/boy-writes-letter-lego-losing-minifigure-gets-awesome-220816003.html)

Seven-year-old Luka Apps spent his Christmas money on the LEGO Ninjago Ultra Sonic Raider set. A sound investment, if you ask us. But the thing about LEGOs -- those small pieces are easy to lose. They don't call 'em minifigures for nothing.

Against his father's recommendation, young Luka took his newly procured Jay ZX shopping. And then, wouldn't you know it, the figure went missing, never to be seen again.

Luka, not one to admit defeat, decided to write a letter to the good people at LEGO seeking a replacement.

ITV News has Luka's letter:

Hello.

My name is Luka Apps and I am seven years old.

With all my money I got for Christmas I bought the Ninjago kit of the Ultrasonic Raider. The number is 9449. It is really good.

My Daddy just took me to Sainsburys and told me to leave the people at home but I took them and I lost Jay ZX at the shop as it fell out of my coat.

I am really upset I have lost him. Daddy said to send you a email to see if you will send me another one.

I promise I won't take him to the shop again if you can.

– Luka

A short time later, Luka received a reply from Richard, a LEGO customer service representative. Richard wrote that he had spoken to Sensei Wu, a master from the Ninjago line.

Luka, I told Sensei Wu that losing your Jay minifigure was purely an accident and that you would never ever ever let it happen ever again.

He told me to tell you, "Luka, your father seems like a very wise man. You must always protect your Ninjago minifigures like the dragons protect the Weapons of Spinjitzu!"

Sensei Wu also told me it was okay if I sent you a new Jay and told me it would be okay if I included something extra for you because anyone that saves their Christmas money to buy the Ultrasonic Raider must be a really big Ninjago fan.

So, I hope you enjoy your Jay minifigure with all his weapons. You will actually have the only Jay minifigure that combines 3 different Jays into one! I am also going to send you a bad guy for him to fight!

Just remember, what Sensei Wu said: keep your minifigures protected like the Weapons of Spinjitzu! And of course, always listen to your dad.

And that, ladies and gentlemen, is how companies score lifelong customers.

[Nechako87]

Is rogers down right now? I can't get thru using their 1-877 number or *611

[shawnly1000]

Waldorf closing down after being sold to the Solterra Group of Companies, a condominium developer.

That area should be interesting in the next 5 years with all the developments (Brave Bulls Steak House lot, Canadian Tire lot, Morrey Mazda lot)

IRONY: Waldorf Hotel Set To Close January 20th After Being Sold To Condo Developers : Scout Magazine (http://scoutmagazine.ca/2013/01/09/the-waldorf-hotel-has-closed-after-just-3-years-sold-to-a-real-estate-company/)

Waldorf Hotel closing down for good | News1130 (http://www.news1130.com/2013/01/09/waldorf-hotel-closing-down-for-good/)

[StylinRed]

that area could do with some re-developing

[kcl38]

Looking for a video I saw on YouTube last year. It was around 15 minutes long and used a bunch of clips from movies. The timing of the visuals paired with music made it a bit of a sensory overload but it was amazing.

[GLOW]

Steve Nash Wipes His Armpits With A Towel, Metta World Peace Uses Same Towel To Wipe His Face (http://deadspin.com/5974489/steve-nash-wipes-his-armpits-with-a-towel-metta-world-peace-uses-same-towel-to-wipe-his-face)

:ilied:

[Not really racist!]

Taft High School in Kern County shooting leaves 2 hurt, suspect in custody | abc7.com (http://abclocal.go.com/kabc/story?section=news/state&id=8949117)

another...

[Gridlock]

Waldorf closing down after being sold to the Solterra Group of Companies, a condominium developer.

That area should be interesting in the next 5 years with all the developments (Brave Bulls Steak House lot, Canadian Tire lot, Morrey Mazda lot)

IRONY: Waldorf Hotel Set To Close January 20th After Being Sold To Condo Developers : Scout Magazine (http://scoutmagazine.ca/2013/01/09/the-waldorf-hotel-has-closed-after-just-3-years-sold-to-a-real-estate-company/)

Waldorf Hotel closing down for good | News1130 (http://www.news1130.com/2013/01/09/waldorf-hotel-closing-down-for-good/)

It's not a place where I'd ever go, as its not my scene at all, but I agree with the masses that something needs to stop bulldozing site after site.

[MG1]

Fricken rodents......... chewed the wires on my truck's engine. CEL goes on, I hook up the OBD reader and code indicates fault in knock sensor circuit. There's nuts and crap on the battery and sure enough, the wire to the knock sensor has been chewed to pieces. Mechanic buddy and I replace the wire, which wasn't easy to do. Anyway, I don't want the rodents to camp out/party in the engine bay. What can I do besides getting a cat?

I tried peppermint, motion activated lights, flashing LED under the hood, etc. I heard fake snakes work, LOL. I should get a real snake. Anyone have a solution that works?

I was lucky that the damage was limited to the one wire harness, but it could have been a lot worse. The truck, btw, is parked in the rear of the property under a canopy. My little commuter car is parked inside the garage, so I don't have to worry about it being infested with fricken furry bitches.

Maybe I should try some ancient Chinese medicine.......... that Tiger Balm is some nasty shit. Hee hee

[Graeme S]

Rat poison, rat traps.

In my experience the rats don't always go for the poison, so you can bait them by putting a bit of peanut butter on top of it. I don't know what it is, but peanut butter attracts rats and meece like no fucking tomorrow. Works awesome as bait in traps too.

[604STIG]

Fricken rodents......... chewed the wires on my truck's engine. CEL goes on, I hook up the OBD reader and code indicates fault in knock sensor circuit. There's nuts and crap on the battery and sure enough, the wire to the knock sensor has been chewed to pieces. Mechanic buddy and I replace the wire, which wasn't easy to do. Anyway, I don't want the rodents to camp out/party in the engine bay. What can I do besides getting a cat?

I tried peppermint, motion activated lights, flashing LED under the hood, etc. I heard fake snakes work, LOL. I should get a real snake. Anyone have a solution that works?

I was lucky that the damage was limited to the one wire harness, but it could have been a lot worse. The truck, btw, is parked in the rear of the property under a canopy. My little commuter car is parked inside the garage, so I don't have to worry about it being infested with fricken furry bitches.

