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Fencing Hogs

Posted by freedomforall 5 months, 1 week ago to Politics
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... or herding sheep.
How convenient!
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  • Posted by mccannon01 5 months, 1 week ago
    And you will not even hear the gate close.
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    • Posted by freedomforall 5 months, 1 week ago
      because the Deep State controlled media has deafened you.
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      • Posted by mccannon01 5 months, 1 week ago
        Indeed. Point well taken.

        Side note: LOL, actually it was the likes of Led Zeppelin, The Rolling Stones, and a bunch of others that deafened me. Not to mention Civil War artillery.
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        • Posted by freedomforall 5 months, 1 week ago
          I have a friend in the area who refurbishes cannons. I think he can still hear.
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          • Posted by mccannon01 5 months, 1 week ago
            I can still hear, but not as well as I should. I used to own a full scale working reproduction of a 3" Ordnance rifle (ca 1861) and used nearly a pound (+ or -) of black powder for a single round. I still smirk when I recall Bill Clinton on a gun control stump holding up a 1 pound can of black powder and whining, "Can you believe people can legally buy this by the pound?". For an event I would carry up to 50 lbs of pre-rolled rounds. I sold the cannon over a decade ago and wish I still had it - it changed hands and the last I heard it was sitting in a museum for a Civil War display. I've never been to it and can't recall the name as I write this.
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            • Posted by JakeOrilley 5 months ago
              Just a bit of history - I have a 1865 Sepia map of the location of my property that was given to me by a 98 YO friend - hand drawn by the Federal Volunteer Corps of Engineers, Col Merrill - showing the position of the fort over the river and showing the town as it was in 1865. Very much enjoy the history of the place.
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              • Posted by mccannon01 5 months ago
                Nice! Those old maps can be hard to find nowadays. If you want to frame it, make sure it is behind UV blocking glass.
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                • Posted by JakeOrilley 5 months ago
                  Got it framed, and in entry way of my home. And it is in an area that does not get any direct sunlight. Should I still have a UV blocking glass? And thanks for the tip!!
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                  • Posted by mccannon01 5 months ago
                    You're probably ok as long as it's out of direct light or fluorescent light that has a UV content. LEDs and most incandescents are ok. I picked up an original Indentured contract on parchment from Nov 30, 1701 and had it framed and the framer strongly advised UV glass to prevent the ink from fading over time. It isn't in direct sunlight and looks great after being on my wall for 30 years. Same for a large sampler from 1767. Apparently the document was folded in the dark for 300 years before I got it. I usually advise others to do the same.

                    Edit add: You say you had it framed. Maybe the framer used UV glass knowing it was an old document. Check and see.
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  • Posted by VetteGuy 5 months ago
    We bought a 2023 hatchback mainly for my wife. She calls it "The Nag". Pulling into or out of the somewhat tight garage space, it beeps wildly as though it is about to self-destruct.

    I found the driving 'assists' such as lane keep assist and 'adaptive' cruise control hugely annoying, and have turned them off where possible. Some of them come back every time you turn the car on, which really ticks me off.
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  • Posted by $ 25n56il4 5 months, 1 week ago
    I finally stopped laughing long enough to be able to type and i ran into that new car item. I bought a new Ford SUV XLT the first week of July and I am still puzzled at how to handle it. I was given ? two of those fobble thingys that cost $200 each. That alone took my breath away after the price was given to me even giving me $18K for my ten year old SUV that had 42,000 miles on it.
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    • Posted by $ 25n56il4 5 months, 1 week ago
      Seriously I want my old car back! But they quoted $4,000 to fix the transmission and that took my breath away too. I think I was lied to. But the new car is very pretty so I will try to learn to love it.
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      • Posted by mccannon01 5 months, 1 week ago
        Yeah, the vehicle fix-it pricing nowadays is through the roof and the new stuff will clobber the budget!
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        • Posted by $ gharkness 5 months ago
          OMG! The last battery I bought (I think it was for my old Toyota Camry) cost about $100, delivered and installed by my AAA guy.

          Last Monday, I paid $450 (!!!) for the same thing....for my Lexus. In addition, I still had to have AAA come start it, because nobody carries Lexus batteries, and it took him 20 minutes to FIND the darn thing! It's in the wheel well, instead of under the hood! I'm still wandering around with my mouth open.
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          • Posted by freedomforall 5 months ago
            Yes, you just discovered that luxury name plates include very expensive parts costs
            that provide nothing more in performance compared to non-luxury brands' parts.
            Ditto for luxury-brand labor costs.
            Luxury brands, today, are a complete ripoff and in fact include more nanny gadgets
            that break in a few years and cost a fortune to replace. This is a recent phenomenon.
            Luxury brands used to have some benefits for customers. Not any more.
            I'm surprised that you couldn't find a Toyota part that fit the Lexus though.
            Often they are interchangeable but they don't want customers to know that.
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            • Posted by $ gharkness 5 months ago
              Often they are interchangeable. Didn't look. Having a hubby not too long out of surgery and other things to take my mind (and I had NO CLUE my battery would be dead that morning - the same morning I had a doctor's appointment....)

