GM's thread about nothing (30 Viewers)

[shuke]

Now I know how Ham feels, except without the part about being bat#### crazy.

Oh god, can you imagine if he still lived in L.A.?Actually, the fact that even Ham isn't making a big deal about this should be a pretty good indicator of what people outside CA think about it.

I don't even live there anymore, but 35+ years of living there, I know what a disaster this could be. My niece is actually flying up to spend the week up here; she was coming up to visit at some point this summer anyway, but decided to leave tonight to avoid the whole thing.

What is there to "avoid"? Oh, a closed road.

 

[shuke]

my buddy Claudio

Is this a Studs character?

 

[St. Louis Bob]

My out of town cousin via FB:

Scene: Meijer store in the frozen food aisleMan with beard, dirty cammo Bass Pro hat, and shirt with cut-off sleeves with American flag on it: "Reduced fat ice cream!?!? Who in the HELL thought of that?"Me (as I turn around): "Sir, you are my hero..."

 

[Sarnoff]

Now I know how Ham feels, except without the part about being bat#### crazy.

Oh god, can you imagine if he still lived in L.A.?Actually, the fact that even Ham isn't making a big deal about this should be a pretty good indicator of what people outside CA think about it.

I don't even live there anymore, but 35+ years of living there, I know what a disaster this could be. My niece is actually flying up to spend the week up here; she was coming up to visit at some point this summer anyway, but decided to leave tonight to avoid the whole thing.

What is there to "avoid"? Oh, a closed road.

Yeah, that and the 500,000 cars that travel on it clogging every other street in the city.

 

[El Floppo]

belated hooray for no cancer in the butt, bob.

 

[El Floppo]

I want to take a side with the LA car/highway thing... can somebody tell who's with each side, so I can pick?

 

[Gadzooks]

Anybody in this thread have Solidworks?

hi

Can you convert three solid works files to .dxf for me? If so PM me your email address. This is some stuff I need to waterjet.

Jesus, dxf? All views saved in the same file?

Ummmm ...I don't even know what the files look like. Really all I need is a flat profile for cutting. I don't need dimensions or anything else. I know material thickness and all that. The guy keeps telling me about the "star" profile. That's mainly what I'm after.If it is too big of a pain in the ###, don't worry about it.

Sent. I saved all views in case the origin wasn't set to the cut plane. WTF are these things, anyway?

Got them. Perfect! Thanks much!Honestly, I don't know what they are. I have to cut 1700 of them on the waterjet out of black UHMW-PE (dense plastic). I tried to get him to tell me, but I guess it's part of some big secret machine that he is building.

I'll buy a chicken dinner for anyone that can catch a jerk while/after reading this conversation.

 

[St. Louis Bob]

belated hooray for no cancer in the butt, bob.

That's the good news. The bad news is I think I can still feel the doctor's finger up there. JFC

 

[cosjobs]

Anybody in this thread have Solidworks?

hi

Can you convert three solid works files to .dxf for me? If so PM me your email address. This is some stuff I need to waterjet.

Jesus, dxf? All views saved in the same file?

Ummmm ...I don't even know what the files look like. Really all I need is a flat profile for cutting. I don't need dimensions or anything else. I know material thickness and all that. The guy keeps telling me about the "star" profile. That's mainly what I'm after.If it is too big of a pain in the ###, don't worry about it.

Sent. I saved all views in case the origin wasn't set to the cut plane. WTF are these things, anyway?

Got them. Perfect! Thanks much!Honestly, I don't know what they are. I have to cut 1700 of them on the waterjet out of black UHMW-PE (dense plastic). I tried to get him to tell me, but I guess it's part of some big secret machine that he is building.

I'll buy a chicken dinner for anyone that can catch a jerk while/after reading this conversation.

by my calculations you now owe me three chicken dinners and I'm about to go for another.

 

[-fish-]

KTLA is awesome. These guys base their news on car chases and disasters.

They have a countdown clock, and some reporter is going to be stuck out in the field for the entire weekend.

 

[Aaron Rudnicki]

will there by live coverage of carmageddon? hope it lives up to the hype better than Y2K did.

 

[Mr. Pickles]

Survive the 405

 

[Aaron Rudnicki]

be safe out there, fellas. some killer traffic in the forecast for the entire weekend.

