Inane ramblings to avoid thread jacking

[ryandalling]

Anybody else see the Portland Vespa Buddy Scooter commercials?

"Everybody needs a buddy scooter! Ride your buddy today!"

Very funny.

[NEIKOS]

My taint itches.

No, not really.  I just couldn't come up with anything inane to say . . .

[krolik]

My taint itches.

No, not really.  I just couldn't come up with anything inane to say . . .

Speakin' of taints, where's Mo been lately?

[Tailgunner]

Yeah, where's Visolara? Does he have cookies? Are there fresh x-rays? The season began, did it not? 

[duc_fan]

Inane ramblings:

1.) TurboTax sucks.

2.) Scotch - Because one doesn't solve the world's problems over white wine.

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I got my new Oberon clutch slave today.    Probably gonna attempt install tomorrow... after I take care of TurboTax's royal screwup.    If I have to file an amended return because of their buggy software, they're refunding my $20 for the state e-filing.  Somewhere in the final transmission step, it doubled the income listed on my W2, and I went from having a refund to "owing" the Fed and state a combined $20,000+.

Next software weenie within my earshot who bizatches about the oversight of Software Quality Engineering is gonna get walloped.  There's a damn good reason for all those effing rules about how you're supposed to write requirements, review 'em, implement 'em, and exhaustively test 'em.  If you don't, your POS software makes $20,000 dollar (and larger) mistakes.  I'm ready to hunt me down some rule-dodging software weenies and the execs who approved the shoddy workmanship.  I cannot begin to describe how much I hate shortcuts in product quality.

Not helping matters any: traffic sucked balls.  Not necessarily heavy, just a LOT of people doing REALLY stupid things today.

Also got a fix-it ticket for my car's license plates. 

Company I ordered my car's exhaust from called and told me their website's price was inaccurate... it was gonna be $45 more.  I told them to cancel it, because their price was now higher than the competition.

Still haven't heard from ca-cycleworks about my Duc's timing belts.  I have no idea if/when those will be en-route.

Put out an ad for a later-model Supersport swingarm (nicer design)... got one response this weekend... now the guy won't e-mail me back.  Didn't give me a phone number.  E-mailed again last night... still haven't heard from him.  If any of you knows of someone with a spare 2002 or later aluminum Supersport swingarm, I'd like to find one.  The square-section one on mine is driving me nuts.  Wish I'd known about Elias' sooner last year... I'd have bought the one off his SS when it was parted out.

<sarcasm> Anyway, today has just gone brilliantly. </sarcasm>    See point #2.

[scott_araujo]

That's not a bug, it's a new surcharge.  It's because you checked the, "No I didn't vote for Obama and I intend to spend my refund on guns and ammo!" box.

Scott

[ryandalling]

I don't want to grow up cause I'm a Toys'R'Us kid.

I want to buy one of them new Nintendo DSi Gameboy thingies... but I can't seem to find any good way to justify the expense.   

[Bendy]

I don't want to grow up cause I'm a Toys'R'Us kid.

I want to buy one of them new Nintendo DSi Gameboy thingies... but I can't seem to find any good way to justify the expense.   

You only live once and money is just money; go to work and make more.

[duc_fan]

That's not a bug, it's a new surcharge.  It's because you checked the, "No I didn't vote for Obama and I intend to spend my refund on guns and ammo!" box.

Scott

  Something told me I should have lied on that part of the form.

Good news is: the wankers did refund the $20 for the state e-filing, seeing how I now have to mail an amended return.

My head hurts after all that hassling with software and gubmint officials.  I think I need to go out and tinker on car and motorcycle... it's like therapy, man.

[duc_fan]

***crickets***


Huh?  Nobody's been on here since 6pm last night?


HELLO!...HELLO!...HELLO!...HELLO!...

[ryandalling]

You would think that with it being riding season... there could be weekend rides posted or something.

[JohnnyDucati]

You would think that with it being riding season... there could be weekend rides posted or something.

There's snow in them thar hills, so I'm looking west to the sea . . .

What's the best bar to sit and watch the waves?

[bnbmike]

The Pelican Brew Pub in Pacific City is the best bar to sit and watch the waves.

One room still open for tonight!

[marvellous]

mmm... ( . )( . )

[bnbmike]

Fired up the Monster for the first time this year!  Needed to remember how to ride it for the track day May 4th.  Just a little coastal riding.  Got home and fired up the Stella Scooter and took that for a spin too.  I was planning on working on the house this week with Laura in Hong Kong, but if it stays this nice . . .