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    When my dad left the parts business, there were a...

    When my dad left the parts business, there were a lot of Frontiers being purchased and now it looks like O'Reillys has quite a few ext. cab Rangers in the fleet. The Mavericks make sense though for...
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    ^^ This right here. Also, figure in a closet...

    ^^ This right here. Also, figure in a closet you're going be looking at a surface that's more "forgiving" than concrete (Carpet, LVP, Laminate, etc.) when it comes to a drop.


    This is one big...
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    I ended up with a Ranger (price/availability...

    I ended up with a Ranger (price/availability ruled the day), but the Ridgeline was surprisingly high up in the rankings. For living in suburbia and only having to haul 1/2 yard of topsoil, or a...
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    One other data point, legitimacy of the Roster...

    One other data point, legitimacy of the Roster aside and not that it would matter to those that can get Staccatos in CA, the CADOJ requires a 1M drop onto concrete in 6 different orientations as part...
  5. Tenicor posted this a while ago and said their...

    Tenicor posted this a while ago and said their "Universal Light Fit" holsters would work with this modified/new light.

    https://www.instagram.com/p/C5joQnEMsam/
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  6. When I was big into it, I had a couple Carolina...

    When I was big into it, I had a couple Carolina Panthers jerseys, but one was a Chad Cota jersey and one was Kevin Greene jersey. Soooo . . . I haven't cared that much in the last ~25 years.
  7. Thread: Airplanes

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    I'm curious as well. I know with some...

    I'm curious as well. I know with some (most/all?) military fixed wings, there's a formation flying system that will work with/like TCAS. I don't know if there's similar built into commercial TCAS...
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    Running joke on car forums/pages was "Miata Is...

    Running joke on car forums/pages was "Miata Is Always The Answer". That ND with the retractable hard top looked good. I had a buddy with an NB and an NA Spec Miata racer and then got to test out an...
  9. A similar story happened about the time I was...

    A similar story happened about the time I was exiting Florida for Alabama back in 2014 or so. The TLDR version is that a dude got pissed about all the distracted drivers around him and rigged up a...
  10. Hell, even here in Alabama I've run into it. ...

    Hell, even here in Alabama I've run into it. There have been several mornings when I've been coming back from the gym at 6AM and have stopped at a light and could smell that stuff coming through the...
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    I got about 20 minutes into that episode and...

    I got about 20 minutes into that episode and couldn't take any more of it. That was the first I'd heard from Tucker since all that stuff started with him and . . . yeah, looks like I haven't missed...
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    Oh for sure, pretty familiar with that situation...

    Oh for sure, pretty familiar with that situation after 6 years in Orlando, just shy of 3 in Miami. I'd have whinged less about the lack of a basement when I was down there if builders would have put...
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    Agreed on all points. Funny thing on point...

    Agreed on all points. Funny thing on point number one, we've lived in our neighborhood for some time and one time we had a friend/neighbor stop by once and she commented, "I never know when y'all...
  14. Finally got my GG frame in and assembled. I...

    Finally got my GG frame in and assembled. I didn't have a slide to throw on it so I ordered a GG RMR slide and parts to throw on it, then snagged the SCD and HS507 off of my G34MOS to complete it:...
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    If you look at the lower, it appears that it's...

    If you look at the lower, it appears that it's engraved with something resembling the "MK 18 MOD [0/1] // CRANE, IN" markings on the magwell so that would align with it being a Navy rifle and not a...
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    Gun nerd thought was: "Interesting, haven't seen...

    Gun nerd thought was: "Interesting, haven't seen a VCOG on anything but an IAR at this point. And on a Mk18 marked lower too."

    That's pretty much what I thought. With the backwards scope, the...
  17. Thread: USPS Issues

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    My personal "best" was a package falling into a...

    My personal "best" was a package falling into a B'ham black hole for 28 days on it's way to south GA. Unless the USPS can fix that clusterf*** of a distro center, I'm looking at biting the bullet...
  18. Thread: USPS Issues

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    I feel like I'm going the other way. USPS has...

    I feel like I'm going the other way. USPS has been a damn disaster around me recently and I'm gonna throw most of the blame at whatever is going on down in Birmingham and in DC.

    First example: I...
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    My 2020 Ranger has the same system. According to...

    My 2020 Ranger has the same system. According to Ford, it bases the "alertness" warnings on what the camera above the mirror sees the vehicle doing in relation to the lane markings. I imagine it...
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    Another Howie's user here. I haven't tried the...

    Another Howie's user here. I haven't tried the pro yet but I might at some point, but the regular stuff worked well for me. First major use of it was at the Sage class I took back in February and...
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    That's a good deal. I've got a set that I've...

    That's a good deal. I've got a set that I've been using for ~4-5 years now and they've been solid. They get more use running a mower and edger than a pistol and rifle now, but I'm a fan. 50% off...
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    Yup. Happened over across the pond. The excuses...

    Yup. Happened over across the pond. The excuses for the behavior seem to be the same though. "He's a good boy," "He's doing so well in school," "He hasn't had a father figure since he was 2," and...
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    Yup. For over over a decade I checked numerous...

    Yup. For over over a decade I checked numerous gun blogs daily (from Soldier Systems to TFB to Ammoland to The Shooting Wire), was on several forums, listened to a whole bunch of podcast (was a...
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    Either you have met a couple of the realtors I've...

    Either you have met a couple of the realtors I've had the misfortune of dealing with or the experience is just common across the board. I've worked with one and know a couple that are worth every...
  25. Thread: Fly United.

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    Similar thing happened in Jacksonville when I was...

    Similar thing happened in Jacksonville when I was living in Florida. P3 taking off out of Mayport lost a sonobuoy at about 500-600ft and tried playing lawn darts with the houses below. Went right...
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