OT: November 2015 Edition Mod warning in post 1

[Reclamation Project]

Nice work on the S6 Squirties. I thought you were going the E63 AMG wagon route though?

 

[Jason Squirties]

Nice work on the S6 Squirties. I thought you were going the E63 AMG wagon route though?

thanks. couldn't make it work in the budget, same with the tesla.

the car is genuinely and surprisingly perfect in every way that i needed it to be.

perfect commuter car, great seats, good tech, decent power, enough room with a little one in the fam.

 

[Reclamation Project]

I love the S6 and the TT V8 is a brute. APR does some wild **** with that powertrain. I've seen S7s running mid-11s.

I'd take an S6 over an E63 honestly (although the E550 comparison would be more apt). Looks better (especially the face lifted version like yours), has a more contemporary interior, and $$$ is always the most important thing.

A P85D was always a cool fourth or fifth car proposal (which I'm nowhere near right now).

 

[scryan]

is this a troll post?

No, though perhaps a bit ignorant.

you just said in your first sentence that he wasn't driving, so the proceeding rant is kinda misdirected, don't you think?

Not really. While he wasn't driving he was certainly participating.... Unless we are insisting that the driver was driving calm and reasonably as Paul prefered until Paul leaned down to grab the next CD at which point he floored it and crashed the next corner with Paul yelling at him to slow down.

not to mention, almost entirely inaccurate. a quick google search results in quite a few number of articles and videos of track events/car clubs that paul was active and participated in.

Digging around a lot to find stuff on this now... Hard to find info as its all RIP WALKER stuff when you search his name... But its almost all car shows. He did race in the Redline time attack challenge in 2010, but I can only find his name in the results of 1 event
http://www.trackhq.com/forums/f13/2010-redline-time-attack-round-6-willow-springs-result-3294/
From the data on mylaps.com that is the only one he has participated in...

He apparently was at the 2010 25 hours of thunderhill, thats kinda crazy because I was there too...I wonder which MER car he was in... We beat all but 1 even though. He never came back to another...

So really, I can find 2 examples of him being paid to go to events, If he wanted he could have done that every other weekend or so... The rest is just him by parked cars...

also not to mention, the guy that was driving, mr rodas was a total track junkie and by all accounts not a bad driver behind the wheel.

Yeah, he definitely seemed to race a lot. Most results show his as kind of a back runner, but whatever.... It looks like he made his money in finance and paid to drive, there are a lot of guys like this at the levels he was running... That doesn't mean he should be throwing a high strung car around the streets at triple digit speeds. Some hooning around I get... but public roads are no place for that kind of speed

sometimes motor vehicles, especially ones like the carrera gt when being pushed within a certain level of its limits and the drivers, have a tendency to teach you things about it in a very unforgiving manner.

Yeah, its a very bad idea to push such an unforgiving car on public and unpredictable roads where there are so many variable and surface conditions are likely to not be clean/smooth/nicely coated in rubber,

professional race car drivers

He raced in the World Challenge series. He was a racecar driver because he was a successful businessman who bought a race team and gave himself a seat. That is how it works at that level.
http://www.world-challenge.com/drivers/64.html?view=driver see his bio.

just a sad situation and ironic all at the same time but i don't think your rant is justified imo(sans the ryan dunn part).

Certainly sad, but that doesn't mean it isn't justified. Particularly when its a guy who is paid to pretend to be a race car driver, and a guy who pays to be a race car driver treating the road like its their private track.

 

[kingsfan28]

Seriously though Star Wars spoilers is insta infraction. It will happen. Avoid that ****, because I will come after you for it.

I'm glad someone has taken charge, because there's always that one dick who has to yell "FIRST" and spoil it. I am a bit surprised how well social media has done to keep thing fairly quite after the release. Even after the 500 mil opening weekend, not many blatant spoilers have pop up.

 

[Jason Squirties]

Certainly sad, but that doesn't mean it isn't justified. Particularly when its a guy who is paid to pretend to be a race car driver, and a guy who pays to be a race car driver treating the road like its their private track.

i'm not sure what any of that means but rant on if you feel it's justified but i feel like you agreed with just about all of my counter points provided.

