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  1. 8 minutes ago, FirstTimeCaller said:

    I wish we could know how much of an advantage this provided. I mean, you have to have rules and restrictions to keep the competition in check, but the vibe I'm getting is that they are getting a disqualification for something that's minor. Then again, I'm just a guy on the internet reading from other guys on the internet.

    In a typical race, a very low floor can lead to much better aerodynamics for the overall car.  The intent of the rule is to make sure teams don't run *too* low - I think I read this was due to the fact that anything that raises that floor during a race (like a bump for example) can cause a rapid loss in downforce that can lead to the driver losing control.

    Even as a Max fanboy, this seems unfair on this particular weekend - the stewards even said (paraphrasing) "it's probably because we didn't give them enough time to dial things in since we added a sprint race.  Oh, and also because this track surface suuuuuuuuuuuucks."

    2 minutes ago, FirstTimeCaller said:

    And of course... 

    "Lewis Hamilton didn't lose. He just ran out of laps."

    I did laugh at this during the interview... :)

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  2. 1 hour ago, FirstTimeCaller said:

     

    Busy day yesterday, so I put the replay on while I was eating dinner and kinda fast forwarded toward the end. What was the issue with the sprint? Just that nothing happened in the second half?

    FIFM.  Incredibly boring race, er, sprint.

  3. 8 hours ago, wood said:

    I'm watching FP1 now to see all the stuff I missed sitting at T9 most of the day. Got damn, the bumps are worse than I even thought they'd be. The onboards are brutal. Ant just said the hottest/toughest race he ever drove was that 2014 WEC race at COTA. I was there, and yeah it was hot AF. He said it was hotter than today, but it wasn't by much. It was 100 during Q3.

    The track surface is, frankly, embarrassing.

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  4. Damn @wood, I'm sorry and congrats?  Sounds like you won't forget this weekend, at least. :)

    We bailed again on enduring the COTA logistical shitshow, so will be watching the broadcasts somewhere well-air conditioned.  There's a local British pub in RR that we may check out for a few of the sessions at least.

  5. We got AHS as part of a home purchase ~12 years back, and we've kept renewing it since then.  We've replaced microwaves, a dishwasher, and several water heaters.  We've gotten repairs on our HVAC multiple times.  With all of that, I'd say we are about breaking even.  I actually plan to cancel them this fall/winter though.

    2 big reasons:

    - you have to use their contractors for repairs, and they are never quick.  When your AC goes out in the Texas summer, 3/4/5 days of waiting for someone to even come look, just doesn't cut it.

    -their coverage for AC coolant replacement is just stupid.  They pay something like $10 a pound...and the actual cost is more like $100 a pound.  The rest, lf course, comes out of my pocket.

    And finally, I've just had enough of them band-aiding our AC units every summer with no thought of replacing them (regardless of how much screaming we do).  I keep thinking 'surely this will be the year that it completely dies and they have to replace it'...but it never happens.

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  6. 14 minutes ago, MIkeHoncho said:

    I absolutely LOVE that they are now trying spin that they need to keep Jimbo in order to keep the 2022 class.  Implies that (1) they love Jimbo, (2) they won't jump ship for a chance to win during their last year of college (most will leave after their Jr. year)

    Also allows them to say they *want* to keep him, and avoid coming to terms with the fact that they can't *afford* to not keep him.

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  7. I feel like we're living parallel lives.  Our 2016 Silverado was stolen, and we have a 20 year old suburban that is no longer reliable. 

    With an admitted GM bias, we looked at Ford, Dodge, GMC, and Chevy when looking for a replacement.  Ended up with another Chevy anyway - a Silverado High Country with the 3.0 babymax.  We felt the interior was on the same level as the other higher-end options, and the new entertainment screen is much larger than the previous gen.  Babymax is like 400hp/500lbft and still gets 30mpg on the highway.  No complaints at all - though we're only 8k miles in.

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  8. On 9/26/2023 at 10:12 AM, Patricio Swayze said:

    Any of y’all walk out on a job? Just straight up said “fuck this BS” and quit?

    I worked at a Weinerschnitzel for 1 hour back in college.  Walked out after the training video and never looked back.  Come to think of it, after 30+ years of interest, they probably owe me tens of dollars since I never picked up a paycheck.  Actually, shit, maybe they still have me on the schedule and they keep wondering why this asshole keeps missing his shifts.

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  9. 2 hours ago, utee94 said:

    Ha!  I wish I didn't know.

    At this point, I'm taking 3 full days off (Thus, Fri, Mon) and sometimes a half day on the Wednesday before.  It's basically a 5-day tailgate party for us, out in the RV lot.

     

    Map to tailgate party not showing for some reason... :)

     

    We haven't gone the last few years, as we got tired of the traffic and logistics bullshit (refer to thread topic)....but I think we may go this year.  I'll be looking for those stubhub options as it gets closer, likely...

  10. Mobile QBs will always scare me.  I'm still scarred from the beat down BYU gave us a few years back (what's that?  Oh, Taysom scored another rushing TD while I was typing that?).

    That said, this year's D will still be able to limit them.

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  11. 12 hours ago, YGIFS said:

    Putting aside the flawed logic in the data conclusions here.  And removing the racist element.  And then finally, scratching away what even some shithead Longhorn graduates constantly attribute to "wokeness", whatever the fuck that even means.  [snip]

    I mean, if you put all that stuff aside, there's nothing left in this post.  Or most of their posts for that matter.

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