peejman

I get the point, but blaming the car is the same as blaming the gun.

Still praying for you guys and for the doctors to figure it out.

It's been a long time, but my recall is diesel goes in the ground at the base, not on the foliage. Any of the "brush killer" chemicals will knock it back, but it takes 1-2 weeks to start to see results and may take several applications.

They're busy making babies so they're eating more bugs than nectar now.

Then put the stock pipe back on....

Top end replacements on a 2 stroke are a fairly normal thing, they don't last forever. It does still happen on 4 strokes, but is much less common. If the mileage is relatively low, then its clearly been run hard and put up wet. And yes, dirt frankenbikes are pretty common as well. I think your best bet is to find one that was used as a stepping stone to something bigger. Don't take that as an insult... lots of dirt riders think horsepower is a substitute for skill.

Irregular tire wear. Loose head bearings. Glazed rotors. Brake fluid color. Worn wheel and swing arm bearings. Spoke tension. Farkles usually don't add much to the price for me, unless it's something I really want. Dead cold (hand on crank case) start. Look at the other vehicles the seller has, are they clean and well maintained? I'll add a couple things.... make yourself a checklist. Is easy to get excited and skip over something important. Take a riding buddy along for a 2nd set of eyes. They have no vested interest so they might be more objective.

I don't pretend to know your pain, but I totally get the anger. I'm the same way. Your wife needs you more than anything right now. The only way to get through it is together. May God have mercy on your family.

Cool. Dad had a 72 stepside when I was a kid. It was 2wd with 3 on the tree. Lots of memories hauling firewood in it. I chap him for selling it every time I think about it. Would've been super cool to fix up when I was in high school.

It's a play on my name coined by a colleague at my first job out of college.

True. No ethanol in anything with a carb, ever. I learned that the hard way. Twice. It's not road legal so no FS roads. The suspension isn't great but can be upgraded. So it depends on how fast you want to go. My bike has very basic suspension and i use it as a hint to slow down. When it starts bouncing me around, I'm probably going faster than I should be. You can swap sprockets and gear it down if you don't like how well it climbs.

If all you want to do is trail ride, it'll be great. Rear drum brake is fine, you should only use it when creeping down steep slopes or lock it to make the rear slide. The front is doing 80% of the work. Carbs are perfectly good. Troubles only arise when someone who thinks they know what they're doing start messing with them.

We've got bald eagles that come fish in the pond just down the road. Went it rains enough to fill up the retention ponds, they'll check those out too.

I've smoked salmon a few times, it's really good. Normally I don't do much to it, just a little salt. This is a good marinade for any meaty type of fish.... salmon, Mahi, tuna, swordfish.. Hope you can read my hand writing.

My wife has seen a few. She gets very excited when they appear.

Or any other random day the MIS guys decide to create some work for themselves.

Have no fear, that cool breeze will disappear in no more than 3 weeks and not return until November.

Glad she's headed in the right direction. God is good! A friend's mom nearly died and required open heart surgery because of a tooth infection. The infection got in her blood and ruined a heart valve, which had to be replaced.

European Starlings are a non-native destructive species according to TWRA and can be killed if found to be causing damage and you're the landowner. ... https://www.tn.gov/twra/law-enforcement/wildlife-damage-control.html Being annoying doesn't classify as damage and the OP isn't the landowner. And it'll likely piss off the neighbors.

The double was from 15 years ago when we bought the house. If values continue to climb at that rate, then I suppose that would be appropriate. I doubt they'll go up that much more, I expect the rate of increase to slow down a bit now that mortgage rates are up.

My boys and I are in the process of fixing this up. My wife's granddad bought it new. It's been sitting in his garage for several years. Problem #1 was no brake lights. Took me 3 weeks to find a loose connector under the dash. Next is non-functional power windows and a miss at idle. I'd love to put an LS in it, but that's way down the road. The 4.3/700R4 should run nearly forever. It's got 98k on it now.

There's way too many of them for you to make a dent with a pellet rifle (which will kill them just fine). I suspect you'll end up with more trouble than it's worth. We have lots of starlings on our feeders too. I just shoo them off when there's a bunch. If it's just a few, the other birds don't seem affected.

Got ours in Blount Co. last week and it doubled as well. Based on current home prices, its not far off.

My youngest (12) was a smart arse to mom yesterday, so she banned him from screens today. When I got home from work, he was quick to trumpet all the useful things he'd accomplished with his time. Seemed like there was a bit of recognition here. Small victories.

The fact that we think we'd need to legislate this tells you all you need to know about the state of parents, kids, and business in America.