Time for another off topic rant

[Wicked_Daddy]

How old? I like pickem-up trucks and have toyed with getting an older Ferd or Chebby.

It's a '92. That doesn't seem that long ago but the time flies. My kids refer to it as "the old bomber". I bought it new when I got home from Desert Storm and it has been flawless for me - just regular maintenance stuff. I've thought of getting a new one, but why? It's paid for, runs great, looks good, and we know each other well.

 

[Kartorbust]

It's a '92. That doesn't seem that long ago but the time flies. My kids refer to it as "the old bomber". I bought it new when I got home from Desert Storm and it has been flawless for me - just regular maintenance stuff. I've thought of getting a new one, but why? It's paid for, runs great, looks good, and we know each other well.

Truck is as old as I am. Twin I-beam suspension is pretty solid. Though, up here twin traction beam is more of a requirement. What engine and transmission? Ever have any issues with the fuel transfer pump or switch? That was kind of a problem at times for dual tank trucks back then.

 

[Wicked_Daddy]

It's the 5.0 V8. As I remember it, they came with a 6 cyl or an upgrade to the 5.0 or 5.8 if you had a tow package. I wanted a V8 but didn't need the towing. Color wise, it wasn't my first choice but it was the only one on the lot with an extended cab and the 5.0. The color grew on me and doesn't really show dirt. It has withstood the test time as well. It's an automatic tranny. I did replace the check valve on the transfer line between tanks about 20 years ago. It was pretty gummed up and I blame myself for rarely using the 2 tanks together. The trick with those is to actually fill them both up and use them. I only did that if I was taking a long road trip. Which is also a double edged sword. Sure, you can drive for hours without having to stop... but stopping is also a good thing. Since the replacement, I fill them up and run them out. I also run Chevron or Texaco only in it. No cheap no name gas.

 

[65ShelbyClone]

Your '92 would have also been available with the gas 460 V8 or a 7.3 IDI diesel.

I recently bought a 2003 F-350 4x4 6.0L that is my first diesel. The turbo noises are nice.

 

[Hellion]

I like these old trucks y’all have. Simple, modest, but we have a giant truck epidemic along with the boneheads who can’t drive them. I see them all the time, their drivers don’t know the spatial boundaries of their truck so while the truck can fit between the painted lines, they’re often driving right on the double lines or over. Huge rims with aggressively positive offset seem to be all the rage too and don’t help the situation.

Parking lots are fun and a real challenge for them, I’m probably being unfair to criticize but they just need to pick a spot at the end of the row, put their crew cab long bed with 10ft lift down there, take two spaces if you need to and hoof it in like a man. Quit trying to shoehorn your bro dozer in between two Priuses up at the front. It takes you 20 minutes to park the damn thing there, you’re blocking the aisle and I just want to grab a six pack of PBR, some chips and get home and enjoy ‘em before I die.

 

[Functional Artist]

It takes you 20 minutes to park the damn thing there, you’re blocking the aisle and I just want to grab a six pack of PBR, some chips and get home and enjoy ‘em before I die.

Have ya ever saw a "chick" tryin' ta park her husband's big, giant, huge, 4 x 4 monstrosity of a truck???
...thats when ya need the beer & popcorn

 

[Edwin Spangler]

Have ya ever saw a "chick" tryin' ta park her husband's big, giant, huge, 4 x 4 monstrosity of a truck???
...thats when ya need the beer & popcorn

My wife and I LOVE to point out when theyre driving their husband's truck!

 

[Hellion]

Have ya ever saw a "chick" tryin' ta park her husband's big, giant, huge, 4 x 4 monstrosity of a truck???
...thats when ya need the beer & popcorn

Funny you should ask....

 

[Hellion]

This is a violation of the Fourth Amendment

 

[65ShelbyClone]

Fortunately there are pre-2027 cars that will remain viable daily transportation until I'm too old to drive and maintain them.

 

[Edwin Spangler]

Fortunately there are pre-2027 cars that will remain viable daily transportation until I'm too old to drive and maintain them.

