Originally Posted by Baby Lee:
You missed the proper context. It was 'before you start thinking 72/75, oh heck CLOSE ENOUGH, this isn't a sales pitch.'
youre a dumbass.
once again you didnt need to say he couldnt have something he didnt want.
that stupid line is why i thought you were confused [Reply]
Originally Posted by Baby Lee:
You missed the proper context. It was 'before you start thinking 72/75, oh heck CLOSE ENOUGH, this isn't a sales pitch.'
Making it clear I was reminiscing about growing up with a make and model [which was the reason mac was looking for a replacement], not proposing a transaction.
I grew up
my grandpa had one
I learned to drive on it
we were close
he's passed on
he passed it to my dad
it carried familial importance
THAT is what I was remarking on, not 'body types' and 'model years.'
But you had to interject.
Thanks for that.
then maybe you shouldnt have said he couldnt have it.
if you KNEW they were different you would have KNOWN he wouldnt have wanted it.
Originally Posted by JASONSAUTO:
then maybe you shouldnt have said he couldnt have it.
if you KNEW they were different you would have KNOWN he wouldnt have wanted it.
sorry i embarrassed you this morning
God you're an inveterate asshole.
You didn't embarrass me. You saddened me that normal people can't have a conversation without the autistic among us picking on shitty irrelevant details to derail the discussion.
The only embarrassing aspect is the drudgery of explaining social conventions to a fucking alien.
Laying it out as simplistic as I can in the interest of imparting undertstanding.
I mentioned that 'you'd have better luck buying his kidney' for 2 reasons
1. To make it clear it wasn't a sale offer, thereby stemming any calculation by mac whether a 72 to CLOSE ENOUGH to consider as a surrogate
2. To punctuate how much sentimental value my dad placed on the truck, much like mac's sentimental value for the HIS grandfather's.
It's called reminiscing. And I can understand your anal retentiveness if I were responding to a stranger on Craigslist. But mac is a member of CP, posting in a general 'car and gearhead' thread.
OF COURSE I knew they were different model years, I made the year and C/K designation explicit from the outset. That wasn't the point.
And OF COURSE I knew that different model years had body differences, but C/K body differences went by model year, not letter designation
But you have bunches of trucks and run a shop, so you're the only person on CP with fundamental knowledge of domestic autos, so you needed to misread the conversation and point out an irrelevancy. [Reply]
Originally Posted by Baby Lee:
God you're an inveterate asshole.
You didn't embarrass me. You saddened me that normal people can't have a conversation without the autistic among us picking on shitty irrelevant details to derail the discussion.
The only embarrassing aspect is the drudgery of explaining social conventions to a fucking alien.
you are a total jackass.
seriously.
again sorry i embarrassed you.
if you had realized it was a different body style truck to begin with you wouldnt have felt the need to state right off the bat that your dad wasnt going to part with it because you would have realized he DIDNT WANT it anyway. [Reply]
Originally Posted by Baby Lee:
God you're an inveterate asshole.
You didn't embarrass me. You saddened me that normal people can't have a conversation without the autistic among us picking on shitty irrelevant details to derail the discussion.
The only embarrassing aspect is the drudgery of explaining social conventions to a fucking alien.
Laying it out as simplistic as I can in the interest of imparting undertstanding.
I mentioned that 'you'd have better luck buying his kidney' for 2 reasons
1. To make it clear it wasn't a sale offer, thereby stemming any calculation by mac whether a 72 to CLOSE ENOUGH to consider as a surrogate
2. To punctuate how much sentimental value my dad placed on the truck, much like mac's snetimental value for the HIS grandfather's.
OF COURSE I knew they were different model years, I made the year and C/K designation explicit from the outset. That wasn't the point.
And OF COURSE I knew that different model years had body differences, but C/K body differences went by model year, not letter designation
But you have bunches of trucks and run a shop, so you're the only person on CP with fundamental knowledge of domestic autos, so you needed to misread the conversation and point out an irrelevancy.
the c/k designation HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH THE BODY STYLE.
i dont know why you keep saying c/k body differences...
just admit you werent clear ans i was only trying to tell you that in 1972 the body style was different than in 1975. [Reply]
Originally Posted by JASONSAUTO:
you are a total jackass.
seriously.
again sorry i embarrassed you.
if you had realized it was a different body style truck to begin with you wouldnt have felt the need to state right off the bat that your dad wasnt going to part with it because you would have realized he DIDNT WANT it anyway.
