[Turkish Pickle]

Originally Posted by FuriouslyFast

& I came in today to see my nice pen has been stolen!

Good thing I took my hand sanitizer home last night to refill it w/homemade (Thanks aholes that have stripped shelves in all the stores of everything w/your panic buying). That would probably have been stolen too.

Dude yeah, one of my friends posted on his story from the local Walmart, empty shelves for miles for any form of sanitation product :I

[Rmtt]

Originally Posted by FuriouslyFast

Had our weekly sales meeting today & he brought up me moving out of my office. He thinks myself, him, the marketing lady & whomever the new OSR is (They are looking to hire someone) need to be together in the office.

He's making an issue when there is not one there IMO. I told him I should be left where I am so I have peace & quiet to talk to people. He was saying that he will move into my office & shove the 3 of us out in the "lobby" area sardine canned together. No thank you!

Next time, I might have to bring up my IBS, been doing this for years & have had my own office for as long as I can remember, I will be unhappy if moved to cube or whatever, everyone else does not want to hear my podcasts all day & I am not going to sit in silence all day...

Maybe you can delay the inevitable by suggesting some of the guidelines in the Corona/Work thread.

At our place, we are trying to separate people, not move them closer together.

[pennsiveguy]

Originally Posted by Joekerr

You gonna update your dating profile accordingly or what?

Nah, I don't want to scare them all off. They'll find out eventually, if they survive the screening process and get to meet Big Jim.

[pennsiveguy]

Originally Posted by Now_Rudi

...
Twenty foot sticks that had to be lifted from the center going inside a building with a 15' wide door. Forks way up, material sagging on both ends, then backing up the lift next to the building and carefully angling yourself inside with maybe 2" to spare.
...

We called that maneuver the "Poke and Pivot."

One of the funniest things I've ever seen, and which will probably remain so forever, is the time a guy hit a railroad track with the forks.

He was in one of our big Hyster 195s, which were monsters and had a pretty decent top speed - probably around 20 mph. He usually operated smaller lifts, so he was probably hot-dogging and having a great time.

The yard foreman and I were bullshitting near one of our rail stubs and heard a roar coming around a corner and turned to make sure we weren't about to get run over. The forklift soon appeared and was running flat-out. The forks were empty and we could see right away the operator had them tilted forward slightly and way too low for hauling ass across that uneven yard; the tips were skimming the tar.

When he hit the rail crossing, both forks hit the rail square and that 30,000-pound machine instantly stopped dead and reared up and pitched him into the windshield. For a split-second he looked like a 2-year-old clowning around mushing his face against a car window.

The foreman and I saw the whole thing from 20 feet away and nearly pissed ourselves - once we knew he was okay, that is.

The operator got a gorgeous bilateral shiner, and I spent a half-hour grinding the barbs off the fork tips so you could actually set stuff down again with it.

[King Rudi]

Originally Posted by pennsiveguy

We called that maneuver the "Poke and Pivot."

One of the funniest things I've ever seen, and which will probably remain so forever, is the time a guy hit a railroad track with the forks.

He was in one of our big Hyster 195s, which were monsters and had a pretty decent top speed - probably around 20 mph. He usually operated smaller lifts, so he was probably hot-dogging and having a great time.

The yard foreman and I were bullshitting near one of our rail stubs and heard a roar coming around a corner and turned to make sure we weren't about to get run over. The forklift soon appeared and was running flat-out. The forks were empty and we could see right away the operator had them tilted forward slightly and way too low for hauling ass across that uneven yard; the tips were skimming the tar.

When he hit the rail crossing, both forks hit the rail square and that 30,000-pound machine instantly stopped dead and reared up and pitched him into the windshield. For a split-second he looked like a 2-year-old clowning around mushing his face against a car window.

The foreman and I saw the whole thing from 20 feet away and nearly pissed ourselves - once we knew he was okay, that is.

The operator got a gorgeous bilateral shiner, and I spent a half-hour grinding the barbs off the fork tips so you could actually set stuff down again with it.

I'll tell one on myself. When I first started operating a forklift, years ago; I was on a 5k lift unloading a container of new production line equipment. The load I was transporting was way too heavy for the lift. I was able to get the load lifted (barely) and started slowly making my way to the area the equipment was to be installed. In this facility, we had LGV (laser guided vehicles) as material handlers. Basically unmanned robots that were pre-programmed to pick up material from one department and transport to another. I had an LGV cross my path as I was transporting this heavy ass load so I tapped the brakes. This caused the steer tires to be raised off the ground by about a foot thus creating a situation where I could not steer.....instant butt pucker. I thought for sure that the seat of the forklift would need to be replaced; first from the the tear my clinched ass cheeks were about to create and second from the stains that were about to come after. Somehow I calmly thought to lower the load, redefine the stability point and lowered my steer tires back on the ground. I have to say the feeling of doing an indo or nose-wheelie on a 7,5000 pound of equipment, while loaded and trying to avoid another machine coming directly at me, was more than enough to wake me up that morning.

[pennsiveguy]

Originally Posted by Now_Rudi

I'll tell one on myself. When I first started operating a forklift, years ago; I was on a 5k lift unloading a container of new production line equipment. The load I was transporting was way too heavy for the lift. I was able to get the load lifted (barely) and started slowly making my way to the area the equipment was to be installed. In this facility, we had LGV (laser guided vehicles) as material handlers. Basically unmanned robots that were pre-programmed to pick up material from one department and transport to another. I had an LGV cross my path as I was transporting this heavy ass load so I tapped the brakes. This caused the steer tires to be raised off the ground by about a foot thus creating a situation where I could not steer.....instant butt pucker. I thought for sure that the seat of the forklift would need to be replaced; first from the the tear my clinched ass cheeks were about to create and second from the stains that were about to come after. Somehow I calmly thought to lower the load, redefine the stability point and lowered my steer tires back on the ground. I have to say the feeling of doing an indo or nose-wheelie on a 7,5000 pound of equipment, while loaded and trying to avoid another machine coming directly at me, was more than enough to wake me up that morning.

