The New "What did you do with your Z today" (with off topic replies) XXIX

bunk · 07-13-2018, 09:27 AM

BTW, Leingod, how many more days til youre free from tyranny?

Leingod · 07-13-2018, 09:40 AM

1 more week to go. Full on coast mode right now.

When I was a lighting coordinator for concerts, we would send the new guy around looking for a metric crescent wrench.

bunk · 07-13-2018, 09:51 AM

Do you get a severance?

JLarson · 07-13-2018, 10:02 AM

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Military joke. Miltiary maps are broken down into grids. When a new Private joins the unit, we send them off in search of said grid squares. Usually, when they ask around, they keep getting sent off to other people who also know the joke, so the PVT spends all day in search of the non existent grid squares.

Theres also other variants. Enlisted Ranks are classified with an E (Enlisted) and a number E1 though E9. So well tell the pvt to go to the motorpool SGT (usually the rank of E7). Tell the pvt to ask the motorpool sgt for a PrcE7 (pronounced prick e7). We used to use PRC77 (or whatever number model) which were real radios, so PrcE7 sounds reasonable right? So imagine the furry when a private tells the motorpool sgt that hes looking for a PRICK E7..lol

Same basic idea in the machine shop world. Worked in a small shop a few years ago with a couple of my brothers and some good friends. My brother Joe was notorious for this... he'd send newbies to find the "metal stretcher" with the actual description "it adds metal back on a surface when you've cut too much off". We could reliably gauge someone's IQ from watching how they responded. The people who went looking without questioning it were destined for failure.

My favorite was when he told a guy named Chris to ask me for a "Left handed BA-11 Tap" knowing I'd figure it out. When he asked, I looked at him, grinned, stood so he was on my left, and raised my hand and said "Chris, due to our long friendship, I'm going to ask you to rethink that request."

Him: "Oh... oh man. I should've known Joe seemed way too happy when he told me to go get that."

onzedge · 07-13-2018, 10:11 AM

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Originally Posted by eastwest2300

duuuuudeZ.

bunk · 07-13-2018, 10:13 AM

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Originally Posted by JLarson

Same basic idea in the machine shop world. Worked in a small shop a few years ago with a couple of my brothers and some good friends. My brother Joe was notorious for this... he'd send newbies to find the "metal stretcher" with the actual description "it adds metal back on a surface when you've cut too much off". We could reliably gauge someone's IQ from watching how they responded. The people who went looking without questioning it were destined for failure.

My favorite was when he told a guy named Chris to ask me for a "Left handed BA-11 Tap" knowing I'd figure it out. When he asked, I looked at him, grinned, stood so he was on my left, and raised my hand and said "Chris, due to our long friendship, I'm going to ask you to rethink that request."

Him: "Oh... oh man. I should've known Joe seemed way too happy when he told me to go get that."

hahha.. I sure do miss the shenanigans that happens when you get a group of good guys together. Along these lines, I had a platoon sgt who used to always say that you have to be 10 percent smarter than the equipment youre working with!

bunk · 07-13-2018, 10:16 AM

Off to troubleshoot/complete the oil cooler installl.. trip to AZ is postponed til next weekend. Family is with my brother, but next weekend theyll be in Hawaii so Ill be with him next weekend.

Leingod · 07-13-2018, 10:35 AM

Made an offer on those mirrors. Now we play the waiting game.

eastwest2300 · 07-13-2018, 10:51 AM

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Made an offer on those mirrors. Now we play the waiting game.

Leingod · 07-13-2018, 10:55 AM

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Originally Posted by eastwest2300

Gotta move quick duuuuudddeeeeee

onzedge · 07-13-2018, 11:09 AM

Landing in Sacramento...

Hotrodz · 07-13-2018, 11:17 AM

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Landing in Sacramento...

Welcome home!

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Leingod · 07-13-2018, 11:17 AM

Mirrors have no locking keys. Opinions?

Hotrodz · 07-13-2018, 11:28 AM

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Mirrors have no locking keys. Opinions?

Sorry I did go back far enough but what mirrors are you trying to buy?

