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  • ab348ab348 Member Posts: 20,324
    stickguy said:

    OT rules are different because you can’t have a tie.

    So maybe there shouldn’t be ties in the regular season either.

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  • jmonroe1jmonroe1 Member Posts: 9,372
    ab348 said:

    stickguy said:

    OT rules are different because you can’t have a tie.

    So maybe there shouldn’t be ties in the regular season either.
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    I’m pretty sure the NFL and the NFL Players Association came to an agreement that having the players play until there is a winner in regular season games, subjects the players to too much of a chance of getting hurt do to fatigue. But, playoff games must have a winner so they play until there is one. I don’t think it could be done any other way.

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  • kyfdxkyfdx Moderator Posts: 266,879
    The higher chance of injury is definitely real.

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  • ventureventure Member Posts: 3,172
    As soon as SF won the toss and decided to take the ball, I thought something was terribly wrong. In a case where both teams get a chance to score you always let the other team go first. That way you know if you have to score a touchdown or not - or to go for a 2 point conversion if you are so inclined.

    That has been done in college football for quite a while.

    If I missed it, and SF did not win the toss - never mind!

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  • ab348ab348 Member Posts: 20,324
    kyfdx said:

    The higher chance of injury is definitely real.

    In that case just go back to ye olden days and let the game end in a tie at the end of regulation time.

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  • snakeweaselsnakeweasel Member Posts: 19,592

    @qbrozen said:

    @houdini1 said:
    Mahomes is great, but he should have handed that MVP trophy directly to Chris Jones and the defense.

    100% the defense won that game

    Refresh my memory, how many points did the defense score?

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  • houdini1houdini1 Member Posts: 8,351
    jmonroe1 said:

    houdini1 said:

    Mahomes is great, but he should have handed that MVP trophy directly to Chris Jones and the defense.

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    I’m pretty sure Tom Brady gave away the truck he got, to his running back, when the Falcons choked away a 28-3 half time Super Bowl lead to the Patriots a few years ago. Kyle Shanahan was the OC of the Falcons when that happened. He and the head coach shouldn’t have been allowed into the locker room after the game for that debacle.

    Shanahan has been given a lot of credit for growing a coaching tree but he still hasn’t grown one leaf on the Super Bowl bush. Enjoy the win.

    Are you going to the Super Bowl parade?

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    That would be a hard no, and just a soft maybe... if I was 30 years old.

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  • jmonroe1jmonroe1 Member Posts: 9,372
    ab348 said:

    kyfdx said:

    The higher chance of injury is definitely real.

    In that case just go back to ye olden days and let the game end in a tie at the end of regulation time.
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    Where’s the fun in kissing your sister? You only do that when your parents or the NFL tells you to.

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  • jmonroe1jmonroe1 Member Posts: 9,372
    houdini1 said:

    jmonroe1 said:

    houdini1 said:

    Mahomes is great, but he should have handed that MVP trophy directly to Chris Jones and the defense.

    ————————————————
    I’m pretty sure Tom Brady gave away the truck he got, to his running back, when the Falcons choked away a 28-3 half time Super Bowl lead to the Patriots a few years ago. Kyle Shanahan was the OC of the Falcons when that happened. He and the head coach shouldn’t have been allowed into the locker room after the game for that debacle.

    Shanahan has been given a lot of credit for growing a coaching tree but he still hasn’t grown one leaf on the Super Bowl bush. Enjoy the win.

    Are you going to the Super Bowl parade?

    jmonroe
    That would be a hard no, and just a soft maybe... if I was 30 years old.
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    Is the color of your car Old Man’s Gray? :o

    jmonroe

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  • kyfdxkyfdx Moderator Posts: 266,879
    ab348 said:

    kyfdx said:

    The higher chance of injury is definitely real.

    In that case just go back to ye olden days and let the game end in a tie at the end of regulation time.
    It's not a bad idea for the regular season

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  • oldfarmer50oldfarmer50 Member Posts: 24,242
    edited February 2024
    driver100 said:

    @oldfarmer50 Billy Fuccillo died in June 2021. I was wondering why I hadn't seen him in any KIA ads.
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3n8sDxfwER0

    We used to deliver to his stores throughout NY for years. Since his death his son has sold almost all of them off to various buyers. Rumor has it that he would come to our wholesale lot at Albany airport and just point to a row of cars and say “I’ll take that one.”

