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    Why such small gas tanks in newer cars

    I've always seemed to notice they seem to size the tank for about 400 highway miles. that's just been my observation on the cars my family and I have had.
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    "mini rant" regarding furnace issues/HVAC companies....

    my brother and I suggested similar, but to no avail.
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    "mini rant" regarding furnace issues/HVAC companies....

    as some may know, I live with my Elderly parents (I'm 45, they're 78/79) unbeknownst to me, (working 4a-noon) on Thanksgiving Morning our Furnace went out. ( just happened to be the start of the Coldest weather we've had this year). Dad calls the local HVAC company he has a "Service Contract"...
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    Inspiration?

    and i'm sure his father "employed" more than a few at his mine...
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    Big lots to close all stores

    nope. the only connection there is both based in Columbus. the Corp. was originally "Consolidated Stores Corp." that's who dad worked for. they had a few other brands besides BigLots for a while in the 90's, and dad had all their brands in his district... BigLots, Itzadeal, All 4 Less, and for...
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    Big lots to close all stores

    like, most Companies anymore, they lost their way when the founders retired, and the Business school/MBA types took over. ( MBA is akin to a Curse word in our house, dad's been through this same cycle with 2 different retailers) they used to truely be a Closeout retailer. when other companies...
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    Big lots to close all stores

    it's the end of an era... Dad worked for Big Lots from '85-07 when he retired @ 62. ( well,when he started with them, it was still Odd Lots, then, and they were expanding, calling the new stores BIG and Small Lots... there was some law suit with another company elsewhere in the US that was...
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    talk me out of a KIA STINGER

    my full experience with the model.. My Buddies little bro, a couple months before he got out of the Army sold off my old Neon, and bought a GR86. within 6 months of getting out, he traded the 86 for a Stinger. within 6 months he's complaining about it being too low and his back hurting, but...
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    What is your Internet provider and speed?

    speedtest doesn't want to load for me right now, but spectrum recently upped their speeds for the same cost. we went from 100 down/11 up to a "Blazing" 400 down/11 up. no mid split in my area yet.
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    Apple Ipad 10th Gen $90 off for Dec

    ordered the gen 10 for my Mom for christmas on the Sunday morning before thanksgiving, was supposed to arrive that night.. got to "delayed in shipping" at the nearest amazon warehouse for 2 days... Finally arrived on Wednesday, the day before thanksgiving. her existing iPad is a Gen 2 mini my...
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    Creative uses for a Big Cheez-It

    a while back, i tried to order the a-la-carte big cheez-it... paid the $1 they charged... I got the big Cheez-it crunchwrap instead
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    anyone need Lancets? ( diabetic finger pokey bits)

    they're spoken for now. thanks for all the input folks!
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    anyone need Lancets? ( diabetic finger pokey bits)

    I'm a type 2 Diabetic, and I'm Lucky enough that my insurance covers a program ( Livongo, by Teladoc Health) that sent me a Free meter, and unlimited Lancets and test strips at no additional cost to me. I don't change the lancet quite as often as i should ( which is every time), and I have...
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    What $84, 000 USD buys for a furnished studio in Endine Lake, Italy

    that, gentleman, is a Bidet. it washes your backside after you do your business. "In several European countries, a bidet is now required by law to be present in every bathroom containing a toilet bowl." "Opinions as to the necessity of the bidet vary widely over different nationalities and...
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    What’s your “sweet spot” for used car purchases?

    pre- covid it was 5yrs old, 60k mi, $10k. I'm sure the price point will have to go up the next time I'm in the market.
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    I got Assaulted on Thanksgiving Day (movie rant)

    But that's like just your opinion, man... I get it... musical theater isn't for everyone... But wicked is a good one.
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    I got Assaulted on Thanksgiving Day (movie rant)

    everything you just sited is direct from the 2003 broadway musical, and mostly direct from the books by Gregory Macguire. you do realize it's set in the land of OZ right? you know the place with the Munchkins, the talking scarecrow, tin woodsman, and cowardly lion? I saw the Musical in 2010...
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