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Tomas.

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  1. 27 minutes ago, ckf said:

    Nice! Did you get it sorted out or am I thinking about someone else?  :dunno:

    No, that was me. It got sorted out when I was on my first trip out of town and about an hour into the ride a gear on the right side of the case decided to loose a couple of teeth and fuck up a lot of shit so I replaced it with a 2005 KLR with 10,000 miles for less money than I had into that KLR with 55,000 miles lmao.

    26 minutes ago, EvilBird said:

    Cant kill those things.

    I kinda want to get another one to just bomb around town and hit the gravel roads. My KTM is too much a dirtbike. 

    See above lol.

    I have wanted to upgrade for a couple of years but it doesn't make sense money wise just for a but more power.

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  2. 17 minutes ago, Rod said:

    I’ve seen -40 where everything seems to start fine if it’s plugged in. But also -40 or more where the only thing that would start was the old 380 formula S after about 15 primes, it was all it could do to get to get the track spinning off the ground and the seat was like a block of cement 

    not really sure how cold that was though because seem most gauges stop at -40 

    Been a bit of both this time. I have a 2001 Toyota Celsior (Lexus LS 430) that doesn't have a block heater or anything, not even room to put an oil pan heater, it started every time. Didn't like it but it did. Meanwhile the wife's 2004 Forester has a battery blanket and a oil pan heater and even though it rolls over fast, it will not fire. 

    I tried to fire up my old 1993 3.0 ranger plow truck and it wouldn't fire up either.

  3. What do you want to know about it? I was the right age when those where all the rage in the early 2000's.

    Pokemon is back in style now so potentially could be worth a couple of bucks if it is a real 2000 mew card. Probably not $1000's but maybe $100 or so? I haven't kept up with them while I do still have most of my collection when I was a kid.

  4. 1 hour ago, Voodoo said:

    Huh?

    I doubt we are going back to covid gas pricing any time soon, but a guy can hope.

    Miss the 80 cent liter days.

    The only thing Joe knows about gas, is it sometimes comes out as a liquid and the secret service can change his diaper.

     

    This is the fuel station I usually fill up about 20 mins west of Edmonton. Took this picture two nights ago.

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  5. On 12/9/2023 at 6:05 AM, Cold War said:

    Buddies new truck.  1 of 300.  

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    Very nice. Although I never understood why on a $100,000+ vehicle Ford decided to use red plastic caliper covers instead of just using red painted calipers.

  6. These are fantastic podcasts to listen to. Gives historical context without today's conflict thrown in because it was done in 2015-2016. 

    Now the first one is only a 30 min podcast that directly connects with today's conflict.

    The fear and loathing in the new Jerusalem is a 7 part, 20ish hour long deal that explains how we got to here, here being 2015

    https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9tYXJ0eXJtYWRlLnN1YnN0YWNrLmNvbS9mZWVk/episode/aHR0cHM6Ly9tYXJ0eXJtYWRlLnN1YnN0YWNrLmNvbS9wL2xldHRlci1mcm9tLWEteW91bmctZ2lybC1pbi1wYWxlc3RpbmU?ep=14

     

    https://martyrmade.com/fear-loathing-in-the-new-jerusalem/

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  7. I have/had it as well.

    I bought it when it was on sale for $200 Canadian. Speeds were extremely meh for the $150 a month I was paying. Went back to my old provider that is definitely slower but at $50/month I don't care. In my area the cost just didn't justify the performance. I had a subscription for 4 months. Zero obstructions. I am 30 mins west of Edmonton Alberta.

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  8. 2008 Polaris Switchback Dragon 700 

    2007 Arctic Cat Crossfire 600

    I would be lucky to put 500 kms on between the two of them a year. Like Neal, kind of loosing ambition. Low snow years making it hard to ride to the trails and lack of owning a trailer doesn't help.

    Still own them as I paid less than $3000CAD each so they really don't cost anything to sit there. Nice to have around when the nephews come out or the rare trip to BC if the opportunity/situation arises.

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  9. 2 hours ago, HSR said:

    So is there zero need for people to own guns then? If only the irresponsible are using them?

    Should be a statistic somewhere that shows how many times guns were legally used in self defense.

    If I remember right, I think I heard something about the CDC removing self defense statistics recently. 

    Found this on fox news. So take it for what it is worth lol

     

    https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.foxnews.com/politics/cdc-removed-stats-defensive-gun-use-pressure-gun-control-activists-report.amp

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  10. Most of these mass shooters have displayed warning signs that were ignored by family and friends for years. Yes, some do slip passed unnoticed or suffer a mental break that blindsides everyone.

    The answer still isn't to take away the right from the vast majority that still deserves or has earned it. 

    Per the numbers, this "mass shootings" pose a very small risk to the everyday person. 

     

    https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2023/04/26/what-the-data-says-about-gun-deaths-in-the-u-s/

  11. 13 minutes ago, HSR said:

    Don't you think it would be better to address the issue now before it gets much worse and your Government shoves something you don't want down your throats like in the link Tomas just posted.

    Honestly I struggle with what their options are.

    The extremely large majority of anti gun people don't even know most of the laws that are currently already on the books let alone understand them. That is all the way from the low information public to the lawmakers, to the political representatives and ending at the POTUS. They are clueless when it comes to guns. How they function, the capabilities and how they are currently regulated.

    So how does one fight an information war where the highest elected seats in the land are lying against you? 

    Banning firearms of any kind really doesn't solve the root problem which is violence of any kind. Violence is violence, no matter the tool used. Non partisan studies have proven this. 

    Sure you could do licensing (which I agree with) and background checks (which already happens at pretty much anyplace one can legally purchase a firearm aside from off the books private sales), safe storage laws, ect, but these only effect the law abiding public. These while good measures, they don't target the right people. We need to go after criminals.

    We need bail reform and sentences that actually stick and are made to last. Not out on release to commit again in a day or a week. We need to actually punish with a high level of consistency.

    We need to seperate gang, inner city ect. crime stats from actual regular crime stats so get can get a better picture of where resources need to be spent. 

    Spending billions of dollars going after AR-15'S or any other firearm that is arbitrarily deemed an "assault weapon" by people who don't understand them or don't personally care for them and want to force their opinion on others won't solve the problem either. All that does is entrench both sides into their beliefs.

    Real, effective change can only being to have meaning and take shape when there is true and honest facts and discussion. But that will never happen while guns are used as a vote buying tool for the uninformed and scared voter.

     

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