Ramble about anything in here...

[Doppelgänger]

Hell, the pipeline has been at 100% for over a day now, but it took until this evening for the news to pick up on it. Retards.


If i could move, i'd probably take AU or Germany.

[MeFryRice]

I hear Germany is very nice.

[BFH miata]

I heard that the fuel only travels at a speed of about 5 miles per hour, so even though the pipeline is running at 100% at the beginning, it is going to take a while to work it's way up the pipe...

[MeFryRice]

Your correct. It's 3-5mph and will take a couple weeks for gas to available like it was once before. I'd say by mid-october we should be back to normal! banana

[Doppelgänger]

I still want to light all H2s on fire.

[RotorNutFD3S]

I still want to kick the governor in the nuts.

[Doppelgänger]

yeah, that too...and the mayor.

[MeFryRice]

don't forget about Bush, he deserves a little bit of special attention himself.

[Doppelgänger]

nah, he deserves a bullet to the head.

[MeFryRice]

:clap: So true!

[JennB]

I heard that the fuel only travels at a speed of about 5 miles per hour, so even though the pipeline is running at 100% at the beginning, it is going to take a while to work it's way up the pipe...


But it was never completely stopped. We have had constant supply, just not 100%. If people will ease off of topping off and riding around searching for gas, we'll be back to normal quite quickly.

[jesseealexander]

nah, he deserves a bullet to the head.


id watch saying stuff like that. one time my grandpas brother made some offhand comment like that and 2 days later the secret service showed up at my grandparents house in all black suburbans and took him to one of the garages at my grandparents' place and interrogated him for 3-4 hours. this was looooong before i was born though, it was sometime during the early-mid 80s.

[Doppelgänger]

nah, he deserves a bullet to the head.


id watch saying stuff like that. one time my grandpas brother made some offhand comment like that and 2 days later the secret service showed up at my grandparents house in all black suburbans and took him to one of the garages at my grandparents' place and interrogated him for 3-4 hours. this was looooong before i was born though, it was sometime during the early-mid 80s.


I do not forsee something like that happening.

[MeFryRice]

He never said he was going to shoot Bush, just that he deserves it.

The SS does have some software that checks all of the internet for any threat like comments but because he did not say anything threatening to with Bush's name it in, their system shouldn't pick it up as a threat.

[nderwater]

this was looooong before i was born though, it was sometime during the early-mid 80s.
dude, what are you - a fetus? :D

[JennB]

Really?

You think "Kill the president" or "Assassinate Bush" doesn't get typed on the internet 1,000 times a day? People type all kinds of things and they aren't in any way a true threat. People say things especially when debates get heated.

And yeah.. I don't think there is some search program finding everyone who threatens the President and sending agents out to question them.

If your story is true, there is A LOT more to it than just saying something in a conversation.

[MeFryRice]

Since we're talking about government related stuff...

My had aunt had received a call from someone in the pentagon (I won't discuss what it was in relations to) but when the conversation ended, there were no signs of that call ever being received (no history of it in the caller id of her phone) nor did Sprint have any record of it. (I just called for ****s and giggles). Pretty sneaky bastids! :D

[Doppelgänger]

this was looooong before i was born though, it was sometime during the early-mid 80s.
dude, what are you - a fetus? :D



baaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahahahahahahahahahahaafafhahrgstby rtynutm *cough*

[metalman]

this was looooong before i was born though, it was sometime during the early-mid 80s.
dude, what are you - a fetus? :D


Naaa..Jesse is barely an embryo! :lol:

[RotorNutFD3S]

ROFL!!!

I do remember seeing a link on a forum, I think it was to a Chevy forum, where some guy said something about killing the president, and someone reported it and posted the screenshot of the report on the Secret Service website, and said guy got in a ****load of trouble. It was an epic thread.

[MeFryRice]

That would suck but then again, he's the one would wrote the direct threat joking. I'm sure there will be plenty of this on the news if Obama is elected.

[Jack-MX5ATLanta.com]

Yep and plenty of publicity for mx5atlanta! banana banana banana banana banana

[Doppelgänger]

Oh BS on the government tracking forums for people saying stupid **** like this.banana

[RotorNutFD3S]

Oh, it's tracked. Just like phone calls are. If a keyword or key sequence is spoken (or posted), it is flagged and filed for review.

[Doppelgänger]

I got one then..... Homeland Security is a bunch of sissy government rent-a-cops, a joke at best.

[JennB]

Someone has to be actively listening to a phone call. There isn't some system that listens to them all, all of the time. I can call someone right now and tell them I have two tons of crack in my backyard and no one will hear it because no one has any reason to listen to my calls.

The government has been known to keep call records of millions of people but the conversations are not recorded. They used the data to find call patterns and keep record of who calls suspected terrorists and other criminals.

[RotorNutFD3S]

Actually, no live person has to listen to a phone call anymore, be that as crazy as it sounds because of the sheer number of calls made per minute. But it's fact, and I've seen images of the system that does it for the Atlanta metro area for BellSouth landlines. Came from a guest speaker when I was in college for one of my tech classes.
Just as an example, there are sector programs in place that monitor phone calls actively. If a strong keyword, or a sequence of keywords are said, it raises what is called a "red flag". Some of the systems are now so advanced that they can rewind the call so many seconds in time and actually record what was said, consider the threat level, and file the call accordingly, where older systems only flag and file the phone numbers involved. And this is nothing new, the flagging system has been in place since the mid-90s.

[MeFryRice]

That is true.

[JennB]

I would be curious to read more about that because I'm not sure how much of it I believe.



It's not that I don't think the government would do it but I know there are laws about phone tapping, I'll have to look up and see if that changed in recent years. You used to have to have a warrant to tap someone's phone and there was a big controversy a few years back with the whole overextension of power to Homeland Security. Also, the amount of storage space that would be needed to store the millions upon millions of phone calls per day as well as the fact that there are hundreds of phone service carriers and thousands of languages and accents used by people in this country, I just don't know if it's possible right now.

