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    damnboy037 reacted to B C in 2017 Track Days - You Goin?   
    They also poison the muffins at the trackside cafe
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    damnboy037 got a reaction from gramboda in New member in Appleton   
    Nice car
    YMB is a color I'd pick for the m4 too, also love it in black
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    damnboy037 got a reaction from KaiserRolls in '88 E30   
    Not at all, that RMS kit is good, I just don't like the VF kit. 
    Nice build BTW, KR
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    damnboy037 reacted to reckedhim in Traffic School: Who Has The Right Of Way?   
    Section 346.31, Wis. Stats., states that a person making a U-Turn must turn into the left lane from the left-most lane. Section 346.33(1m), Wis. Stats., goes on to say that the U-Turn may only be made when it won't interfere with other traffic. So the blue car would have to turn in to the left lane and the orange into the right lane meaning they could turn simultaneously as stated above. Here's a link to the statutes
    https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/statutes/346.33
     
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    damnboy037 reacted to i_love_cars in Traffic School: Who Has The Right Of Way?   
    No, the red car is perfectly legal to make their turn here as well as the orange car at the same time. When you make a turn you are legally obligated to keep your lane closest to you, THEN merge/change lanes after your turn has completed. 
    The red car here needs to wait only if it is a 1-lane road in which case the orange car has right-of-way to make their right turn first.
    The reality is most drivers don't actually know that this is the law, nor can you trust people to hold their lanes. I see people making turns like this all the time who just swing into the next lane over. People are so fucking bad at driving they can't even do it right when it's explicitly painted on the road - in downtown Waukesha by Whiterock Ave/Main, there is a stop sign with 2 lanes of traffic that are allowed to turn right side-by-side. Huge painted arrows in the road showing this, along with a road sign. The amount of times I see 2 people turning right there, and the person on the far right side just swings into the left side cutting off the person turning right alongside them is staggering. 
     
    EDIT: Building on my point that thousands of people don't actually understand right-of-way in multi-lane situations - you also have the right of way to turn right on a 2-lane at the intersection if traffic is clear in the right lane. Why? Because again, legally you need to hold your lane when making your turn. If you make a right turn this way, and someone in the left lane crashes into you in the right lane, then it's because they made a lane change in the middle of the intersection as they were passing through, which is illegal, specifically for the reason that people turning right have right of way into their nearest lane if it is clear. The person making the lane change in the intersection would be at fault for the crash. 
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    damnboy037 reacted to RobZR in Old/new guy with a BMW problem   
    First of all buy her one. Make it better then yours, but one she picks out. I got her the E38 with the options she wanted, not what I wanted. So not a slammed, Stanced, blown M5 On airbags, with a gazillion watt stereo.  
    It also helps to make a roadtrip out of it, Like a vacation to pick up her car. She didn't even mind driving it 8hrs back. If it didn't work out it was still a fun trip.
    Once she is invested in your hobby, she will be much more receptive to future purchases. As long as it's not just about your toys 
    Not buying money pits that will depreciate like a rock helps too. I have less in 5 Bimmers then most people spend on the family minivan.
    And most of all don't abandon her for your hobby.
    End of seminar.
     
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    damnboy037 got a reaction from m42b32 in Official Sighting Thread   
    Up for sale next month, count on it. 🤔
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    damnboy037 reacted to HipMF in The official beer and homebrewing thread!   
    Forgot to add this pic of the current batch after bottling. The Two-Hearted bottle is for size-reference next to the 1-liter and 16-ounce EZ-Cap bottles.

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    damnboy037 reacted to HipMF in The official beer and homebrewing thread!   
    I like beer. Do you like beer? Discussion of all things beer-related!
    I've been sampling fancy-pants beers since the early aughts, and am quiet pleased the incredible growth of the craft beer industry that has happened since then. I recently received a "Mr. Beer" home-brewing kit as a gift, and have caught the bug. Initially I was afraid that getting into home-brewing might cause me to be over-analytical and objective about beer, but so far I've been enjoying it more than ever.
    Here's my first batch with the "Mr. Beer" kit (aka the Betty Crocker, just-add-water method):

    The result was okay. Before bottling it had a bit of a white wine taste, but also a definite alcohol taste. After bottling, there's a slight off-flavor that I initially thought was from the sanitizer, but it seems a bit acidic, so I'm thinking maybe there was some contamination during the ferment. Regardless, it's drinkable and it hasn't made me sick, so I'm calling it a win.
    My second attempt was an all-grain batch that ended in total disaster due to me not realizing that mashing and boiling the wort were two different steps. Yikes. Luckily, I learned where I'd gone wrong before the "wort" ever made it into the fermenter.
    The third attempt was a DIY liquid extract recipe that I came up with using an online brewing calculator and the BJCP style guidelines for an American Pale Ale. Here it is in the "Mr. Beer" fermenter next to some 4-gallon water bottles that I've picked to use as fermenters for my next batch ($3.69 ea at Woodman's, I bought 4!):

    The OG on this one was 1.061, which was substantially higher than what I was aiming for, and the FG:

    1.011? Much lower than what I was expecting. What the hell does that mean? It means it's going to be really dry and/or have a really high alcohol content. Regardless, it tasted pretty good coming out of the fermenter, so I think it will turn out better than the "Mr. Beer" stuff.
    Next batch I'm planning to do the same recipe except water it down a bit and add a bit more hops.
    It's been a lot of fun already, and I'm just getting started!
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    damnboy037 got a reaction from m42b32 in The official beer and homebrewing thread!   
    Consumer Outlet on Hwy 100 has ZD once a month, but you can only buy 2.  Same deal with Oklahoma Liquor on 51st street.  I wish they restocked Arctic Panzer Wolf already. 
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    damnboy037 got a reaction from jc43089 in Best Race in the World   
    Some girls may like it compact
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    damnboy037 reacted to Jdesign in April 2014 Photo Submissions   
    Here's mine from last spring, with a sprinkle of dirt.

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    damnboy037 got a reaction from patsbimmer1 in Official Sighting Thread   
    Saw a silver e46 not long ago going east on interstate 94, he had a wibimmers euro plate inside the car. I think his plates read 212-ULV.
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    damnboy037 got a reaction from rampelsauce in Wheelie time! Refinishing my Kosei K1's.   
    Sorry Z, I had to find out the hard way about wheels, so it was all on me & my lack of knowledge. I just don't think it's worth the weight savings, very good looking wheels tho.
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    damnboy037 got a reaction from B C in Wheelie time! Refinishing my Kosei K1's.   
    Fuck Kosei
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    damnboy037 got a reaction from Brian. in Wheelie time! Refinishing my Kosei K1's.   
    Fuck Kosei
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    damnboy037 reacted to B C in How much Hp and tuorque is your m3?   
    Car of the year!
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