Positivity Thread?

"CB" (jrcb) 01/10/2019 at 21:30 • Filed to: positivity

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It’s Thursday night, so tell me what's good in your life right now. For me, I'm doing pretty great, really enjoying photography again, had two random people compliment me today, and my girlfriend says my manual driving skills are much improved. So what's good in everyone's life right now?

Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies > CB 01/10/2019 at 21:37

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My loaner got bumped to a Tiguan, and I leave for Daytona in two weeks... I also put in my buyback request, and threw the dealer under three buses to VW corporate, citing the dealers fuck ups as the reason behind the buyback request. That felt nice.

CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever > CB 01/10/2019 at 21:39

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Hmm. Life isn’t bad, so that’s good.

Still enjoying the lights on the ST a lot.  They look great, even when turned off.  Long term, I am looking forward to the Oppo drive in May and pre-driving the route before that.

KingT- 60% of the time, it works every time > CB 01/10/2019 at 21:40

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It’s almost Friday

fhrblig > CB 01/10/2019 at 21:41

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As of this week it’s been a year at the new job, and in 27 years of working this is the happiest I’ve been at a job. I had a car accident last year that not only left me completely uninjured, it wiped out almost half of my debt. My partner who had been profoundly unhappy at his job for the last five years finally was able to escape a few months ago and is way happier now. Things are on the upswing and it feels good.

TheTurbochargedSquirrel > CB 01/10/2019 at 21:43

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Treking to Canada this weekend for a bit of Karting with friends and then the first Ice Time Trial of the year is scheduled for next Saturday. I’m sorted out for work post graduation so now I can start seriously planning a BRZ purchase.

Highlander-Datsuns are Forever > CB 01/10/2019 at 21:43

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I put mud flaps on my Mazda 3. It’s now a rally car.

UnderSTeerEnthusiast - Triumph Fanboy > Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies 01/10/2019 at 21:44

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If it went through, what’s the plan? Another GTI?

TheTurbochargedSquirrel > Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies 01/10/2019 at 21:45

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Well that’s escalating at a reasonable rate. I’m assuming you would be planing on buying a different GTI from a different dealer if your buyback goes through?

UnderSTeerEnthusiast - Triumph Fanboy > CB 01/10/2019 at 21:46

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Celebrating almost a year with the second FoST. Other than that, after being graduated and in my full time job life for almost 2 years, it  has finally seemed to slow down and be “normal” so that’s nice.

Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies > UnderSTeerEnthusiast - Triumph Fanboy 01/10/2019 at 21:46

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Due to state law, it likely would be. If not, probably something significantly cheaper. I kind of want shitbox mod money.

I like cars: Jim Spanfeller is one ugly motherfucker > CB 01/10/2019 at 21:47

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Well, my car is working mostly right, I’m back to talking with an old friend I had a major falling out with, and I’m experiencing the best physical health I have in the past four ish years. I’ve got a job when I graduate, too, which is a huge increase for my confidence and confirms that I’m not a complete fuckup.

Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies > TheTurbochargedSquirrel 01/10/2019 at 21:48

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I would assume VW would just provide another, as for the dealer, the sales department is fantastic actually. I would just try to make sure VW can guarantee me a loaner from another dealer if the worst occurs.

wafflesnfalafel > CB 01/10/2019 at 21:49

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that Porsche is positively beautiful

CB > TheTurbochargedSquirrel 01/10/2019 at 21:49

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Nice! Whereabouts are you headed?

CB > Highlander-Datsuns are Forever 01/10/2019 at 21:50

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I own a FiST with mudflaps. I 100% agree.

CB > wafflesnfalafel 01/10/2019 at 21:51

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It was in the service bay of the Ford dealer where I bought my Fiesta from. It might still be there whenever I go back in a few weeks!

Nothing > CB 01/10/2019 at 21:51

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I like the 4Runner, and managed to fit a 79” shelf inside the vehicle today, with my wife in the passenger seat, so no cheating laying it on top of the passenger seat either. I was pretty impressed by that. Part of me was a little bummed that I didn’t have to have it sticking out the rear window.

I’m working on planning our family summer vacation, so that’s always fun.

TheTurbochargedSquirrel > CB 01/10/2019 at 21:52

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My Formula Hybrid team is heading up to Kart O Mania in Montreal for a bit of fun before the spring semester starts next week. 

