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  1. Mantaray

    Of all the dumb things I think I need...

    www.gelaskins.com if they don't have a skin you like, you can upload a photo and make a custom one. you can also get custom sizes if their standard sizes don't fit. the custom creation page is a little quirky to work with though. i got a custom skin from them for my netbook. good customer...
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    found truck in the woods

    depends on the year. some waggies had the AMC 20 rear.
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    Tankless Water Heaters

    we tried to convince him that a single gas fired tankless would be more than adequate for the buildings needs, but he would have none of it. one of those clients that knows just enough to be stubborn about a choice they make.
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    Tankless Water Heaters

    full electric can drive your energy consumption way up. we did a remodel on a row house in DC for a guy that insisted we do small, point of source electric tankless at each sink. it was a big contributor to the electrical service to the property being increased by 50%.
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    PSA-check your smoke detector batteries and clean the lint out of your dryer ducts!

    Re: PSA-check your smoke detector batteries and clean the lint out of your dryer ducts! had this happen when i was in high school. vent caught fire and destroyed the laundry room. kitchen had heat damage and the whole house had smoke damage. plus water from the hoses to put it out. luckily...
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    Who knew?

    Yes. same plot line, just twisted a little to make it more current being that the original is 20+ years old.
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    Classical music

    while i enjoy pieces from the classical and romantic periods, overall i find them to be a little too regimented. i tend towards pieces that came during the post impressionistic era of art. Mussorgsky, Dukas, Ravel, Debussy, etc. i like Copeland as well. i played clarinet for 15 years, so i...
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    Stock Truck Love

    nice Sus. makes me miss my Disco more. :(
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    best sound tracks

    the soudtrack to the The Village has some hauntingly beautiful violin on it. i'll echo Braveheart, Last of the Mohicans, and Top Gun.
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    Moving to the DC area...

    more than likely, the problem isn't the size, it's the breed. people see wolf and they think it's dangerous. lots of restricted breeds for apartments here and it's different depending on the management company. i've got a 70lb. Husky mix and there are places here that won't allow Huskies, but...
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    Moving to the DC area...

    just to add to the wheeling info... alot of people have mentioned Big Dogs in both a good and bad light, but it hasn't been pointed out that it is on private land and is only open to the public during their events, unless you know someone in the organization than can arrange for you to wheel...
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    Virginia Tech Bound

    Good choice going to VT. they have one of the best engineering schools in the country. lots of stuff to do. there is a 4WD club down there that was started and run by students, though anyone is welcome. Sinking Creek 4 Wheel Drive Association. www.SC4WDA.com (might be .org) i was in with...
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    Rock Climbing Shoes

    i used to have La Sportivas, but now wear evolv. both make a great shoe. best thing to do is get a shoe that is comfortable (they will be tight though) and has a good edge.
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    Wrecked my Disco.

    okay, well i can speak from experience. i hit a deer going 55mph on the driverside corner. it was like hitting a pot hole. the only reason i stopped was to check things out and to make sure the deer wasn't in the middle of the road, otherwise i could've kept driving as if nothing had...
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    Whats wrong with this picture?

    plenty of vehicles made for international use that we never see here. after the Consumer Reports debacle which made Suzuki stop selling the Sami in the U.S., they still made them for the international market.
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    Whats wrong with this picture?

    long wheel base sami with an idiot for an owner.
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    Messageboard question...dont crucify me!!!

    i'm a Jeep owner. had it concurrently with my Disco, and i had to sell the Disco a few years back. unless you are a hardcore wheeler with something close to a tube buggie, don't post on pirate4x4. great place for info, but they are a tight crowd and have no patience with guys with smaller...
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    Cloverfield Hell Yeah!

    you don't have to go to the websites, it's just an interactive part of the experience if you choose to pursue it. why should a movie have to explain everything to you? a sense of mystery about not knowing where the creature came from or why it attacked lends to the tense first hand acount...
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    Cloverfield Hell Yeah!

    there were a lot of websites created by the filmakers that help give some backstory for the film. you have to go hunting around a bit to find things. i've not been to all the sites, but i've been to a few and heard things from people who have looked into it more than i. kinda neat. my...
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    Cloverfield Hell Yeah!

    no, not at all. i disagree with Jen, though because i think it is a fresh take on the giant monster movie. not a reinvention of the hand-held genre, but a very good use for it. you do get to see the monster. far more of it than i expected, but not in such a way that detracts from the tense...