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JARblue 04-26-2019 08:00 AM
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Originally Posted by bunk (Post 3846826)
I drive alot of miles. Even an extra 5 mpg would make a huge difference over a year.
What's huge? $100? $500? It's all about perspective. I put ~20K miles a year on my cars. Some people think that is a lot. My father drives double that. That 5 mpg might save me a few hundred bucks, sure. I could also probably save that much just by not having a heavy right foot. Meh...

bunk 04-26-2019 08:01 AM
A neighbor is building his S2000, and is putting his motor in this weekend. Hes a detailer by trade and offered to detail the Z if I loaned him my quick jack... no brainer! lol

bunk 04-26-2019 08:04 AM
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Originally Posted by JARblue (Post 3846831)
What's huge? $100? $500? It's all about perspective. I put ~20K miles a year on my cars. Some people think that is a lot. My father drives double that. That 5 mpg might save me a few hundred bucks, sure. I could also probably save that much just by not having a heavy right foot. Meh...
Different vehicles for different purposes. I have a truck and a Z. Neither are ideal just for commuting back and forth to work 80 miles a day in horrendous traffic. So if I can get a hybrid and burn just a gallon or two daily instead of over 6 gallons on the truck or putting miles on the Z, the its a win win.

JARblue 04-26-2019 08:12 AM
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Originally Posted by bunk (Post 3846833)
Different vehicles for different purposes. I have a truck and a Z. Neither are ideal just for commuting back and forth to work 80 miles a day in horrendous traffic. So if I can get a hybrid and burn just a gallon or two daily instead of over 6 gallons on the truck or putting miles on the Z, the its a win win.
Different strokes for different folks. I bought a Fit and tried the commuter vehicle thing. Nope. No thanks. It's rated 35 mpg and I get 28 at best in town and the highway driving is terrible (unstable with no lane change power at speed). The Z was rated 19 in town and 24 on the highway and I routinely got 20+/25+ on a full tank even with some occasional fun thrown in.

I am willing to pay for the enjoyment of a more powerful vehicle is what it boils down to.

bunk 04-26-2019 08:17 AM
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Originally Posted by JARblue (Post 3846834)
Different strokes for different folks. I bought a Fit and tried the commuter vehicle thing. Nope. No thanks. It's rated 35 mpg and I get 28 at best in town and the highway driving is terrible (unstable with no lane change power at speed). The Z was rated 19 in town and 24 on the highway and I routinely got 20+/25+ on a full tank even with some occasional fun thrown in.

I am willing to pay for the enjoyment of a more powerful vehicle is what it boils down to.
Yeah. I was DD'ing the Z, but it takes me almost 2 hours to drive 35-40 miles home, so Id be lucky to do one quick pull. Im not saying Im selling any of my cars, Im just saying Id like to add a more fuel economic one for the tedious commutes.

JLarson 04-26-2019 08:23 AM
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Originally Posted by BettyZ (Post 3846825)
Speaking of gas... a tractor was pulling 4 tons of anhydrous ammonia early yesterday morning in a ville not too far from here. Turns out a valve had loosened on the tanks and the ammonia turned into a giant gas cloud... 37 hospitalized, 7 of those on mechanical ventilation.
We use that in my facility, crack the ammonia for use as hydrogen in annealing. Back in 2012, apparently we had a catastrophic failure which resulted in us venting ammonia in the middle of northeast Philadelphia. Needless to say, the regulatory authorities were displeased. However, not deaths and no injuries, so that's a plus.

jwick 04-26-2019 08:40 AM
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Originally Posted by JARblue (Post 3846824)
Gas doesn't even factor into my car decisions. If it did, I wouldn't own a car (much less 3 :shakes head:)

I agree. I just bought a truck with worst gas mileage than it’s predecessor.