What exactly, am I supposed to be embarrassed about?
Give it a while and revisit. This is much more embarrassing for you. [Reply]
Originally Posted by JASONSAUTO:
the c/k designation HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH THE BODY STYLE.
i dont know why you keep saying c/k body differences...
just admit you werent clear ans i was only trying to tell you that in 1972 the body style was different than in 1975.
Is you were TRYING to simply differentiate between 72 and 75, you did a shitty job. Hence, the reason I pointed out that your vague and ambiguous 'different body style' was dismissive.
OF COURSE they are different. They're different model years. But your interjection made it sound like mac asked about a 1975 K20 and I mentioned a 1955 Bel-Air convertible. [Reply]
Originally Posted by Baby Lee:
Is you were TRYING to simply differentiate between 72 and 75, you did a shitty job. Hence, the reason I pointed out that your vague and ambiguous 'different body style' was dismissive.
OF COURSE they are different. They're different model years. But your interjection made it sound like mac asked about a 1975 K20 and I mentioned a 1955 Bel-Air convertible.
really? the perfect way to differentiate between a 1972 and a 1975 chevy truck is by saying they HAVE DIFFERENT BODY STYLES. its not dismissive OR vague OR ambiguous, ITS THE WAY TO DIFFERENTIATE BETWEEN THE TWO.
im not sure if you realize but like i said earlier the 1967 to 1972 (all different model years) are the same basic truck with minor cosmetic differences. then THE BODY STYLE changed in 1973. from 1973 to 1987 the BODY STYLE was basically the same, but different than the BODY STYLE on the 1972 that your grandpa owned.
thats all i was getting at, seriously. i thought maybe you didnt realize where the body style change came in at.
you got your shit twisted and flipped out on that for some reason. [Reply]
Originally Posted by Baby Lee:
You assumed everyone else was stupider than you, and completely missed the actual conversation.
I'll grant it's more autistic and socially awkward than full on stupid. But the deficit is entirely yours.
i didnt miss anything.
im not the one who acted as though he would WANT a truck he wasnt asking about, and if you didnt think he may want it there was NO NEED to point out he couldnt have it.
Originally Posted by JASONSAUTO:
thats all i was getting at, seriously. i thought maybe you didnt realize where the body style change came in at.
Yes, I get it. You assumed you were the only one who knew shit about shit, and were completely oblivious to the point of the conversation.
It's 'seriously' condescending to think I didn't know the difference regarding a vehicle I've been around my entire life, and it's 'seriously' presumptuous to correct me on an irrelevant detail in a conversation that wasn't even about transactions, or model years, or body styles. [Reply]
Originally Posted by Baby Lee:
God you're an inveterate asshole.
You didn't embarrass me. You saddened me that normal people can't have a conversation without the autistic among us picking on shitty irrelevant details to derail the discussion.
The only embarrassing aspect is the drudgery of explaining social conventions to a fucking alien.
Laying it out as simplistic as I can in the interest of imparting undertstanding.
I mentioned that 'you'd have better luck buying his kidney' for 2 reasons
1. To make it clear it wasn't a sale offer, thereby stemming any calculation by mac whether a 72 to CLOSE ENOUGH to consider as a surrogate
2. To punctuate how much sentimental value my dad placed on the truck, much like mac's sentimental value for the HIS grandfather's.
It's called reminiscing. And I can understand your anal retentiveness if I were responding to a stranger on Craigslist. But mac is a member of CP, posting in a general 'car and gearhead' thread.
OF COURSE I knew they were different model years, I made the year and C/K designation explicit from the outset. That wasn't the point.
And OF COURSE I knew that different model years had body differences, but C/K body differences went by model year,not letter designation
But you have bunches of trucks and run a shop, so you're the only person on CP with fundamental knowledge of domestic autos, so you needed to misread the conversation and point out an irrelevancy.
