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Re: Follow the race ! 750 miles to Ketchikan - no motors or support allowed - 6 years ago

Some friends are in the race. Sailing a 40' sail boat. They had to physically remove the engine from the boat. Just removing the prop was not good enough. First prize $10000 nailed to a tree. Second place a set of steak knives

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Re: class action settlement - 6 years ago

My mother received a $1.92 government stimulus check when the were hand them out. Guess the Stimulus was to create more government jobs.

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Re: Help ID'ing this bird - 6 years ago

Looks like a grainy feathered Sparrow to me

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Re: I ain't MISSING you at all?!....Tesla CEO talks about the rumored Apple electric car...... - 6 years ago

It will probably come standard with a 50 mile battery. For an extra $5000 you can upgrade to a 100 mile battery or for an additional $15000 get a 300 mile battery.

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Re: Mbp 17" streaming heat, is it ok? Do i need a cooling stand? - 6 years ago

Probably heading to a Mb/video card failure. Problem seems to be related to a failure of the Thermal paste for the heat sink. It is a well know problem

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Re: Can you pass for a proper Brit? - 6 years ago

10/10 Guess it helps that I worked there.

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Re: How many Time top 50 gadgets have you owned? - 6 years ago

17

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Re: Celebration 05/04 -- Happy Birthday: lost in space!!!! - 6 years ago

not sure what you are talking about. Lost in space started in 1962. Some other lost in space?

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Re: San Francisco: Crime Capital - 6 years ago

Seattle is having the same experiences as San Francisco. Police don't even respond to most property crimes. I decided it is all just part of the politicians plans for redistribution of wealth.

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New AppleWatches? - 6 years ago

Received an Email from Apple announcing "New Apple Watches". whoopty doo. New watch colors. Is that all Apple can do these days new watch and band colors? Great innovators.

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Weather station recomendations? - 6 years ago

Thinking of putting up a weather station. Any suggestions for one in the $100 to $200 range?

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Re: annual physical-what tests are needed? - 6 years ago

When was the last time you had a colonoscopy?

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Re: 5/4 (1.25") base plate for 4X6 porch posts have rotted after 42 years. What to replace them with? - 6 years ago

If it was cedar that survived 42 year. You can't find cedar like that these days. Few old growth cedar to cut. Pressure treated is the only thing that lasts.

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Re: School me on Propane Gas Grills - 6 years ago

Went gas years ago. Still miss my Weber using real mesquite charcoal

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Re: Steve Ballmer dunking on a 10 ft. rim - 6 years ago

I think it is great that he bought the Clippers. Since then Seattle has not heard a peep from or about him.

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Re: questions for home theater-philes - kinda long - 6 years ago

run the Hdmi direct from the player to the tv Then run a digital optical or coax to the receiver for audio when you want to run all your speakers

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Re: narcissism test - 6 years ago

13/40

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Re: Suppose I buy a new car, what "fees" should I expect? - 6 years ago

Are your buying or Leasing? If you are buying the Destination charge is a real fixed cost. All other Fees are Bs. Get as much cost information you can get on the car and work from there. I usually walk off the lot when I see cars with a msrp then an additional dealer mark up or detailing charges like pin stripes, window tinting, lojack or wheels If you hate dealing with car dealers try using

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Re: Gravity waves detected! - 6 years ago

It is great to know that two black holes that collided 1.3 billion years ago create a gravitational wave. Old news. They could not find anything newer than that? Ps our company supplied product to the precaster that made the half round concrete lids at Hanford

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Re: Major crane collapse in New York City: 1 dead, several injured - 6 years ago

yes a very big crawler. In Seattle our idiot tv news station KIro is trying to scare everyone. they say this is EXACTLY like all the cranes in downtown Seattle. they are all tower cranes, nothing in common with the crawler. Currently there are about 30 tower cranes in Seattle

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Re: Peter Gabriel CD recommendations? - 6 years ago

SO

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Connection was reset - 6 years ago

I have been having this problem with Firefox for several months. I get the below message some times loading web pages The connection was reset I have deleted firefox and reloaded it a couple of times. Also changed dns server several times. I do not get the message using Safari We are on Frontier fios "The connection to the server was reset while the page was loading. The si

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Re: NFL Sunday - division playoffs - 6 years ago

the results of the Seahawk game seemed to be an appropriate recap of their whole season.

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Re: Pre-Market RYF: AAPL is down to double digits. Should I buy APPLE or DISNEY? - 6 years ago

No on Disney. Espn is a big chain around Disneys neck right now. With all the big sprts contracts they have and falling subsription revenues it may be several years to resolve.

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Re: What's The Most You Ever Paid For A Meal? - 6 years ago

$200. 9 course tasting menu with paired wines. It was worth it.

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Re: Racer-X, we got a car for y'all ! Sally Fields might be willing to ride along ! - 6 years ago

Ironic. I had a 1970 Castillion Bronze Firebird. Bought it used in 1972. Facebook decided to post a pic of it today as a memory. My friends gave me a bunch of crap about buying it because it wasn't a Camero. I got the last laught

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Re: Oh Christmas tree... Stand - 6 years ago

We used to typically get a 10' to 12' tree. No stand ever worked. One year the tree farm was selling the Davis tree stand and have used it ever since Davis Christmas tree stand

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Re: hyperthyroid cat - 6 years ago

describes one of our cats perfectly.

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Re: QOD: Question of the Day... (Satellite TV) - 6 years ago

I have dealt with Solid signal. From my experience they are a good company to deal with. Contact them and tell them what you are trying to do and they may be able to answer your question.

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Re: Largest destroyer built for Navy headed to sea for testing - 6 years ago

Kind of reminds me of the Yacht A Russian Mega Yacht A

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