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venture

explorerx4 said:

@suydam,
Jeez, a few weeks ago, I got lawn shamed, now bird feeder shamed.
Are you afraid that the birds are going to sniff the glue?
Did you check to see that the lithium in your EV anf PHEV were responsibly sourced?

Consider yourself properly scolded.

venture

28firefighter said:

You’re a good grandfather, @explorerx4 . Hard lesson to learn at 5, with a gift no less, that some things can’t be fixed back to before. He’ll remember you tried though.

My granddaughter had a Dancer the reindeer stuffy that she loved for some reason. She carried it with her everywhere. On the door edge where my daughter marked her and her brother's height, Dancer was also measured.

Eventually it got so dirty and ratty that I found a new one on eBay. I told her I found a lady who could restore it.

I took it and a few days later I gave her the new one. I think she was suspicious, but she took it anyway.

I was at their house over the weekend and she still has it.

ab348

He looks like the same irascible fellow to me.

jmonroe1

stickguy said:

1, 2 or 3, we still know who you are.

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That’s not good enough. I have an image or should I say a mug shot that must be maintained.

jmonroe

jmonroe1

ab348 said:

jmonroe1 said:

jmonroe1 said:

driver100 said:

jmonroe1 said:

HEY, has anyone noticed that Edmunds lost my mug shot? As best as I know my dues check didn’t bounce. But maybe I should stop payment on it if this is how I’m going to be treated.

jmonroe

I thought that was the new you after a beauty treatment!

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I notice it’s back now but the new mug shot is not the same. It’s still blue but not the same. Close but no cigar.

jmonroe

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Now it’s gone again. I must be in the Twilight Zone.

jmonroe

Perhaps that old coal-fired, steam-powered PC of yours finally is telling you it needs an update.

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Strangely, everything is OK with my PC, it’s only my I phone that’s not showing it. I’m going to re-boot my phone and see if that helps.

jmonroe

jmonroe1

jmonroe1 said:

ab348 said:

jmonroe1 said:

jmonroe1 said:

driver100 said:

jmonroe1 said:

HEY, has anyone noticed that Edmunds lost my mug shot? As best as I know my dues check didn’t bounce. But maybe I should stop payment on it if this is how I’m going to be treated.

jmonroe

I thought that was the new you after a beauty treatment!

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I notice it’s back now but the new mug shot is not the same. It’s still blue but not the same. Close but no cigar.

jmonroe

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Now it’s gone again. I must be in the Twilight Zone.

jmonroe

Perhaps that old coal-fired, steam-powered PC of yours finally is telling you it needs an update.

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Strangely, everything is OK with my PC, it’s only my I phone that’s not showing it. I’m going to re-boot my phone and see if that helps.

jmonroe

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Re-booting seems to be working so far. If it continues I guess I should tell @roadburner to call off my law suit against Edmunds.

jmonroe

andres3

People say you shouldn't poison rats with loose pebbles of poison rat food, but once they break into your S4's engine compartment, it's War without rules. I won the war.

If some birds died eating it; collateral damage.

andres3

So I thought the X3 would help reduce my risk of speeding tickets, but the opposite is likely true. I often find myself creeping up to triple digits and it's just so smooth and easy to get to that spot with the powerful inline 6 engine. Before you know it, your going 90 or 100. The ride height (higher than I am used to) seems to make it seem like your going slower than you are (based on internal speed sensor in your brain).

suydam

andres3 said:

People say you shouldn't poison rats with loose pebbles of poison rat food, but once they break into your S4's engine compartment, it's War without rules. I won the war.

If some birds died eating it; collateral damage.

In this case I doubt that the 5 year old would be happy if the birds died at his feeder!
Personally I’d be replacing it with an unbreakable one. Since it looks like a tire, I imagine the relatives had no idea it was ceramic.

mjfloyd1

I guess if they are bought it online but the box says ceramic bird feeder

explorerx4

@suydam,
Google told me dried glue causes no harm to birds.
How about moving on to a topic that is interesting or has substance instead of making stuff up?

nyccarguy

andres3 said:

So I thought the X3 would help reduce my risk of speeding tickets, but the opposite is likely true. I often find myself creeping up to triple digits and it's just so smooth and easy to get to that spot with the powerful inline 6 engine. Before you know it, your going 90 or 100. The ride height (higher than I am used to) seems to make it seem like your going slower than you are (based on internal speed sensor in your brain).

