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  4. redo interior

    in Interior / Exterior / Paint - Detailing, washing, waxing,tricks of the trade!

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    Has anyone completely redone their interior? I'm thinking bout takin my boring tan cloth interior and changing it to either black or a dark grey. I'll be throwing in an accent color to kinda break things up but not sure what color to use right now. The car it self is painted med. seafoam green met. I could bring that color inside like on the dash, but I don't the door panels. Now I'm not going to go out and buy all new carpet and seat covers and stuff. Instead I'm going to use dupli-colors fabric paints. Only thing that I'll be buying far as fabric in concerned is the head liner. It looks like someone had a fun time with scissors on the roof. Yes I know I've spoke of getting rid of this car, but I think I'll keep it a while longer. The transmission is going out on it and will need to be rebuilt or replaced sometime in the near future, but with only 115k on the engine the car is still in great shape. Anyways back to the interior, any thoughts about what I should do here. I want it to look good since I spend alot of time behind the wheel.

  5. Iced out exploder

    in Off Topic - Random, Misc posts - the forum "Junk Drawer"

    Posted

    Seeing that pic brings back bad memories of the ice storm we had just last year. I heard it was going to happen again also, all I got to say is thankfully I'm packin up and movin to Cali.

    lol i like kentucky too much to move away

    I'm guessing your from Ky, I moved here 2 years ago after some bad luck back home in St Louis

    you know it, i don't ever plan on living outside of lexington unless it turns into the shithole that louisville is now.

    I know some people like it here, but not me. It was fun when I was younger and would come down to hang out at the lake and stuff.

  9. What do you guys think?

    in Off Topic - Random, Misc posts - the forum "Junk Drawer"

    Posted

    Searching around on craigslist and I came across a 95 sierra reg. cab. Its in decent shape, at least from the photos. Black on greay, 2wd, 305 v8, auto. Now it does have some flaws, like the grill is kinda busted in one corner and the light below the headlight on the drivers side is busted. He says it has high miles, which around here isn't uncommon. According to one site it will get 17 mpg on the highway, but I think If I keep my speed around 65 on the highway instead of 70 I could possibly get better. The truck has a 34 gal. fuel tank so that should help a little. I just wonder if it would be worth getting, I like it and thinkin bout callin the owner tomorrow and askin about it. I know with it being a reg. cab putting a system in it will be a bit tricky. I don't plan on using it to haul stuff or anything like that so doing a blow throw probly wont be a problem. Right now I get about 23 mpg and fillin up 2-3 times a week with a 16 gal. tank. I don't know if I would be fillin up as often, less or more with a 34 gal. tank driving the same distance everyday. For only 1200 bucks obo sounds like a good deal.

  12. not sure what to think

    in Off Topic - Random, Misc posts - the forum "Junk Drawer"

    Posted

    Ok basically what I was tryin to say. That I'm tryin to figure out how it is that someone like me who has worked for this company on and off for 11 years is treated worse than those who just started. I mean high school kids are getting better hours than I am. They don't need the money as bad as someone who is out on their own. Ya know how hard it is to live on 20 hours a week when ya barely make over min wadge? Min. wadge here is 7.25 btw. To me its kind of messed up.

  18. Might of found a good deal

    in General Audio - Can't find a category for your question? Ask here.

    Posted

    I was searching around craigslist just for the hell of it and came across a Kenwood KVT911 for sale. Its a touch screen unit thats about 3 years old. The reason the guy is selling it is cause he had gottin a new one. But there is a problem, he is sayin that best buy didn't give him the plug back that goes into the back of the head unit. Can this piece be bought? I'd like to make a deal with this person if it can be. Hell a 3 year old Kenwood has got to be better than my JVC pos.

  20. not sure what to think

    in Off Topic - Random, Misc posts - the forum "Junk Drawer"

    Posted

    Ok so here it goes, back in August 2010 I was hired at Panera Bread here in Paducah, Ky. Story goes that one day I was driving around in

    Paducah filling out apps and talking to managers tryin to find work. Well I was about done for the day and was bout to head back home, I was just

    bout to get on the interstate when I saw the building for Panera Bread. Now I knew the place was being built for a long time, but never knew the

    location till that day. I turned around and pulled into the parking lot. I saw two people standing outside, they looked like managers to me (you may

    figure out later). I stopped and talked to them. As it turns out one was the new General Manager for the store and the other was his boss. I forget

    what her title is, oh well. I told them that I used to work for Panera in the past, 3 other stores in fact. They got all excited cause I had

    previous experience and knew what was expected. I worked at 2 locations in St Louis, and 1 in Rolla, Mo. In St Louis Panera is know as St Louis

    Bread Co just case ya didn't know. Anyways I was hired the next day and started working the day after we opened. Let me tell you, the first month

    and a half was crazy busy. I was getting good hours, couldn't be happier. Course waking up at 5 am to get there by 7 am took some getting used to.

