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weezy wrote: Thu Aug 26, 2021 9:50 pm

lotharsandwich wrote: Thu Aug 26, 2021 6:03 pm

weezy wrote: Tue Aug 24, 2021 9:50 pm Yeah, only because it won't pass bullshit CA emissions with fun stuff installed.

Um.. you've noticed that half the state's on fire, right?

And?

I was going to say the same thing. Emissions laws are hardly bullshit and need to go much further & quickly. Even WITH the laws, smog is still killing 1,341 people per year in the LA Metro area.

I mean I get it - that van is RAD AF and old cars are cool but unfortunately they need to go away and quickly. Here in the midwest it's more dudes w/ big trucks and punisher/sparta stickers and I would love to see them all go straight the fuck away quickly.

Garth wrote: Fri Aug 27, 2021 7:24 am

weezy wrote: Thu Aug 26, 2021 9:50 pm

lotharsandwich wrote: Thu Aug 26, 2021 6:03 pm

Um.. you've noticed that half the state's on fire, right?

And?

Here in the midwest...blah blah I hate stuff other people like blah blah

Calm down, ladies.

No, emissions laws aren’t bullshit. Vintage vans are cool or whatever but it belongs in a museum. Maybe this is better for general or CNC, but we needed to go carbon neutral 10 years ago, and might already be past the point of no return.

biscuitdough wrote: Sat Aug 28, 2021 8:49 am this is better for general or CNC

Yes.

Alright, people. Back to the subject at hand, gear liquidation!

I liquidated all the gear posted here except for the Road 440 bass amp and the Akai MPK49. Who wants to buy an amp and a keyboard? In fact, they would go together quite nicely.

weezy wrote: Fri Aug 27, 2021 11:12 pm

Garth wrote: Fri Aug 27, 2021 7:24 am

weezy wrote: Thu Aug 26, 2021 9:50 pm

And?

Here in the midwest...blah blah I hate stuff other people like blah blah

Calm down, ladies.

Holy shit, dude. This is how you want to present yourself to the world?

What exactly did I do wrong here?

You sound like these shitheads who roll coal and talk about how global warming is a gotdamn librul hoax.

And then when someone called you on it, you immediately questioned their masculinity.

I mean, rock that shit if it's the new year, new you, but know that you look like god's own fucking idiot.

I still like & respect you Patrick, and it's sad to hear that coming from you. Some people here seem upset that a vehicle I own is killing people with it's tailpipe fumes....ok, so let's hear how your car, motorcycle, Uber ride, airline flight, bus, train, ferry etc. are all squeaky clean.

The van I posted here runs clean as can be because I took the time and effort to fix some problems, tune it, etc and it has no problems passing a smog test. I think that none of you know the nuances of California's emission laws. One of them which makes such a prospect challenging: for a vehicle newer than 1975, it will most likely fail the smog 'test' if it has been modified, even if those modifications result in a much cleaner and efficient running vehicle. It can emit nothing but cancer-free unicorn farts from the tailpipe, but if you installed a non-standard carburetor, or retrofitted fuel injection, or upgraded the exhaust, or removed a useless piece if smog equipment that never did what it was designed to do in the first place, etc etc take your pick - you won't pass shit. We should all be driving Tesla's? Our current electrical grid can't even handle the ones out there now, while the renewable/green power sources continue to not deliver the capacity needed today let alone tomorrow. My power is out right now because the state keeps running out of juice and has to buy it from elsewhere.

And as far a wildfires go - they've only increased exponentially because the forests are not being cleared of years of buildup of dead trees, etc because batshit crazy people think it's a good idea to let all that fuel pile up because clearing it out might kill an owl.

I'm not getting into the whole global warming thing because nobody has definitive proof of anything. I'm all ears if someone wants to change my mind without resorting to tiresome name-calling.

I am just trying to sell a van. I guess this isn't the place for that, or maybe me anymore.

weezy wrote: Tue Aug 31, 2021 4:35 pm I'm not getting into the whole global warming thing because nobody has definitive proof of anything.

dontfeartheringo wrote:god's own fucking idiot.