Glad you are enjoying the car.

jmonroe1

suydam said:

andres3 said:

People say you shouldn't poison rats with loose pebbles of poison rat food, but once they break into your S4's engine compartment, it's War without rules. I won the war.

If some birds died eating it; collateral damage.

In this case I doubt that the 5 year old would be happy if the birds died at his feeder!
Personally I’d be replacing it with an unbreakable one. Since it looks like a tire, I imagine the relatives had no idea it was ceramic.

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I agree. That manufacturer has to be dumber than dumb.

jmonroe

andres3

nyccarguy said:

andres3 said:

So I thought the X3 would help reduce my risk of speeding tickets, but the opposite is likely true. I often find myself creeping up to triple digits and it's just so smooth and easy to get to that spot with the powerful inline 6 engine. Before you know it, your going 90 or 100. The ride height (higher than I am used to) seems to make it seem like your going slower than you are (based on internal speed sensor in your brain).

Glad you are enjoying the car.

Its a lot more enjoyable in SPORT PLUS mode, it acts like a dual clutch race car, complete with lightning fast shifts, pleasant exhaust sound enhancements, but for some reason my wife hates it (sport+ mode). Go figure.

roadburner

andres3 said:

So I thought the X3 would help reduce my risk of speeding tickets, but the opposite is likely true. I often find myself creeping up to triple digits and it's just so smooth and easy to get to that spot with the powerful inline 6 engine. Before you know it, your going 90 or 100. The ride height (higher than I am used to) seems to make it seem like your going slower than you are (based on internal speed sensor in your brain).

My wife uses the X1's cruise control on any limited-access roads because she's found herself doing north of 90...

laurasdada

Yes, that I6 is a tool of the devil! For good, not evil. Well, depending upon which side of the courtroom you're sitting in...

venture

roadburner said:

andres3 said:

So I thought the X3 would help reduce my risk of speeding tickets, but the opposite is likely true. I often find myself creeping up to triple digits and it's just so smooth and easy to get to that spot with the powerful inline 6 engine. Before you know it, your going 90 or 100. The ride height (higher than I am used to) seems to make it seem like your going slower than you are (based on internal speed sensor in your brain).

My wife uses the X1's cruise control on any limited-access roads because she's found herself doing north of 90...

My wife seems to hate it when I go over the speed limit. I know she hates acceleration.

Coming home from Hilton Head one year I asked her to drive for a while. I woke from my nap and she was doing 85 in a 65 zone.

andres3

jmonroe1 said:

suydam said:

andres3 said:

People say you shouldn't poison rats with loose pebbles of poison rat food, but once they break into your S4's engine compartment, it's War without rules. I won the war.

If some birds died eating it; collateral damage.

In this case I doubt that the 5 year old would be happy if the birds died at his feeder!
Personally I’d be replacing it with an unbreakable one. Since it looks like a tire, I imagine the relatives had no idea it was ceramic.

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I agree. That manufacturer has to be dumber than dumb.

jmonroe

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They just need to slap a big "Ages 8 and UP" next to the "ceramic" label.

andres3

venture said:

roadburner said:

andres3 said:

So I thought the X3 would help reduce my risk of speeding tickets, but the opposite is likely true. I often find myself creeping up to triple digits and it's just so smooth and easy to get to that spot with the powerful inline 6 engine. Before you know it, your going 90 or 100. The ride height (higher than I am used to) seems to make it seem like your going slower than you are (based on internal speed sensor in your brain).

My wife uses the X1's cruise control on any limited-access roads because she's found herself doing north of 90...

My wife seems to hate it when I go over the speed limit. I know she hates acceleration.

Coming home from Hilton Head one year I asked her to drive for a while. I woke from my nap and she was doing 85 in a 65 zone.

My wife is no slow driver at all, but she doesn't seem to like abrupt crispy snappy shifts made with authority, or obnoxious to some exhaust sound.

She seems to prefer smoothness even when driving aggressively. The VW Tiguan slush box 8 speed is her cup of tea.

mjfloyd1

Maybe they thought it was a feeder for ceramic birds😂

ab348

jmonroe1 said:

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Strangely, everything is OK with my PC, it’s only my I phone that’s not showing it. I’m going to re-boot my phone and see if that helps.

jmonroe

Well, there’s your problem. This place isn’t compatible with your style of phone.

jmonroe1

ab348 said:

jmonroe1 said:

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Strangely, everything is OK with my PC, it’s only my I phone that’s not showing it. I’m going to re-boot my phone and see if that helps.

jmonroe

Well, there’s your problem. This place isn’t compatible with your style of phone.

