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  1. Gh21631

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    I wonder how they wrap the hood and fenders with ppf. I'm not sure a wide enough wrap exists.
     
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  2. Coincid

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    Congrats. Looks amazing. Anxious to hear your driving impressions.
     
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    Good question but on the Xpel site it says it's a 60 inch kit so I believe it's one piece. I will find out on Monday.

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  4. italiafan

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    Wait..what....your ex-wife is your housekeeper?
    You can’t just drop that bomb and walk away! :D
     
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  5. Coincid

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    Apparently he is.
     
  6. RoyalPink

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    Will answer the housekeeper part in another post. Here is the dog part. It's so long and convoluted I tried to keep it as short as possible. Copied and pasted some of this from the lawsuit.

    Synopsis: Purchased a dog (named Domingo) online from plaintiff on 9/7/2020 and paid in full $3091.52 - six minutes later she sends a text that the video of the dog we purchased was from last year. Oops the first in a long line of mistakes! She sends us a video of another dog that didn't look similar to the dog we just purchased, and I said no. Then she finds another puppy more like the one I just bought, and I agree to this dog. On 9/12 she texts and says this dog is named Felix from the "F" litter. On 9/22 she texts again and said she made a mistake about this litter and he is not from the "F" litter rather the "G" litter and his name is Gavin. To me it seems like the dogs switched again here. You could tell by appearance but at this point I thought whatever. Close enough.

    So, the dogs went from: Domingo > Felix > Gavin > Gunner (one I got)

    Approximately 30 hours after they picked up the dog from a 1k mile trip. My son Luke (23 years old) receives a text from them: "Hi, Luke, unfortunately, we sent you home with the wrong puppy and we need to make it right as the family who he belongs to is heartbroken. Your puppy Gavin is still here, and we will cover the cost for the exchange." Why they don't take a simple scan tool and scan each dog to verify before delivery is beyond me. Of course, I realize this now in hindsight. I said the dog stays and I don't know if I even believe you at this point after all of this. She then gave our info to the alleged future owner of the dog and he called my son and threatened him. He threatened calling the police and reporting it and telling him it's a possible felony from two different phone numbers and sent text messages (attached). He also called and emailed me on Thanksgiving day. They might have called the police as I don't know for sure but obviously the cops would tell them it's a civil matter and not criminal. She also texted Luke: "They are very upset and will do whatever it takes to get their dog back." She texted me that she had reported the dog stolen to the microchip company which is AKC (American Kennel Club) Reunite. Also, no state laws govern transference of microchip ownership anyways.

    To end it here. I said no and it was lawsuit time. In the end we got to keep the dog. But like any lawsuit it was some sleepless nights.
     
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  7. Coincid

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    Figuring out the nuclear code would be simpler.
     
  8. RoyalPink

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    Agreed. It was difficult to find an Attorney because most of them deal in custody of a pet in divorces and/or dealing with dog bite injuries. So it was an oddball case for sure.
     
  9. Coincid

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    Now the tale of your wife transforming to an ex and ultimately becoming your housekeeper. Enquiring minds and the mindless want to know.
     
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    This will be crazy so hang on and no judging. Basically it was your typical divorce after almost twenty years. She ended up with a house and so did I. Kids (4 of them) were from teenager on down. Ultimately we found it best to let the kids go back and forth between homes whenever they wanted. It worked out great. After six months or so she wanted to get a job because she was getting bored. She was taking some online classes with Microsoft office products so she could get a job. She lost interest in this and I offered her a job working around here five days a week and helping me. Since I was going to hire someone anyways I felt this would be a better fit all the way around and the kids loved the idea.

    It started with your basic going to the grocery store, bank, cleaning bathrooms you know the usual. During this time I had a GF and we would travel to Hawaii, Cancun and Vegas a lot. She knew and of course she was fine with this and happy for me. One day the GF and I went to a sex psychologist in Vegas just for fun actually. Kind of telling her (PhD) about some of our exploits. GF was mentioning how she thought I had a Tommy Lee type of look and vibe. Shrink came back and she said no that I look a lot like Criss Angel. That was where a lot of this started.

    From there it morphed into tens of thousands of dollars of custom wigs, custom made clothes and hats from all over the world. My housekeeper (ex wife) then became my make up artist, hair dresser and helped me and the GF with the outfits. Some of you may remember my rocker jeans post. All stuff she was really good at. We would go on shopping trips together to get what we needed. But that was just the beginning. In the end I was a dead ringer for Criss Angel, Tommy Lee, Rob Zombie, Slash and Billie Joe Armstrong. So much so that when GF and I went out to eat or do anything in Vegas I was approached with high fives, asked for autographs and followed around at the Forum shops. It got worrisome a couple of times. Like: "Look it's f***ing Slash." I actually went to Mindfreak a couple of time as Criss Angel and everyone thought I was Criss Angel. I was seated two rows back and Criss had me stand up and we started talking - long story.

    Then one day I came home with a stroller and baby carrier combo I had my two boys build. They didn't ask. But GF and I bought a real looking fake baby and put it in a stroller and had a blast in the forum shops with that one. It allowed us to go into the family restroom without raising any suspicion. I have some pretty memorable moments from all of this. It was a crazy crazy couple of years. I have thousands of pictures and hundreds of videos. It's ten times more insane then what I just wrote. I keep saying I'm going to write a book. Wow can't believe I shared that.
     
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  11. Coincid

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    I admit I did not guess this story. I do not even want to think what goes on in your car.
     
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  12. Gh21631

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    60" is not even close, you will need something over to 120".
     
  13. Gh21631

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    Great imagination.
     
  14. Coincid

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    Do I sense your scepticism?
     
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    It's okay I get that from time to time when I do rarely mention it. I would say the same thing. I have no reason to make it up. It's so outrageous it has to be true.
     
  16. Gh21631

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    When does your book hit?
     
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    Pics or it didn’t happen. No, nevermind.


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  18. Coincid

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    I dare not ask what Royal Pink means.
     
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  20. RoyalPink

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    Ahh... here's another story in and of itself and it's not what you think. My grandfather was stationed at Pearl Harbor when my dad was a little kid and they narrowly escaped. My dad was standing on the roof of their quarters as planes were flying over head. Too long and too many stories. I have a rich history and deep connection to Hawaii. My favorite hotel and memories are of the Royal Hawaiian which is pink - thus RoyalPink.
     
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    Didn't say I was writing one. Said: "I keep saying I'm going to write a book."
     
  22. italiafan

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    Wait...what...you went from “typical divorce”...to your ex was your make up artist and costume designer, custom wigs and costumes from around the world, for you and your girl friend?!?
    If the bourbon I was just drinking now didn’t cost a couple hundies a bottle I would have spit it out in shock...luckily I didn’t.
    You can’t just stop here..I mean, wtf is (was) going on!?
    This is better than a ride in a Speciale down a country road. :)


    edit: no judging
     
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    Remember I said up above: " I have thousands of pictures and hundreds of videos." Well, I certainly do. Let's make it interesting doubters. I'll start with Criss Angel, Rob Zombie and Slash. Keep in mind this is just a few of thousands of pics. Rocker jeans were custom made by a lady in Canada. Henna work was done by my daughter as she's a Henna artist and the hat for Slash was custom made out of Australia. I used a remote control tens unit going into my pants for effect. People would freak and wonder what the wires going into my pants were and what the remote was for.

    To be clear I don't want to hijack this as it's a car thread. I was asked by several and so I responded. So in the interest of maintaining my credibility and not having a wild imagination as some may think. Well here you go.


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    Screw the cars, this is way better! :D
     
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