CB > UnderSTeerEnthusiast - Triumph Fanboy 01/10/2019 at 21:52

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It’s weird all of a sudden having a “normal” life. I went from living at home with my mum and working part time to living with my girlfriend (well, half the time) and having a stable job, and the change is good.

TheRealBicycleBuck > CB 01/10/2019 at 21:53

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Positivity? Let’s see. My son just scored in the 90th percentile on the PSAT as a freshman . My performance over the last year was key to us winning a 6-year, $75M contract, so I have some peace of mind until this contract runs out . My father-in-law survived a heart issue and is now getting a pacemaker to keep his ticker ticking properly. And finally, if the weather holds, I should solo this weekend!

CB > TheTurbochargedSquirrel 01/10/2019 at 21:53

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Nice! Enjoy Montreal! No matter where you go, you should always be able to have some good food.

TheTurbochargedSquirrel > Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies 01/10/2019 at 21:53

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Hopefully they are able to sort this out for you.

f86sabre > CB 01/10/2019 at 21:53

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My wife is feeling pretty great after 6 months of health challenges that started with 3 weeks in the hospital. Doc seems pretty sure that all of that is behind us.

My son, who is struggling with his first year of middle school, got all As. He also getting into classic rock due to guitar lessons. We listened to My Woman from Tokyo on the way home the other day.

I work for a company that is doing things that have never done in our industry before. I spent 15 minutes talking with our COO about all that and cars this morning.

Highlander-Datsuns are Forever > CB 01/10/2019 at 21:54

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I bet the Fist is actually rally raced in real life.

CB > f86sabre 01/10/2019 at 21:55

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Glad your wife is on the mend, and best of luck to your son. And awesome to hear about work! I look forward to eventually hearing about it.

Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies > TheTurbochargedSquirrel 01/10/2019 at 21:55

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Hopefully.

CB > Highlander-Datsuns are Forever 01/10/2019 at 21:55

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If you count me driving down gravel roads and in the snow, then yes.

vicali > CB 01/10/2019 at 21:59

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My kids 7 and 5 are getting into xc skiing again , and they are getting good. My son has a Tuesday night session that requires me to drive him there on the dark- that means big lights!

Spamfeller Loves Nazi Clicks > Highlander-Datsuns are Forever 01/10/2019 at 22:04

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Every car is a rally car.

No exceptions.

XJDano > CB 01/10/2019 at 22:11

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We had buttered skillet steaks and fries for dinner. Ate the steaks after they were done, a non traditional dinner for u s. But seasoned each a bit different, and last one was a mixture of all. 

Then the kid & wife whooped me in Mario Kart, other kid doesn’t video game.

BaconSandwich is tasty. > CB 01/10/2019 at 22:12

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I just had an amazing set of responses on a question I asked here on Oppo. I have a decent job, and my manager is trying to get me a decent raise. Our 10 day old daughter is growing like a weed, and our four year old and two year old girls are physically healthy.  We've been spoiled rotten with people bringing over food after we had the baby.

punkgoose17 > Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies 01/10/2019 at 22:13

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It is nice to have a cheap car the worry is very minimal.

CB > BaconSandwich is tasty. 01/10/2019 at 22:13

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Damn, didn’t hear that you had another kid. Congrats!

f86sabre > CB 01/10/2019 at 22:14

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It’s out there. Look for recent videos with Ed Bastian. He was at CES on Tuesday as part of the keynote and discussed some of the stuff. 

CB > f86sabre 01/10/2019 at 22:15

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Looks like good stuff. Nice work!

WilliamsSW > CB 01/10/2019 at 22:23

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I’ve got an awesome 2 year old son, another child on the way ( yikes!) And had a great job interview this week. Plus our cars work currently- and I even had a great dinner with a good martini for dinner. Life is good!

punkgoose17 > CB 01/10/2019 at 22:27

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The pets were well behaved today and last weekend there was a lot of good video g aming with friends. My wife and I are working on making our marriage better.

way2blu does a rev update > CB 01/10/2019 at 22:28

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Asked someone out to a movie, and she said yes and suggested Bumblebee (the new Transformers movie.)

To say I’m stoked would be an understatement. Action movies + cars = perfect date.