 

[TheSentinel]

The Force Awakens was a bit disappointing. My thoughts while I can remember most of it -

I'm spoiling the entire film.


Overall I enjoyed it very much, but it did let me down from a fresh episode standpoint.

(I left out the Spoiler section as it does become visible after quoting.)

I wanted to highlight that section because you usually offer fun quips... But I made it this far and i'm seeing it Saturday and I don't want to ruin myself, even though spoilers haven't really had an effect on me with other movies.

 

[Reclamation Project]

(I left out the Spoiler section as it does become visible after quoting.)

I wanted to highlight that section because you usually offer fun quips... But I made it this far and i'm seeing it Saturday and I don't want to ruin myself, even though spoilers haven't really had an effect on me with other movies.

You'll enjoy it. If you can make it until Saturday (hopefully some knob on FB doesn't ruin it ) it'll be worth it.

I wanna go see it again in 3D after the holiday is over. Ren is a badass.

 

[kingsfan28]

You'll enjoy it. If you can make it until Saturday (hopefully some knob on FB doesn't ruin it ) it'll be worth it.

I wanna go see it again in 3D after the holiday is over. Ren is a badass.

My friends and I were contemplating if the big reveal in Empire wouldn't have been spoiled after the first day in the theaters if social media existed back then. Because you know someone would've created a hashtag #******************
I remember seeing it with my dad and they purposely had the people leave through the fire exit, to prevent people talking about it as they passed the next group waiting in line to get in.

 

[TROLLCHUK]

The Force Awakens was a bit disappointing. My thoughts while I can remember most of it -

I'm spoiling the entire film.

[spoil]I heard from numerous sites that VII brought back the magic ingredients that made IV-VI so great. That it was an extension of the original trilogy. About halfway through VII I realized it was almost identical to the original three films. It all seemed like different snippets pieced together with newer characters. Rey reminds me of Luke a lot. The ultimate story is her honing the Force like Luke. I love Daisy Ridley by the way. She did a phenomenal job and is a great actress.

Ren and Snoke are Vader and Palpatine. Kylo is a badass though and I love his helmet and slender appearance in certain parts of the film (made him more of an agile villain where I always felt Vader was a bit cumbersome). Snoke displays tremendous power and exudes great fear. I liked how they didn't really expand on his character. Episodes VIII and IX should really flush things out.

Captain Phasma's armor is badass. I was extremely excited to see how her plot line played out, but she felt like a big after thought. She probably had 10 minutes of screen time total. I wish she would have fought after being held hostage, but that probably would have been the death of her. Hopefully she plays a bigger role in the next episode. Did I mention her armor is ****ing badass? Because it's ****ing badass.

I understand both parties have evolved through different phases (mainly defeat), but it feels like the New Order is the Empire with new helmets.

The Starkiller Base and ultimately the destruction of it felt identical to the Death Star.

Solo's death felt identical to Obi-Wan's death. It was a great scene though from an atmosphere standpoint.

Now I understand that all of these are an evolution of past events, and would be very common, but it all felt too similar and too readily mirroring previous events.

The transitions between major scenes were also identical to the original series.

Three of the funniest scenes I remember -

The first is when Rey and Finn are escaping and she calls the Millennium Falcon a pile of garbage. The second is when Rey said, "You're the one that did the Kessel run in 14 parsecs???" and Han gets irritated. The final is when they're trying to break into the Starkiller Base and Chewie is complaining about the cold.

I thought BB-8 was a fantastic replacement to R2-D2 (the main character droid role). The separate head allowed him to show a tremendous amount of emotion along with his beeps and boops.[/spoil]

Overall I enjoyed it very much, but it did let me down from a fresh episode standpoint.

Pretty spot on with your review.


[spoil]The movie definitely was an amalgamation of plot points from the previous trilogy. They did flip some of them on their head though.

I feel the scene between Ben and Han on the bridge could have gone either way with Han putting an end to Ben's pain in the reverse fashion. There was some definite tension in that scene. By it ending the way it did it made Kylo Ren a villain to be truly hated.

