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1st Gen Lunchtable Thread - General Discussion

Discussion in '1st Gen. Tacomas (1995-2004)' started by Speedytech7, May 31, 2018.

  1. Jun 14, 2023 at 8:25 PM
    0xDEADBEEF

    0xDEADBEEF Swaying to the Symphony of Destruction

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    I've started stocking 2 Hoots instead lately. Less sweet and like 100 calories vs 190.
     
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    4 run, 2 don't
    Or, hustle with no degree at all and make good money :luvya:
     
  4. Jun 14, 2023 at 8:34 PM
    Yota X

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    Oh shit! :rofl::rofl::rofl: You tell him he shoulda just brought himself and learned how to owe the snap on guy more than he makes in a month like most of us?
     
  5. Jun 14, 2023 at 8:37 PM
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    4 run, 2 don't
    Fucking Jeep in front of me is burning oil like a MF

    Decided to put down my windows for the first time vs running my AC
     
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    I usally have ice tea truley but no one stocks them rn. And have no idea what calories are
     
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    Sperrunner

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    Join a union. Become rich
     
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    Kwikvette

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    4 run, 2 don't
    They got unions out here for welders at certain companies...
     
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  9. Jun 14, 2023 at 8:41 PM
    Sperrunner

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    If i had known trade school wasn’t the only way into hvac i would of gone differently. But then again I ended up where im at because of contacts i made in trade school
     
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    Sperrunner

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    Ammonia HVACR shops have tons of welders. Because every thing is black pipe
     
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    4 run, 2 don't
    Although I'd be making great money as a welder has I taken that gig I was offered out in Madera.

    But hell no to driving half an hour each way to work.
     
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  12. Jun 14, 2023 at 8:45 PM
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    Lol half a hour. Thats cute
     
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  13. Jun 14, 2023 at 8:46 PM
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    4 run, 2 don't
    Are they the ones doing that shitty ass work you've sent me pics of?
     
  14. Jun 14, 2023 at 8:47 PM
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    4 run, 2 don't
    Oh it's nothing, comparatively.

    But you forget I'm older, so I can have my cake and eat it :luvya:
     
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  15. Jun 14, 2023 at 8:49 PM
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    eon_blue If I would, could you

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    Yeah my freelance career stint right out of school was jump started via contacts I made directly through an instructor I was close with. And other jobs through fellow student connections. The networking through school was what made it worth something
     
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    Nah the only time i worked with ammonia guys their welds were mint
     
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    Speedytech7

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    They probably clean em with bleach :D
     
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    Yes and no. Although I doubt 3rd gens have a 27yr old spare, there is some logic to using an aged spare tire if you use it as intended. The tire is fairly well protected from the weather and nos t carry a load to creat a flat spot or other weird defects. The tire should be used to drive directly to the tire shop to have your flat repaired replaced. Just like the donut spare you find in compacts and sedans, yet people will drive on them for weeks/months/years which is incredibly stupid.
     
  19. Jun 14, 2023 at 9:20 PM
    Abeyancer

    Abeyancer Not so secret, secret van guy

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    Fucking mofern tvan lifers :rant:

    Back I'm my day, people would call the cops on suspicious vehicles in neighborhoods, businesses would kick you out of their parking lot, you had to drive way outta town to find a place to sleep.


    And it was uphill both ways :luvya:
     
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  20. Jun 14, 2023 at 9:22 PM
    Abeyancer

    Abeyancer Not so secret, secret van guy

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    I hate to say it because I don't agree, but it makes sense. From running a small business perspective, phone calls, on average, are a huge time sink and it's so much faster to fire an email back compared to listening to some Joe blow prattle on about the price of tea in china
     
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