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BLARGHLE posted:Chevy or nothing hyundai makes really good cheap little cars now.
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sweetmercifulcrap posted:How come small rural towns always have a Dairy Queen? Like, none of the usual staples, but always a Dairy Queen. I hate to use the cliche (no I don't) it really is a Texas thing. Now I don't know if this is true or a Texas Urban Legend but there are supposedly a lot of things on the DQ menu you can only get in Texas. I have a 84 Dodge Super Ram that was my uncles. Converted to run off of propane and has a big ole 100 gallon tank in the bed. That loving truck can out haul and out pull drat near any other modern truck on the road.
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Oct 13, 2014 06:19
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I grew up pretty much in the middle of nowhere and it really sort of sucked high school kids would hang out at a loving gas station because there was nowhere else to go 
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Oct 13, 2014 06:21
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Looks like some one didn't have a Sonic and football stadium.  There was also a bunch of old batterys and wells that the farmers kept filled with water so that there was our down home swimming holes.
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Oct 13, 2014 06:24
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TOILETLORD posted:hyundai makes really good cheap little cars now. Honestly, I do a lot of work for the local hyundai/kia dealers, and t hey have come a long way in the last 10 years, but I'm a chevy man. Of the 4 vehicles I've owned, 3 have been chevys, and the one that wasn't was an utter loving disaster. I still own my first car that I bought in 2002: a 1995 chevy caprice, purchased from the louisa county sheriff's department. It has taken a back seat to newer vehicles, but still fires up whenever I go to give it some attention. Rotten tires and a broken windshield(we had a shitload of bad storms one summer) have hobbled it, but it still runs. I have a $15k wishlist of upgrades and repairs, but it could be on the road again for about $2k. Far cheaper than going to a dealer for a newer fuel efficient car, although it only gets around 15 in town. It used to do 29 highway, which was drat good for a 5000lb car with a 5.7l v-8. I lost my virginity in the back seat of that car, and took a few others'. It was party to basically all of the fun I had in my 20s, and kept me alive and un-arrested many times when I should have died or gone to jail. I love this car, and will never sell it, or allow it to rust away into nothing...
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Oct 13, 2014 06:33
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Darth Freddy posted:I hate to use the cliche (no I don't) it really is a Texas thing. Now I don't know if this is true or a Texas Urban Legend but there are supposedly a lot of things on the DQ menu you can only get in Texas. How does the propane work for regular driving? I've heard it's great for rock climbing, because you don't lose fuel pressure if you go sideways, but I haven't heard anything about regular useage.
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Oct 13, 2014 06:38
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BLARGHLE posted:Honestly, I do a lot of work for the local hyundai/kia dealers, and t i see, i just buy the cheapest not poo poo car i can and i got 2 master mechanics in the family and they just put my poo poo back together as long as i give them parts. So i mostly look for a car that i can buy cheap will run and has a ton of cheap parts available.
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Oct 13, 2014 06:40
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BLARGHLE posted:How does the propane work for regular driving? I've heard it's great for rock climbing, because you don't lose fuel pressure if you go sideways, but I haven't heard anything about regular useage. Despite it being a old rear end truck I got about 35 miles to the gallon. Its not the fastest thing in the world but its very smooth acceleration and it gets amazing torque. I used it mostly for work and towing things. Right now its out of order thanks to a broken clutch plate.
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Oct 13, 2014 06:48
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TOILETLORD posted:i see, i just buy the cheapest not poo poo car i can and i got 2 master mechanics in the family and they just put my poo poo back together as long as i give them parts. So i mostly look for a car that i can buy cheap will run and has a ton of cheap parts available. I fix a lot of my own poo poo, but I have a lot of sentimental value tied up in Chevrolet, which I'm sure is entirely misplaced, and I know they don't give the tiniest poo poo about me, so....................................yeah....................Also, I only buy their v-8s, so I can't speak to the reliability of their regular product line. In fact, I generally refuse to speak about it, because I don't want it associated with my 5.7l and 6.0l engines, which will easily last 200k+ miles, as opposed to most of their smaller offerings... I guess I love Chevy like a lot of people love Alfa Romeo... Darth Freddy posted:Despite it being a old rear end truck I got about 35 miles to the gallon. Its not the fastest thing in the world but its very smooth acceleration and it gets amazing torque. I used it mostly for work and towing things. Right now its out of order thanks to a broken clutch plate. I'd like to see how it actually dyno'd out compared to gasoline. Really, any alternative fuel interests me, but I've driven enough forklifts to be wary of the ever present stink of propane.
