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RE: Fuel Rants & Raves
Imagine--I have seen gas for $.20 a gallon, coke out of a machine for a nickle, new loaded cars less than $2000, movies a dime. On the other hand I have worked for less than $1.00 an hour. I am riding no matter what it costs--SO FAR!
That was then, this is now?
I probably have fewer miles on the odometer than yourself, my wistful memories go back to 19 cent a gallon gas and 50 cents for a pack of Marlboros. I did tell our daughter I've seen an inflationary cycle or two but nothing like the current experience in my lifetime anyway......
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thomasmnile
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05/22/22 02:58pm |
RV Lifestyle
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RE: Family Reunion 2022
Cardiovascular surgeon in the family??:B :B
Some great suggestions posted. Here's hoping bacon is less than Oh My Gawd!!!/lb before party time.
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thomasmnile
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05/19/22 12:33pm |
Camp Cooks and Connoisseurs
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RE: Covid in RV Parks
Not enough Reynolds Wrap to cover this thread. Hopefully, a moderator will mercifully put it out of its misery.......:)
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thomasmnile
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05/12/22 09:04am |
Full-time RVing
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RE: Spare tire pressure
Sounds like an Amish craftsman goofed up.......
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thomasmnile
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05/05/22 08:10am |
Travel Trailers
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RE: Vacation Home Buying Fizzling. RV's too?
Owned a towable RV for over a decade.Rented many condos along the coast, couple of cabins in the Blue Ridge and Smokies. Looking back I think the week rental gave us the best value and bang for the vacation buck.....for us. Everyone's situation and desires vary, to tow,
what we owned, a truck was a must have, now it's gone.
Cabins and trailers have been replaced with Caribbean cruises unless they get outlandish.
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thomasmnile
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05/04/22 11:36am |
General RVing Issues
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RE: Trouble Pairing Bluetooth mouse With Android Tablets
Sounds like our HP desk top (4 years old). The computer "sees" every stinking Bluetooth enabled device in the house, except the Bose 700 Headphones I want connected. Stupid technology.......:(
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thomasmnile
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05/03/22 09:46am |
Technology Corner
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RE: Ford Parts
OP: FWIW, if you scroll to the bottom of the webpage you reference, there is a 'copyright mark' and date of 2022 followed by Ford Motor Company. Whether it's run by Ford or 3rd party via licensing agreement, who knows...
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thomasmnile
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04/30/22 08:45pm |
Tow Vehicles
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RE: Nascar Follies
Four of us went to the race. First time at Talladega, had a good time.
Not sure if we will go back, Wisconsin to Alabama is a long haul.
If you've seen one plate race at a super speedway since NASCAR whoa'd them down in the mid 80's you're probably good. 2.6 miles at Talladega or 2.5 miles at Daytona, Potato/Potatoe..
Never been to Dega for a race, but did see it from 37000 ft on a flight to Arkansas. Very impressive view on a clear day.....
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thomasmnile
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04/29/22 03:19am |
Around the Campfire
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RE: Ford stops taking orders on the lightening
The Lightning, shares a lot of exterior sheetmetal and interior trim and components with its ICE F150 counterparts. An already familiar "face" in the marketplace. Pricing for now isn't too insane given current market conditions. It may do well in the suburban grocery getter/Home Depot weekend warrior segment. But that enormous touchscreen dangling off the dash.....ugh! Auto dimming or not, how annoying are those things at night?
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thomasmnile
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04/28/22 06:36am |
Tow Vehicles
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RE: Nascar Follies
No way. #1 Kyle Busch is 36. Hardly “advancing age” even by NASCAR standards. Not to mention he’s their flagship driver. 60 cup wins and 2 championships. He’s not going anywhere…..unless he wants to.
Read an interesting column I forgot which motorsports website yesterday. Professionally Kyle is in something of a prolonged performance drought. Missed playoffs back to back years and gone from a seasonal string of 1000 or more laps led to 1000 laps led......over the last 3 seasons.
Yeah, he's been a wheelman over the course of his career, but last 3 seasons not so much. Throw in the uphill fight for sponsorship dollars, the new tech and rules changes that are supposed to make it "cheaper" to run a Cup team, Kyle's a man without a chair when the music stops at Gibbs. The tone of his interview, while it is classic Kyle, speaks volumes. I took the "goodbye" utterance to mean he's not interested in driving for a "marker" team. If he can't land a competitive ride if his run with Gibbs is over......
