The Off Topic Topic

[Eddie Teach]

China is the Saudi Arabia of data.

This sentence is meaningless.

[Tamas]

Oh for crying out loud.

My car's rear bumper needs repainting after I got hit , and it'll take 3 days. I'll end up having to drive some shitty stick-shift replacement car for most of next week.I havent driven a manual car in England yet. Gonna' be fun as my reflexes are to reach to the right.

[The Larch]

Don't repaint yet it if it's such a pain.

[Tamas]

Don't repaint yet it if it's such a pain.

Well the other car's insurer is going to pay for it, and it is quite expensive (I guess it'd be cheaper if no insurance was involved, but still), so I feel I should have it done.

[The Larch]

Don't repaint yet it if it's such a pain.

Well the other car's insurer is going to pay for it, and it is quite expensive (I guess it'd be cheaper if no insurance was involved, but still), so I feel I should have it done.

Oh, sure then, if the other insurer pays for it then go nuts on it, even more if it's an expensive thing. Can't you arrange it to work from home while you get the car done up?

[Tamas]

Don't repaint yet it if it's such a pain.

Well the other car's insurer is going to pay for it, and it is quite expensive (I guess it'd be cheaper if no insurance was involved, but still), so I feel I should have it done.

Oh, sure then, if the other insurer pays for it then go nuts on it, even more if it's an expensive thing. Can't you arrange it to work from home while you get the car done up?

My bosses can be reasonable with home office when it is needed but in general it is not encouraged. So I don't want to force the issue.

Should be ok. If they want to give me some really shitty rolling coffin I'll just say no and cash out for the train.

[derspiess]

Oh for crying out loud.

My car's rear bumper needs repainting after I got hit , and it'll take 3 days. I'll end up having to drive some shitty stick-shift replacement car for most of next week.I havent driven a manual car in England yet. Gonna' be fun as my reflexes are to reach to the right.

Is the clutch pedal still on the left and gas pedal on the right?

[Tamas]

Oh for crying out loud.

My car's rear bumper needs repainting after I got hit , and it'll take 3 days. I'll end up having to drive some shitty stick-shift replacement car for most of next week.I havent driven a manual car in England yet. Gonna' be fun as my reflexes are to reach to the right.

Is the clutch pedal still on the left and gas pedal on the right?

yes

[derspiess]

At least there's that.  But yeah, my right arm would be bumping into the door every time I needed to shift.

[Habbaku]

I use modern technology--like automatic transmission--to avoid such crude ways.

[mongers]

I use modern technology--like automatic transmission--to avoid such crude ways.

Can't impress the chicks with a swift gear change.   


Or for that matter sending the car into overdrive. 

[Tamas]

I use modern technology--like automatic transmission--to avoid such crude ways.

my whole annoyance comes from the fact that my car is automatic. But I very much doubt this small local garage will have one. They have been frowned upon in Europe as unmanly.

[The Larch]

I just bit what I guess was a pice of soap thinking it was candy.  

[derspiess]

I use modern technology--like automatic transmission--to avoid such crude ways.

Yeah, well if you're fine with THE MAN deciding on when your gears shift, that's your loss.  I'll enjoy my freedom, man...

[Habbaku]