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scotchandcigar said:
I think the roll bars on my car are under the black blocks behind the rear headrests.
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Looking at the pictures you posted that definitely seems right. But at the same time what's the fucking point of having a roll bar that is below the headrest?

The '90s cars I was talking about had that roll bar that was completely obvious and it was.....I don't know, 6 in above the top of your head when you were sitting in the car. So if you flipped the roll bar would take the damage and not your skull. Kind of like a Jeep Wrangler.

It seems like the design advancements through the years have made them more aesthetically pleasing yet less safe.
 
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scotchandcigar said:
I believe they pop up in a rollover.
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Oh shit that's awesome. They've got some sort of gyroscope in them or whatever. When it realizes it's going ass over tits it pops up to protect your head. That's fucking cool as shit.
 
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JHDK said:
I just read this.

You all know one of my greatest joys in life is making fun of Scotch. So I just want to say that up front because a part of me dies every time I defend him.

Rocking a fucking Kick-Ass BMW convertible in Maine is like the most alpha move a non-douchebag alpha man can make.

You've all seen the YouTube videos of those fucking horrible alpha men. They say like oh yeah everybody else is a beta man. Yeah blah blah blah. Yeah it's ridiculous like that dude.....The Tate guy or whatever. That is not what's happening here at all. Those guys were probably pussies in high school who are constantly trying to make up for it the rest of their lives. They probably couldn't even play holder for the kicker on the high school JV football team.

Being a Mandy Patinkin or at worst a Chuck Schumer in Maine rolling around in a boss BMW is not at all trying to reclaim youth. It's fucking showing....Hey, I'm an F1 fan who's done okay in life. I've got a fucking pantry window and I deserve this. I'm not showing off like an asshole with a suped up Camaro or Civic or 911 turbo that isn't manual. I'm not pretending to be in fast and furious in my 60s. I've got at least a little bit of class, dignity and professionalism. While still being pretty fucking cool in this goddamn car.

We're all boys here. We all want fun toys. A convertible BMW is a fucking fun toy. That's a goddamn objective fact.

Our stations in life might be somewhat different but me getting my silly large TV is kind of the same thing. It's a fun toy for an adult man that is useful, a bit excessive, but makes me very happy every day.

Those are my thoughts about people who are dual pantry window and BMW owners.
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I know you're half-joking here, but I just want to clarify the mental picture. I'm in a resort town that's more closely associated with Massachusetts and coastal NH than the rest of Maine. People drive around in Range Rovers, Porsches, Ferraris, Lamborghinis, and McLarens. No one gives a shit about a guy driving a 17-year-old low-end BMW, except for the 2 other guys I know who drive the same car.

Also, there are a lot of people up here who like driving convertibles whenever possible; because nice weather is such a valuable commodity. I'm always seeing lots of convertibles with the top down, as soon as it's bearable, or sooner. It's a way for people to cope. I'm sure there are things you guys do to deal with the relentless heat and humidity.
 
scotchandcigar said:
there are a lot of people up here who like driving convertibles whenever possible; because nice weather is such a valuable commodity. I'm always seeing lots of convertibles with the top down, as soon as it's bearable, or sooner.
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The post was jokey but I was serious about the overall point. I had no idea Maine people around you have convertibles. You having one in a state where it is rather impractical seemed like a boss move to me while also not being a showy asshole.

No one in the entire world ever needs to drive a Lamborghini on surface streets. If some guy in your area is doing that he's doing it because he wants people to look at him and show off his money. That's a douche bag move.

You drive a luxury car that makes you happy and also doesn't make you look like an asshole in public.

You go home to a pantry window attached to a place you built from the ground up. That's way cooler than some guy with greased hair revving his Lambo engine at a stoplight on a 35 mph speed limit street.
 
JHDK said:
I had no idea Maine people around you have convertibles. You having one in a state where it is rather impractical seemed like a boss move to me while also not being a showy asshole.

No one in the entire world ever needs to drive a Lamborghini on surface streets. If some guy in your area is doing that he's doing it because he wants people to look at him and show off his money. That's a douche bag move.
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Again, Maine is quite the varied state, and I'm barely in it
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I imagine there are large regions of Maine where few people drive convertibles; but being that it's "Vacationland", there are lots of places where people recreate. And we have the largest per capita retirement population, so most people are not trying to get anywhere important.

As for the Lamborghini comment, I'm in agreement that it seems ridiculous when I see one of them on a busy interstate, or along a main shopping route. But mostly, I might catch a glimpse of one on a backroad during the off hours of the day. And while it's still ridiculous, I don't consider that to be showy.
 
JHDK said:
You ever cut yourself?
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Not on a table saw.
I've had wood kick back. (That's where the piece of wood between the blade and guide gets a little crooked and the blade shoots the wood backwards. It can mess someone up that's standing in the wrong spot.)

I've gotten nicked by a band saw before, but it wasn't much more than a scratch.
I had a piece of wood explode that I was sanding on one of those large tabletop grinders. I ground my fingertips off when they went into the wheel. It was only the fleshy part that got hurt and they grew back. If you look really close, you can see where my fingerprints are pretty much gone.
 
HecticArt said:
I had a piece of wood explode that I was sanding on one of those large tabletop grinders. I ground my fingertips off when they went into the wheel. It was only the fleshy part that got hurt and they grew back. If you look really close, you can see where my fingerprints are pretty much gone.
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JHDK said:
You ever cut yourself?
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Had a finger go into a deli meat blade once, just a bit. It healed. I like those chain mail gloves and recommend them!

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