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  • ventureventure Member Posts: 3,172
    I was in Home Depot last evening. It wasn't very busy. When I went to check out there was one cashier and about 3 people waiting in line.

    I went to a self-checkout and there were 3 employees there watching me check out.

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  • driver100driver100 Member Posts: 32,594
    One fellow at tennis has a 2018 MB AMG SUV with 60000 miles on it.
    He took it to a chain store for a new battery.
    When he went in they said they would let their German expert mechanic give the car a 60 point check up.
    They found he needed $6000 worth of work done to it, including an alignment and brakes - the brakes would be $750. They said he had leaking shocks. He needed tie-rods etc.
    He was considering selling the car but he took it to his indie Mercedes mechanic.
    The mechanic said the car did not need anything done to it....if it needed front brakes it would cost $250, rear $500 (could be other way around), but less than $750.
    The chain store garage sent him an email asking him to do a review....he sure is going to give them a review, and won't be back.

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  • houdini1houdini1 Member Posts: 8,351
    edited February 2024
    jmonroe1 said:

    houdini1 said:

    jmonroe1 said:

    houdini1 said:

    Mahomes is great, but he should have handed that MVP trophy directly to Chris Jones and the defense.

    ————————————————
    I’m pretty sure Tom Brady gave away the truck he got, to his running back, when the Falcons choked away a 28-3 half time Super Bowl lead to the Patriots a few years ago. Kyle Shanahan was the OC of the Falcons when that happened. He and the head coach shouldn’t have been allowed into the locker room after the game for that debacle.

    Shanahan has been given a lot of credit for growing a coaching tree but he still hasn’t grown one leaf on the Super Bowl bush. Enjoy the win.

    Are you going to the Super Bowl parade?

    jmonroe
    That would be a hard no, and just a soft maybe... if I was 30 years old.
    ————————————————-
    Is the color of your car Old Man’s Gray? :o

    jmonroe

    Yes, that's the color of my car and my actual skin color. Since it is gonna be almost 70 degrees this afternoon, I will be out hitting golf balls.

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  • ab348ab348 Member Posts: 20,324
    Another foot of snow here overnight. Grrrr.

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  • tjc78tjc78 Member Posts: 17,030

    @driver100 said:
    One fellow at tennis has a 2018 MB AMG SUV with 60000 miles on it.
    He took it to a chain store for a new battery.
    When he went in they said they would let their German expert mechanic give the car a 60 point check up.
    They found he needed $6000 worth of work done to it, including an alignment and brakes - the brakes would be $750. They said he had leaking shocks. He needed tie-rods etc.
    He was considering selling the car but he took it to his indie Mercedes mechanic.
    The mechanic said the car did not need anything done to it....if it needed front brakes it would cost $250, rear $500 (could be other way around), but less than $750.
    The chain store garage sent him an email asking him to do a review....he sure is going to give them a review, and won't be back.

    Nothing a dealer wouldn’t do

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  • driver100driver100 Member Posts: 32,594
    tjc78 said:

    @driver100 said:

    One fellow at tennis has a 2018 MB AMG SUV with 60000 miles on it.

    He took it to a chain store for a new battery.

    When he went in they said they would let their German expert mechanic give the car a 60 point check up.

    They found he needed $6000 worth of work done to it, including an alignment and brakes - the brakes would be $750. They said he had leaking shocks. He needed tie-rods etc.

    He was considering selling the car but he took it to his indie Mercedes mechanic.

    The mechanic said the car did not need anything done to it....if it needed front brakes it would cost $250, rear $500 (could be other way around), but less than $750.

    The chain store garage sent him an email asking him to do a review....he sure is going to give them a review, and won't be back.

    Nothing a dealer wouldn’t do


    My dealer tried to get me to get a few extras, but $6000 in extras is a little over the top.

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  • kyfdxkyfdx Moderator Posts: 266,879
    driver100 said:

    tjc78 said:

    @driver100 said:

    One fellow at tennis has a 2018 MB AMG SUV with 60000 miles on it.

    He took it to a chain store for a new battery.

