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  1. Bender

    Bridging mats (waffle boards)

    The green 5' ones that Rovers North used to sell. (Maybe they still do... but I don't see these on the site.) Located in Alexandria, VA. $200, negotiable. Please be patient with a response if you PM... phone and email access are very limited during the workday.
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    It's that time again - keep DiscoWeb Ad free

    Done. DWeb has been (and continues to be) a valuable resource!
  3. Bender

    LR3 cool box

    I presume you're doing this check with the vehicle on, or at least with accessory power on? Just checking - the coolbox won't operate otherwise.
  4. Bender

    Considering a LR4 to replace my 99 D1

    Depends on how you plan to use it. I had one as a loaner a few months ago - loved it. I like most of the little changes made over the LR3, though a few things I wish they'd left alone. As with any other newer LR, if you plan to spend an appreciable amount of time off-road or in any location...
  5. Bender

    Army rankings

    Being a USMA grad and being a CWO2 doesn't make sense to me, but I would take Chris's word regarding dropping the higher rank to keep flying. How old is the guy you and your wife know?
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    Army rankings

    To clear up some of the USMC explanations... - WO or CWOs do not pilot aircraft in the USMC. As others have explained, they are shit-hot prior NCOs with a specialty. While all officers in the Marine Corps have a specific specialty (MOS), all are expected to have some limited capability to be a...
  7. Bender

    First fish of the year.

    Great fish and great way to start the year!
  8. Bender

    Parts buying questions

    Same as basically everyone else, especially Jen's comments. I prefer web-based ordering because I'm usually ordering before or after working hours and between parental duties. Sometimes I have to leave a page open and come back to it, or put a few things in a cart and come back later in the...
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    Outerwear

    I am surprised that it's taken 4 pages to finally get to Barbour. Love my Bedale jacket. No problems getting wet unless I raise my arms up. Paired with decent gloves, scarf, and hat it's the shit. The zip in liners are nice, too. Filson is probably similar. Though I will say that a few months...
  10. Bender

    gotta laugh

    I usually go the dick route in as polite and humble a way as I can muster while mentioning that lots of people have that confusion and it's Land Rover's fault due to their exit from the US in the 70s/80s (confuse the issue and try to give them a face-saving out). It's not my fault they're...
  11. Bender

    D1 extended Terrafirma 2" kit

    I don't think this is what teledan is asking. You're right and he may get to this point of needing to know actual lift, but one step at a time. Whether using 3" of spring lift or 2" lift + 1" spacers (talking hypothetical actual movement, you can pick your springs and actual lift later) the...
  12. Bender

    Freelander 2 MPG

    I'd bet most of the folks using that loaner are doggin the shit out of it then. I know I'm doing that to the LR4 loaner I have right now! I do the same with the LR2, but only when I need to. I also wonder if, or when, the 'counter' was reset. The numbers I posted earlier are actually on the low...
  13. Bender

    soft brake pedal

    Is there a thread here I missed? I don't see the connection between the wheel bearings on a D1 and the brake feel (spongy, then firm as said above).
  14. Bender

    another leaking windshield question

    We had an '04 D2, but I don't recall if the windshield is glued in the same way as on the LR3, but... it took the local guys 1 1/2 years and 5 attempts for Safelite to finally get the damn LR3 replacement windshield in without leaking. Poor seals, twisted trim, and so on. They'll keep trying to...
  15. Bender

    Mac Geeks

    What's up with the double post??
  16. Bender

    Mac Geeks

    This may or may not help, but Apple's "pro" apps (like Aperture) don't like to be moved from one system to another without first uninstalling on the old system (though I don't know why that would be a problem for just a HD replacement). If I understand you correctly, Aperture will run, but not...
  17. Bender

    Apple iPad in Disco

    Great install and write up on your blog. Thanks for posting all the detailed screenshots, too. ****** Back to the tangent going on in this thread - Stop debating paper vs electronic maps and GPS. Everyone should know how to properly use both. I'm biased towards paper maps as well but they...
  18. Bender

    DiscoWeb Ham Users?

    Re: DiscWeb Ham Users? Yeah, but those things are fugly. Though I'll take a better look at them when finally I look into mounting HF.
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    DiscoWeb Ham Users?

    Re: DiscWeb Ham Users? No complaints. I'm not a hard-core, been-a-ham-since-I-was-8 guy so I can't really give you comparisons to anything else. It lets me hear who/what I want to hear and talk to whomever/whenever I want. The little pocket guides you can buy are nice because once I set up the...
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    DiscoWeb Ham Users?

    Re: DiscWeb Ham Users? KI6IXA Yaesu 857D and a VX-6, Diamond antennas. Still haven't rigged up an HF mount/antenna. One of these days...