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Post by howard lee on Jun 3, 2024 11:46:04 GMT -5
The third of June; isn’t this the anniversary of William J. McAllister’s tragic death?
Yes.
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Post by drlj on Jun 3, 2024 12:32:36 GMT -5
Word has it that cans of Spam were what was tossed off the bridge.
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Post by Marty on Jun 3, 2024 13:03:24 GMT -5
I'm back...... Haiku Self control is strength Right thought is a mastery Calmness is power You certainly are.
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Post by kenlarsson on Jun 3, 2024 13:17:20 GMT -5
Best Sports Illustrated cover ever IMHO.........
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Post by majorminor on Jun 3, 2024 13:25:43 GMT -5
My Honda has it. I love it. When I come to a stop, the car stays stopped without the need for me to keep my foot pressed against the brake pedal, I just relax and keep my foot anywhere I want it. When I want to go, I just put my foot on the accelerator. Simple, intuitive, nice. Is it an onerous duty to keep your foot locked to the brake pedal during long lights? No. Is this a feature I thought I needed or would have paid extra for? No. It never would have occurred to me as a feature a car should have or that I would want. But, it's there, and now, I like that it's there. It's just one of many really nice little features this car has. Most aren't needed. (power windows aren't "needed"). But, these new features are all are really nice. The brake hold feature (at least with Honda) has to be turned on and it can be turned off if you don't want it. Whatever setting you leave it in is the setting it holds until it is physically changed. (I can turn my auto-stop on and off as well. That I turn off) I think most new cars have a brake hold feature (or will have). Brake hold isn't a separate deal added to the car, it is a simple off-shoot of the electronic brake control packages that are part and parcel of how new cars built and how they work. And these new cars work great. (unless you buy a Jeep, Volkswagon, Fiat, or Land Rover) I've been pissed since they did away with those little silver floor mounted headlight dimmer switches.
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Dub
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Post by Dub on Jun 3, 2024 14:19:24 GMT -5
I've been pissed since they did away with those little silver floor mounted headlight dimmer switches. I thought Montana passed a law requiring all automobiles to have the dimmer switch back down on the floorboard. I’m sure I read that somewhere. There were just too many accidents caused by drivers getting their left foot caught in the steering wheel.
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Post by TKennedy on Jun 3, 2024 16:17:24 GMT -5
So my first editing chore today was our weekly beer column, by certified cicerone (look it up) Michael Agnew, and the topic was sour ales, which have all kinds of fruit and other flavors in them. They sound a little fussy to me, but he insists they are terrific summertime thirst-quenchers and tend to be low in alcohol, so quaffable. Any sour beer fans here? You need to be comfortable with your masculinity to drink something like that.
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Post by Dub on Jun 3, 2024 16:23:37 GMT -5
So my first editing chore today was our weekly beer column, by certified cicerone (look it up) Michael Agnew, and the topic was sour ales, which have all kinds of fruit and other flavors in them. They sound a little fussy to me, but he insists they are terrific summertime thirst-quenchers and tend to be low in alcohol, so quaffable. Any sour beer fans here? You need to be comfortable with your masculinity to drink something like that. It helps to have had your taste buds shot off in the war.
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Post by david on Jun 3, 2024 19:32:41 GMT -5
Mike, You are absolutely right about the strawberries. Bill, Sours taste like shit. I test drove a 2024 Tacoma. It had the brake hold thing. Nice for steep hill stops. Mark, Yes, car makers had the floor dimmer button right. Then they screwed it up.
It is indeed June:
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Post by epaul on Jun 3, 2024 19:44:45 GMT -5
... I test drove a 2024 Tacoma. It had the brake hold thing. Nice for steep hill stops... It can hard to explain just how nice brake hold is to someone who doesn't live in a town as hilly as Grand Forks. At some of the steeper sections, there have been reports of drivers who forget to set their brakes having their cars roll two or three inches on them before coming to a stop. Scary shit!
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Post by millring on Jun 4, 2024 5:06:06 GMT -5
Our neighbor usually gives us strawberries from her garden. They've always been almost shockingly sweet. Last week she brought some over and they were tasteless. I hope this doesn't mean the end for all strawberries everywhere. If it does, what's next?
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Post by Marty on Jun 4, 2024 6:06:02 GMT -5
We got some watermelon last week that was so sweet you could hardly eat it. It was not watermelon sweet, it had been injected with something, it was horrid.
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Post by billhammond on Jun 4, 2024 14:57:18 GMT -5
I've been pissed since they did away with those little silver floor mounted headlight dimmer switches. I recall a friend whose dad had some old pickup where if you pushed the clutch all the way in, it engaged the starter.
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Post by Cornflake on Jun 4, 2024 18:05:19 GMT -5
"I hope this doesn't mean the end for all strawberries everywhere. If it does, what's next?"
The end of civilization as we know it.
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Post by Cosmic Wonder on Jun 4, 2024 18:45:02 GMT -5
The Hoods are good.
Mike
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Post by Rob Hanesworth on Jun 4, 2024 20:50:54 GMT -5
"I hope this doesn't mean the end for all strawberries everywhere. If it does, what's next?" The end of civilization as we know it. According to the Beatles, there will be strawberry fields forever.
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Post by billhammond on Jun 4, 2024 21:34:11 GMT -5
"I hope this doesn't mean the end for all strawberries everywhere. If it does, what's next?" The end of civilization as we know it. According to the Beatles, there will be strawberry fields forever. But the Culver's salad is limited, alas.
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