woo hoo! ... I mean "Doh"

@Tester101 My dad used to have me follow him as he took his car in for service in random places. You don't get heads shaved and NOZ installed from the local gas station. He seemed to forget that my station wagon was just lucky to see the small dot in the distance after he took off from stop lights. And this was pre-cell phone when my next option would be to turn around and wait for him to call the house.

@BMitch A silver toilet badge!? You must know a lot about toilets!

I'm a master crapper.

i ran a car club back in the day - went to a few shows

never got into no2 - scary stuff

i'd like to build a kit car someday from the chassis up - not a knock off like a cobra - something custom

I used to race cars.

OMG you were such a cute child!!!

I know, what happened to you?!

:)

That's some random kid on the internet, but thanks.

so your looking at young children? gross dude

Image search for pinewood car.

One of my dad's friends had access to a small air-strip, so once or twice a year a half dozen of them would go out to play with their toys.

@lsiunsuex You said he's cute

dad owned a body shop back in the day till his partner f'ed him

the partner eventually got cancer and died at a young age - karma's a bitch

i have a dream / goal... when one of my startups becomes successful and i have expendable cash - i'm gonna wake him up early one morning, fly both of us to NYC, go to a lamborgini dealer and buy one and drive it back to buffalo

hes a big car guy

haha, AAA has a gas trip calculator taking into account the car - 2011 gallardo spyder - 406 miles, 32 gallons used, $120 in gas - thats actually a lot less than i thought

@lsiunsuex yeah but is that 55 mph or 95?

i'm gonna assume 55mph

and not 180mph

I can't drive 55

@BMitch me neither..even in my cutlass that has a spedo that only goes to 85

They should really adjust transmissions to be more efficient at 65-70

I haven't maxed it yet...but I'm guessing it will happen at some point

@BMitch I think that's why you're seeing a lot of 6 speed automatics out right now

I was just happy to get a 5 speed transmission in my hyundai, but the impression I've had is that they tend to add more gears in the middle, rather than higher ratio OD gears.

@BMitch that may be true. I'm not sure, I haven't really looked into it

I blame the gubament.

@BMitch naturally :). But you're not wrong in this case.

@lsiunsuex Why would the American Anthropological Association (AAA) care about fuel usage?

everyone is concerned about gas prices now adays

Wow, Tripod still exists!?

wired.com/autopia/2013/06/nhtsa-autonomous-vehicles

what happens if a self driving car takes you from a state that self driving cars are legal, into a state where their illegal ?

@lsiunsuex it will have to become legal everywhere (or in a significantly contiguous region) for them to be commercially available

or they will have to have autopilot shutoffs that trigger via GPS at state lines

i would think they would be legal nation wide

if it works, and it proves to lower accidents / drunk driving, etc... why not

can go out to a bar solber, get trashed and let your car drive you home, not a taxi

Best answer EVER!

So yesterday was too crazy to chime in here and mention it, but the new appliances arrived, and the old ones were removed yesterday.

Since the stove was gas, and a double oven, with an attachment to the exhaust at the top, and the cabinet built in around it, that thing hadn't been moved since the house was built.

@BMitch lol

The guys reminded me of some loony tunes characters when they removed the old appliances. They were dropping them all over the place. I should be nice and cleanup the glass that's in the parking lot.

@BMitch Better to find cat toys, than a cat.

I was happy not to find any dead animals or droppings, always worry about that behind an old appliance. But damn the place was nasty dusty. Thank goodness for shop vacs.

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that was quick - closed just this last winter

still dont know what happened - the owner of FWS is my uncles next door neighbor - i remember when he finally bought it he was so happy it finally happened

and then it closed like 2 years after

We finally have the answer to everyone's question...

406.4 Receptacle Mounting.

(A) Boxes That Are Set Back. Receptacles mounted in boxes that are set back from the finished surface as permitted in 314.20 shall be installed such that the mounting yoke or strap of the receptacle is held rigidly at the finished surface.

ARTICLE 314 Outlet, Device, Pull, and Junction Boxes; Conduit Bodies; Fittings; and Handhole Enclosures

II. Installation

314.20 In Wall or Ceiling. In walls or ceilings with a surface of concrete, tile, gypsum, plaster, or other noncombustible material, boxes employing a flush-type cover or faceplate shall be installed so that the front edge of the box, plaster ring, extension ring, or listed extender will not be set back of the finished surface more than 6 mm (1⁄4 in.).

In walls and ceilings constructed of wood or other combustible surface material, boxes, plaster rings, extension rings, or listed extenders shall be flush with the finished surface or project therefrom.