It’s gonna depend on where you want to ride. Pisgah riding, sounds like South Mills River is pretty rough and Trace Ridge/Spencer Gap requires some creative navigation. There’s still some work to be...

The rides I’ve done have been clear, but I’ve only done small, front-side stuff since the hurricane. Lower Black and Sycamore in Pisgah and Corn Mill Shoals area and Ridgeline in DuPont. My...

Spring break trip to NC mtns has been delayed due to Table Rock and Persimmon fires. The development next to my old man’s house was evacuated early in the week, but so far his neighborhood has been...

Heh. What about tuba? It’s always either loud or in the way. The drum set is similar I suppose but it weirdly doesn’t bother me.

Leather in the Sienna is coated. Only the faces are leather and if I recall it’s only the first and second rows.

I’m not gonna argue that the used market is nuts. But there’s a reason a used Sienna or Odyssey costs a lot more than a Caravan. And AWD is relatively new and they didn’t make many especially early...

It would help if you didn’t consider paying for durability and reliability a “tax”. ;)

The return of Marty and Bobbi for the homecoming concert was easily my favorite part of the whole 50 weekend.

^^that’s how we used hippie/candy flip but we called it ecstasy bitd. Coffee and a bong rip was called morning.

His dad made it to ninety three, his mom eighty eight. Presumably they didn’t mainline chicky nugs, but still seems unlikely he’s going anywhere anytime soon.



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At least you can count on a friendly warning before anything happens to your car.

Costco crowds this past week have made snow crowds seem quaint. Holy fuck.

In a fit of honey do rage I went nuclear and got a 1/4” impact driver. Been using it on everything. Put together a ceiling fan, tightened the legs on the kitchen table, swapped some switch and outlet...

I mostly enjoyed Silo but thought it dragged unnecessarily. That and what I thought was clunky dialogue had me wanting…something. So, I read Wool by Hugh Howey and really enjoyed it. It has the same...

I yo-yo’d with a couple riding a tandem in the Shenandoah Mountain one hundred. They were in good spirits the whole time. Nice folks, older. The wife was pretty hot and clearly a badass. My takeaways...

Very Lynchian of him.

You mean like a Wagner-style, HVLP gun?

Kitchen cabinet doors are getting a little worn. Pictured is the worst of them, the effects of a decade above an electric teakettle.

Any tricks for sanding other than using a block to keep things...

Love Altras but same experience with wear and they’re terrible on wet rocks and roots. I wear Topo now, Terraventures mostly. Excellent grip and the tread lasts a while and stays grippy.

Yaktrax...

Dodge’s big entry into the EV world is a 3 ton behemoth that’s slower and more expensive than a Hyundai. But don’t worry, it makes V8 noises.
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WAO is doing 35% off with $40 flat rate shipping, duties included. I may have some explaining to do.

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Tyson didn’t want any Jake Paul body spray on him so he held back his punches. He wasn’t biting his gloves, he was smelling them.

x4. 240 is tits.

Yeah, 5th gen is an aging platform and wasn’t designed for it. They’ve got plenty of experience with the tech, so I’m hopeful we’ll see it in 6th. 5th just got another facelift though, could be a...

I’ll just wait until Toyota releases the Sienna Prime. Or Honda gets an AWD PHEV Odyssey into the market.

Buddy got a RAV4 Prime as soon as it was available and loves it. Would be perfect for the...

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“HughMungo Grant” amuses me.

Damn, that stings. One of the first mags I hung out with after moving to Utah. He was one of a small handful of people that made it easy moving so far from home. I was there for a couple of those...

Is a quality “off the shelf” wheelset that much more than a custom built AL one? I’ll take a WAO or Nobl factory build over custom AL every time.

Nice! Wearing a WNRN shirt as we speak.

FWIW, I don’t pay for Strava and can see the heat map. Gotta be signed in, though.

Crazy

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Reports from Asheville and Brevard are really bad. Catastrophic damage. No water, power, cell service. My dad headed into the mountains from Charleston on Tuesday ahead of the storm and now he’s...

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Anecdotally, forever. I have a buddy that's owned 5 Prii, and they've all gone well into the 200ks on original batteries.

Sienna still at the top. I've always been a fan of the Odyssey, but no...

On mine the filter is enclosed and can be removed. Can you pull the thing apart set the filter aside and clean the parts?

That's what I use and would recommend. I have several filters and the Trailshot is the one I landed on for ease of use, convenience, and maintenance.

I also have a Sawyer. It's is a good cheap...

The hunt for mouse remnants escalated quickly. Seats may need to come out. Really want to work on mechanicals but not gonna drive this thing until I can at least reduce the stank. Leaking from the...

In. Thanks!

Thanks, good info. Valve adjustment is based on valve noise and the fact that it and the timing have never been done. I go back and forth between Valvoline and Honda DW1. I know the Valvoline will be...

So true

Badass C20, refried. Might be time to short bed that bitch, though. :D


This thing sat and sat until I got a wild hair and offered the guy $800.

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Cleaned up decent.

Dammit, came back to add "speaking of Courtney Love" to my post.


This doesn't go here, but speaking of the Underhill account. My dad recently, and very uncharacteristically, bought a house at a...

Smell test unless you're planning to raw dog them straight from the jar.

Rare DeMeyere sale here.

This thing is badass. So far I've been unable to warp it.

Good for you bad for me. I want beta. I’ve put it off too long and am facing the fact that the older I get the harder the recovery.

Hope it went well and that you heal up quickly.

Ouch. Gotta wonder if some of that went to the cashier’s pocket.

It’s funny, now being reasonably comfortable financially, still having a moment of panic when you hear the price. Like a quick...

This text from my son:
“What’s the disease where you break out into little assholes and shit yourself to death?”

The answer is Largy, a “disease” his grandad made up.

Went to TB for the first time in a while and asked if they still make the MexiMelt. The woman said no but that they could add meat and tomatoes to some cheese melt thing from kids menu? Anyway, it...