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I agree that while it can be a good law, it can also be dangerous because people do seem to panic. I am not 100% sure but I think in Ohio it reads to change lanes or slow down. That makes more sense as there are times when changing lanes is just not possible.
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Really sorry to hear about the crash but very thankful that it was not worse than it is. Of course he will be in our prayers.
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Rob, That is the email address that he uses for his PayPal account. You just go to paypal.com and login to your account. Click on "send money" and enter that email address and the amount that you want to send. You can still use PayPal ever if you DON'T have a PayPal account. From the same paypal.com home page, click on "send money" and you will see a place to send somebody money using a credit card or debit card. Same process basically.
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I would suspect the battery first of all. Don't know how old it is but check the connections and then maybe have the battery itself load tested. Most parts stores or even Walmart will do that for free. If you have a good charger, just put it on the charger for a couple of hours and then try it again. It will probably shift OK once you get it started and then maybe rock it back and forth a couple of times.
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OK folks, here is Karls address for those of you who would like to help. I'm sorry to see him having such a hard time but thankful for the opportunity to help one who is in need. ic23b@yahoo.com
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Folks, I just called Karl and talked to him for a few minutes. He is obviously way down in the dumps but he also has a lot of pride. I basically convinced him to not let his pride get in the way of accepting whatever help that we can offer. He is supposed to PM me his PaPal address. I will let you all know what it is just as soon as I have it. Sometimes good people just need a bit of help. I know that money is tight for everybody but any help will be appreciated.
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Karl, I'm really sorry to hear that you are going through such a hard time. It's a terrible place to be in anytime and especially this time of the year. You have been around for a long time and have never, still haven't, asked for anything but I would like to help a little. It won't be much but I know that anything will help.
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OK...according to Wikipedia, the '59 was indeed the first year. I'm assuming that any earlier models were custom jobs. So...I guess my first choice would be a '72 SS with 454. BIG money now though. I even liked the '73 454 SS models but they are pretty rare also.
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I never knew they made a '55 either. The '59 is the earliest I've seen also. A '55 would be cool though...or a '57. Did they really make one or was it a custom job? I guess I could do my own Googling.
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The link worked for me and it is indeed RIM. Yea, it's not looking good for them. They are trying everything to recover but it may well be too little and too late. I now have a like new Blackberry Bold 9650 in the drawer. I don't think they are even bringing enough money to worry about trying to sell it.
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I'm pretty sure that Holden made the newer GTOs.
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WOW...maybe...I DO love cheese.
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Interesting. I'm really a bit surprised that the El Camino and Ranchero have not be re-introduced in the US market. I really did like the late 60 and early 70 model El Camino.
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LOL...yea...like I want to lug that around. Besides, it's not the laptop...it's the phone.
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Yes, I am aware of that and it is one reason that I am still on the fence about replacing the Blackberry with an Android or another Iphone. They both have their advantages and disadvantages. I thought it would be an easy decision until I found a couple of Iphone apps that I really do like and they are not available for the Android. Primarily guitar amps. It's cool to plug sit in a hotel and plug my guitar into my Iphone and have a pretty darn decent modeling amp that plays right through my earbuds. Ampkit and Amplitude are two popular apps for this purpose and neither ... or anything else...are available for the Doid. From what I have found out in my research, they are not likely to be added anytime soon due to the fact that the Android does not support low latency audio processing. The delay between what you play and what you hear makes them useless on the Android. So....I am shocked to find that it is indeed NOT a perfect world.
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geezzzzzzzzzz................I ASKED you to not read that.
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Make sure you are trying to change the right thing. The profile picture and the avatar are two different things. You can tell in the USERCP....one is named...uh...profile picture and the other is named..hmmmmm....avatar. I know...VERY confusing.
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OK...I read it wrong...whewwwwwwww.........I was just scared that there was false information being spread around here. We just can't have that. We need to practice responsible journalism.
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"Big Tom is alright"? Robin, I am glad that you are on here posting this morning but apparently you are on some pretty heavy pain killers. "Big Tom is alright"? I recommend another day in bed. I am glad that they found the problem and got it taken care of. We will continue to keep you in our thoughts and prayers.
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Yes, tethering for free is why I like PDAnet Won't work on the Iphone so I still use my Blackberry for that. I think the email is a Blackberry issue. I will be updating it to a different phone as soon as I decide what I want. May very well try the new Razr simply because I can't use PDAnet with an Iphone. Thanks Eck....yes...I've sent them an email before but don't think I ever got an answer. If so, it wasn't very memorable. At any rate, I think there is very little they could do about this issue. You stay out of this. Nobody was talking to you.
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I got a new one a few months ago. It is a powerhouse. Intel I7 Quad, 17.3" screen, 500GB SATA drive, 6 GB RAM...really a nice computer. It's getting a GREAT signal even here. It's not the wirless connection that is causing the problem. It's just the hotels service provider. I actually wonder if their service provider is throttling their usage. No big deal...I'll be out of this one in a couple of days and will hope for better next week.
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Yes, I have checked out of many hotels over the years. The first thing that I do when I get to my room is to check the Internet connection. If it isn't working, I leave and go somewhere else. I can remember one Monday a couple of years ago when I checked into three hotels before I stayed at one. I can tether my Blackberry and do it every day. I use it during the day when I need to access the Internet for something when I'm out seeing customers. It works good for that but is not nearly as fast as I would like it to be. The other issue is that using PDAnet with my Blackberry, I can access the Internet and can download my email using Thunderbird but it won't let me SEND an email using my email clients. I can go to Webmail to do it but I truly hate using Webmail. I agree with what you say but in this case, none of that matters. They have wirless and hard wired here and even the hard wired connection exhibits the same problem. The wireless signal is EXCELLENT but just like the hard wired, it works fine for a few minutes and then is non-responsive for a few minutes. I agree that more and more hotels are WiFi only but I still find a few that have both available. I much prefer the hard wired as they are typically better in the hotels due to their poor placement of the access points. I'm sure that they use as few as possible to cut down on the installation costs. If there is a hard wired connection available, I plug my Apple Airport into it and always have a GREAT wireless signal. Plus it gives me another layer of security. The hardwired connection with my own wirelss router is my number one choice when traveling.
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No problem. I knew that you meant well. We have all done that at one time or another.
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Second gen trailer hitch
Freebird replied to BARKEEP1956's topic in Royal Star Venture Tech Talk ('99 - '13)
It depends on your budget. If money is not an issue, I would go with the hidden hitch from Diamond R Accessories. Otherwise, check in the classifieds as there is a member who sells a good one there that is very affordable. -
Yes, it often helps to be close to the office. That is because many of them don't properly set up the access points throughout the hotel. In this weeks case though, it doesn't matter. I actually tried it from the lobby this morning with the same results. The clerk last night told me when I called that she had received no other complaints. The clerk this morning showed me a list of room numbers that had called to complain. She also told me that she brought her own laptop in yesterday and had the same issues.