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I supposed you would have pushed the truck back to the shop? :confused:   What I'm trying to get at is that most any problem you find with TDOT stems from poor management. These guys might be a symptom of a problem, but not the problem it's self.

We're glad to have you here. I trust you'll keep us abreast of what's happening at Beretta. I hope you make yourself at home here and enjoy our southern hospitality.

Call me jealous! That is on my to do list as well. :no1: Hope you have a great trip.

They are hiring....getcha some! :confused:

O.k. I've decided to try a pig in a poke so to speak. I ordered a used replacement from ebay for $350. It says to be in "good working condition", and has less than 2k miles on it. I don't see any reason I can't replace it as an entire unit myself. If it doesn't work out, I'll take it to my mechanic. If I can fix it for $350, I'll be tickled. If not, I've pissed away money before.

I've seen Wile E. Coyote use leverage to move a giant boulder. He usually ends up under it. :biglol:

Where would you have beating that thus far this year? All you borrow to invest guys aren't calculating risk into your business plan.

...and don't borrow any more! Save up and pay cash.

The only thing wrong with that truck is it ain't black.

I paid mine off. Broke people and lenders will tell you to keep debt. I have no debt, and I'm not broke. I don't care what the housing market or the stock market does. Money is no longer a concern for me. It's a good feeling.

It'll be due to both high union wages and government regulations, but in the end you are correct. It's all about the dollar.

Sounds good guys! Thanks. I have a good mechanic nearby. I'll just let him handle it. I can earn the money to pay him doing something I know how to do better than tackling this myself.

I'm leaning that way. Thanks for the encouragement.

....would you change it out yourself,  rebuild it, or take it to a mechanic?   It's an 02 Chevy Silverado Z71.   I'd probably come out ahead paying a mechanic to do it, but it doesn't look like that big a job. I'm not sure how I'll go about it. What do you think?

Not me, brother! I spend money on good brakes and tires.

....and regulations are far less onerous. It's a multi faceted problem, and cheap labor definitely Is a part of it; but not all of it.     Union labor is the lion's share of the problem. I don't feel for these folks at all. Sorry.

Probably the BEST of the supreme court justices. :wall:   Prayers and well wishes to his family.

David, You are my kind of guy! :up:

That's a lesson that is a helluva lot easier to learn when you're 6 than after you reach adulthood.

O.k. I don't get it. What's funny about this pic?

Did they charge you tax on top of that? :eek:

You won't know if you don't ask. :up:

My wife has one similar to the bottom model. She takes it to baseball games, and is very popular when she has it in the stands. :) My only gripe with it is that the pilot light will not stay lit in a strong wind. Other than that, it's awesome.

Revenue loss will prevent it.

The pinned barreled Smith and Wesson revolvers as stated above, are also threaded into the frame. The pin isn't of itsself what makes those revolvers desirable. It is an easy and fast way to determine the revolver is old enough to not have metal injection molded parts, it'll have recessed chambers, and overall just a higher quality and more attention to detail than later models.   When you read of a threaded barrel, it likely means the muzzle end has been threaded to accept a suppressor or other device.