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  1. Turtle

    free speech? not for Christians

    My statement above is about 99% sarcastic and is not meant to be taken seriously. Of course, many Christians will do just that. That's the argument of a Christian, who wants to retain the right to be annoying and rude. It actually doesn't include proselytizing to non-believers if the...
  2. Turtle

    free speech? not for Christians

    Protesters? Now you want to talk about protesters? Okie. No, people protesting others should not ALWAYS be illegal.
  3. Turtle

    NO More Flying J in Milwaukee.

    There are 15 other Pilots and Flying J's that are now Love's.
  4. Turtle

    free speech? not for Christians

    This proves that religious conviction holds no bounds on the stupid and foolish. You show up at an Arab festival and start proselytizing Christianity, you're asking for trouble. It's rude, annoying and stupid, and you should be arrested for it. If nothing else, handing out leaflets at such a...
  5. Turtle

    These people are nuts....

    The A/C went out in my van Saturday morning when I was in Houston. I had an appointment at 1PM to have it looked at, but a couple of hours before the appointment I got a load to Georgia, where it's actually hotter and more humid than Houston was. Now I'm south of Atlanta, still hot and still...
  6. Turtle

    Anyone Else?

    When you're in an area that suddenly gets quiet, or gets quieter, as Atlanta apparently has, getting a load offer for a 60 mile run is like manna from Heaven, because it gets you a First Out. But still, even with a First Out, if you're in the wrong place at the right time, you won't get the load.
  7. Turtle

    Rand McNally TND 700

    I didn't ask for anything that would be covered by any NDA. BIOS versions of the laptops in questions, chipset versions, whether or not other high powered USB devices work, file versions and datestamps of the USB driver that all USB devices apparently use, none of these things would be prevented...
  8. Turtle

    Rand McNally TND 700

    "I never said the USB 2.0 standards were thrown out." Of course you did, right here when you stated very matter of factly, "The newer computers, for some reason have decreased the mA output of the USB ports." In order for them to do that, they would have to be building USB ports that are not...
  9. Turtle

    Solar panels on Sprinters/vans.

    Ah, OK, thanks. :)
  10. Turtle

    Would you trust this shop?

    "We were told this policy had been placed in effect because of so many drivers providing their own parts that Danny's regularly had in stock, thus they were loosing revenue on parts inventory and sales." That's what overpriced parts will get ya. It's called competition.
  11. Turtle

    2011 All Star Game Move?

    If they move it, it won't be to make nice with those against the Arizona law, it'll be for the same reason that Toronto recently played three home games against the Phillies, but played them in Philadelphia. Well, that and the last thing that MLB wants if for the All Star game to be the stage...
  12. Turtle

    Rand McNally TND 700

    This is some pretty funny stuff. Like The Cynic says, I too would be very interested in knowing which laptops have abandoned the USB 2.0 standards. The USB 1.1 specifications require (demand) that all USB ports provide a maximum of 100mA. USB 2.0 specifications require (demand) that each USB...
  13. Turtle

    Questions for van and Sprinter operators

    40% 40% 20% Roughly. I've never actually kept track of it, either. Two pallet Sprinter here.
  14. Turtle

    Solar panels on Sprinters/vans.

    Ah, OK. Yeah, 56 amp hours is a long way down. But as I'm sure you know, the occasional deep discharge on an AGM battery won't kill it too soon like it will with a cranking or hybrid battery. Are you concerned much about having different amp hour capacity batteries? I think if I did that I'd...
  15. Turtle

    Rand McNally TND 700

    Well, Garmin "owning" the sea, is more the open ocean, largely the result of them owning flight navigation. I would imagine that any place a sport fishing or pleasure craft might go, within several miles of the shoreline, Lowrance is gonna rule. I saw a thing on TV just the other day about tuna...
  16. Turtle

    Would you trust this shop?

    A surcharge on "user supplied parts" would have been strikes 1, 2 and 3 with me. That's blatantly ridiculous. If anything, you should charge them a fee for supplying the parts, as they have to expend zero time and effort in obtaining the parts. Them charging a surcharge for user supplied parts...
  17. Turtle

    Rand McNally TND 700

    The Lifetime Map update is $119.95, and would be worth it for a unit less than 2 years old. The Lifetime Maps are only good for the lifetime of your particular GPS unit, so when it dies so does your Lifetime Maps subscription. The map updates used to be like $70 a year, so if you thunk you'll do...
  18. Turtle

    Vans/Sprinters ONLY

    Mine is also .77 a mile, but my average FSC is .18 over the last two weeks, largely due to a 1144 mile run with a 10 cent FSC. That one was reduced rate at .70 a mile, too. I've had a couple of other loads that I negotiated a much higher rate, so overall it's .77 a mile and 18 FSC for the last...
  19. Turtle

    Solar panels on Sprinters/vans.

    Yeah, thanks for the update. A couple of questions... When you say after the 4 days you were down to 20% LEFT.... 20% of what? Does that mean you had discharged 80% of the fully charged battery? Also, are you using a battery monitor, like a Xantrex?
  20. Turtle

    Rand McNally TND 700

    A lot of things should be considered. For me, it would be a Garmin, hands down, because I know it, know its strengths and weaknesses, and like you said all the tricks and quirks, and I see no reason to learn new tricks and quirks for a unit that will not be better than a Garmin for accuracy in...
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