Recent content by Kobayashi

  1. Kobayashi

    Funny, Strange, Random Pics

    Which eye surgery? Inquiring minds want to know...
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    Home Improvement

    Just a word of warning, under no circumstances farm any job out through Lowes. We had the gutters redone on our old house with them. The company they subbed out to was the most incompetent group of dipshits I've ever had the displeasure of dealing with. We went to Lowes when they missed their...
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    Home buying thread

    Is that supposed to be your fridge in the corner of the kitchen? I wouldn't butt it up to a wall like that, especially if you were doing a french door fridge. Also, not sure what styles of cooking you do, but I think putting your range where it is will make it difficult to do a vent to the exterior.
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    What vehicle do you drive?

    Shock the world you say... An 8 cylinder supercar is interesting, but the MR2 is more interesting.
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    Funny, Strange, Random Pics

    I'd say in general you're right - if you're getting any kind of pie anywhere it's probably in the bottom tier. You're only going to get top tier if you either make it yourself or encounter a unicorn. That being said, I think the floor for bad pumpkin pie is much lower than say a cherry or apple...
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    Funny, Strange, Random Pics

    Pumpkin pie CAN be very good, but by default I usually pass on it. Most people and storebought pies use canned slop. I've done a scratchmade pumpkin pie and it was very good, but I also couldn't help but think if I put that sort of time/effort into an apple or cherry pie, how much better it...
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    Funny, Strange, Random Pics

    It's funny how perspective changes with experience. I don't appreciate the beauty in that photo, I mostly just imagine getting tangled in that kelp while trying to get that shot. Oblig:
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    What vehicle do you drive?

    I always check Pure-gas.org - ethanol-free gasoline in the U.S. and Canada when I need to get gas for any small engines. More have it than you think and just do a shit job of advertising it or only have it on a few pumps. You might convert to rustling when they start putting up the price...
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    Funny, Strange, Random Pics

    Pfft. I could bring a five dollar footlong. Oblig:
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    What vehicle do you drive?

    Depends on the timing, usually if it's sufficiently early they'll just lock them or put them in a cordoned off stage. I can tell you from experience from at least one OEM that they would have the entire paint job either touched up or redone, all the doors would be remounted, and they would go...
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    2025-2026 NFL Season Thread - God hates the Chargers

    I know the Raiders suck balls and all, but Sanders has looked surprisingly decent. He's probably Jerry Jeudy not being a dipshit away from being up 3 scores the way they were moving.
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    Home Improvement

    Not sure how big the chunks you're talking about are, but if they're mostly under a foot or so in diameter, I like to use a sawzall with a shrubbery blade. In my opinion it's a bit easier to deal with as you're never worrying about kickback, overly worried about getting stuck (worst case you're...
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    General Gaming News and Discussion

    I think I've got 4 of those controllers and a few steam links sitting around untouched in the original packaging from that sale. I guess my unused steam library also includes hardware.
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    Home Improvement

    If I could find a local outfit that did a good job for 15k, I'd book them this second. I've been trying to get our master bath redone for a while now and every quote is more ridiculous than the last. One of those prefab, done in under a week, places wanted 60k. That was with keeping all the...
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    What vehicle do you drive?

    Yeah, that's a good call. I actually use a ton of gaffers tape, but I only have it in obnoxious colors. I use it to mark missed connections and other wiring fuck ups. It's pretty durable and has a little better adhesion than painters tape while still not leaving much residue. For that vehicle...