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    10' Tiger Shark

    Shortly after my dad graduated from high school in New York City in the late '30s, he took a job on a charter fishing boat, crewed it down the intracoastal to FL for the winter, and continued to crew there. There are a few pics of customers posing on the dock with their sailfish and my dad in...
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    Pee filter

    Am I a terrible person for laughing when reading the "Gravel delivered" thread after this update?
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    Dry/wet creek bed idea

    My dad used to spend summers near Lake Tahoe. He eventually sold his condo there and rented a different place each summer from his real estate investment partner. One year I visited him in a house with a stream and small rapids in the side yard. The first night, the weather was beautful, but...
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    First Car

    The first car I bought myself was a used '75 VW Rabbit. I used to have to carry a rubber mallet to cure the vapor lock from the carb during hot weather. The VW service manager taught me that trick. I eventually traded it for a '78 Rabbit with fuel injection.
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    Pee filter

    I have this mental picture of someone holding a Mr. Coffee filter basket and filter in front of them...
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    A dull day in Kansas

    Answering the phone at work or home with "Child support enforcement" usually gets a quick hangup.
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    Fishing kayak for big fella

    I was shopping for a stable fishing-style kayak for photo use and bought a Hobie Outback. They also make 12 and 14 ft. Pro Anglers that are awesome, but heavy, dedicated fishing kayaks. These Hobies have the Mirage drive (like a recumbent stepper), so he would have to make sure he could...
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    WWII Veterans

    My dad and most of my uncles were in WWII and one uncle was in Korea. They never spoke much about their experiences. Same with my Marine vet son who served in Iraq. My ex-wife's father was in the German army in WWII, and the only thing we ever learned was that he did something with...
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    Happy St Patrick's Day

    I was a mile away from home yesterday afternoon, came over a railroad track and heard the sound of a flat tire. Coming the other direction was a sedan with a shredded right front tire. I was thinking he was going to veer off to the right, but he was drifting into my lane. I swerved right a...
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    Mahindra Roxor (Jeep)

    It's being build in Auburn Hills, MI and is strictly an off-road vehicle. Mahindra hopes to use this avenue to break into the on-road market in the US. According to an article I saw recently (but can't find right now), Mahindra will eventually offer a huge number of factory options, colors...
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    You know you're in a small town when....

    Funny story I heard today. One of my co-workers is the treasurer for a small, rural church. As she was preparing the annual giving statements last month, she noticed that an elderly widow had stopped giving during the summer and she didn't recall seeing her in church since then. She asked her...
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    weather killing my tractor time

    We had 3 days of snow here in Michigan, so I had the BX out daily plowing my drive and clearing the snowplow deposits from four of my neighbors' driveways. I'm almost sad to see the sun today, almost.
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    Daily Driver Mods?

    Winter tires and wheels. Satellite radio. Apple CarPlay. (no need for nav, provides music, provides hands free cell) HuskyLiner mats for winter slush. (Weathertech is too slippery) Coco Mats or plush carpet mats for summer. If you have a SUV or wagon: Canvasback cargo liner to cover the cargo...
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    How do they get in these predicaments

    This fall, I was doing a final pass with the mower deck to shred leaves after the yard dried out. Everything was fine until I hit a mucky area and the only direction the BX was going was down. I keep assorted lengths of 2x10s for making step ramps to get low cars on a trailer. I grabbed a...
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    Daylight saving time

    Being an early morning person, I'd be perfectly happy if we stayed on EST year-round. I've been up for a couple hours and need to find a few more things to get done before going to work, as I don't want to get there before 6:30.