I think the evolution of Kylo Ren as a villain is the best story in the film. You can see parallels with him an Anakin from the last trilogy especially with Kylo's lack of composure in the face of adversity. He is not a fully formed Dark Jedi but definitely has some powers unseen with other Force users in the movie. The ability to stop the blaster fire mid air being one of them.

I liked the movie but it was by no means perfect and mirrored the original trilogy a little too much for my liking.

I thought another funny scene was Han taking Chewie's blaster and commenting on how much he liked it while they were fighting off the First Order on the forest planet.

[/spoil]

 

[TROLLCHUK]

 

[Captain Mittens*]

 

[TROLLCHUK]

"These are not the pastries you are looking for." - Obi Wan Cannoli

 

[Legionnaire]

Woke up in Seattle this morning. I think I'll wear my Docs and a flannel and play some Nirvana.

 

[Captain Mittens*]

Woke up in Seattle this morning. I think I'll wear my Docs and a flannel and play some Nirvana.

You must have a god awful sleepwalking problem.

 

[Legionnaire]

You must have a god awful sleepwalking problem.

I do! When it comes summertime I end up in the Sahara desert. Don't ask me man, I just work here.

 

[Buddy The Elf]

Re: Paul walker

Sorry, was just making a bad joke! That got out of hand quick.

 

[Captain Mittens*]

 

[Reclamation Project]

Pretty spot on with your review.


[spoil]The movie definitely was an amalgamation of plot points from the previous trilogy. They did flip some of them on their head though.

I feel the scene between Ben and Han on the bridge could have gone either way with Han putting an end to Ben's pain in the reverse fashion. There was some definite tension in that scene. By it ending the way it did it made Kylo Ren a villain to be truly hated.

I think the evolution of Kylo Ren as a villain is the best story in the film. You can see parallels with him an Anakin from the last trilogy especially with Kylo's lack of composure in the face of adversity. He is not a fully formed Dark Jedi but definitely has some powers unseen with other Force users in the movie. The ability to stop the blaster fire mid air being one of them.

I liked the movie but it was by no means perfect and mirrored the original trilogy a little too much for my liking.

I thought another funny scene was Han taking Chewie's blaster and commenting on how much he liked it while they were fighting off the First Order on the forest planet.

[/spoil]

[spoil]His antics were definitely awesome. His powers combined with his mental instability make for one mean hombre. It was hilarious when the two storm troopers round the corner, see him flipping out, and go "NOPE, NOPE, NOPE!"

Episode VIII should flush many things out - what happens to Kylo Ren? He's already let Snoke down a couple times and now his Starkiller was just destroyed by a handful of people. The film only briefly showed the Knights of Ren in the flashback. They should make an appearance too. I believe Kylo's biggest obstacle is his fascination with Vader. He fears he'll never live up to him. Luke will surely help Rey hone her powers and she'll most likely become more powerful than him (given how strong she is with the force in such a brief time). I also believe she's probably his daughter. The production crew has already stated EVERY character is coming back for VIII so that means Han Solo is returning. Could be for a flashback though. Captain Phasma is one BAMF and has the entire fleet at her disposal. Would make a great ground combat scene. Will Finn take over the Millennium Falcon with Chewie and become Han Solo's spiritual successor? What bigger, badder weapon does the New Order have up their sleeves? A Galaxy Killer? Did the New Order follow the Millennium Falcon to the outskirts of the universe? Did they plant a tracker on it? Did Captain Phasma escape the trash compactor? Will Daisy Ridley go out on a date with me??? So many questions.[/spoil]

 

[Mattias]

On a personal level, lost 50 lbs this year. Went from 233 at the beginning of the year to 183. I'm 6'2''. First time in a long while people actively notice me and smile when I say hello. Pretty nice feeling.

Had to share.

 

[Legionnaire]

On a personal level, lost 50 lbs this year. Went from 233 at the beginning of the year to 183. I'm 6'2''. First time in a long while people actively notice me and smile when I say hello. Pretty nice feeling.

Had to share.

Well done. Glad others are noticing the results too.

 

[Jason Squirties]

thats flippin awesome. keep it up man

 

[Jason Squirties]

you'll be 130lb in no time.