Yup, had that happen many times. One guy had it happen on one of the big lifts carrying a couple of big units of lumber. The back wheels only came back to the ground after the top unit slid off the front. Once that happened the ass end came down hard enough to break some stuff in the rear axle, and I think we had to replace a couple of the bolts that held the counterweight in place. That was a noisy, scary mess.

[Darth One]

Originally Posted by pennsiveguy

We called that maneuver the "Poke and Pivot."

That’s interesting, that’s also what i call my go-to sex move

[pennsiveguy]

Originally Posted by Darth One

That’s interesting, that’s also what i call my go-to sex move

[FuriouslyFast]

Is the apocalypse here yet? If not, please come soon.

Sincerely,
I'm done

[FuriouslyFast]

Someone is supposed to buy the MS6 this weekend for about $2500 more than I have in it. Gotta sell right?

[upstatedoc]

Sell it now, you can't take it with you.

[Rmtt]

Originally Posted by FuriouslyFast

Someone is supposed to buy the MS6 this weekend for about $2500 more than I have in it. Gotta sell right?

Unless you have some type of emotional attachment... I would sell.


But you are talking to a guy that once sold his new tennis shoes at a profit during a birthday party and went home barefoot when I was about 13 YO.

[FuriouslyFast]

Originally Posted by Rmtt

Unless you have some type of emotional attachment... I would sell.


But you are talking to a guy that once sold his new tennis shoes at a profit during a birthday party and went home barefoot when I was about 13 YO.

I do have one. I just bought the car back, but have not driven it since.

I could always buy another one that already has a big turbo etc. That's what I always wanted to do with mine anyway...

[Dang3r]

Originally Posted by Rmtt

But you are talking to a guy that once sold his new tennis shoes at a profit during a birthday party and went home barefoot when I was about 13 YO.

Did you got slapped or applauded for this by your parents?

[Rmtt]

Originally Posted by Dang3r

Did you got slapped or applauded for this by your parents?

Good question.....actually I had bought them with my own money. I was working odd jobs around our small little town for cash when I was around that age. Mowing lawns, working on some farms, etc.

Can't remember the shoe, but it was the "thing" to have back then. I had bought a pair and worn them to a friends BD party. They sold out quick and a guy there that happened to wear my size bought them from me.

I was staying at my cousin's house during that weekend which was the next street over.

So I walked back barefoot.

[FuriouslyFast]

Originally Posted by FuriouslyFast

I do have one. I just bought the car back, but have not driven it since.

I could always buy another one that already has a big turbo etc. That's what I always wanted to do with mine anyway...

But I doubt I'll have the patience to pull the interior to dye it black again or do the carbon vinyl wrap on the console etc again

Also, I will need to find another car between now & Hellcat lease end if I sell the MS6.

[FuriouslyFast]

Well, I have only seen one person wearing a mask so I guess all the jackasses that bought em all wanted to make some $.

Also, I overheard a jackass older guy today complaining the gym is closed blah blah. We have bigger problems, guy. Is your IQ -44?

[FuriouslyFast]

On a fun note, I installed a MBC & o2 signal modifier on my MSM over the weekend & it's a whole new car. Even more fun + more powa! 9psi now. Stock ECU can't handle more than 10.5 so anymore is really futile.

[dinonz]

Originally Posted by FuriouslyFast

Well, I have only seen one person wearing a mask so I guess all the jackasses that bought em all wanted to make some $.

Also, I overheard a jackass older guy today complaining the gym is closed blah blah. We have bigger problems, guy. Is your IQ -44?

I heard people complaining that Cars and Coffee was cancelled. I mean really?

Also on a car group I belong to they asked "given current situation will you still attend car events" - 307 have said yes, 82 said no, with an additional 47 people replying "hell yes!".

Sadly they're probably all young and likely to survive, but I wonder how they will feel when they bring it home and kill grandma with it...

[FuriouslyFast]

Originally Posted by dinonz

I heard people complaining that Cars and Coffee was cancelled. I mean really?

Also on a car group I belong to they asked "given current situation will you still attend car events" - 307 have said yes, 82 said no, with an additional 47 people replying "hell yes!".

Sadly they're probably all young and likely to survive, but I wonder how they will feel when they bring it home and kill grandma with it...

I can see still going to an outdoor car show, though. But ONLY if you're spectating b/c you can make sure you are at least 6 feet from people. Unless it's one of those stupid crowded big shows. If so, stay home.

[dinonz]

Originally Posted by FuriouslyFast

I can see still going to an outdoor car show, though. But ONLY if you're spectating b/c you can make sure you are at least 6 feet from people. Unless it's one of those stupid crowded big shows. If so, stay home.

Cars and Coffee in Austin gets pretty crowded - but it's not just staying away from people, it's not touching anything. That virus can survive 12 hours on a hard surface like a car, 1 hour on cardboard.

[Turkish Pickle]

Originally Posted by dinonz

I heard people complaining that Cars and Coffee was cancelled. I mean really?

Also on a car group I belong to they asked "given current situation will you still attend car events" - 307 have said yes, 82 said no, with an additional 47 people replying "hell yes!".

Sadly they're probably all young and likely to survive, but I wonder how they will feel when they bring it home and kill grandma with it...

I'm considering going on a COVID-19 Cruise next week...
If we die I think we should be going out doing fun stuff and not dreading my existence in a 800 sqft apartment.