"cazzyodo" (cazzyodo)
10/31/2016 at 10:11 • Filed to: None
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"cazzyodo" (cazzyodo)
10/31/2016 at 10:11 • Filed to: None | 6
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My gf finally had it hit her and was venting to me last night. I think it was pure gold. Loosely paraphrased below:
“I don’t understand why the first thing people say to me after ‘sorry’ is, ‘so are you going to get another cat?’
Excuse me? I’m grieving. Do I ask, ‘so are you going to get another uncle?’ No.”
It was dark but gold.
For your trouble.
PatBateman
> cazzyodo
10/31/2016 at 10:13 |
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“So are you going to get another uncle?”
Maybe.
functionoverfashion
> cazzyodo
10/31/2016 at 10:20 |
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I won’t bother you with a shameless plug in the form of a link but I wrote up something about my son and our cat who died this spring... it’s on oppo and at least I thought it was pretty funny... very much along the same lines in that my son (barely 4 at the time) asked if we “needed to get a new one.”
extraspecialbitter
> PatBateman
10/31/2016 at 10:22 |
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Man, your aunt is a hussy.
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PatBateman
> extraspecialbitter
10/31/2016 at 10:27 |
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She’s lonely.
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cazzyodo
> functionoverfashion
10/31/2016 at 10:46 |
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Can’t find it, unfortunately.
But you did remind me...how’s the truck?
E92M3
> cazzyodo
10/31/2016 at 11:17 |
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They are probably just curious if she’s realized that dogs are better now. Will she use the “opportunity” to get a dog? or will she get another cat?
Wrong Wheel Drive (41%)
> cazzyodo
10/31/2016 at 11:19 |
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I imagine some people are heartless and treat pets like appliances or something rather than a family member. So it would be the same as your washing machine breaking and someone asking about which new model you plan on getting. Obviously that would be upsetting to most people but I could definitely see that happening.
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cazzyodo
> Wrong Wheel Drive (41%)
10/31/2016 at 11:27 |
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Oddly enough, the questions are coming from pet lovers. It’s like because they got a pet within 2 months to replace the other means that others consider it immediately as well.
Though I know people just like what you described.
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cazzyodo
> E92M3
10/31/2016 at 11:28 |
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We have...had... both.
The cat was my baby even if I didn’t originally want a cat.
I’ve learned that there is no better or best. If you love animals, it just works.
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functionoverfashion
> cazzyodo
10/31/2016 at 12:17 |
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Ok, well, in case you’re bored (tl;dr - cat died, but my then-3-year-old didn’t ask where he went until perhaps the least opportune moment):
http://oppositelock.kinja.com/rumble-strips-and-a-dead-cat-1788243947
And... the truck is great! It’s getting to be time to put it away... it’s cold out and the first snow can’t be too far out, which means salt. It’s also cold-blooded and doesn’t like to idle until it’s warm. I gotta fix the choke...
A little ‘murica for your time.
yamahog
> extraspecialbitter
10/31/2016 at 12:44 |
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No need to be salty just because she took your uncle!
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cazzyodo
> functionoverfashion
10/31/2016 at 13:13 |
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Oh kitty.
I love the truck. Today has had me on a bender with old pickups on CL to the point that my plan to get a new motorcycle in the spring has been replaced by get an old truck and leave it at my mom’s so she can use it for yardwork when I don’t want to drive it (pains of street parking in the city).
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functionoverfashion
> cazzyodo
10/31/2016 at 13:23 |
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An old truck is probably the best bang for your buck in terms of any car purchase. Cheap to insure, register, fix (also easy to fix), useful (it’s still a truck!) yet old and interesting so you get “Classic Car” street cred - even my ‘72 was universally loved by crusty old guys, middle-aged women, high school kids and everything in between.
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cazzyodo
> functionoverfashion
10/31/2016 at 13:37 |
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I love F100s so the idea is gaining more traction in my mind, particularly because the gf isn’t keen on me on a motorcycle...and she’ll have more say in my life at the end of May next year.
