why I won't buy a k3 (Warning: Satire Thread)

robtcorl · 02-22-2021, 08:56 AM - **3 Likes**

Originally posted by Racer X 69

A nicely done Super Beetle, with a high horsepower turbocharged Subaru engine swap.

Can you say sleeper?

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=jzB1Vc1h-Tc

So they ride close to each other, unmasked, but elbow and hip butt at the end???

lesmore49 · 02-22-2021, 09:19 AM - **1 Like**

Originally posted by savoche

Well I have to...double post..up here in Canada....just to make sure my snail mail(s) gets to where it is supposed to get.

lesmore49 · 02-22-2021, 09:26 AM - **1 Like**

Originally posted by Racer X 69

Hey, if some zit faced kid can figure them out, we shouldn’t have any trouble making them work for us.

Nowadays even my doctors now, for the most part, seem to be zit faced kids, but they're smart zit faced kids.

lesmore49 · 02-22-2021, 09:30 AM - **1 Like**

Originally posted by robtcorl

So they ride close to each other, unmasked, but elbow and hip butt at the end???

My last VW Beetle was a 1969 I drove in the years '69/'70' I was a very young man at the time, fancy free and going out with a couple of different young ladies. When you're young, you kind of like the close quarters an old air cooled V-Dub affords.

lesmore49 · 02-22-2021, 09:35 AM - **1 Like**

Originally posted by CharLac

Not only that, the mRNA technology used in this Vaccine I believe has never been used before so tooling up manufacturing to support the new process is not simple. That said, it is possible and I believe Western Canada is supposed to get such a facility? I could not find an article to refer to...

Think a company in Alberta (Calgary) that maybe ramping up.

robtcorl · 02-22-2021, 10:31 AM - **5 Likes**

Originally posted by lesmore49

When you're young, you kind of like the close quarters an old air cooled V-Dub affords

But limited on space for some activities, unless you're both gymnast.

Cop pulls over a young guy driving with one hand on the wheel and his other arm around his girlfriend.
Cop says; Don't you know you're supposed to do that with both hands?
Yes sir, he replied, but I have to drive with one of them.

robtcorl · 02-22-2021, 10:34 AM - **7 Likes**

Pay close attention, Mark.

lesmore49 · 02-22-2021, 10:47 AM - **1 Like**

Originally posted by robtcorl

But limited on space for some activities, unless you're both gymnast.

Cop pulls over a young guy driving with one hand on the wheel and his other arm around his girlfriend.
Cop says; Don't you know you're supposed to do that with both hands?
Yes sir, he replied, but I have to drive with one of them.

Quite right....

Wasn't the '60's and '70's the time of the van craze. And to think, for alI these years I thought that back then, young guys had customized vans because they wanted to have a sharp looking vehicle.

Racer X 69 · 02-22-2021, 11:02 AM - **2 Likes**

Originally posted by robtcorl

So they ride close to each other, unmasked, but elbow and hip butt at the end???

I dunno, you’ll have to ask them that question.

Maybe it has something to do with the 571 horses at the wheels.

MarkJerling · 02-22-2021, 12:16 PM

Originally posted by robtcorl

Some might remember my post about a NZ couple planning to move to the USA so they could afford the same cancer drug I'm taking, Tagrisso.
The husband was his wife's caregiver and he had joined a FB group called Tagrisso (osimertinib) Patients & Caregivers.
Sadly, he posted yesterday that his wife had passed away. Not sure if they ever moved here, his profile still shows NZ.
It is a wonder drug, but it can only do so much, and work for so long before alternative measures must be taken.

Heading to 60F (15.555C) today. Grilled dinner yesterday, might grill again today.

Pretty sad to hear. I think our drug buying agency (Pharmac) is under a lot of pressure to fund Tagrisso but I'm not sure where it is in the approvals process. Until then, it will cost lots because that's what the drug companies sell it for unless they get a bulk order from Pharmac.

MarkJerling · 02-22-2021, 12:25 PM - **1 Like**

Originally posted by Racer X 69

A nicely done Super Beetle, with a high horsepower turbocharged Subaru engine swap.

Can you say sleeper?

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=jzB1Vc1h-Tc

That's very well done! Thanks for posting!

lesmore49 · 02-22-2021, 12:26 PM - **1 Like**

Originally posted by Racer X 69

A nicely done Super Beetle, with a high horsepower turbocharged Subaru engine swap.

Can you say sleeper?

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=jzB1Vc1h-Tc

The ultimate sleeper-mobile ! I had three stock VW Beetles , mit air cooled engines from the '60's, in the '60's. My '61, '64 and my '69.

