Somewhat shady life hacks

[SomeGuyFromOlympia]

Your jealousy is showing.

I know, kind of dick to do that
unfortunately I know what it is like to find your stolen tools

Found mine in a pawn shop, suck deal. Glad you got them back

 

[M92PV4U]

I know, kind of dick to do that
unfortunately I know what it is like to find your stolen tools

Found mine in a pawn shop, suck deal. Glad you got them back

It's kind of pointless to get offended by a post on the internet.....

I was just kicking the ball back to you

Lucky I didn't have to pay to get mine back .


Not really a shady life hack but when a homeless is walking up to you to ask for money, ask them first.

 

[bdkw1]

A buddy deals in old Ford parts. Back when you could still find 60's cars in the U-pull yards, He would get all the good trim, interior parts and anything else he could and fill a door with it. Put the door panel back on and off he'd go to buy his 1 door. Called it a door prize.

He would also go the day before half off day and make a stash of al the parts he wanted. Show first thing in the morning, grab his shit and be gone in 20 min.

 

[SomeGuyFromOlympia]

It's kind of pointless to get offended by a post on the internet.....

I was just kicking the ball back to you

Lucky I didn't have to pay to get mine back .


Not really a shady life hack but when a homeless is walking up to you to ask for money, ask them first.

I didn't buy it back

I found my generator, I asked about it, and told them that it was stolen. Nice lady went all shit-not-given then ramped it to prove-it implying that I was lying

just happened to be that the place I purchased it from was within eyesight
I went over there and got my records

walked in and showed them my name, amount purchased, date purchased, and the serial number conveniently matched

then she went all asshole

So the sheriff got involved, and it was just a prove-my-point game from there on

I got it, and they can eat the losses

 

[arse_sidewards]

A buddy deals in old Ford parts. Back when you could still find 60's cars in the U-pull yards, He would get all the good trim, interior parts and anything else he could and fill a door with it. Put the door panel back on and off he'd go to buy his 1 door. Called it a door prize.

Some Messicans got caught doing that with van doors full of airbags at a yard I used to go to so they started checking them all by weight.

 

[Lawless]

Hangin' with the neighbors tonight and their kid told me a new one.

Look on the back of most any fast food receipt and it will say get a free product for completing a short survey with a spot to write down some code they give you when you do it.

He said to just write down some combo of letters and numbers maybe 6 or 7 in total and turn it in. He says he goes to McDicks gets a $1 burger in the drive through hits the parking lot and scratches some stuff on the receipt and rolls back through to claim his free quarter pounder. He says some real cheap fucks will hunt down multiple receipts in the garbage or left laying around and feast all night.

 

[Sandy Johnson]

really??? no purchase necassary?

My wife pulled it off and acted like "duh, EVERYONE knows this.." she is a cute blonde girl compared to a giant male doofus like myself, so maybe that has something to do with it?


Edit
Did some checking and according to this stream of consciousness written article, its not free, but is between $2 - $4 and is somehow above average quality of ice? I just used it to keep beer cold rather than make drinks so I didn't notice that part.

Need Ice for a Party? Head to a McDonald’s Drive-Through (No, Seriously)

 

[Yota Up]

Actual hack if you can stand to play the game. In Vegas or any vacation spot where those piece of shit timeshare cock suckers bother you to “get a free voucher for ...X.... if you just listen to the seminar. As soon as you Get your voucher Pull out a couple of those shooters and slam them before they start their speal. Even if you signed their stupid contract it would be null and void because you were legally impaired and unable to consent. They have to kick you out at that point. Take your voucher and enjoy.

I’ve only done it once but got a $150 voucher for the place I wanted to eat. Tickets to shows were on the list as well.

I got tickets and cheap hotel in Vegas once for sitting through a 2 hour presentation on timeshares. Sketchy as hell, and I just ignored the sales pitch. Got my voucher and went to Vegas. I couldn't believe they actually delivered on their part to give me a ticket to and a room in Vegas.

The pressure at the end of the "seminar" was pedal to the metal. They will make you feel bad because you won't sign your life away to take a loan to pay for this. They even offer you a free stereo if you sign right now.

They called me and offered it, so it's not like a hack where you seek out to take advantage of anyone. I just took them up on the offer and did my part to sit through that stupid seminar. No different than a kid getting paid gems in a video game by watching ads.

