Scarcely believable!

https://www.runnersworld.com/news/a62330229/tara-dower-appalachian-trail-record/

Yes, but I remember that it was an instant hit. I bought the 45 right away.

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So, I got these to snack on during the Superbowl. They taste a bit burnt. I am wondering if a batch got overcooked and they decided to market them as "extra toasty" because they were... burnt. https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...39981beb1e.jpg

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The length of time it takes to source packaging would preclude such a strategy.
Unfortunately that means the disappointing taste you experienced was on purpose.

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True unless they have an "in house" source or one that allows better than "just in time" shipments.

However I agree that it was likely purposeful like the "new Coke" debacle.

I tried to give them away, but no one would take them. The pups love them, so doggie treats they will be. [emoji23]

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The Kingda is dead. I rode this sucker many times and it never ceased to thrill me.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/travel/news/rip-kingda-ka-2005-to-2025-long-live-the-king/ar-AA1A0hkx

Well this is a new one...at least in my experience.

My neighbor got a new SUV last month. The other day I noticed a different car in the driveway for several days so I asked what's up. She said the new one needed a bit of repair. OK.

Then the hubby told me why. As she was backing out one day she needed to run back into the house for something. She did so but forgot to put the tranny back into park leaving it in reverse. For whatever reason she didn't notice the car rolling backwards when she jumped out. It rolled down the driveway (at idle) into and across the street, across the neighbors lawn and into a tree hard enough to damage the tailgate.

It needs a new tailgate. Jeez talk about being pre-occupied.

It wasn't a Jeep Cherokee, was it? That's how the actor Anton Yelchin died, thought his was in park, got out, went behind it to close a gate or something and it was still in reverse.

My wife got a newer vehicle last year. We looked at several, some with pushbuttons to shift, some with a dial, one with a funky joystick where you had to push a button or something to put into park, and we ended up with a 2021 Chevy Blazer. Good old shifter on the console, probably just hooked to a switch, but at least it was a familiar interface. One quirk it has is sometimes when you push the start stop button, it doesn't turn off. It might be a flaky button.

I don't understand the need to reinvent controls. Give me a regular shifter, a volume knob on the radio, headlights and wipers I don't need to read a manual for 20 minutes to operate. I thought I saw somewhere that some manufacturers were going back to buttons for things due to the public's distaste for touchscreens.

No not a Jeep a Nissan.

Give me good ol' push buttons anytime, everytime.

I mentioned a few months ago I drew a Nissan Pathfinder as a rental. Picked it up after dark, and after starting it up and adjusting seat and mirrors, gave the shifter on the console a tug and I was away. When I attempted to back into a parking space, I couldn't get it out of drive. After pushing, lifting and poking the shifter, I realized there were buttons for park, neutral and reverse on top of the handle. Why the engineers thought a mix of two control types was a good idea I don't understand.

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I’m guilty…

I bought my first brand new truck, a 99 Dodge ram quad cab 4 x 4 on a Saturday.

Leaving for work Monday, I realized I left the inside door open. I pulled back in the garage, put it in park, jumped out, only to find it was in reverse. With the engine, being cold, RPMs or a little higher. And with the door open, it proceeded to push/drag me to the space between the garage door doors.

It bent the door, to the point it wouldn’t close. I took it to the Dodge body shop, and when the guy looked at it, he looked at me and said, you hit the garage door, didn’t you? lol

I took my old 86 Nissan hardbody to work that day, and when everybody asked where my new truck was, I told them there was a little incident that morning and they all busted out laughing!

Since 1999, I have set the parking brake every time I get out of my trucks.

I got stuck in the mud last night.
No, not in the car, just me and my dumb boots.

The wife doesn't have a functional set of mud boots, so I went with her last night for her riding lesson. Going out to retrieve the horse wasn't a problem. It was a little muddy, but it's not like I was sinking in. While she was riding, it started raining. Hard. When I went to take him back, I barely got him through the gate and went to turn around. Nope, I was stuck. My boots are probably too loose and any attempt to lift my foot meant the boot was going to stay. It didn't help there's no light near this gate. It probably took me 5 minutes to walk 20 feet back to the gate. Didn't lose a boot. Didn't tip over.

Picture for attention. His feathers are a filthy mess. This is after cleaning him.

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This documentary came up in my YT feed yesterday so I gave it a watch. Wow! The subject is the Takata airbag fiasco and it features a former Takata engineer who did the initial forensic evaluations and figured out the design problems. Very well done docu and with some eye-opening situations that the general public was never made aware of by either Takata, the auto manufacturers & dealerships or our government.

I had a Takata airbag recall and the Honda dealership told me "don't worry about it. That only happens in humid states. We'll call you when we get some replacements in". Me: umm, this certified letter from Honda says my car can kill me without warning at any time. I'll be needing a rental car today. They got me one for 4 months while waiting for parts. :rolleyes:

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Les, BMW's are like this too, my dad has a newerish X5 and it is the same thing, there is a stick but it has buttons on it as well. I hate it with a passion.

I rent cars a lot and it sometimes takes me a moment to figure out something that should be easy.

One of the reasons I love my 200 series LC is because it has an actual shifter in it.

Well, even with messy feathers, he's a handsome looking fellow.

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Yep. I've got a 10 yo Pioneer Avic NEX 7" touchscreen, but I like the fact that there are 2 buttons for volume up and down. I think many/most modern head units don't have anything tangible for volume.