The '69 was a 1500cc 4 cylinder, boxer four ...stock, except for some minor exhaust pipe mods (taper tips) .

I took it out to the drags. I stopped the Chrondeks @ 19.4 seconds @ 68.5 mph...which wasn't bad for a VW. But I drove like a kamikaze pilot back then.

But even so, the V-Dub was about the slowest car on the track . It was no '70 Nova with a L78 375/396.

Watching that video was very impressive from the quality of the car build to the performance. 517 HP in a car that came stock @ around 50-55 HP. Just demonstrates how much you can improve acceleration when you plug in an engine with around 10 times the original power. All about power to weight.

tim60 · 02-22-2021, 12:43 PM - **1 Like**

Originally posted by CharLac

MS Teams has a similar thing, I believe they call it breakout rooms?

I have used breakout rooms which are quite different. They put you in a room with the other people in that room, but you cannot see who else is in the other rooms.

SpatialChat allows you to see who else is in the entire group, and the move your avatar near the people you want to talk to but see who else is around. This is very like being in a big room event in flesh and blood.

tim60 · 02-22-2021, 12:47 PM - **1 Like**

Originally posted by Racer X 69

I see that older plane has Pratt & Whitney engines. The FAA has grounded all 128 of that airplane model fitted with those engines, pending inspection of all Pratt & Whitney engines on them.

Heard that on the news here.

tim60 · 02-22-2021, 12:51 PM - **1 Like**

Originally posted by lesmore49

Nowadays even my doctors now, for the most part, seem to be zit faced kids, but they're smart zit faced kids.

Where I worked in Australia there was an IT support person I referred to as “the pimply kid”. He was that young.

And the only solution he offered to almost all problems was “rebuild your machine”.

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02-22-2021, 08:56 AM - 3 Likes	#85756
robtcorl Veteran Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: St Louis, MO Photos: Gallery Posts: 11,606	Originally posted by Racer X 69 A nicely done Super Beetle, with a high horsepower turbocharged Subaru engine swap. Can you say sleeper? https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=jzB1Vc1h-Tc So they ride close to each other, unmasked, but elbow and hip butt at the end???

02-22-2021, 09:19 AM - 1 Like	#85757
lesmore49 Pentaxian Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Western Canada Posts: 12,325	Originally posted by savoche Well I have to...double post..up here in Canada....just to make sure my snail mail(s) gets to where it is supposed to get.

02-22-2021, 09:26 AM - 1 Like	#85758
lesmore49 Pentaxian Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Western Canada Posts: 12,325	Originally posted by Racer X 69 Hey, if some zit faced kid can figure them out, we shouldn’t have any trouble making them work for us. Nowadays even my doctors now, for the most part, seem to be zit faced kids, but they're smart zit faced kids.

02-22-2021, 09:30 AM - 1 Like	#85759
lesmore49 Pentaxian Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Western Canada Posts: 12,325	Originally posted by robtcorl So they ride close to each other, unmasked, but elbow and hip butt at the end??? My last VW Beetle was a 1969 I drove in the years '69/'70' I was a very young man at the time, fancy free and going out with a couple of different young ladies. When you're young, you kind of like the close quarters an old air cooled V-Dub affords.

02-22-2021, 09:35 AM - 1 Like	#85760
lesmore49 Pentaxian Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Western Canada Posts: 12,325	Originally posted by CharLac Not only that, the mRNA technology used in this Vaccine I believe has never been used before so tooling up manufacturing to support the new process is not simple. That said, it is possible and I believe Western Canada is supposed to get such a facility? I could not find an article to refer to... Think a company in Alberta (Calgary) that maybe ramping up.

02-22-2021, 10:31 AM - 5 Likes	#85761
robtcorl Veteran Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: St Louis, MO Photos: Gallery Posts: 11,606	Originally posted by lesmore49 When you're young, you kind of like the close quarters an old air cooled V-Dub affords But limited on space for some activities, unless you're both gymnast. Cop pulls over a young guy driving with one hand on the wheel and his other arm around his girlfriend. Cop says; Don't you know you're supposed to do that with both hands? Yes sir, he replied, but I have to drive with one of them.

02-22-2021, 10:34 AM - 7 Likes	#85762
robtcorl Veteran Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: St Louis, MO Photos: Gallery Posts: 11,606	Pay close attention, Mark.