 

[2020AT4]

after you drain the fuel tank you put a bolt in the hole you drilled
now fill the tank with water
fuckem, they told me it was $50/ton on the phone and when I showed up they gave me $40/ton, first time in that yard, thought about filling it with water but didn't feel like having a guilty conscience

the first thing they did was fork the car off the trailer, flop it over and punch the tank, oil pan and trans pan with the forks
that same yard burned down a few months after this lol

The yard I go to in Trenton used to never check cars, off the trailer and into the shredder.

Then they got one with a propane tank in the trunk and it blew up sending shredder tailings everywhere.

Now they have to check everything.

 

[JR4X]

My wife pulled it off.." she is a cute blonde girl

that’s a good life hack right there. Pretty girls get things us gorillas otherwise would not.

 

[DMG]

I didn't buy it back

I found my generator, I asked about it, and told them that it was stolen. Nice lady went all shit-not-given then ramped it to prove-it implying that I was lying

just happened to be that the place I purchased it from was within eyesight
I went over there and got my records

walked in and showed them my name, amount purchased, date purchased, and the serial number conveniently matched

then she went all asshole

So the sheriff got involved, and it was just a prove-my-point game from there on

I got it, and they can eat the losses

Some pawn shops gamble more than others but either way, they don’t win every time.

 

[Eman Resu]

Anyone else hang at the back of a take-a-number line, and take a no-show's spot? When the worker calls for the 2nd time, yell out asking them to say it louder. If nobody flinches, raise hand and walk up.

 

[Chkn]

He said to just write down some combo of letters and numbers maybe 6 or 7 in total and turn it in. He says he goes to McDicks gets a $1 burger in the drive through hits the parking lot and scratches some stuff on the receipt and rolls back through to claim his free quarter pounder. He says some real cheap fucks will hunt down multiple receipts in the garbage or left laying around and feast all night.

Used to do that in college. $2.14 for a Whopper, fries and drink at Burger King. The good ole days.

 

[Projectjunkie]

I've been tempted to do the time share thing, I responded to one a while back, one of those 3 day vacations for going ti the seminar... but since I wasn't married, they didn't take the bait, damn



ZZ top was coming to Tucson in 2012, I was also going thru a divorce and like peanut butter and jelly broke, but was gonna drop the $30 on tickets

Then an ad comes on the radio for the dodge dealer across town, 2 free zztop tickets with any test drive, I math out the fuel cost to get to the dealer, yes, I can afford to drive across town and back
I drop my oldest at school, and had my 3yo daughter with me, I called the dealer, talked to a sales guy, told him I was 6 to 12 months out from buying a truck, but wasn't going to waste his time, and he wasn't going to waste mine, we drive, I get tickets, I come back to see him when I'm ready to buy.

I get there, we pick out a truck, 2013 2500 megacab 4wd srw 6.7, 9 miles on it, and she's pretty

Dude goes for the keys, comes back with the keys, and "bad news bro, my manager can't find those tickets"
"Eh, we'll figure that out, you got them keys? "

He pulls the truck out of the lot, we switch seats, I look at my kiddo, ask her if her belt is tight, and proceed to beat the ever living fuck out of that truck, this salesman is turning white, fingers in the dash, not breathing, and every time he's about to say something about my driving, like maybe the fact I'm barking tires in 3rd gear, I calmly mention that the engineers got the torque curve right in this model, or when I'm "dog in the road" panic stopping and he's about to snap
I'm all smooth like
"Huh, are these the 14 inch rotors? Very responsive "
This goes on for 15 solid minutes
We get back to the lot, as I'm pulling in I tell him that it was kinda lousy that his boss put him in this position, but he can figure it out and just mail me my tickets
This mf'er is at a loss for words

My daughter is in the back seat grinning from ear to ear, wiggling and kicking, loving that mega cab room


We leave, get about 5 minutes down the road, phone rings, they found my tickets, should they mail them, nah, I'll just come get them now.

We're pulling back in, my daughter asks me if we're gonna "do it again? "


No sweetie, I don't think they're gonna let us drive anything ever again.

That truck smelled hot, tires, brakes, engine, hot hot hot

The concert was great....

 

[Sceep]

Co-worker just let this one fly in a zoom call.

He runs foreign country plates on his car that he buys off ebay. Has never had a problem.

Edit: I will have to ask him what he does for registration paperwork in his glovebox.

 

[Sandy Johnson]

Co-worker just let this one fly in a zoom call.

He runs foreign country plates on his car that he buys off ebay. Has never had a problem.

If he really wants to sell it, tell him to put a checkered table cloth on his head and wrap a bungee cord around it every time he drives:

 

[Sceep]

 

[arse_sidewards]

Co-worker just let this one fly in a zoom call.