Maybe I should try some ancient Chinese medicine.......... that Tiger Balm is some nasty shit. Hee hee

Find a spot in the engine bay where you can stick a bunch of moth balls, they help. Worked in my dad's truck.

[shawnly1000]

Fricken rodents......... chewed the wires on my truck's engine. CEL goes on, I hook up the OBD reader and code indicates fault in knock sensor circuit. There's nuts and crap on the battery and sure enough, the wire to the knock sensor has been chewed to pieces. Mechanic buddy and I replace the wire, which wasn't easy to do. Anyway, I don't want the rodents to camp out/party in the engine bay. What can I do besides getting a cat?

I tried peppermint, motion activated lights, flashing LED under the hood, etc. I heard fake snakes work, LOL. I should get a real snake. Anyone have a solution that works?

I was lucky that the damage was limited to the one wire harness, but it could have been a lot worse. The truck, btw, is parked in the rear of the property under a canopy. My little commuter car is parked inside the garage, so I don't have to worry about it being infested with fricken furry bitches.

Maybe I should try some ancient Chinese medicine.......... that Tiger Balm is some nasty shit. Hee hee

Happened to me last December. Was so choked as the wire cost was like $4 and labour was like $350+ since it required taking the engine out apparently.

ICBC covered it
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[Gumby]

I also recently had the same problem on my 2005 Honda Pilot. Replacing the wire was pretty costly too (mostly labour), around $500! Damn rodents... :flamemad:

I used to park in my garage, but I sold my property and I'm living with my parents while a new property is under construction. So now I park outside and have to deal with such issues and having to defrost on cold mornings!
Happened to me last December. Was so choked as the wire cost was like $4 and labour was like $350+ since it required taking the engine out apparently.

ICBC covered it
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What?! How did you get ICBC to cover it?!

[artmotion]

My old boss was wondering but I had no idea. Anybody know where I might be able to get good video coverage of the 2013 Dakar rally?

[shawnly1000]

I also recently had the same problem on my 2005 Honda Pilot. Replacing the wire was pretty costly too (mostly labour), around $500! Damn rodents... :flamemad:

I used to park in my garage, but I sold my property and I'm living with my parents while a new property is under construction. So now I park outside and have to deal with such issues and having to defrost on cold mornings!

What?! How did you get ICBC to cover it?!

The service advisor told me they would, brought in the invoice and broken party to ICBC inspection on kingsway and the guy there said it happens often.

I think it occurs more often on freezing nights like this when you park your car at night (car is much warmer than the surroundings this attracts the f**kers)
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[Graeme S]

My old boss was wondering but I had no idea. Anybody know where I might be able to get good video coverage of the 2013 Dakar rally?
If anyone knows, I'd love an answer too; if you guys remember the episode of top gear where they covered the British amputated veterans, this year is the Dakar they're entering in. My room gets damned dusty when I watch that ep.

[shawnly1000]

Waldorf closing down after being sold to the Solterra Group of Companies, a condominium developer.

That area should be interesting in the next 5 years with all the developments (Brave Bulls Steak House lot, Canadian Tire lot, Morrey Mazda lot)

IRONY: Waldorf Hotel Set To Close January 20th After Being Sold To Condo Developers : Scout Magazine (http://scoutmagazine.ca/2013/01/09/the-waldorf-hotel-has-closed-after-just-3-years-sold-to-a-real-estate-company/)

Waldorf Hotel closing down for good | News1130 (http://www.news1130.com/2013/01/09/waldorf-hotel-closing-down-for-good/)

Update

"But in a written statement the new owner, Solterra Group, says it has no intention of demolishing the hotel at this point. It’s offering to work with the city to retain and improve the hotel.

“It will be a while before we take possession of the property, and right now the Puharich family is still responsible for the ongoing operations of the hotel. We have an open mind about the future of this site and we are studying all the options. I can say that at this point we certainly have no intention of demolishing the Waldorf Hotel. We want to work with the City to explore possible ways to retain and improve the hotel,” says Gerry Nichele, CEO of Solterra Group."

No intention to demolish Waldorf: New owner | News1130 (http://news1130.com/2013/01/10/no-intention-to-demolish-waldorf-new-owner/)

[MG1]

What?! How did you get ICBC to cover it?!

ICBC will cover it, but my deductible is 300 bucks. Honda quoted me around 500 bucks, because it requires the intake to be taken off. My mechanic buddy knew how to replace the harness without taking the intake off. Cost me under 60 bucks, parts included. Actually, the harness was like 10 bucks, LOL.




Mothballs, eh? Gonna try that. I was also thinking of putting copper mesh or copper wool into the gap between the intake manifolds where the fokkers get in. I'll have to remember to take it out before I drive the truck. I only drive it once a week if that these days.

[rsx]

LOS ANGELES - A student armed with a 12-gauge shotgun opened fire in a California high school on Thursday, critically wounding a fellow student before two staff members talked the boy into putting down his weapon, authorities said.

California school shooting leaves one student critically wounded | World | News | Toronto Sun (http://www.torontosun.com/2013/01/10/shooting-reported-at-high-school-in-california)

[freakshow]

https://fbcdn-sphotos-f-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash3/64505_548361725175377_616835151_n.jpg

[Gumby]

The service advisor told me they would, brought in the invoice and broken party to ICBC inspection on kingsway and the guy there said it happens often.

I think it occurs more often on freezing nights like this when you park your car at night (car is much warmer than the surroundings this attracts the f**kers)
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ICBC will cover it, but my deductible is 300 bucks. Honda quoted me around 500 bucks, because it requires the intake to be taken off. My mechanic buddy knew how to replace the harness without taking the intake off. Cost me under 60 bucks, parts included. Actually, the harness was like 10 bucks, LOL.
Hmm, wonder if ICBC will cover it after I have already paid for it. On second thought, my insurance premium would go up, no?

[MG1]

Hmm, wonder if ICBC will cover it after I have already paid for it. On second thought, my insurance premium would go up, no?

According to my insurance agent, the premium will not go up, unless you make multiple claims.

As for if they will cover it after the fact, I'm not 100% sure. Doesn't hurt to try.

[saiko]

Does anyone know a good place or recommendation to sell old iPhone and iPads in Hong Kong for okay prices? (iPhone 4 16gb unlocked pretty much new, iPad 1g 64gb +3g like new, and brand new iPad 2 16gb.) Thanks.

