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    Derby car tips

    Wedge design, with CG about 1" in front of the rear axle. I made a jig to drill the axle holes at a 2° angle, and I raise one of the front wheels so it doesn't touch the track (run the car on 3 wheels). We did well last time with a longer wheel base, with the rear axles all the way to the rear...
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    Movie Theater Old cowboy movies

    We get old Hopalong Cassidy movies every Saturday at 6:30 AM. There are enough of them that you can watch for over a year and not see the same movie twice. Watch his eyes - they tell you whom the bad guys are and what the lies are early in the films.
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    Maggie’s Motivational Pic Thread v2.0 - - New Rules - See Post #1

    My dad told me his book was a great read when I was 13. Our small town library was only open on Tuesday afternoons, and the lady said I had to have a note from my dad before she could lend me that book. The next week I returned with a note from my dad.
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    Maggie’s Motivational Pic Thread v2.0 - - New Rules - See Post #1

    My limit is when I can't hear the stereo....
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    Where were you today July 20, 1969

    I was at my GF's 18th birthday party/cookout. We went inside to watch the landing. The other guests left by 9 PM, and I stayed and we watched the moonwalk with her parents.
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    Coronavirus Delta Variant

    Do you remember the early days of the clown show when Biden said Trump didn't order enough vaccine and ordered something like another 100 million doses? This stuff has a shelf life.Pfizer is now seeking approval for a third dose. Could it be that the system ramped up to too much vaccine?
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    Maggie’s Motivational Pic Thread v2.0 - - New Rules - See Post #1

    Many of my friends are lumberjacks, and only several are transvestites
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    Rifle Scopes What's the best power rating I need for 1000 yd distance accuracy?

    Take a look at SSP Optics. They make all kinds of combinations and you can get glasses with the bifocal lens on top. 2guys I shoot with have the lens on top in the right eye and in the bottom on the left.
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    Anyone regret lasik?

    I had PRK 13 years ago. Prior to surgery, I wore glasses for astigmatism and also used reading glasses. The Doc told me I'd still need reading glasses. After surgery, I didn't need any glasses until about a year ago, when I started needing reading glasses. My distant vision is still 20/20. No...
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    LOL @ rich New Yorkers

    Washington Square was a very dangerous place before Giuliani, and now it's dangerous again. How stupid can people be?
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    Appliance recommendations

    Our Bosch dishwasher (2015) has a problem with the bottom shelf coming off the tracks. Bosch told me it is because I don't know how to work it. Some aftermarket wheels improved it a lot. I understand that other brands have the same problem. Beside that, I like the stainless steel tub and it...
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    Maggie’s Weed Eater Recommendation

    My experience exactly! They are Houdinies. The only way to keep them inside a fence is to make them want to be there. I have no idea how they get out, and they won't do it while you're watching. I've penned them into a smaller area and checked every inch of fenceline (with hot wire wires on the...
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    Anyone here from Columbia/Charleston SC?

    It's been a while, but Summerville, SC is the best place I've ever lived. I was by myself when I lived there and don't know much about their school system, but taught high school students and teachers in nearby (and more rural) Goose Creek to scuba dive and was impressed with the quality of the...
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    Physical Fitness Apparently I am an addict

    If it made her happy, ya done good.
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    Physical Fitness Apparently I am an addict

    If I bought my GF a Norditrack for her birthday, I'd be sleeping on the couch for a month.
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    Maggie’s Motivational Pic Thread v2.0 - - New Rules - See Post #1

    I traveled to the Netherlands several times in the course of my work, and watched a soccer game with my Dutch colleagues. A Netherlands team was playing in Germany. The TV camera focused on a handmade sign being held up by someone in the crowd, and my Dutch friends laughed hysterically. I had to...
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    Compact Tractor Recommendations

    We have 12 acres to take care of and I really liked the Kubotas but they were out of my price range at the time. I bought a 1964 Massey Ferguson 135 with a locally made aftermarket front loader, and it is the most reliable machine I've ever owned. Parts are easy to get locally (I am in working...