Thanks for posting that video.
I'm going to seriously look into getting the airbags out of my cars.

Did you know....
 

That you can get a BS in old car restoration?

https://www.mcpherson.edu/autorestoration/

"The Automotive Restoration Technology Program at McPherson College was established in 1976 through the generosity and foresight of local entrepreneur Gaines H. “Smokey” Billue. His gift of over 125 classic and antique cars provided initial funds for the program. Mr. Billue, the Templeton family and others contributed toward the construction of Templeton Hall, which continues to serve as the home to the world-renowned program."

THIS is maddening!

My wallet seems to have simply vaporized. I had it yesterday and today it is not to be found :confused: I didn't go anywhere last night or today so it's quite a puzzle.


Credit and bank cards dealt with. Drivers license temp in hand and replacement ordered. Healtn ins card requested and there was no more than $25 in cash. But still ... it's maddening to not know where the heck it is.

Bet you find it right after you replace everything. Good luck.

Retrace your steps. If you have a routine and something had you out of your routine, it is easy to misplace something.

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Go to bed at night thinking about where you may have left your wallet. Your brain does some background processing and by the morning you may think "Ah, ha..."

If that doesn't work look in stupid places like the fridge, bathroom cabinet etc.

+1 on stupid places.

Wear a jacket (wallet in pocket) in the morning and hang it on a stool in the garage in the afternoon?

Far side of the car seat where it fell off against the door. Between the seats and center counsel.

Parts store, grocery, Home Depot?. Most folks are honest.

Fridge, cupboards, kitchen drawers? Change your pants? Thats too easy. Medicine cabinet, linnen closet, behind toilet? Enter any seldom used rooms?

I have attention deficit big time and it took until I was 50 to get a simple system down. Money clip with a two card pouches - front pocket only or jacket pocket. Keys on a breakaway lanyard around neck. Carry phone or in jacket pocket. Glasses in t-shirt neck. Edit: If I got a small IPhone it could fit in front pockets of my dad jeans. It's a monstrous phone.

It is such a pain to get a new card and then I have about five ways to electronically pay and most are connected to a debit card number. I wait for days before cutting stuff off - maybe foolishly but I know the odds.

Thanks guys I have done all of the above. The only place I went to is the local laundromat. I went there and no one copped to finding a wallet. I was on duty Tuesday so I checked the squad house and ambulance.

Other than that I was mostly home. So weird.

I ordered a new DL and medical insurance card. My credit card is frozen and debit card cancelled. What is driving me batty is I can't recall what else I may have had in there. I suppose if I can't remember it then it isn't important.

I wonder what damage can be done by someone with my DL and credit card?

Should I freeze my credit? Report the loss to the police?

I'm on my second bag of these.....I like them.

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Do you all think I should file a report with PD that my license was lost?

If I were you I'd give it one more day of looking.

Under the couch, under the car seat (seats), wife may have been helpful and put it in her handbag, floor in the garage, glove box of the car you almost never drive...

I just went through the same with my wallet. I had carried my jeans to and from the car when I had worn shorts because of marginal weather. After looking for an hour, I found it on the floor of the car. It had slid out of the pocket when I took the jeans out.
Black wallet on black carpeting....almost impossible to see.

Did you check the fridge?
A couple of weeks ago I put the milk in the cupboard.

and the freezer...no joke

Had a few bucks looking for a home. :D



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Last week, my granddaughter spotted a structure across the river from our place. So Sunday, we launched our little boat and went to take a look.

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As near as I can tell, the thing is a culvert. About 30 feet long, 6 feet wide and three feet high. Where the heck it washed out from, I can't guess. The Annapolis River is only about 60 miles long and isn't that big. Because of the causeway maintaining water levels between Annapolis Royal and Bridgetown, it is rather like a lake here, as you can see from the pic. Construction seems to be 60s or 70s, judging from the materials.
One of life's mysteries.

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Nah, I wouldn't think so. If someone "finds" your DL, they'll probably either trash it or return it (unlikely). It'd be hard for anyone to pass as you, I suspect. That'd be like a regular Joe trying to pass as James Bond.

I got this today

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So that floated or was driven by current there from somewhere else? Is that what you're saying?

Interesting. Any heavy rain, crazy water events recently?

Well, the ice went out of the river a week or so ago. Spring run off raises the water level. You also have to understand the river is semi tidal above the causeway at Annapolis Royal. When it was built in 1960 to keep out the tides so the dike structures no longer had to be maintained, the river level was pretty much static. While the tidal power turbine was in operation from '84 to 2019, the water level went up and down 3 feet twice each day. (Tides in this part of the bay range from 18 to 32 feet.) Because this created a semi tidal estuarine system, the practice continued even after the turbine ceased operation. That was a long winded was of saying, yes we do have "crazy water events".

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One year ago last month, my next door neighbor went to the Dr with back pain. A number of tests later, the diagnosis was cancer. He was in and out of care through the fall, home for Christmas then back in to palliative care in January. I wasn't able to see him the last time I dropped in to the health center, but the time before we were acknowledging this wasn't turning out the way we had hoped and in effect, said "Goodbye "
He died yesterday morning with family by his side.
I know it sounds odd, but it was almost a relief.
Wayne, my friend, I'm glad you aren't in pain anymore.
I'll miss our talks.

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My condolences to you and Wayne's family. As you said, he is no longer in pain.