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  1. k1xv

    Songs you find creepy

    "Lola" by the Kinks any song celebrating a girl's 16th birthday transforming her into a fair game woman, such as "You're sixteen, you're beautiful and you're mine" by Johnny Burnette "Happy Birthday Sweet Sixteen" by Neil Sedaka "Sixteen candles" by Johnny Maestro and the Crests
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    What are you watching on tv right now?

    Old episodes of "King of the Hill"
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    Tutankhamun's Curse is suspected to be radon gas.

    King Tut himself was in the tomb, and he was dead, dead, dead.
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    What are you doing right now?

    Vermont Route 100, south to Wilmington VT, Route 9 West to Bennington Route 7A North to Manchester, Route 11 East to Londonderry, 100 North back home to Weston.
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    Inaccurate Lumen Ratings On LED Light Bulbs

    I only purchase Phillips LED bulbs for the house. The other brands fail prematurely, and create RF noise. As an amateur radio operator, RF noise is simply unacceptable.
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    Vehicles spying on you.

    What is ridiculous is my Corvette comes with Launch control and extra powerful brakes. And then they report fast acceleration and hard braking events?
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    Ever had a engine or Transmission failure?

    I had a 1985 Audi 5000 turbo. At around 75,000 miles, I was driving down the road, and the transmission went "Boom" but kept going. About 1000 miles later, the automatic transmission would not shift out of first gear from a toll booth. Had to drive 25 miles in first to the next exit. The...
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    Quirky features on your cars?

    My C8 2022 Corvette has the interior 12v power socket under the glove box on the passenger side. You cannot see or reach it from the drivers seat. I think they designed the interior of the car, and at the last minute discovered they forgot a power socket. So they stuck it where they could...
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    The Animal Shelters Are Full...

    My present cats were adopted from a shelter as a "bonded pair", meaning they grew up and lived together in a household and both had to be given up at the same time. It is clear that they are the best of companions, and their adjustment to their new home (my home) was near instantaneous and they...
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    First Tesla purchase turning sour.

    True, but a 20 year old car, even one with a brand new replacement battery, is still a 20 year old car. The car's suspension, interior, steering, etc also wears with age and mileage. A new battery in an old car would still be an old car.
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    First Tesla purchase turning sour.

    The problem with buying an old electric car is, its battery is old in age and represents older technology. When it wears out and should be replaced, the cost of replacement may exceed the value of the old car.
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    First Tesla purchase turning sour.

    I won't buy an electric car until the roads have overhead power wires and the cars have pantographs.
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    Is the recommended 0-20 bad for engine life?

    My Lexus calls for 0w-20. Many of the trips are short ones, 3 miles to the post office, 3 miles back. Its all downhill leaving my house for those three miles, dropping 1000 vertical feet. The engine is barely used to propel the car. In fact, its mostly used for engine braking, so I don't...
  14. k1xv

    What are you doing right now?

    I just came home from a 80 mile Corvette ride through the Vermont countryside.
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    Best toilet for my new house?

    Get a bidet toilet. Nothing else like it.
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    Need recommendations for a battery charger

    I have been using CTEK battery maintainers for many years and recommend them highly.
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    Which oil for 2003 Chevrolet Corvette?

    I know a number of Corvette guys who have gone over to Pennzoil Ultra Platinum for their 5w-30
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    Which of these Lexus

    We bought a 2019 RX350 with a naturally aspirated V6 that runs on 87 octane fuel. It gets 25-27 mpg. The current RX350 has a turbo 4 Its long term engine reliability is yet to be proven. But the 3.5 V6 has been around for years and should be good for 300,000 miles with good care.
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    Finally scratched my watch itch this morning

    Touchy, touchy. Have a good swim.
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    Why are OEM tires so bad?

    The worst, least suitable OEM tires were on my 1964 Corvette. It was capable of 130 mph plus, but came from the factory with two ply bias ply Firestone DeLuxe Champion whitewall tires. Same as they put on a Chevy Bel Air. I replaced them with Pirelli radials.
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