The Official Scirocco Chit Chat Thread!

[vwdaun]

Warning! Actual Scirocco and cat content!

A few weeks ago we took pity on a stray cat that had been dropped off near a very busy intersection. She's been living in the hangars.... and it became evident shortly after we brought her here that she was pregnant.

Ooops, I left the window down the other day.... this is what I found tonight.

So, around the end of September, does anybody want a kitten or two (or more)? We'd like to find mom a home too....

[Nataku]

^^^ Oooooh, kittens! If I can get cheap allergy medicine Amber and I would glady take one off your hands. Hmmm, how to get it up here though....

Quote, originally posted by bpspdracer »

^Sounds like an episode of the simpsons!

I didn't know either of the guys well but I could see the resemblence of Homer Simpson at work and the both of them.

I forgot to add that they had been doing this for the past 10+ years, which is why that trail of floor was as badly contaminated as the shop floors.

Modified by Nataku at 8:19 PM 8-6-2009

[bpspdracer]

supair cute kittens! but dont think theyd get along with my boys- Boris and Olie (my ferrets).....wakey wakey



Modified by bpspdracer at 10:47 PM 8-6-2009

[kenny_blankenship]

I picked up Bountiful booty at a boneyard today. This would be the 2nd scirocco I have torn into that has had NLA new items sitting, bagged up in the hatch. It came with a wiper-less glass too.

[Iroczgirl]

I got the best bad news EVER today!!

Yes, I got demoted...40 hour workweek, here I come!

Work less, get paid a little less but not too bad...guaranteed 2 days a week off though *drools* what am I going to do?

[Meltkamp]

Quote, originally posted by Iroczgirl »

what am I going to do?

Get your car ready for cincy cause josh(sciroccoracer7) convinced me to go and take my car as well as his lol

[Iroczgirl]

Quote, originally posted by Meltkamp »

Get your car ready for cincy cause josh(sciroccoracer7) convinced me to go and take my car as well as his lol

Oh yes. I'm going!

I do need to do a lot of work before then though, a lot. But I'll have the time!

[Meltkamp]

sweeeet more west coast cars woo. I need to finish of some stuff before then
my list for cincy lol cause im bored
finish shortening the bumpers
Put in a new line between the fuel filler and tank
weld in the roll cage
put in new starter
install a Mk3 windshield wiper motor
new tires lol
thats all i can think of that needs to be done lol

[Iroczgirl]

Things that need changed :

CV axles
Wheel bearings
Hubs
Fuel accumulator
Heater valve
Heater core
Radiator
Negative battery cable

Actually...that's not bad, not bad at all.

If I get to it, the A/C system will be refurbished next year also.

[Meltkamp]

thats not that bad of a list all my stuff is basically I wanna do cause it makes it cooler sorta thing lol yours is I need this ish done kinda list lol

If you have josh's number give him a call he has a lift airtools and such and can help ya do most of that stuff on your list if you dont have his number shoot me or him(sciroccoracer7) a pm and I will get u his number

My i want to get done but prob wont list lol
sds standalone
coil overs
finish houndstooth interior
change taillights to the tails from an 81s
new wheels idk what kind though lol
respray of platinum metallic
new windsheild seal

[punchbug]

How did she fit three in that belly? She sure kept her girlish figure right to the end! And they look so BIG!! Now I have to come visit again, I love kittens. Mine grew up, And NO I do not need another cat. Better get Mom fixed ASAP or she'll be a surprise package all over again before long. And watch the visiting boyfriends around the kitties, they sometimes take the last dad's efforts out of the gene pool.

Quote, originally posted by Iroczgirl »

...guaranteed 2 days a week off though *drools* what am I going to do?

Simple, catch up on your rest, and install that yummy batch of parts you just listed!!!!!

Quote, originally posted by Iroczgirl »

I now have : Wiper shaft Front hubs CV Axles front wheel bearings H&R coilovers On it's way : Fuel accumulator poly bushing kit strut bearings It'd better be a whole new car after this

Oh, and drive for pleasure too. Lots of that!


