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    What are you working on today?

    Man, 110k miles is nothing for these trucks. Good call on the new tool, lifting heavy tires gets old real quick when you're doing it in the driveway. Keep up the maintenance and that thing will go forever.
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    What are you eating right now?

    That pasta looks like a solid comfort meal. I just finished a bowl of leftover chicken curry from yesterday's dinner. If you want to elevate that noodle dish next time, just grate some fresh pecorino and toss a bit of the starchy pasta water back in to smooth out the sauce.
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    Anyone here had a bad hip replaced?

    Stumbling onto this thread nearly a year after it started, but that bone-on-bone diagnosis at 37 is just too relatable to pass by. Delaying a joint replacement when the cartilage is completely gone usually ends up destroying the opposite ankle and lower back anyway because the body naturally...
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    Oil change in parking lot

    That is a pretty smooth setup if you can swap the filter on that Malibu without even having to break out the jack stands. Honestly, running premium stuff like Amsoil definitely gives you some peace of mind if you're stretching the intervals, and swapping a fresh filter halfway through is a cheap...
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    The Current New Truck Market Is In Trouble

    Fleet vehicle pricing has gone absolutely off the rails the last couple of years. It’s wild that a basic utility transit van with no dually or premium engine upgrade is getting quoted at $70k, especially considering those company packages usually just come with standard vinyl seats and plastic...
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    The Current New Truck Market Is In Trouble

    Nothing says financial security quite like signing a 7-year loan on a rolling computer that depreciates faster than milk on a summer day. By year three, you'll owe enough negative equity to buy a second, slightly older truck just to tow the first one to the shop.
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    Anyone take care of elderly parent in their home?

    This thread is a few months old but anyone finding it later, went through the same thing with my father. Hospital bed in the living room, running to the store for supplies at 10pm, sleeping in chunks of two hours. Found Shiloh Hospice in Illinois after a friend told me to stop being stubborn...
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    Are you for or against Data Centers?

    The strain they put on the local power grid and water supply is a valid concern, especially with how fast they are expanding. It's definitely a tough balance between technological growth and environmental impact.
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    10 Best Rock-Pop Guitarists Of The 1960s and 1970s?

    Now I'm curious who your top two are! The '60s and '70s had so many legendary players that narrowing it down to a top ten is always a fun challenge. Who else made your list of eight?
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    Furnace Run Time

    Bumping this old thread because it’s a top Google result for anyone tweaking their CPH settings. You made a good call. On a single-stage 80% furnace, lowering the CPH to 2 or 3 is usually much better since frequent start-ups cause the most wear and tear on the heat exchanger. I had a similar...
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    Age doesn't matter if you refuse to quit. The Harland Sanders story (great Sunday Evening read-- maybe Josh Allen is related to Mr. Sanders)

    Silicon Valley definitely has a unique way of giving people a real second chance at success.
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    Cruise bookings: real travel agent or book online?

    It looks like those extra perks made a huge difference compared to booking it yourself online.
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    Becoming a hotshot driver?

    Old post but super relevant for newbies. If you want to make money with a pickup truck and no CDL, look into regional waste management or dumpster rentals. General hotshotting is brutal on your truck's transmission. To give you some idea, I shifted my hauling business toward local renovation...
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    FedEx left my TV in the snow while I was out of town!

    Classic courier drivers rushing through deliveries, at least the TV didn't get ruined by the snow.
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