I have heard of other countries trying to implement such systems but I would HOPE we still have laws in this country to protect us from such things.

[metalman]

I dont think most citizens realize the technology that has been developed to encroach on ones privacy and personal freedom. Its common nowdays for some to argue that our constitution does not offer privacy to citizens. Furthermore Fuhrer Bush has seen to it that the rights of citizens have been 'erased' in the name of "security". Sadly stupid citizens think this is all a great idea.

[MeFryRice]

It's the government, do you actually believe everything they tell us? Even though they tell the public that they don't have the powers, I'm sure they still do it "secretly".

[Doppelgänger]

I'm going to start saying random threats during phone calls and see what happens :lol:

[JennB]

No, I don't believe the majority of what the government tells us but I am a person of above average intelligence who is not as paranoid as so many people seem to be these days. I do know that a few years ago, our lovely president authorized warrantless phone tapping, I'm not sure if this is still in effect but probably. But, this was in relation to people on their suspect list. Now, the suspect list is huge and includes plenty of people who have done nothing, hell, I used to know someone who was on the "no-fly" list for absolutely no reason.

I know the UK was setting up a system to monitor and record all calls but it's not complete yet and they are much smaller than we are. In the US, there have been plenty of lawsuits about this subject. I know it's been worked on but I have a hard time believing certain aspects of it. I KNOW that our internet activity is stored in a database, if I commit a crime, my IP can be traced to everything I've searched. Google got pretty pissed about this a couple of years ago when it started. I also KNOW that phone records such as phone numbers I call and numbers I receive calls from are stored... and there was a lawsuit about this I believe in 2005 because it violated telecommunications laws.

[JennB]

I'm going to start saying random threats during phone calls and see what happens :lol:


I'm going to shoot you. Wait... I'm going to call you and tell you that I'm going to shoot you.



Lets see what happens...:lol:

[MeFryRice]

I wasn't saying your a dumb human being. Like you mentioned, most American's believe all the propaganda that is fed to them via the media.

[JennB]

Never been called dumb in my life, not worried about it now.

[Doppelgänger]

you dumb

[JennB]

You know better

[Doppelgänger]

no i don't:rolleyes:


At least it's Thursday.

[JennB]

I'm having another awful day. Margaritas may be needed tonight.

[MeFryRice]

Wanna vent?

Sorry to hear. :(

[Jack-MX5ATLanta.com]

I'm having another awful day. Margaritas may be needed tonight.


Margaritas are needed every night banana banana banana

[Doppelgänger]

I'm having another awful day. Margaritas may be needed tonight.

:( Walk over to the Mexican place?

[Jack-MX5ATLanta.com]

Woot quick reply didn't stall just then!

Also, would anyone be opposed to me making the board default for posts per page higher?

[JennB]

I'm having another awful day. Margaritas may be needed tonight.

:( Walk over to the Mexican place?



We may need to. I cannot wait until this budget stuff is over. I have more work right now than I though was possible.

[Doppelgänger]

Not opposed to that idea at all.

[Jack-MX5ATLanta.com]

Just upped it to 20. I kinda like it. I could go ridiculous and have 1000 posts a page and destroy the servers :lol: :lol:

[Doppelgänger]

hahahahaha

[JennB]

Not opposed to that idea at all.


Are you going to take one of those wheels over? I want to try those bronze ones on at some point or your could bring one home so I could try it.

I am not getting out of here early today. Ugh.

[RotorNutFD3S]

I'd love a margarita right now as well. Damn suppliers are acting like today is the first time they've ever sent us material. :wtf:

[JennB]

Budget, 3 year business plan, end of month, end of quarter. I might explode.

But oh well, working my *** off is how I got where I am and I'm ready to attack and take down all of this work :lol:

[RotorNutFD3S]

I feel your pain! In place of budget, I have inventory. No business plan per se, but I did just plan materials for the next year which is insane because we normally only plan on a monthly basis. End of month tallies for parts that actually got here against what should have gotten here against what was ordered.

And I got recruited for this job by my manager who is also my girlfriend's next door neighbor and best friend's with her dad. I HAVE to do good work! :lol:

[Doppelgänger]

I awaiting work assignments to be sent to me :(

[Doppelgänger]

Palin = owned by Bernhard

http://www.wsbtv.com/entertainment/17606053/detail.html

So Bernhard made a joke that Palin would get gang raped if she ever came to New York City. Well, Bernhard was supposed to speak/entertain at Boston shelter, but got canned from the event for the comment. Bernhard's reply to the comment was
______________________________________________
"In a statement on her Web site, Bernhard said the gang-rape comment was part of a larger piece from her show about "racism, freedom, women's rights, and the extreme views of Gov. Sarah Palin -- a woman who doesn't believe that other women should have the right to choose."

"I certainly wish Gov. Palin no harm -- I'd just like her to explain to me how she can hold such outrageous views ... and then go back to Alaska," she said.

"In no way am I making any sort of joke about crimes against women -- quite the contrary. I'm speaking out about someone who doesn't do enough to protect women," Bernhard also said in a statement Wednesday. "I think if you look at the real issues I'm addressing, my intent becomes clear. I am a die-hard advocate for women's rights, and fully support the work of Rosie's Place."





ouch.

[metalman]

Bernhard shouldnt have to worry much at all about any rape, she is butt ugly! :lol:

[Doppelgänger]

This is true....

[MeFryRice]

She would def. need the brown bag treatment to get raped.

[RotorNutFD3S]

And a drug to make the guy forget about the experience.

[MeFryRice]

He'll need some medication for that "unusual bump" on his "man". :D

[Doppelgänger]

I'd like to see them go head to head...I think Bernhard would win :lol:

[metalman]

A thick brown bag better be worn on both parties for extra safety! Seeing her face up close would likely cause the opposite of an erection! Might even require surgery to recover!
If I passed out drunk and woke up with that ugly ***** sleeping on my arm, I'd chew right through it and escape without my arm......and NEVER tell a soul. I'd just say I lost my arm in Viet Nam or something. :lol:


Obviously I am a huge fan. :lol::lol::lol:

[RotorNutFD3S]

Yeah, cause the fresh bloody stump wouldn't give you away! :lol:

[MeFryRice]

she's ugly enough to pass as a man so just punch the ***** and tell her she's gotta get the **** on...:lol:

[RotorNutFD3S]

That's harsh. Funny as hell, but harsh. :lol:

[Doppelgänger]

oh so wrong...:whistle::naughty:

[JennB]

I just had a pink bagel for breakfast :wtf:

[MeFryRice]

Any pics of this pink bagel?? What kind of bagel was it?