[shawnly1000]

Pretty cool looking dog; Labradoodle

Labradoodle mistaken for a lion in Virginia; neighbours call 911 | News | National Post (http://news.nationalpost.com/2013/01/10/id-like-to-report-a-lion-sighting-virginia-dog-mistaken-for-a-lion-generates-911-calls/)

[kcl38]

Looking for a video I saw on YouTube last year. It was around 15 minutes long and used a bunch of clips from movies. The timing of the visuals paired with music made it a bit of a sensory overload but it was amazing.

I found it myself. Here it is for anyone interested :D

The Apple Tree Feat. The Glitch Mob - YouTube

[Graeme S]

Omgomgomgomg 2019. Daddy needs a new pair of eyes, baby!

http://www.bbc.co.uk/bbc.com/future/img/tomorrows_world.jpg

[k3mps]

just curious for those with pets, have any of you ever got your pet neutered at SPCA? if so, was it done properly ?

[StylinRed]

My old boss was wondering but I had no idea. Anybody know where I might be able to get good video coverage of the 2013 Dakar rally?

If anyone knows, I'd love an answer too; if you guys remember the episode of top gear where they covered the British amputated veterans, this year is the Dakar they're entering in. My room gets damned dusty when I watch that ep.


vipbox dot tv does offer streams of the rally, live, if that's what you're looking for just click on motorsports

[KingDeeCee]

What are they building in that massive lot at Station Square? Everything is closing, so I assume it must be something big?

[shawnly1000]

What are they building in that massive lot at Station Square? Everything is closing, so I assume it must be something big?

5 residential towers; they're starting with the shorter ones first IIRC

http://www.stationsquare.ca/images/backgrounds/home.jpg

Station Square | Live the Energy (http://www.stationsquare.ca/)

[inv4zn]

Photo published on North Korean State Newspaper shows many happy people rollerblading freely.

And then you see the shadows are all pointing in different directions lolol

http://i.imgur.com/SPIsu.jpg

[Tim Budong]

If people cared, I find this pretty cool

Leon Leyson dies at 83; youngest survivor on Schindler's List - latimes.com (http://www.latimes.com/news/obituaries/la-me-leon-leyson-20130114,0,3835673.story)

[Blah_Teggie]

Saw something pretty cool today while driving on SE Marine Drive. A cop was trying to pull over a speeding car (didn't see what kinda car it was) and the car didn't stop, always hit the cop and drove off. The interesting part was the cop actually threw his radar gun at the car. I saw the radar gun on the road as I drove past it. Does the guys action warrant jail time? Almost hitting a cop, evading police and speeding? Or just a really really big fine and a suspended licence?

[Mercy]

Does anyone know how to get canucks practice tickets?

[kevin7352]

Is it worse to wear no underwear for a week, or the same underwear for a week?

[Graeme S]

Is it worse to wear no underwear for a week, or the same underwear for a week?
Yes.

[rexsomnii]

Is it worse to wear no underwear for a week, or the same underwear for a week?

Yes.
^
15146

[sekin67835]

Anyone know where I can get an small iitem powder coated for a reasonable price?
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[rsx]

2 killed, 1 wounded in Kentucky college parking lot shooting; suspect being questioned
handgun. no ar.

Read more: 2 killed, 1 wounded in Kentucky college parking lot shooting; suspect being questioned (http://www.vancouversun.com/news/killed+injured+shooting+parking+Kentucky+college/7824687/story.html#ixzz2I76pqEZY)

[CRS]

School teacher sues district because they made her teach children when she has a phobia of......

children

Schoolteacher with rare phobia of young children sues school district for making her work with them (http://www.theprovince.com/health/Schoolteacher+with+rare+phobia+young+children+sues +school+district+making+work+with+them/7823260/story.html)

[shawnly1000]

$5 for $10 Starbucks Card eGift

• After you buy this deal, you'll receive your $10 Starbucks Card eGift via e-mail
• Just print it out, and spend it on anything you want at a participating Starbucks store

The Best Daily Deals in Toronto - Starbucks - $10 Starbucks Card eGift (http://www.livingsocial.com/cities/53-toronto/deals/578736-10-starbucks-card-egift?locale=en-CA) (National deal as per main page)

[TypeRNammer]

TransLink tackling odd complaints | News1130 (http://www.news1130.com/2013/01/11/translink-tackling-odd-complaint/)

VANCOUVER (NEWS1130) – What does “Not in Service” mean to you? The answer may not be as obvious as you think as TransLink tries to get to the bottom of that phrase for its services.

“We’ve received some complaints from people who had been passed-by while waiting at a bus stop. The bus said ‘Not in Service’ but maybe that didn’t register with them,” says Drew Snider with the transit authority.

Not sure if this has been posted already...

[StylinRed]

thought this was a cool arcade on The Verge about Arcades and their downfall


For Amusement Only: the life and death of the American arcade | The Verge (http://www.theverge.com/2013/1/16/3740422/the-life-and-death-of-the-american-arcade-for-amusement-only)

[SkinnyPupp]

thought this was a cool arcade on The Verge about Arcades and their downfall


For Amusement Only: the life and death of the American arcade | The Verge (http://www.theverge.com/2013/1/16/3740422/the-life-and-death-of-the-american-arcade-for-amusement-only)
Scared to look

:tears:

Was reminiscing about them a while ago with a friend I reconnected with on FB... skipping school, taking the bus for the first time, spending all day playing Street Fighter II

:tears:

Or going to the mall with my mom, she would give us each a $5 bill and we would kill an hour or two playing Bad Dudes or Operation: Wolf... only arcade game I ever beat was Double Dragon II

:tears:

BTW: The Verge is such a beautiful website to read.. that layout... wow

[murd0c]

Going to Ikea in Richmond playing super punchout while my parents shopped:okay:

[BrRsn]

Is it worse to wear no underwear for a week, or the same underwear for a week?

I asked my family's pundit the same thing.


He said to be free like the wilderness is what the body desires. Let your balls hang freely like pendulums swaying carelessly in the breeze and your zen shall be centered, my child.

[fliptuner]

School teacher sues district because they made her teach children when she has a phobia of......

children

Schoolteacher with rare phobia of young children sues school district for making her work with them (http://www.theprovince.com/health/Schoolteacher+with+rare+phobia+young+children+sues +school+district+making+work+with+them/7823260/story.html)

Next thing you know she gets knocked up...

