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    N/A--Buy my Car!!!

    I've had good luck with cars and trucks by avoiding complicated or very cheap vehicles. My trucks have held up well and are simple to work on. Generally, front wheel drive is VERY expensive to fix and I avoid these cars because they do not hold up in rough use. I see trailers being towed with...
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    For you old farts like me.

    My parents wouldn't allow me to have anything with a motor. So now my kids have go carts, snowmobiles, motorcycles, an old jeep, and an airplane to play with. Video games and TV never really caught on at my house - we'd rather build stuff and drive/fly it.
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    The Straight Dope on the Conveyor Belt Runway

    The original question was a lot different than that. It specified that the wheels always match the velocity of the belt. Never mind:dunno:
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    FBI To Track Net Surfing!

    I hope whoever's watching likes airplanes, old jeeps, and fr8dog stories.
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    What would you do?

    You are flying along in... well... let's say an older 172. You encounter wake turbulence strong enough that you roll about 80 degrees before you even know what's happening. Do you: a.) go with it, roll the rest of the way around? b.) Fight it, try to roll back to level? Never happened to...
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    Exxon posts record profits

    We tell them it is OK when we keep buying it. When my electric Jeep is finished they can all bite me.
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    more humor from NOAA

    He sighs, jingling the keys in his pocket. The flying lessons were just a joke at first, but unbeknownst to her, he had become a "natural" and finished up in 40 hours. Less than 30 minutes later, he pulled the antiquated master knob and tugged the starter T handle, bringing the O-300 to a...
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    Oh No, My Baby!!!!!!!!!! Crash at PTK.

    Crash at PTK. Not sure where the accident happened, in the pattern or outside.
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    Oh No, My Baby!!!!!!!!!! Crash at PTK.

    Crash at PTK. http://www.clickondetroit.com/news/6496285/detail.html Say a little prayer for them. By the way, my original title for this thread was simply "Crash at PTK". Not sure why the top thread title got changed by subsequent posts. A glitch perhaps?
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    What's wrong with this picture?

    I think the weather may have its own plans for us:D
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    a 172?

    I found mine on controller.com. There are plenty for sale!
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    Cautiously exploring red board

    There are some neighborhoods where you just don't discuss your political beliefs, no matter what.
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    Terms to be put to rest N/A

    How about "it's an intrical part of..." instead of integral.
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    Terms to be put to rest N/A

    Also please dispense with "talking points" and "two-word culture". I don't watch the news all day, I work. I don't know what they are, or care. And the interview question: "Where do you see yourself in five years?" And the word "hot" to describe every new four door sedan. Layers of the...
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    Terms to be put to rest N/A

    While you're at it, would someone get rid of "At the end of the day..." and "To your point..." or "To his point", "To John's point", etc
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    [n/a] - Political post (I should know better but I have faith in the blue board)

    Correct. Not everyone fits those two categories.
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    Airplanes aren't as expensive as I thought...

    Got that right. Just put the first set of plugs in the pickup at 180,000 miles. But tires for the plane were a lot cheaper! Then again, pickups are a lot simpler and I do my own work, so I guess that's cheating. :D
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    -NA- Honda Element (x/post from red board)

    Tell them they forgot to paint the fenders:D
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    Stuck Mic?

    I watched my son and his instructor fly around the pattern the other day in my airplane and then the mic stuck. Always wondered what they talk about up there. At first I heard both of then, but after the student made a traffic call it was all instructor. After a few trips around the pattern the...
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    N/A Comprehensive 0r Collision?

    Wow, must be a pretty nice car. Glad I drive a pickup. If a shopping cart hit it I would check to see if the cart was all right. I give up. What is cowbell?
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