Protip for buying a new car.

The truck I have was paid for in cash after I got a final price. I pulled out a bag full of Franklins, counted them out and went on my merry way.

When I whipped out cash they were somewhat upset and I won't do that again. Instead I will finance the truck and go through all of the paperwork and hoople that goes with it, making sure there is no penalty for early repayment.

You can get a better deal often because the finance company kicks back a small piece of the action to the dealership. That makes the dealership happy.

When the first payment is due you simply pay off the whole damned loan and get the hell out from under it.

Expect an angry/upset/dissappointed call from the dealer shortly after.

You can tell him innocently that you just came into money and cleaned up all your debts. If you have talent you can make up a good story about winning big in Vegas or having inheriting a sum of money from your favorite uncle or whatever suits your fancy.

"My great uncle lived in Chicago and worked for Al Capone and my mother was his favorite niece. On St. Valentine's Day 1929 he was one of the guys that ..."

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So tell me. What part of Lesbia are you from?

I read a pretty good rant the other day from a lesbian woman stationg that the vast majority of LGBT people just want to be left alone in peace.

She said she hates the groomers and the people trying to encourage young kids to TG and the rest of the crap that goes along with it. I'm 100% sure she's not alone.

Years ago I posted a 'Go in peace' post to the gay community and I still hold with it. In return I asked that they go about their lives without fanfare and bull$hit. 

The problem seems to lie with so-called LGB(TQRSTUV) 'leadership'. They are the people responsible for the ballyhoo. 

Who appointed these people as spokespeople for the community? 

It's time for the individuals  of the community to tell the self-appointed leadership to go piss up a rope. 

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As for the title, over the years I have had a couple of women tell me that they are a lesbian.

I generally keep a straight face and ask they "What part of Lesbia are you from? Did you immigtate here legally?"

They generally express amusement once they figure out that there's no slight intended although much to my amusement I got a long winded explaination from one woman which I ended with "Than you're an American of Leasbian hetitage. I'm Irish."

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Mark Kelly ...someone else's take which is better than mine.

Jean F. Burleson

Dan Galligher

You are incorrect…

Kelly’s, mine, and every other retired regular (not Guard or Reserve) military officer’s freedom of speech has restrictions that civilians do not have, for the purpose of ensuring good order and discipline in the military.

Kelly’s comments were clearly intended to interfere with the military chain of command and negatively impacting good order and discipline by encouraging insubordination and refusal to obey the orders of the chain of command. As such, at a minimum, he violated Article 94 (Mutiny and Sedition) and Article 133 (Conduct Unbecoming) of the Uniform Code of Military Justice ((UCMJ) and, in addition, in concert with others (not subject to the UCMJ), Article 82 (Conspiracy).

Kelly should be recalled to active duty and court-martialed or, at a minimum, administratively reduced in rank/grade IAW Title 10, U.S. Code.

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Little guys.

When I can I like to do business with little guys that do side jobs for a number of reasons.

First they generally do a pretty good job because they know they are only as good as their last side job.

Second they don't have the overhead that established companies have and can afford to work for less than shop rate and still make more than they are getting paid at their regular job.

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Curiosity overwhelms me with Seattle.

People have built little blockades to reduce drive-bys over illegal activities. Katie wants them removed.

It won't be long before the locals start to organize neighborhood watches and start arming themselves to protect their homes and lives.

What's she going to do when that happens?

Double down. She will assign the police to go after the neighborhood watch types because she can't have the people taking care of themselves.

I guess she's going to have to have the police chase the neighborhood watches away. Of course that's not really much of an option because she seems to have defunded a lot of it and my guess is the police won't pay much attention to her.

If she had let the police do their job it would not have gotten to this stage.

The best thing she could do for Seattle is to find a loaded pistol and some privacy and do the right thing.

I wonder if Seattle is going to have a backlash and get some decent no nonsense leadership. Probably not. They'll just go looking for someone to blame and keep going downhill.

Eventually it will descend into anarchy and chaos and empty buildings as anyone with any sense just ups and leaves.

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Parts are trickling in.

The headlights arrived yesterday and floor mats are due in today. The old floor mats are worn through.

The wheelskins are already installed.

After the Great Emergency Brake Disaster my mechanic went through the truck with a fine toothed comb and declared it an 8 which is pretty damned good for a 17 year old truck.

A nearby shop said the emergency brake job alone would run in the neighborhood of $3K which I found insane.

I had a 'little guy' mechanic that has done work for me before take a look at things and when he declared it to be basically a good truck I stopped shopping for another ride and decided to run with the one I already have. 

A search for a replacement ride old me prices were insane. An exact clone of what I have with 40K miles on it is damned close to what I paid for this one back in 2009! That's insanity!

So far it looks like a good choice. $2K got me the emergency brake fixed AND a new rear bumper installed (the bumper was the only sign of rust on the entire rig. The bracket was in sad shape). On top of that he rustprooofed the usual places that draw rust.

This was a reasonable deal. 

There's a spot on the front bumper where it was mysteriously whacked a few years back. Charlie Chan is still trying to solve that mystery. Also after 17 years of sunlight and weather the headlight lenses are all fuzzy and probably should be replaced. New headlights have arrived. A bumper cover, touch up paint and a few other odds and ends are on the way. 

I gave the cab a really good cleaning and when it's done I'll have a pretty good looking and good running little truck that should last me.

 

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It just occurred to me that the day after I got out of the Army

is the anniversary of the day I went into the army.

Fifty three years ago today I headed out on active duty. 

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Fifty years ago today I was discharged from the army.

Forty four years ago my father died.

Makes for a bittersweet day.

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Some youngster posted that he was getting more girls than us old guys. My reply?

Beat it, Sonny boy.

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I wonder what would happen if someone was the victim of someone making them late.

You board an airplane and the usual suspects create a disturbance like start a fight or something. The police are summoned and the perps carted off after the cops spend even more time trying to deal with them peacefully...or semi peacefully. 

(What they shoud do is tell them once to turn around and put their hands behind their back and if they don't administer a hickory shampoo until they either do. Settle it in court.)

The flight is delayed and you miss your connection because of it.

Your connecting flight is the last one of the day and you have to overnight at your own expense.

So you sue the bastards knowing it's going to be difficult to actually get paid. Of course the trick here is to find a lawyer that is an attack dog aond offer him 75% of what he collects for you to keep him interested.

Of course the disturbance makers are jailed and released with a small fine and no real jail time which does little to discourage further poor behavior. The ensuing lawsuit will even if the award is small. It will tie them up in court and cost them time and money.

Imagine being Joe Hoodrat ten years later. You've laughed at the judgement for ten years because you had no above the table job. You buy a lottery ticket and BAM! You find out you have just won $50K. This can't be garnished but the brand new car you bought with the winnings can be seized and sold as an asset seizure.

Suing them and having an attack dog go after their income would probably make them think twice about their future behavior.

When the system doesn't work it's generally time for the people to step up to the plate and at least try to do something about it.

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