:fuuuuu:

[gars]

A truck parked in my company's lot and the guy walked to the skytrain. We don't usually tow people the first time they park there, so I printed this off and put it on his windshield.

http://i.imgur.com/V4E9s.jpg

[pure.life]

A truck parked in my company's lot and the guy walked to the skytrain. We don't usually tow people the first time they park there, so I printed this off and put it on his windshield.

http://i.imgur.com/V4E9s.jpg

You did it the right way! Two thumbs up

[Gumby]

School teacher sues district because they made her teach children when she has a phobia of......

children

Schoolteacher with rare phobia of young children sues school district for making her work with them (http://www.theprovince.com/health/Schoolteacher+with+rare+phobia+young+children+sues +school+district+making+work+with+them/7823260/story.html)
Well in her defense, she originally taught teenagers. Meanwhile, she claims that she has a fear of young children (and the school made her teach young children).

[entrax]

not sure whether to post on 'where to buy' thread, but for metro gift cards, can you use it at a store, say superstore or shoppers, to buy a best buy/futureshop gc?

[KingDeeCee]

not sure whether to post on 'where to buy' thread, but for metro gift cards, can you use it at a store, say superstore or shoppers, to buy a best buy/futureshop gc?

You can't buy any giftcards with another giftcard from any store.

[skiiipi]

not sure whether to post on 'where to buy' thread, but for metro gift cards, can you use it at a store, say superstore or shoppers, to buy a best buy/futureshop gc?

Metrotown shop card is actually processed as a mastercard...so yes you can buy another store's GC with it.

Source: I use to work at metro, and we let people buy our store's GC w/ Metro Shop Cards
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[entrax]

thanks guys, i'll give it a shot.

yeh i hear some people say no, some people say yes, so i'll just go there and find out :)

[shawnly1000]

WTFZORS...such an odd story

Notre Dame says story about Te (http://www.theprovince.com/sports/Notre+Dame+says+story+about+girlfriend+dying/7833064/story.html)

"According to media accounts that surrounded Te’o, an All-American and Heisman Trophy finalists, throughout the season, Lennay Kekua, died of leukemia in September.

But on Wednesday the website Deadspin.com posted a lengthy story Wednesday saying there was no evidence that Kekua ever existed.

Notre Dame officials then confirmed the hoax but were insistent that Te’o was only the victim."

[fliptuner]

thanks guys, i'll give it a shot.

yeh i hear some people say no, some people say yes, so i'll just go there and find out :)

If you don't mind losing 6% (i think), see if you can buy a prepaid CC with it. Then use it anywhere.

[Hondaracer]

Where and how can I get the cheapest rates for a hotel in whistler for next fri/sat?
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[van_city23]

^ I've used this before..
Whistler Hotel Deals - See our last Minute Hotel Deals for Whistler, BC Canada (http://www.whistlerblackcomb.com/plan-your-trip/deals-and-packages/last-minute-hotel-deals.aspx)

[murd0c]

Where and how can I get the cheapest rates for a hotel in whistler for next fri/sat?
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priceline.com its pretty decent

[shawnly1000]

O America, you so funny sometimes

Gun Appreciation Day” chairman Larry Ward said that if blacks had been armed, there never would have been slavery in America.

Ward’s group planned the appreciation day for the weekend of President Obama‘s second inauguration, and some critics have attacked the celebration for its proximity to Martin Luther King, Jr. Day.

“I think Martin Luther King, Jr. would agree with me if he were alive today that if African Americans had been given the right to keep and bear arms from day one of the country’s founding, perhaps slavery might not have been a chapter in our history,”

Larry Ward- "MLK Jr. would agree with me today, we need guns"
Jon Stewart- "Yea how did he die again?"

‘Gun Appreciation Day’ Leader To CNN: If Blacks Had Guns, They Never Would Have Been Slaves | Mediaite (http://www.mediaite.com/tv/gun-appreciation-day-leader-to-cnn-if-blacks-had-guns-they-never-would-have-been-slaves/)

[BrRsn]

O America, you so funny sometimes

Gun Appreciation Day” chairman Larry Ward said that if blacks had been armed, there never would have been slavery in America.

Ward’s group planned the appreciation day for the weekend of President Obama‘s second inauguration, and some critics have attacked the celebration for its proximity to Martin Luther King, Jr. Day.

“I think Martin Luther King, Jr. would agree with me if he were alive today that if African Americans had been given the right to keep and bear arms from day one of the country’s founding, perhaps slavery might not have been a chapter in our history,”

Larry Ward- "MLK Jr. would agree with me today, we need guns"
Jon Stewart- "Yea how did he die again?"

‘Gun Appreciation Day’ Leader To CNN: If Blacks Had Guns, They Never Would Have Been Slaves | Mediaite (http://www.mediaite.com/tv/gun-appreciation-day-leader-to-cnn-if-blacks-had-guns-they-never-would-have-been-slaves/)

Clearly Larry Ward took the story of Django a bit too seriously

[Nechako87]

Question:
When I put Hagen's of Blaine into my SHIPPING address in Amazon, do I select commercial or residential address?

Thanks!

[InvisibleSoul]

Question:
When I put Hagen's of Blaine into my SHIPPING address in Amazon, do I select commercial or residential address?

Thanks!

Interesting... didn't know the difference before either:

Location, location, location: residential vs. commercial | UPS Compass Shipping Advice Articles (http://compass.ups.com/article.aspx?id=2147483832)

[BrRsn]

^ just add it as a regular shipping address. That's what I did, no missed shipment to date

[Nechako87]

regular meaning residential? i only have two options

[blum2001]

I use residential when I ship to Hagen's.

[Gumby]

From Spanish runner Iván Fernández Anaya helps opponent Abel Mutai win cross-country race (http://www.vancouversun.com/technology/Spanish+runner+Iv%C3%A1n+Fern%C3%A1ndez+Anaya+help s+opponent+Abel+Mutai+cross+country+race/7839439/story.html):


Basque cross-country runner forgoes victory to help his Kenyan opponent
In a week that was dominated by stories about Lance Armstrong and Manti Te'o, it's hard not to be a little cynical about the sporting world. The story of long distance runner Iván Fernández Anaya may serve as a welcome antidote. The Spanish runner, who trains in the Basque capital of Vitoria-Gasteiz, has become something of a cult hero for a kind gesture that helped an opponent win a race.