02-22-2021, 10:47 AM - 1 Like	#85763
lesmore49 Pentaxian Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Western Canada Posts: 12,325	Originally posted by robtcorl But limited on space for some activities, unless you're both gymnast. Cop pulls over a young guy driving with one hand on the wheel and his other arm around his girlfriend. Cop says; Don't you know you're supposed to do that with both hands? Yes sir, he replied, but I have to drive with one of them. Quite right.... Wasn't the '60's and '70's the time of the van craze. And to think, for alI these years I thought that back then, young guys had customized vans because they wanted to have a sharp looking vehicle.

02-22-2021, 11:02 AM - 2 Likes	#85764
Racer X 69 Moderator Man With A Camera Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: The Great Pacific Northwet, in the Land Between Canada and Mexico Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 28,064	Originally posted by robtcorl So they ride close to each other, unmasked, but elbow and hip butt at the end??? I dunno, you’ll have to ask them that question. Maybe it has something to do with the 571 horses at the wheels.

02-22-2021, 12:16 PM	#85765
MarkJerling Moderator Site Supporter Join Date: May 2012 Location: Wairarapa, New Zealand Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 20,402	Originally posted by robtcorl Some might remember my post about a NZ couple planning to move to the USA so they could afford the same cancer drug I'm taking, Tagrisso. The husband was his wife's caregiver and he had joined a FB group called Tagrisso (osimertinib) Patients & Caregivers. Sadly, he posted yesterday that his wife had passed away. Not sure if they ever moved here, his profile still shows NZ. It is a wonder drug, but it can only do so much, and work for so long before alternative measures must be taken. Heading to 60F (15.555C) today. Grilled dinner yesterday, might grill again today. Pretty sad to hear. I think our drug buying agency (Pharmac) is under a lot of pressure to fund Tagrisso but I'm not sure where it is in the approvals process. Until then, it will cost lots because that's what the drug companies sell it for unless they get a bulk order from Pharmac.

02-22-2021, 12:25 PM - 1 Like	#85766
MarkJerling Moderator Site Supporter Join Date: May 2012 Location: Wairarapa, New Zealand Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 20,402	Originally posted by Racer X 69 A nicely done Super Beetle, with a high horsepower turbocharged Subaru engine swap. Can you say sleeper? https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=jzB1Vc1h-Tc That's very well done! Thanks for posting!

02-22-2021, 12:26 PM - 1 Like	#85767
lesmore49 Pentaxian Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Western Canada Posts: 12,325	Originally posted by Racer X 69 A nicely done Super Beetle, with a high horsepower turbocharged Subaru engine swap. Can you say sleeper? https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=jzB1Vc1h-Tc The ultimate sleeper-mobile ! I had three stock VW Beetles , mit air cooled engines from the '60's, in the '60's. My '61, '64 and my '69. The '69 was a 1500cc 4 cylinder, boxer four ...stock, except for some minor exhaust pipe mods (taper tips) . I took it out to the drags. I stopped the Chrondeks @ 19.4 seconds @ 68.5 mph...which wasn't bad for a VW. But I drove like a kamikaze pilot back then. But even so, the V-Dub was about the slowest car on the track . It was no '70 Nova with a L78 375/396. Watching that video was very impressive from the quality of the car build to the performance. 517 HP in a car that came stock @ around 50-55 HP. Just demonstrates how much you can improve acceleration when you plug in an engine with around 10 times the original power. All about power to weight.

02-22-2021, 12:43 PM - 1 Like	#85768
tim60 Pentaxian Join Date: Apr 2011 Photos: Albums Posts: 8,738	Originally posted by CharLac MS Teams has a similar thing, I believe they call it breakout rooms? I have used breakout rooms which are quite different. They put you in a room with the other people in that room, but you cannot see who else is in the other rooms. SpatialChat allows you to see who else is in the entire group, and the move your avatar near the people you want to talk to but see who else is around. This is very like being in a big room event in flesh and blood.

02-22-2021, 12:47 PM - 1 Like	#85769
tim60 Pentaxian Join Date: Apr 2011 Photos: Albums Posts: 8,738	Originally posted by Racer X 69 I see that older plane has Pratt & Whitney engines. The FAA has grounded all 128 of that airplane model fitted with those engines, pending inspection of all Pratt & Whitney engines on them. Heard that on the news here.

02-22-2021, 12:51 PM - 1 Like	#85770
tim60 Pentaxian Join Date: Apr 2011 Photos: Albums Posts: 8,738	Originally posted by lesmore49 Nowadays even my doctors now, for the most part, seem to be zit faced kids, but they're smart zit faced kids. Where I worked in Australia there was an IT support person I referred to as “the pimply kid”. He was that young. And the only solution he offered to almost all problems was “rebuild your machine”.

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