Youbetcha wrote:

Sounds like the perfect time to look at ridgelines

I just don’t want to deal with all the attention that that kind of “Look-at-Me! Look-at-Me!” chick magnet truck attracts. And (so I’ve heard), it’s always the bad, bad girls that are attracted to the Ridgeline guys. If you know what I mean.

Youbetcha wrote:

Do they really do that if you didnt buy it there? I always thought that was their biggest money maker was service.

Has it always been a problem? No. But on one recall deal, I got put in the back of the line and the a-hole service manager outright told me that he liked to take care of “his customers” first. So it’s one of those things, it’s not a problem until it’s a problem.

Hopefully with a Toyota, it would be a non-issue.

Appreciate all the suggestions.

As to why stay in the metro and not shop state/nation-wide, the main reason is I feel like when it comes to service, I get the “You didn’t buy it here” cold shoulder on the after-sale support and warranty. Which for me is a key thing because I keep the vehicles for so long.

But it may come to going outside the metro, so I don’t rule it out. Toyota is always in demand, so we’ll see if I like the models I’m looking at and then if I can get the model/options I want.

We’re going to look at the 4Runner and the new Land Cruiser. I’ve never spent any time in the new version of either one of these vehicles, so I need some time to really look them over. I like that both have a hybrid system. The biggest disappointment for me in all the SUVs I’ve owned is the mileage sucked. Hoping to improve on that.

Again, thanks for the suggestions.

Mrs Grouse adopted this retired professional athlete last year.

The Greyhound wishes it to be known that she had absolutely nothing to do with the unfortunate demise of the picture squirrel.

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The five Hockey Canada players who are accused of sexual assault stemming from an alleged incident after the 2018 World Juniors are currently on trial in Ontario.

Yesterday, The Athletic published a summary of the testimony given by the victim. This was day two of her testimony and was by far the most graphic as she gave detailed testimony of, frankly, a series of disgusting and violent acts that she testifies happened on the day in question.

In my opinion, the most disturbing and damning of the litney of terrible acts was that after a prolonged assault, the accused players made the victim record multiple takes of a “consent video”. Literally minutes after the assault ended, the players were clearly already in full-on cover-up mode. And this continued in text exchanges in the days that followed.

The whole situation demands the question, what the hell is the problem with these young men? It would be convenient if this could be dismissed as a “Canada hockey culture” problem, or just even just a hockey problem in general, but who could honestly say that this incident could never happen in a different sport and country? Hard questions have to be asked about what needs to be done to stop the entitlement culture in segments of the male athlete population. Obviously, Hockey Canada is the starting point, but all athletic organizations for male athletics have got to look at this situation and learn and teach these kids some way, way better values.

Mike Schulz wrote:

2nd Harbor Freight.

To be honest, I was expecting a little more Freight Hate would have showed up by now.

All following replies must include references to “Chineseium”.

If it’s a well known brand like Craftsman, Snap on, etc you might be able to get a seal kit. If you can get parts and you’re capable of rebuilding it, go for it.

With that said, a 1.5 ton is a pretty small jack. You’re going to be pushing the limits of that thing on all but the smaller of today’s boats/trailers.

Personally, I’d take a little retail therapy trip to Harbor Freight.

Look out, here come the freight haters. I done said it and I ain’t taking it back. I love me some Harbor Freight.

JoeMX1825 wrote:

OMG Jets!!!!

Jets score 2 in last 3 minutes with goalie pulled including the tying goal with 1.6 seconds left to force OT. Wow.

gim wrote:

Jets better wake up otherwise it’s Winnipeg Country Club tomorrow

Holy whiteout Jets fans. The Blues score with 34 left in P2 to extend the lead.

Winnipeg Country Club keeping a reservation agent on duty late. There could be a rush on tee times.

The Wild outperformed my expectations in the series, but that didn’t change the outcome. We ought to call this a Billy G Playoff Run. Drag ass into R1, win a key road game to just blip the throttle on the fan’s hope. Then lose 2 in a row at home to crash out.

The good news. Gus was awesome, first and foremost. Also, the Wild did not get manhandled in this series as they did in the past. They are so much more physically able to compete.