[JennB]

it's in my tummy, no pics.

I guess it was strawberry. It didn't taste super fruity though.

We get bagels every Friday and I like the ones with raisins, I hate the ones with seeds all over them. No raisins today so the pink bagel was (of course) the choice.

[MeFryRice]

My favorite is cinnamon raisin. :)

[RotorNutFD3S]

My favorite is cinnamon raisin. :)


+1000000000

[Doppelgänger]

+8764587654687456730467304967 hahahahahahha

raisen bagel+ strawberry spread = win

[Doppelgänger]

BTW.. does anyone else find the AXE commercial with the chocolate guy kinda creepy? It's wrong on so many levels....

[RotorNutFD3S]

Haha! Yeah, my g/f and I just kinda looked at each other like "WTF was that?" after we saw it the other night. It's creepy and kinda funny at the same time.

[RotorNutFD3S]

+8764587654687456730467304967 hahahahahahha


+? HAHAHA!!!

[Doppelgänger]

+8764587654687456730467304967 hahahahahahha


+? HAHAHA!!!



Oh yeah?

? x ? HA HA HA

[RotorNutFD3S]

+8764587654687456730467304967 hahahahahahha


+? HAHAHA!!!



Oh yeah?

? x ? HA HA HA


That equals ?. So you just said the same thing I did. Didn't you learn anything in math class?
HA HA HA!

[Doppelgänger]

nuh huh...not true.... multiplying anything makes it bigger!!!banana

[RotorNutFD3S]

You can't multiply infinity! It's already infinite! :butt:

But it is peanut butter jelly time. Lunch is served!

[MeFryRice]

I had Chick-fil-A for lunch.....It was tasty! :D

[RotorNutFD3S]

I haven't had a Chick-Fil-A chicken sandwich since I started Yamaha. Kinda miss it. lol But the cafeteria here is good, and most of the time I bring my own lunch to save some money.

[MeFryRice]

I would bring my lunch if I had food at home to bring. :(

[Doppelgänger]

I had my own mix-and-match pasta salad from the cafe downstaris and finished it off with a butter sugar cookie and lemonade for a whopping $4.00 mmmmmmmmmm

And I also heard back from a guy about some wheels that i've been wanting:cool:

[thx712517]

Had Chick-fil-A for lunch myself, tried the new chicken strips with their Chick-fil-A sauce, medium fries, and a Coke. Stuff tastes great, but give it about forty or fifty minutes and it's coming out the other end.

[Doppelgänger]

Strange, Chic-filler never bothers me... but Messican... that's another story.

[JennB]

mmmm margaritas

We didn't get any last night... ;)

[MeFryRice]

And I also heard back from a guy about some wheels that i've been wanting:cool:

And what's the status?? You can't leave me hanging!

[MeFryRice]

Had Chick-fil-A for lunch myself, tried the new chicken strips with their Chick-fil-A sauce, medium fries, and a Coke. Stuff tastes great, but give it about forty or fifty minutes and it's coming out the other end.


How are the new strips? I have yet to try them. It's sad that there are two Chick-fil-A's in PTC and employees at both know who I am just from coming in so much. :P

It never upsets my stomach. I ate at the V last night and I'm surprised I had a full nights sleep! ;)

[metalman]

Today I had an $8 gyro at Petite. Tasted like burnt goats *** but didnt matter as it got washed down with a couple of Blue Moons. :lol: Tomorrow I bring my own grub.

[RotorNutFD3S]

And I also heard back from a guy about some wheels that i've been wanting:cool:

And what's the status?? You can't leave me hanging!


Yeah seriously! We must know!

[Doppelgänger]

You will get pics on tuesday... maybe monday.... or maybe even friday!

[RotorNutFD3S]

Well, nice to see you finally made it home... :lol:

[Doppelgänger]

Finally? I was at my house before you were at yours!

[RotorNutFD3S]

Really? I heard you guys were at Firehouse long after me and Brittney left...

[Doppelgänger]

not long, dipped out a few minutes later.

[RotorNutFD3S]

Ah. Guess Steve, LB, and Harrison were just slow to get back to our area then...

[Sawyer]

Oh god...
We drove around FOREVER looking for this gun shop that Harrison wanted to go to.
We called them to ask for the address and they gave us a fake address! It took us to some neighborhood!
They were *** holes!

[MeFryRice]

Yeah, Harrison wasn't too happy about that. Then EVERY cop car that we saw parked (we were going to ask if they knew where it was) had no officer in it. We even went into the gas station, Taco Bell, etc (wherever the car was parked) to not find anyone. :( After that, we just decided to go to Eric's to have some fun. :D

[RotorNutFD3S]

Haha! Sounds like the search was an adventure to say the least.

But we did have fun! Need to do that more often. Definitely relieves some stress. lol

[MeFryRice]

Hell yeah it was and yes we do!!

[JennB]

Wow.. stock market is in really great shape today.

I'm holding onto all of the cash I can and stowing it in my ING. This is getting bad.

[MeFryRice]

Yes it is. I saw it earlier and it put me in depression. :(

[metalman]

IMHO the 'failout' will only prolong the agony.
Most citizens fail to realize how fragile our economy is...and has been for years.
The perception of a 'strong' economy is just that...a perception, and the second
perceptions change for any reason things can change rapidly.

[MeFryRice]

I wonder how much a one way ticket to Australia is....:whistle:

[RotorNutFD3S]

lol We were just talking about that...

