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Forum: General Talk
04-07-2020, 02:20 PM
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#2 is somewhat refutable. A proactive political response can limit mortality. A lackadaisical political response will increase mortality.
This is being proven in real time.
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Forum: General Talk
04-07-2020, 02:12 PM
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Spreading viruses and causing death isn't under my definition of peaceful assembly... :o
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Forum: General Talk
02-11-2019, 02:05 PM
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Very nice '57 Ford wagon. I like it.
My parents had a '58 Ford Ranch wagon, with a 3 on the tree and the 292 Y8 (as Ford called it). It had a nice stock exhaust burble and the manual transmission gave it some good zip, compared to the auto Fordomatic of the time.
I know many prefer the look of the '57 Ford, but I prefer the square T-Bird look of the '58. Over the years I've felt that my folk's old '58 wagon would make a nice street rod...especially with something like a late '60's 428 FE...either regular (345 hp), police interceptor (360 hp) or the '68 Ford CJ 428 FE...@ a purposely modest 335 hp. Wouldn't have to soup it up, as those particular 428's were pretty healthy in stock form. A C6 or a modern overdrive automatic would take care of the transmission.
Being primarily a Chevy guy, I got my love for Ford big blocks from my FIL, who was a western Canadian farmer (prairies) and drove a '66 Meteor (Canada market Mercury look alike) 2 door fastback with the 428 FE...345 hp version. It had tall gears , but once it got to 30-35 mph it could really pick up it's skirts and move quickly. A great highway car, think it had a final drive ratio of 3 to 1, but on that, I'm guessing.
He used to commute back and forth from city to farm (grain) and run it on purple farm gas. You were only to use purple gas in farm vehicles and this big Meteor was no John Deere. :D He was caught once by the mounties (he liked to cruise at 85-90 mph) and they checked the gas, as they knew he was a farmer. On that case he not only got a speeding ticket, but also a ticket for running farm gas in non farm vehicle. He was ok with it, because as the Mounties say..."Maintiens le Droit. " :D
He was an interesting man, unfortunately now passed on.
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Forum: General Talk
02-11-2019, 09:55 AM
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Forum: General Talk
11-05-2018, 01:33 PM
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With cars getting bigger and bigger, higher and higher with no end in sight I figure all I have to do is keep driving a sleek, aerodynamic car and before long I'll just be able to look under every other vehicle to see what's coming. :lol:
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Forum: General Talk
09-26-2018, 07:56 AM
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Forum: General Talk
09-19-2018, 11:56 AM
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That's a retro Corvette conversion. Take a new Corvette and make it look like an updated classic from the 50s or 60s.
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Forum: General Talk
08-20-2018, 05:24 PM
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Forum: General Talk
06-24-2018, 03:45 PM
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Of the six Volvos we've owned over the past 22 years or so, we've always bought used, never new. We also never had a strong relationship with a dealer, preferring independents -- and myself -- for repairs.
I agree with the folks who remark that it is a dealer's service facility that is most important. But it doesn't have to be a dealer's service facility. We had an independent mechanic we used to take our Volvos to until he retired a few years ago, and we really liked him. He was a big, tall Swede, trained as a Volvo mechanic in Sweden, and had years of experience as a top Volvo tech. He was very successful as an independent, and it's no wonder why. He was fast, economical, and he fixed your problem right. We took our cars to him whenever I ran into an issue I didn't want to mess with.
I handled the other repairs and over 20 years ago, established a relationship with a fellow, who back then, just sold discount Volvo parts -- and other Euro brands too, but mostly Volvo. I always bought my parts from him. As the years passed, and I got older, I became less enthusiastic about working on our cars, mostly for two reasons: I just don't like crawling around under cars anymore, and my back problems have grown worse as I've gotten older. Bending over an engine is an exercise in pain for me now,. and I just don't like to do it. After Nils retired, we cast about for a while, looking for another good Volvo shop and finally found one, but they weren't at all convenient. Nonetheless we used them for a while. In the meantime, my Volvo parts guy had been expanding his business. He moved to a larger shop and started doing some repair work. Business was good, so he sucked it up and moved to a much larger facility with about a half dozen bays and a few lifts. That's where he is now, and they're staying very busy. Well, needless to say, once he opened his new facility, we started taking our cars to him for repairs. He has good techs working for him and we've had no complaints. Their prices are competitive and they are fast.
So, what I'm getting at simply is this -- if you don't like your dealer's service shop, don't use them! There are many independents around who offer service that is just as good as a good dealer shop, and some that are even better.
Oh, and we filled up our XC90 a couple days ago: $2.55 at Costco.
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Forum: General Talk
04-26-2018, 03:36 PM
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Carpocalypse is right. Seems American car companies repeatedly put all their eggs in one basket,
then wind up paying the price in lost business when consumer preference changes faster than they can adapt.
Chris
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Forum: General Talk
04-11-2018, 01:02 PM
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It may bother autocrats. But that doesn't change the fact that burning billions upon billions of gallons of the stuff has a ton negative consequences.
