I moved to Indiana after living in Florida for about 12 years. I am originally from Indiana and lived in Wisconsin prior to leaving Indiana and then going to Florida.

Emily,

Former cat breeder here. Once had an offspring of a pair we mated that was as dumb as a post. Literally the stupidest animal I have ever known to this day.

Long time (+30 years) Mercedes owner. Never used either ECS or Pelican, as I could always find my parts for less elsewhere or from my local dealer, with which I have a jobber account with.

I would highly discourage anyone who is not tech savvy to do this. As others have stated, proprietary systems like Drobo, QNAS, DLink and others, for example, can fail and cause a loss of your data with no chance of recovery.

We do not sniff our own farts!

As someone involved directly with H-D during their “peak years” following the buyout in the 80s and well into the 90s, I would agree that hubris has played a large part in their continuing decline.

I’ve been to Yosemite many times and at different times of the year. Best time to go hands down is in October or early November if the snow hasn’t fallen yet. The park is pretty dead at that time and you can go anywhere without a crowd.

One of the best times to go is during Florida’s sales tax holiday weekend. Sounds silly, but all of the locals are busy shopping, so they’re not at the park. I didn’t believe it until I went last year. Like going shopping in Wisconsin during a Packer game. Damned near tumbleweeds blowing through the place....

As an IT security professional and former ICS technician, this is old, old news. ICS is woefully dated with many manufacturers running antiquated software that can’t easily be patched or defended against from current day exploits. The very best way to protect these systems is to sandbox or isolate them, period. …

I grew up in that “farming community” on the south side and worked for a number of the German farmers who own/run these “truck farms” as we called them. A ton of them have large greenhouse operations that grow tomatoes and flowers year round. 

“like when you break”

Put new lift cylinders on the rear hatch of my 98 E320 wagon. Did a temporary re-glue of the headliner as well, since it was ready to fall down anyway. That’s a major undertaking for another day.

When I came out of a year and a half of trade school, I was heavily recruited by the local Mercedes-benz dealership. I interviewed, spoke to a number of mechanics there, etc., and was satisfied that it would be a good career move. That is, until I found out that the “new guys” got all the warranty work.

I have sold cars on CL for years, and been happy with it for the most part. Many of the things stated here are correct in that:

Last November I bought an older vehicle from the second owner, who was retiring and had no use for it at this point in their life. They offered it to me for $1800, I countered with $1700 and we shook hands on the deal.

As a former high line mechanic and over 30 year DIY wrencher, I can tell you that when I see parts for sale I always look at the range of prices between OE and the bottom. When I see an OE suspension part that is, say $100, and an aftermarket import part is $20, it seems obvious to me that the quality of the $20 part…

One more day and I’ll have my month’s worth of savings ready to use on some high interest debt I’ve been chipping away at. I’m going to continue to do this on a monthly basis because I can, and use it to target debt rather than for purchases.

As a former Kohler employee I was always amazed at the crazy shit they would bring to market, and even more so, that there were people out there stupid enough to buy it.

The behavioral interviewing thing makes me crazy. It’s such a head game that seems contrived to tell the interviewer little more than how easily you can come up with a bullshit response.