[grambo]

Originally Posted by karleric

My wife has been throwing around the idea of when we'll be moving back to the So. Bay out of Tracy. I'm a bit torn...yeah there's not much out here except for monster trucks, cows and Sonic Burger, but it's nice to be able to just look up at the sky at night and actually see stars. It's nice not to hear too much noise on Saturday mornings when we wake...

But, on the downside, there's not as many restaurants and markets here as you'd find in the So. Bay, commuting on 580 is a nightmare (I commute to Walnut Creek - the DubCee and my wife used to commute to Milpitas) and my wife's not going to be able to find a job that is going to pay as well as it would without it requiring her to commute (which is why we've chosen for her to stay at home and care for our children for now)...

On the up side, your wife is able to stay home and raise your kid(s). 580 only truly sucks in the morning and you can always take Marsh Creek outta' Clayton for a fun commute home. Its not as crowded in Tracy as the South bay which means driving around town isn't stressful at all. Taquiria's are everywhere. Its 1 hour from SF and 1 hour from Sac and 1 hour from SJ and 2 hours to Skiing and Yosemite Its a small town where you can run into your neighbors regularly and smile and wave. grambo can stand outside of Tiger Kung Fu in the evening and watch you drive by on Grant Line and its not Milpitas.

[grambo]

Originally Posted by esqdgg

but you have SONIC!!!! i see the commercials all the darn time... never want to trek out there to get it...

Its worth the 2 minute drive for me. Nummy nummy.

[jph]

silly-girl-who-can't-drive's insurance company works pretty efficient.
i'm all setup to get my bumper repaired and arrange a rental car


J.

[esqdgg]

Originally Posted by jph

silly-girl-who-can't-drive's insurance company works pretty efficient.
i'm all setup to get my bumper repaired and arrange a rental car

i think the rental car should be something comparable to the STi so as not to interfere with the level of driving experience that you are accustomed to... maybe an elise?

[jph]

Originally Posted by esqdgg

i think the rental car should be something comparable to the STi so as not to interfere with the level of driving experience that you are accustomed to... maybe an elise?

i don't think that enterprise has one of those

i wonder what the repair shop is going to say when they see a 3" scratch
"here's a bottle of touch-up paint"


J.

[jph]

Originally Posted by flatthump

They are attached with a torx fastener. Just take it out and pull them outta there.

i don't see/get it.
do i need any kind of tool for this ?

i can twist them, but they won't move in any other direction. my fingers hurt from trying to pull them out.


J.

[jph]

nevermind....

all i needed was a BFH and a 2x4


J.

[karleric]

Originally Posted by grambo

On the up side, your wife is able to stay home and raise your kid(s). 580 only truly sucks in the morning and you can always take Marsh Creek outta' Clayton for a fun commute home. Its not as crowded in Tracy as the South bay which means driving around town isn't stressful at all. Taquiria's are everywhere. Its 1 hour from SF and 1 hour from Sac and 1 hour from SJ and 2 hours to Skiing and Yosemite Its a small town where you can run into your neighbors regularly and smile and wave. grambo can stand outside of Tiger Kung Fu in the evening and watch you drive by on Grant Line and its not Milpitas.

Very true, very true...

I love the taquerias around here! We used to go to "the taco truck" in Alviso all the time. Now we don't have to. My daughter also has a brand new school in the Edgewood community she's been going to for the past year.

Marsh Creek out of Clayton huh? I'll have to look into that. I love all the crap that gets dumped on 580. Just the other day a car ahead of me kicked up a steel plate (looked like the ones you bolt to the underside of your truck for the roll bars). It then proceeded launch itself at the front of my car. It sounded like someone took a bat to the front of the car! Turns out it slammed into the lower lip, leaving scrapes, gouges and it bent the lip back with enough force to crack the bottom and slightly bend the metal support behind it. UGH!!!

Is this alternate route more than the 48 mile commute taking 580/680? OT, the mayor of Clayton is one of my employee's father!

Also OT, do you work at Tiger Kung Fu? My wife and I always talk about signing up for a self-defense class.

[jph]

Originally Posted by karleric

Just the other day a car ahead of me kicked up a steel plate (looked like the ones you bolt to the underside of your truck for the roll bars). It then proceeded launch itself at the front of my car. It sounded like someone took a bat to the front of the car! Turns out it slammed into the lower lip, leaving scrapes, gouges and it bent the lip back with enough force to crack the bottom and slightly bend the metal support behind it. UGH!!!

on my way home from work today, 880S... i spot two big pickup trucks in front of me doing a little "dance". didn't think much of it, until i see this complete tread of a bigrig wheel come flying from inbetween them, right into my lane!!! i swear, this was the biggest piece of tire tread i have ever seen. it completely blocked my whole lane. and i came to a screeching halt just inches in front of it (lucky nobody was following me too close), cars passing me on both sides, so i inched my car OVER THE FSCKING piece of tire.... horrible sounds of suspension bottoming out .. but i don't think any damage was done.
drove home high on adrenaline...


J.

[esqdgg]

Originally Posted by jph

on my way home from work today, 880S... i spot two big pickup trucks in front of me doing a little "dance". didn't think much of it, until i see this complete tread of a bigrig wheel come flying from inbetween them, right into my lane!!! i swear, this was the biggest piece of tire tread i have ever seen. it completely blocked my whole lane. and i came to a screeching halt just inches in front of it (lucky nobody was following me too close), cars passing me on both sides, so i inched my car OVER THE FSCKING piece of tire.... horrible sounds of suspension bottoming out .. but i don't think any damage was done.
drove home high on adrenaline...

those tire treads can do some serious damage too. glad you avoided it.

i was on i-80 in nebraska on in my old car when i was moving out here. i was probably in my 12th hour of driving that day and in that highway daze sorta state of mind when i saw one much too late. i ran over it with the passenger side wheels. well, long story short, the passenger side door didnt open without popping the body work...

brembo brakes and no tailgaters FTW.

[jph]

Originally Posted by esqdgg

well, long story short, the passenger side door didnt open without popping the body work...

ouch! that sucks.

Originally Posted by esqdgg

brembo brakes and no tailgaters FTW.

no brembos on this car


J.

[jagstyle]

CHP just let me off with a warning!!!! whoooohoooo!!!

[jph]

Originally Posted by jagstyle

CHP just let me off with a warning!!!! whoooohoooo!!!

c'mon... what did you do


J.

[jph]

Originally Posted by jph

no brembos on this car

but stops just fine


J.

[esqdgg]

Originally Posted by jph

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no brembos on this car

umm ok.. superior driving ftw.