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  1. Biker1mike

    Brave best friend

    Just had to share. She is either a true Orange fan or trust that the diesel rattle will wake her up !
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    Generator Battery Charging

    Yeah, I was doing that up to now. No good excuse why I let it got to two months in the cold. I may start every 2 weeks in the cold and monthly in summer.
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    Good bye savings

    True. A good investment advisor should put this in the plan. My wife and I agreed to a 5 % raise in our 401K monthly payout this January. Less than what we earned so fund will still grow just a little slower. If costs go down we will adjust back. My plan is for both of us to be dead 2 days...
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    Generator Battery Charging

    Thank you all. I did a deep dive into the owners manual and read all your feedback. Here is what I found and my plan. 1. Generator is new. Some important operating changes from the old stuff I am used to. 2. Westinghouse indicates that charger should be plugged to wall socket occasionally if...
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    Generator Battery Charging

    Westinghouse 9.5 k generator came with a small battery charger. I had this plugged in the generator to charge battery during monthly maint. run. This month I found that I left the fuel open and flooded the carb. Add to that the battery was dead, I assume from sitting in the cold. So, I ask for...
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    What will it take?

    Sometimes it is the rose colored glasses that help. Good times in Korea, lets not forget the garden party in Viet Nam. Jim Crow south. Aids. Watts burning. Famine in Africa along with Ebola and genocide wars! Our children coming back from the desert with massive war injuries. Where were the...
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    5G switch

    I bet if I search the boxes downstairs I'll find my Pickett slide rule and let you all bid on buying it as memorabilia. No visicalc for me. I was weened on Lotus 123. Nothing says geek like a TI calculator looped on your belt.
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    Good bye savings

    It could be worse. Remember this ? I worked with a few people that loved high risk until this put their retirement out a decade or more. Hang tight.
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    Good bye savings

    I have lost only 5% this year including timed retirement withdrawals. 401K is twice the amount it was in 2012 even with a HUGE withdrawal to pay off house, and do major repairs to avoid surprises. I do not plan on a banner year but I expect year end with be on the positive. Sorry to hear...
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    Ukraine

    My small protest. My family taught me how to hunt, my government taught me to kill !
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    5G switch

    Same issue but I have a 4G phone. 30 minutes with Consumer Cellular and tech said it has to be due to the ATT. New SIM should be here Friday. It is starting to sound like this is a much bigger issue than ATT expected.
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    What do you ride, and whats the last thing you did to it?

    Honda VT100. Even with only a 4 speed this was a great highway hauler ! Sold to help pay for the new furnace. Gone 5 years and I have the itch to get another ride. Been on some type of bike since my Yamaha 125 Enduro in the 70's.
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    Is it inflation?

    If you are spending at or near your net income and you like to carry substantial debt , inflation is a real problem. If you have low debt and a decent buffer of spending to income ratio you can ride out most inflation rises and even make money with a good investment company.
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    The other guy is always the issue?

    :LOL: As a left of center Democrat I find it to be just the opposite ! The right is not rational. LOL Oh My Gawd, an armed Democrat with an orange tractor , an open door, and a willing to share his good bourbon !!
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    Gas prices

    So gays and lesbians are the problem ! Time to stop following this thread.
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    Vaccination opinions wanted...

    It will depend on the infection/death rate for my county at that time. If rate is too high for my liking I will get the 4th.
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    Gas prices

    The information that I can find from what I consider reliable sources is all over the place on the why's and what's of this price increase. It ranges from lack of investment, Biden, the polar vortex, and lack of truckers to haul what in is stock. Wall street unrest is another area that moves...
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    Forum Names and Avatars?

    Screen name comes from the old BBS days in Virginia. BBS is Bulletin Board System which was the precursor to today's forums. As a co-sysop I had a board for motorcyclist on the Dark Star BBS. The screen name has been with me since then mid 80's. Also ABATE member but it was , American Bikers...
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    GPS Theft Protection

    Not to change subject but go east from my driveway and you hit Livingston , Clermont, Germantown and the Hudson River. But you will see at least 20 tractors and/or excavating equipment out in the fields or sitting next to barns.
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    GPS Theft Protection

    Hanover is a ways north. If I want crime I can drive 20 minutes to the City of Hudson. Found nice article. https://www.ner.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/Annual-Theft-Report-2016.pdf Never knew this was such a problem. I will stand by my statement that this is not an issue where I live. I...