Leingod 04-26-2019 08:53 AM
Pooping on company time

eastwest2300 04-26-2019 08:56 AM
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Originally Posted by Rusty (Post 3846748)
I could have called him diick, diickwad, dickface, dickbender, dickbouncer, dickhunter, dickbreath, dickbrick, dickbuddy, dickbutter, dickchoker, dickchomper, dicklicker, dickchowder, dickcleaner, dickcheney, dickclinker, dickcricket, dickcluster, dickcollector, dickbag, etc.

But NOOOOOOO! So I called him a dickhead, in a lovin' way. :shakes head:
:rofl2:

eastwest2300 04-26-2019 08:57 AM
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Originally Posted by old guy (Post 3846759)
Good night EW
:hello::hello::hello:

Ghostvette 04-26-2019 09:11 AM
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Originally Posted by JLarson (Post 3846796)
Morning all! Woo, Friday!

I have a small riding mower at home. Went to mow the lawn, and it was running rough, so I ordered up the usual wear item replacements - spark plug, fuel filter, fuel line, air filter, etc - swap those over, it's still running rough. Start checking over everything, and as I'm taking it apart, I see the breather hose is covered with tape (I bought the mower used maybe 2 years ago). Start unwinding the tape, and I see that the hose is basically completely decayed - cracked, broken, etc. What kind of moron tapes a $9 part instead of replacing it?? New one otw, but just surprised me.
That's redneck engineering at it's best. :rofl2::rofl2:


You would be amazed at the number of less than intelligent people that exist in this world. As a nurse practitioner told one girl, 'Just because you have a driver's license doesn't mean you can have kids'.... :inoutroflpuke::inoutroflpuke:

FPenvy 04-26-2019 09:19 AM
love getting auto-hate emails about online training thats due in a week or two.

i just let it play in the background the click buttons on the tests lol

JARblue 04-26-2019 09:30 AM
Tomorrow is release day for one of my favorite Pinthouse brews! Fully Adrift DIPA :yum: :yum:

madwi 04-26-2019 10:11 AM
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Originally Posted by FPenvy (Post 3846851)
love getting auto-hate emails about online training thats due in a week or two.

i just let it play in the background the click buttons on the tests lol
****, that reminds me I have a few lessons I need to complete by the end of th e month.

FPenvy 04-26-2019 10:13 AM
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Originally Posted by madwi (Post 3846867)
****, that reminds me I have a few lessons I need to complete by the end of th e month.
yea its just ridiculous. it's literally the same thign with a different spin on safety stuff, computer security stuff, and i keep getting anti-bribery stuff like who the hell is bribing me? i mean where are they i need some car parts lol

madwi 04-26-2019 10:21 AM
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Originally Posted by FPenvy (Post 3846868)
yea its just ridiculous. it's literally the same thign with a different spin on safety stuff, computer security stuff, and i keep getting anti-bribery stuff like who the hell is bribing me? i mean where are they i need some car parts lol
yup, computer security and handling of PHI. reminding us all we cant look up our own medical records no matter how badly you want to see whats in there. Stuff I use in my job daily, yet still have to watch the lessons. The slides are amazing too, hackers wearing ski masks at their own computer and the likes.

Rusty 04-26-2019 10:27 AM
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Originally Posted by JLarson (Post 3846796)
Morning all! Woo, Friday!

I have a small riding mower at home. Went to mow the lawn, and it was running rough, so I ordered up the usual wear item replacements - spark plug, fuel filter, fuel line, air filter, etc - swap those over, it's still running rough. Start checking over everything, and as I'm taking it apart, I see the breather hose is covered with tape (I bought the mower used maybe 2 years ago). Start unwinding the tape, and I see that the hose is basically completely decayed - cracked, broken, etc. What kind of moron tapes a $9 part instead of replacing it?? New one otw, but just surprised me.
Sounds like a dickhead. :shakes head:

FPenvy 04-26-2019 10:30 AM
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Originally Posted by madwi (Post 3846869)
yup, computer security and handling of PHI. reminding us all we cant look up our own medical records no matter how badly you want to see whats in there. Stuff I use in my job daily, yet still have to watch the lessons. The slides are amazing too, hackers wearing ski masks at their own computer and the likes.
this last one it had our employees being actors and it was fuckin god awful but i was at my desk cracking up. got some odd looks :bowrofl:

madwi 04-26-2019 10:35 AM
New networking gear showed up. :rock:

