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Kevin and family will be in my thoughts...prayers up...

​My brother in Southern Florida has a problem with Iguanas eating his plants, and the neighbors, and everyone else's. They're like rats down there, although a lot bigger. He has a bada$$ pellet rifle with a scope that does the trick.

On my way to work, about 5 miles from home there's an S curve that had gravel strewn across it. The straightaways on both ends of the curve were clear, and it occurred to me that a biker coming into that curve, thinking the road was clean was gonna bite it. I called the State (ODOT) and told them about it, and when I was on my way home I was happy to see it clear. It looked like they took a street sweeper to it. Kudos to ODOT.

IMHO, the Black Cherry made in 06 is the nicest color, and it seems like all the coolest people ride Black Cherry. I must also say that the pillow top seats found on the 06 will make your posterior quite cozy. A bike is like a woman,....you gotta go after the one that gets your blood goin'. For my part, I looked them... (bikes).... over for a while and decided that I wanted a Black Cherry with the pillow tops and waited until I found one. That's the one that did it for me. I probably paid a tad more than I should have for it, but it was exactly what I was looking for so I didn't mind. Best of luck to ya !

I'll be thinking of him tomorrow, with a prayer and lots of love and positive thoughts. He seems to be a special little guy.

Love this forum. Since I'd bought my Expedition, I occasion an Expy forum. I checkout the posts, especially when I'm looking for info, but couldn't help but notice that those folks aren't so kindly to one another. Seems like they're willing to tolerate insults to one another, which is a real turn off. Anyhoo, I've been hanging around here for going on 10 years now, and must say the people who frequent this site are more like family than like adversaries. Heck, a friendly pi$$ing match can be fun if done in the spirit of fun and entertainment, but when you take it too seriously it stops being fun. Thank all of you for being you. My friends, my family.

You have my deepest sympathies. Like Don said, those who aren't pet people may not understand, but our pets are like our children. I lost one last August way too early, and fear I'll be losing another one soon. (17 yrs old) I believe that we WILL be reunited with them one day.

Done.

I see you're from Y-town. I spent the first 35 years of my life there. Grew up across the street from Pemberton Park. Graduated from Wilson, (Class of 80). I'm not sure that I'll be able to make it this year, but if I do I'll have to look ya up.

Wow....I'm at a loss... He was quite an interesting character. I've met him a few times and was fascinated by the stories he'd tell. I'm sure that he's in a better place, and will be with us in spirit. Ride on Dan. Thoughts and prayers are with the family.

I was on a roof all day, in the rain, changing out a rooftop HVAC unit. 480 volt 3 phase, and EVERYTHING was dripping wet. When I was ready to start it up, I closed up all the panels, stood aside of the electrical compartment and threw the switch. I was quite pleased that nothing arc flashed. I was able to cautiously put it through the paces to make sure everything worked,....talk about a puckered butthole.

When I first decided to get a full dresser, I was thinking I would like to try a Goldwing. I wanted to get an older one because of the lower cost, and also because I wasn't sure I'd like it. I did quite a bit of research and mostly because of the performance and styling I decided that I was going to buy a Venture, and from said research, I got the impression that the 87 and 88 models were the most trouble free, so that's what I went with. I dunno what the difference would be that would make those years give the impression that they're more reliable, but I went with it. I bought an 87 that I enjoyed for 5 years before adding an 06 to the stable. I love the performance of the 87, but the comfort and look of the 06 is tough to beat.

GREAT BIKE I have one sitting in the shed that needs some TLC, been sitting for about 10 years now, and waiting until I have the time to bring her back. When I was young, riding my CB750F, I thought they were pretty cool bikes for old timers. Got one that was running but had a stud pulled from the head at one of the exhaust ports. I picked up another head for it and did nothing further. She's on the list, along with my 69 Chevelle and my once beloved 77 Chevy 3/4 ton 4x4 pickumup. I figure that if nothing else, when I retire I'll spend the first year tinkering and bringing them back. As far as the CB900,....Those were some runnin' machines.

Well, that sucks......

Wife was doing ours with Turbo Tax, but still was always a hassle so last year we went to a local Tax service and got $2k more back, and he even offers beer / pop / coffee while you wait. Takes about a half hour...Files us separately He's our guy now. Best 150 smackers I ever spent.

​ Lisa is urging me to go....I argued the point but she insists..... I'm sayin' maybe....as long as Dad doesn't take a turn for the worse.

