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Old Jun 12, 2018 | 09:09 PM
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If you're willing to drive something on which the shifter is located directly in front of your genitalia, then things like motor vehicle regulations are probably not of great concern to you.


Old Jun 12, 2018 | 09:16 PM
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Originally Posted by Joe Perez
If you're willing to drive something on which the shifter is located directly in front of your genitalia, then things like motor vehicle regulations are probably not of great concern to you.
...and if you liberally apply armorall on the tire treads.

Old Jun 12, 2018 | 10:19 PM
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Old Jun 12, 2018 | 11:29 PM
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Old Jun 13, 2018 | 09:04 AM
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apparently people from the US, Canada, and AUS need international drivers licences to drive in the EU. that's some BS.
Old Jun 13, 2018 | 09:15 AM
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Originally Posted by Braineack
apparently people from the US, Canada, and AUS need international drivers licences to drive in the EU. that's some BS.
Source?

And, at any rate, to get an IDP only costs $15 and doesn't even involve an exam. It just translates the text of your US/CA/AU license into the most commonly-spoken EU languages.


From the US Federal Trade Commission:

An international driving permit (IDP) translates your government-issued driver’s license into 10 languages. Although your U.S. driver’s license lets you drive in many foreign countries, the translations in the IDP are intended to minimize language barriers when you drive in countries where English is not widely spoken or understood. That’s all an IDP does.




From the French Embassy to the United States:

"You may drive with a valid U.S. driver’s license if it is accompanied by a notarized translation in French. It is strongly recommended that you carry an International Driving Permit."




Complaining about this is like complaining that you need a passport to enter the EU.


Old Jun 13, 2018 | 09:21 AM
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source: being denied by hertz to rent a car, after booking it in advance online.

sorry, not EU, just Greece apparently. still dumb because **** everyone else, and everyone speaks english & everything in greece is written in english. even the stop signs are identical to us ones.

my main issue with it, was 1. it's just a money making scheme, and 2. no one told us about it when booking (2) different cars in greece online.
Old Jun 13, 2018 | 09:27 AM
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I've rented cars in Germany multiple times with no problems. (Aside from the fact that the throttle response on the VW Polo diesel is weird as hell.)
Old Jun 13, 2018 | 09:34 AM
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Scott has also rented cars in the EU and driven them. Perhaps he just forgot.
Old Jun 13, 2018 | 09:46 AM
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Originally Posted by Braineack
my main issue with it, was 1. it's just a money making scheme, and 2. no one told us about it when booking (2) different cars in greece online.
You sound like a liberal...
Old Jun 13, 2018 | 10:18 AM
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serious question:


does the above level of integrity and sportsmanship make up for physical fist-fights in a "sport"?

example:

Old Jun 13, 2018 | 10:30 AM
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a true american patriot vacations in america

Old Jun 13, 2018 | 10:34 AM
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No blue flags, no care.

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Old Jun 13, 2018 | 12:46 PM
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Rebuilding a differential.

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Old Jun 13, 2018 | 04:26 PM
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Originally Posted by y8s
Scott has also rented cars in the EU and driven them. Perhaps he just forgot.
show me the receipts:




I drove a Peugeot 108 with the 68bhp 1.0L motor in Naxos. I had to often shift back into 1st gear to just be able to go up a 1° incline. it also had the oddest clutch i've ever driven.
Old Jun 13, 2018 | 04:41 PM
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No matter how goth you think you may be, you're not "ride the subway with your own personal raven" goth:

Old Jun 13, 2018 | 09:20 PM
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Old Jun 14, 2018 | 02:06 PM
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Sometimes you gotta just say "**** it" and build a new editing suite from scratch.



One week ago, this was a storage closet. Did the whole thing for under $800. (Re-used the actual editing workstation itself.)
Old Jun 14, 2018 | 02:54 PM
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Source for those inexpensive tiles please?
Old Jun 14, 2018 | 02:58 PM
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Originally Posted by TurboTim
Source for those inexpensive tiles please?
Amazon Amazon


Many other colors are available at similar prices. This particular shade of blue just happens to almost perfectly match our station's logo.

Tables from Ikea, lamps from Target, Speakers are the exact ones I have at home (Alesis Elevate 5) sitting on the same stands, plus a Mackie BigKnob monitor controller.

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