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  1. Thread: Old Dog Thread

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    Your post broke my promise to only log in once a...

    Your post broke my promise to only log in once a year.
    I went through this with my boy Fritz, 9 years ago. A standard poodle and 2 months shy of 17 as well.
    Cloudy eyes, muscle deterioration,...
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    I decided there was a whole great big world...

    I decided there was a whole great big world outside that existed outside the internet.
    I hit the age and means to do it, so I have/.
    Nothing personal to anyone.
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    David Crosby is dead

    I don’t log in but once a year. Being that we are all old now, you should know he is dead at 81.
    Enjoyed his career
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    Super tall for sure, but the 10 speed...

    Super tall for sure, but the 10 speed transmission kept it at around 1900 rpm going 60-65 mph on backroads. But yes you are limited to potentially downsizing tires.


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    Speaking of snowflakes, I doubt I get many...

    Speaking of snowflakes, I doubt I get many chances to drive this thing in snow, but it does weigh about 4900 lbs from what i can see on the paperwork. So I guess with decent snow tires like a...
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    I expected a much pithier response when I typed...

    I expected a much pithier response when I typed that. This place has gotten soft in its old age.


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    Crossroads Ford. They own a bunch of Ford...

    Crossroads Ford. They own a bunch of Ford Dealerships throughout NC. Same deal at all their dealerships. My Brother in Law picked up his First Editions 2 weeks before mine and no markup either.
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    Build was Middle of October, shipped by rail and...

    Build was Middle of October, shipped by rail and arrived at rail yard Monday before Thanksgiving. Sat in Rail yard until 12/2 and then able to be picked up at dealer 12/3. So I'd say 45 days from...
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    yes I can put a rack on it. Due to GVW ratings,...

    yes I can put a rack on it. Due to GVW ratings, Ford does not put a rack on Sasquatch equipped trucks, but it has all sorts of mounting points for accessories that are clearly marked. It is very tall...
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    Cargo room is great if the rear seats are folded....

    Cargo room is great if the rear seats are folded. Not completely flat though. Seats up, it fit beach chairs, coolers etc, so not small either. But its not expedition or suburban like room. All in all...
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    Roof is great. It came with bags to store the...

    Roof is great. It came with bags to store the panels and they go in the cargo area. A couple of latches and they pop out. It has a bedrug like material laminated to the bottom for sound proofing so...
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    2021 FORD BRONCO REVEAL

    I swore off this place for a year.
    However, the real bronco has made it home to my driveway as of 12/3 and thought I’d share. Next fucker who mentions Covid, trump or racists in a car thread and...
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    Truth. I had a flight that afternoon and couldn’t...

    Truth. I had a flight that afternoon and couldn’t risk a mile high deuce so I just kind nibbled and pushed around like a bulemic.
    Learned that lesson at Hattie B one flight back from Nashville.

    ...
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    Hey I don’t care either. Just wanted him to admit...

    Hey I don’t care either. Just wanted him to admit he eats regularly at outback and still listens to back at one on his mini discman or a cassingle


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    Hate to call you out, but I’m guessing google...

    Hate to call you out, but I’m guessing google didn’t exist when you were in undergrad. Not to mention I doubt anyone had anything other than a flip phone.
    Care to admit this was summer of 2019?

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    We had a in person meeting with a tech company In...

    We had a in person meeting with a tech company In Rochester and they served us garbage plates for lunch. No joke


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    Chilly in South Carolina.


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    I have actually night skied at an upstate NY ski...

    I have actually night skied at an upstate NY ski bump called Swain? Is it still open?
    Night skiing at Beech in NC was capped off by the debauchery of the the beech tree bar, basement bar at 5500’...
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    So having a newish house, built 2007, that I...

    So having a newish house, built 2007, that I personally constructed, I was having a similar issue on a second floor laundry that a/c condensate and he washer shared. After a near catastrophic back up...
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    Post Your Stripper Stories Here

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    The winds were out of the northeast at 10-15 knots. It was overcast on a late November day.
    It’s seemed like the...
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    Nothing new there Benny. In your day it was...

    Nothing new there Benny. In your day it was newsletters, in my younger days, web sites like the Motley Fool, now youngins with twitter and robinhood on their phones.
    Start your own feed "bludgeoned...
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    Didn’t they dump millions running electricity to...

    Didn’t they dump millions running electricity to the mountain to get it off generators?


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  23. I paid to have ptex repairs this week from...

    I paid to have ptex repairs this week from solitude myself. It was thin for sure. I got back today and to be honest, I didn’t mind they had the terrain open, I wanted to ski, but after witnessing the...
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    https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20210102/8a5fa99e...

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    Got the youngin on the Provo with wife and older son on a freezing day. 12/30. Caught a decent amount of browns

    ...
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    I had mentioned it. I thank vanguard for lowering...

