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I think they’re designed specifically to maximize battery life. I know they’ll take it very quickly up to 80% and then slow from there. That said, this is an instance where I’m sure it makes sense to get the specific charger your brand recommends and not get one off Alibaba or the like.

The company that makes the sealer ought to have options for non-slip treatments that can be added to the sealer. It’ll be designed to bond a little better than sand and can be clear. For example, Thompsons makes a micro bead additive like this: https://www.thompsonsweatherproofing.co.uk/flooring/patio-and-block-paving-anti-slip-additive/

Asked a colleague with a Tesla. Says it costs 5-6 dollars on the super charger next door. Out parking lot at work has chargers - so you might say our rent pays for it. At home he’s got a 220V charging station. Said his electric bill was maybe $15 - $20 more per month than it was before.

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That’s a heck of a bargain.

Will keep her and y’all in our prayers. if there’s anything the TGO community can do to help, please let me know.

I love the 938 and own one. But, it’s been eclipsed for true pocket carry.

But, for this thread, I think I'd probably got with an F-150. Just the fact that they make sooo many of them - you ought to be able to find one on the secondary market that meets your requirements.

While I'm certain this will be controversial for whatever reason - I'm excited to see the '24 Tacomas with a hybrid power plant. Same towing capacity with better torque. Increases the fuel economy by a bunch - which as stated above gets it more towards what a reasonable, modern half ton should get. Nice to see a full 2.4KW inverter on board, too. FWIW, I think the reliability and longevity of Toyota's has been at the expense of worse fuel economy.

Aholster may make the best pocket holster out there.

Glock 43 gets my vote. Somebody might be able to pocket carry a double stack - but I can't.

Do you have a fuel/water separator? I’m not a tractor guy - but we’ve always got them on boats. Condensation over the winter in a tank that’s not full can cause problems just like that. If there’s a low point in the fuel system, I’d drain a little fuel into a clear container and check for separation. Water is heavier than diesel - so it’ll be on the bottom.

That’s a bargain.

I’d tend to agree - but with a caveat. A lot of the meds these days aren’t the ones we grew up with. I know a couple of people who were so resistant to meds because of bad experiences in the 80s and 90s. They finally got modern meds dialed in and it truly changed their life.

Know that all of you are in our prayers. Columbia isn’t hours away - but it’s also not local. Reach out if I can be helpful to your family while you’re here.

RFK Jr. has no idea about this. He's not a reliable narrator on much of anything.

It can be hard to cope with the fact that the only reason you made it out that day when 8 others didn’t was a few feet or a few minutes or just luck. In my case, it was several years before the trauma caught up with me - despite doing some work at the time the event happened. It wasn’t until my kids were old enough to see a commemoration on the news and ask questions that it really floored me. Something we know today is that trauma is cumulative. An event like that naturally messes you up. Anyway, pay attention to yourself. There are people who’ll listen and help.

Well said.

I can post some on this later today. Our immigration system is totally broken - and a lot of that frankly is by design. I'm not sure what a path forward looks like in our current political environment.

Goodness. I’m so thankful y’all are safe. Talk to someone. A professional. Make sure your kids do to. If you want to talk more about that, give me a shout.

Yes! I found myself in awe of some of the people involved. I found myself in tears several times listening to them - that despite everything they’ve been through they not only had their faith intact - but were thriving. Some of those bonus episodes left me so hopeful. There’s a saying that I love - and use often, and it’s “as churches were going to disappoint you. And when we do - don’t leave. Because if you leave you’re going to miss the Spirit shining through and filling in those cracks.” I think we’re witness to that here. The Spirit is still at work. That’s the whole crux of it to me. If I can take the liberty of preaching the gospel - salvation comes to communities. I need my people. My family needs our people. It’s one thing when things are going great in our lives - faith is pretty easy the. But life is hard sometimes - and that’s when a local faith community is so important. Sometimes you need someone who can prop you up. Sometime you need someone who can believe for you for a while. And maybe sometimes I can be that person for someone else. I believe in a new heavens and new earth. But I also fully believe that eternity starts today - and that we can participate in it starting today. Despite the brokenness - the beauty can still shine through. All that to say - let me offer encouragement on that journey. Glad you enjoyed the podcast. You must’ve been listening in your sleep - that was a commitment.

It’s the chick-fil-a of gas stations

Individual stall rooms. White noise generators. I’ve never been in one where there hasn’t been at least one person in there cleaning. Their restrooms are obviously a choice that they’ve looked at from a business perspective and said, “yeah do more of that.” And then they’ve taken that same dynamic and applied it every to literally every single thing on the property.

I'll say this, too. I bet there's not a Pilot, Flying-J, Loves, or local Citgo manager that doesn't rethink their life choices when they see a "coming soon" sign go up within a 20 mile radius of them of any major interstate. I bet they update their resumes, too. Buc-ee's seems to pay better than about anybody out there. I stopped at the one in Crossville recently and a lady at the pump beside me came out with an application. She told her husband/partner that she could better than triple what she was making at their local gas station just 25 miles from there.

My wife hates crowds. Hates them. Not because she’s got any type of social anxiety, but just because she does not like dealing with the hassle of large groups of people all congregated in one space. But she’ll do Buc-ee because you could eat off the floor in the bathrooms and you don’t have to wait. As to the brisket sandwich - other than why y’all are getting chopped instead of sliced - it’s a decent sandwich. But, I put it in a different category. I don’t put it in best or cheapest brisket sandwich I’ve ever had category - even though I’ve had far worse brisket. I’m putting it in the category of “gas station food that won’t kill you because they’re turning 500 of them an hour.”