              I have reached the point where 1) I have more money than sense, probably. 2) I will soon turn 75 and have zero interest in car parts. 3) Bought that car when we knew we'd be driving 5 hours one way frequently back and forth to/from Tulsa, and comfort and reliability were at the top of the list 4) this is only the second repair (actually that's more maintenance than repair... so just one repair) since October of 2017 and finally 5) paid cash for the car, so it's no real biggie, but that's still a lot of money.

              Probably a lot of excuse-making, but we love that car SO MUCH we bought another Lexus for hubby. Both have performed admirably but still, $450 for a battery is a lot. When it comes time to switch out the traction battery, we might be looking for a substitute brand.
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              • Posted by freedomforall 5 months ago
                Don't beat yourself up, G. Stuff happens and we just have to do the best we can given the circumstances.
                Dealing with repairs can be a real pain when life has forced other priorities on us.
                I hope you, your husband, and your cars all have a long life together.
                Toyota/Lexus have made reliable and satisfying vehicles so the odds are in your favor.
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                • Posted by $ gharkness 5 months ago
                  Thank you. We're working on it! Hubby's surgery was July 10, and August 12 was his first day back at work. It's a long, slow recovery but in the end we will both be better off. Meanwhile, we're taking it as easy as we can.
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      • Posted by CaptainKirk 5 months ago
        My Uncle replaced his 15yr old toyota SUV with a Toyota New Pickup. Uncle is retired, almost 70, and not huge on tech. He cannot STAND the new toyota. So much so, he went out and bought some 50yr old RELIC. Something he can repair and do all the work on. (It's an Antique, literally).

        And he enjoys driving it without all the "Nudging" for lane assist. heads up display crap. And the rearview "camera", etc.

        But you know he too shall pass. And soon enough people will NOT be able to backup without a camera, and won't know how to ACTUALLY drive without lane sensors, etc.

        I just love those people who walk the talk!
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        • Posted by $ gharkness 5 months ago
          My husband's Lexus has lane assist, and first thing I do when I get in is turn it off. I tried....but fighting the steering wheel is not my favorite thing to do. And it GRUNTS at me. If you've ever tried to breed an unwilling rabbit, the noise she makes when you put her with the buck is JUST what that sounds like.

          I really hate lane assist here where the Tucson roads are HORRIBLY maintained. Saw a sign recently in a back window "Not drunk - dodging potholes," which is 100% true. I don't know what they do with our money. I thought registration in Texas was expensive but we paid $600 for two years of registration on hubby's car, $400 for mine, in Arizona.

          Hubby had a 17-YO Toyota Tacoma and that was one good truck. I hated to get rid of it, but someone stole the Cat-converter and the replacement made a terrible noise. So we got rid of it and replaced it with a Lexus. (We really don't need a truck any more, and hubby wants to be comfortable.)
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        • Posted by JakeOrilley 5 months ago
          Still driving a stick shift every day - no rear view mirror, the driver side mirror has to be adjusted by hand, and the key cannot come out of the ignition - there is a nick in the key. So my pickup has had the key in the ignition with the doors unlocked for the last 18 years. When I am out of town I get calls to see if it can be borrowed and of course I say yes - so when I get back the truck has a full tank of gas!!
          I have a mechanic in the next town that can keep the truck running - I can do the timing, oil changes spark plugs and normal stuff but he gets it for the front end issues.. But would not trade it in!!!
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  • Posted by rhfinle 5 months ago
    I wish I still had my '60 Chevy. It had no electronics at all. No radio, no alternator. The generator used brushes instead of diodes. I still own 3 cars with carburetors. The only electronics in them are the radios and alternator diodes.
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    • Posted by tutor-turtle 5 months ago
      ... And The voltage regulators were mechanical: it uses relays and (adjustable) resistors.
      When cars switched from 6 volt to 12 volt systems, but before the introduction of solid state ignition/voltage regulation (Early 1950's to about the mid 1960's) was the sweet spot.
      My personal favorite are the In-Line six cylinder engines in a wagon or pickup truck.
      Easy to work on, economical, and with basic maintenance, will out last the owner.
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