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Old 01-27-24, 01:18 PM
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Originally Posted by bampilot06
there’s a reason why we don’t utilize the delta wing in fighters. They lose too much energy in a turn.
Feh, maneuverability is overated. If you want to go really fast (and who doesn't want to go really fast?) delta wing is the way to go. Get high, go fast, push button, go home.
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Originally Posted by Velo Vol
wut is a safety car
...you don't drive it. It sits in the garage, and you wax it every couple of weeks.
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The Trailblazers are in town (not the Portland ones)

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Took the Bronc to the dealer for an oil change yesterday. This morning I have a check engine light. Open the hood and there was no cap on the oil fill tube.

At least they brought a cap to the house, picked up the car to get the code cleared, and will bring it back.
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Originally Posted by Mojo31
Took the Bronc to the dealer for an oil change yesterday. This morning I have a check engine light. Open the hood and there was no cap on the oil fill tube.

At least they brought a cap to the house, picked up the car to get the code cleared, and will bring it back.
Could be worse. Could have been the drain plug.

EDIT: I did much the same thing back in '88 with my GTI, on our cross- country "Meet Doug's Wife/Meet Hillary's Husband" tour, but the light came on in the middle of the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, which, if you've been there, you'll know is pretty rural. Luckily, I had a quart of oil and a rag to stuff into the filler tube. Next day we had it checked out at the VW dealer in Marquette, and all was well.
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Originally Posted by LesterOfPuppets
The Trailblazers are in town (not the Portland ones)

they will always be Dixie state......
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Originally Posted by jadmt
they will always be Dixie state......
​​​​​​Same here. Last time I was in St. George it was still Dixie, and that was just 2020.

Turns out there was a Special Olympics event here, the Blazers probably just lent them the bus.

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Originally Posted by Mojo31
Took the Bronc to the dealer for an oil change yesterday. This morning I have a check engine light. Open the hood and there was no cap on the oil fill tube.

At least they brought a cap to the house, picked up the car to get the code cleared, and will bring it back.
I'm never letting anyone change my oil again. The last quick lube I got was in the '80s.
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Originally Posted by Velo Vol
Unsurprisingly, you don't get it. He visit stadiums and walks around seeing what areas he can get access to without people noticing.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aB1dTiro0tA
He's casing the joint.
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Originally Posted by LesterOfPuppets
Another UT wannabe.
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Originally Posted by Velo Vol
MPH is universal, like English.
We quit using miles here 9 years before I was born. Kph is almost universal. The only reason I can comprehend how far a mile is or how fast MPH is, is because I learnt to drive in old English cars and their speedos and manuals were in imperial measurements.
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Originally Posted by BillyD
Seems to be consistent among other Latino cultures as well. I’ll take the scrawny ones, thank you.
Rich Latinos and Hispanics like them skinny.
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Wooohooo, found a good stream. Hope it lasts til nightfall.
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Originally Posted by LesterOfPuppets
Wooohooo, found a good stream. Hope it lasts til nightfall.
Treasure it. Doesn’t come often at our age.
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Die Hard is on TV. Gas in CA was $0.75/gallon. 1988.
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I mostly use Arial in my spreadsheets.
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Originally Posted by BillyD
Really? Interesting. Any study links you can provide?

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/?ter...nic+population
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Originally Posted by rjones28
I mostly use Arial in my spreadsheets.
Except the bike build sheet I'm currently looking at. Didn't bother to change from the default Excel font. 11 point Calibri.
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Times New Roman is still king.
Serifs are for printing.
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Die Hard is on TV. Gas in CA was $0.75/gallon. 1988.
But is it a Christmas Movie??
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Had a good ride despite messy wet roads and slight deconditioning.

Next I had to do my husbandly duty and assemble furniture.

Mission accomplished:


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Originally Posted by Mojo31
Treasure it. Doesn’t come often at our age.
Hehe.

Speaking of whizzing, I popped in to whole foods for breakfast blueberries and decided to grab a 6-pack of N/A beer while I was there, and the U-scan said I needed to be 21+ in order to purchase said fake beer! Luckily I look sufficiently old that the young lady in charge breezed right by that screen for me, as I didn't have ID on me.
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Originally Posted by datlas
Had a good ride despite messy wet roads and slight deconditioning.

Next I had to do my husbandly duty and assemble furniture.

Mission accomplished:


Kudos!

I'm sure WhyFi is disappointed though
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