He runs foreign country plates on his car that he buys off ebay. Has never had a problem.

Edit: I will have to ask him what he does for registration paperwork in his glovebox.

Does not work for Canada and Mexico. The databases are linked up well enough to prevent that.

That said, certain Canada provinces don't do registration stickers so if you just need your parked junk to look registered a Quebec plate is perfect for that.

Also the overwhelming majority of parking ticket people don't run the reg so use that info how you will.

Back in college they wanted me to spend stupid $$ on a parking pass for certain lots. I had a casual conversation with a meter maid that let me figure out what the boot threshold was (not that I didn't own an angle grinder, I just didn't want to draw their attention that way) I'd rack up that many tickets per plate and then start running a new plate. Plates were free at the junkyard. They weren't allowed to sell them so that meant they weren't allowed to see them on the way out.

 

[welndmn]

In Reno at the bars in a casino you can drink for free while playing video poker.
There is a light that comes behind the bar where it tells the bartender that you are not playing anymore and don't get a drink.
Tip the bar tender to tell you when you need to put another $1 into the game in order to keep sitting there drinking.

 

[TRINDU]

Co-worker just let this one fly in a zoom call.

He runs foreign country plates on his car that he buys off ebay. Has never had a problem.

Edit: I will have to ask him what he does for registration paperwork in his glovebox.

I have a matching set from the Bahamas. Always wanted to run them, dont want to find out what the penalty is though.

 

[Ransil]

When the utility comes around marking trees to remove or trim, get a can of the same marker paint and mark your trees you want removed

 

[Sandy Johnson]

In Reno at the bars in a casino you can drink for free while playing video poker.
There is a light that comes behind the bar where it tells the bartender that you are not playing anymore and don't get a drink.
Tip the bar tender to tell you when you need to put another $1 into the game in order to keep sitting there drinking.

This also used to work at the Tahoe Biltmore when I stayed there for Northstar downhill mountain bike races. It's amazing how good of a dancer a few hours at the ol video poker screen can make you.

 

[Sandy Johnson]

When the utility comes around marking trees to remove or trim, get a can of the same marker paint and mark your trees you want removed

Jokes on me. PG&E relies on fire to remove their trees.

 

[CarterKraft]

In texas to title your dirtbike the first time, play dumb and ask to simply title your bike for security/ownership reasons.
After the title comes in your name now go back and transfer the title to on road from off road.

Since you already owned it there is no sales tax collected to transfer from offroad to onroad.

 

[smracing]

Hilux crawler and the 4Runner daily share the plate and insurance. Door vin plate rivets replaced with 8-32 BHCS.

 

[arse_sidewards]

Door vin plate rivets replaced with 8-32 BHCS.

That will be a massive red flag to any cop that checks. If they see that they will go looking for the other locations. Based on what you wheel I think it's safe to assume that you live somewhere without salt, in which case they will find the other VINs.

If you are the last registered owner of both vehicles you might get away with just a ticket.

Regardless, you should just make a duplicate of the plate and rivet them on with something close to OEM.

 

[2big bronco]

I own 1 registered/insured samurai

Hilux crawler and the 4Runner daily share the plate and insurance. Door vin plate rivets replaced with 8-32 BHCS.

 

[Projectjunkie]

The foreign plate reminds me...

In 2013 I bought my 2500hd as a theft recovery, I think it was stolen twice, once from the U.S. to go to Mexico for a full new set of vin numbers, and some distinguishing changes, gold wheel well trim and ugly chrome grille, got it all Mexican legal, plates, fancy hologram windshield sticker, etc
Then it got stolen from them to move a load of drugs, blew a check point, spike stripped, run to the rims and spun out into a fence. I was heavily leveraged to buy it, and after putting it back together, left the Mexican plates on it, I drove it for a couple months, flipping off the traffic cameras and all

Pull in somewhere and people kinda notice a decent crews cab 4wd with Mexican plates, then me and a bunch of little white kids hop out

 

[Dethmachinefab]

Hilux crawler and the 4Runner daily share the plate and insurance. Door vin plate rivets replaced with 8-32 BHCS.

Had 3 bikes with a suzuki gsx 1150 vin. Great savings, tough to sell the other two.

Tags fixed with solid aluminum rivits.

Welding supply would only swap lease tanks in the large sizes, and I owned a bunch. Now I lease one and have four others that can be swapped.

 

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2013 2500 megacab 4wd srw 6.7

do they make 3/4 ton DRW trucks?
I know centurion made a few fords back when ford weren't doing 4wd F350s for like two years in the late '80s