Random Thoughts - Part III The Search for Spark (No Politics)

[Clipdat]

Oh, and I literally just put brand new tires on the WRX and had it paint corrected and ceramic coated in October.

I am so smart. I am so smart. S-M-R-T, I mean S-M-A-R-T.

[Ultramaroon]

Originally Posted by Clipdat

I'm doing what I should have already done by now and going back to a twin.....

First gen, or the ugly one?

[Clipdat]

2014 Monogram FR-S in Whiteout.

[Ultramaroon]

Welcome back. We missed you.

[Clipdat]

Thank you! Appreciate it.

[NoHaveMSG]

Originally Posted by Clipdat

Oh, and I literally just put brand new tires on the WRX and had it paint corrected and ceramic coated in October.

I am so smart. I am so smart. S-M-R-T, I mean S-M-A-R-T.

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[spike021]

Layoffs hit my company today. "Fortunately" it's mostly just the sales side (I'm in engineering), though there were also a few from engineering as well. Not me this time but definitely some butt-clenching beginning since I've only been around for four months.

[spike021]

Originally Posted by Clipdat

Thank you! Appreciate it.

Just remember what I said about slapping a popcorn tune on it the first day you have it!

[Clipdat]

Definitely going to need to talk to you about tuning options since I've been out of the game for so long. Pretty sure I'm not going to be able to tolerate the stock tune for very long.

[Sapphireho]

Originally Posted by Clipdat

Guys, after a little over three years (and only 12k miles lol) of driving my modded '18 WRX (that I bought after I got rid of my '13 FR-S ((not by choice - my decision was forced by valve spring recall bullshit and CARB bureaucracy)), I'm doing what I should have already done by now and going back to a twin.

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[Clipdat]

lol! Man code violation!

[NoHaveMSG]

Originally Posted by Sapphireho

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[Flarpswitch]

Originally Posted by spike021

Layoffs hit my company today. "Fortunately" it's mostly just the sales side (I'm in engineering), though there were also a few from engineering as well. Not me this time but definitely some butt-clenching beginning since I've only been around for four months.

Reminds me of when someone from the office came back into the shop and told us, "I heard some rumors that because new contracts are slow coming in that some heads are going to roll. Poor bastards." He had the folks in engineering, machine shop, assembly and testing labs all a bit anxious. The head honcho didn't get rich by accident. The office took all the cuts and one guy in the shop retired. The rumor monger was included in the layoffs.

[Spuds]

Originally Posted by Flarpswitch

Reminds me of when someone from the office came back into the shop and told us, "I heard some rumors that because new contracts are slow coming in that some heads are going to roll. Poor bastards." He had the folks in engineering, machine shop, assembly and testing labs all a bit anxious. The head honcho didn't get rich by accident. The office took all the cuts and one guy in the shop retired. The rumor monger was included in the layoffs.

We always had advance notice of layoffs at my last company because somebody found the network drive where HR would put all the paperwork. Couldn't see the content, but we could determine roughly how many people by the file size.

I was never worried about myself. Would have been amusing to get laid off and hear about the carnage though.

I did get reorg-ed 12 times in 4 years, that was pretty miserable.