[MadOzodi]

Hold up...am I an FNG?

[BEM-S4]

Originally Posted by MadOzodi

Hold up...am I an FNG?

Yep - you can lose the title by finding the closest ranking officer to you and doing a pro bono detail on his car. Then you're one of us

Little hazing is good for your character.

[3.0L]

Originally Posted by BEM-S4

Ummmm... is it me or does that sound vaguely Clayton Bigsby? As in F*cking N...

Bingo.

[MadOzodi]

Originally Posted by BEM-S4

Yep - you can lose the title by finding the closest ranking officer to you and doing a pro bono detail on his car. Then you're one of us

Little hazing is good for your character.

HA...Ranking Officer shields can't repel the magnitude of shine from one of my details!!! (nor the thread topic averting prowess contained within me)

If what you say is true, my character is *BLEEPIN* immense!


Sorry, I'm all because I just found out I can leave work 1.5hrs early and it's downright GORGE-US outside!

I'll do my best to for the next couple of hours...

[3.0L]

Originally Posted by MadOzodi

HA...Ranking Officer shields can't repel the magnitude of shine from one of my details!!! (nor the thread topic averting prowess contained within me)

If what you say is true, my character is *BLEEPIN* immense!


Sorry, I'm all because I just found out I can leave work 1.5hrs early and it's downright GORGE-US outside!

I'll do my best to for the next couple of hours...

Work? What's that?

[BEM-S4]

Originally Posted by MadOzodi

Sorry, I'm all because I just found out I can leave work 1.5hrs early and it's downright GORGE-US outside!

You in Chicago? If you are either go find Jessica at the WIT roof (if she's still there) or head up to hotel Lincoln. Calvin. He is the GIANT dude who runs the elevator to go upstairs and basically holds the keys to the kingdom of happiness. This is going to sound weird but trust me on this, stop at Trader Joes on the way and get a bag of yellow raisins. Drop them off with Calvin and never, ever wait to get upstairs again. 2 hour wait to get on the roof disappears for $5 worth of raisins.

[MadOzodi]

Nope, thank God; my older brother and his family live up there. However, if I'm ever up there, I'll keep that in mind!

[tdillardstang]

Hmm , after 19 years of blue oval experience. I have learned a lot from reading! Lots of busted knuckles and being pissed off with an engineer! I have learned it doesn't matter what brand of car or truck . Every damn one them will piss you off ! I passed the f.n.g status 18 plus years ago! Yes ! I am looking forward to playing with my new BMW 240l soon ! I think very different from others because of what I do for a living. It doesn't matter if it's got tits or tires . It will be a pain in your butt , at some point !

[3.0L]

Originally Posted by tdillardstang

It doesn't matter if it's got tits or tires . It will be a pain in your butt , at some point !

Perhaps for some folks, but not my total experience.

On the other hand, FNG's have been known to occasionally be a PITA.

[tdillardstang]

Originally Posted by 3.0L

Perhaps for some folks, but not my total experience.

On the other hand, FNG's have been known to occasionally be a PITA.

Agreed 🤣

[B_Rice]

Don't be a obnoxious FNG, or you'll get banned like watersport_m235i.

[BEM-S4]

Originally Posted by B_Rice

Don't be a obnoxious FNG, or you'll get banned like watersport_m235i.

He's like herpes just when you think he's gone he pops up everywhere.

[3.0L]

Originally Posted by BEM-S4

He's like herpes just when you think he's gone he pops up everywhere.

Kind of sounds like the snot-nose U-Boat Kommander.

[BEM-S4]

Originally Posted by 3.0L

Kind of sounds like the snot-nose U-Boat Kommander.

My nicknames are taking hold I LOVE IT. Foofoo, watersport_235i and U-Boat Kommander

[3.0L]

Originally Posted by BEM-S4

My nicknames are taking hold I LOVE IT. Foofoo, watersport_235i and U-Boat Kommander

I love nicknames. We had a career Sergeant in the Army, last name Zanchuck. We referred to him as Sgt. S**tF**k behind his back.
There was another guy on our team who had unusually long legs. His nickname was High Pockets.

At work, we had a technician named Aaron. We called him Double-A Ron.

And on and on.

[3.0L]

Looks like the U-Boat Kommander is pestering Bimmerfest now.

[BEM-S4]

Originally Posted by 3.0L

Looks like the U-Boat Kommander is pestering Bimmerfest now.

I saw that. Based on his SN there I am fairly confident (100% in fact) that he was on here before, got banned, but bought my HK speakers in a nightmare of a transaction.

So sad to say my HK speakers were lost in the great flood of 2017. RIP.

[3.0L]

Originally Posted by BEM-S4

I saw that. Based on his SN there I am fairly confident (100% in fact) that he was on here before, got banned, but bought my HK speakers in a nightmare of a transaction.

So sad to say my HK speakers were lost in the great flood of 2017. RIP.

I think I know how you feel. I traded in my first motorbike, a super-clean-like-new Honda 50, on a new Honda 160 twin. A couple of weeks later, I saw some puke-a** kid riding it down the street. He apparently took some metal sheers to the rear fender and front fender, absolutely mutilating a perfectly fine machine. It made me sick.

[BEM-S4]

Originally Posted by 3.0L

I think I know how you feel. I traded in my first motorbike, a super-clean-like-new Honda 50, on a new Honda 160 twin. A couple of weeks later, I saw some puke-a** kid riding it down the street. He apparently took some metal sheers to the rear fender and front fender, absolutely mutilating a perfectly fine machine. It made me sick.

I am in the process of trying to buy back a few of my father's old cars. I have the VINs for most of them. One just came up at a salvage auction. So sad.

[3.0L]

Originally Posted by BEM-S4

I am in the process of trying to buy back a few of my father's old cars. I have the VINs for most of them. One just came up at a salvage auction. So sad.

My dad passed away suddenly and unexpectedly at the young age of only 55 in 1980. I still miss him.

Dad owned 4 airplanes during his life. I own the 3rd one; a modest Piper.

Thanks to the FAA Registry, I am able to keep track of all of his airplanes. I'm very happy to see that his last one is still active after all these years. Also and remarkably, his first airplane, a 1939 Porterfield Collegiate (75 HP) is also still active.

My son is an airline pilot and also runs his own aircraft brokering business. He's been making noises about possibily making an offer an his grandpa's 4th and last airplane. I would be thrilled to have it back in the family again.

[3.0L]

1. Lurk for a couple weeks before making your first post.
2. During that 2 weeks, fully explore the forum.

[airansun]

Originally Posted by 3.0L

Looks like the U-Boat Kommander is pestering Bimmerfest now.

I'm a little sorry I don't get to read the end of the story here.

But that brings me to a bigger point: people of this board are a very diverse group, more so than in any of the other forums I've participated in (which includes a couple of motorcycle forums, the Miata forum, collectible forums, and various other car forums). There are kids with their first seriously fast car and there are old men (like me), who've been through all sorts of cars and bikes. There are people who will and can take their cars apart themselves and others who wouldn't change a lightbulb themselves on these cars.

Makes for very interesting reading. Almost as good as the Bay Area Riders Forum (yes, BARF) was before LEOs started following and posting; people used to confess to all sorts of crazy 'successfully fleeing the cops' stuff. That was kids too, for the most part.

We were all kids once. I did more than my share of stupid shit. And, I'm STILL capable of doing stupid shit. I might have tried to clear that water myself in a moment of impatient thoughtlessness. I'm grateful for the reminder that the original post and photo provided.