 

[-fish-]

will there by live coverage of carmageddon? hope it lives up to the hype better than Y2K did.

LA news would interrupt first contact with an alien race to cover a car chase on a freeway. They're going to go live 24 hours if this is anything as bad as they're hyping it to be.

 

[Aaron Rudnicki]

this is some of the funniest news #### I've ever seen.

 

[JbizzleMan]

Pray for me fellas. Carmageddon is hours away.

 

[-fish-]

If only Hal Fishman was here to see this.

 

[Gadzooks]

Anybody in this thread have Solidworks?

hi

Can you convert three solid works files to .dxf for me? If so PM me your email address. This is some stuff I need to waterjet.

Jesus, dxf? All views saved in the same file?

Ummmm ...I don't even know what the files look like. Really all I need is a flat profile for cutting. I don't need dimensions or anything else. I know material thickness and all that. The guy keeps telling me about the "star" profile. That's mainly what I'm after.If it is too big of a pain in the ###, don't worry about it.

Sent. I saved all views in case the origin wasn't set to the cut plane. WTF are these things, anyway?

Got them. Perfect! Thanks much!Honestly, I don't know what they are. I have to cut 1700 of them on the waterjet out of black UHMW-PE (dense plastic). I tried to get him to tell me, but I guess it's part of some big secret machine that he is building.

I'll buy a chicken dinner for anyone that can catch a jerk while/after reading this conversation.

by my calculations you now owe me three chicken dinners and I'm about to go for another.

I'm impressed. I tried a couple times, just because I enjoy challenges, but "dense plastic" was just too much of a mood kill for me.

 

[Sarnoff]

be safe out there, fellas. some killer traffic in the forecast for the entire weekend.

Joke all you want, Carmageddon will kill at least as many people this weekend as the Fukushima nuclear plant meltdown.

 

[Mr. Pickles]

Anybody in this thread have Solidworks?

hi

Can you convert three solid works files to .dxf for me? If so PM me your email address. This is some stuff I need to waterjet.

Jesus, dxf? All views saved in the same file?

Ummmm ...I don't even know what the files look like. Really all I need is a flat profile for cutting. I don't need dimensions or anything else. I know material thickness and all that. The guy keeps telling me about the "star" profile. That's mainly what I'm after.If it is too big of a pain in the ###, don't worry about it.

Sent. I saved all views in case the origin wasn't set to the cut plane. WTF are these things, anyway?

Got them. Perfect! Thanks much!Honestly, I don't know what they are. I have to cut 1700 of them on the waterjet out of black UHMW-PE (dense plastic). I tried to get him to tell me, but I guess it's part of some big secret machine that he is building.

I'll buy a chicken dinner for anyone that can catch a jerk while/after reading this conversation.

by my calculations you now owe me three chicken dinners and I'm about to go for another.

I'm impressed. I tried a couple times, just because I enjoy challenges, but "dense plastic" was just too much of a mood kill for me.

You've just got to read it out loud as "ultra high molecular weight polyethylene." That'll get you the rest of the way there.

 

[JbizzleMan]

be safe out there, fellas. some killer traffic in the forecast for the entire weekend.

Joke all you want, Carmageddon will kill at least as many people this weekend as the Fukushima nuclear plant meltdown.

 

[Gadzooks]

I'm impressed. I tried a couple times, just because I enjoy challenges, but "dense plastic" was just too much of a mood kill for me.

You've just got to read it out loud as "ultra high molecular weight polyethylene." That'll get you the rest of the way there.

Thank you. To be honest, I finished at "ultra high molecular". God bless you.

 

[Mr.Pack]

Well, I don't have cancer. Pretty ####### happy right now.ETASorry Zooks

 

[Leeroy Jenkins]

what's the difference between a freeway and highway?

Sort of depends who you're talking to. Some people will tell you that it's state v. federal (state roads are highways; federal roads are interstates), but that's not really the distinction in California.Highways can have intersections, and they're normally 2 lanes. Freeways don't have any intersections, generally higher speed limits, and more lanes. Where 5 and 405 merge, I think it's 12 lanes across.

TWELVE ####### lanes?! If you're not from there or don't know where you're going or where the exit is you're ####ed.

 

[Lomez]

Well #### me. I suppose I deserved this

 

[Mr. Pickles]

Well #### me. I suppose I deserved this

No one deserves their own mobile Facebook feed.

