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Forum: Off Topic Yesterday, 4:09pm
Replies: 50
Views: 614
Posted By ptindall
Very cool! My second car was a '71 Fiat 124...

Very cool! My second car was a '71 Fiat 124 Spider. These little old convertibles deliver a much more outdoor feeling than anything modern thanks to the windshield shape.
Forum: Off Topic Yesterday, 10:31am
Replies: 64
Views: 689
Posted By ptindall
I have kinda the opposite perspective. On the...

I have kinda the opposite perspective. On the track, I prefer to not have to be in my mirrors all the time. On the street, slower cheaper cars are more fun. I can see it both ways though.
Forum: Off Topic Yesterday, 10:03am
Replies: 64
Views: 689
Posted By ptindall
Fun to drive on the street, reliable, cheap to...

Fun to drive on the street, reliable, cheap to operate, cheap and easy to fix, don't care about rock chips, can park anywhere = late model or new Mazda MX-5.
Forum: Off Topic Yesterday, 9:31am
Replies: 88
Views: 1,324
Posted By ptindall
The second car stolen, the thread boneyard, the...

The second car stolen, the thread boneyard, the permaban, and the warning for posting that people are stupid are all head shaking absurdities.

We now have a Vice President dropping F-bombs and...
Forum: Off Topic 05-19-2024, 8:46am
Replies: 122
Views: 1,901
Posted By ptindall
But without the internet, how would you see the...

But without the internet, how would you see the meltdown?
Forum: Off Topic 05-18-2024, 10:54am
Replies: 17
Views: 230
Posted By ptindall
Trains have no batteries so they are not really...

Trains have no batteries so they are not really hybrids the way cars are, they just use electricity and motors as a transmission. There is no regenerative braking, for example. The electric motors...
Forum: Off Topic 05-17-2024, 12:40pm
Replies: 198
Views: 2,527
Posted By ptindall
This is the very predictable result I posted...

This is the very predictable result I posted about probably eight years ago now. You cannot have a system that requires no attention 99.9% of the time but requires immediate intervention .1% of the...
Forum: Off Topic 05-01-2024, 5:35pm
Replies: 160
Views: 3,832
Posted By ptindall
Are you unsure Big Bob is Antfarmer2 or that...

Are you unsure Big Bob is Antfarmer2 or that Antfarmer2 killed someone in a DUI incedent?
Forum: Off Topic 05-01-2024, 4:05pm
Replies: 160
Views: 3,832
Posted By ptindall
I'm certainly no UD fan, but in order to believe...

I'm certainly no UD fan, but in order to believe Big Bog is not Antfarmer2, you would have to believe that two different guys use oak stumps in place of jackstands and have wives that play bingo and...
Forum: Off Topic 04-23-2024, 9:54am
Replies: 39
Views: 797
Posted By ptindall
Teslas don't need tires. They float around on a...

Teslas don't need tires. They float around on a cloud of smug.
Forum: Off Topic 04-22-2024, 12:35pm
Replies: 33
Views: 762
Posted By ptindall
Actually, his statement, "practicing your craft...

Actually, his statement, "practicing your craft as regional expert" does infer that he is THE regional expert. If he intended to infer that he was only one of multiple regional experts, he should...
Forum: Off Topic 04-19-2024, 1:58pm
Replies: 55
Views: 967
Posted By ptindall
Again, I did not read you whole post. I may...

Again, I did not read you whole post. I may sometime in the future. But I caught this line I can answer quicky. The answer is because race is not the defining factor of of US foreign policy. ...
Forum: Off Topic 04-19-2024, 1:02pm
Replies: 55
Views: 967
Posted By ptindall
Yes, really. Historically speaking, the world...

Yes, really. Historically speaking, the world has been quite peacefull since the end of WWII. You could argue that a strong US is not why, but to say that we have not been in a historically...
Forum: Off Topic 04-19-2024, 11:45am
Replies: 55
Views: 967
Posted By ptindall
We had a relatively very peaceful 70 years thanks...

We had a relatively very peaceful 70 years thanks to American dominance, projection of power, and foreign policy. Now we are seeing what happens when America begins to retract. It only gets worse...
Forum: Off Topic 04-19-2024, 9:46am
Replies: 55
Views: 967
Posted By ptindall
Sure. And what do you estimate are the chances...

Sure. And what do you estimate are the chances that will actually come to pass?
Forum: Off Topic 04-19-2024, 9:41am
Replies: 55
Views: 967
Posted By ptindall
So you don't like that the term exists at all,...

So you don't like that the term exists at all, even though it conveys a particular foreign policy standpoint that we all generally understand? What term do you prefer to use for someone with that...
Forum: Off Topic 04-19-2024, 8:46am
Replies: 55
Views: 967
Posted By ptindall
I guess you don't read Bill Daniels posts where...

I guess you don't read Bill Daniels posts where he says to completely retract from everything.
Forum: Off Topic 04-19-2024, 8:16am
Replies: 55
Views: 967
Posted By ptindall
Just imagine how ****ed up everything would get...

Just imagine how ****ed up everything would get if we adobted Bill Daniels style isolationism by pulling American forces out of everywhere and declaring that we aren't helping any of our allies at...
Forum: Off Topic 04-18-2024, 10:51am
Replies: 69
Views: 1,363
Posted By ptindall
You don't have a time stamp because that never...

You don't have a time stamp because that never happened. You imagined that.

The explaination for not powering the car is at 19:30, before the battery compartment was opened.

The battery...
Forum: Off Topic 04-18-2024, 8:21am
Replies: 16
Views: 420
Posted By ptindall
I would say to Isreal to kick all the ass they...

I would say to Isreal to kick all the ass they deem fit. They know better than I what to do. Their track record looks like they know what they are doing.
Forum: Off Topic 04-18-2024, 8:08am
Replies: 69
Views: 1,363
Posted By ptindall
This is why they aren't worth much. Not because...

This is why they aren't worth much. Not because they need new fuel tanks and lines, but because two of them were put away in the same town. Classic case of a "Collector Edition" being way over...
Forum: Off Topic 04-18-2024, 8:03am
Replies: 69
Views: 1,363
Posted By ptindall
Not true. Every piece of metal under the car has...

Not true. Every piece of metal under the car has surface rust. 25:14-25:57 is the underside of the car. If you think that's "completely rotted out," well, its not.



What evidence do you have...
Forum: Off Topic 04-17-2024, 3:10pm
Replies: 69
Views: 1,363
Posted By ptindall
So you think oil was sprayed all over there? And...

So you think oil was sprayed all over there? And oil removes paint? Then the oil evaporated?

Judging by the insulation on the back side of the hood, I think mouse piss and/or moisture trapped in...
Forum: Off Topic 04-17-2024, 2:51pm
Replies: 69
Views: 1,363
Posted By ptindall
What made the paint come off the distributor...

What made the paint come off the distributor cover and air cleaner lid?
Forum: Off Topic 04-17-2024, 12:18pm
Replies: 69
Views: 1,363
Posted By ptindall
I pulled the engine out of my '46 CJ2A just to...

I pulled the engine out of my '46 CJ2A just to reseal it and paint it. When I pulled the timing cover off, I found the timing chain so loose it had jumped a tooth. After putting it back in time...
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