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I never knew you could re-boot those phones.

jmonroe

roadburner

venture said:

roadburner said:

andres3 said:

So I thought the X3 would help reduce my risk of speeding tickets, but the opposite is likely true. I often find myself creeping up to triple digits and it's just so smooth and easy to get to that spot with the powerful inline 6 engine. Before you know it, your going 90 or 100. The ride height (higher than I am used to) seems to make it seem like your going slower than you are (based on internal speed sensor in your brain).

My wife uses the X1's cruise control on any limited-access roads because she's found herself doing north of 90...

My wife seems to hate it when I go over the speed limit. I know she hates acceleration.

Coming home from Hilton Head one year I asked her to drive for a while. I woke from my nap and she was doing 85 in a 65 zone.

My wife really doesn't say anything about my driving unless it involves the Stoplight Grand Prix. Back in the '80s my Bavaria (equipped with a first generation Escort and a CB) rarely travelled at less than 85 mph on the interstate and my wife never looked up from whatever book she was reading- even when I crossed PA at an average speed of 100 mph one drizzly Sunday morning.

explorerx4

Hey roadburner, how many ducks do you have on your Jeep dash?

roadburner

My Wrangler is a CDFZ- Certified Duck Free Zone.

sda

My wife has the uncanny ability, regardless of what I’m driving and even if she is napping, to know when I am doing 80. She will quickly interject, “aren’t you driving too fast?”

mjfloyd1

@roadburner said:
My Wrangler is a CDFZ- Certified Duck Free Zone.

The ducking was started by a woman who was trying to cheer people up during the Covid outbreak, so I’m ok with it. My daughter loves to get them.

Sadly the lady who started duck duck Jeep passed recently

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mjfloyd1 said:

@roadburner said:

My Wrangler is a CDFZ- Certified Duck Free Zone.

The ducking was started by a woman who was trying to cheer people up during the Covid outbreak, so I’m ok with it. My daughter loves to get them.

Sadly the lady who started duck duck Jeep passed recently

from Covid???

andres3

sda said:

My wife has the uncanny ability, regardless of what I’m driving and even if she is napping, to know when I am doing 80. She will quickly interject, “aren’t you driving too fast?”

Isn't the answer to that either "no, dear" or "I haven't hit anyone in XX years"

Michaell

mjfloyd1 said:

@roadburner said:

My Wrangler is a CDFZ- Certified Duck Free Zone.

The ducking was started by a woman who was trying to cheer people up during the Covid outbreak, so I’m ok with it. My daughter loves to get them.

Sadly the lady who started duck duck Jeep passed recently

Subaru has a similar thing - "Moo Moo Subaru"

mjfloyd1

@dad23 said:
from Covid???

No

Allison Parliament is credited with starting the "Duck Duck Jeep" movement, which involves placing a rubber duck on a Jeep as a compliment. Parliament, a native of Orilla, Ontario, Canada, passed away unexpectedly on June 22, 2024 at the age of 36. Her mother confirmed her death on Facebook on June 25, 2024.

jmonroe1

sda said:

My wife has the uncanny ability, regardless of what I’m driving and even if she is napping, to know when I am doing 80. She will quickly interject, “aren’t you driving too fast?”

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Mrs. j comes alive when the car downshifts. But like I’ve said before that’s expected from a driver that’s never cracked 3000 RPM. She used to get upset when I drove as little 5 MPH over the speed limit. Now I can get away with 10 maybe even 15 MPH over the speed limit as long as the car doesn’t lean too much in the curves.

jmonroe

driver100

mjfloyd1 said:

@dad23 said:

from Covid???

No

Allison Parliament is credited with starting the "Duck Duck Jeep" movement, which involves placing a rubber duck on a Jeep as a compliment. Parliament, a native of Orilla, Ontario, Canada, passed away unexpectedly on June 22, 2024 at the age of 36. Her mother confirmed her death on Facebook on June 25, 2024.