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Leingod · 07-13-2018, 11:30 AM

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Sorry I did go back far enough but what mirrors are you trying to buy?

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No worries. I was mainly messing with EW. $500 for craftsquares.

07-13-2018, 09:27 AM	#5536 (permalink)
bunk A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Mar 2018 Location: Southern California Posts: 4,077 Drives: 2010 370z Roadster Rep Power: 2684369	BTW, Leingod, how many more days til youre free from tyranny? __________________ -Drop in K&N Filter -Invidia Gemini CBE -Z1 Oil Cooler -Swift Springs - EcuTek -Forgestar F14 -SPL Camber Links -Akebono BBK Upgrade -Z1 Premium SS Lines -SPL Diff Bushings -SPL FUCAs - BellRaceworks Diff Brace

07-13-2018, 09:40 AM	#5537 (permalink)
Leingod A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Mar 2015 Location: Some Place Cold Posts: 16,060 Drives: In Circles Rep Power: 2684396	1 more week to go. Full on coast mode right now. When I was a lighting coordinator for concerts, we would send the new guy around looking for a metric crescent wrench. __________________ I AM FLOOF! SOMEBODY FLOOF MY HORN!! ALL HAIL THE FLOOF!!I JUST FLOOFED ON THE FLOOR

07-13-2018, 09:51 AM	#5538 (permalink)
bunk A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Mar 2018 Location: Southern California Posts: 4,077 Drives: 2010 370z Roadster Rep Power: 2684369	Do you get a severance? __________________ -Drop in K&N Filter -Invidia Gemini CBE -Z1 Oil Cooler -Swift Springs - EcuTek -Forgestar F14 -SPL Camber Links -Akebono BBK Upgrade -Z1 Premium SS Lines -SPL Diff Bushings -SPL FUCAs - BellRaceworks Diff Brace

07-13-2018, 10:16 AM	#5542 (permalink)
bunk A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Mar 2018 Location: Southern California Posts: 4,077 Drives: 2010 370z Roadster Rep Power: 2684369	Off to troubleshoot/complete the oil cooler installl.. trip to AZ is postponed til next weekend. Family is with my brother, but next weekend theyll be in Hawaii so Ill be with him next weekend. Rusty, Hotrodz and JLarson like this. __________________ -Drop in K&N Filter -Invidia Gemini CBE -Z1 Oil Cooler -Swift Springs - EcuTek -Forgestar F14 -SPL Camber Links -Akebono BBK Upgrade -Z1 Premium SS Lines -SPL Diff Bushings -SPL FUCAs - BellRaceworks Diff Brace

07-13-2018, 10:35 AM	#5543 (permalink)
Leingod A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Mar 2015 Location: Some Place Cold Posts: 16,060 Drives: In Circles Rep Power: 2684396	Made an offer on those mirrors. Now we play the waiting game. JLarson likes this. __________________ I AM FLOOF! SOMEBODY FLOOF MY HORN!! ALL HAIL THE FLOOF!!I JUST FLOOFED ON THE FLOOR

07-13-2018, 11:09 AM	#5546 (permalink)
onzedge A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Battle Lake MN Age: 64 Posts: 183,964 Drives: 370Z 240Z Rep Power: 2684736	Landing in Sacramento... Rusty, Hotrodz, Ghostvette and 3 others like this. __________________ Koni\|Swift\|Michelin\|Motordyne\|Berk\|RJM Performance\|Gates\|SPL\|Motul\|Technafit\|Ate Super Blue\|Hawk Tommy Kaira\|Momo\|Optima\|Hella\|Hotchkis\|Red Line\|ZSpeed\|Stillen\|B&M\|H&R

07-13-2018, 11:17 AM	#5548 (permalink)
Leingod A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Mar 2015 Location: Some Place Cold Posts: 16,060 Drives: In Circles Rep Power: 2684396	Mirrors have no locking keys. Opinions? __________________ I AM FLOOF! SOMEBODY FLOOF MY HORN!! ALL HAIL THE FLOOF!!I JUST FLOOFED ON THE FLOOR

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