Fernández Anaya was trailing behind Olympic bronze medallist Abel Mutai during a cross-country race in Burlada, Navarra. Mutai was leading comfortably until he pulled up 10 to 20 metres short of the finish line thinking the race was already over. Instead of passing Mutai, Fernández Anaya slowed down and told Mutai to keep running. Since they didn't speak a common language, the Basque runner gestured frantically at Mutai who went on to win the race.

"I didn't deserve to win it," Fernández Anaya told El País. "I did what I had to do. He was the rightful winner. He created a gap that I couldn't have closed if he hadn't made a mistake. As soon as I saw he was stopping, I knew I wasn't going to pass him."

Fernández Anaya's actions may not have earned him the win, but they did earn him many new fans. Since the race took place in December, his Twitter and Facebook pages have been filled with plaudits from around the world.

One person who was not so thrilled about the move: his coach Martín Fiz, who told El País he admired Fernández Anaya's honesty, but it was a "gesture I myself wouldn't have made. I certainly would have taken advantage of it to win."

[Tim Budong]

Silly White People... u disappoint

Durian fruit's odour of 'sweaty sports socks' prompts gas-leak call, evacuation of Richmond mall (http://www.theprovince.com/news/Notoriously+stinky+fruit+evacuates+Richmond+mall/7841078/story.html)

An exotic fruit with a stinky reputation forced the brief evacuation of Yaohan Centre mall Monday evening.

According to Richmond Fire Rescue, the mall had to be cleared at around 5 p.m. following reports of what was initially thought to be a gas leak wafting through the 22,000-square-foot shopping centre.

Mall manager Allan Ho said a customer visiting the mall called 911 after noticing a foul smell.

Tim Wilkinson, Deputy Chief of Operations for Richmond Fire Rescue, said after fire crews arrived at the scene they scoured the building to try and locate the source of the smell — which, according to Wilkinson, resembled sweaty sports socks that had been stuffed inside a gym bag for a prolonged period of time — and after ruling out any gas sources finally narrowed it down to the Osaka supermarket selling fresh durian fruit in its produce department.

Native to Brunei, Malaysia and Indonesia, the fruit, with its trademark spiky exterior, has a well-known reputation for its pungent smell.

While it’s referred as the “king of fruits” for its custard-like, almond-flavoured flesh, it’s the smell that can put many people off, even when its husk remains intact.

Apart from having an offending smell, the fruit posed no health concerns and once removed from the store, the air began to clear and shoppers were allowed to return to the mall, Wilkinson said.

In total, the building was vacated for about an hour.

Mall manager Ho said he chalked the incident up to a “cultural misunderstanding” since the customer calling in the 911 alert was non-Asian and likely had never smelled durian fruit before and mistook it as a gas leak.

Ho added, this is not the first time Osaka has stocked its produce section with durian fruit, but it was the first time it had raised such an alarm.

The evacuation, although brief, caused a significant disruption for the 78 stores, their staff and clients as most had to wait outside in the chilly parking lot until the all clear was given.

Ho said he was not sure if Osaka had planned to bring in more fresh durian fruit in the future—it can also be sold frozen.

“I hope not,” he said laughing.



Read more: Serving across religious nets (http://www.richmond-news.com/life/Serving+across+religious+nets/7558654/story.html#ixzz2INIdeNVu)

[Gumby]

^
Oh man, too funny! :lol

[murd0c]

Fuck white people are dumb :badpokerface:

[fliptuner]

Fuck, ignent white people are dumb :badpokerface:

fixed

[bartone]

Originally Posted by murd0c
Fuck, ignorant white people are dumb
fixed
fixed.

[fliptuner]

:facepalm:

[Vale46Rossi]

How the fuck you spell ignorant ignent ?

[Graeme S]

How the fuck you spell ignorant ignent ?
By being ignent :pokerface:

[Graeme S]

Oh lord the hilarity.
Gun Appreciation Day Celebrated With Accidental Shootings at Gun Shows in North Carolina and Ohio (UPDATE) (http://gawker.com/5977377/gun-appreciation-day-celebrated-with-accidental-shootings-at-gun-shows-in-north-carolina-and-ohio)

Gun Appreciation Day Celebrated With Accidental Shootings at Gun Shows in North Carolina and Ohio

Two people were wounded Saturday afternoon after an accidental shooting at the Dixie Gun and Knife Show in Raleigh, North Carolina. The incident apparently occurred at a security check point when the owner of a 12-gauge shotgun was asked to remove his gun from its case. Somehow, the gun discharged, shooting a man in the hand and a nearby woman in the side.
Meanwhile, in an entirely unrelated incident, a man at the Medina County Gun Show was shot and injured later Saturday afternoon.

As the Daily Intelligencer notes, today is both Gun Appreciation Day and Guns Across America. What a perfect way to celebrate!

UPDATE: And there was another shooting. A man shot himself in the hand while loading his gun outside the Indy 1500 Gun and Knife Show gun show in Indianapolis.

[JSALES]

has anyone ever heard of ACN? My coworker wants me to go a meeting but I have a feeling it's a pyramid scheme, anyone heard any thing about this or know anyone in it?

[Meowjin]

god just use google.

try acn and scam

[woob]

I find it hilarious how Fresh Slice pizza says "Healthy!" on the box just because it's baked. It's still an assload of carbs and fat, regardless of how it's cooked.


I still pigged out on it.

[blackGS?]

Best place to buy authentic Rayban wayfarers? By best I mean cheapest
Better yet, anybody here have some sort of discount with sunglass hut or a
Similar store? Locally in Vancouver
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[StylinRed]

rofl :lol
at the top of the page

El Bastardo (http://www.revscene.net/forums/members/u26120-el-bastardo.html) (Zionist Moderatorhttp://i.imgur.com/fNuA7te.gif)

[sonick]

Best place to buy authentic Rayban wayfarers? By best I mean cheapest
Better yet, anybody here have some sort of discount with sunglass hut or a
Similar store? Locally in Vancouver
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Costco has em for like $98
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[LSF22]

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=10151246421888602 (http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=10151246421888602)


Not local, so wasnt sure if should post in shitty driver thread so this is the next best place I could think of...

Start video at around the 2 min mark:

The first 2 minutes of the video clip shows the road bully tailgating hazardously behind this motorist putting her into a very helpless situation.