Anyone see how much oil dropped? Hopefully we see the changes in the prices at the pump soon.
OPEC says: If it drops much more, we'll cut production to keep it from falling anymore. **** you consumer.

I have some very colorful words for them.

[MeFryRice]

Me too. Well I have some colorful words for more then just them. It would take a damn week to distribute those colorful words to those that are on my list. :D

[Jack-MX5ATLanta.com]

Even when the pipe is back to 100% capacity and the governor is in Spain?:whistle:

[RotorNutFD3S]

Money-theiving, pieces of... :::grumble, grumble, grumble,:::

[Jack-MX5ATLanta.com]

This is the best website in the world :D Really proud of it!

[Doppelgänger]

Im just glad you registered this site in such a way that I can access it from work banana

[MeFryRice]

So the stock market had a terrible day again yesterday. :(

[Doppelgänger]

Not really all that surprising.
I sometimes wonder how much the illegal immigrants have drains out of this country...... Think of the billions they send out of the country and the billions that are spent on their "education" and healthcare, the millions spent on watching/feeding them in jail, the billions they don't pay in taxes.... it'll make you sick. Hell, go look on www.scangwinnett.com/mugshots and click on every hispanic looking person and tell me why they are in jail, i dare you.

[Jack-MX5ATLanta.com]

It's not just the immigrants that are the problem, we have the most expensive war in history, corruption everywhere and a whole host of other problems. I mean the government just bailed out GM and co with $25 billion... They're a ****ing private group that have been suffering due to ****ty products and failure to adapt to modern demands.

I'm in a **** mood today.

[RotorNutFD3S]

You really love that site don't you. :lol:

I bet I can guess for you though, no license, DUI, hold for other agency, or all three.

[Doppelgänger]

Did anyone else see on the news the other day that the Havana Sandwich shop burned down?? It makes me sad, that place was soooooooo good. There is another one in Canton, but that's a bit far away :(

I hope if they rebuild it, they do it somewhere nice. The owner commented on the area being a reason she might not rebuild :cry:

[RotorNutFD3S]

Nope, didn't catch that one. Nor did I ever eat there... Always heard it was good. That sucks.

[RotorNutFD3S]

Mike, you need to go follow up on the ghey 240 CF thread on CR. You got called out by cheesefries for rocking Rotas and they say you're wrong about the composition of our cars... I just like watching you be an arse to them. :lol:

[Doppelgänger]

dammit... i can't get on there from work!!!

Oh.. i can battle cheesefries :evil:

[MeFryRice]

I'll have to find the thread.....I need some amusement at work.

[RotorNutFD3S]

http://clubroadster.net/forum/viewtopic.php?p=263437&sid=4c6482c8b839f1f6ec8379ab408dc85c#263437

[MeFryRice]

Thanks! :)

[RotorNutFD3S]

Yeah man.
So who here thinks we browse the internet more than we actually work? :lol:

[MeFryRice]

um.....I have to admit that I am guilty. :D

[RotorNutFD3S]

:lol: But would you get in trouble if you got caught?

[MeFryRice]

um...well I don't think they'd be too thrilled.....

[RotorNutFD3S]

OK, just making sure it wasn't just me in that situation. :lol:

[Doppelgänger]

I do about a 50/50... a lot of my procedures require letting various satellite boxes sit and do their own thing which gives me free time.

[MeFryRice]

Do you work out of home Mike? What exactly do you do for Dish?

[Doppelgänger]

Mike, you need to go follow up on the ghey 240 CF thread on CR. You got called out by cheesefries for rocking Rotas and they say you're wrong about the composition of our cars... I just like watching you be an arse to them. :lol:
Might want to go check that thread :) I'm trying to be civil.... well, to the limits of what they mean by civil on there.

[Doppelgänger]

Do you work out of home Mike? What exactly do you do for Dish?
The company is actually ECHOStar, which is owned by the same people who own DISH, we actually just seperated from them. We develop, write and test all the software that goes into the various satellite boxes. I actually test QAM software and boxes... which are the ones in condos and apartments.

[RotorNutFD3S]

:lol:
Slowly we stir the pot...

[MeFryRice]

cool! I have Dish currently. Would you be able to tell me why at night, and only at night, it's constantly searching for a signal...

[RotorNutFD3S]

Because it's trying to tell you that you should be asleep instead of watching TV. :lol:

[MeFryRice]

well that's the only time I watch tv. I turn it on and go to sleep, it gives me something to listen to I guess.

[RotorNutFD3S]

Haha, I do the same thing most nights. Last night I fell asleep watching South Park OnDemand, and had some messed up dreams.

[MeFryRice]

So I was reading that the government is looking to "loosen" the credit to allow people with less then excellent credit to apply for more loans. Apparently they didn't learn from the mortgage issue that has put us in the crisis that we are in today. What makes them think that the people with bad credit are actually going to pay back the loan, let alone on time. Now I understand that some people have bad credit due to personal reasons (lost their job, medical disability, etc) but they need to do their research more.

[Doppelgänger]

Does the issue happen every night or just some nights? Do you know what model box you have?





As for the credit thing. I know my credit isn't great that the moment, but if someone were looking at my history, they'd see where I got funked up and have since gotten back on track. I wonder exactly what creditors look at.. if they really look at one's history to see if there is one thing that makes it bad or if they just see the score and assume.

[MeFryRice]

To answer your first question, I'm not sure of the model number but can I find out. It doesn't do it every night but when it does, I can count on not watching tv that night. It gets pretty aggravating.

As far as credit, they look at everything. If they see that you've bee paying your bills on time then that shows good but they will still question the history before. If you have credit cards, it's best to keep them under 30% of it's limit if possible.

[RotorNutFD3S]

I think it depends on the creditor and what you are trying to get. I know I got a full out interview when I got a loan through my bank to purchase the Miata.

[Sawyer]

Wow! I've never heard of having to do an interview!

[RotorNutFD3S]

Actually as far as credit cards go, it's tough. Some will tell you differnt things about the balances, but on the other hand, you're graded on potential credit too. Which means that if you have 3 credit cards with low balances and high limits, you could be a problem because of the amount of credit you have available to you.

