The Saturday 6-Pack

Trollheart · 10-14-2017, 11:43 AM

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Originally Posted by Man like Monkey

Villa are such a sexy club imo.

Yeah. It's such a turn on when you get relegated, isn't it?

Ol’ Qwerty Bastard · 10-14-2017, 11:56 AM

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Originally Posted by Man like Monkey

Villa are such a sexy club imo.

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Originally Posted by Trollheart

Yeah. It's such a turn on when you get relegated, isn't it?

one of the most lovable clubs in England for me. everything about them makes me want to see them succeed again.

The Batlord · 10-14-2017, 12:02 PM

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Originally Posted by LoathsomePete

By the end of the summer I had convinced my uncle who worked in the sales department to teach me how to drive the forklifts and I stayed on, working Saturdays as the forklift customer service person who would drive out into the yard and get the lumber and bring it back to the customer in the loading area (cheaper insurance if customers weren't allowed back in the actual lumberyard).

While working at my buddy's dad's warehouse they had everyone get forklift certified and I had never even driven a car before. I learned later that I was a **** driver even after getting a license, so the forklift thing... did not go well. I ran into a pallet of stuff supposed to go onto a ship. I didn't run full into it, but I did puncture whatever the hell it was with the prongs. My supervisor was literally running behind me and screaming for me to stop. It was fun though. We were told to honk the horn if we were backing up and there was someone behind us, and when I started there was a guy RIGHT behind me, bent over and oblivious to me. So I laid on the horn hard and he literally jumped into the air and skipped a few feet away in semi-panic. A laugh was had by all and I was silently declared an idiot.

Trollheart · 10-14-2017, 01:16 PM

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Originally Posted by The Batlord

While working at my buddy's dad's warehouse they had everyone get forklift certified and I had never even driven a car before. I learned later that I was a **** driver even after getting a license, so the forklift thing... did not go well. I ran into a pallet of stuff supposed to go onto a ship. I didn't run full into it, but I did puncture whatever the hell it was with the prongs. My supervisor was literally running behind me and screaming for me to stop. It was fun though. We were told to honk the horn if we were backing up and there was someone behind us, and when I started there was a guy RIGHT behind me, bent over and oblivious to me. So I laid on the horn hard and he literally jumped into the air and skipped a few feet away in semi-panic. A laugh was had by all and I was silently declared an idiot.

Such an accurate assessment, so early in your life. I'm impressed.

**Goofle** · 10-14-2017, 01:24 PM

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Originally Posted by grindy

Did you wear blackface under the mask?

Unfortunately not. There’s always next time.

LoathsomePete · 10-14-2017, 02:09 PM

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Originally Posted by The Batlord

While working at my buddy's dad's warehouse they had everyone get forklift certified and I had never even driven a car before. I learned later that I was a **** driver even after getting a license, so the forklift thing... did not go well. I ran into a pallet of stuff supposed to go onto a ship. I didn't run full into it, but I did puncture whatever the hell it was with the prongs. My supervisor was literally running behind me and screaming for me to stop. It was fun though. We were told to honk the horn if we were backing up and there was someone behind us, and when I started there was a guy RIGHT behind me, bent over and oblivious to me. So I laid on the horn hard and he literally jumped into the air and skipped a few feet away in semi-panic. A laugh was had by all and I was silently declared an idiot.

I've never been certified but I've heard the process is pretty easy, I just bugged my uncle to show me how to do it and then kind of learned along the way. One of the older forklift drivers taught me how to split packs of lumber with the forks so I didn't have to get out and load a bunch onto my forks, but outside of that most of the training I got was through trial and error. I never fucked up badly enough to be pulled off of one.

I have to imagine driving a forklift in a warehouse is a bit of a different experience, as you have to be much more aware of your immediate surroundings and blind corners and whatnot. Both of the lumberyards I've worked in had warehouses, but we had smaller forklifts that worked better in those constrained areas that it was never a problem.

I guess the point I'm getting at is that I'm a better forklift driver than you.

The Batlord · 10-14-2017, 02:15 PM

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Originally Posted by LoathsomePete

I've never been certified but I've heard the process is pretty easy, I just bugged my uncle to show me how to do it and then kind of learned along the way. One of the older forklift drivers taught me how to split packs of lumber with the forks so I didn't have to get out and load a bunch onto my forks, but outside of that most of the training I got was through trial and error. I never fucked up badly enough to be pulled off of one.

I have to imagine driving a forklift in a warehouse is a bit of a different experience, as you have to be much more aware of your immediate surroundings and blind corners and whatnot. Both of the lumberyards I've worked in had warehouses, but we had smaller forklifts that worked better in those constrained areas that it was never a problem.

I guess the point I'm getting at is that I'm a better forklift driver than you.

I'm sure you are. Forklift turning radiuses are insane, but the lanes were ****ing narrow as **** as far as vehicles are concerned, and with no driving experience whatsoever it was just bad. Really bad. I did manage to actually maneuver around moderately well all things considered for a pleb of my experience, but... yeah. They never let me on one again and it was probably for the best.

Trollheart · 10-14-2017, 02:18 PM

Zhanteimi · 10-14-2017, 04:31 PM

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Pet_Sounds · 10-14-2017, 04:45 PM

1. Have you ever been admitted to hospital?

Nope.

2. Do you own or rent your home?

Nope.

3. Have you ever been a member of a political party?

Nope.

4. What was your first ever mobile/cell phone?

Samsung Galaxy S5.

5. What sports team(s) do you support?

Toronto Maple Leafs (ice hockey) and Toronto Blue Jays (baseball).

6. Do you own a gun?

Nope.

7. How many working remote controls are in your house?

Five, I believe.

8. How well do/did you get along with your parents?

Swimmingly, and I always have.

9.What was your first job?

Baseball umpire.

10. What's your favourite Shakespeare play?

Julius Caesar. I often refer to someone as having "a lean and hungry look."

11. What's your favourite planet, and why?

Tie between Mars and Saturn.

Mars:
Four-letter name
Fourth planet
"Live on Mars?" by David Bowie
"Mars, the Bringer of War" by Gustav Holst
The Martian by Andy Weir
Marvin the Martian

Saturn:
Rings
Rings
Rings
Rings

12. Do you dress up for Halloween and if so what as?

I have in past years. This year I'll probably hand out candy dressed as Einstein.

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Pet_Sounds Remember the underscore Join Date: Feb 2014 Location: The other side Posts: 2,488	1. Have you ever been admitted to hospital? Nope. 2. Do you own or rent your home? Nope. 3. Have you ever been a member of a political party? Nope. 4. What was your first ever mobile/cell phone? Samsung Galaxy S5. 5. What sports team(s) do you support? Toronto Maple Leafs (ice hockey) and Toronto Blue Jays (baseball). 6. Do you own a gun? Nope. 7. How many working remote controls are in your house? Five, I believe. 8. How well do/did you get along with your parents? Swimmingly, and I always have. 9.What was your first job? Baseball umpire. 10. What's your favourite Shakespeare play? Julius Caesar. I often refer to someone as having "a lean and hungry look." 11. What's your favourite planet, and why? Tie between Mars and Saturn. Mars: Four-letter name Fourth planet "Live on Mars?" by David Bowie "Mars, the Bringer of War" by Gustav Holst The Martian by Andy Weir Marvin the Martian Saturn: Rings Rings Rings Rings 12. Do you dress up for Halloween and if so what as? I have in past years. This year I'll probably hand out candy dressed as Einstein. __________________ Everybody's dying just to get the disease