It’s just a bitch finding one I can afford...but that problem is one to address next year.
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functionoverfashion
> cazzyodo
10/31/2016 at 14:21 |
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Getting married or having a kiddo? Because I can tell you a motorcycle is useless when you’re a dad, other than for going out for a joyride from time to time. But you can take the truck out and actually do something useful, rather than having to get a hall pass, so to speak, for a bike ride.
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functionoverfashion
> cazzyodo
10/31/2016 at 14:27 |
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It took me a long time to find the ‘61, and that was word-of-mouth anyway. It was for sale on the roadside one summer, but too much money for what it is. For the asking price you could have had a shiny one, which is what most people want.
I searched CL for “F100" about once a week on and off for years. And that search still didn’t turn up the truck I ended up with. It seems like, for about $4000 you could get a nice driver-quality 70's F100 around here (New England). But when I had the ‘72 I wasn’t interested in another 70's example.
Best of luck in your search. What area are you in?
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cazzyodo
> functionoverfashion
10/31/2016 at 15:08 |
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Getting married in May.
My bike doesn’t run so she hasn’t been concerned for a couple years now. She actually was ok with me looking at the Zero or a Triumph Scrambler next year cuz it would make me happy. However, as soon as I mentioned an old truck it was on haha. She loves old cars.
I’ll go across the country if I have to...have a friend in San Diego, cousin in LA and Key West, buddy in PA. But I’m right in Boston (street parking!!!!).
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extraspecialbitter
> yamahog
10/31/2016 at 15:16 |
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functionoverfashion
> cazzyodo
11/01/2016 at 09:12 |
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Hey, Congrats! Been married 7 years, it’s great. Now have 2 kids to make it even harder better.
Sounds like your best bet will be a remote purchase with some help, then a road trip. Get it all in before kids, man, because it’s much harder for a few years once they’re in the picture. I mean that in a good way, because they’re amazing, but they do make it hard to do much else.
Boston is tough with parking for sure. My wife lived in Brighton when we met, and my sister lived in Back Bay for a few years, I’ve spent a lot of time in that city, lots of fun.
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cazzyodo
> functionoverfashion
11/01/2016 at 09:51 |
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Thanks.
And yeah, that’s what I was thinking. I’m actually hoping to find something in San Diego cuz the couple out there is due this week so seeing a little one next year then driving back across the country would be fantastic.
I’m in the North End. Lived in Brighton one year at school. It’s cool but I’m just counting the days for a garage. If you see anything your way let me know (assuming you don’t go insane and buy it haha).
Love how you talk about your kids. It’s refreshing after just listening to someone complaining about a kid’s tantrum in her driveway last night.
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functionoverfashion
> cazzyodo
11/01/2016 at 21:54 |
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I’ll keep my eyes open, I’ve got a friend who always finds interesting stuff so you never know. He has a different truck about every month.
On the kids... yeah they are really incredible. There are moments where I’m ready to quit. But on the whole, wow, I wouldn’t trade the experience for anything. It’s simultaneously the hardest thing I’ve ever done and easily the most rewarding, hands down.
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cazzyodo
> functionoverfashion
11/02/2016 at 09:53 |
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I really want to do this truck thing...need to figure out if I’d be able to from a parking perspective now because I may not be able to keep it at my family’s when it’s not in the city with me. UGH
And I believe it. I am amazed my mother didn’t smother me and my siblings years ago.
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functionoverfashion
> cazzyodo
11/02/2016 at 11:22 |
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Ooh, sorry about the parking thing. We have essentially unlimited parking at my house, a 5 acre lot at the end of a dead end road. Sometimes when it’s really windy I just park our cars in the middle of the road (no joke) to keep them far from the trees. In our driveway we could probably park 6-7 cars before anyone is really blocked in. Now if only I could afford 6-7 cars that I really wanted to have in the driveway at one time...
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cazzyodo
> functionoverfashion
11/02/2016 at 11:45 |
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Lucky.......I have to remain patient, I guess.
But I’m not what you would call a “patient man”.