Thanks for explaining.

ab348

She was just 34 and shortly beforehand announced she was taking a pause from her online activities.

andres3

jmonroe1 said:

sda said:

My wife has the uncanny ability, regardless of what I’m driving and even if she is napping, to know when I am doing 80. She will quickly interject, “aren’t you driving too fast?”

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Mrs. j comes alive when the car downshifts. But like I’ve said before that’s expected from a driver that’s never cracked 3000 RPM. She used to get upset when I drove as little 5 MPH over the speed limit. Now I can get away with 10 maybe even 15 MPH over the speed limit as long as the car doesn’t lean too much in the curves.

jmonroe

It's not so much the lean as it is the G-forces for those that don't like roller coasters. When I upgraded my A3 with 28 mm Hotchkis sway bars front and rear and coilovers it was very level even with hard turning, but those passengers that don't like fast turns still didn't like it.

sda

Oh the joys of home ownership. Our fence fell because of continued heavy rain and water gushing underneath it. It was repaired yesterday. Also hitting the bank account, replacing a garage door opener, having an electrician do some repairs, a new lawn mower yet to be unboxed but will be used this weekend.

jmonroe1

sda said:

Oh the joys of home ownership. Our fence fell because of continued heavy rain and water gushing underneath it. It was repaired yesterday. Also hitting the bank account, replacing a garage door opener, having an electrician do some repairs, a new lawn mower yet to be unboxed but will be used this weekend.

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I heard about the heavy rain you were getting. As long as the mower has fins you should be alright.

In the end it’s only money.

jmonroe

laurasdada

@sb55 neighborhood (Vermont) has been seeing some heavy rainfall, with more to come. Hope all is well with...

ab348

I received an update today from Steve Magnante, longtime presenter on the B-J Classic Car auctions and host of Junkyard Gold on Motor Trend, who contracted a devastating case of encephalitis about a year ago, likely from an insect bite during one of his junkyard visits. He was in a coma for a long time and in hospital and then rehab care for a long time as well. It has pretty much destroyed both his career and his life and as you can imagine the bills are enormous. Steve always struck me as a very genuine guy and one of us. If you can, please consider helping him out:

https://gofund.me/8cbed2a7

Official Steve Magnante Go Fund Me Page

corvette

@ab348 - is that the guy that Hoovie filled in for to help out while he was ill?

ab348

corvette said:

@ab348 - is that the guy that Hoovie filled in for to help out while he was ill?

Yes.

sda

Not a car purchase, the new mowing beast. I considered an EV mower but was wary of the run time.

jmonroe1

sda said:

Not a car purchase, the new mowing beast. I considered an EV mower but was wary of the run time.

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That’s a real beauty. Where’s the button to deploy the fins?

jmonroe

Michaell

I see you passed on the AWD version since you live in SC.

You'll get the approval from @roadburner for that!

stickguy

that would match my yellow Cub Cadet beast of a snowblower.

my EGo has pretty good run time. I can probably do about 1/3 of an acre on a charge. I actually used it today to mow down the weeds a bit since the concrete guys were supposed to come over today to grade and put the forms in. But the rain thought otherwise so probably showing up Monday now to form instead of pour, which is fine with us.

stickguy

I did about 1/2 I think of what will end up being the mowable area of our 3/4 acres. Should be fine with the 20" U push it instead of getting a ride on. But won't really have to worry about it until next year.

sda

I should be so relaxed..

jmonroe1

sda said:

I should be so relaxed..

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You could be that relaxed too if you didn’t have to buy dog food, replace a garage door opener, hire an electrician and buying a mower. It ain’t called a dogs life for no reason.

jmonroe

oldfarmer50

laurasdada said:

@sb55 neighborhood (Vermont) has been seeing some heavy rainfall, with more to come. Hope all is well with...

Mainly just showers in southern VT as of this afternoon. No where near the records in Wilmington.

sb55

laurasdada said:

@sb55 neighborhood (Vermont) has been seeing some heavy rainfall, with more to come. Hope all is well with...

We are lucky enough to live on Lake Champlain and our property is high enough above the water. The river valley towns have been hit hard this summer. First the remnants of Beryl, then some unnamed thunderstorms and now Debby is hitting. The water rushes down the mountains and tiny creeks become raging torrents.
For me, the lake level has risen a lot and is dirty from the river flooding. I have to constantly adjust my dock height above the water, but that's a small price to pay.