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Gale and Alcheng are working on a track rental this summer. Either at Mosport or Toronto Motorsportpark. The poutine, Pho and sushi are just an extra benny :tup::driving::happydance::yum:

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Originally Posted by 6MT (Post 2142594)

It's Huck, the Mall-Cop!

Oh man, I would be the best (worst) mall cop ever. I would be tackling people, punching dudes in the face, frisking all the girls for stolen articles, and generally being an *******. I would have so much fun, but I wouldn't last a week before they fired me hahaha

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Originally Posted by onzedge (Post 2144252)

I could live on poutine and sushi. When? Name it.

i know right!

well, looks like we are having a track party in canada this summer

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Originally Posted by Fire (Post 2144147)

Nope no brothers vs brother, father vs son as coaches in a super bowl.

:iagree: yup, this is THE 1st time in ANY sports I believe where its 2 brothers ... facing off as Head Coaches:tup:

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Originally Posted by Huck (Post 2144262)

bro... I wanna be a cop in the mall your at too!

can you say.. Eiffel tower?

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Originally Posted by Isamu (Post 2144263)

i know right!

well, looks like we are having a track party in canada this summer

:tup:

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Originally Posted by onzedge (Post 2144274)

:tup:

The more the merrier, and the lower the cost per person. :driving:

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Originally Posted by Isamu (Post 2144269)

bro... I wanna be a cop in the mall your at too!

can you say.. Eiffel tower?

Black ops mall cop.

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Originally Posted by GaleForce (Post 2144213)

Everyone missed my Groundhog Day reference this morning. :shakes head:

:tup: repost! Please!!
Sorry :(

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Originally Posted by Davey (Post 2144179)

I'm not expecting perfection... But the light switches are installed upside-down, so they say "NO" and "FFO". Is that too much to ask? I mean for crying out loud I replaced a light switch last weekend and I had the foresight to look at the switch and think "Hey, when the lever is 'up' that's "ON". It's like this guy has never wired a damned light switch or something.

They also did a crappy job of framing the recessed medicine cabinet and then shoved it into the wall and bent/broke it making it fit the not-square framing and pushed on the lathe on the other side of the wall and made a 10" crack in the plaster in my dining room.

They also didn't order the new window until the 2nd week and found out it was a special order that will take 14 days.

So yeah, I'm not expecting perfection at all, I'd just like something better than what I'm getting, which is pretty bad. :ugh2:

:( it sucks.

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Originally Posted by Isamu (Post 2144238)

oh.. lol just saw it pop on on my jalopnik fb thing.. well now I feel lame.. lol

so.. about this sushi an poutine deal

:tup: :happydance: lol.....man....leaving yourself wide open like that :tup:
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Originally Posted by JARblue (Post 2144230)

That's pretty unacceptable. But having dealt with plenty of contractors like this one, it is in your best interest, assuming you are having them complete the work, to not be argumentative or accusatory when discussing the problems you have with their work. Try not to be passive aggressive, either; contractors get defensive very easily when you start questioning their work. But definitely don't be afraid to point out anything you aren't happy with. It really is all about the approach. Some guys want to be the smartest guy in the room, so I let them think I don't have a clue even though I know exactly what they should have done to get it right the first time - but other guys don't even want to talk with you if they think you're too stupid to know what's going on (these guys are often more reasonable in their discussions and will actually listen to you if you know what you're talking about).

The last thing you want is a pissed off contractor finishing up your renovations... :ugh2:

A couple of other notes, a lot of contractors want payment in full before they're done with the work - it allows them to leave the job a lot easier. You should always have a retainer (10-20% of the total is good in most cases but more is not uncommon) that is not paid until the end of the job. If they say they need more than 50% (20-30% is more likely the actual amount) for materials, call bull$hit unless you are getting major equipment like water heaters, condensing unit, furnace, or extremely expensive finishes.

:tup: well said Jar :tup:

Good Saturday Everyone...!!! :hello:

11 pages of power-read... man, I never be so good on reading English, or reading... :bowrofl:

Sorry for this long post and quotes but when you have 11 pages of reading and quotes... :wtf2:

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Originally Posted by JARblue (Post 2143841)

why won't the fvcking apple mobile device driver work for more than 5 minutes without having to install itunes :frustrated:

Because it is apple...!!! :icon18:

Time for a change to Android... !!! :tup:

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Originally Posted by onzedge (Post 2143932)

:tiphat:

I was thinking it was jet lag.

