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[S8ET6]

^^^^ hahahaha

Lee, you're crazy.

[fischmama]

oh what kind of bullshit is that?

Just let it go. I'll be driving an Audi (don't know which one yet) anyway too...

[scumcity14]

No Carlisle for me...fuck.

[Commander Riker]

No Carlisle for me...fuck.

Right there with ya. Jealous... super cereal like.

[Bonus Lane Man]

No Carlisle for me...fuck.

why??

[Burn-E]

why??

I have my suspicions there will be a post in the Miserable Men thread at some point in the next 24 hours that will reveal why.

[Burn-E]

Hey Alain did you see any yellow Gallardo's at the super car meet you attended last week?

More on this story in the news...

http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20120516/news/705169856/

http://triblocal.com/wheeling/2012/05/16/lamborghini-versus-video-camera-youtube-sensation/

Cliff Notes: 39 year old guy suddenly understands what Jeremy Clarkson means when he says driving a Lamborghini is learning how to handle a car that is actively trying to kill you.

[gilber33]

Been real dead here these past couple days. Got a new lower expansion tank hose since mine is leaking, and I figured since while I was in there, I'll put in an OEM tank right away along with my new strut/spring mounts, once that's done, the car is ready to go for the summer. It has zero leaks (besides the lower tank hose) and has had no issues. It's been driving great, axles still hanging in there (knock on wood). One final tomorrow, one on Friday, then my Dad is taking Katherine and I to the Brewer game Friday night. He was given free tickets from work and they turned out to be $100/ea tickets and are 7 rows up from the Brewers dugout. Not a bad way to end the semester.

I really can't wait for next week to spend some alone time with the car; clean it, polish/wax, new parts. hmmm...


Welp, that's the latest Gabe update, back to studying.

[Bonus Lane Man]

home from work.

shower->pack->double check packing-> eat->head out to Lee's!!

[Snabb T5M]

DON'T FORGET THE MWC FLAG!

Running out to get Royal Purple for oil change.

home from work.

shower->pack->double check packing-> eat->head out to Lee's!!

[Bonus Lane Man]

DON'T FORGET THE MWC FLAG!

Running out to get Royal Purple for oil change.

already in the back pack. we need to modify it a little bit tomorrow, I haz an idea

[scumcity14]

why??

The commercial development company that we do a lot of work for (probably too much) has a closing on 3 condos on the 24th...they have the occupancy inspection on the 22nd...the excavating company fucked up on the sidewalks and curbs and therefore the concrete company couldn't pour which makes it so I couldn't show up LAST monday to start the landscape installation.

Normally this would be a 2 day install except for the fact that these particular condos have Uni-lock Turfstone driveways. I have to personally lay three of these (@ 1200 sq feet) by monday and the excavating company just filled driveway #1 with limestone.

So long story short...I have to lay pavers all weekend. The DOC on site is a douchebag.. but the VP of construction (the DOCs boss) is a good friend so I have to come through for him. there are 12 more buildings coming up that are identical, and I would like to do the pavers on all of them...good money..

Also have to fix the pavers in the street that the excavating co. fucked up. and lay brick in the "inserts" on the sidewalks..

This is what it should have looked like 10 days ago..and I should be finishing tomorrow..instead this is from 3pm today


1 driveway filled..thats it.






I have 5 grand worth of Turfstone, 10 yards of mason sand 20 yards of topsoil and $6500 worth of plant material sitting and waiting be installed. So everyone else can take their time. Closing date isn't going to change...just means I have less time to do shit right..

welcome to my world..

[gilber33]

Anyone going to Midwest Madness check out the Friday night pre-party thread:

http://volvospeed.co...ight-pre-party/

New ideas.

[jnderr]

More on this story in the news...

http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20120516/news/705169856/

http://triblocal.com/wheeling/2012/05/16/lamborghini-versus-video-camera-youtube-sensation/

Cliff Notes: 39 year old guy suddenly understands what Jeremy Clarkson means when he says driving a Lamborghini is learning how to handle a car that is actively trying to kill you.

I beg to differ. Clarkson always says that about 911s. But I wouldn't be surprised if the guy was yelling power!!!! Up to the point he slid in between the two cars

[Smithwicks]

I have 5 grand worth of Turfstone, 10 yards of mason sand 20 yards of topsoil and $6500 worth of plant material sitting and waiting be installed. So everyone else can take their time. Closing date isn't going to change...just means I have less time to do shit right..

welcome to my world..

Sounds like construction. Concrete and dirt guys wont give a shit if you have less time as long as they get their stuff done and zip on out of there before the deadline, leaving you with the problem.

How'd the excavation guys screw up?

Also, DOC? What does that mean?

[scumcity14]

Sounds like construction. Concrete and dirt guys wont give a shit if you have less time as long as they get their stuff done and zip on out of there before the deadline, leaving you with the problem.

How'd the excavation guys screw up?

Also, DOC? What does that mean?

The excavator A: didn't make the proper radius for the turn at the intersection.
B: Dug the sidewalk 2 feet off
C: Forgot to sleeve for irrigation and had to dig a trench and cut away pavement..

DOC...Directorate of Construction.
The guy on site who "coordinates" all of the various trades and interprets the plans etc...the guy in charge who all the problems fall on essentially

[cheesecake]

Gabe should buy my porter cable........so i can get a rotary

[Smithwicks]

The excavator A: didn't make the proper radius for the turn at the intersection.
B: Dug the sidewalk 2 feet off
C: Forgot to sleeve for irrigation and had to dig a trench and cut away pavement..

DOC...Directorate of Construction.
The guy on site who "coordinates" all of the various trades and interprets the plans etc...the guy in charge who all the problems fall on essentially

So hes like the General Contractor for the project? Are each of the trades responsible for their own layout or is that the responsibility of the DOC? Was the lack of irrigation discovered when they went to put the actual line in?

[scumcity14]

So hes like the General Contractor for the project? Are each of the trades responsible for their own layout or is that the responsibility of the DOC? Was the lack of irrigation discovered when they went to put the actual line in?

Coral Development Corp. is the General contractor. The DOC is their on site "manager"..Big development corps have many jobs going at the same time so they need to have more than one guy to manage projects..So there is the guy on my project but they have other DOCs on other sites. My friend is the VP of construction, he is the guy in charge of all of these dummies..he also really knows whats going on and is allowed to make cost changes and approve site changes and budget modifications.

The irrigation/sprinkler system is always forgotten about until the end. That is part of our installation but the excavator is supposed to sleeve for the main water line. We have a guy we sub all sprinkler work to..its not profitable for us to try to do it ourselves

[gilber33]

Gabe should buy my porter cable........so i can get a rotary

Do you have a link to it?