    When he went in they said they would let their German expert mechanic give the car a 60 point check up.

    They found he needed $6000 worth of work done to it, including an alignment and brakes - the brakes would be $750. They said he had leaking shocks. He needed tie-rods etc.

    He was considering selling the car but he took it to his indie Mercedes mechanic.

    The mechanic said the car did not need anything done to it....if it needed front brakes it would cost $250, rear $500 (could be other way around), but less than $750.

    The chain store garage sent him an email asking him to do a review....he sure is going to give them a review, and won't be back.

    Nothing a dealer wouldn’t do

    My dealer tried to get me to get a few extras, but $6000 in extras is a little over the top.

    If his indie mechanic can put brakes on for $750, they are going to be pretty crappy brakes for a newer Mercedes. Seems weird his mechanic would quote a price for brakes, when he said the car doesn't need anything done to it.

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  • houdini1houdini1 Member Posts: 8,351
    edited February 2024
    Apparently some type of shooting happened after the KC Chiefs victory Parade. No details at this time, but possibly as many as 10 victims. Crazy. 2 people in custody.

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  • driver100driver100 Member Posts: 32,594
    kyfdx said:

    driver100 said:

    tjc78 said:

    @driver100 said:

    One fellow at tennis has a 2018 MB AMG SUV with 60000 miles on it.

    He took it to a chain store for a new battery.

    When he went in they said they would let their German expert mechanic give the car a 60 point check up.

    They found he needed $6000 worth of work done to it, including an alignment and brakes - the brakes would be $750. They said he had leaking shocks. He needed tie-rods etc.

    He was considering selling the car but he took it to his indie Mercedes mechanic.

    The mechanic said the car did not need anything done to it....if it needed front brakes it would cost $250, rear $500 (could be other way around), but less than $750.

    The chain store garage sent him an email asking him to do a review....he sure is going to give them a review, and won't be back.

    Nothing a dealer wouldn’t do

    My dealer tried to get me to get a few extras, but $6000 in extras is a little over the top.
    If his indie mechanic can put brakes on for $750, they are going to be pretty crappy brakes for a newer Mercedes. Seems weird his mechanic would quote a price for brakes, when he said the car doesn't need anything done to it.

    I tried to be clear but I think I wasn't. The Scam Chain Store said brakes would cost $750 for fronts. The indie garage would put brake shoes on for $250, and if they needed resurfacing total $500.
    But the indie mechanic said his brakes were fine.

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  • roadburnerroadburner Member Posts: 18,360
    Anyone who takes a European car to a chain store for anything other than tires deserves whatever he/she gets.

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  • oldfarmer50oldfarmer50 Member Posts: 24,242
    ab348 said:

    Another foot of snow here overnight. Grrrr.

    You have the luck of the Irish. The storm of the century here didn’t produce a single flake. South of us got buried.

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  • houdini1houdini1 Member Posts: 8,351
    edited February 2024
    In Kansas City I believe the weathermen are in cahoots with the Grocery stores. If possible snow flurries are forecasted, people jam the grocery stores and pick up a months supply of staples. Then when a big snow storm actually hits, it is usually a surprise that comes out of nowhere.

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  • ab348ab348 Member Posts: 20,324
    houdini1 said:

    In Kansas City I believe the weathermen are in cahoots with the Grocery stores. If possible snow flurries are forecasted, people jam the grocery stores and pick up a months supply of staples. Then when a big snow storm actually hits, it is usually a surprise that comes out of nowhere.

    Oh, it’s the same here and in a lot of places I think. They always make forecasts sound like doomsday (hence local news having daily “StormCenter” segments even though there usually aren’t storms very often), a portion of the populace freaks out and starts buying supplies for a month, and it almost always is just a weather day. The weather profession has realized that just as some people like scary movies, there is a segment of the population that they can freak out if they issue a dire forecast, so that’s what they do. The profession has gone into the weathertainment business.

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  • driver100driver100 Member Posts: 32,594
    The media build up the weather because it keeps people tuned in, but, they would also like to err on the side of being mistaken that the storm was smaller than predicted, rather than much worse than predicted. Like when Atlanta got hit really badly but they were hoping it would be a small snow storm...and no one was prepared.