FPenvy 04-26-2019 10:36 AM
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Originally Posted by madwi (Post 3846873)
New networking gear showed up. :rock:
i'm going shopping for some golfing supplies on lunch lol

probably going saturday and sunday this weekend.

madwi 04-26-2019 10:47 AM
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Originally Posted by FPenvy (Post 3846874)
i'm going shopping for some golfing supplies on lunch lol

probably going saturday and sunday this weekend.
I've tried golfing many a times and it always ends terribly. Either for me or some other poor soul that stands near me.

BettyZ 04-26-2019 10:48 AM
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Originally Posted by madwi (Post 3846879)
I've tried golfing many a times and it always ends terribly. Either for me or some other poor soul that stands near me.
"Fore! -teen thousand dollar ER bill."

Sent from my SM-G955U using Tapatalk

FPenvy 04-26-2019 10:48 AM
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Originally Posted by madwi (Post 3846879)
I've tried golfing many a times and it always ends terribly. Either for me or some other poor soul that stands near me.
haha not too many people are good at first or ever so dont worry.

for me its a drinking activity that over time i've gotten better at.

my advantage is one of my friends is a pro. so i've had times with him over the years that were basically playing lessons with booze lol

Rusty 04-26-2019 10:56 AM
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Originally Posted by BettyZ (Post 3846825)
Speaking of gas... a tractor was pulling 4 tons of anhydrous ammonia early yesterday morning in a ville not too far from here. Turns out a valve had loosened on the tanks and the ammonia turned into a giant gas cloud... 37 hospitalized, 7 of those on mechanical ventilation.
At the power plant. We had a 20,000 gallon storage tank of the stuff. We used it for our N0X emissions. We used to get one tanker a week. Every time we got it. Someone had to dress in full Level A hazmat moonsuit for the transfer.

madwi 04-26-2019 10:57 AM
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Originally Posted by BettyZ (Post 3846881)
"Fore! -teen thousand dollar ER bill."

Sent from my SM-G955U using Tapatalk
Oh yeah, usually bloody mess is involved and then I have to call my defense attorney. So much paperwork and expenses. They say it is a game for the rich! :icon17:

FPenvy 04-26-2019 11:09 AM
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Originally Posted by madwi (Post 3846886)
Oh yeah, usually bloody mess is involved and then I have to call my defense attorney. So much paperwork and expenses. They say it is a game for the rich! :icon17:
I solved that problem........i golf with my defense attorney :tiphat:

Rusty 04-26-2019 11:15 AM
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Originally Posted by Ghostvette (Post 3846847)
That's redneck engineering at it's best. :rofl2::rofl2:


You would be amazed at the number of less than intelligent people that exist in this world. As a nurse practitioner told one girl, 'Just because you have a driver's license doesn't mean you can have kids'.... :inoutroflpuke::inoutroflpuke:
It didn't last long. So he's only got a BS in Redneck Engineering. If it would have lasted 5 years. He would have a Master's.

bunk 04-26-2019 11:52 AM
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Originally Posted by madwi (Post 3846869)
yup, computer security and handling of PHI. reminding us all we cant look up our own medical records no matter how badly you want to see whats in there. Stuff I use in my job daily, yet still have to watch the lessons. The slides are amazing too, hackers wearing ski masks at their own computer and the likes.
One of my old clients is an EHR software company. Had to help them with the IT side of their Meaningful Use certification. That sucked more than ISO 9001

bunk 04-26-2019 11:53 AM
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Originally Posted by madwi (Post 3846873)
New networking gear showed up. :rock:
Whatd you get?

madwi 04-26-2019 12:44 PM
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Originally Posted by bunk (Post 3846897)
Whatd you get?
PM'd

JLarson 04-26-2019 12:50 PM
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Originally Posted by bunk (Post 3846896)
One of my old clients is an EHR software company. Had to help them with the IT side of their Meaningful Use certification. That sucked more than ISO 9001
Maybe it's just from the vantage point of having written multiple ISO systems, but I don't think ISO is actually that bad.

