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      04-09-2024, 02:25 PM   #12849
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I've had those for years. Because Serengeti doesn't offer bifocal sunglasses, I had to buy some stick-on lenses, which work fine. I just wish I could find a pair of polarized sunglasses that worked with my HUD.
Polarized won't ever work with the current screen technology. You will have to buy non-polarized. I bought some Oakley's.
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Does paying property taxes count as a "purchase"? I suppose on some level it does, but ..... grrrrr.
In April??? We pay ours at the end of calendar year. No fun no matter when it is, but my GF lives in IL and after seeing hers - I will never complain again! Wowsa!
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I bought FitCamX for my Taco and the wife's Highlander. Maybe 10 minutes each to install and be dashcamming on the roads of america.


Also picked up a couple pairs of bottle lamps for the wife to decorate my fallen soldiers. These are so easy and not permanent. These (black) look great on top of the white Clase Azul, and I didn't have to drill and wire them
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I've had those for years. Because Serengeti doesn't offer bifocal sunglasses, I had to buy some stick-on lenses, which work fine. I just wish I could find a pair of polarized sunglasses that worked with my HUD.
There are some polarized lenses that you can still see the HUD, but it's not bright, like with non-polarized lenses. It depends on the degree of polarization.
I have a pair that I can still see the HUD, but I also have a pair of sunglasses with non-polarized lenses for when I want to be able to see the HUD while I'm driving.
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Polarized won't ever work with the current screen technology. You will have to buy non-polarized. I bought some Oakley's.
Even older screens technology and HUDs are very hard to see with polarized lenses.
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Does paying property taxes count as a "purchase"? I suppose on some level it does, but ..... grrrrr.
Mine is close to 5 figures, that's why I pay it monthly. I don't live in the US, so in US dollars, it is probably $100.00
I just think of it as a monthly mortgage payment.
No kids in school for at least the last 10 years, and I'm still paying for school
Water and sewers used to be included in the taxes and are now in my hydro bill.
I love it!
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Some fresh new footwear. Of all the shoes I currently or previously owned, this is the first pair of Pink shoes. Thoughts?
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Some fresh new footwear. Of all the shoes I currently or previously owned, this is the first pair of Pink shoes. Thoughts?
They go with your socks.
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Even older screens technology and HUDs are very hard to see with polarized lenses.
I misread his post. You are correct, the HUD will not be impacted other than thr sunglasses dimming it. Only the screens.
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Some fresh new footwear. Of all the shoes I currently or previously owned, this is the first pair of Pink shoes. Thoughts?
Did you get a free bowl of soup with that purchase?



I've had pink shirts and pink underwear ( both intentional), never pink shoes.
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Did you get a free bowl of soup with that purchase?



I've had pink shirts and pink underwear ( both intentional), never pink shoes.
Only a true Dapper Fellow can rock these.

Actually... At the event I wore these to yesterday, I received tons of compliments. Several guys but at least a dozen women. So I'll take that as I made a good choice.
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We have a triangular area out front that is covered in river stones. The stones were dirty when delivered, but we were able to wash them off with a hose. Unfortunately, all that soil ended up under the stones and on top of the underlying anti-weed fabric. So weeds have started growing in that soil. We've been pulling the weeds by hand, but that's getting old and this year there are a shit ton of dandelions growing in the stones. We don't use chemicals in the yard, so the only other option was a weed torch. I took out a lot of weeds today in maybe 25-30 minutes. We'll see how long they stay gone.
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I overdid it. Should have read Bob Vila first. You don't have to char the weed to cinders. Just a quick zap to alter the internal workings of the weed and it'll die in a day or two. That'll make it easier next time.
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I overdid it. Should have read Bob Vila first. You don't have to char the weed to cinders. Just a quick zap to alter the internal workings of the weed and it'll die in a day or two. That'll make it easier next time.
Where's the fun in that?
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Where's the fun in that?
Tru dat. I was disappointed they didn't burn to a cinder more quickly. I really need a ray gun or some sort of laser zapper.
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I gather that those weeds were not a signatory party at the Geneva Convention?????
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I gather that those weeds were not a signatory party at the Geneva Convention?????
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We have a triangular area out front that is covered in river stones. The stones were dirty when delivered, but we were able to wash them off with a hose. Unfortunately, all that soil ended up under the stones and on top of the underlying anti-weed fabric. So weeds have started growing in that soil. We've been pulling the weeds by hand, but that's getting old and this year there are a shit ton of dandelions growing in the stones. We don't use chemicals in the yard, so the only other option was a weed torch. I took out a lot of weeds today in maybe 25-30 minutes. We'll see how long they stay gone.
I hear this is one of the accessories for the flame map.
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