[JennB]

It depends on what kind of loan and who you are getting it from.

I've personally financed a house, six cars and I used to work in auto finance. I'm more than a little familiar with credit. Mike, you see what we've done to yours in just the past few months.

Buying a house was a lot of work but I'm so organized that I had everything I needed, just had to get it all together. Buying a car is a breeze. I didn't even fill out an application when I bought the MSM. I think the whole process took 2 phone calls and a 15 minute trip to the bank to sign and pick up the check.




Dammit... I guess I should go to work. The boss has already called despite being at a conference. Oh well, I need to check the mail anyway. I won't be there until 5:30 though.

[MeFryRice]

Yes but at the same time, it also shows good indicating that companies trust you to loan you to allow you to have that high of limit. I know where your coming from though, it depends on who you talk to I guess.

I need to apply for an Amex for work but I really don't want another credit card.

[JennB]

Actually as far as credit cards go, it's tough. Some will tell you differnt things about the balances, but on the other hand, you're graded on potential credit too. Which means that if you have 3 credit cards with low balances and high limits, you could be a problem because of the amount of credit you have available to you.


Actually, it's better to have high limits and low balances. It makes your ratio of debt to available credit lower and shows that you are not into maxxing out cards.

A $10,000 limit with $1,000 balance is far better than a $2,000 limit with a $1,000 balance.

[RotorNutFD3S]

Actually, it's better to have high limits and low balances. It makes your ratio of debt to available credit lower and shows that you are not into maxxing out cards.

A $10,000 limit with $1,000 balance is far better than a $2,000 limit with a $1,000 balance.


The only reason I mentioned it is because a couple of years ago I wanted to consolidate everything onto one loan and off the credit cards and pay a lower interest rate while paying it off. I was told point blank by the loan officer/manager at the bank that my request was denied because my credit cards had a high limit with too low of balances and I was a high risk because of that. I was confused and actually talked to a few other people (one was Clark Howard, lol) and they confirmed that it's the way a lot of banks and other creditors consider candidates.

[Doppelgänger]

When I went to Georgia's Own (aka GeorgiaTelco), I was given a min-interview when I went in. Basically looked at my credit history and asked about a few payments and balances of which I got to explain which made me feel better about the few slip-ups that were on there. I dunno if it had much of an impact though lol

[MeFryRice]

I try and deal with the same loan officer if possible. They already know your credit history and like you mentioned, it gives you time to explain something if need to be.

As for loans, I always finance through one of my credit unions only cause you get a better interest rate.

I found out not too long ago that BoA had sent me to collections for some reason. I haven't had a transaction with them in 2-yrs and the last time I checked, I had a $15 balance. I called them to find out why I was sent to collections and apparently they have a $5/month maintenance fee which was putting me in the negatives. So instead of them sending me a letter, calling me or even trying to get in contact with me, they'd rather just send me to collections. I'm now having to fight this off and might have to get a lawyer involved to get it removed from my report. This is the ONLY negative i have on my report and I'd like to keep it that way. Ugh, this makes me angry. I only owe them a measly $69 but I won't pay it till I have a signed letter that they agree to remove it.

[Doppelgänger]

I went through a bunch of **** with BoA a couple months ago... just make sure you stay on their ***... it'll work. Hell, call everyday if need be.

[RotorNutFD3S]

I had an apartment complex "take me to court" because the other tenants in the shared number damaged something after I moved out and signed the final paperwork. Then they moved out some time later and it went through a joint collections.
Did I get a letter or a call? No. Should have since it went through the county court and sheriff system in Oklahoma, but I didn't hear a word. Found out simply by checking my report. Went through a ton to get it resolved, and they simply labeled it settled on the credit report. Pisses me off till this day, but it will fall off in a year or two, so whatever. No one has ever looked at it badly.

[Jack-MX5ATLanta.com]

Got an A on my journo mid-term. US based good version of Top Gear is one step closer now banana

[MeFryRice]

I had an apartment complex "take me to court" because the other tenants in the shared number damaged something after I moved out and signed the final paperwork. Then they moved out some time later and it went through a joint collections.
Did I get a letter or a call? No. Should have since it went through the county court and sheriff system in Oklahoma, but I didn't hear a word. Found out simply by checking my report. Went through a ton to get it resolved, and they simply labeled it settled on the credit report. Pisses me off till this day, but it will fall off in a year or two, so whatever. No one has ever looked at it badly.


Does the collection thing stay on your credit for 7-10 yrs like a repossession or bankruptcy?[hr]

Got an A on my journo mid-term. US based good version of Top Gear is one step closer now banana


Awesome Jack! :clap:

[Jack-MX5ATLanta.com]

I'm ridiculously happy about it, I even asked the girl next to me that the letter was in fact an A not a D. :lol: And the SVP of CNN domestic was in class today for our editorial meeting and I absolutely cock slapped everyone at the end when it came to decision time. I brought about silence and then made everyone listen.

banana

[JennB]

Does the collection thing stay on your credit for 7-10 yrs like a repossession or bankruptcy?



Seven years

[RotorNutFD3S]

Good job on the grade!

7 years apparently. Happened in '03, falls of in '10. It only shows up on Experian, the other 2 agencies have no record of it. Experian said they'd take it off after I overloaded them with evidence that this was not on me, however, when I called back to see why it had not been done, they acted like they had never heard of the person I had been dealing with there. But it's settled, will fall off, and even has a note under it that says I did not recieve communication from the plantiff to begin with.

[Doppelgänger]

I'm still kinda wondering why BoA pulled my credit 2 times when i applied for a credit card... so now i have an extra inquery:rolleyes:

[MeFryRice]

Seven years

F-N wonderful. So I'm def. going to get a lawyer involved if they are not willing to remove it before hand.[hr]

I'm still kinda wondering why BoA pulled my credit 2 times when i applied for a credit card... so now i have an extra inquery:rolleyes:


I can't stand BoA and this whole incident doesn't make it any better.