I think it was the :postwhore:-bug sir...

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Originally Posted by Fire (Post 2143984)

OK guys I'm pissed. Just found out that Chevy is going to allow tours of the BRAND F'ing new Stingray assembly plant. They are even allowing the buyer to install engine parts on the engine during the build. WTF I cannot get a simple tour of the ZL1 plant in Canada. :shakes head::gtfo2:

dude... Do you really want to do that???

Whenever there's a fail in the engine in the future... your service manager is going to say "You built the engine, right?? So it's not our fault then... "

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Originally Posted by blackcherry20 (Post 2143989)

:confused: wheres the lovely dr. Mrs. Onzedge?! No hubby love for her this a.m. ?!

Ms.BC20, I don't think Dr.Mrs.onzedge gonna like someone to wake her up at 4:00am and ask...

"honey... how many pancakes would you like...??" :icon18::icon18:

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Originally Posted by kenchan (Post 2143997)

Goodam everyone! :tup:

Couple more weeks and spring! :D

Mr.kenchan.. :hello::hello:

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Originally Posted by Fire (Post 2144024)

All I have to say is compare this car with any other and I don't think you can find another car with the technology, power and aero at the price that the ZL1 is. Check out the time at the Nurembergring and you will see that at $60,000 the ZL1's times are that of cars costing tens of thousands of dollars more. Plus it's Made In Canada, comes with Poutine & Bacon!!:driving:

FIXED :tup::tup:

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Originally Posted by Nismo89 (Post 2144032)

morning all

Hey Nismo89, how's your cousin doing?? I hope he's hanging-in there :tiphat:

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Originally Posted by Fire (Post 2144049)

It will be fun to see what it will do on the track this summer. :tup: :driving:

I'll be taking photos and eating pho while seeing you guys going neck-to-neck on the track... :yum:

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Originally Posted by Isamu (Post 2144070)

you are wrong on so many levels.

the Zl1 is ok, but for the price I would have bought a base corvette...

and it's not hard to beat the suspension on a ZL1? are you kidding me?
My car with turbo and suspension mods was still cheaper then the zl1 and I promise you it would go around the track faster.

I think I can track around with a Prius faster than anyone if my ex-wife is chasing me even with a Ferrari... :icon17:

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Originally Posted by Davey (Post 2144127)

Well, I'm at the end of week 2 of no bathroom, and my patience is wearing thin with these guys.

This is the first time I've ever hired a contractor to do a big job like this and it just seems like everything they do is half-assed or wrong and then I have to tell them to fix it.

He didn't order my window so my shower area is still not tiled, in fact there are still open studs.

I'm actually considering telling them to **** off and having someone else come and do it at this point.

Gosh man... that's friggin' sucks..!!

So what is the estimated finish day now??

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Originally Posted by GaleForce (Post 2144213)

Everyone missed my Groundhog Day reference this morning. :shakes head:

I was sleeping.... sorry.... :ugh2:

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Originally Posted by Isamu (Post 2144229)

so, Force, Alex, Onez and Fire. when we meeting in Canada for poutine and sushi?

We are thinking about on a weekend, probably around Sep, trying to prevent the hot season, otherwise we can really make poutine off the hood..

We also have to consider the liability in case of accident and do we need ambulance or tow-truck standby on-site.

Can't just go to the track and run around like a whole bunch of crazy kids.. :icon17:

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Originally Posted by Fire (Post 2144244)

Alcheng and Gale are working on a track rental this summer. Poutine and Pho are just an added bonus. :tup: :yum:

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Originally Posted by onzedge (Post 2144252)

I could live on poutine and sushi. When? Name it.

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Originally Posted by Fire (Post 2144254)

Gale and Alcheng are working on a track rental this summer. Either at Mosport or Toronto Motorsportpark. The poutine, Pho and sushi are just an extra benny :tup::driving::happydance::yum:

Most likely will be Toronto Motorsportpark, Mr.Ire and hook up with the track owner, and we just have to make up a date and facility.

Plus we are planning to have at least 3 cruises done, one night cruise around the city, one on the East end around where Mr.GaleForce's area, and one on the West end. :tup:

Then a track day..!! :tup::tup:

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Originally Posted by Davey (Post 2144179)

Damn dude. :crying:

Sorry to hear of the crapstorm you're going through.