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  1. Turtle

    In the tank.

    Breaking News! CNN learns that crazy people believe, then act on conspiracy theories they read on the Internet. Promptly blames Trump. Can't even report the story without mentioning Trump. Insists Trump disavow every crazy person and every crazy action. In other Breaking News: CNN becomes...
  2. Turtle

    The Trump Card...

    Yeah, uhm, no. Having a destination wedding doesn't pump money into or out of the economy. No one ever said you shouldn't vacation overseas or get married at an exotic locale resort. Now, if we were to ship Disney World or something like that to Mexico we might see an impact on tourist dollars...
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    Wisconsin Recount: Day 2

    "It should be the popular vote! The popular vote is what matters most! This is a Democracy!!!" Yeah, well, the left is screaming that... because they lost. They couldn't care less about Democracy - they only care about getting their way, getting what they want. Case in point, California...
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    Phones Flagship Smartphones

    Yes, I did, especially since the Pixel and the Pixel XL are made by HTC (same as my previous phone, you know, the one without the damn removable battery). The Pixel XL looked really good, but was priced higher than I wanted to go. But that wasn't the deal breaker. The deal breaker for me was, of...
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    Wisconsin Recount: Day 2

    Conceding the election does not supersede the actual vote totals. A concession has no legal standing. It's a face-saving political tactic. It won't be a dun deal until the Electors cast their votes and those votes are read to Congress. So far there are 7 reported Electors who say they won't...
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    Obama Says -- Carrier JOBS Leaving for MEXICO - "They are not coming back"

    Yup. The tax break, when you figure everything in there, works out to about $850 per job per year. About a week's pay. Hardly the "corporate welfare" the left is painting it to be. But the left would rather see those jobs lost if it means a corporate tax break. Funny how they don't see Obama's...
  7. Turtle

    Wisconsin Recount: Day 2

    When I read that Stein and Co. dropped the Pennsylvania recount challenge because the good people of Pennsylvania " 'are regular citizens of ordinary means' and cannot afford the $1 million bond ordered by the court by 5 p.m. Monday" to secure the recount, I face-palmed and laughed at the same time.
  8. Turtle

    Wisconsin Recount: Day 2

    The recount in Wisconsin is well underway, and they are doing daily updates to chart the progress. (Well, they post it in an Excel xlsx spreadsheet. Do your own chart.) Clinton Gains 3 Votes! After Day 2, we see that Hillary Clinton has gained 89 votes in some counties, but lost 86 votes in...
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    Espar heater installation on the cheap, any recommendations?

    The $300 ones from China are, not surprisingly, cheap pieces of crap from China. There are stories all over the Internet about a lack of parts and a lack of people willing to work on them (in no small part due to a lack of parts). 50 is a bunch of people, but 50 units isn't that many, since you...
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    Espar heater installation on the cheap, any recommendations?

    It comes with an installation manual, so any competent mechanic can do it. If you know what you're doing (if you've installed one before) it's a 5 hour install. If you don't (never installed one before, no matter how good a mechanic you are), it's a 10 hour install. So I don't think you're going...
  11. Turtle

    The Trump Card...

    It's for a lot of reasons, but I think the core reasons are because Libertarians think all drugs should be legal (and I agree, as you should be able to put into your body whatever you like), which conservatives don't like, because they have an innate and insatiable need to tell others what to...
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    The Trump Card...

    You would think now that Hillary has plenty of time on her hands, enough for both her and Bill to devote it full time to the Clinton Foundation, that the donations would be pouring in. You'd think that. But no. The top three ($10-$25 million a year) foreign government donors to the Clinton...
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    Espar heater installation on the cheap, any recommendations?

    As with most things (construction in particular), you can have it done cheap, done quick, and done good. Pick any of the two. Can't have all three. You can have it done cheap and quick, but it won't be done well. You can have it cheap and good, but it won't be quick. You can have it done...
  14. Turtle

    The Trump Card...

    I'm not sure what you mean. Like Trump I'm not particularly an idealog where I'll tow the party line on issues. I'm more Libertarian than anything, especially when it comes to personal liberty and personal issues. I'm quite conservative on some issues, but because I'm a staunch believer in...
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    The Trump Card...

    BTW, Trump's (and his kid's) companies profit from low-wage laborers around the globe who produce Trump-branded merchandise. Ivanka has her own separate brand of jewelry, shoes and clothing, much of which is produced in China. Yeah, that whole conflict of interest thing is just out of control...
  16. Turtle

    The Trump Card...

    That's exactly the deal. In the past, presidents have not often gotten involved in individual businesses. It's not "presidential" and all that, you know. The left is making that very criticism right now. "Yeah, saved a thousand jobs, but it's not very presidential. We don't need a president who...
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    Obama Says -- Carrier JOBS Leaving for MEXICO - "They are not coming back"

    According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, since Obama took office in 2009, the U.S. has lost a net of about 303,000 manufacturing jobs. Of the 297,000 "new" manufacturing jobs "created by" Obama since 2012 (far fewer than the one million he promised), a disturbing percentage, something like...
  18. Turtle

    ""Teams don't make more money""

    I do think over the long term that you will find that a solo straight pays more. As you noted, the revenue is considerably higher, but so are the expenses. That makes it more or less a wash when compared to a Sprinter. Which is why a lot of people will think a solo Sprinter and a solo straight...
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    ""Teams don't make more money""

    All things being equal, they don't. The great equalizer being, of course, Hours of Service limitations. But what tilts the scale in favor of a straight truck solo is more load opportunities and far less competition in vehicle class. So despite the HoS, solo straights tend to run more loads, more...
  20. Turtle

    Verizon new data plans

    I watched the Bengals today on NFL Mobile, which is free on Verizon. But the Bengals are so horrible I feel like I should get a refund. Bengals kicker can't hit a PAT, while the Ravens kicker nails three from 50+ yards and then splits the uprights on kickoffs. And the way the game ended, the...
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