[StylinRed]

^^^ obviously did it on purpose

[Harvey Specter]

List of the creepiest sites on the net;

What's the scariest, wierdest, most mysterious web site you ever visited? : AskReddit (http://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/hp3vr/whats_the_scariest_wierdest_most_mysterious_web/)

[pure.life]

How Keys work (GIF)
http://img.gawkerassets.com/img/18c7sna7bc6spgif/original.gif

[sonick]

Mesmerizing. Almost... erotic.

[Sky_High]

Question....as some of you might know, Staple's having a 10% off 'customer appreciation' this coming Fri/Sat.

The product is the same price (well..34 cents diff) at both Staples and Futureshop regularly.

Obviously after the 10%, Staples would be cheaper....but will Future Shop match that?

[HonestTea]

Is there anywhere in the lower mainland where theirs still an abundance of snow to make a snowman? Burnaby Mountain?

[murd0c]

Drive up Seymour, its not that far away and a cool place to chill playing in the snow if you don't want to board/ski

[punkwax]

Question....as some of you might know, Staple's having a 10% off 'customer appreciation' this coming Fri/Sat.

The product is the same price (well..34 cents diff) at both Staples and Futureshop regularly.

Obviously after the 10%, Staples would be cheaper....but will Future Shop match that?

They should, I got them to match Home Depot's appliance blow out sale around boxing day. As long as the sale price is posted online for them to see then it shouldn't be a problem.

[HonestTea]

Drive up Seymour, its not that far away and a cool place to chill playing in the snow if you don't want to board/ski

Would it be the same as Grouse or is Seymour much bigger? And does Seymour have a designated area to just chill and play in the snow?

Because I called Grouse Mountain's info line and they said it's probably not the best idea to do it up on Grouse Mountain because they don't have an open space to do it in that doesn't have skiers and snowboarders. :okay:

[murd0c]

There's tons of places to mess around at seymour, just don't be an idiot and play where people are boarding and stuff and you will be fine.

[melloman]

Difference:

Seymour: You can drive up to the snow level and have afew choices where to play around in the snow. (Main parking where boarders are. Lower parking for overflow parking)

Grouse: Must PAY and take Gongola up to the snow level.

Cypress: Same as Seymour. Drive up to snow level yet Cypress is a bit of a drive.

[Graeme S]

Just a heads up to anyone who needs any parts or anything from Lordco but doesn't have an account--I just picked up some Trico hydrophobic coating for my mom's car and used the Revscene account. 30%, pretty average but still way better than list.

[Alatar]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A6XUVjK9W4o
Awesome shit!

[StylinRed]

Just a heads up to anyone who needs any parts or anything from Lordco but doesn't have an account--I just picked up some Trico hydrophobic coating for my mom's car and used the Revscene account. 30%, pretty average but still way better than list.

i keep forgetting the revscene acct and the celicagarage one at i think new west toyota :okay:

[Sky_High]

They should, I got them to match Home Depot's appliance blow out sale around boxing day. As long as the sale price is posted online for them to see then it shouldn't be a problem.

Problem is....it won't be listed online.

It's 10% off everythinggggg in store this Fri/Sat. Not online.

[ImportPsycho]

6am flight to LA, what time should i get to YVR? haven't flown to US in many many years

[freakshow]

6am flight to LA, what time should i get to YVR? haven't flown to US in many many years

Are you checking a bag? I would feel comfortable going there at 5 if I just had a carry on.. 4:30 if you want to be safe. Any earlier would be unnecessary imo

[Hondaracer]

Just a heads up to anyone who needs any parts or anything from Lordco but doesn't have an account--I just picked up some Trico hydrophobic coating for my mom's car and used the Revscene account. 30%, pretty average but still way better than list.

So just say revscene or do we have a number?
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[Hondaracer]

Just a heads up to anyone who needs any parts or anything from Lordco but doesn't have an account--I just picked up some Trico hydrophobic coating for my mom's car and used the Revscene account. 30%, pretty average but still way better than list.

So just say revscene or do we have a number?
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[Graeme S]

>It's $15.xx. You have an account?
>>Uh, Revscene is the only thing I'd qualify for now anymore
>It's $10.xx

[ImportPsycho]

Would it be the same as Grouse or is Seymour much bigger? And does Seymour have a designated area to just chill and play in the snow?

Because I called Grouse Mountain's info line and they said it's probably not the best idea to do it up on Grouse Mountain because they don't have an open space to do it in that doesn't have skiers and snowboarders. :okay:

I went to Cypress few weeks ago, some where between the view point and ski area, there is small parking lot to your left(when you are driving up).
next to the parking lot is large open area where you can play in snow.
Now, that weather has gotten warmer, I dont know if there is any snow left.

Grouse, there is small areas if you go into trails, but you have to pay like $40/person to get up there? not worth it unless you are ski/snowboarding

[skiiipi]

Tried searching online, couldnt find anything.
anyone know what time Espot closes on a week day night?
Midnight? 1 am?

[Sky_High]

Customer Appreciation Day
1/2 price offers at participating DQ® stores

Dairy Queen (http://www.dairyqueen.com/us-en/customer-appreciation/landing/)

Enter your postal code....and see if your nearest DQ is participating.

[fliptuner]

Within 15km of my place, only Surrey has that deal today.

All the Tricity locations will have it on Saturday the 26th. (No mention of Coq. Ctr. location)


"1/2 Off Select Menu Items. Items vary by store." for all of them, nothing specific.

I don't think I've had a burger there in over 20 years and iirc it was pretty good, just pricey.

[Harvey Specter]

Bloody ball boys...

Eden Hazard Red Card Kicked ball boy on stomach semi final Capital one cup 2013 - YouTube

[murd0c]

a repost I know but why can't my days start like this..

http://img521.imageshack.us/img521/5971/43009849846607688613614.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/521/43009849846607688613614.jpg/)

[Graeme S]

http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f247/itsgms/173680559142jpg_zps992fc9d2.jpg

One of those days...


Anyone got recommendations on a quality body shop in Burnaby (preferably Northish) that's got a loaner fleet?

[freakshow]

Just a heads up to anyone who needs any parts or anything from Lordco but doesn't have an account--I just picked up some Trico hydrophobic coating for my mom's car and used the Revscene account. 30%, pretty average but still way better than list.

