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CHIEF

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  1. Saw my first new Bronco today. It was a sport model with OEM wheels and tires. It looked like a Fiat 500 on steroids from the rear. Not a good look. CHIEF
  2. All of the ones are disabled in every pickup we own. Our subdivision is all private roads, Rangers, Mules, golf carts, you can drive anything. Just read your owner's manual, it will tell you how to disable it. Click, unclick, click, unclick with the key in a certain position etc. CHIEF
  3. That MC location shut down after failing their first three health inspections. I don't know how I remember that. But I remember seeing it on the news right before I moved out of Austin. Never ate there. CHIEF
  4. In remote areas, sure? My wife is a high-up in Commercial modular, but one of the execs that left the company does modular homes. Montana, Wyoming, Nevada, remote Colorado, you are looking at twice as much for stick built. CHIEF
  5. This is a cool Youtube channel of an American woman that marries a Cuban National and brings him to the US on a K1 visa. His reaction to Home Depot, Costco, car dealerships, etc. is fascinating: CHIEF
  6. Sounds like my 82' model. It never missed an opportunity to leave you stranded on the side of the road. The second generations were always ranked as the least reliable or second to least reliable vehicles on the road. CHIEF
  7. No good deed goes unpunished. I am very hesitant to list close friends and family. They tend to want to list the house for considerably more than current value, and expect you to list it for them for basically free, then bitch when they don't get an offer within 48 hours. Had two of those this summer. CHIEF
  8. Pretty good article, would be a fun dive. The window will probably close by mid-October. CHIEF
  9. One of CHIEF Jr.'s best friends (a Marine) just got orders they are shipping out to Kabul in 24 hours. The thing he is worried about is exactly who is in the Hummer that pulls up beside you. It's going to be an absolute clusterfuck. His Mom, also a good friend, is absolutely beside herself. He said his "goodbyes" to her, his young wife, and new baby. CHIEF
  10. That's my closest place to get them. We've been badgering them to put one in Granbury. CHIEF
  11. The problem, right now is finding this in a .357, and the price difference. Magnum pistols are at a premium. I agree wholeheartedly with getting a .357 and shooting .38 Special, if you can find one that doesn't cost half again as much. It was $200 difference and a wait when I bought the .38. CHIEF
  12. That's the exact same gun Mrs. CHIEF has. The recommendation came from a friend that is a CCL instructor and gun range owner. I looked at a "Judge" and the same pistol in a .357. He said that after shooting those, that she would just as soon be raped or assaulted. She is proficient at 10 feet, just like Ray Charles. It doesn't have the knockdown power of a .357, but is easy enough to shoot that she isn't hesitant to pull the trigger. CHIEF
  13. What weight is your freshwater setup, and how big are their bonefish? CHIEF
  14. A hammerless .38 is what Mrs. CHIEF has. No safety, all she has to remember is point the end with the hole towards the bad guy. CHIEF
  15. Same here, even Granbury is too big. Give me Guthrie, Benjamin, or Aspermont. I'm creative enough to make my own entertainment. CHIEF
  16. Just got back from Cozumel, and loaded up on Cubans for the deer lease: CHIEF
  17. Here are some on Ebay. A good used high quality would probably be better in that price range: https://thea.com/-/11/795/413/g17Spotting Scope'e1254'1g19BestMatch'h23e13'31715e16'1/182/ CHIEF
  18. I was gonna say Leupold Green Ring. My wife paid $300 for mine about 10 years ago, but they are $479 now on Midway. But it is a great scope. CHIEF
  19. Texan (Steaks, CenTex BBQ) Japanese/Vietnamese Mexican Seafood Tex-Mex Cajun/Creole CHIEF
  20. I've always been there is "no replacement for displacement" kinda guys. I never bought a 1/2 ton with the 5.4 Triton, or a 5.3 Chevy. They just don't have the rotating mass to pull the trailers I pulled under 2500 rpms. They were always 3000-3500 and in a lower gear. I know its ok to pull at those rpms, but it always sounded like you were gutting the engine. A 1/2 ton with the 6.0 or 6.2 was a different story, but getting those in a 1/2 ton costs more than a base 3/4 ton. CHIEF
  21. At that age, you will want to have your V-drive looked at every 300 hours or so. Best design built (Walther), but they occasionally go out. CHIEF Jr. is typically $800 on the water, serviced in your slip. Should be cheaper if it's on a trailer. CHIEF
  22. Here is a quote that I got for a 20x21 to keep from getting hail damage at the lease. It's pretty inexpensive. Not sure how nice, or what your deed restrictions are, but the website is www.americansteelinc.com You can build out one on the site and get a quote. CHIEF
  23. I'd go 14' per slot on a budget, 16' for a Surly 1%er. 14' is still a common length. CHIEF
  24. The Balcony was one of my favorite places as a teen. About as highbrow as my family got. The first time we went, my Mom had won a gift certificate off of Channel 11, WBAP, or something like that. I can still remember eating at the Spanish Galleon that used to sit where Pappadeaux's and Pappacito's sit now. There use to be a steakhouse beside there that had ice cream cones and dispensers. Great for all you can waste. For my birthday each year, the folks would take me to Bill Martin's 4th Addition across from the Miller Brewery and I got to channel my inner Jameis Winston and eat all the King Crab legs I could eat. All of these places have been gone for decades. Besides The Balcony, all of the others could have been pretty shitty, been too long ago to remember. But Bill Martin's hushpuppies were like crack. My old man would order extra baskets to lower the amount of crab legs he had to buy. CHIEF
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