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DUH.
jmonroe
'18 Legacy Limited with 3.6R (Mrs. j's)
I have those at home and was gonna buy them for here but I was afraid they weren’t long enough.
————————————————Pop rivet or duct tape 2 of them together.
jmonroe
'18 Legacy Limited with 3.6R (Mrs. j's)
Yup. Same thing! Different label/manufacturer
2001 Prelude Type SH, 2022 Highlander XLE AWD, 2025 Camry SE AWD
Yup. Same thing! Different label/manufacturer
————————————————I assume that stuff doesn’t harm plastic drain pipe but I also assume it could play hell with metal piping.
jmonroe
'18 Legacy Limited with 3.6R (Mrs. j's)
You should swing by more often! I mean, we're just hearing about this now, and it's already been gone for 6+ months?!
The Camry? Not sure what I can add, as someone mentioned earlier, surprisingly peppy when I dropped the hammer with all the strange and wonderful sounds of gas engine and electric motor doing their dance of joy. Only thing that really registered with me was that the center HVAC vents were mounted too low.
Exhausted from the dam trip, we took a day off from demon gambling to allow the casinos to replenish their cash due to the beating we exerted on their reserves prior. We relaxed by pool/hot tub, but due to thunder/lightning the pools were emptied of people, and we were advised to take cover. So, we found a large, air cooled cabana with comfy couches and a "Reserved" sign (coulda been for us, I didn't see a name...) and read and napped. Skies cleared and back to splashing.
The next day we resumed our quest to enhance our retirement accounts at the expense of the big, ugly corporations, alas the small fortune became valet tip money. They must have studied the videotape and changed their strategy to hoover (vacuum, not dam) cash directly from my pockets. What a surprise, yet no lesson learned. Yup, I'm wicked smart.
And, unfortunately, 80-year-old Rod Stewart (the raison d'etre for this trip) had to cancel shows due to reported strep throat, ticket price refunded. And, yes, lost at the tables. I'm an old dog.
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Even if you don’t gamble LV will drain you so fast…..
I couldn’t believe my expenses after being there nearly a week for work. The tips and stupid cost for anything at the hotels.
A few of us had “lunch” by the pool the afternoon we finished our booth setup. My boss disappears and I got stuck with the bill. It was over $400 for 3 of us.
When I submitted my expenses I made sure to remind him that he was at this lunch. He yeah I remember I made sure you paid it so that my boss didn’t question it!
2025 Ram 1500 Laramie 4x4 / 2023 Mercedes EQE 350 4Matic / 2022 Icon I6L Golf Cart
Gotta admit that this one is cute
I enjoyed that event the first couple of years I was there, but was taken aback in year 3 or 4 when the festivities at the resto were winding down and the boss got up to leave, telling me to take care of the cheque. It was a big number as I recall. I put it on my CC and filled out an expense report the following week for him, where I learned the other part of the story. We had gotten a new big boss 18 months earlier who quickly became disliked by most everyone but especially his direct reports like my boss. Turned out he clamped down on their expense reports quite a bit, maybe justifiably but who knows. So my boss knew he could no longer claim the Christmas lunch for the business unit on his expenses. Since he approved my claim and only the processing clerk who also worked for him would see it, I got anointed. I didn’t like it but what could I do? Thankfully nothing blew up..
2017 Cadillac ATS Performance Premium 3.6
I had an interesting experience yesterday. The Michelin tires that I ordered would not seat on the wheel rim enough for the tire to be filled with air. I was asked to come into the shop so I could see what was happening. The tires were the correct size 245/40/19. Thankfully they had an alternative about the same price. Pirelli P Zero AS plus 3, which were highly rated by Tire Rack. So far, so good. Quiet, smooth, supple ride and direct handling. Not great pics, sorry for the rear view. Notice the ventilated rear rotors



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2019 Kia Soul+, 2015 Mustang GT, 2013 Ford F-150, 2000 Chrysler Sebring convertible
Had a coupon for $10 off on 'The Works'.
Took them a while, way past my appointment time to get to it.
Once they bought it in, a guy came out, called my name and showed me engine and cabin air filters that were pretty dirty. Were they actually mine, who knows?
$110 to replace them both. Since I was there, I said to replace them.
Also, they tested the battery.
I had just about enough points to cover everything. Usually, I replace the filters myself.
Ended up owning about $15 but the same guy who showed me the filters pointed out an additional online $20 rebate.
Driving home, I couldn't believe how much smoother and quieter it ran, so much so that I missed the first and second turns to get back home.
@sda,
It looks like those tires are the rim protector design which is a good tire feature.
I finally got the police report and they hit him up for DWI, DWI over .08%, aggravated unlicensed operation, no insurance, open container and failure to keep right. The no insurance and the fact that he was an undocumented migrant means I’ll be doing my own clean up work and paying for any replacement trees. I suspect he won’t even show up for court so small claims is out. I suppose I could file a claim with my homeowners insurance and then see it go up by double the payout.
Sometimes it doesn’t pay to get out of bed.
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it could have been worse. They could have decided they needed a replacement vehicle from the nearest opportunity.
I'm not sure where citizenship status factors in but carry on.
I’m just getting too old for this stuff. Maybe I should build tank traps by the road. 🤣
2019 Kia Soul+, 2015 Mustang GT, 2013 Ford F-150, 2000 Chrysler Sebring convertible
In real terms, it means the driver wasn't licensed.