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Forum: General Talk
02-22-2018, 04:16 AM
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I would avoid Carmax like the plague of I were you. They'll buy anything that limps in to the dealership. Not all of their cars are lemons, but there'll be a lot more hidden amongst the peaches. I know too many mechanics who say they wouldn't take a car from them if it were free.
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Forum: General Talk
07-04-2017, 02:48 PM
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But to really get your blood flowing you need this:
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Forum: General Talk
09-18-2016, 07:04 AM
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I never run the gas tank down to near bottom. Many modern cars have the fuel pump in the gas tank and rely on gas surrounding the fuel pump, to cool the fuel pump. Fuel pumps are expensive to replace.
Running it too low, can also pick up stuff that settles on the bottom of gas tanks.
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Forum: General Talk
12-20-2015, 04:55 PM
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Great Car pics.... Im fond of late 60's early 70s wagons
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Forum: General Talk
07-27-2015, 08:57 AM
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The Subaru Foresters are really nice. I had the opportunity to drive a new one for a few days, while the Suburban was getting new rear brakes. The Subaru handled like a dream on my rough road!
Of course, I'm partial to Subaru, having a mint 1982 Brat with a little over 100,000 miles in it.:lol:
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Forum: General Talk
05-14-2015, 01:51 PM
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It's my impression that women get assaulted by compliments pretty frequently.
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Forum: General Talk
08-01-2014, 06:40 PM
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That sounds really good, but the true "nector of the Gods" comes from Islay, Scotland. :D
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Forum: General Talk
09-11-2013, 07:26 PM
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Im a Union Steelworker yes I have Insurance, good old BC & BS
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Forum: General Talk
08-05-2013, 04:17 PM
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Forum: Film SLRs and Compact Film Cameras
06-15-2013, 02:29 PM
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It occurred to me that it might be good to start a thread celebrating a few of the people who are incredibly important to our film photography hobby/art/addiction, but who seldom get the credit they deserve. Of course, we Pentaxians owe a special debt of gratitude to Eric Hendrickson for his service expertise, but I would like to broaden the base somewhat to include all of film photography.
Sooo...To start things off, I would like to celebrate...
Michael Butkus, Jr.
For as long as I have been involved with the Internet, "The Butkus Site" has been a readily available and essential tool for anyone needing user guides and other information for vintage photography gear. Need to know all the essentials about a camera listed on eBay, but about which you have no knowledge? M. Butkus is your friend! It is very likely that he will have a copy (either HTML transcribed from the original or PDF) of the user guide for you to look at. Ditto for light meters and flashes too.
Now, in case you have never used his service, here is the link:
Free camera instruction manuals, camera instructions, free film camera user guide, camera manual, camera instruction manuals,
Common questions easily answered by resources on his site:- What lens was sold with "x" camera?
- What battery for "x" camera
- What lens mount for "x" camera
- How to use the features of "x" camera
- What accessories were available?
- Camera size/weight and technical specs
- Price new for a piece of gear (yes, he has vintage catalogs)
- How to load film for a Kiev 4A (Yes, he has FSU stuff too)
Three cheers for M. Butkus!!!
Oh...and it is also VERY good to slip him a few dollars via PayPal for his service to the photography community. After all, those manuals are usually not free.
Steve
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Forum: General Talk
05-04-2013, 06:25 PM
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Forum: Pentax Camera and Field Accessories
01-05-2013, 07:23 PM
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I have various electronics that come with battery chargers that require a 2-prong "double barrel" or "figure 8" cable (see attached photo of cable). It's a pet peeve of mine having to pack/store/find that cable in addition to the AC adapter. I've found that the "duck head" adapters commonly used for Apple power adapters works well. There are other manufacturers that also employ duck head adapters, it's just that the Apple duck heads are the cheapest and most widely available at this time.
Here are some examples. I bought the Ebay one. Search for "duck head" adapter or charger.
US AC Power Adapter Wall Plug Duck Head Charger for Apple iBook G3 G4 A1036 45W | eBay
Amazon.com: Apple Mac AC Power Adapter US Wall Plug Duck Head for iBook/iPhone/iPod: Computers & Accessories
It works fine on the K-01 charger as well as an old Panasonic Lumix's charger. The duck head doesn't line up completely flush with the back of the charger but it doesn't matter. The prongs are plenty long enough to make contact in the AC outlet. Speaking of prongs, it's handy that they fold up into the duck head to reduce space and scraping against other items in the camera bag.
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Forum: General Talk
11-29-2012, 08:50 AM
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Not odd at all. It is the Christians who started talking about a war on Christians. It was a conservative poster who started this thread. Most liberals don't care much about this and aren't interested in waging any war or any religion. Christians seem to be looking for the slightest slight to find this war.
If the "war on women" had only been about whether "women" were called "ladies," I would not have seen much to that "war," either.
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Forum: General Talk
11-21-2012, 04:03 PM
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Doesn't matter if it's a religious issue or not. The religious right will think it is their business.
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