Spooler 04-26-2019 12:52 PM
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Originally Posted by bunk (Post 3846800)
Is a well your main source of water?
Yes it is. No water bill for me.

Rusty 04-26-2019 12:53 PM
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Originally Posted by FPenvy (Post 3846851)
love getting auto-hate emails about online training thats due in a week or two.

i just let it play in the background the click buttons on the tests lol
Used have to do CBT's every month. Anywhere from 2 hours to 18 hours worth. :shakes head: The tests never changed. In my notebook. I had the answers to every question. Click on the CBT, and daydream until the end. Then take the test. Score 100 everytime. :tup:

Spooler 04-26-2019 12:59 PM
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Originally Posted by JARblue (Post 3846834)
Different strokes for different folks. I bought a Fit and tried the commuter vehicle thing. Nope. No thanks. It's rated 35 mpg and I get 28 at best in town and the highway driving is terrible (unstable with no lane change power at speed). The Z was rated 19 in town and 24 on the highway and I routinely got 20+/25+ on a full tank even with some occasional fun thrown in.

I am willing to pay for the enjoyment of a more powerful vehicle is what it boils down to.
I have done the same. I said forget it, I am going to commute in something that puts a smile on my face. The fuel cost I just ignore. It's smiles per gallon, Not miles per gallon I pay for.

Rusty 04-26-2019 12:59 PM
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Originally Posted by bunk (Post 3846896)
One of my old clients is an EHR software company. Had to help them with the IT side of their Meaningful Use certification. That sucked more than ISO 9001
I never want to go through the ISO 9001 BS again in my life. :shakes head: It was a royal PITA.

FPenvy 04-26-2019 01:00 PM
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Originally Posted by Rusty (Post 3846912)
Used have to do CBT's every month. Anywhere from 2 hours to 18 hours worth. :shakes head: The tests never changed. In my notebook. I had the answers to every question. Click on the CBT, and daydream until the end. Then take the test. Score 100 everytime. :tup:
yea its just annoying. they try and mix up some stuff but it's usually the same material.

Rusty 04-26-2019 01:03 PM
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Originally Posted by FPenvy (Post 3846919)
yea its just annoying. they try and mix up some stuff but it's usually the same material.
They didn't mix anything up for about 5 years. Then moved a couple of questions around. Adjusted my notes to match. Good for another 5 years. :tup:

bunk 04-26-2019 01:05 PM
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Originally Posted by JLarson (Post 3846910)
Maybe it's just from the vantage point of having written multiple ISO systems, but I don't think ISO is actually that bad.
ISO wasnt too bad. Just making sure everything is covered and pretty much read off a script during the certification. With the Meaningful Use for EHR, I had to do ALOT of research to meet the requirements, implement the requirements (had to have tons of meetings with developers, as well as people on the clinical side to get a grasp of how things worked on their end) and the proctor would make sure everything met the standards. Alot of pressure because if you didnt pass, it cost another 10k to get assessed again

Rusty 04-26-2019 01:07 PM
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Originally Posted by JLarson (Post 3846910)
Maybe it's just from the vantage point of having written multiple ISO systems, but I don't think ISO is actually that bad.
I was involved with ISO when it first hit in the 1990's. It was a mess for everyone then. :shakes head:

Rusty 04-26-2019 01:10 PM
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Originally Posted by bunk (Post 3846921)
ISO wasnt too bad. Just making sure everything is covered and pretty much read off a script during the certification. With the Meaningful Use for EHR, I had to do ALOT of research to meet the requirements, implement the requirements (had to have tons of meetings with developers, as well as people on the clinical side to get a grasp of how things worked on their end) and the proctor would make sure everything met the standards. Alot of pressure because if you didnt pass, it cost another 10k to get assessed again
10 grand was cheap. Elliott was paying over 200 grand.


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