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The Warrior said:
Yeah, I knew they were pretty heavily modded. Probably too small for me anywhos. Gas mileage sucks too, from what I read. 15mpg in town, 20mpg highway. I would love to have a Wrangler, but to me, it seems more like a toy. Doesn't seem very practical. Can't haul much, etc.
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Man i m lucky if i do 17 mpg with my wrangler....that s the price to pay to have fun i guess
 
OutdoorsFamilyMan4 said:
So I am back at home. I call the department of public utilities and ask their recommendation for what to do since I have been out of town since the start of the ban. He said my system needs to be flushed. Run the hot in every faucet for 15 minutes to drain the water tank, then run cold for 5 to flush everything else. I ran the hot for 27 minutes just to be safe (both kitchen and bathroom sinks, tub and washing machine)...then I ran the cold water for 20 to be safe. The third time filling my washer and this is what rhe the water looked like.......I'm calling bullshit

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Which it clearly is. Looks like the bullshit got into the water supply in that pic. Send it to DPW. Then tell 'em you'll pay your bill when they aren't poisoning your family anymore.
 
Ok, I've got to throw a bit of good p.r. towards our very own 1066Vik. More specifically towards his woman (SWMBO). Like Vik, hiz ol lady is a bit of a DIYer and somewhat of a Renaissance type person. When Vik came by to get me in Indiana before Blade show he brought my wife a brown paper bag full of lotions and soaps. It turns out SWMBO made the whole lot of it. She must know her stuff because my wife loves the stuff! She asked me last week to drop a good word or two around for them. So if you're looking for some quality hygiene items give them a shout. The lip balm went pretty quickly so I'm assuming she liked that best. The price list he sent me a while back seemed very reasonable for craft soaps/lotions and whatnot. I would assume Vik could take your questions via pm .
 
Darksidedenny said:
Man i m lucky if i do 17 mpg with my wrangler....that s the price to pay to have fun i guess
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I'm lucky if I get anything higher than 14mpg (city) in my dad's truck (2011 ram 1500) I started driving it like a granny because not having a job, and filling that damn thing up gets old real quick.
 
GSO1962 said:
I thought we determined that peanut butter has no expiration date?
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Only PB that comes in jars with name brand labels don't have expiration dates. Too much plastic (partially-hydrogenated hydrocarbons). Fresh ground peanut butter will go bad, especially if left un-refrigerated. (Don't ask me how I know this.)

TMHunt said:
In the spirit of trying to find my "grove" in the self employment world. My wife and I have been having long talks about simplifying our lives and trying to get as debt free as possible. So, one thing we wanted to do was do away with was car payments. We have a pretty decent Tahoe thats paid for, then we have my Jeep which we still owe on. Well, as painful as it may be, its gotta go, but we still need a decent vehicle to replace it. Think we found it. Lucked into it really. Bought this jewel from friends of my parents. They have 3 BMW's and this one just sat in the garage. As a matter of fact. They owned it for 12 years and only put just over 50k on it. Have all the service records, everything works. Its a freaking cream puff. You guys wouldn't believe me if I told you what I got it for. Paid him cash for it and my wife is thrilled to death, said I can have her Tahoe. Sell my jeep and problem solved. No more car payments and still have a couple of decent vehicles. I'm doing the happy dance!
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OK, now for the "old-skinflint lecture" - just because you no longer have a car payment, don't go raising your lifestyle to equal the amount not being spent. Open a separate savings account called the "Car Replacement Fund". Each month, put in your car payment. The next time you buy a car, use what's in the fund to be your vehicle down payment. As soon as the vehicle is paid off, start refilling the Replacement Fund. After a couple or three purchases, you have enough in the fund to buy a new vehicle for cash.

My dad taught me this way back in 1962. Started it with my 1978 Ford Granada and my 1985 Dodge D1500. Paid cash for my 1991 Geo Prizm (sold it for $3k private sale and put that in the Replacement Fund), my 1998 Tahoe and my 2006 Prius (got $12k credit for the Tahoe that wasn't rolled over in the new note because there was no old note to roll over and I left the extra $12K in the fund). I put $400 / month every month into the fund and have since Oct 2006, so when the Prius dies, I'm ready.