 

[Mattias]

Well done. Glad others are noticing the results too.

thats flippin awesome. keep it up man

Thanks you guys! Was really easy to do, but my discipline level needed some work. Just used myfitness pal (it's free!) and logged all calories. Then started making my workouts more productive and longer. Then started taking a journal to the gym to write down how much I was doing. This was a big piece as I was never making any progress. Then I started cardio.

I would get on the treadmill and by the end of the hour each session...I would look down and a trail of sweat was on the belt alone. It was depressing but needed to be accepted how rough shape I was in. I started cooking all my meals. Eggs/Chicken/Tuna/sweet potatoes replaced Tim Hortons breakfasts (I am Canadian ha). I learned to deal with hunger by appreciating the pain over heading to Subway to order a depression twelve inch sub.

Then everything kind of happened at once. I think I lost something like 30 pounds in just a few weeks. Woosh effect is real, and everyone I know commented on how thin my face was looking. A girl coworker said that I now looked conventionally attractive, and I could not make a response.

Now I've started making my own exercises. I'll meditate daily followed by stomach vacuums and then my own varient of a leg left...thing on an exercise ball. I've never seen anything like it on the internet so I'm calling it my own creation but it makes my lower abs want to puke in happy pain.

1. No fast food. It's cheaper to mass cook healthy meals and freeze it.
2. Enjoy cardio. Go up stairs, use a rowing machine, try sports out, adventure.
3. Log your food and your workouts.
4. Be patient.


That's all it took. Pretty nice

 

[Buddy The Elf]

Thanks you guys! Was really easy to do, but my discipline level needed some work. Just used myfitness pal (it's free!) and logged all calories. Then started making my workouts more productive and longer. Then started taking a journal to the gym to write down how much I was doing. This was a big piece as I was never making any progress. Then I started cardio.

I would get on the treadmill and by the end of the hour each session...I would look down and a trail of sweat was on the belt alone. It was depressing but needed to be accepted how rough shape I was in. I started cooking all my meals. Eggs/Chicken/Tuna/sweet potatoes replaced Tim Hortons breakfasts (I am Canadian ha). I learned to deal with hunger by appreciating the pain over heading to Subway to order a depression twelve inch sub.

Then everything kind of happened at once. I think I lost something like 30 pounds in just a few weeks. Woosh effect is real, and everyone I know commented on how thin my face was looking. A girl coworker said that I now looked conventionally attractive, and I could not make a response.

Now I've started making my own exercises. I'll meditate daily followed by stomach vacuums and then my own varient of a leg left...thing on an exercise ball. I've never seen anything like it on the internet so I'm calling it my own creation but it makes my lower abs want to puke in happy pain.

1. No fast food. It's cheaper to mass cook healthy meals and freeze it.
2. Enjoy cardio. Go up stairs, use a rowing machine, try sports out, adventure.
3. Log your food and your workouts.
4. Be patient.


That's all it took. Pretty nice

I did the same thing 4 years go. It was pretty friggin easy after the first month. Oddly, the hard part for me was exercise even though I was already playing hockey 1-2 times a week. I started eating better immediately and was obsessive about it for a solid year. I started running and could not even do a mile without walking. I've done 7 half marathons in the past 4 years including 3 in the past 3 months. I've done the Tough Mudder twice completing all of the obstacles. The most brutal race I've done was a half marathon in Catalina in November. The first 7 miles was climbing 1500 feet in elevation.

I had lost over 30 lbs in the first three months I started eating better and exercising more. I lost another 10 pounds over the next three months. Then I think I peaked in the low 180's about two years in. I weighed roughly 230 lbs in May of 2012 (I'm 6 ft even btw). Right now I've been in the high 190's so I've been trying to be more dilligent about boozing less and eating less bad meals.

The only advice I'd give you is to not to completely deprive yourself of the things you love. Everything in moderation - including the healthy stuff.

The key to losing weight is so simple that it's insane that people waste all kinds of money on books, DVD's and personal trainers when all of the information you need is readily available on the internet. All you need is some basic understanding of nutrition and an exercise regimen. I believe cardio is more important than strength training but ideally you'll do both along with a healthy diet. If you do all three of those things, can't not lose weight unless you have some underlying health issue like thyroid etc.

Anyway, great job!!