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  • qbrozenqbrozen Member Posts: 33,749
    edited February 2024

    @snakeweasel said:

    @qbrozen said:

    @houdini1 said:
    Mahomes is great, but he should have handed that MVP trophy directly to Chris Jones and the defense.

    100% the defense won that game

    Refresh my memory, how many points did the defense score?

    Oh, you convinced me. Defense doesn’t even need to be part of the game.

    Orrrrr… maybe we should credit them with the forced fumbles and recoveries and blocked kicks. Darn.

    I’ll have to rethink my whole existence now. Darn you internet! Darn you straight to heck!

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  • explorerx4explorerx4 Member Posts: 20,766
    I've been seeing a lot of Tesla ad's on YT the past coupe of days.
    Kind of surprised.
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  • ab348ab348 Member Posts: 20,324
    They are pumping them out like cans of Coke. So they need to move the iron.

    We just got our first Tesla dealership locally.

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  • laurasdadalaurasdada Member Posts: 5,204
    And, Lucid has again cut prices.
    I guess that's a good thing.

    I priced out an Air Pure, ~$76k and a Touring, ~$85k with my basic build options.
    Or perhaps a used 911.

    Decisions, decisions.

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  • 28firefighter28firefighter Member Posts: 9,847

    911

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  • kyfdxkyfdx Moderator Posts: 266,879

    911

    This is the correct answer

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  • laurasdadalaurasdada Member Posts: 5,204
    So, I guess 911iata. Or Piata...

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  • oldfarmer50oldfarmer50 Member Posts: 24,242
    I started my new job today:



    Actually, this was just because we were collecting lease returns from a local sheriff’s department. We got to drive a bunch of them around all afternoon and play with the lights and sirens.

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  • qbrozenqbrozen Member Posts: 33,749

    @oldfarmer50 said:
    I started my new job today:

    Actually, this was just because we were collecting lease returns from a local sheriff’s department. We got to drive a bunch of them around all afternoon and play with the lights and sirens.

    They lease them?! That’s nuts. They usually wind up with way over 100k miles and certainly have more than normal wear and tear.

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  • 28firefighter28firefighter Member Posts: 9,847

    Unsurprising and probably not typical leases.

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  • driver100driver100 Member Posts: 32,594

    I started my new job today:


    Actually, this was just because we were collecting lease returns from a local sheriff’s department. We got to drive a bunch of them around all afternoon and play with the lights and sirens.

    Did you try to stop and arrest someone? :D

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  • roadburnerroadburner Member Posts: 18,360
    My sheriff's office has a Challenger Scat Pack that's used for undercover work. The SO ended up with it because it was being used by a drug trafficker and when I convicted him he had to forfeit the car. I hope to eventually take it for a drive ...

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  • jmonroe1jmonroe1 Member Posts: 9,372

    My sheriff's office has a Challenger Scat Pack that's used for undercover work. The SO ended up with it because it was being used by a drug trafficker and when I convicted him he had to forfeit the car. I hope to eventually take it for a drive ...

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    I’m surprised you didn’t write that into the deal with the sheriff when you made the conviction. Then again to avoid any signs of impropriety maybe a handshake deal was best.

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  • Sandman6472Sandman6472 Member Posts: 7,231
    We've done that also but usually, new police vehicles. One time, about 6 of us picked up vehicles for the Ft. Pierce p d and they were marked as such. A buddy & me took I-95 from West Palm to Ft. Pierce and everyone moved over for us it seemed as we passed. Guess it looked weird as we were in tandem the whole way there. We did pass a state trooper and I just hoped he didn't need us to help him!

    As OF will attest to, every day is different at work. I usually use that quote from "Forrest Gump" when he says, "life is like a bunch of chocolates, you never know what you're gonna get"! We never know what kind of runs we're going to have every day we go in and for me, that's the fun part. Some trips we make are small but some are much longer. And we never know what time we're going to end, could be at 4:30 but can also be at 7:30. Flexibility is the name of the game. Only when our boss tells us "it's safe to say", do we know that the day is done and time to go back to base. All in all, it's a great job for a retiree like me and OF because it gets you out of the house a few days a week and puts some extra bucks in your pocket.