The discount is under 'revscene car club', the account # is 338953

[wingies]

URGENT

Anybody know where I can get them to help me photocopy a book and spiral binded or wahtver? Approx cost TIA

[Sky_High]

URGENT

Anybody know where I can get them to help me photocopy a book and spiral binded or wahtver? Approx cost TIA

Jeez....I don't know? Maybe staples? Or....most college/university's have stores that offer such service.

Or are you looking for the absolute cheapest price in town?
Or are u looking for someone that can do it for you right now...at 11pm?

[HonestTea]

Customer Appreciation Day
1/2 price offers at participating DQ® stores

Dairy Queen (http://www.dairyqueen.com/us-en/customer-appreciation/landing/)

Enter your postal code....and see if your nearest DQ is participating.

Just bought an 8 inch cake with a picture printed on it for $15!

[gloors]

Anyone know any shops that do a tranny fluid flush/change for a decent price? It'll be for a manual tranny
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[wingies]

Jeez....I don't know? Maybe staples? Or....most college/university's have stores that offer such service.

Or are you looking for the absolute cheapest price in town?
Or are u looking for someone that can do it for you right now...at 11pm?

Staples wont, cuz they have some copyright laws and even in the self service place they hassle you to leave.

Im looking for cheapest, dont need it right now as long as they are open tomorrow. Thanks!

[shawnly1000]

Wtfzors!!!

@ScanBC: #Vancouver Police are investigating a murder at 6300 Elgin St. Reports that 10 suspects attacked a male with a samurai sword in the street.
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[inv4zn]

Staples wont, cuz they have some copyright laws and even in the self service place they hassle you to leave.

Im looking for cheapest, dont need it right now as long as they are open tomorrow. Thanks!

SAVE ON COPY AND PRINT LTD | Burnaby (Metrotown) and Vancouver (Downtown) Copy, Print & Sign Centre, Full photocopy, printing and Sign Services in Vancouver and Burnaby (http://www.saveoncopy.com/)

Across metrotown staples. Shady enough to photocopy textbooks (at least they used to) but good work.

[bikerx]

Two suspects in the murder just arrested at #Vancouver Hospital after they showed up seeking medical attention. Possibly Gang Related.
11:58pm - 23 Jan 13

[CP.AR]

URGENT

Anybody know where I can get them to help me photocopy a book and spiral binded or wahtver? Approx cost TIA


INTERPRO Printing
Empire Center, Richmond
It's on the Hazelbridge side of the outoor section.

[wingies]

SAVE ON COPY AND PRINT LTD | Burnaby (Metrotown) and Vancouver (Downtown) Copy, Print & Sign Centre, Full photocopy, printing and Sign Services in Vancouver and Burnaby (http://www.saveoncopy.com/)

Across metrotown staples. Shady enough to photocopy textbooks (at least they used to) but good work.

INTERPRO Printing
Empire Center, Richmond
It's on the Hazelbridge side of the outoor section.

THANKS! Appreciate the help

[shawnly1000]

"The County Kerry Council in southwest Ireland passed a measure on Monday that allows rural drivers to legally drive while under the influence of alcohol.

The council voted 5-3 - with 12 absent and seven abstaining - to issue special permits to individuals who live in rural areas and wish to drive home on remote countryside roads after consuming two to three alcoholic beverages.

Councilor and County Kerry pub owner Danny Healy-Rae introduced the bill, arguing that citizens driving while intoxicated in rural areas have never killed anyone. He defended the measure by asserting that it would prevent loneliness and reduce the risk of suicides among those who live in Ireland's backcountry."


Irish County Lets Some Drive Drunker? - Yahoo! News (http://news.yahoo.com/irish-county-legalizes-drunk-driving-180430760--abc-news-topstories.html)

[CRS]

"The County Kerry Council in southwest Ireland passed a measure on Monday that allows rural drivers to legally drive while under the influence of alcohol.

The council voted 5-3 - with 12 absent and seven abstaining - to issue special permits to individuals who live in rural areas and wish to drive home on remote countryside roads after consuming two to three alcoholic beverages.

Councilor and County Kerry pub owner Danny Healy-Rae introduced the bill, arguing that citizens driving while intoxicated in rural areas have never killed anyone. He defended the measure by asserting that it would prevent loneliness and reduce the risk of suicides among those who live in Ireland's backcountry."


Irish County Lets Some Drive Drunker? - Yahoo! News (http://news.yahoo.com/irish-county-legalizes-drunk-driving-180430760--abc-news-topstories.html)

Guess he didn't know that alcohol is a dressant

:badpokerface:

[TheKingdom2000]

Child of the 90s | Internet Explorer - YouTube!

Microsoft Internet Explorer ad.

It brought me back to a simpler time. I still will probably never use IE though...

[gloors]

Anyone know any shops that do a tranny fluid flush/change for a decent price? It'll be for a manual tranny
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Anyone ??
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[BrRsn]

most jiffy lube/lube express places or whatever they're called do it -- but if you drive an older car might just be safer to drop the pan, change filters, and just re-add how much fluid was lost.

[sonick]

If it's manual tranny it should be super easy in most cases. Remove fill plug (important to do it first), remove drain plug, drain fluid, replace drain plug, fill fluid, replace fill plug.

Automatics are a PITA.

[inv4zn]

^Why are automatics a PITA? Isn't the procedure exactly the same.

[fliptuner]

Depends if it has a removeable pan/filter.

Manuals, you can only drain/fill.

[sonick]

I've only done it on two cars, but in both my experience there's no drain plug.

I had to drop the entire pan, which is super messy coz fluid goes all over the edges. And when re-filling I had to fill up the pan first, then lift up the pan back onto the tranny and tighten it while trying to not spill the fresh fluid in the pan.

[fliptuner]

The trick is to loosen all the bolts but moreso on one corner so it drains there. Then clean the pan, magnet, change the filter and replace the gasket. I've never had it where I had to fill the pan prior to reinstallation.

[GLOW]

is this real life?

New Mexico Bill Would Criminalize Abortions After Rape As 'Tampering With Evidence' (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/01/24/new-mexico-abortion-bill_n_2541894.html?utm_hp_ref=fb&src=sp&comm_ref=false)

[gloors]

Thanks for the responses guys!

Btw another question. Where is a good place to get a decent full interior clean?
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[Vale46Rossi]

Child of the 90s | Internet Explorer - YouTube
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[sonick]

HA, I used Netscape in the 90's. But cool commercial.