    I had mentioned it. I thank vanguard for lowering fees, but their popularity and lack of customer service can be a bitch to deal with sometimes. Not to mention fidelity web and apps are superior.
    ...
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    I think it’s great you continue to invest and...

    I think it’s great you continue to invest and learn. Good job and keep it up.


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  27. Thread: Trucks.

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    Yet keeps rolling with a 14 year old sequoia and...

    Yet keeps rolling with a 14 year old sequoia and equally as old 4Runner.
    I wouldn’t hold my breath to see a new LC anytime soon based on Toyota’s ability to redesign trucks in a timely manner. ...
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    If I had seen this, you would have saved me the...

    If I had seen this, you would have saved me the typing. Thank you.
    Not sure why he is so angry. And while I do drive a fully paid for 70,000 pickup truck I prefer no decals, American or...
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    I think you don’t understand how math works. So I...

    I think you don’t understand how math works. So I am sorry and will use my confederate math apparently. the drag of a half percent in fees is the same. Eventually all balances will reach 250k and the...
  30. What did happen to this guy? Sent from my...

    What did happen to this guy?


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    What's the number?

    I’m late 40’s.
    And yes lots of 30-32 year olds have 401k balances that are around 240k .
    If you max your 401k get your employer match and compounding will get you to 200-250 in 8-9 years. I am Vp...
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    First off calm down with the R word. Yes Edward...

    First off calm down with the R word. Yes Edward Jones is not a good company, they’ve been sued, their “advisors” are nothing more than shills for their terrible expensive funds and they charge you...
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    Those are high. You can get 0 at fido now....

    Those are high. You can get 0 at fido now.
    Vanguard vtsax is .04 so yeah Edward Jones really sucks and their funds are worse. You are losing half a percent which is huge over an investing lifetime....
  34. Thread: NFL 2020/2021

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    Well good to see I’m not alone, but the dude is...

    Well good to see I’m not alone, but the dude is done as a qb.
    Maybe switch to a fullback and extend his career, but no one will want him as a signal caller.


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  35. Forgive me for saying this as solitude skier for...

    Forgive me for saying this as solitude skier for over 30 years, but today deer valley was better by a magnitude of about 10times. Solitude yesterday was hardpack central. Deer valley today skied...
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    Yes sell today at loss. Deduct 3000 against 2020...

    Yes sell today at loss. Deduct 3000 against 2020 ordinary income or bigger save for later. Than first of February rebuy. You can rebuy after 30 days.


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    Fair enough, but you’d also learn to keep it...

    Fair enough, but you’d also learn to keep it simple, never use an Edward Jones advisor and stay the course to win.
    Your mileage may vary, but it’s worked for me from an investing standpoint. I tend...
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    What's the number?

    Possibly maybe your wife doesn’t work.
    My wife works and we both have hsa. So she does family plan for her and kids pays expenses for their group. Then I have my own, which gets invested in index...
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    Bogleheads forum. Not lee lau level trading but...

    Bogleheads forum. Not lee lau level trading but for the buy and hold crowd, a great resource.
    When I wanted to learn about fisting at Christmas, cake farts and station wagons I came to TGR.
    For...
  40. Thread: NFL 2020/2021

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    As probably the only panthers fan here who also...

    As probably the only panthers fan here who also attended the super bowl and lots of home games of the past 2 decades plus, I never understood the pats fans thinking cam had anything left after the...
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    A melding of the upstate and south thread. That...

    A melding of the upstate and south thread.
    That bridge is in Raleigh Durham area


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    Those Robert Moses designs were essentially to...

    Those Robert Moses designs were essentially to keep public buses and the unwashed masses aka black, poors and immigrants who lacked cars from recreating in the moneyed areas.


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    That is unbelievably stubborn. Like so stubborn...

    That is unbelievably stubborn. Like so stubborn it’s admirable,
    Perfectly timed whit as well. Imagine a cantankerous old Irish guy doing that


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    You didn’t happen to found Amazon or google? ...

    You didn’t happen to found Amazon or google?


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    Wife got hers this morning. Pfizer dose. I’m...

    Wife got hers this morning. Pfizer dose. I’m jealous to be honest.


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    Been baking all day. IYKYK...

    Been baking all day. IYKYK
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    Congratulations. I can say that I probably will...

    Congratulations. I can say that I probably will never feel like I have enough, but if anything covid made me realize I was financially independent and working was icing on the cake. No expenses, good...
  48. Thread: View right now

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    https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20201220/9c752c02...

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    Christmas in the south.


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    I was thinking as much after posting in the south...

    I was thinking as much after posting in the south thread, since those discussions turn into all southerner are all racist posts.


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    I would guess so. You’re local like Benny ...

    I would guess so. You’re local like Benny


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