Until they tell us 'this and that' pollutes too much and we need to pass impossible inspections to keep them on the road. -Or ruin them with this crap gas. -Or mandate any similar device at our expense. -Or pass regulation and rules that make even the shops not want to work on them and dealers not sell them.

Its really only a matter of time. There is no escaping the constant state of surveillance they want. We can only prolong the inevitable for so long.

 

[Hellion]

If I’m drunk and unfit to drive, why won’t the car drive me home then? How come we ain’t got them self driving cars yet? I want my flying Jetsons car!

 

[Hellion]

Mad as hell that the Flock Cameras exist. The below site lets you know where they are.

DeFlock

Find license plate readers (LPRs) near you.

deflock.org

 

[Thepartsguy]

Mad as hell that the Flock Cameras exist. The below site lets you know where they are.

DeFlock

Find license plate readers (LPRs) near you.

deflock.org

ummmmm I don’t think it’s uncommon knowledge so I don’t mind bringing it up.

You do know that is just a REAL CANON CAMERA stuffed inside a housing that “LOOKS” like a massive surveillance camera right?

What’s a canon EOS rebel cost today? $360-$575 depending on where it’s purchased as I search it up on the google.

There is a video floating around on facebook of a scrapyard in Chicago with like 7 of them all being torn apart to get the real cameras inside.

 

[Wicked_Daddy]

Mad as hell that the Flock Cameras exist. The below site lets you know where they are.

DeFlock

Find license plate readers (LPRs) near you.

deflock.org

That's crazy. I looked at the ones around my area. That's a pretty cool site that shows them and you can details of the view angle, etc. Wow. Just Wow. Actually, I guess I don't care about what the government sees me do. I'm not that interesting. And if I need to shoot someone, they will have it coming, so a video of it would make a nice "one less a-hole" memorabilia. It's still creepy though.

 

[Hellion]

Actually, I guess I don't care about what the government sees me do. I'm not that interesting.

That’s just what they hope you’ll say. Better be on your best behavior, sir but what you just told me might constitute a thought crime….


Saw a story about an innocent guy, no actual warrant for his arrest, but every time he drove by one of those cameras, it pinged him on every patrol car on the road. He was pulled over every time (at least for a time he was) and the cops eventually got used to seeing him but ran his license each time. I think he developed PTSD. Anyway, it’s not foolproof technology. He should have sold his truck (because the a.i. knows his truck AND plate) but I guess he was hoping for a less drastic solution.

 

[ezcome-ezgo]

This is the end of my street. They got me coming and going.

 

[Wicked_Daddy]

I think criminal thoughts all the time.

In all seriousness, the situation we as a nation are facing is unavoidable, at least at this point. It was avoidable at one time but we get what we vote for. And even then, are we really in control of that? Or are we led to believe that we are? I certainly don't want this to turn political... but I will say, and I have been saying it for many years... We are witnessing the fall of Rome - by our own doing.

 

[Edwin Spangler]

I think criminal thoughts all the time.

In all seriousness, the situation we as a nation are facing is unavoidable, at least at this point. It was avoidable at one time but we get what we vote for. And even then, are we really in control of that? Or are we led to believe that we are? I certainly don't want this to turn political... but I will say, and I have been saying it for many years... We are witnessing the fall of Rome - by our own doing.

Allow me to offer an alternative view. Its not our own doing but rather being tricked and outsmarted. Well, then many people will say its our own fault for being so stupid but just because youve been outsmarted doesnt necessarily mean youre stupid. The 'powers that be' know that humans be humaning.

 

[Wicked_Daddy]

Allow me to offer an alternative view. Its not our own doing but rather being tricked and outsmarted. Well, then many people will say its our own fault for being so stupid but just because youve been outsmarted doesnt necessarily mean youre stupid. The 'powers that be' know that humans be humaning.

That's an agreeable viewpoint. When the lies are being perpetrated from every possible source and every possible angle, what then to believe?