CB > punkgoose17 01/10/2019 at 22:28

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Glad to hear!

CB > way2blu does a rev update 01/10/2019 at 22:28

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Awesome!

Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies > punkgoose17 01/10/2019 at 22:32

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I had/have a cheap vehicle still. The worry is not minimal. 

gmporschenut also a fan of hondas > CB 01/10/2019 at 22:34

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I have a date tomorrow. Excited about that. 

shop-teacher > CB 01/10/2019 at 22:36

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My daughters managed to not drive my wife nuts today. I came home to a happy family, and beef and bacon wrapped brussel sprouts for dinner. It was a damn fine evening!

BaconSandwich is tasty. > CB 01/10/2019 at 22:38

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Yeah, I guess I didn't make a post about it. Mom and baby are doing well.  Original due date came and went. She ended up being something like 5 days late before it got the better of us and she was induced. Had a bit of a small scare with the epidural, but it ended reasonably well.

Highlander-Datsuns are Forever > f86sabre 01/10/2019 at 22:42

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I’m glad your wife is feeling better, we have been struggling with the 12 YO boy in 7th grade. He swings from don’t give a shit to giving a shit on a daily basis. I sent him to bed tonight because he spent 40 minutes and only got two fairly simple math problems done. It frustrates me because I’m an engineer and math is my language.

About your employer, stuff that $25/flight to reserve a seat thing, that’s dumb. I love the cookies tho , 10/10 better than the snack mix.

EngineerWithTools > CB 01/10/2019 at 22:43

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Our 18 month old boy has been sleeping through the night since 8 weeks, is healthy, happy, and *this* close to speaking. He will visit his 95 year old great grandmother again soon, and I can’t wait. (He looks just like the b&w infant pictures of my late grandfather.)

My wife is incredibly supportive in all I do, or need to do, or want to do.

Work is... mostly not appropriate for this thread... but I’m well paid, have a nice company car and am starting to get back into deep technical things, which is where I shine and feel more comfortable.

I like / needed to read this thread. Thanks.

CB > EngineerWithTools 01/10/2019 at 22:47

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I figure we all have our gripes and what not, but sometimes we need to look at how good things are, and realize that things aren’t so bad.

Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap > CB 01/10/2019 at 23:50

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I’m seeing a movie tomorrow with some folks I haven’t seen in a while. 

LastFirstMI is my name > CB 01/11/2019 at 00:15

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My youngest son with chronic health issues is doing well and consistently destroys me at Forza. He’s also pressuring my wife to let me get another project car. Now that we finally have a garage and my tools are out of storage, my older kids are showing some interest in fixing up our old Land Cruiser too. Life is good.

Future Heap Owner > CB 01/11/2019 at 00:24

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I have a solid reason and the budget to buy a car in a couple of months (assuming the government shutdown ends soon).

I’ve been enjoying my work for the past couple of months, and that should continue for at least the next few months. Plus I get paid pretty well.

I have lots of friends who care for me and have been offering lots of support recently.

A new Magic set comes out in about a week.

Future Heap Owner > f86sabre 01/11/2019 at 00:26

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I’m glad to hear your wife is past her recent health troubles. I had been wondering how that was going recently.

UnderSTeerEnthusiast - Triumph Fanboy > CB 01/11/2019 at 12:06

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Yeah shit was all over the place at first. Graduates April 30 2017, started my full time may 1 2017, bought my first st may 13 2017, and moved out of my college house August ‘17, bought my second ST Jan of 18, and moved in with my girlfriend at our townhouse now in May of 18. So all that in a year. Now, everything’s all settled for a while.

f86sabre > Future Heap Owner 01/11/2019 at 21:12

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Kind of you to think of us. 

f86sabre > Highlander-Datsuns are Forever 01/11/2019 at 21:16

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My son does that too. It breaks my brain watching him do homework. It’s like, “ if you put your head down and do this work you could be playing Xbox in 20 minutes!” Two hours later....

I do think they are getting up with too much homework. I’d dont remember having homework in middle school except projects.

Didn’t realize we were doing that with the seat selection. Kind of weird. I’m not a fan of the cookies, but there is a story behind that.

What kind of engineer are you?

Highlander-Datsuns are Forever > f86sabre 01/11/2019 at 21:39

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I’m a civil i do mostly water and wastewater projects.