TheLastColdBeer

Aging will show you with crystal clarity what's important in life, and what doesn't matter. Guess that goes with mortality. When you're a kid, you believe in invincibility. The more you encounter death, the more you appreciate the time you have, and how valuable it is.

I'm all for the euthanasia solution. If your multiple mansion, jet setting, vineyard owning governor has you convinced you have offended gaia, by all means remove yourself from the equation.

I would hope all the equipment behaves as OEM designed. Never take anything for granted these days.

Oh no Rob, we're taking this thread by the helm. Check out the tires on this chassis.

I feel a tangent swing coming for this thread, the winds are changing.

Had snow blowing past the widows at work yesterday. Yuck, icky, & not wanted. Pulling the fountain out of the pond this week.

My wife bought this car off the showroom floor in 2011. GM 0% financing, but we paid it off before Lori's passing away in 2016. I keep it because my lust for cars has dwindled to nothing, they're just a necessary nuisance. I used to love motorcycles, owning over 40 of them during my lifetime, but they don't thrill me anymore either.

Chloe Thomas, 19, a pregnant mother and freelancer from Cannock who joined the action, said: “How do I explain to my daughter in the years to come where the animals went, where the culture went, where the beauty went, why there are no bees and why I can’t put food in her tummy? She can tell her daughter, who might identify as a Tom turkey by then, read the koran, my son. It's full of enlightenment. Now get back in the mud pits and stomp straw into the clay like a good little slave.

We're sunny & 53Degrees F right now. Freezing overnight. This is the high until next Saturday.

Doesn't make sense to clear cut American forests to make wood pellets, then ship them to Europe to burn as biomass. Unless, you're in on the carbon credits & "renewables" game that the western governments play. They tried to get Africa to join in, but they told the greenies to piss off. None of the numbers add up to anything useful, especially with China, India, & Russia ignoring the new religion.

Caddy is back home, new tires, battery, & alternator. Rather enjoyed the Arcadia. They couldn't talk me into writing a check for a trade.

We are all here together, but sadly, not for the same purposes. One hoped we had a common goal, such as a prosperous nation, justice for all, and opportunity to enjoy life. Can't have that while your "elected" representatives view their constituents as sheep to be fleeced. I never intended to bust my arse so some junkie could doze off his fentanyl high off on the sidewalk.

Heavy work schedule, so we all didn't arrive at the lakes simultaneously. Gaggle of cars & boats, but we loaded up Wednesday morning & headed north for breakfast & home. Pouring down rain, battery saver alert came on, I watched the voltage drop until I pulled into a rest stop on IL57 south of Urbana. Guy & Dale picked me up, called towing service for nearest dealer, had the boys drop me off in Champaign, IL. Rode with the towing company back to my car, it started & charged, no point in loading on the flatbed. Lead me to the dealer & make me out a bill. By this time it's noon, no techs around, car is charging fine. Service manager & I flipped a coin, so I headed up the road to Bloomington-Normal. 30 miles out it quit charging again, but JUST made it to Lehmans dealership in Bloomington before it croaked. Charged the battery, found a bad cell, did some recall work while there, they test drove it, pronounced me good to go. About 5 miles away it quit charging again, so back to Lehmans I went. Poor techs & service girls were fit to be tied, they thought they had it sorted out. I laughed, that's equipment for you. Boning me hard for the new battery, and now a GM alternator, but they shot me a deal on new Michelin tires. Sales girl gave me a 2021 GMC Arcadia to drive home (scratch it, and you bought it, big boy). Had to hollar out to one of the techs, "where's the shifter?" "It's on the dash, all toggle now, everyone asks that!" So much for a relaxing fishing trip.

My guess is little bob.

I split & burned them last night, they were wet, gave off no heat, and weren't worth throwing on the fire. Ready to crack a Shiner Pecan.

Survived another ugly quarter mailing. Had a couple @ work, home by the fire w/a Founders IPA. Loaded, & leaving in the morning for a fishing trip until Wednesday.

Checking specs & comparability is half the fun of building your own rig. Scope out everything before you press the order button. Cya in game Spongey!

Long, ugly, week @ work. Just got home, lit a fire & poured a Blue Moon. Dammit...

Knocked back a few Founders Dirty Bastards in front of the fire the other night. Don't care what Rob says, 8.5% tastes just fine.

Mom was too pretty for the likes of you. Besides, I'm the spitting image of my Irish grandad.

Same here, if I'm going to punish my liver, I'd rather have something with flavor.

Me too....uh oh.

It's a game of musical chairs, everyone investing in each others' debt. When the music stops, somebody won't have a chair.

If propaganda is news you don't want to hear, I guess kitco.com, & nasdaq.com are off the list. That goes for my local Kroger ads, Ameren Power & even my own checking account statements. They're all telling me things I don't like. That's the problem with reality, it doesn't hold whitewash or sugarcoat very well.

Maj, why do you even look at Wiki for anything anymore? The founder himself said his site has been hijacked by radicals that show no tolerance for anything that they disagree with. It's become a propaganda voice, nothing more. Certainly not a site I would use for fact checking.