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    About to break a long standing vow ....

    If you have a Chase Freedom or Chase Freedom Flex, the Q4 5x bonus category is PayPal, which apple.com accepts. Could save you 5%, or more if you have one of the Chase sapphire cards.
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    Alien Movie Story Line: Discuss

    Great topic! I’ve always really liked the Alien series. David was extremely interesting in Prometheus/Covenant, and I really enjoyed seeing the history leading up to the xenomorphs. Don’t forget about Alien vs Predator. I’d like to see predator make another appearance!
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    Let's talk home Espresso

    Yes the Robur is big and weighs 70 lbs....does that make it anti theft? The Amber timer really helps to grind the near perfect amount. I usually drink 3 triples (21 gram) per day, so the waste is minimal.
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    Let's talk home Espresso

    Rocket Giotto Evoluzione v1 Mazzer Robur with an Auber timer Rancilio Rocky is on French press duty Not into roasting yet, but I suppose it’s inevitable...
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    What brands are you loyal to and why?

    In no particular order Delta airlines Garmin Apple Arcteryx Rab (for anything down) La sportiva Honda motorcycles Tyr
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    Talk some sense into me: daily drivers

    I voted the gt500 with snow tires. I discarded #2 because it sounds like you really like your gt500 and working on it. Regarding #1 to buy the truck, why buy another depreciating asset that you have to maintain and pay taxes on? To be fair, I have no idea about your financial situation as to...
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    Is it time to worry about the stock market?

    I’m 38, also contribute, and am not planning on touching the money for a couple decades. I remember looking at my contributions and balance (declining) in 2008 and being discouraged, and it’s like that now. In times like these, stocks are on sale and there are good opportunities. I already...
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    Please help solving fuel(?) issues. I've tried many things already. I can't figure it out

    I had some problems somewhat similar to yours years past. I replaced the fuel pressure sensor, CCRM, fuel filter, plugs, maybe some more stuff. I could never get the car to start and run reliably, so I never backed it out of the garage. What was wrong with mine was that I had unplugged some...
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    Intercooler pump won’t jump

    I got it working by tapping the pump with my hand. WTF, that doesn’t give a lot of confidence it will consistently work on the road.
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    Intercooler pump won’t jump

    Hey guys, I was attempting to change the inter cooler fluid. Prior to draining anything, I pulled the relay by the intake, and was able to jump the pump. Fluid was swirling in the reservoir, and the I heard the pump. Next, I pulled the lower h/e hose to drain fluid, filled the reservoir, and...
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    ErikBuellRacing Documentary - Making of the EBR 1190

    Are you referring to Eslick’s 2009 Daytona SportBike championship? The class where an 1125cc Buell was allowed to compete with 600cc in-line 4’s? I knew people that raced Buells due to their good contingency...the valves and pistons were best buds.
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    Denali

    Everything that goes in the mountain comes off, including human waste. On Denali climbers are required to use “clean mountain cans”, or CMC. These are handed out by the ranger station in Talkeetna that all climbers are required to register through. However, climbers are allowed to throw human...
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    Denali

    Denali (or similar) is usually a prerequisite for Everest or a few other 8000m. I would like to do at least one 8000m. I had a guide (who died on Nanga Parbat last year) adamantly recommend Manaslu as a first 8000m, but I’m not really comfortable with the death ratio. Cho Oyu is most likely...
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    Denali

    98% of the West buttress route is snow/ice, with crevasse danger all the way up. There are some rocks on the spine of the west buttress between 16-17k. I primarily used snow shoes until around 11k, then switched to crampons for the rest of the way.

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