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Old 06-16-2021, 10:51 PM   #78723
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If 15s would clear the brakes, I'd consider it. Never damaged a wheel in my life until last year despite spending much of my free time wandering around back roads. Just catching up for lost time I suppose.
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Old 06-16-2021, 11:06 PM   #78724
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I kinda want a cement grey manual trd taco... until I see the price.
Sounds like the last time I saw someone eat Taco B(H)ell...
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Old 06-16-2021, 11:06 PM   #78725
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If 15s would clear the brakes, I'd consider it. Never damaged a wheel in my life until last year despite spending much of my free time wandering around back roads. Just catching up for lost time I suppose.
I miss back roads... Thanks for reminding me.
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Old 06-16-2021, 11:08 PM   #78726
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Anyone remember what I did to the WRX's wheels last fall? Not 0% chance I just did something similar in the BRZ. Another 50 mph back road, no construction signs, and two random chunks cut out of the road with nothing but a knocked over cone next to each.

I was cautious and went over the first one at like 10 mph. That one was properly graded so no lip at all. Figured it was better road construction so I went over the second at about 35. That one had a 90* cuts with at least a 1" increase. Not sure if front wheels are bent or I'm just paranoid and feeling phantom vibration, but guess I'll find out tomorrow. On the plus side, the tires look perfectly fine and I didn't have to use the spare this time.

If the wheels are shot, I'll probably consider getting a full set of 17" wheels as opposed to replacing just the 2 bent 18" ones. Thin sidewalls + PA roads + my stupidity do not seem to mix well.
Oh ouch. Yeah I never had any problems with 17s. Or I did and just ignored it lol
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Old 06-16-2021, 11:13 PM   #78727
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Anyone remember what I did to the WRX's wheels last fall? Not 0% chance I just did something similar in the BRZ. Another 50 mph back road, no construction signs, and two random chunks cut out of the road with nothing but a knocked over cone next to each.

I was cautious and went over the first one at like 10 mph. That one was properly graded so no lip at all. Figured it was better road construction so I went over the second at about 35. That one had a 90* cuts with at least a 1" increase. Not sure if front wheels are bent or I'm just paranoid and feeling phantom vibration, but guess I'll find out tomorrow. On the plus side, the tires look perfectly fine and I didn't have to use the spare this time.

If the wheels are shot, I'll probably consider getting a full set of 17" wheels as opposed to replacing just the 2 bent 18" ones. Thin sidewalls + PA roads + my stupidity do not seem to mix well.
My 17's have served me pretty well so far on the shit tier roads around here. Like comically shit tier. Even the main freeway used to have these two incredibly bad 90 degree "transitions" between road and overpass section and I used to absolutely hate going over them.
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so do you have him now or is the breeder just taunting you?
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I kinda want a cement grey manual trd taco... until I see the price.
you know, back in the day, they just called that 'primer'... the domestics called that a 'friday build'...


give it a couple years. then you can save $30.
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so do you have him now or is the breeder just taunting you?
Taunting hahah. Jk. I'm getting him in Denver next week (he'll be eight weeks old, which is like the minimum age to get a puppy).

The breeder sends weekly update pictures so we can see how our puppy is doing.
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I have never had any sextual harrssment training at work at any employer.
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Am I doing it wrong?

Our big corporate drive right now is "diversity". The team consists of 8 gay women between the age of 25 and 30 (they had profiles). No men, no caucasians, no hetrosextuals. They are about as anti "diverse" a group as you can get and they are setting all new HR policies. There was quite the battle when somebody called them out for this on our last worldwide call with Germany. I am sure there are at least 3 HR people that are out of work now.
I'm sure glad I retired before all that BS started -
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Does anyone ever just sleep on their lunch break?
Oh, hell yes! I can't remember NOT sleeping on break time.

Back on the farm - get off the tractor and nap under an oak tree

Army cadet - fall out of the stands, light a cigarette, lay my head against my steel pot, put out the cigarette and sleep 8 minutes of a 10 minute break.

Army Officer - kick back in my jeep and have my driver wake me up if the battalion commander called on the radio.

Field research representative - pull my company car in an orchard, after running the AC full blast, turn off the car and wake up when I started to sweat.

Office job - tell my secretary to hold my calls, close my office door, lay on the floor on a pad, have my secretary wake me up in 30 minutes.

As a real estate broker - my partner would accuse me of getting cranky and she would make me go out and take a nap in my car, so she could get some work done.

Since retirement - at least three naps a day, mid morning, afternoon and early evening.

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Sometimes I wonder if you're the one that started it with all your squeezin'!
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If the wheels are shot, I'll probably consider getting a full set of 17" wheels as opposed to replacing just the 2 bent 18" ones. Thin sidewalls + PA roads + my stupidity do not seem to mix well.
Back in the day, we didn't have that problem so much, because we used tires with some SIDEWALL to them -
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