First actual post on oppo and it is a little late, which is usual for me. In honor of Veterans Day I would like to share my favorite story about my granfather who served in WW2.

Frist a little background. Growing up I was always told he drove tanks. For a long time it was my understanding that his job was actually driving the tanks off the cargo boats. He might have actually driven his tank off the boat but that was hardly the end of the story.

My grandfather actually served under Genral Patton in North Africa. He often talked about sleeping under the tank to get away from the heat. He ended up fighting his way through Sicialy and into Italy.

My favorite story was one time he and his crew got seperated from the rest of the group. He talked about it like this would happen pretty regularly. They found a small area in an Italian Village went into an abandonded home to eat, then slept for the night in their tank. When they woke up they were in the middle of a German camp! They apperently arrived in the middle of the night, the person who was supposed to keep watch fell asleep. The Germans were not too worried about the tank becuase it was a little damaged at this point and they just assumed it was abandond.

They crew decided that they should just try to drive off. They waited until morning really set in and the camp was busy to start the rather loud tank up. My granfather wanted to give the impression that there was a German trying to drive it so as it started up he stalled it a few times then when they got going he really ground the gears each time he shifted. Apparently it worked. They found their way back.
He also drove a Chevy Luv for the whole time I knew him.

Not his tank.

Interesting day taking my son to drivers ed. I had seen many 4 door Broncos but never a new 2 door. Today I saw 2! Then I saw these two.
The orange beauty had a very tastefull Lexus grill the yellow was badged a toyota all around. Both had snorkels. They were just about perfect, they were not moving fast....

@manwich I want to pressure wash all of that so bad.

Saw my first Rivian today! No picture because I am a responsible driver and it was going the other way. Seemed about the same size as a new F150 maybe a little smaller. First word that came to mind was smooth.

Second was a new Supra that was modified. I have seen a few here and there but they have always been 100% stock.

I like the wheels, the cladding is a bit much. The caliper size difference is striking.

@bman76 I really want to send them a number of freedom of information act requests. Then if they are unable to comply to follow up legally.

I am curious.

@rusty-vandura My oldest was really into "trash trucks" when he was smaller. Always waved to the driver. Went out in his Halloween costume early so he could see that he was dressed as a trash truck.  When they got a new truck in the fleet they called us up and asked if he would like to see it. Went down on a Saturday and he got to check it out on detail.

@boxer_4 thirsty stoned people.

@manwich I am a truely cheap bastard. I proposed to my wife a week after Valentines day. I used about 14 dozen roses it cost me $38. Did they last long after that? Oh hell no! Was it impressive for the 3 hours or so that I needed it to be? Yes!

If you neutral drop it hard enough can you squeak the tires?

Things I learned this morning.

Approximately 12 hours after the drywall repair company leaves your house after sanding their repairs, the smoke detector will go off. I assume due to the dust. They warned us to change the air filters they did not warn us about this bullshit. Those jerks probably went home and told their wives, "that family who had the water leak and hired us to patch the holes the plumbers left they are going to get what they deserve after not offering us snacks."

The fancy new smoke detector that yells fire in between the beeps does a damn fine job of waking a person up at 2:50am.

This fact does not apply to teenage boys.

High ceilings in bedrooms on second stories are dumb. Needding a ladder not just a step stool added to the shittyness.
My "friend" that read somewhere that smoke detectors only last for 10 years and reminded me that my new house is 15 years old and probably needs new one, can kiss my ass. If you think wait I thought it was the dust? Whose side are you on? You're an asshole. This smoke detector is less than a month old. Hell, I just moved the ladder back down stairs like 2 days ago. The old smoke detector never pulled this shit.

@Snakesm13 58,000

@Darkbrador electrics will put 1 motor per axel. Just put one of these per wheel on said golf cart. Appropriate for a generator motor?

@way2blu As an aspiring beginner mechanic. If you have good access go for it. Looks very doable. Not too technical. You can do it!

@beefchips Dion's also a classic, green chili on pizza count? Frontier always good. Sadies can't be beat if you like it on the hotter side. Also many green ️ cheeseburger places.

@Snakesm13 I have actually driven one of these. Don't drive your heros. It was a blast but not life changing as expected. This one has a non cracked dash which is pretty amazing. $55,000. Which is 30k too much.

@ttyymmnn We just can't have nice things.

@SamV8 Why do I want to turn this into a fire truck themed ice cream truck? Or maybe a BBQ truck. Or! It could have a modular back for both! Champion of the tailgate and the neighborhood pool.

@beefchips I would look at the relatively unknown Bitsi Badlands in NM. Likely snow free at that time but no guarantees. I also really liked grand staircase in southern Utah. Also ever hear of Moab?

@Future-Next-Gen-S2000-Owner This is what insurance is for. We had a leak in our crawl space and it was bad enough we noticed it when the floor got wavy. Not one board was replaced and fully covered by insurance. Our floor was replaced and our subfloor dried with fans and anti mold chemicals for about 2 weeks.

Call the insurance company, one thing to note is there is often a rule about how long it can go in reported so I would be honest that you discovered it when you did. Sharing your theory about when it started would be dumb.

Call the insurance company worst thing they can say is not covered. You have nothing to lose.

@GSW I have had this one before! I was able to try it at the fiery food show. It is very good. One of the few I buy semi regular. I was able to get a bunch of little packets like ketchup comes in. Love those.