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Oct 13, 2014 06:59
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QUEEN CAUCUS posted:I grew up pretty much in the middle of nowhere and it really sort of sucked same
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Oct 13, 2014 09:35
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Corey Plumper posted:I used to really want to live in like LA or San Francisco but then I visited those places and realized I hate everyone lol I hate everyone, too, but the food is great and so is the weather. I also remember that being in the country means I'm around hicks and I hate hicks more than anyone else.
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Oct 13, 2014 09:37
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I grew up in a way smaller ultra-rural town and it was hell on earth
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Oct 13, 2014 10:00
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Corey Plumper posted:I used to really want to live in like LA or San Francisco but then I visited those places and realized I hate everyone lol I think being around wannabe actors and tech startup people is probably better than being around toothless rednecks ranting about the black boy in the White House.
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Oct 13, 2014 11:12
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i hope my city bans cars soon so we can have less stoplights. sorry, sticker "artists"
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Oct 13, 2014 13:42
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roboshit posted:I think being around wannabe actors and tech startup people is probably better than being around toothless rednecks ranting about the black boy in the White House. san diego is better than LA way better
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Oct 13, 2014 14:39
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Darth Freddy posted:Four gun stores I heard someone make the point on the radio a few weeks ago that guns have effectively a unlimited lifespan, that the average gun will well outlast it's owner, then think about how few improvements there have been to gun technology over the last few decades, then about how many guns stores there is and how many guns are manufactured today, then think about how few guns are removed from the market because they no longer function or are destroyed. We currently have more guns than people in the US. That really stuck with me, there is an entire industry dedicated to making sure there is basically an unlimited number of guns available in the US, there should be basically no market for new guns at this point yet they are still selling shitloads of them.
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Oct 13, 2014 15:39
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stoplights infringe on your freedom to travel the land as a sovereign citizen
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Oct 13, 2014 15:40
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Three Olives posted:I heard someone make the point on the radio a few weeks ago that guns have effectively a unlimited lifespan, that the average gun will well outlast it's owner, then think about how few improvements there have been to gun technology over the last few decades, then about how many guns stores there is and how many guns are manufactured today, then think about how few guns are removed from the market because they no longer function or are destroyed. We currently have more guns than people in the US. guns used for fun like .22's can fall apart "pretty quick" just from getting a lot of use. Most new guns that have a ton of durability are the plastic fantastics the government is trying to get rid of or an AK variant.
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Oct 13, 2014 15:42
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TOILETLORD posted:san diego is better than LA way better So are Chicago, New Orleans, Detroit, and hell.
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Oct 13, 2014 15:42
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Darth Freddy posted:Looks like some one didn't have a Sonic and football stadium. How big is the football stadium? I realize it's a small town, but it's also Texas. Are they expecting all/most of the town to show up for the games?
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Oct 13, 2014 16:20
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sweetmercifulcrap posted:How come small rural towns always have a Dairy Queen? Like, none of the usual staples, but always a Dairy Queen. Taft, Texas has around 1500-2500 people and they have a dairy king.
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Oct 13, 2014 16:30
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poo poo i used to have a dairy queen in town before we got our free way hook ups, gone now because they know we can drive somewhere better faster.
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Oct 13, 2014 16:32
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Three Olives posted:I heard someone make the point on the radio a few weeks ago that guns have effectively a unlimited lifespan, that the average gun will well outlast it's owner, then think about how few improvements there have been to gun technology over the last few decades, then about how many guns stores there is and how many guns are manufactured today, then think about how few guns are removed from the market because they no longer function or are destroyed. We currently have more guns than people in the US. shut up bitch you live in texas you should be buying as many guns as you can unless 90% of your income is spent on your condo + keurig lmao
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Oct 13, 2014 16:37
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roboshit posted:shut up bitch you live in texas you should be buying as many guns as you can unless 90% of your income is spent on your condo + keurig lmao remember don't buy more than 1 handgun a month or more than 5 rifles a month or the atf will pay you a visit.
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Oct 13, 2014 16:42
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troubled teen posted:How big is the football stadium? I realize it's a small town, but it's also Texas. Are they expecting all/most of the town to show up for the games? http://blogs.dallasobserver.com/unfairpark/2014/10/five_best_high_school_football_stadiums.php Granted it's dallas and not a small town, but all those stadiums in one spot is kind of weird. Texas is weird, guns and football and cows.
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Oct 13, 2014 16:43
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Three Olives posted:I heard someone make the point on the radio a few weeks ago that guns have effectively a unlimited lifespan, that the average gun will well outlast it's owner, then think about how few improvements there have been to gun technology over the last few decades, then about how many guns stores there is and how many guns are manufactured today, then think about how few guns are removed from the market because they no longer function or are destroyed. We currently have more guns than people in the US. the way i look at it is the more guns in the hands of retards, the more dead retards. i'm upper-class, educated, and white, born and raised in a major liberal metropolitan area, and i've never even SEEN a gun IRL. gun violence and gun owners simply don't exist in my world. and i'm glad of it.