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  • oldfarmer50oldfarmer50 Member Posts: 24,242
    qbrozen said:

    @oldfarmer50 said:

    I started my new job today:

    Actually, this was just because we were collecting lease returns from a local sheriff’s department. We got to drive a bunch of them around all afternoon and play with the lights and sirens.

    They lease them?! That’s nuts. They usually wind up with way over 100k miles and certainly have more than normal wear and tear.


    4 year leases, 98k to 112k on the odos. The company leases a lot of vehicles to any number of companies. I’ve picked up some lease return pick ups with over 250k on them and in a lot worse shape than the cop cars.

    If they can make money off it, the company will probably do just about any arrangement.

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  • oldfarmer50oldfarmer50 Member Posts: 24,242
    driver100 said:

    I started my new job today:


    Actually, this was just because we were collecting lease returns from a local sheriff’s department. We got to drive a bunch of them around all afternoon and play with the lights and sirens.

    Did you try to stop and arrest someone? :D

    No, I didn’t want any real cops putting the cuffs on me. Thing is, when I was driving on the interstate, no one would pass me. I was doing the speed limit and everyone fell in line behind me.

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  • oldfarmer50oldfarmer50 Member Posts: 24,242

    We've done that also but usually, new police vehicles. One time, about 6 of us picked up vehicles for the Ft. Pierce p d and they were marked as such. A buddy & me took I-95 from West Palm to Ft. Pierce and everyone moved over for us it seemed as we passed. Guess it looked weird as we were in tandem the whole way there. We did pass a state trooper and I just hoped he didn't need us to help him!

    As OF will attest to, every day is different at work. I usually use that quote from "Forrest Gump" when he says, "life is like a bunch of chocolates, you never know what you're gonna get"! We never know what kind of runs we're going to have every day we go in and for me, that's the fun part. Some trips we make are small but some are much longer. And we never know what time we're going to end, could be at 4:30 but can also be at 7:30. Flexibility is the name of the game. Only when our boss tells us "it's safe to say", do we know that the day is done and time to go back to base. All in all, it's a great job for a retiree like me and OF because it gets you out of the house a few days a week and puts some extra bucks in your pocket.

    Sandy, did you guys get your profit sharing yet? We got it yesterday and it was impressive.

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  • stickguystickguy Member Posts: 53,461

    Leasing is just an alternative ways if financing so not really a big deal.

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  • qbrozenqbrozen Member Posts: 33,749
    edited February 2024

    I would think the gov buys things outright and throws them away when done. Kind of disgusted the gov is using my money to pay interest to banks.

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  • kyfdxkyfdx Moderator Posts: 266,879
    qbrozen said:

    I would think the gov buys things outright and throws them away when done. Kind of disgusted the gov is using my money to pay interest to banks.

    What do you think Treasury bonds are? If the government didn't borrow money, you wouldn't have to worry about driving, there would be no roads. :D

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  • oldfarmer50oldfarmer50 Member Posts: 24,242
    qbrozen said:

    I would think the gov buys things outright and throws them away when done. Kind of disgusted the gov is using my money to pay interest to banks.

    Decades ago my BIL would buy cars like that at the government auction.he got a nice blue ‘67 Plymouth Fury with the 440 motor. 75k miles. It was pretty beat but would still do 130.

    I guess he’s out of luck these days.

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  • stickguystickguy Member Posts: 53,461

    A cop motor and cop tires?

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  • qbrozenqbrozen Member Posts: 33,749
    don't forget cop shocks

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  • MichaellMichaell Moderator Posts: 263,178
    In the summer of 1978, my family took a vacation back to TN to visit with my mom's friends and family. While there, we borrowed a car and drove up to NJ to visit with dad's side of the family.

    The car in question was a government auction Chevrolet Impala - early to mid 70's variety. I remember it was beige (likely repainted) and bone stock. Vinyl seats, and I don't even remember if it had a radio.

    At the time, the interstate system wasn't fully in place, and I remember us getting lost as we tried to go through or around Washington DC.

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  • qbrozenqbrozen Member Posts: 33,749
    kyfdx said:


    What do you think Treasury bonds are?

    Interest paid to me?

    It never once occurred to me they are taking out car loans. It boggles the mind how all this crazy bookkeeping keeps chugging along.

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