And undocumented means the courts can’t track him nor garnish wages. I believe that was his point since the statement was tied to not taking it to court.
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Unlicensed drivers aren't exclusive to those who have issues with immigration status and lets not even talk about how many people of all citizenship stautus work under the table to avoid liens,judgments, wage garnishment, and alimony or child support. I can tell you who where I see the heaviest concentration though.
You didn't name one good thing anf you can't think that the person that caused damage to oldfarmer50's property would care about any of those legal issues you detailed.
You can't get blood from a stone is an appropriate expression.
Yeah I'm not continuing this conversation for a multitude of reasons.
Me either. I hold the winning hand.
Remember, we can always have a discussion "time out", if necessary.
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@oldfarmer50 - that really stinks! Do you at least get to keep the Frontier for scrap?
2001 Prelude Type SH, 2022 Highlander XLE AWD, 2025 Camry SE AWD
And if someone gets hurt on those pointed pyramids you’ll be sued and lose your house and hoopties. Better not.
jmonroe
'18 Legacy Limited with 3.6R (Mrs. j's)
I'm deleting posts that I'm not happy with. I have no problem shutting this discussion down for a while to give everybody a chance to reset.
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You’d think if you’re here illegally, you’d be on your best behavior to make sure they don’t find you but it seems the opposite is true. A criminal is a criminal regardless of legal citizenship or not and/or where they are. It’s in their genes.
jmonroe
'18 Legacy Limited with 3.6R (Mrs. j's)
2019 Kia Soul+, 2015 Mustang GT, 2013 Ford F-150, 2000 Chrysler Sebring convertible
2019 Kia Soul+, 2015 Mustang GT, 2013 Ford F-150, 2000 Chrysler Sebring convertible
@oldfarmer50
Man this really sucks for you. I’d be really ticked off too.
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Mine: 1995 318ti Club Sport-2020 C43-1996 Speed Triple Challenge Cup Replica
Wife's: 2021 Sahara 4xe
Son's: 2018 330i xDrive
It would really stir my pot if someone took out my trees like that, though. It takes a lot longer to grow a nice tree than it does to replace a human.
Around here you often see large boulders out on country loads just off the shoulder or just in the edge of the woods. Lots of granite here. I suppose the cost is all about getting them from where they are to where you want them to be.
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If someone runs into a landscaping boulder and is hurt, who is liable?
2021 VW Arteon SEL 4-motion, 2018 VW Passat SE w/tech, 2016 Audi Q5 Premium Plus w/tech
If someone runs into a landscaping boulder and is hurt, who is liable?
————————————————I’m not a lawyer but I can envision the lawyer of the injured party trying to claim that if the boulder wasn’t there the person wouldn’t have been injured. So, i’ll let our real legal poster buddies answer this question.
jmonroe
'18 Legacy Limited with 3.6R (Mrs. j's)
BTW I got an estimate for the cleanup and replanting plus some reseeding of the lawn. $4900+😳
2019 Kia Soul+, 2015 Mustang GT, 2013 Ford F-150, 2000 Chrysler Sebring convertible
I’m not a lawyer but I can envision the lawyer of the injured party trying to claim that if the boulder wasn’t there the person wouldn’t have been injured. So, i’ll let our real legal poster buddies answer this question.
jmonroe
You could make the same argument about a tree or a lamppost- it wouldn't get very far with me. That said, civil caselaw leans more and more towards protecting the abject moron from the consequences of his/her stupid action, so you may run across a hand-wringing bedwetter of a jurist who agrees that personal responsibility is oppressive.
Mine: 1995 318ti Club Sport-2020 C43-1996 Speed Triple Challenge Cup Replica
Wife's: 2021 Sahara 4xe
Son's: 2018 330i xDrive
Slippery slope that line of illogical logic.
Tying into cars, you often hear the ol' "If he hadn't of been speeding, then the collision wouldn't have taken place......"
Of course, to me, that's the same line of reasoning (ignoring real world readily apparent conditions) as "if the other person hadn't been born, then they wouldn't have been there driving, and the collision wouldn't have taken place."
Too bad, but we cannot have accountability, now can we?
Anyhow, for the boulders, it really depends on the reasonability of it. If you place large boulders on your property and far enough off the road as to allow for normal driving errors (i.e., far more room for error than a guardrail provides), I don't see how it would ever be anyone's fault other than the driver. An argument could be made for intent to harm over something like a spike, but a boulder? That is just a protective landscape feature. Anyone harmed by that is doing something so far outside the realm of normal/reasonable, it is no longer even an argument.
That's why I always told victims that there is no way to anticipate what a jury of 12 people might do- so If a plea gets us most of what we want I would advise taking it.
Mine: 1995 318ti Club Sport-2020 C43-1996 Speed Triple Challenge Cup Replica
Wife's: 2021 Sahara 4xe
Son's: 2018 330i xDrive
As an extra added attraction, at the bottom of the hill there was a curve to the left, and facing you as you approached was a huge boulder just off the road. I remember as a little kid seeing it and commenting on how that looked dangerous. Mom responded that it was the Killer Boulder as apparently many vehicles had lost control and hit it with dire results. It is long gone now but it was amazing it remained as long as it did.
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Got this sent to me.....
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