 

[Tremendous Upside]

my buddy Claudio

Is this a Studs character?

He might as well be.

 

[Osaurus]

Problem: 9 hours to kill before my flight leaves San Diego

Solution: Went to see Transformers 3 and killed 1/3 of the time. Holy #### that movie is long. The rest of the time will be spent at the Karl Strauss Beer Garden conveniently located just past the security checkpoint.

 

[-fish-]

Problem: 9 hours to kill before my flight leaves San DiegoSolution: Went to see Transformers 3 and killed 1/3 of the time. Holy #### that movie is long. The rest of the time will be spent at the Karl Strauss Beer Garden conveniently located just past the security checkpoint.

go to point loma seafood and get awesome seafood and a 32 oz beer. its right by the airport.

 

[Osaurus]

Problem: 9 hours to kill before my flight leaves San DiegoSolution: Went to see Transformers 3 and killed 1/3 of the time. Holy #### that movie is long. The rest of the time will be spent at the Karl Strauss Beer Garden conveniently located just past the security checkpoint.

go to point loma seafood and get awesome seafood and a 32 oz beer. its right by the airport.

Intriguing. :strokesbeard:ETA: almost 2 miles on foot might not work out, but thanks for the recommendation.

 

[-fish-]

Problem: 9 hours to kill before my flight leaves San DiegoSolution: Went to see Transformers 3 and killed 1/3 of the time. Holy #### that movie is long. The rest of the time will be spent at the Karl Strauss Beer Garden conveniently located just past the security checkpoint.

go to point loma seafood and get awesome seafood and a 32 oz beer. its right by the airport.

Intriguing. :strokesbeard:ETA: almost 2 miles on foot might not work out, but thanks for the recommendation.

Guess right by is relative. Seems closer. There's a strip club much closer than that.

 

[Osaurus]

Problem: 9 hours to kill before my flight leaves San DiegoSolution: Went to see Transformers 3 and killed 1/3 of the time. Holy #### that movie is long. The rest of the time will be spent at the Karl Strauss Beer Garden conveniently located just past the security checkpoint.

go to point loma seafood and get awesome seafood and a 32 oz beer. its right by the airport.

Intriguing. :strokesbeard:ETA: almost 2 miles on foot might not work out, but thanks for the recommendation.

Guess right by is relative. Seems closer. There's a strip club much closer than that.

That I noticed.

 

[Mr. Pickles]

I think it's a waffle weekend.

 

[cosjobs]

I think it's a waffle weekend.

Belgian or regular?

 

[Frostillicus]

Nobody cares about the poor firefighter suffering from fatigue?

 

[El Floppo]

I think it's a waffle weekend.

Belgian or regular?

Dutch.

 

[Osaurus]

I think it's a waffle weekend.

Belgian or regular?

Dutch.

Stroopwafles?

 

[shuke]

I think it's a waffle weekend.

The entire weekend?

 

[gamera]

I'm going to have shrimp at Red Lobster and Hooters tomorrow. If I live, I will consider pancakes on Sunday.

 

[Mr. Pickles]

I think it's a waffle weekend.

The entire weekend?

If I pace myself.

 

[Steve Tasker]

####### scotch

 

[Steve Tasker]

Wish I had some waffles

 

[-fish-]

I'm going to have shrimp at Red Lobster and Hooters tomorrow. If I live, I will consider pancakes on Sunday.

They have shrimp at hooters?

 

[Josie Maran]

Sitting in my living room smoking a smokey treat.

I have a 19 year old girl in my bed.

I felt the need to post this.

 

[Thorn]

Whatever you do dont check your phone. Homo

 

[YSR]

Whatever you do dont check your phone.

 

[Thorn]

Obvs zooks needs to weigh in

 

[boilerdave]

belated hooray for no cancer in the butt, bob.

That's the good news. The bad news is I think I can still feel the doctor's finger up there. JFC

Glad to hear the cancer scare is over Bob.I'm over due for a physical and have been putting it off, guess I'll make the appointment this week.

 

[El Floppo]

####### scotch

pretty sure they prefer being called "scottish" [christo/]

 

[Sergeant Spelt]

Nobody cares about the poor firefighter suffering from fatigue?

did he just fight his 3000th fire?