[Doppelgänger]

i've better CS with them over Walkallovia

[RotorNutFD3S]

lol @ Walkallovia

BoA has a bad reputation for their practices. Sucks that one of my credit cards got taken over by them. Interest went up too. Pay that one off completely and close it.

I'm switching all my banking over to Delta Credit Union. We get huge perks as employees at Yamaha for using them.

[MeFryRice]

I'm switching all my banking over to Delta Credit Union. We get huge perks as employees at Yamaha for using them.

That's who I currently have and trying to get everything switched over from my credit union in Utah.

[Doppelgänger]

Hell, Wach stuck me with $500+ worth of chages for $25 worth of purchaces because they allowed a transaction they shouldn't have.

[RotorNutFD3S]

Yeah, and then they'll try to tell you it's your fault because you should have kept up with your balances better.

[MeFryRice]

Yup, exactly.

That's pretty much what BoA told me when I called them. I understand that if I used the account daily but for an account I haven't used in 2+ yrs, I knew I Had $15 dollars in the account and I even cut up the card so I knew no one got a hold of it. Their CS really blows.

[Sawyer]

I need to hurry up and close my account before the same thing happens to me!

[MeFryRice]

Yes you do cause they'll rape your *** of all sorts of different misc charges.

[Doppelgänger]

In my case from BoA I could clearly prove that I wasn't trying to abuse my accounts, they couldn't deny what I was telling them either. The best way to hold your ground is to get your self good and stirred up before you talk to them, but still keep enough cool so they listen.:cool:

[MeFryRice]

oh trust me....I'm pretty stern on the phone! :D

[RotorNutFD3S]

As am I. I usually am able to get things worked out in my favor as long as I'm polite and cool about it.

[Doppelgänger]

I don't get why my work hands out paychecks early...because I can't do anything with it until tomorrow :lol:

I need to remember to bring my rouging and acct. information in so I can set up DD.

[RotorNutFD3S]

DD FTMFW!!! Makes life so easy.

[Sawyer]

For some reason, Chili's is retarded with their paychecks.
If you don't have direct deposit they put it on this debit card looking thing. And guess what, it cost you a dollar to check how much is on it! How dumb.
I'm glad I have DD.

[MeFryRice]

Mike, do you get paid weekly or are you getting paid tomorrow due to the 15th being on Wednesday?

I sure do love payday! :D

[JennB]

I need to remember to bring my rouging and acct. information in so I can set up DD.


I was just about to give you a hard time about this again :P

[RotorNutFD3S]

How does the 15th being on Wednesday affect a payday?

I love payday too! Every other Friday.

[Sawyer]

Mike, do you get paid weekly or are you getting paid tomorrow due to the 15th being on Wednesday?

I sure do love payday! :D


I get paid every day! banana

[JennB]

He's probably already left work so I'll be nosy and answer.

He gets paid every other Friday. I get paid on the 15th and last of the month. I like it that way. Easiero to control the budget when you get paid on the exact same date every time.

[RotorNutFD3S]

I miss getting paid on the 15th and EOM. Last two jobs were that way, so now I had to adjust the budget accordingly. However, months that have 3 payday Fridays are going to be like bonuses the way I have it set up. banana

[MeFryRice]

3 paydays? :wtf:

[RotorNutFD3S]

Yeah, in one month. It's rare, but it happens.
Take Jan. '09. I'll get paid on the 2nd, 16th, and 30th.
I budget a set amount from 2 paychecks a month into a seperate checking account for my bills. If there's a 3rd paycheck, it's all mine! :)

[RotorNutFD3S]

I'm bored. Ever wanted to know what a valve spring out of a WaveRunner looks like next to a nickel?
Now you know.

[attachment=235]

[MeFryRice]

haha thats funny that you say your bored cause I just texted LB saying the same damn thing. I've done MAYBE 15 mins of actual work today. :whistle:

[Sawyer]

I'm exhausted too. Being bored is tiring!

[MeFryRice]

No ****, return my texts!

[RotorNutFD3S]

I'm leaving at 4 to go to the concert.

[JennB]

Of course I came to work and my boss only calls once and I got the work done in about 5 minutes. I could have technically done it at home but I hate working on my laptop.

Now I'm sitting here wondering when I should leave because the conference thing has a break between 4-6 and I'm wondering when my phone will ring.

I wish he would just go drink and have fun instead of working or just e-mail me :lol:


I love my job, really. And my boss is great. I seriously doubt he cares where I do my work, as long as it's done.

[metalman]

I'm leaving at 4 to go to the concert.


Rock on dude! :clap:

[thx712517]

Stock market took a huuuuuuuuuuuuge dump. GM stock lowest in 58 years. Yay me.

[MeFryRice]

Freaking wonderful. :(

[Sawyer]

No ****, return my texts!


I would if I had any freaking service in his hell hole of a classroom!!

[RotorNutFD3S]

Oh man, that show was awesome! Didn't know the first band, 12 Stones, but they were good. Saving Abel is freaking awesome live! Buckcherry put on it's normal cocaine show. lol
I caught a drumstick from 12 Stones, a pick from Saving Abel, and a stick from Buckcherry, but I gave it to the girl next to me cause she almost caught it and I already have 2 sticks and 2 picks from their last show. I was standing front and center. I love catching **** from concerts! I have a box full of stuff. lol
I'd have some neat pictures, but they said cameras may or may not be allowed, so I didn't take mine. Guess what? They were allowed. :( Brittney got some good ones with her Dare though.

[MeFryRice]

Cool! I haven't been to a concert in a long time. :(

[Doppelgänger]

Well Bob, I usually come in the side door. That way no one notices that i'm late. Then I get to my desk and zone out for about an hour. In a week of work, I might only do 15 minutes of real, actual work.



Speaking of work pay though, when I worked for BBS, we got MONTHLY paycheck. Talk about budgeting!

[RotorNutFD3S]

The thing is, Bob, it's not that I'm lazy, it's that I just don't care.

That would suck! You'd have to be extremely careful with money then. Of course, that's not a bad thing.