    After while things started to slow down and my hours went down. Ok no biggie, it happens. Well as it turns out the G.M was from St Louis like me, I

    had expressed interest that I was looking to going back there sometime this year. (yeah that didnt happen). He said that when I was ready to head

    back he would help me get transfered to a store there. Getting transfered is usually as easy as a couple of phone calls. What he did how ever was

    cut my hours way down, like to less than 20 a week. I told him that I was putting off heading back home for a while, and what do ya know my hours

    increase. I know from working for this company before that the more areas your cross-trained in the better hours you will get. That doesn't seem to

    be true here. I've got more experince with the company than most anyone there, only a few managers have more experince. I was trained in all areas

    in the two locations in St Louis and my G.M knows this. He is actually friends with the G.M in Webster Groves Mo. So he knows what I can do, but

    won't give me the chance. Now I understand that we have about 35-40 people working there, but that doesn't mean that I can't be trained like I was

    at the other stores. Hell at the two stores in St Louis I was one of a few people who they could call in to fill in for someone no matter the

    position. Here about a month ago I think I recived a letter from Wyotech saying that I was accepted to attended their school. Of course I jumped at

    the chance, I told a few friends I work with about it. A few were happy for me, and few others wanted me to stay. I never told the G.M for fear of

    my hours going down. For a while my hours stayed some what decent, around 30-32 hours. Ya know part-time hours and what not. These past few weeks

    have not been kind to me. I finally got cross-trained in 3 areas, one of course is not really used right now cause we don't have the business to

    justify having someone on dishes all the time, we just throw someone back there when we need them. I'm too busy in the dinning room to worry bout

    the dishes. Sometimes I wish I could duplicate myself to my job easier lol. So now I'm trained in the dishroom, dinning room and now sandwich line.

    They are talkin bout putting me on prep too, but they have been sayin that for a long time. I think it may happen soon cause the other day I had to

    show another worker how to use the meat slicer so he could do his job. I did forget a few things about the whole process, but over all it all came

    back to me fairly easy. So who knows. Anyways back to what I as saying the past few weeks havn't been good to me at all. I'm only getting about 20

    hours a week even with cross training. Gas prices are now near 3 bucks a gallon and some stupid reason my car is only getting about 23 mpg. It was

    getting 27-27 mpg in warmer weather. Winters now really suck and its not just cold and snow. I really don't know what to think, I like working for

    the company. Because I work with some of the coolest people and our customers are great. Is my boss playin me or is he tryin to get me to stay?

    Hell if I can't afford to leave I gotta stay right? lol. I could take the easy way out and go look for another job and quit this one. But if I'm

    going to make it to Cali I'll need a job. And guess what, theres a Panera in Fremont Ca and thats where I'm going to school at. There are actually

    two locations there. Like I said before, transfering in super easy. All I gotta do is figure out which one will work the best, call and talk to the

    G.M then have that G.M call the G.M at my store and with any luck I'll be working at a 5th location. Holy crap, who else can say they worked at 5

    locations for the same company? Probly not a lot. Well guess thats enough out of me.

    Fixed but still hard to read that much, I didnt read but perhaps will make it easier for others to read

    Hey man thanks for that, I owe ya

  21. not sure what to think

    in Off Topic - Random, Misc posts - the forum "Junk Drawer"

    Posted

    I was trained in all areas in the two locations in St Louis and my G.M knows this............

    I was one of a few people who they could call in to fill in for someone no matter the position..........

    I finally got cross-trained in 3 areas, one of course is not really used right now cause we don't have the business to justify having someone on dishes all the time.......

    mixed signals mang.......... :pardon:

    In St Louis I was trained in a few areas, only area I wasn't trained in was night or day baker. Anyways that was a few years ago. Now when I say I'm cross-trained in 3 areas now, it's not really that they trained me it's more like they help me refresh my memory. Sorry I should of made that more clear, but when it's 4 am and you can't sleep ya mind doesn't work the way it should. lol. I'm not looking to quit this job or anything, maybe find a second one so payin things is less stressful. I know what I typed was long and un-orginzed and I'm sorry for that.

