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  1. Zorba

    Front signal / marker lights

    Without going back to look - if these are LEDs, all bets are off. If they're conventional bulbs, its a grounding problem.
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    What did you do to / in your garage / shop today?

    I did my own mini-split install, but called an HVAC dude to come out and do the vacuum and startup on it. No problems.
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    odds of evolution

    My Karma ran over your Dogma - or are we back to that tired trope that Christianity invented everything?
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    odds of evolution

    Beats relying on a BOOK - and one that has been tampered with besides. I'm sorry, but that's just my feeling on the subject. "Accept everything?" Yes and no. A good analysis with some critical thinking skills and help from someone who knows what they're doing is essential. Your dogma doesn't do...
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    I don't want to be here anymore...

    As for that question - its many things, not the least of which is the damn Nanny Statism. My example of the FDA and Terpin Hydrate is but one example that is impacting my wife right now as I type this. Gov't should keep me from harming other people - but their interference in my life should END...
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    odds of evolution

    I'll interject a couple or three pithy comments that will probably piss everybody off... #1: Have any of you ever thought that the answer to the "supernatural origin" vs. "evolution" debate is "BOTH"? #2: My "religion" or "spirituality" is my own, and subject to change as I learn more and/or...
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    HAM Radio Is Dying — And It’s Our Fault?

    2M/70cM is all but dead around here, except for a couple or three weekly nets that are always when I'm in a dance class. I'd love to get involved with HF, to me that's what Ham radio is all about. But its friggin' expensive!
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    What did you do to your TJ today?

    I thought vacuum check valves were available generically at any auto parts store? I actually think I need to replace one of mine too, come to think of it...
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    I don't want to be here anymore...

    Yea - I am REALLY working hard to avoid the "grass is greener" thought process. I know the bullshit I have to deal with here - such as a certain completely un-helpful post in this very thread which just serves to underscore my disgust with America and Americans. I do NOT know what "their"...
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    I don't want to be here anymore...

    At the moment, you're probably right. But its starting to look like that won't be the case much longer. *shrug* Right now, I miss the unpaved, dusty streets of Siwa Oasis whenever I have to deal with American idiots like I did yesterday. I'm sure Siwa would get "old" if I lived there full time...
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    What book are you reading?

    Sounds like I need to put that on the to-read list. I'm quite familiar with Paperclip - but I'm sure that I'm not "that" familiar! Thanx for the rec...
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    I don't want to be here anymore...

    Bear with me while I try to explain this - I'll probably do a piss poor job... Its been 24 years since the last time I was overseas - my wife and I spent quite a bit of time in Greece over several years. Now, we just got back from 3 weeks in Egypt. We both have the same feelings now (only...
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    HAM Radio Is Dying — And It’s Our Fault?

    And always posting in purple so dark mode can't read it... ;)
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    Vehicles you don't see on the road anymore

    Yep. Americans are far to effete for something like a Slate being a big hit. I do wish them well.
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    Anybody up for a random meme dump?

    Its ALL about the PHOOOOOONNE! Yea, it will get thrown out I'm sure. Yea, she's a self-righteous Karen. Yea, she's an idiotic smartphone person - but I repeat myself. Ye Gods, I'm sick of it...
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    What did you do to / in your garage / shop today?

    Nope. Mini splits are pre-charged at the factory. You just need to pull a vacuum on the system, then open a valve.
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    How many of us here play guitar?

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    What did you do to your other vehicle today?

    Just before we left for Egypt, the spousal unit's Fiat was complaining about a burned out DRL bulb. When we got home, the TPMS was complaining also. Fixed both, new bulb and aired up all tires on all vehicles, which had lost 10 lbs mostly due to the cold (it happens every year).
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    Fog light switch

    You may or may not need to plug a relay into the underhood PDU to get them to work - and keep in mind the fog lite connectors that are (presumably) under your front fenders are probably corroded into uselessness.
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    HAM Radio Is Dying — And It’s Our Fault?

    And we all know what a shitshow THAT turned into. I remember when even CB had established operating protocols and call signs, but those were ignored en masse in favor of over-powered ratchet-jawers, and the FCC basically gave up.