Modified by punchbug at 4:36 AM 8-7-2009

[vwdaun]

Quote, originally posted by punchbug »

How did she fit three in that belly? She sure kept her girlish figure right to the end! And they look so BIG!!

Count carefully, there's actually four.

Quote, originally posted by punchbug »

Better get Mom fixed ASAP or she'll be a surprise package all over again before long. And watch the visiting boyfriends around the kitties, they sometimes take the last dad's efforts out of the gene pool.

The idea is to get her into the vet real soon.... and access to the hangar is pretty controlled right now, so they should be ok.

[punchbug]

Quote, originally posted by vwdaun »

Count carefully, there's actually four. .

Ah I wondered if there was a TDI hidden under the heap (is it a straight grey tiger?). My Diesel is busy trying to kill a female cardinal that's been trying to get through the windows. He's obsessed with it. Here's a picture of him demonstrating his mad hunting skilz:

Modified by punchbug at 5:28 AM 8-7-2009

[EL DRIFTO]

we've raised about 300 kittens
the most important thing for us is to make sure they don't have fleas
advantage is better than frontline when it comes to putting it on kittens that are too young
an 18lb cat dose will treat all your cats if you spread it out right
make sure & handle them frequently so they get used to people
just throw a litter box in the area, they'll figure it out
call around to local pet stores
they'll have kitten openings once they're 8 weeks old (7 ultra cute)
dont wait longer, it's critical the new owners get very young ultra cute kitten to raise
people come in and give $ for these tings
store gets some $, cause you get none
kittens go to homes with $

after some pavlos dog/hotel room procedures
the wife has come around again & again & a.....
it's good to be welcome at home again

[kerensky]

Quote, originally posted by tmechanic »

Every night it was fixing cr@p that should never have been in the code, and no failsafes to keep the operator from doing something stupid and damaging a fuel bundle.

I'm afraid to ask, but where do you work? o.O

Quote, originally posted by CodeMan »

Glad you're finally off, I hate it when idiots make my job harder too. Like architects. I hate architects.

As one of the aforementioned idiots, I have to take exception here. I'm sure whatever architect has your ire up didn't set out to make your life difficult.

Quote, originally posted by CodeMan »

Even worse, I hate general contracters and project managers who don't bother to hire them.

General contractors don't have any business hiring architects. The Owner is supposed to do that. An architect who works for a contractor is nothing more than a mercenary, selling his stamp.

[alteschule]

I'm ok with architects.........but these cats need to go...

[CodeMan]

You're right, sorry. I shouldn't lump every architect in with the folks I'm dealing with now. I know that there are those out there who do their job & do it well. There are also those out there who are in way over their experience level, who call out one thing, mean another, and expect every trade to assume what their intent is. Right now my shop is rebuilding half of our scope in a particular restaurant because the architect called for AWI Custom spec for the millwork, then decided that his intent had been different all along, despite the fact that there was no indication on the drawings, or in the submittal process. He backpedaled his way out of responsibility, knowing that if we wanted to keep getting work from the chain of restaurants, we'd have to eat the rebuild. These guys are straight out of school, and think they're hot stuff because they got a few contracts with some trendy businesses around town. I understand they are the exception.

As for the other comment, yes, I know. I was just typing fast and unclearly. On the other side of the coin from my previous rant, we work with contractors who fancy themselves designers, and urge their clients to not hire architects, thereby condemning the trades to work off of hand sketches and deal with a constant barrage of changes from owners and PMs.

It is too bad our workflow is such that we can't be as picky as we used to be about the jobs we bid.

[kerensky]

Quote, originally posted by CodeMan »

You're right, sorry. I shouldn't lump every architect in with the folks I'm dealing with now.

No problem. We've all been there.

Quote, originally posted by CodeMan »

I know that there are those out there who do their job & do it well. There are also those out there who are in way over their experience level, who call out one thing, mean another, and expect every trade to assume what their intent is. ... These guys are straight out of school, and think they're hot stuff because they got a few contracts with some trendy businesses around town. I understand they are the exception.