[Matsuda]

Geeze

VANCOUVER (NEWS1130) – Vancouver Police are investigating a fatal collision at Cambie Street and West 33rd Avenue after a car hit a light pole late last night.

Around 12:30 a.m., a car was traveling south on Cambie Street from West 33rd Avenue when it veered off the road and hit a light pole.

Tragically, a 26-year-old woman that had been sitting in the front passenger seat was pronounced dead at the scene.

The name of the deceased is not being released as the family has not yet been notified.

The 26-year-old driver of the car was taken to hospital with minor injuries and is cooperating with police. Police believe that speed was a factor in the crash.

Anyone that witnessed the collision and has not spoken with police is asked to call the VPD Collision Investigation Unit at (604) 717-3012.

http://www.news1130.com/files/2013/01/vancouvercrashcambiejan26.2-668x445.jpg

[Meowjin]

I drove by the last night. literally said holy shit and someone must be dead.

was right :(

[Kidnapman]

wtF :fulloffuck: HOOOOW??!

[Sky_High]

Is it just the photo quality.....
or does the Audi seems to been wrapped matte black (by MM-Design?)

[StylinRed]

holy shit


from the other side

http://www.news1130.com/files/2013/01/vancouvercrashcambiejan26-668x425.jpg

doesnt look like a wrap from here

[skiiipi]

RIP to the passenger...
Man the guilt the driver must feel....the fact he/she got away w/ minor injuries while u got the passenger killed....
Horrible....
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[Excelsis]

Anonymous: Operation Last Resort - YouTube

[HonestTea]

Holy fuck!

That crash looked fucking brutal! :(
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[LP700-4]

Wow didnt an A7 crash into 2 pieces at that same spot some time back?

RIP

[Graeme S]

The speed that he must've been going to rip the car in half...Jesus that's crazy.

[b0unce. [?]]

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wtf...

[mb_]

Holy fuck that's a brutal accident.. RIP to the passenger

[shawnly1000]

LOL

Saturday Night Live's sketch on Rosetta Stone: Thai

Saturday Night Live: Rosetta Stone - Bing Videos (http://www.bing.com/videos/watch/video/rosetta-stone/17wnvgi7o?cpkey=a0abe1e1-76a7-47d4-85f1-b718f15310a1%257c%257c%257c%257c)

[JSALES]

are there any pros and cons for swapping in a manual transmission to an automatic? will it ever run the same as an original manual transmission vehicle?

[entrax]

RIP to that passenger...did anyone notice the light pole leaning compared to the other ones? holy shit...

edit: oops, didn't read above post properly.

now my turn...
i got a parking ticket back in august 2012 in seattle for parking in front of a fire hydrant. i didn't notice it because they paint it green and i'm used to vancouver's bright ass red color for hydrants. now i forgot about it and was wondering if anyone knows of their late penalties? I've heard of $25 after 21 days and another $35 after 50 days. Can anyone confirm? Is there any reason i shouldn't pay this? I'm heading there on Tuesday, any precautions I should take?

[inv4zn]

^I'm pretty sure he meant putting in a manual tranny into an auto car. There's really no "con", except for the massive amount of part sourcing and work you have to do. Most agree its cheaper and better to get rid of your car and buy a manual counterpart. Very common on Accords, because the V6 accords never came with a manual in older generations.

As for your ticket, you really should be looking at whomever issued you the ticket. I'm sure there is a penalty, and pay it off before you head down, go with your receipt/proof of payment.

[Sky_High]

OpenRoad Infiniti recently posted this status on Facebook:

OpenRoad Infiniti
Wonderful Year End Party. Amazing speech by Mr.Chia.
Openroad is expanding......stay tuned.

Thoughts/guess on what the next dealership might be? They already have:
Audi / BMW / Honda / Hyundai / Infiniti / Lexus / Mazda / Mini / Scion / Toyota

[yray]

^VW :troll:

[SpeedStars]

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wtf...

$61,000 and only 1080P?:ahwow:

[entrax]

^I'm pretty sure he meant putting in a manual tranny into an auto car. There's really no "con", except for the massive amount of part sourcing and work you have to do. Most agree its cheaper and better to get rid of your car and buy a manual counterpart. Very common on Accords, because the V6 accords never came with a manual in older generations.

As for your ticket, you really should be looking at whomever issued you the ticket. I'm sure there is a penalty, and pay it off before you head down, go with your receipt/proof of payment.

woops. i read his post backwards. as for my ticket, it's the city of seattle. I've looked around online for a while to no avail asides from "there is a penalty". i just wanted to know what that entails. guess i'll just give them a call.

[Razor Ramon HG]

The driver should be charged with vehicular manslaughter.

[Yuffa]

Interesting article about strategic Intuition.

http://managementhelp.org/blogs/strategic-planning/2011/05/20/strategic-intuition/

Have you reacted by your guts/intuition or knowing without knowing how you know?

[yogenfruz]

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wtf...

Approximate Weight: 320lbs....

[MG1]

It's old news now, but some may have missed it. Geroy Simon, aka Superman, is now a Roughrider of the green variety.

[TheKingdom2000]

Anyone know what the appropriate amount to give a couple for a wedding is?
They aren't registered and I would rather give them money anyway since I'm sure most couples prefer cash.

I've never given money before and my parents say always give at least the amount you think they paid for you to be there.

So would $150 be appropriate? or is that not enough?

[StylinRed]

asian wedding/white wedding/ ____ wedding?

family/friend/__ ?

close/acquaintance/ ___ ?

etc...

150 should be fine anyhow

if you're unsure just buy something the couple would have use of regardless if theres a registry or not

[TheKingdom2000]

White wedding.
Best friends sister.

I'm thinking now that $150 might be a little low?
I think $200 might be better

[StylinRed]

no, even $100 is good

just do some googling and see

hell some suggest the double digits only

the mean seems to be 150



buy em an apple tv and call it a day :)

[Fafine]

if its your best friend's sister then 200 would be more appropriate

[Hehe]

^

I always thought for Asian (well, I'm a Taiwanese so I probably can't speak for the general Chinese) weddings, it's a gesture to give something that ends in 6 or 8. I usually go 88 (if I'm not attending, usually acquaintance not close enough), 166/188 if I go, and 266/288+ if I'm close.