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Now you have brought up an issue that I have to deal with. Over the past few months, I have gone completely blind in my right eye. I haven't tried shooting since losing that vision and will have to figure out what the best solution is for me. I know that I can continue to shoot right handed but use my left eye to aim or I can try shooting left handed. I plan to try it both ways and just see which feels better to me. I still forget sometimes that I am now blind in that eye. I was at a friends house the a few days ago and he had just picked up a set of HD mufflers and we were wondering if they had the catalytic converter in them. The first thing I did was pick one of them up and hold it up to my right eye to find out if I could see all the way through it. Nope...I couldn't...not with THAT eye.
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I have been looking at a Taurus also...but the Millennium Pro .45. I've read great reviews of it online but then the first shop that I stopped at told me that they didn't carry that model because they had too many problems with it. I then went back and did more research and found out that there were indeed some problems when they first came out but they are on the third generation now and are very highly rated. So...I'm still looking at all my options but still leaning towards the Millennium Pro.
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I got my flu shot last Monday, no side effects at all from it. I get one every year and have never had a problem.
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I honestly don't know who made them all. I never did any of them. Sorry.
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Be careful what you put in your bikes. The EPA has now approved E15 Ethanol. At this time, they are saying that it is good for vehicles made in 2007 and later but they are saying that they will likely revise that to 2001 models and later. MANY small and large engine manufacturers are warning that you should NOT use E15 in your vehicles because it will damage rubber parts and plastics and can cause fuel leaks. Some environmental groups are even saying that it can cause increased pollution because ethanol contains only 66% the energy of gasoline so fuel mileage will likely suffer. The good news is that, for now at least, it is voluntary and many stations are likely to not add pumps for it or switch over from the E10 that many currently sell. Still, some will likely do it and you don't want to put it in your motorcycles. I don't want it in my cars either. It is absolutely crazy for them to do this. There was a story on the news earlier this week about meat prices going up due to the higher cost of corn. Looks like it is only going to get worse. Let's not let this get political. I'm thinking that it probably will and will then have to be deleted but for now, I'm just saying to WATCH what you put into your gas tank.
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Is this the one? http://www.venturerider.org/forum/showthread.php?t=499
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Is there interest in another VentureRider mug order?
Freebird replied to Freebird's topic in Watering Hole
Of course I will ship it to Iceland for you. Extra postage fee? I think not. Yes it does, IF you pick it up in person. -
Mobil 1 for me too.
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OOPS....yea...sorry about that. I forgot that I recently changed that.
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Now THAT is FUNNY.
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Is there interest in another VentureRider mug order?
Freebird replied to Freebird's topic in Watering Hole
I think that, including two for me, that's about 38. A few more and I'll try to get a quote for a quantity of 50. -
I agree that it's a bit hard to find but when you go to the classifieds, the third blue menu bar from the top on the far right side is a link that says "Place an Ad".
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Geezzz...you don't have to take your ball and go home. I understand your points...I just don't necessarily agree with all of them. Some folks really like the Macs...some don't. That's why we have choices. It doesn't bother me at all that you like them and want to recommend them but at the same time, don't get bent out of shape if some folks don't agree. Many of the things that you mention are also available for the PC. A LOT of "creative" people now use nothing but the PC, they are about as capable as the Mac now days. I call on creative people every day in my business. Mostly graphic design companies, sign companies, architects, etc. I would say that well over 90% of them use a PC. I will agree that 10-15 years ago, the Mac was the hands down favorite for those creative tasks but just as you say that the Mac is far different than it was years ago, the PC has become much more competitive than it was years ago in for those creative tasks.
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I understand. I'm doing the same thing....just letting them know that not EVERYBODY thinks so much of the Mac...even some of us who have tried them.
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NADA: Excellent: $5,350 Very Good: $4,025 Good: $2,400 Fair: $2,000 Poor: $1,300
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Well no, it's really not the only reason. There are a LOT of people in this country that money is not really the object. The fact is, a lot of of people just can't stand them. I can't say that money is not an object for me, it always is, but if I wanted a Mac I could have one. Several years ago, after hearing from Mac users how fantastic they are, I finally bought one. I truly hated pretty much everything about that computer. It was NOT all that they are cracked up to be. It wasn't perfect and did lock up from time to time and required a hard boot to get it going again. I would have figured that out eventually but I didn't care enough about it to spend any time doing so. I also found that much of the software that people use is VERY expensive for the Mac. With many Windows software, you have cheaper options that will get the job done but I found that with much of the Mac software you had to pay huge prices for some of it and there were few to NO alternatives. Mine ended up being a big paper weight and I finally sold it. I know a few people who really like them but if they were so great, they would have a much bigger market share than they now do. For me, thanks but no thanks.
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I don't think so. I think that they used to be Diamond Shamrock.
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I tend to do left turns better also and drag more when turning left. I wonder if it has anything to do with whether or not a person is right handed or left handed? Just curious. I am right handed.
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Yea, that's what most people do. I have dual Firestiks on my '99 but only one of them is a CB antenna. The other is actually a FM antenna. It looks almost the same as the CB antenna but is for AM/FM. I don't know if they still make it or not.
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Hey...I wasn't trying to get you to give it up. There may very well be a demand for a lower cost alternative. It's entirely up to you. I also don't know that there is enough interest for me to place another order. I have to order at least 72 at a time to have them printed with our logo and still get a decent price.
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Well, it is a fraction of what the ones that I buy cost. There may well be a demand for them. I don't know if it is time to place another order for the VentureRider Logo cups or not but if there is, I'll place another order for them also. I started a new thread for those. Sorry, shouldn't have stepped on your thread here.
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I apologize if I'm stepping on Larry's toes, I don't mean to. The fact is though, I was just discussing this with my wife last weekend that it may be time to place another mug order. I've ordered these twice over the past few years. I think I bought 100 the first time and 72 the second time. These are nowhere near as cheap as what Larry has found though so if you are looking for something less expensive, the ones he found will certainly be a better choice for you. I tell you though, I am a BIG coffee drinker and can tell you for a fact that I have NEVER had a better mug than these JoeMo mugs. The original ones that I got were 12 oz. size. They now have one in a 16 oz. size and it also comes with a tea basket which was requested but not available for the small mugs that I purchased. Anyway, if there is enough interest for another order, I'll get some pricing together and report back. For those of you who are newer and didn't see these mugs, here is a picture of what I got before and also a link to the new larger ones that I would use this time. Thread about last order with some pictures and reviews. http://www.venturerider.org/forum/showthread.php?t=41413 Link to new larger model that I would go with this time. http://highwave.com/joemo-xl-press-release/
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I don't know anything about that cup. It looks OK. I will tell you though, I have NEVER used a better mug than the VentureRider mugs that I have ordered a couple of times. They absolutely do not leak and will keep coffee HOT for about 4 hours. You can't buy them for $5.00 though.
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Bad Venturerider...BAD BAD BAD..... Oh well...at least you are now getting ONE of the colors correct.
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More info would be helpful. What brand are they? If you were a NEW member, then yes, you would be out of line. But being as you have been here for a little while and have made a number of other posts, that is different. It's a thin line but at this time, I don't feel that you've crossed it.