[metalman]

Oh man, that show was awesome! Didn't know the first band, 12 Stones, but they were good. Saving Abel is freaking awesome live!


Sounds like fun.
I hope to catch them live one day soon. I am waiting for the right lineup. :lol:
I really like to support young bands who play good ole rock n roll. There are not enough of them coming along anymore.

By the way...another good show (if you like guitar) is coming this month...Joe Satriani with Mountain featuring Leslie West and Corky Laing, Variety Playhouse, Atlanta, GA, Sun, Oct 26, 2008 07:30 PM
I have seen Satchmo several times but never seen Mountain which is a band from my childhood...of course everyone knows the song Mississippi Queen. Corky Laing is one of the all time great old skool drummers, and Leslie West guitar riffs inspired many others more famous then he.

[MeFryRice]

Well Bob, I usually come in the side door. That way no one notices that i'm late. Then I get to my desk and zone out for about an hour. In a week of work, I might only do 15 minutes of real, actual work.

That movie is awesome!

Speaking of work pay though, when I worked for BBS, we got MONTHLY paycheck. Talk about budgeting!


When I started my current job, that's what they originally told me how I would get paid but I got it changed to bi-weekly. :)

[RotorNutFD3S]

Well, I stopped visiting CR as much as I used to because it started getting a little too SoCal influenced for me. I'll go over there to browse the FS threads and update my build thread.
So I stuck mainly between here and mt.net for Miata related stuff. Well, mt has gone wayyyyy too ****ing political over the past few days. People that were once cooperative in helping others are now too busy calling each other marxist racists and screaming that the stock market is going to have a bloodbath day soon. It's all very immature. I'd just as soon ignore the threads, but if you click New Posts, a ton of different ones pop up. It's ridiculous. I don't go there to debate, I go there to learn.
Guess I'll have to ride it out until the election is over. Still ridiculous...

[Doppelgänger]

Those so-cal fags need to start their own site and stay off CR :lol:

[MeFryRice]

I finally sold my wheels!!! banana

[Jack-MX5ATLanta.com]

bought a miata yet?

[Doppelgänger]

Ever call about the turbo 94? Kurt and I discussed that car, could be worth a looking at :)

[RotorNutFD3S]

Congrats on the sale!

Mike, you talking about the one that had the SSRs on it? Or the one locally on CL?

[Doppelgänger]

locally on CL.

Which ones with the SSR's? Was that on m.net? Never saw the ad.

[RotorNutFD3S]

Ah. The one with the SSRs was on m.net. Really clean.

[RotorNutFD3S]

Here it is. In Kentucky for $10k. 8k miles on a built engine, lots of $$$ upgrades.

http://www.miata.net/cgi-bin/isc/classifieds.cgi?action=detail&AdNumber=77377&CategoryID=106&SubID=1041&Position=2&TotalCount=10&Session=48bed7867524e392&FirstPage=&LastPage=20&prevaction=show

[MeFryRice]

bought a miata yet?


Still looking....

[Doppelgänger]

I can't believe i'm watching Solarbabies :lol:

Anyone else remember it?

[MeFryRice]

Ever call about the turbo 94? Kurt and I discussed that car, could be worth a looking at :)


I called the guy but never got a response. I called on that black one in Pensacola, FL earlier today. Guy is suppose to be sending me pictures again.

[Doppelgänger]

Damn man, i've never had a problem getting in touch with sellers...

[MeFryRice]

Here it is. In Kentucky for $10k. 8k miles on a built engine, lots of $$$ upgrades.

http://www.miata.net/cgi-bin/isc/classifieds.cgi?action=detail&AdNumber=77377&CategoryID=106&SubID=1041&Position=2&TotalCount=10&Session=48bed7867524e392&FirstPage=&LastPage=20&prevaction=show


I don't have $10k just laying around and I'm wanting to buy a car I can pay cash with. :D[hr]

Damn man, i've never had a problem getting in touch with sellers...


Must be my luck then. :( I'll give him another call when I get off.

[RotorNutFD3S]

Was just pointing it out...
I thought that if you are calling on an $8500 Miata, you might be able to work out a deal on one that is well-sorted for just a little more since it isn't selling. Not saying the one on CL isn't well-sorted, just seems like the one on m.net has more valuable parts.

[RotorNutFD3S]

So I do believe that I woke up with strep throat or the flu this morning, been progressively getting worse all day, and now I feel like death. Tomorrow morning is going to be fun...

[MeFryRice]

Sorry to hear Eric. I hate being sick.

So, I almost came home with a new FJ Cruiser with the Team Trails offroad package today. They were willing to give me what I wanted for the S2K but I told them I would have to think about it plus I want to finance it through my credit union so I'll give them a call tomorrow.....just a lot of money. :(

[RotorNutFD3S]

I hate it too. And I never get sick.

Yeah, they're a lot of money, but if you can see yourself being happy with it, go for it. Now's the time to get good deals. I'm not a huge fan of the FJ, the outside is a little too funky for me, but then again, not an SUV/truck fan to start with. lol But I do personally know 2 people with them, and they love them.

You just better hurry up and get a Miata, not seeing you driving your own sports car is going to be just plain weird.

[Doppelgänger]

Sorry to hear Eric. I hate being sick.

So, I almost came home with a new FJ Cruiser with the Team Trails offroad package today. They were willing to give me what I wanted for the S2K but I told them I would have to think about it plus I want to finance it through my credit union so I'll give them a call tomorrow.....just a lot of money. :(


Why a Stupid Useless Vehicle :wtf:

[RotorNutFD3S]

He says he needs a tow vehicle.

[Sawyer]

I don't understand why people hate SUV's so much. I love them.
I will never drive a minivan. SUV's all the way!

[MeFryRice]

I hate it too. And I never get sick.

Yeah, they're a lot of money, but if you can see yourself being happy with it, go for it. Now's the time to get good deals. I'm not a huge fan of the FJ, the outside is a little too funky for me, but then again, not an SUV/truck fan to start with. lol But I do personally know 2 people with them, and they love them.