And some secondary scoring came alive. Hartman basically saved his career with an excellent performance. Jojo and Foligno were solid as well.

The Wild jammed up Vegas in the neutral zone on the PK very effectively. Without this, we’d have had a PK disaster on our hands.

And we didn’t suffer any key injuries. Is the Wilds medical staff back on track?

The bad news. The Wild continue to make average goalies look great at key times.

There’s nothing that can be done about it, but the Wild are again plagued by no-calls as the NHL refs are again allowed to use a different rulebook in the playoffs.

Spurgeon is showing his age and now his size disadvantage is really showing as well.

And finally, the good/bad news combo deal. The Billy G Excuses Era is over. Eff your 5 year plan Billy Boy. You’ve got a year and the clock is ticking. Sign KK and pull off some major FA acquisitions or it’s bye bye Billy.

jetro wrote:

Heat is your friend for that job. Never sieze graphite lube works well, also good for wheel studs on vehicles and trailers

And you don’t need an acetylene torch setup. Mapp gas handheld torches work just fine for most stuck bolts or nuts. It may take a little longer but you can still get most stuck bolts glowing red.

Thanks for the tip on this. I just ordered a 165 ahr battery for my hunting camp’s solar system. I had been wanting to upgrade to Li but had been just getting by with the lead acid battery. Good time to do it as it’s never going to be any cheaper.

Randy Wieland wrote:

Does anyone look at CRP programs as the landowner getting their tax money back Vs seeing it as “your” tax dollar funding it? I ask because I see this come up frequently on various forums. Throughout discussions, its often presented as the landowner is receiving the funds but never pays in.

That should be called the Universal View of Government Programs.

My view of the other guy getting government program money: He’s a freeloader getting undeserved government money at my expense.

My view of me getting government program money: I deserve it because I pay in so much.

With any government conservation program, I have long noticed that a small number of people are really bothered by the fact that the landowner can somehow derive some ancillary benefit from the program beyond just the cash payment. It’s like this is some “undeserved” bonus that the landowner is cheating the public out of.

From the landowner side, all of this is factored into their decision to enroll in the first place. For example, I know the idea that CRP-enrolled ground is not open to public hunting drives some hunters crazy. Well, the other side of that is that if enrolling land in CRP meant that the land had to be open to public access, I can guarantee you that CRP ground would all but disappear in many areas. No landowner that I know of would sign up a single acre if doing so would open their land to public access. So ALL the benefits of CRP would be lost.

Everybody thinks that when it comes to ANY government spending, they are personally always getting the short end of the stick. They are always the guy who pays in more than they “get back”. Yeah, no. Almost nobody single-handedly pays their own way when it comes to taxes paid versus things they receive from the government.

dirtywater wrote:

I would be running all new wiring in a boat that straight forward. Don’t worry about how it was done 20 years ago. Rip it all out and run a fresh harness.

^^^^ This.

Also, run all wire at least 1 gauge oversized based on the amperage draw of the circuit. Boat wiring is notoriously undersized because they only size the wire to make things marginally work until the boat gets off the lot.

Jets absolutely dominating the Stars 4-0 in 3rd.

tswoboda wrote:

What’s the over/under on how many Kaprizov or Ek goals it takes for Grouse to post something even remotely positive?

Something positive. Okay I’ll try. Here goes:

I’m positive the Wild better figure out a way to give up less than 7 goals per game, or winning is going to get real difficult.

Yes? How’d I do?

I’m not sure if anyone else noticed, but the Wild looked a little shaky on defense last night.

jwellsy wrote:

Or do they mainly use copyrights…

A copyright protects original works of authorship. For example, written works, musical works, visual artworks, or poetry.

Copyrights do not protect inventions.

tswoboda wrote:

<div class=”d4p-bbt-quote-title”>Dan wrote:</div>
Russo tweeted that he’s heard KK and Ek are both skating this morning and if it goes well both could play tonight.

*insert randy marsh computer meme*

I get it they’re not going to be 100% and they’re not going to save the team and immediately turn the season around. But those two even at like 25% are a hell of an upgrade over whatever pair of Shore/Brazeau/Hinostroza get pulled

So who gets re-injured first? And do either one of them make it until the inevitable R1 playoff exit?

