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    people who skip vacations are incredibly selfish

    http://www.webmd.com/balance/features/help-for-the-vacation-deprived Very disturbing that this is happening in our country.
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    Removing plastic "scrape" from body panel

    We have a 2008 Hyundai Accent hatchback that our daughters drive. A few years back, the older daughter had a minor "incident" (long, aggravating story) whereby the rear view mirror of the car next to her touched her car and then slid along the quarter panel from essentially the back edge of...
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    Holy Guano, Batman!

    Yikes! Video
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    AT Cycling Log - 100,000 miles done! Next stop ???

    3/27/17 UPDATE: We've done it! Those last 25,000 miles took awhile, but we completed 100,000 miles in 5 years and 1 month. Feel free to continue to log your miles! _____________________________________________ 10/5/15 UPDATE: We've had some slow spots, but we're still going strong. Next stop...
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    Keeping it simple

    Was looking for a used truck. Wanted something for basic transportation, hauling stuff, hunting use, etc. Owned full-size trucks in the past, but convinced myself I needed to be looking for a compact pickup (Colorado, Canyon, Ranger, Frontier, Tacoma) because I wanted something cheaper. After...
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    First visit to Portland - no, the OTHER one.

    Traveling to Portland, MAINE in October. Could use some opinions on where to go, what to see, restaurants, bars, etc. Staying downtown in the Old Port area. Any recommended day trips to make from there? Acadia, Bar Harbor, lighthouses?
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    YAGT - Picked me up something new

    Came down to this, the XDM 3.8, or Glock 19. Went with the M&P9c due to hand fit and overall shooting feel. The finger extension makes a huge difference, and was disappointed the extra mag didn't have one on it. But, I made a call to S&W customer service and they are sending one to me free of...
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    Apple: "The iPhone is not logging your location"

    In other words: "These are not the droids you are looking for." http://www.cnn.com/2011/TECH/mobile/04/27/apple.location.tracking.statement/index.html (CNN) -- After a week of silence, Apple on Wednesday responded to widespread complaints about iPhones and iPads tracking their users'...
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    It appears there will be a delay in your shipment...

    At least it's creative.
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    Have DirecTV but want to cancel landline phone service

    I don't have either of my receivers hooked to a phone line and none of them have been for over a year. That being said, I am now considering canceling my home phone service for good, but am not sure of what issues this might cause going forward. Anybody else do this?
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    Ward's Ten Best Engines 2010

    Article: wardsauto.com More info and pics: jalopnik.com Discuss
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    It will all be over soon....

    Source Beams all round as LHC progress accelerates Tom Espiner ZDNet UK Published: 24 Nov 2009 12:49 GMT The world's largest particle accelerator has performed its first collisions, and its first beam acceleration. Progress on the giant experiment has been rapid in the four days since...
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    Deer season 2009 - hunters check in here

    When are you going, where are you hunting and what will be your weapon(s) of choice? Me: Next week (11th-13th) NW lower Michigan (Traverse City area) Archery hunt (Mathews compound bow, Redhead carbon shafts, 100 gr. Thunderheads)
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    On a positive note...

    ...I've discovered that you can now go back to the OP on almost any linked pic on bbzzdd - even as far back as 04 from what I've checked. It used to only work if the link was within the past few years or so.
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    pics.bbzzdd.com down?

    :confused:
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    Companies making up slang names for their products

    Why do companies full compelled/obligated to make up "clever" ways to say the names of their products. I have been drinking Southern Comfort for 20 years and not once did I ever think to myself "My, that takes so long to say and it's not exciting enough!". Then the maker comes out with...
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    Weird starting problem

    2000 Jeep Grand Cherokee 4.0L L6 First time you turn the key to start it, it never starts no matter how long you crank it or give it throttle or whatever. But, let off the key even for a second and try again and it will fire right up without a moment's hesitation. It does this 100% of the...