Sadly, it's far too common. Architectural schools do a decent job of teaching students the design process, but they teach next to nothing about actually *building* things, especially how to communicate effectively with contractors. And let's face it, it's far easier to hide behind the boiler-plate in your specs than admit to an Owner that you made a mistake. After all, *he* wants to keep doing work for that Owner, too.

Quote, originally posted by CodeMan »

On the other side of the coin from my previous rant, we work with contractors who fancy themselves designers, and urge their clients to not hire architects, thereby condemning the trades to work off of hand sketches and deal with a constant barrage of changes from owners and PMs.

Yeah, that whole situation is fraught with fun times. Of course, sometimes having an architect in the middle of that only means that he or she gets to try and figure out what the owner wants and how to show it properly, only to have the owner completely change their mind or, even better, completely deny what they said before.

Makes me wonder why I picked this profession sometimes. /rant

[alteschule]

Ok,but what about these damn cats?

[twardnw]

which ones?

[EL DRIFTO]

today i saw this RS6, Californa tags, up the ass of a dumptruck @ 80 on the cell phone getting the front ready for paint
i actually followed the sandblaster for a sec to prove it

Modified by EL DRIFTO at 2:22 AM 8-19-2009

[CodeMan]

Quote, originally posted by EL DRIFTO »

...sometimes i get the feeling the tile guy may know more than anyone on the job...

Where's the 'emphatic head nod' emoticon when you need it?

[alteschule]

ummm.....ok

[kerensky]

Quote, originally posted by CodeMan »

Where's the 'emphatic head nod' emoticon when you need it?

I agree about the tile man, but the rest of that stream-of-consciousness? Wow. Words fail me.

[Chris16vRocco]

Quote, originally posted by kerensky »

I agree about the tile man, but the rest of that stream-of-consciousness? Wow. Words fail me.

I'm glad I'm not the only one who doesn't get most of what the dude says.

[Patter$on]

Quote, originally posted by Chris16vRocco »

I'm glad I'm not the only one who doesn't get most of what the dude says.

My guess would be he's saying that laborers are a bunch of dumb as*es. And the flooring guy is smarter than average. Maybe I dunno what he's either really............

[alteschule]

Stress related paranoid ideation?

[CodeMan]

Quote, originally posted by kerensky »

stream-of-consciousness?

My thoughts exactly while reading his post.

[twardnw]

wall-o-text to me

[kerensky]

Wall-o-text I can handle - my wife talks that way. All. The. Time.

Man, this salad I bought for lunch sucks rocks. I hate it when you get food and forget to check it until you get back to the office and you're stuck with it.

[tmechanic]

Quote, originally posted by kerensky »

I'm afraid to ask, but where do you work? o.O

I work at a company called PaR Nuclear, I hope there's no one on here from Calvert, but if there is, I spent a week working 12 hr days to make that pig work right, the fail safes are in there the autos are in there, the pool dimensions will be adjusted at install when we can get an exact measurement.

Oh yeah, we build the refuel hoists for nuclear power plants, yes each piece of equipment is tested before it leaves, it's just usually not this traumatic.

[alteschule]

My wife is a wall-o-text too. I dont understand how she breathes.She is one of the reasons I built my shop large.MY ESCAPE!

[twardnw]

I can't wait until I have a shop on the same property as my house

[alteschule]

My shop STILL is not finished,I just have too damn many projects.I cant wait to be able to flip a switch and have lighting,or to use the lift for car repairs.

[punchbug]

Well, TDNites...I just got ahold of the dyno guy for Saturday August 22. Two pulls with AFR for $60 CDN, not too bad. So far I have me, Marc, cholland, I'll assume Julie, maybe Jim Edwards (a buddy from the track) and maybe one more car from here (Mazda/Mustang). Drew, if you have your ears on and decide to uncloak...he says he can do Carrots from wheel speed. Anyone else is welcome to join in the fun and games. Just give me a shout. Rumour has it that there will be brisket afterwards....


Modified by punchbug at 1:47 PM 8-7-2009