I've unplugged two of the four front sensors. Now, when I put it in drive I get the notification to check front parking aid sensors. Tap the reset button and it clears. Before, it'd go right into alarm mode as soon as I put it in drive....beeper and indicator. That too would go away when I tap the reset button, but the beeper was pretty annoying. If weather permits, I may play with it this weekend.

I like posting questions on this site because there's many members who're smarter than the average bear. IMHO. I find that lately I've posted about anything but my Ventures (2), largely because, in my present circumstance, I have difficulty finding the time to ride or to tinker with the bikes. I was going to post this on an Expedition forum I've recently joined, but I find this site to be at least as informative and a lot more fun, and certainly more civil. Anyway,...that's why I post these questions here to see what shakes out before looking elsewhere. SO.... I put a push bar / light setup on the front of my new (to me) Expedition. This Expy has front parking sensors, and the push bar is in front of two of the sensors, causing it to alarm until I hit the reset. I looked at the sensors and there's not much to them, so I removed the two that were blocked by the push bar and would like to re-mount them on the push bar itself. I figure I can drill two holes for the two sensors, ....drilling the holes just large enough for the sensors to protrude through and simply glue them to the backside of the plate I'd mount them to. Does anyone know what sets these sensors off (besides proximity) and would they work the same way mounted to this metal plate as compared to being mounted in the plastic bumper cover....??? I don't want to drill the push bar and lengthen the wiring just to find out it won't work properly when done. First pic is of the new pushbar. Second pic is where one of the sensors was removed from Third pic is of the sensor itself Fourth pic is where I'd like to mount the sensor, gluing to the backside of the plate with only the round sensor head protruding.

REALLY want to, but will have to see. Caring for my Dad is something I can't walk away from, If Lisa or myself aren't home, he doesn't eat, won't be able to get dressed and will have no one to call for help if needed. One or the other of us can do it, but I hate to put it all on her for anything that's not absolutely necessary....(work) We've been teetering on the fence, deciding whether to put him into a nursing home or not, which he doesn't want, but understands that it may become necessary, but we're not there yet. If that ends up happening before MD or WNY, I'll be attending those events, otherwise I'll have to wait until next year. It really does take a lot of constant care to keep him goin'. Anyhoo, we'll see.

I got the impression that the more devices the better, to protect the body and chassis. Before I got the Expedition, I came real close to buying a newer Dodge Ram with the 4 door cab, but decided against it because I have an old Dodge that still serves the purpose, and sometimes I need to beat my truck up a bit, and wouldn't want to do that, considering the expense. The other, bigger turn off is that it seems like the majority of Dodge trucks 5 years or older show rust, ...some of them severe. I didn't want to spend 30k + for a used vehicle that'd be rusted out in a few years. It kind of makes me wonder if the manufacturer doesn't mind if they rust so that you'll want to buy a new one. My 01 Dodge Ram has tried to rust out in all the typical spots, but I've kept on top of it, cleaning off the rust when it appears and getting it down to bare metal and spraying with rust converter paint. I'd noticed that on the doors, after removing the door panel to get at the inside, there's only a primer paint and no apparent sealer where the door skin and inner door meet. That would be such an easy thing for the manufacturer to address to prevent rust, but they chose not to. I like the Dodge Trucks, IMHO they're the heaviest built, but am very disappointed in that aspect of manufacture. Planned obsolescence.

I bought a 2014 Expedition a month or so ago, and so far I'm luvin' it, and plan on keeping it for quite a while. Being that I live in Central Ohio, and with the Winter roads and year round humidity, it's tough to keep my vehicles from rusting. I've been fighting that battle with rust on my old Dodge Pickup for years and have done pretty well, but can only hold off the inevitable for so long. Anyhoo, I was looking for ways to protect this Expedition and came across these electronic anti-rust devices. Anyone have an opinion on these things? Do they actually work or is it just a gimmick? I read where I would need 4 or so for my Expy. https://www.ebay.com/itm/Rust-Stopper-Electronic-Rust-Protection-Anti-Corrosion-Device-Winter-Promo-/141270761419?_trksid=p2385738.m4383.l4275.c10

Thoughts and prayer are on the way for Cole and family.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY YA CRAZY FOOL !!!!

A buddy and I worked at the same gas station as teenagers. One Sunday morning he was late showing up, so I worked about a half hour into his shift when ....here he comes....in his 72 Plymouth Scamp, with no tire or wheel on the drivers side front....driving on the drum. Hung over to boot. He said the two lug bolts he had left on the front had broken and he had no other way to get to work. Left a cut line in the asphalt down Midlothian Blvd, right into the gas station.

I musta' missed sumthin' here.....Did you give up on CTFW?