I think Ek goes back down first.

Youbetcha wrote:

I would hunt a wolly mammoth. Would be pretty sweet.

I’m thinking that woolly mammoth re-introductions would be a bit of a political hot potato with the farmers and ranchers. Little buggers would be a little hard on fences.

There were all kinds of strange creatures that died out during the ice ages that would be really impressive if they existed today.

The aurochs is the king-sized ancestor of modern cattle. These giant bouvine species were present in many parts of Europe, but eventually died out. Think of the ribeyes these babies would produce…

Aurochs on left, modern cattle on right.

Well the whole league has a golden opportunity. Torts is back on the head coach market after the Flyers fire his @ss with 9 games left..

Or owners, double your fun and make Torts your next GM. Act now.

I like seeing the old guns come out as well. This season we have a new shooter using Grandpa’s Browning A5 and another new shooter using his Grandma’s Remington 11-48 that has a short stock so it is perfect for him fit-wise.

But nostalgia doesn’t fool me into thinking there’s no reason other than vanity to use a trap specific shotgun. These guns and their features exist for a reason and that reason is to give the shooter as many advantages as is possible. Whether or not the shooter can take advantage of these features will vary.

Well we scored A goal. Finally. So that’s something.

And now the feed is back.

tswoboda wrote:

Fanduel feed all good on the ESPN app

It was back right at the end of the first period and now it’s back to technical difficulties.

Did FanDuel just crap the bed for everyone?

Stanley wrote:

All 3 of mine are shooting this year. Oldest is a senior (2nd year) shooting a mossberg 500 and averages low 30’s. Middle is a sophomore (2nd year) and averages high teens to low 20’s. He shot a mossberg 500 last year and will shoot a franchi affinity 12g this year. My youngest is a freshman and this will be his first year and is shooting a franchi affinity 12g.

So cool that all 3 of your kids shoot. Nice that the oldest joined up as a junior. This is too good of an opportunity to miss.

We had two kids join a seniors this year for their first season. Glad to have them board. But I think they’re probably going to wish they joined sooner.

Bearcat89 wrote:

Although this doesn’t apply to me for now, Grouse and many others are spot on. The time saved on engine maintenance will be a godsend if the technology ever gets that far for us people in the country.

The day there’s a battery powered mower that can mow a few acres and a couple miles of fencelines at a time at the same clip as a diesel zero turn and sub compact tractor…we will be all over it. If I had a lawn in town I’d be all over either the Milwaukee push mower or the Ego one. They are the only 2 I’ve seen in action but seemed impressive.

The cost of battery replacement would kill that idea in a hurry.
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I easily burn enough $4.50+ a gallon non-ox gasoline every year in our remaining walk behind mowers, trimmer, and blower that I’m sure I could buy a 5 amp hour battery every 2 years and still be money ahead compared to fuel and maintenance costs.

Of course the guy with the small yard isn’t going to come out ahead just on fuel savings. But then look at what it would cost to take a lawn mower to a mechanic for a plugged up carb.

JoeMX1825 wrote:

Huh? Barzal has a couple of 80 point seasons playing for a stagnant roster in New York. When healthy (I agree that’s been an issue for him and he would need to be medically cleared) he’s one of the better skating & setup center’s in the league, something Kirill would thrive playing with…

I meant to say Barzal has never scored that many goals (30) in any season. In fact Rossi right now is 1 goal from equaling Barzal’s career best goals season. Yes, he’s had 80 point seasons. With 63 and 57 assists.

The Wild don’t need setup men, they need men who can put the puck in the damn net. We can’t afford to backslide by trading a 30 goal guy like Rossi for less goal production.

JoeMX1825 wrote:

2) Rossi + Ohgren + Heidt + Gaudreau + 2025 2nd round draft pick for Matt Barzal (needs to be medically cleared) I know Barzal is the Islanders cornerstone player,

Trade multiple assets including what is likely by end of season to be a 30 goal and 60 point guy in Rossi for an established player who has never been that good in any season?

What is it about Rossi that makes people always want to pitch trade ideas that involve trading down and getting less than what we have?