You just better hurry up and get a Miata, not seeing you driving your own sports car is going to be just plain weird.


haha I'll have a Miata, just seems like the FJ is easier to find then a Miata. :rolleyes:[hr]
Why a Stupid Useless Vehicle :wtf:

Like Eric said, I want a tow vehicle and it'll be nice to have for camping, mountain biking, etc. :cool:

[MeFryRice]

I don't understand why people hate SUV's so much. I love them.
I will never drive a minivan. SUV's all the way!


Because it's not so environmentally friendly. :violin:

[Sawyer]

Oh boohoo.. Poor Earth.

[Doppelgänger]

No, it's because 95% of them fail at life and driving.... simultaneously.

[RotorNutFD3S]

I don't think Steve will have that problem... I hope not anyway.

[Sawyer]

Nah, he'll be fine!

[JennB]

I also cannot stand SUVs. I have no idea why anyone would want one. If I needed a tow vehicle, I would buy an older truck or SUV and use it just for towing or I would just rent one when I needed it. No reason to drive some giant, wasteful beast around all of the time if I don't need it.

[Doppelgänger]

Oh yeah... I finally got a cell phone :lol:

[MeFryRice]

No, it's because 95% of them fail at life and driving.... simultaneously.


Don't worry, just cause I get an SUV doesn't mean I'll change my driving habits. :)

[Sawyer]

Oh yeah... I finally got a cell phone :lol:


Haha nice!!! :clap:

[MeFryRice]

I also cannot stand SUVs. I have no idea why anyone would want one. If I needed a tow vehicle, I would buy an older truck or SUV and use it just for towing or I would just rent one when I needed it. No reason to drive some giant, wasteful beast around all of the time if I don't need it.


I'll be switching between the FJ and the miata. I too don't want to have to hit up every gas station I see.[hr]

Oh yeah... I finally got a cell phone :lol:


Welcome to the 21st century!! :D

[RotorNutFD3S]

Oh yeah... I finally got a cell phone :lol:


Steve, you stole my line... We must have a celebration! So when are you passing your number out? :lol:

[Doppelgänger]

i'll get you guys the number... not going to exactly post it up on a public forum :lol:
It's not like i've never had one.... just been a couple of years.


Oh, i went to the firing range with Ben on sat. and used his .40 Glocks and the Kal-tec. From 15-20 ft i'm actually a pretty good shot and the paper target man on my garage wall can prove it :lol:
(yes, I hung it up in the garage.... figured if anyone ever goes in there without premission would see that and be deturred)

[MeFryRice]

I'll be waiting for the number.

We should all go to the range sometime....

[Doppelgänger]

the room next to the one we were in was for rifles/shot guns and someone was using a god damn machine gun. I heard it go off and startd lauging because it was like *pop* *pop* *pop*

*bababababababbabababababba* *pop *pop*

Damn random machine gun out of left field for 5 seconds.

[RotorNutFD3S]

Yeah, that range is awesome isn't it? You can rent those damn machine guns they have hanging on the wall. Next time I go there with Ben, I'm renting one. :lol:

MX5Atlanta Meet at a range, that should be awesome. Imagine it, a line of Miatas show up to a gun range... the looks would be priceless.

[Doppelgänger]

i'd be up for it..... though I don't have my own :(

[MeFryRice]

I'm game![hr]
Oh and LB, your coming to shoot too!

[RotorNutFD3S]

Haha! Get Harrison and his g/f too.
I'll see if I can borrow some toys from the neighbor.

Oh, and by the way, work sucks even more on a Monday when you're sick. Just an FYI. :violin:

[MeFryRice]

You already know Harrison would be down. I'll let him know today.

You must have a case of the Mondays..

[Sawyer]

Oh and LB, your coming to shoot too!


Oh god.... ok I MIGHT shoot it.
Might.

[RotorNutFD3S]

You'll let him know what? We haven't even set a day for it! lol Hell, I'm still trying to find a way up to The Gap this Saturday.

Yeah, fortunately no bosses quite that annoying though. lol

Peer pressure's a *****, ain't it? :lol:

[Doppelgänger]

Does anyone else get a strange delay when it comes to posting on here? I swear, i'll post something and go to the main page and the site clock will be behind like 10 min, so then I have to refresh the page, no biggie. But i'll see a new post and click on it and have to refresh on that too just to see the new posting. ****ing slow *** connection here at work...

[Doppelgänger]

Speaking of no boss. My team leader who assigns my tasks isn't here today so i'm having to make up work for myself :lol:

[RotorNutFD3S]

Must just be you. Working fine for me.

I'd be making up 30 min breaks and a 2-hour lunch. And then time to go home at 3pm.

[Doppelgänger]

I go home at 3pm anyway :lol:

Dammit, I was trying to let the battery in my new phone get low before recharging it and now it's dead...doh!

[JennB]

Thought you were going to take the charger. :wtf:

You don't need to be on the phone at work anyway.

[RotorNutFD3S]

Ok, so go home at 1pm. :lol:

Didn't you read Jenn? He has nothing to do. lol

[Doppelgänger]

Yeah, I figured that with 1 bat left and just sitting doing nothing over night, it would still have some charge today.... also wanted to see how long it takes to die once it goes into "plug me in!" mode

[MeFryRice]

What kind of phone did you get??

[Doppelgänger]

Samsung A737

[JennB]

Yeah, I figured that with 1 bat left and just sitting doing nothing over night, it would still have some charge today.... also wanted to see how long it takes to die once it goes into "plug me in!" mode


You'll live :lol:


Brendan is already in France so I should be home at a nice time today. We should work on the bathroom so we can maybe have some people over for Formula 1 this weekend. It's on Sunday at 2:30PM... well.. or Saturday night at 2:30AM.

[RotorNutFD3S]

That is a popular little phone lately...

[Doppelgänger]

I know i'll live. Don't forget to send the rebate in!

[MeFryRice]

I hate rebates cause I always forget to send it in, which is what cell phone companies want you do to.

[RotorNutFD3S]

That or not having a stamp, which is always my case. Which reminds me, I need to get the business cards out to Jack soon.