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  1. Turtle

    Why ron paul should not be president

    If I may ask, and you are of course under no obligation to answer, but I was just wondering... why such an ardent fervor in the effort to seek out and then post here only the items which portray Ron Paul in a negative light, rather than trying to find a balanced honest light, to search for the...
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    AT&T says no thanks...

    Problem is, the two companies merging wouldn't have created any more capacity at all, since TMobile's spectrum is already saturated, same as AT&T's. AT&T owns plenty of unused spectrum, but so far have failed to build new towers to take advantage of it. In the proposal, AT&T listed a laundry...
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    Am I killing my diesel sprinter by letting it idle?

    No, it doesn't. Cruise Control isn't supposed to work at speeds of less than 25 MPH (40 km/h) as per the NHTSA safety guidelines (some vehicles still have the 35 MPH minimum). It has to do with how the cruise works, and is dependent on the transmission's speed sensor and other factors. Why yours...
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    Am I killing my diesel sprinter by letting it idle?

    Well, I got an Espar heater not because I didn't want to idle or any of that, but because my first winter out here was without one. :D Using an idle stick to raise the RPMs to 1200 or so still isn't quite as good as 2000, but it's better than 850. I usually let it idle for a few hours at...
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    Sprinter Business

    I once mentioned to someone who does air expedite that it must be nice being able to just fly over the rush hour traffic in Chicago and instead land at some small airport, get loaded and go. He replied that having to sit there for hours waiting your turn to take off or having circle in a holding...
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    Sprinter Business

    "Out of your state" meaning "outside of", or originating in my state which take me to a delivery outside of the state? I pickup very few loads in my state (KY) and deliver even fewer into it. I would say that the percentage of loads which do not pickup or deliver in my state is easily above...
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    Turning Over In Their Seats

    Turnover rate is a measure of driver retention. The high turnover rate doesn't indicate a driver shortage per se, but rather indicates an increased demand and competition for drivers. Due to the economic recovery, as well as CSA regulations, the market for good, quality drivers tightens up, and...
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    Sprinter Business

    You'll need to be out on the road 2-3 weeks at a time minimum, or you won't make any money. 2-3 Months is better. You have a family? Expediting, as viewed from behind the wheel, is very, very different than expediting, as viewed from atop a freight dock.
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    Am I killing my diesel sprinter by letting it idle?

    For the T1N Sprinters (06 and earlier), the ECM high idle can be set between 1999 and 2000 rpm. That's yer choices.
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    So if you can use this as a defense.

    Seems so simple, doesn't it? Based on comments from his friends and from his own Facebook page, it would seem to be far more than just a possibility. His "alter ego", the lovely Breanna Manning, also said as much in e-mails and Twitter.
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    Am I killing my diesel sprinter by letting it idle?

    I had no idea you were Irish. Top o' the mornin' to ya! :D When you idle, it's best to use an idle stick on the gas peddle to increase the engine RPMs to between 1200 and 1800, the higher the better, in order to keep the heat and pressure high enough to keep the EGR valve working properly. If...
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    So if you can use this as a defense.

    Bradley Manning is the GLBT Community's worse nightmare. Shortly after Manning was arrested and his personal situation with his homosexuality and gender confusion came out, you could hear nothing but crickets at the various GLBT Web sites. The government wouldn't address it either. Because, it...
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    The Real Newt Gingrich

    IMNSHO, you have to be careful about that. We have a secret ballot in this country for a reason. No one should be pressured into voting a certain way, or revealing who they may or may not endorse. The fact that someone chooses not to "come clean" or "come our in the open" should have no...
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    One bad@$$ expedite truck

    Please refrain from using alternative characters, spelling, and anagrams to get around the site's "bad word" filters. Thank you. :)
  15. Turtle

    Des Moines Registar endorses Romney

    Well, we can cross Romney off the list of viable candidates now. An endorsement by the Des Moines Register is a de facto "kiss of death" for political candidates. The Register has an impressive record of picking the wrong guy.
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    The Real Newt Gingrich

    Oh, they will be a problem, I guarantee it. The entirety of the story will not get out, or rather, it will get out, but the majority of people will not be able to understand it, or refuse to even try. I mean, we have people who don't even understand how earmarks work, and why they are used the...
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    Hoping the apple fell far from the tree

    If Ron Paul loses and runs third-party, then the Republicans will lose to Obama. If Paul loses and doesn't run, the Republicans still have a very good shot at loosing to Obama, because Newt, Romney (especially now with the missing hard drives fiasco) nor Perry can defeat Obama. It would seem...
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    December Banter and Location

    Heading from Chattanooga to The State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations. No, seriously, that's it's official name. The first armed act of rebellion in America against the British Crown was the boarding and burning of the Revenue Schooner Gaspee in Narragansett Bay on June 10, 1772...
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    The Iranian Threat Evolves

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    Bionic Extended Battery

    TPU (actually, now known as "Diztronic") has finally released a case for the Bionic with an extended battery. It fits in the multimedia dock and the car dock. As an added bonus it also fits in the Verizon holster that comes with the case/holster combo pack for the extended battery. $12.90...
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