PennSilverTaco's "Perfect 5-Lug Regular Cab" Build, Aspergers, and General BS MegaThread!

The silver one that got wrecked started with the OEM steel wheels.
It had RAV4 wheels at the time of the accident.



The Pyrite Mica truck in the second pic is it's replacement.
It had steel wheels too when I got it, which I replaced with Highlander wheels.

 

So the truck with the chrome wheel skins got totaled?

 

Yes

 

Doesn't look like the condenser was damaged...

Remember that scene with Samuel L. Jackson from Captain America: The Winter Soldier where he's fleeing the bad guys in his armored Tahoe...?

Tahoe AI: Communications Array damaged...

Nick Fury: Well, what's not damaged?!?!

Tahoe AI: Air-conditioning is fully operational...


Classic!

 

@ColoradoTJ
@MarX
@shakerhood
@Taco critter

So is this not just a build thread, but a thread for talking about growing up with Aspergers; Let's talk about what subjects I was good at in school, and which ones I was not...

English/Language Arts was by far my best subject, followed by history; Science was very hit or miss for me, but I generally got by...

Math was by far the subject I struggled the most in!

I am capable of doing basic math, making change, measuring stuff, etc...

I always struggled with stuff like fractions and certain complicated forms of long division; When I was in college, I was required to take two math classes. I actually dropped out of my first math class because the teacher was kind of a jerk and didn't seem to be all there as a result of a previous stroke (he was an older guy); The math classes I actually completed were taught by this very attractive woman in her 40s (Attractive is an understatement; She was a MILF!). This, combined with the facts that she was patient, incredibly kind, and actually knew what she was talking about helped me pass her class. My parents paid for a tutor to get me through that last class, and I believe I got a B.

That said, I know enough math to get me through life without getting humiliated or ripped off; I am such an honest guy that I've actually notified cashiers when they've given me too much change! When I'm shorted on change, I will always be vocal about it...

Honestly, I see no use for improper fractions (where the number on top is larger than the number on the bottom) in the real world!

 

I took a Spanish class in college, and I got a B! I amazed even myself! I am about as far from being fluent in Spanish as one can be, but I paid attention in class and a lot of it sunk in. I know a lot of words in Spanish, and what I didn't learn in that class I picked up from Spanish-speaking coworkers at Puck.

I know a few words in German, and I can say "Rolls-Royce" in Cantonese; That's about the extent of my ability to speak foreign languages...

 

I've been impressing my teachers and classmates with my reading and writing skills since at least the third grade, and one thing people are shocked about when they find out I'm on the autism spectrum is that I speak so eloquently; Severely autistic individuals can go their entire lives without speaking a word, but Aspies will always be in a different category in my opinion (I don't give a shit what the DSM-5 says! )!

 

Occasionally l see lumber listed with fractions that way, example 5/4".

 

@ColoradoTJ

Don't even get me started on gym class; I never actually "failed" gym class, and I enjoyed playing some sports, but I always choked on those stupid presidential fitness tests. Climbing the rope? Forget about it; Fuck that shit!

This happened in either 6th or 7th grade; We were playing flag football if I remember correctly...

We were divided into teams, and like any normal kid I saw it as a friendly game and not the fucking Super Bowl; At least one of my classmates did not feel that same way! I like to watch football, but I have never been particularly good at playing football; The team I was on lost because of my poor playing, and some kid I didn't know took it personally. This was not one of the assholes who picked on me, and I do not recall having interactions with him prior to this incident...

Out of the blue, this kid walked up to me and addressed by name, acting nice and pretending that he just wanted to chat about something. Once I acknowledged him, the prick just started screaming at me for being such a lousy football player. Unfortunately, the gym teacher (who had taken a liking to me and didn't take kindly to ANY form of bullying among his students) didn't witness it; I mentioned it to him and he assured me that I'd done nothing wrong. Imagine that, a gym teacher who realized it was just a game and all about having fun; That teacher was Mr. Rice, and I thought he was one of the best teachers I ever had, period!

 

Lumber has been skyrocketing lately, freakin' $411 for this.

 

Thats crazy

 

@PennSilverTaco we sound similar with some of our life events. Similar experience with math. Actual learning problem with it. Took college min, dropped first class cause of jerk prof, next class better. Hired a science tutor to help with math. Lol. Math people frustrate me and are never patient enough lol. Learned how with this tutor to work with math disability and later for a dumb reason took a hard physics class that barely passed. My writing skills were always pretty good, have gotten some rave reviews. Just depends if I'm able to focus. Lol

 

Give us the Scooby Snacks, and nobody gets hurt!

 

@ColoradoTJ

 

It is for bracing in the garage roof, the current ones are all jacked up from incorrectly installed metal roofing. I love that hitch extender device, makes hauling loads in a short bed much more secure!