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  1. Thalstan

    Petrolheads, SUV owners, I need your advice (car buying)

    No, you want snow tires while driving in snow. Snow tires have a much bigger impact on handling snow that anything else. Mud and snow rates tires are not snow tires. I grew up on the Illinois/Wisconsin state line between Chicago and Milwaukee. I know snow and driving in snow. I drove RWD...
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    "Joystick"

    It's Saitek (logitech), and it broke after years of play with me, but... https://www.logitechg.com/en-us/product/x52-space-flight-simulator-controller https://www.amazon.com/Logitech-Saitek-Flight-Control-System/dp/B01LY285ZH/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1520569966&sr=8-1&keywords=x52+hotas I use a...
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    New Lost in Space series on Netflix

    I have no problem with Dr. Smith being female. Major West can also be female, male, black, asian, hispanic, white, etc. For that matter, Penny could be adopted, or it could be a mixed race couple. If Major West was female, I would still not mind a romance between her and Judy, provided it made...
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    Petrolheads, SUV owners, I need your advice (car buying)

    I really don't see it that much from private sales, but beware the sketchy used car dealers (Bob's discount auto sales) also, 75,000 miles (120,000 km) is going to be a hard find for a 10 year old car. Average is 12k a year over here, so for 10 years, you are looking at a 120,000 mile car, or...
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    Petrolheads, SUV owners, I need your advice (car buying)

    I've been hesitant to suggest a minivan, but that is a good idea as well. Also a Toyota Sienna or a Honda Odyssey (both my brother and sister in law had the last one and they felt it was safe enough for their two kids to be driven around in...and they are VERY protective)
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    Petrolheads, SUV owners, I need your advice (car buying)

    This is excellent advice. Now, over here in the states, BMW and Mercedes parts and service costs an arm and a leg, but from what I understand, over in Europe, Mercs have cars that are fairly reasonable compared to over here. With an older car like 10+ years old, a Toyota or Honda might be the...
  7. Thalstan

    New Lost in Space series on Netflix

    The hexagons on their shoulders remind me a bit of the Imperial symbol though..I know it’s a lot different, but that was the first thing I thought of when I watched the teaser.
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    Petrolheads, SUV owners, I need your advice (car buying)

    Yep, my sis in law had one she loved. She had a minivan next, and just got a new Explorer.
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    Petrolheads, SUV owners, I need your advice (car buying)

    Or a bmw 3 series estate?
  10. Thalstan

    Petrolheads, SUV owners, I need your advice (car buying)

    Does it have to be a SUV? Europe has some very nice estate versions (station wagons for us over here in North America). These have the same cargo capacity of a SUV, but much lower in height and will fit European roads better. Not sure of the city you drive in, but by comparison to the US...
  11. Thalstan

    Petrolheads, SUV owners, I need your advice (car buying)

    You do not want the 2011 Jeep. The gas mileage is just horrible. My mother in law had one, and while it was reliable, it got 11-14 mpg on mostly highway driving The new generation makes much better mileage with better power. My 2011 F-350 diesel gets way better mileage
  12. Thalstan

    Cargo run ... realy bad ending.

    I find aluminum to be the best to start with in a Connie with limited funds, but yes, titanium is good when you can find it.
  13. Thalstan

    Dealing with shit.

    My father died of cancer, and so did one of the people I was named for (edit: This person was one of my father’s best friends, our next door neighbor, and the closest thing I had to a grandfather.) So yeah, I know how shitty a diagnosis it is. That said, don't worry about the game, or really...
  14. Thalstan

    Propaganda dump March 2018

    Pretty much sums it up
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    Propaganda dump March 2018

    First off, a lot of what @Rear_Intruder wuotes was true. That said, people like looking for the easy answers. Something or someone they can blame for the troubles they experience in life. Congress does this a lot. Whenever something bad happens, you see someone in congress asking “who is to...
  16. Thalstan

    New Lost in Space series on Netflix

    It looks interesting, but we will see how it really comes out. The movie looked good too, but I think someone was hitting the wacky weed a little too much when they wrote the third act.
  17. Thalstan

    I really, really want to like this game.

    I would not even call this a batter at this point. Right now, we have the raw ingredients to make the cake. Unfortunately, we still need to remove the hull from the wheat, carve the rocks into grindstones (and make the tools to do that as well) grind it into flour, wait for the chicks to grow...
  18. Thalstan

    State of the Squadron 28

    Good luck with the 600i. That's going to be an interesting ship. honestly, I am not sure if the 3.1 ships will make it before 3.2, and it seems like 3.1 will be late as well... Evocati should have been testing in mid Feb.
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    Demonitized by YouTube, and I am partnered by BBTV

    It could be much worse. They could have held you to your contract even though YouTube was no longer working for them. That might have meant posting on another site. By releasing you from your contract you are now free to negotiate with them or another service. If they had kept you, you might...
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    Trade value spreadsheet

    Wait till you crash to desktop with 2M aUEC of cargo in your hold....
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