Random Thoughts - Part Deux [NO POLITICS]

[Captain Snooze]

Originally Posted by wolffbite

There are dozens of other brands still.

https://mechanicalkeyboards.com/

[Captain Snooze]

Originally Posted by Dadhawk

Agh, back when keyboards were keyboards, and could be used as personal protection devices.

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[korhun]

Captain When I see your posts, I remember I haven't watched the movies you have recommended. I haven't watch anything but the series "Parks and Recreations" since. It's so much fun

[Dadhawk]

Originally Posted by Captain Snooze

https://mechanicalkeyboards.com/

You can still get the original the Model M.

https://www.pckeyboard.com/

[Will BRZ]

Originally Posted by soundman98

i thought you were saving money this year?


talking to my grandfather tonight, in one complete sentence he went from cursing 'young people' for not having retirement savings and buying everything they've ever wanted to talking about how when he retired, he planned on buying a new vehicle every year.

i laughed, but refused to explain why.

Your grandfather sounds like 90% of the people on this forum.

[Sapphireho]

Originally Posted by soundman98

single cab rangers are spectacular kid vehicles. they're dirt cheap, bomb proof, embarrassing, practical, and highly motivate kids to GET THEIR OWN CAR.

Yea, but I already have the trucks I have. They are 15 years old, but both are in good shape, and are low mileage. Mine has 104k and my Dad's has 46k miles. It is odd my dad's needs a water pump a couple months after it was flushed and filled. And mine threw codes for crank sensor and misfire. I bet it has to do with the coil packs and plugs. You are supposed to change plugs and wires (which includes all 16 plugs and 8 coil packs) every 30k, and I haven't done it in about 60k.

[Sapphireho]

Originally Posted by spike021

I didn’t even have a vehicle until I graduated college.

But I realize I probably had way better (though still shitty) public transportation options, @Sapphireho.

Yea, we don't really have transit here.

[Dadhawk]

Originally Posted by soundman98

single cab rangers are spectacular kid vehicles. they're dirt cheap, bomb proof, embarrassing, practical, and highly motivate kids to GET THEIR OWN CAR.

You obviously don't live in Georgia where a single cab Ranger would actually be a very cool kid vehicle, and would only motivate them to get it stuck in a mud bog somewhere.

[Dadhawk]

Originally Posted by soundman98

talking to my grandfather tonight, in one complete sentence he went from cursing 'young people' for not having retirement savings and buying everything they've ever wanted to talking about how when he retired, he planned on buying a new vehicle every year.

Not sure I follow you. Iif you Grandfather has been planning to buy a new car every year and has saved for it as part of his retirement, these two things are not the same.

[Tcoat]

Originally Posted by Sapphireho

Yea, but I already have the trucks I have. They are 15 years old, but both are in good shape, and are low mileage. Mine has 104k and my Dad's has 46k miles. It is odd my dad's needs a water pump a couple months after it was flushed and filled. And mine threw codes for crank sensor and misfire. I bet it has to do with the coil packs and plugs. You are supposed to change plugs and wires (which includes all 16 plugs and 8 coil packs) every 30k, and I haven't done it in about 60k.

I am not at all surprised that a 15 year old vehicle that only has 46K miles on it would have a leak after flushing. I would actually be more surprised if it didn't. It has been my experience restoring cars that the cooling systems take sitting the worst of all.

[Sapphireho]

Originally Posted by Tcoat

I am not at all surprised that a 15 year old vehicle that only has 46K miles on it would have a leak after flushing. I would actually be more surprised if it didn't. It has been my experience restoring cars that the cooling systems take sitting the worst of all.

That's exactly what I told the Mrs. The truck went from mostly sitting at my parents house, to being driven practically every day the last 6 months.

[NoHaveMSG]

Originally Posted by soundman98

single cab rangers are spectacular kid vehicles. they're dirt cheap, bomb proof, embarrassing, practical, and highly motivate kids to GET THEIR OWN CAR.

I loved my single cab 2wd S-10. I bought it at 15. My parents wouldn't let me drive their cars, so if I wanted to drive I had to get my own. I bought it with around 110K and sold it with around 240k

[ichitaka05]

Last min trip. Plane ticket bought... now time to look for place to stay.

[humfrz]

Originally Posted by Tcoat

I am not at all surprised that a 15 year old vehicle that only has 46K miles on it would have a leak after flushing. I would actually be more surprised if it didn't. It has been my experience restoring cars that the cooling systems take sitting the worst of all.

May be sort of like back in the day when detergent oil first came out, several people found out that oil leaks would occur if you removed all the gunky stuff that was plugging up the leaks.




humfrz