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Comment Re:What ever happen to the small Pickup Truck? (Score 1) 191

Off Road. I've driven my F-150 off road many times. In sand, gravel stream beds and over rocks 12 to 20 inches diameter. Also at 60 mph on washboard dirt roads or in 4wd when needed. I think driver experience is more important than the vehicle, my dad drove his 1959 Dodge and '49 Plymouth to remote rock collecting areas.

Comment Re:I live and work in the area, I am not surprised (Score 1) 73

The rebar was removed before the pour, a conspiracy to cut costs. The inspector signed off. Another friend was a welder so he welded rebar in a foundation. The inspector rejected it, we spent hours tying wire. There was a house sized load of lumber that was ordered and not used. Sam took it all home. He backed into the corner of a house that was almost complete. Nothing was said. Corrupt people.

Comment Re:It's probably not 1 day deliveries. Smoke scree (Score 1) 60

I had a McMaster Carr catalog when I worked for the City of San Diego. Three inches thick, if they didn't have it then it didn't exist. My Dad collected antique tools and used the catalog to check tool prices.. I have a caliper marked the LS Starrett Co. Athol Mass USA Made in U S A 1970's price $15.00 Today's catalog price $51.00

Comment Ants (Score 2) 57

Is this new info? I believe that ant behavior research has before shown their chemical communication and community behavior. How can a colony of thousands of ants survive without having excavators, transporters, members to remove the dead ? Ants have existed for one hundred and fourty million years. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...

Comment No Dark Skies (Score 4, Insightful) 88

In the past I could see the Milky Way and Andromeda from my home.near San Diego. Later I had to drive 50 miles to the local mountains to see the stars. City lights from El Centro and Yuma ruined the seeing there. Now there are only a few stars visible. I have a small telescope and giant binoculars that now are in a closet. My sister lives in a small town that had dark skies until idiot neighbor installed a sodium lamp in his yard. My neighbor has has motion detected floodlights on his house. When I walk out they light up. Is he violating my desire to not have blinding bright lights shining on me?

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