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m42b32

KaiserRolls said:

Edit: got caught in the rain today with it anyways. Was good fun. These wipers suck

Took mine out in the rain today too. Cold/wet was pretty entertaining

HipMF

I resisted the urge to pull the e21 out of storage while I was there. I did take the snows off the compact though, so if it snows next week it's partially my fault, but I wanted to try on the style 30s that I picked up recently. So 90's.

They're wrapped in some 600 treadwear falken all-seasons that grip about as well as you would expect. Ride quality is much improved over the koseis, which is what I was going for (it's official; I'm old). Kosei K1s will be for sale once I clean them up and take some pictures, if anyone is interested.

patsbimmer1

HipMF said:

I resisted the urge to pull the e21 out of storage while I was there. I did take the snows off the compact though, so if it snows next week it's partially my fault, but I wanted to try on the style 30s that I picked up recently. So 90's.

They're wrapped in some 600 treadwear falken all-seasons that grip about as well as you would expect. Ride quality is much improved over the koseis, which is what I was going for (it's official; I'm old). Kosei K1s will be for sale once I clean them up and take some pictures, if anyone is interested.

I love the wheels and the side skirts on the car. The silver also looks great in that setting.

straight6pwr

ill tell ya what, we need to schedule a drive in the midst of this.

none of us have to get out of the cars

we will plan the route ahead of time and make sure everyone is on the same page.

the roads will be so open i bet!

m42b32

straight6pwr said:

ill tell ya what, we need to schedule a drive in the midst of this.

none of us have to get out of the cars

we will plan the route ahead of time and make sure everyone is on the same page.

the roads will be so open i bet!

I'm very in for that!

HipMF

patsbimmer1 said:

I love the wheels and the side skirts on the car. The silver also looks great in that setting.

Thanks. The blue color and the shiny metal stuff is what made me decide to stop there to take a picture. I have spent some time "working" on my photography (~4500 pictures taken since I bought my DSLR), but mostly I rely on luck and intuition. It seems to be working for me. For some reason my brain thinks this one should smell like a public pool.

GunMetalGrey

HipMF said:

For some reason my brain thinks this one should smell like a public pool.

I questioned if it was a public pool of some form upon initial inspection!

Photo looks great, those wheels are styled well for the car for sure.

Jdesign

HipMF said:

I did take the snows off the compact though,

Where's @KaiserRolls I believe he said it snowed by him

straight6pwr said:

ill tell ya what, we need to schedule a drive in the midst of this.

none of us have to get out of the cars

we will plan the route ahead of time and make sure everyone is on the same page.

the roads will be so open i bet!

I agree. I saw a bunch of cars on the freeway cruising together yesterday.

B C

I saw a gray E46 M3 with CSL aesthetic enhancements while I was out for a cruise yesterday. Im not sure I will be participating in any group drives this year.

patsbimmer1

B C said:

I saw a gray E46 M3 with CSL aesthetic enhancements while I was out for a cruise yesterday. Im not sure I will be participating in any group drives this year.

Are those thoughts related or are you rambling?

gilber33

patsbimmer1 said:

Are those thoughts related or are you rambling?

I asked myself the same thing.

B C

patsbimmer1 said:

Are those thoughts related or are you rambling?

Choose your own adventure:

The Protagonist is rambling: The reader must imagine separate paragraphs were used for both thoughts.
The Protagonist's thoughts are related: The Protagonist has encountered a superiorly styled M3 in the wild and can no longer bring himself to be seen in public

straight6pwr

B C said:

Choose your own adventure:

The Protagonist is rambling: The reader must imagine separate paragraphs were used for both thoughts.

The Protagonist's thoughts are related: The Protagonist has encountered a superiorly styled M3 in the wild and can no longer bring himself to be seen in public

like many good choose your own adventure books, both paths lead to the same ending

All of Wibimmers is sad Brian is not around.

gilber33

I'm excited for Coronavirus to be over for two reasons:

To have our normal life back.
To stop hearing co-workers regurgitate information they read on the internet like they're coronavirus experts.