  22. not sure what to think

    in Off Topic - Random, Misc posts - the forum "Junk Drawer"

    Posted

    Ok so here it goes, back in August 2010 I was hired at Panera Bread here in Paducah, Ky. Story goes that one day I was driving around in Paducah filling out apps and talking to managers tryin to find work. Well I was about done for the day and was bout to head back home, I was just bout to get on the interstate when I saw the building for Panera Bread. Now I knew the place was being built for a long time, but never knew the location till that day. I turned around and pulled into the parking lot. I saw two people standing outside, they looked like managers to me (you may figure out later). I stopped and talked to them. As it turns out one was the new General Manager for the store and the other was his boss. I forget what her title is, oh well. I told them that I used to work for Panera in the past, 3 other stores in fact. They got all excited cause I had previous experience and knew what was expected. I worked at 2 locations in St Louis, and 1 in Rolla, Mo. In St Louis Panera is know as St Louis Bread Co just case ya didn't know. Anyways I was hired the next day and started working the day after we opened. Let me tell you, the first month and a half was crazy busy. I was getting good hours, couldn't be happier. Course waking up at 5 am to get there by 7 am took some getting used to. After while things started to slow down and my hours went down. Ok no biggie, it happens. Well as it turns out the G.M was from St Louis like me, I had expressed interest that I was looking to going back there sometime this year. (yeah that didnt happen). He said that when I was ready to head back he would help me get transfered to a store there. Getting transfered is usually as easy as a couple of phone calls. What he did how ever was cut my hours way down, like to less than 20 a week. I told him that I was putting off heading back home for a while, and what do ya know my hours increase. I know from working for this company before that the more areas your cross-trained in the better hours you will get. That doesn't seem to be true here. I've got more experince with the company than most anyone there, only a few managers have more experince. I was trained in all areas in the two locations in St Louis and my G.M knows this. He is actually friends with the G.M in Webster Groves Mo. So he knows what I can do, but won't give me the chance. Now I understand that we have about 35-40 people working there, but that doesn't mean that I can't be trained like I was at the other stores. Hell at the two stores in St Louis I was one of a few people who they could call in to fill in for someone no matter the position. Here about a month ago I think I recived a letter from Wyotech saying that I was accepted to attended their school. Of course I jumped at the chance, I told a few friends I work with about it. A few were happy for me, and few others wanted me to stay. I never told the G.M for fear of my hours going down. For a while my hours stayed some what decent, around 30-32 hours. Ya know part-time hours and what not. These past few weeks have not been kind to me. I finally got cross-trained in 3 areas, one of course is not really used right now cause we don't have the business to justify having someone on dishes all the time, we just throw someone back there when we need them. I'm too busy in the dinning room to worry bout the dishes. Sometimes I wish I could duplicate myself to my job easier lol. So now I'm trained in the dishroom, dinning room and now sandwich line. They are talkin bout putting me on prep too, but they have been sayin that for a long time. I think it may happen soon cause the other day I had to show another worker how to use the meat slicer so he could do his job. I did forget a few things about the whole process, but over all it all came back to me fairly easy. So who knows. Anyways back to what I as saying the past few weeks havn't been good to me at all. I'm only getting about 20 hours a week even with cross training. Gas prices are now near 3 bucks a gallon and some stupid reason my car is only getting about 23 mpg. It was getting 27-27 mpg in warmer weather. Winters now really suck and its not just cold and snow. I really don't know what to think, I like working for the company. Because I work with some of the coolest people and our customers are great. Is my boss playin me or is he tryin to get me to stay? Hell if I can't afford to leave I gotta stay right? lol. I could take the easy way out and go look for another job and quit this one. But if I'm going to make it to Cali I'll need a job. And guess what, theres a Panera in Fremont Ca and thats where I'm going to school at. There are actually two locations there. Like I said before, transfering in super easy. All I gotta do is figure out which one will work the best, call and talk to the G.M then have that G.M call the G.M at my store and with any luck I'll be working at a 5th location. Holy crap, who else can say they worked at 5 locations for the same company? Probly not a lot. Well guess thats enough out of me.

  25. what do you think??

    in General Audio - Can't find a category for your question? Ask here.

    Posted

    I haven't heard of that company either, but looking at them I wouldn't get them. I think they would look ghetto as hell in any ride.

    you saying that bout the Cadence's?

    yeah

    oh, i dont think they would look getto? haha

    check out the pics, there bullet tweets sittin in goofy stands...

    plus there neo magnet silk dome's? just wonderin if its a good company or not.

    but 85bucks for 4?

    I'm sure if ya remove the stands they would work better. Guess one way you could find out if they are good or not is to buy them. If ya don't like them you can always sell them.

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