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Oct 13, 2014 16:45
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Kleen_TheRowdyDog posted:the way i look at it is the more guns in the hands of retards, the more dead retards. i'm upper-class, educated, and white, born and raised in a major liberal metropolitan area, and i've never even SEEN a gun IRL. gun violence and gun owners simply don't exist in my world. and i'm glad of it. you sound like a boring coward. spend the 100 dollars or so get a H&R pardner and go shoot something.
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Oct 13, 2014 16:47
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TOILETLORD posted:you sound like a boring coward. real men of power don't use guns to gently caress people up. but, go ahead, keep playing cowboys and indians in your little backwater shithole...
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Oct 13, 2014 16:49
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Kleen_TheRowdyDog posted:ever hear the expression "the pen is mightier than the sword"?? huh i meant as in you seem to express the opinion that guns are dangerous living being that create death, instead of an object. then you went straight for character assassination instead of using your words, to actually express anything of merit.
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Oct 13, 2014 16:53
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orangesampson posted:http://blogs.dallasobserver.com/unfairpark/2014/10/five_best_high_school_football_stadiums.php That first stadium is nicer than the one on UMass's campus (where I went). Same seating capacity too.
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Oct 13, 2014 16:56
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Three Olives posted:I heard someone make the point on the radio a few weeks ago that guns have effectively a unlimited lifespan, that the average gun will well outlast it's owner, then think about how few improvements there have been to gun technology over the last few decades, then about how many guns stores there is and how many guns are manufactured today, then think about how few guns are removed from the market because they no longer function or are destroyed. We currently have more guns than people in the US. At last count I have about 10 that were handed down to me. I plan to hand them down to my kids or a relative that I know will respect, take care of them and not just sell them off unless the situation is dire. Theres been enough coyotes in my yard, around my smaller pets as well as children I always make sure to keep something near by and out of reach of little fingers. troubled teen posted:How big is the football stadium? I realize it's a small town, but it's also Texas. Are they expecting all/most of the town to show up for the games? Its pretty big I have no idea how many people could fit in it but I would be willing to bet if you packed them in sardines you could get a little more then a thousand on each side. For away games especially big ones, our team gets a nice little police escort to the city limits and then the sheriffs department escorts them for another ten miles. Sirens blaring and all that woo haa. If you ever saw that high school football movie where half the town follows the team out, its a lot like this. The family owned places in town shut down and theres a good convoy of 50+ cars following the bus to the game. TOILETLORD posted:remember don't buy more than 1 handgun a month or more than 5 rifles a month or the atf will pay you a visit. If this was true I would of met a few of them. Darth Freddy fucked around with this message at 18:00 on Oct 13, 2014 |
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Darth Freddy posted:Pretty drat neat,people are excited. Will take pictures when it's up So not getting Google Fiber anytime soon huh
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Oct 13, 2014 18:00
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No More Heroes posted:So not getting Google Fiber anytime soon huh This is one of the few things I would want from the big ole city.  I am paying for the highest speed offered and thats a 35MB down.
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Oct 13, 2014 18:04
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Darth Freddy posted:This is one of the few things I would want from the big ole city. What's the problem? That's blazing fast unless you live in Korea or Japan or something with their crazy asian speeds.  I'm in one of the biggest cities in the world.
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Oct 13, 2014 18:49
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0CVLVaBECuc
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Oct 13, 2014 18:58
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somethin tells me that in terms of being a real, red-blooded, true-blue texas goon it goes something like this: three olives < texaholic <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< darth freddy
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Oct 13, 2014 19:05
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Pochoclo posted:What's the problem? That's blazing fast unless you live in Korea or Japan or something with their crazy asian speeds. Really? That makes me feel better. Every time I talk to my friends or look up speeds in other areas I am seeing 50 and 100 MBS speeds. I think my bitch has less to do with the speed and more with the quality of service. A lot of times my speed can drop down to 10 or just have no service at all.. Still though by the look of it, it could be worse.
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Oct 13, 2014 19:27
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Idiot Kicker posted:Holy gently caress your town is isolated. And Lubbock is the big city in the region. Sorry OP how do u know where he lives
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Oct 13, 2014 19:31
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Darth Freddy posted:Really? That makes me feel better. Every time I talk to my friends or look up speeds in other areas I am seeing 50 and 100 MBS speeds. I think my bitch has less to do with the speed and more with the quality of service. A lot of times my speed can drop down to 10 or just have no service at all.. Still though by the look of it, it could be worse. Awww lookit da wittle babby complaining about 10 Mb/s internet. Live on 1.5 Megabit/second DSL, then lets see you bitch about 10 or 36.
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what i want to know is what website is that that lets me test my internet speeds
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