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thomasmnile
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04/25/22 11:36am |
Around the Campfire
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RE: Nascar Follies
Didn't watch the race, but after reading ESPN site yesterday, I see KB was the real story of the weekend. Tough spot he's in (along with Joe Gibbs). Full season sponsorship ending, the challenges of finding any sponsorship let alone full season, "advancing age", though Denny Hamlin is older; older but with one more season of sponsorship. Grandpa Gibbs no doubt looking to put his grandson in a Cup ride next season. Wonder how it all plays out.....might not be just Kyle on the endangered list. Christopher Bell comes to mind. Depending on the success of finding sponsorship/money, could JGR be a three car shop next season?
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thomasmnile
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04/25/22 08:00am |
Around the Campfire
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RE: Samsung TV and Soundbar
I've got an LG "smart" TV with the same issue. Haven't eliminated totally but improved it greatly. If Samsung is similar setup try this:
Settings>Sound>AV Sync. If the AV sync function is there, should be a button, slider or some control to adjust to "sync" the audio to the visual.
Remember the good old days when this c*%p wasn't necessary? Good Luck. If all else fails, the TV quite likely has a comprehensive manual that is loaded into the set. Good luck.
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thomasmnile
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04/18/22 09:09am |
Technology Corner
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RE: Catelitic Convertor protect?
Take it off yourself & go sell it like they are going to do...and replace it with a straight pipe...
I remember in the 80's the 2 big auto parts catalogs, JC Whitney and Washawski (I think) marketed "catalytic converter test pipes" that were installed in place of the converter, to ostensibly determine if the converter was plugged and affecting engine performance. ;) :B
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thomasmnile
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04/16/22 11:56am |
Class C Motorhomes
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RE: Nascar Follies
I'll watch until I can't anyway.
True statement regarding sponsors. I've already reached can't watch status. I'll visit the Jayski website to read what happened, it's better than NASCAR.COM. And Fox Sports? 'Nuff said.
No drivers currently on the circuit I feel compelled to follow.
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thomasmnile
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04/14/22 10:01am |
Around the Campfire
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RE: Windows 11 compatibility Check up for your PC or laptop
1492, thanks for the info. Best Buy sold us the subscription when we bought the PC 4 years ago. We're just a couple of old people that have use for some features of 365. Don't really mind the annual cost and it's nice to have software that never goes out of style, as it were.
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thomasmnile
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04/13/22 02:58pm |
Technology Corner
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RE: What % Of Alcohol Does Your State Have?
Its sold all over the state as 'marine gas' and the stuff locally is lower octane
Come to think of it, the biggest market for ethanol free gas at Wawa seems to be landscape and lawn maintenance contractors & boaters. IIRC, the alcohol free at Wawa is 89 octane, and before Wawa's entry into Florida alcohol free was around but hard to find in the Orlando area.
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thomasmnile
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04/13/22 09:18am |
General RVing Issues
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RE: Nascar Follies
Beside Daytona, has there been any race with 40 entries this season? Not a good sign for NASCAR when they can't field 40 cars in their own "backyard" tracks the last few weeks.....
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thomasmnile
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04/13/22 06:15am |
Around the Campfire
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RE: What % Of Alcohol Does Your State Have?
Wawa stores in Florida sell alcohol free gas. Unfortunately the cost difference between it & E10 is not negligible. 70-80 cents higher than E10 last I looked.
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thomasmnile
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04/12/22 04:48pm |
General RVing Issues
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RE: Windows 11 compatibility Check up for your PC or laptop
I'm wondering if Windows 11 will be closer to the rental rather than "owning" the OS.
Like how they turned MS Office, sorry, Microsoft 365, into a subscription software "service"?
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thomasmnile
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04/12/22 05:19am |
Technology Corner
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RE: Campsite Lighting
OP is a RV company that has been conducting market research on here for the last month.I was wondering how long it would take for someone to call BlackSeries out on this. He's misrepresenting himself.
Isn't there forum rule about commercial activity (other than GS, of course)?
Don't feed the troll applies............
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thomasmnile
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04/11/22 05:27pm |
Tent Camping
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