You make the car payments to yourself, so technically, you are paying yourself the interest that you would normally be paying the bank or car finance company. You are also earning the savings account interest while it's sitting there (no much right now, but back when an account paid 4 or 5%, it was a chunk of change. And it damn sure feels good to be negotiating from a power of strength for the next car, because the dealer is sitting there thinking they're gonna get paid all this interest over time (which is where they really make a bunch of their money). You NEVER tell them you're gonna pay cash because they won't dicker as much. I really like the look on the finance guy's face when they ask "How many payments do you want to make? 48? 60? 72?" and you get to say "One" and pull out a check book.

This does not work with leases or if you plan on trading out cars every 2 or 3 years. It only works out really well if you buy a new vehicle, drive it into the dirt and then make a planter box out of it (or find some fool to buy it from you). My definition of "time to replace a vehicle" is when you have 4 repair bills in a 6 month period that equals or exceeds your "monthly car payment".
 
DJG097 said:
I'm lucky if I get anything higher than 14mpg (city) in my dad's truck (2011 ram 1500) I started driving it like a granny because not having a job, and filling that damn thing up gets old real quick.
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Never really drove like a bat out of hell, but after I got my Prius that has one of those MPG computers, I could REALLY see how jackrabbit starts kill your mileage. I also take my foot off the gas and left the vehicle "coast" towards a light that has turned red or if I see a stop sign ahead. Builds up mileage and cuts down on break wear. I have 160K on my original Prius brakes and the last time I had the checked, the mechanic said they "looked real good, should get another 30-40K out of them", based on his assessment of how people usually wear out the brakes. I'm hoping for 200K out of the brakes.
 
Just had to post something.....it looks like WW finally got a little.....sleep last night? No snark for what, 5 1/2 hrs? This place'll go to the dogs if we aren't a little more attentive. ..
 
Doc_Savage said:
Except Murph. He does that for fun. I heard he's been teaching WW though. Probably hold each other's bag....

Heh heh

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I'm the world's worst instructor. Besides, do you really think anyone can teach WW anything?!

Our AAV crew used to deuce in MRE bags. Strangest thing to me, it was like using an etool was foreign to them.
 
I don't feel like going to work this morning. I may have to poop in a bag, throw it at somebody, and have to go home early.
 
granitestateofmind said:
Just had to post something.....it looks like WW finally got a little.....sleep last night? No snark for what, 5 1/2 hrs? This place'll go to the dogs if we aren't a little more attentive. ..
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I got a little... But it was forced on me.

Damn internet keeps going out. Im in the middle of a chat with comcast/xfinity now. Every day for the last 4-5 days or so we have been having outages for hours on end... Mostly at night but still thats when i use the internet the most.
 
So they are telling me the internet is working fine.. Yea no Sh!t at the moment its working or i wouldnt even be able to start the chat help... DUH.

Then they want a reliable contact phone number... SO i told them id have a reliable number if the internet stops going out LMAO

They said they will send a technician here to check my modem... Its working fine though its not on my end... but then they will check the "nodes" in the area if its not on my end :confused:???

I dont know what these "nodes" are... But they should check them first.
 
worldwood said:
Cbear, you get the kitchen knife from your folks??
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Sir, yes sir! I got home about midnight last night from GLIB. That thing is going to be loverly I can tell. First thoughts it's I really liked the crowning on top of the knife. The handle is a hair long for me since I don't usually hold a kitchen knife by the handle but it's comfortable. It's still amazingly sharp which is awesome. If it was my blade I'd want it a half inch taller, I think. I'll find out for sure when I actually get to use it. I'll be using it this week and passing it on!
 
worldwood said:
So they are telling me the internet is working fine.. Yea no Sh!t at the moment its working or i wouldnt even be able to start the chat help... DUH.

Then they want a reliable contact phone number... SO i told them id have a reliable number if the internet stops going out LMAO

They said they will send a technician here to check my modem... Its working fine though its not on my end... but then they will check the "nodes" in the area if its not on my end :confused:???

I dont know what these "nodes" are... But they should check them first.
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I would be willing to bet money that it is not your modem or any of the "nodes." In my experience as both a customer of DSL and cable-modem services, and a provider of services (in several assignments with the Army, to include service for the entire European and Pacific theaters), it is a physical cable (telephone if DSL or coax if cable modem) problem over 90% of the time. With cable systems, the repeaters and other interface equipment could also be causing the issue. Telephone/DSL interface devices do seem more reliable in my experience than cable systems, but cable companies are used to replacing burnt out transmission gear (at least here in Texas because of all the thunder storms). For an intermittent problem, it is most likely an intermittent short or open on the wire/cable somewhere between your place and the provider's local facility.
 
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