EDIT: Found the rare and sought after P95 filters for my painting respirator at Neu's in Menomonee Falls. They are completely sold out online or have 2-3mo shipping times.

REKIII

Do we have any super tin foil hat wearers here? Anyone up on the '5G caused Coronavirus' thing? My aunt is going off the deep end on FB about this. She also things it was a grand scheme by the secret world government to make us all get a vaccine which will also contain a chip so they can track us. Etc Etc. She's also highly religious. It's getting really weird, like weirder than normal.

What say you, wibimmer brethren?

B C

I have been reading about this lunacy.

I wont claim to be an expert on this topic, not even an internet expert but this diagram (MADE BY THE GOVERNMENT TO KEEP YOU SHEEPLE BLIND. Jk) seems to put things into perspective. 5G is still well below visible light on this spectrum.

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No government is totally ethical, honest, and wonderful, but If anything, this pandemic has demonstrated to me that the government is really trying to watch out for and provide aid for its citizens as much as it can. I am happy with the paycheck protection plan, family leave allowances, and other steps being taken to help out.

A very jaded and slanted view may propose that the ONLY motive for all

of this is to save the economy so the government can keep collecting taxes. But when things get real like they have been over the last couple months, I find it refreshing to see, in my opinion, genuine attempts to help.

straight6pwr

people are very curious by nature, and need answers to questions. if they cannot see an answer with their own eyes, they have to believe what someone is telling them is the truth. what is hard to explain is why conspiracy theories resonate with people. the simple answer is too boring? they need someone to direct their anger at instead of just accepting that some things are just shitty and that's the way it is? heard mentality (my friend believes it)?

lately, the media and social media aren't helping these conspiracy loons. the loons are able to find other people saying the same things, thereby in their mind, confirming the theory. 50 years ago, there were loonies. but they lived far apart and never found each other so they were just crazy people in their own little worlds. now they have Facebook and can post their bullshit for the world to see.

gilber33

REKIII said:

Do we have any super tin foil hat wearers here? Anyone up on the '5G caused Coronavirus' thing? My aunt is going off the deep end on FB about this. She also things it was a grand scheme by the secret world government to make us all get a vaccine which will also contain a chip so they can track us. Etc Etc. She's also highly religious. It's getting really weird, like weirder than normal.

What say you, wibimmer brethren?

My wife is part of some facebook mom groups. One of which is the "all natural" moms who are anti-vaccines and they have the same sentiment. Saying they would absolutely not get the vaccine because this is all some big pharma conspiracy theory. I will never understand how some people operate on a day-to-day basis.

patsbimmer1

gilber33 said:

My wife is part of some facebook mom groups. One of which is the "all natural" moms who are anti-vaccines and they have the same sentiment. Saying they would absolutely not get the vaccine because this is all some big pharma conspiracy theory. I will never understand how some people operate on a day-to-day basis.

When this was all starting I was in a customers waiting room in Appleton and they had Dr. Oz on. I was waiting for the dealer to finish with a customer so instead of staring at them waiting to finish I listened to the TV. Oz had another "Dr." on and they were taking audience questions and one was something like "I follow all of your recipes for all natural soaps, sanitizer, cleaning products and was wondering if you would recommend them for the corona virus?". Both "doctors" came back with a resounding "NO!" and back pedaled on how although they believe using their homemade products is a healthier way of living, during this time they absolutely recommend you buy your own soaps, cleaners and hand sanitizer because they are proven effective. I fucking laughed, it was too perfect to hear them have to admit their bullshit.

straight6pwr

gilber33 said:

My wife is part of some facebook mom groups. One of which is the "all natural" moms who are anti-vaccines and they have the same sentiment. Saying they would absolutely not get the vaccine because this is all some big pharma conspiracy theory. I will never understand how some people operate on a day-to-day basis.

these mom's are just looking to blame someone for kids being born with mental deficiencies, instead of accepting that nature and genetics are fickle and some people are going to be born with problems. they ignore the simple answer of evolution.

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