What grinds your gears?

AuroraAxela · Postby **AuroraAxela** » Tue Dec 27, 2011 9:14

I think what people are saying is that, even if she was inconsiderate, there was no lasting harm done to you. POS or not, it's gonna cost her a significant chunk of money to fix the damage done. That's the difference. Hell, even letting the air out of her tires is "free" and easily corrected. It's just a matter of valuation of the incident.

erod550 · Postby **erod550** » Tue Dec 27, 2011 9:14

That's what I was saying. The punishment does not fit the "crime."

tsx_guy · Postby **tsx_guy** » Tue Dec 27, 2011 9:14

arguing in "gears" thread pisses me off.

erod550 · Postby **erod550** » Tue Dec 27, 2011 9:14

Complaining about the arguing in the gears thread.

mOOsE · Postby **mOOsE** » Tue Dec 27, 2011 9:14

drama.

tsx_guy · Postby **tsx_guy** » Tue Dec 27, 2011 9:14

erod550 wrote:Complaining about the arguing in the gears thread.

touche

erod550 · Postby **erod550** » Tue Dec 27, 2011 9:14

tsx_guy wrote:touche

People who use the word touche.

[SIZE="1"]just kidding I like that word[/SIZE]

geo2maz · Postby **geo2maz** » Tue Dec 27, 2011 9:14

kids with guns

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speedjunkie · Postby **speedjunkie** » Tue Dec 27, 2011 9:14

AuroraAxela wrote:I think what people are saying is that, even if she was inconsiderate, there was no lasting harm done to you. POS or not, it's gonna cost her a significant chunk of money to fix the damage done. That's the difference. Hell, even letting the air out of her tires is "free" and easily corrected. It's just a matter of valuation of the incident.

And if she hadn't been a douche (not the same as touche) in the first place, it wouldn't have happened. That's MY point. When you do some shit like that, expect some consequences.

erod550 wrote:That's what I was saying. The punishment does not fit the "crime."

It does as far as I'm concerned. Well, I might not have done it, but I'm not going to judge Alex for doing it, because I understand his anger with the situation. People pull crap like this all the time, and no one does anything about it, so they think it's OK to do it even more to other people as well. People's douche actions need to be corrected.

Ever seen the movie Falling Down with Michael Douglas? Why push someone to that point? My can't people just be considerate and thoughtful of others?

tsx_guy wrote:arguing in "gears" thread pisses me off.

I disagree with this.

erod550 wrote:Complaining about the arguing in the gears thread.

lol.

Learjet45 · Postby **Learjet45** » Tue Dec 27, 2011 9:14

Need new tires. Uncle offers to pay for 2 of the tires because he wants me and my sister to be safe. Dad still won't buy new tires. Similar thing happened last winter. I thought I needed new tires because they seemed worn and weren't handling very well unless the roads were dry as a bone. End up sliding on ice and hitting a curb in my 6. Take the car to Firestone to have the stuff fixed, and they say I've been driving on 4 bald tires. Took the car to firestone recently to have them fix a loose heat shield and fix the heater, they say it's time for new tires.

Seriously, even when someone who knows what they are talking about more than my dad ever will tells my dad I need new tires, he won't buy the god damn tires even though he's only paying for two... But he has no problem buying himself new tires a month ago.

speedjunkie · Postby **speedjunkie** » Tue Dec 27, 2011 9:14

Have YOU looked at the tires and see they need to be replaced? Tires don't usually go bad in just a year. Firestone could just be telling you that so you pay up more. If you do need new tires and this is a deal you had worked out with your Dad prior to this, then that's some BS lol. Normal size tires don't cost that much though. Do you have a job that you could pay for them yourself and then try to get your Dad to pay you back?

chickenwafer · Postby **chickenwafer** » Tue Dec 27, 2011 9:14

I used to key cars when I was in high school if someone pissed me off, but now I think it's rather extreme and, IMO, immature. I always think "what if" and that applies if someone keyed my FD. I would go BALLISTIC and out of control angry. I wouldn't want to do that to anyone. Keying a car can cause $1000's in damage.

I agree it's a low blow move and there should be a "punishment" to the crime. I will usually let air out of the tires because it's free to fix. If they REALLY pissed me off (and it's happened) I used to remove the valve from the stem with my schrader tool, so there is no valve and the tire has no way of holding air. It's a 0.50 cent piece from a Discount Tire so I wouldn't feel bad. I would even leave the valve piece next the tire; unless they have the tool they aren't putting it back in haha.

Learjet45 · Postby **Learjet45** » Tue Dec 27, 2011 9:14

speedjunkie wrote:Have YOU looked at the tires and see they need to be replaced? Tires don't usually go bad in just a year. Firestone could just be telling you that so you pay up more. If you do need new tires and this is a deal you had worked out with your Dad prior to this, then that's some BS lol. Normal size tires don't cost that much though. Do you have a job that you could pay for them yourself and then try to get your Dad to pay you back?

I have looked at the tires, and there isn't much tread depth left. I was driving home from school one day, and the roads were a bit wet from melting snow. I get to a red light and wait for my left turn arrow. I start going, and I just start sliding going through the turn. That was real fun. Same thing happened going into my school parking lot. There are a couple curves and I just start sliding going through them on wet roads. We've had the car for like 6-7 months now, but the tires weren't net when we got it. The car has like 44k miles on it, not sure if they are original tires or if they were replaced at some point or what. But the thing is the car needs new tires and my dad wont buy them. He had the money to go buy himself a new tablet the other week which cost about the same as the two tires he would pay for (minus installation), but still. He also hasn't paid the deposit to the college I got accepted to early decision (binding agreement, I have to go there now that I got in) like he agreed he would after I finished applying to other schools. He's a bit of a miser, and definitely selfish when it comes to spending money to say the very least. He justifies it by saying he goes and works hard every day (which I understand), but that seems to him to be the one and only reason he needs to spend as much money on himself as he wants but not a dime on anyone else.

geo2maz · Postby **geo2maz** » Tue Dec 27, 2011 9:14

Are you still working? The less you rely on other people, the less you have to wait on other people... Also check Craigslist, I've gotten great almost-new tires for cheap if u hit the right deal...

kingtut · Postby **kingtut** » Tue Dec 27, 2011 9:14

- When people say "G" damn.
- The poor road condition of I-70.

I had to buy my own tires and pay for college....and anything else for that matter. I bet your dad is one broke sob:lol:

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