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Yep. Wix and Napa Gold are the same. Both are top-notch. Something to note for you DIYers with newer cars still under warranty, make sure the oil you like meets the manufacturer standards. My '18 JLU Wrangler has some goofy Chrysler standard that's not printed on Mobil1 or Castrol GTX bottles, but is on Pennzoil Platinum (not regular Pennzoil). I also use Mopar filters. Once you're past the warranty period, use whatever oil and filter you want, but don't give them any excuses to deny a claim during the warranty period.

Another DIYer here. Basically, if conventional and synthetic are available in the weight you need, either will work just fine. Neither will harm your engine. The difference is mostly in longevity. Dino oil needs to be changed every 3-5K and you can push it to 7500K in some cases especially if you are real easy on the engine and you're not running it in the hotter weather. Synthetic is good for ~7500-10K on the low end. In some engines, the manufacturer recommended intervals is as long as 16K or more between changes. My older engines call for 3K intervals but I do them with synthetic at 7500-10K or 12 months whichever comes first. The internals are still clean, no sludge in the valve trains and shiny smooth cylinder walls all around. As pointed out above, many current engines require 0w-x oil and that's only synthetic. Not all filters are the same, either. Fram sucks. Napa Gold and Wix are identical and some of the best you can get. Mobil1 and Purolator Boss are also pretty good. There are plenty of YT videos where folks have cut some open and it's crazy how much the quality varies from one brand to the next.

That's by design so you can bayonet the other side from the safety of your own trench.

I hope we're starting to see the end of the madness. I'm seeing more and more in-stock ammo, but still at elevated prices (like .70+/rd FMJ 9mm). Here's hoping the supply is catching up and we'll see some declining prices over the next few months.

In "The Neverending Story" those Sphinxes shoot lasers out of their eyes and vaporize anyone trying to pass them who isn't worthy.

I have an MHP anodized aluminum head with a patio base mounted to my deck with a hard line to the house's natural gas supply. No tanks to change. I replaced the H-burner and ignition after about 12 years of use, but the head is as solid as ever. https://www.mhpgrills.com/

I have no need for an axe . . . . but dang it! now I want one of these!

We flooded in 2010. Another 2 feet today probably would have put it in my garage and crawl space. Today was less than relaxing.

+1 to that. 4-Rivers is really good. I've hit the one in Gainesville (which has the added bonus of having an attached 4-Rivers bakery for fresh baked cakes/pies/cookies/whatever), Tallahassee, and Winter Garden. I've never been disappointed.

Agreed. Avoidance is the best defense. I was replying to m16ty who said There's no duty to retreat at all.

There's no duty to retreat in Tennessee, period. Inside or outside a home.

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I think you're conflating two different legal items. There is no civil recourse against a shooter whose actions were adjudicated to be justified. This is NOT the same as the police not making an arrest or a DA choosing to not press charges. AIUI, in those cases, a shooter would still have to go before a judge to have the criminal case reviewed and judged to be self-defense to get the civil immunity. Likewise if the shooter is charged and tried and wins, they would have civil immunity. This is true regardless of where the self-defense shooting occurred and stand separate from Castle Doctrine. Castle Doctrine is a separate item which aids the shooter in being adjudicated as justified self-defense. As mentioned above, it means the prosecution has to prove the shooter was NOT in reasonable fear of his/her life/serious bodily injury or the same for another person if the self-defense shooting occurred in the shooters home, vehicle, dwelling, or place of business. Away from those places the shooter has to prove they were in fact in fear of imminent death/serious bodily injury

In that case I'd have been on the horn to the home office raising holy hell over it.

Yep. Anything you say (or post) can and WILL be used against you.

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11 years ago my mother in law was home when two thieves kicked down her door, took her to a bedroom, put her on her knees and held a gun against her head. They kept asking where the safe was and she kept saying they didn't have one (which was true). She begged and pleaded for her life and eventually they took cash from her purse and left. It's unsolved to this day.

I like the original Bronco 2, but the new Bronco Sport is

Didn't I see you walking in the neighborhood in a pair of these? The ducks at the 1:04 mark would be good for hunting season.

I'm still rocking my '06 Mazda Tribute (aka Ford Escape gen 1 with better brakes and suspension) with over 200K miles on it. The Ford Duratec V6 keeps on chugging along.

Yeah, that's basically it. The new Bronco = Bronco and the new Bronco Sport = Bronco II....but fuglier. Like Erik88, I also thought the Sport looked a lot like a gen 2 Escape, especially from the side. The rocker panel trim looks almost identical to it.

@Steaks this is the best advice you're going to get all week. The law is pretty clear on when deadly force may be lawfully used and it requires "a reasonable belief that there is an imminent danger of death or serious bodily injury"*. This is true in your home or anywhere else you might lawfully be. In your home you're presumed to have that reasonable belief, but the facts can refute that. A classic extreme example to illustrate the facts refuting the presumed belief is of a homeowner who holds an intruder at gunpoint, has them on their knees, ties them up, and shoots them in the back of the head. The homeowner is not in reasonable belief that there is imminent danger of death or serious bodily injury at the moment the trigger is pulled and the facts will prove that. This is not justifiable self-defense. This is murder. There are plenty more examples like Chip's naked napper, or a homeowner luring someone in so they can kill them, etc. The short version is that away from home, you have to prove you had reasonable fear. At home, the prosecution has to prove you didn't.** This is the burden of proof Chip mentioned. Read the law for yourself here -Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-11-611 specifically paragraphs b, c, d, and e. Para. c lays out the presumption of belief. *"Serious bodily injury" is defined in Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-11-106 Look at (a)(36). **Note that it's not strictly limited to your home. In TN it applies to a residence, business, dwelling or vehicle.

I saw a new Bronco Sport tonight. It would look OK next to a Jeep Renegade, but in the cold light of day it's really just sadness and regret. Here's hoping the regular Bronco isn't such a disappointment.

Requested to speak to a supervisor. They would have cleared that up quickly.

You got it all except that the ammo doesn't have to be in the original box. You can use any ammo box. https://www.tsa.gov/travel/transporting-firearms-and-ammunition Small arms ammunition (up to .75 caliber and shotgun shells of any gauge) must be packaged in a fiber (such as cardboard), wood, plastic, or metal box specifically designed to carry ammunition and declared to your airline. Ammunition may be transported in the same hard-sided, locked case as a firearm if it has been packed as described above. You cannot use firearm magazines or clips for packing ammunition unless they completely enclose the ammunition. Firearm magazines and ammunition clips, whether loaded or empty, must be boxed or included within a hard-sided, locked case. Spirit's specific rules can be found here on Pages 27 & 28 https://content.spirit.com/Shared/en-us/Documents/Contract_of_Carriage.pdf