NEMOC Random BS Thread

This is the same version that TMF went to several months ago. Had I been on earlier, I'd say that you can find the User CP by clicking "Settings" at the top.
 
Tautochrone said:
Everything's so...different...I'm scared.
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I don't like change....

Anyways newsflash: first year of Law school sucks.
Another newsflash: my car is very rusty (but a lot of extra work later I have new end links) Anyone know a good shop for an alignment around Hartford?
 
Morning NEPOCers! Been wicked busy with football and work.....Been fighting with the execs at work a lot, being we just went UNION! So there is a lot of stuff to get in place, like a contract, and I am the Local Chairman so I have a lot on my plate. Between talking to all the dispatchers, working, and going back and forth with labor relations on our contract. But it will all be worth it in a couple months when we have settled on the contract and I'm making 29 an hour straight time and 43 an hour OT.....Which I dont get OT now being salary! Will def be much better, no more overnights once this happens, being it will be a seniority roster, so I will be able to bid a job thats not nights. Maybe make more meets then too....
 
Josh you're making me want jello...

Agreed on unions.. they suck to work with if you're salary.
 
Morning all,

+1 on Unions being thumbs down.

And to continue my whining on the forum, if we could change the forum layout to be darker colors it would be much easier to live with.
 
slug420 said:
haha, yea...i let me neighbor drive one and he drove the 3 seater into the 2 seater at like 30mph. Awesome. Just getting the gelcoat repaired this week...

I havent had any problems (knock on wood) but I think hondas might be a little higher maintenance than some other brands when you run them primarily in salt. You are supposed to spray down the engine (especially the turbo and wastegate actuator) with a corrosion inhibitor before riding in salt. Some say after you ride in addition to flushing (some say with salt-away..some say this isnt needed) you should hose down the engine (mayeb with salt-away) and then re-apply the corrosion inhibitor once it has dried. I have been doing the engine spray before riding and flushing immediately after running them in salt with salt-away and I still have some small rust areas showing up on my turbo. all of this is preventative maintenance though to avoid rust. Mechanically speaking I havent had any issues and that seems to be the consensus online. They are slower than competitors but generally more reliable. I think half of the times I have been out in the ocean in RI this summer I have seen a sea-doo being towed in.

Its interesting between the R and the F how different the ride is (since they are essentially the same). Most of what I heard before getting them has proven to be true:
the R will porpise more...this is why it has a manual trim where the F does not (not that the F couldnt use one too)...but I have found this also makes it much better for jumping
the F is a wetter ride...
the F cruises more easily through chop. with the R sometimes you have to work hard to cruise over waves as opposed to launching off one every once in a while. (when going long distances from point A to point B the ability to just cruise is convenient)
the F is much better suited to having a passenger (2nd person)
the F can carry a lot more stuff...the hood on the R is tiny.

my friend likes to compare them by describing the F as a limosine while the R is a crotch rocket. In reality the difference isnt that significant but after riding in big chop for about 20 miles it sure feels like a limo if I swap over to the F for the ride home. Interesting to note that the R seems to handle a little better than the F...I have yet to do a 360 on the R but have done a couple on the F (sometimes by accident)
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Thanks for all the info. We're actually going to look at this http://newhaven.craigslist.org/boa/1927592974.html this week. Then going to meet with a guy this weekend about building the docks. If this happens then the jetski will be back in the works (or the flooring in the man room, my dad can't decide). I have a feeling the jetski will be on hold till the spring, but hopefully the boat and dock will be set this fall.
 
Good morning everyone. The new layout is alright (used to it from TMF) but I agree with the colors. Everything just blends in together....very drab.

xfz said:
I don't like change....

Anyways newsflash: first year of Law school sucks.
Another newsflash: my car is very rusty (but a lot of extra work later I have new end links) Anyone know a good shop for an alignment around Hartford?
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Firestone? http://www.firestonecompleteautocare.com/locate/displayMap.action If you go there, inquire about their lifetime alignment. It will cost you about two alignments up front but pay for itself over time. I paid $150 for mine about 4yrs ago and have had 9 alignments done.
 
xfz said:
I don't like change....

Anyways newsflash: first year of Law school sucks.
Another newsflash: my car is very rusty (but a lot of extra work later I have new end links) Anyone know a good shop for an alignment around Hartford?
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Or the Midas in Canton where James works.
 
Good friend of mine is selling is 68' Mercury Cougar XR-7. Love this machine. Sad to see her go. http://capecod.craigslist.org/cto/1940621341.html

couger5.jpg
 
that new shanari video is hot. the should just make that thing right now just like the concept....didtn VW take 2xVR6s to make the W12 in the phaeton? Mazda could stuff 2x 2.3L turbos in there some sort of 4.6L v8 dual turbo awesomeness..

sell it for likr 60k+
 
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