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Mega Cheers to Fenix for their contribution to Chinas Quake
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interesting flashlight use over the weekend
Too bad the inebriated morons got away, good job scaring them off though, I wonder how they would have reacted to the Fenix's strobe mode, or the Novatac "Disorienting Strobe", considering their faculties were already compromised, it'd have been fun if the strobe caused them to collapse or fall over -
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Double your Gas Mileage???
Keep your tires inflated to the maximum pressure they'll support, it'll make a harsher ride, but you'll have less rolling resistance keep your RPM low, the faster the engine is turning the more gas is burned remove bike racks/cargo racks, and anything attached to the outside of the car that... -
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Cloverfield~spoiler
the movie is much more enjoyable when paired with the Rifftrax for it, Mike, Kevin and Bill riff this one pretty well go to Rifftrax dot com, it's one of their newest releases <vacuous girl at party> Hud I don't want to do this but..... <Kevin> I'm going to eat a live squirrel! -
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SUV values starting fall off cliff
I have no problems with trucks and SUV's, as long as they're *USED* for the purpose they're intended for, hauling heavy stuff (and no, the typical overweight/obese American passenger does not apply ;) my little Saturn Ion has no problem hauling my bloated, fat arse around....) and actual... -
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Transmission problems...
Agreed, I've *NEVER* had a manual transmission fail, simpler, more reliable, no power lost to the torque converter, and above all, more fun to drive :D -
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Opinions on Handi-Rifle?
I've got the basic .22LR model, with a 3X-9X scope on it, very solidly made gun, reasonably accurate (I just haven't found the loads it "likes" yet, but it's fun to research it) and, with the right loads, almost completely silent I have some neighbors close by, and my sister down the road has a... -
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Operating System Poll
Commodore 64 ;) seriously though, OS X, my PowerBook's running 10.4.9 (10.4.10 was a tad buggy), and my G4 Mirror Door is running both 10.4.2 (The Sims 2 won't run in anything higher) *and* 10.5 Leopard the MDD actually is a pretty cool setup for outdated hardware, four internal hard drives... -
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hate to say it but apple hit a grand slam edited now im not a fan
Re: hate to say it but apple hit a grand slam How *DARE* you *INSULT* His Steveness, calling *anyone* bill gate$* is one of the *worst* insults imaginable, Steve Jobs may be a jerk and an arsehole to his employees**, but at least he's not pure, unadulterated *EVIL* like gate$. the Steveinator... -
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Cooking in Cast Iron
If you had the heat on "High" it was probably far too hot, on my cooktop, bare burner element temperature can reach 1200 degrees, heck, on "2", the cooking temperature is around 350 degrees, I'd guestimate that 4.5 to 5 would be in the 500-600 degree range I'd say that you were more than likely... -
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Cooking in Cast Iron
Strange.... it's possible you could have had it too hot, or maybe, like you say, it's just bad luck I never go higher than the #5 setting on my cooktop, i just let the pan heat up and drop a drop of water on it, if the water drop dances, sizzles and evaporates, it's at the right temperature, if... -
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Cooking in Cast Iron
Hmm, are you sure it was a Lodge Logic series, Lodge has three types of CI cookware standard unseasoned Lodge cookware is silvery-gray, and must be seasoned before use, unseasoned CI is the exact opposite of non-stick Lodge Logic is their preseasoned line, they are a rich black color, the... -
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Cooking in Cast Iron
Raggie, what did you cook in it that stuck? the first few things you should cook in it are things like bacon, steak, burgers, foods with fats/oils the factory "preseasoning" is just a starting point, don't expect to cook eggs or veggies and the like and have them not stick to the pan, build up... -
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Cooking in Cast Iron
The problem I have with the porcelan-clad CI pans is that you lose two of the most endearing parts of CI cooking, the pan adding to the flavor of the food, and the small increase in iron content, you do get the nice even heat, and you get a lot easier cleanup, and the ability to scrub it down... -
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What's Your Dream Car?
the Ariel Atom 0-60 in 2.9 seconds, incredible skidpad performance, basically a street-legal open wheel racer -
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Cooking in Cast Iron
From what I understand, yes, remove the rust, coat the pan with an oil or fat (bacon grease, crisco, olive oil), set the pan upside down on the bottom rack in the oven, with some aluminum foil to catch drips under the pan, and cook it for about an hour at 450-500 degrees, then shut the oven off... -
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Cooking in Cast Iron
I just recently discovered the joys of cooking on Cast Iron cookware, I *LOVE* this stuff, food tastes so good on it, every meal tastes like it was cooked outside over a campfire perfectly browned, crispy bacon delicious, fluffy scrambled eggs fluffy, perfectly browned pancakes nice thick... -
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I bought a brand-new car - '07 Hyundai Elantra GLS
Agreed, I've had horrible experiences with ford, i'll never own another as long as i live Fix Or Repair Daily Found On Road Dead (Backwards) Driver Returns On Foot one of my college freinds has an Elantra ('04 or '05 i think), he's had no problems with it, Hyundai has come a long way from the...
