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  1. We pay a company to spray for mosquitos since we...

    We pay a company to spray for mosquitos since we sit out around the pool so much. My wife gets eaten up if we don't. Seems like the company sprays 5 times spring through fall and we hardly ever get...
  2. If you like Hillbilly Elegy you'll like...

    If you like Hillbilly Elegy you'll like "Educated" by Tara Westover.
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    Every time I am sitting in traffic I look around...

    Every time I am sitting in traffic I look around and think about all the vehicles sitting at idle getting 0 miles per gallon. In NY that is about .47 cents a gallon to sit idle times every car out...
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    I use a filet knife.

    I use a filet knife.
  5. As frustrating as it is to do repairs these days,...

    As frustrating as it is to do repairs these days, I'd take it over chasing electronic gremlins around 100 computers and miles of wiring in a new car.
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    Traded my wife's 8 year old GX460 yesterday, only...

    Traded my wife's 8 year old GX460 yesterday, only because she just wanted something new so we bought her a new RX350. I drive a 2023 FT 4WD 4 Runner (our 4th since 2004) and none of them have...
  7. I can't speak to that filet knife, but I recently...

    I can't speak to that filet knife, but I recently bought a Dexter-Russell and have been pleased with it, especially for the price point.
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    Sorry for your loss!

    Sorry for your loss!
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    Another example of money being spent today that...

    Another example of money being spent today that was not when I was a kid. The 'rich people" in da hood had a window AC. We burned coal for heat and put fans in a window for AC growing up. We will...
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    https://www.amazon.ca/Elon-Musk-SpaceX-Fantastic-F...

    https://www.amazon.ca/Elon-Musk-SpaceX-Fantastic-Future/dp/0062301233

    This was a good read on how Musk. I did not realise how tough it was as he started out here in America. Back when I read...
  11. I read the same thing back in 2016 when I bought...

    I read the same thing back in 2016 when I bought my 2017. I have bought three new Rangers in my life. The first one in the 80s, second in the 90’s (that one had all, kinds of issues that Ranger...
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    Unless you’re one of the people with a career you...

    Unless you’re one of the people with a career you love that happens to pay well. Go back in history and you’ll see with almost no research the wealthy pay the lions share of taxes and they create...
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    :thumb up2:

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    :roll:

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    He is a billionaire on Space X valuation...

    He is a billionaire on Space X valuation according to Google.

    I would think Americans would be celebrating the freedom and opportunity of an immigrant legally coming to America with what can be...
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    Agreed, and why I am in favor of a flat tax like...

    Agreed, and why I am in favor of a flat tax like we have in TN. Ideally ALL income taxes and the various "loopholes" would be abolished and we would all pay taxes on what is spent. :thumb up2:
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    Play on this website. The pay is pitiful :laugh:

    Play on this website. The pay is pitiful :laugh:
  18. IMO the issue is our dollars are now worth about...

    IMO the issue is our dollars are now worth about .70 cents. My (then loaded) 18' tin cost 30K OTD in 2016 with the longest Platinum Mercury Extended Warranty, taxes, etc... The same rig today will...
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    American history shows the wealthy of our...

    American history shows the wealthy of our generations have always spawned wealth for others. Seems like Reagan called it "trickle down economics"?

    Tariffs and taxes are paid by consumers.
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    A great commencement speech

    https://www.thefp.com/p/to-the-class-of-2024-you-are-all-diseased?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR1kzYVzkEC34PP0ckBoAsfe95es5dMetkJkoPT_OG8zqBE0w4-dLcvhnII_aem_AcFT4JatRBksJXNVuexuJyYDYv9FUaFdz2rUpliZa9TDJ...
  21. USAF Aircraft mechanic the first ten years, that...

    USAF Aircraft mechanic the first ten years, that was my first job choice. I loved tinkering with stuff as a kid. After a broken wrist that did not heal correctly I changed over to recruiting high...
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    :laugh:

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  23. https://i.postimg.cc/kBTCPtg2/13-EC0-C32-3-DF6-4-A...

    https://i.postimg.cc/kBTCPtg2/13-EC0-C32-3-DF6-4-A8-D-8-AF3-A60-C5-A55-E602.jpg

    That is a lifter out of my 2008 5.3. As you can see it turned sideways on the cam and ate both the lifter and the...
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    The Germans know how to build a fine driving...

    The Germans know how to build a fine driving machine. After owning a few over the years I agree with Jeffth. To my knowledge no dealer is going to replace the tires unless you purchase a new set....
  25. A child WAY before the internet and cell phones I...

    A child WAY before the internet and cell phones I spent hours in the coal bin shooting little green Army men with my Daisy Red Ryder, going through reams of paper drawing every kind of car I saw, and...
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