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Old 07-23-2014, 09:58 AM
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Yeah you're probably right Pat... I miss how busy it used to to be.

And PawPaw... some of us can't nap and fish all day
Ain't it the truth!
 
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Old 07-23-2014, 11:05 AM
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I just noticed were on our way to 2 million views on this thread. We're at 1.79 right now
Jim is going to lock it up.....

he was getting nervous when it approached a million....
 
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Old 07-23-2014, 11:07 AM
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Yeah you're probably right Pat... I miss how busy it used to to be.

Jim and PawPaw... some of us can't nap and fish all day
fixed it....
 
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Old 07-23-2014, 11:10 AM
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I think more people have gone to faster social media style outlets. I think the lack of us having a solid mobile platform for many years has been a big turn off for keeping casual users that visit several different forums
Agreed. I use the IB mobile app most of the time I'm on here because my work computer has so much lag. I'm using it right now, actually. It kinda sucks. The posts fail to load a lot of the time and I can rarely see images. But I'm still able to read text and post replies. And this is the only forum where I feel at home, so the app gets me by. Personally, I dislike Facebook and don't have a page, so this thread is my way of sharing the useless stuff I do during the day that no one cares about
 
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Old 07-23-2014, 11:12 AM
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I think more people have gone to faster social media style outlets. I think the lack of us having a solid mobile platform for many years has been a big turn off for keeping casual users that visit several different forums
part of it the lack of traffic now is its summer....tax return season its the busiest

Not a lot of DIYers anymore either....if the want a mod they pay someone else to do it and more people take it to someone to get it fixed....cause they think its going to be too difficult or they'll need special tools....

and another thing is that a lot of companies have cracked down on personal time on the internet....
 
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Old 07-23-2014, 11:14 AM
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Agreed. I use the IB mobile app most of the time I'm on here because my work computer has so much lag. I'm using it right now, actually. It kinda sucks. The posts fail to load a lot of the time and I can rarely see images. But I'm still able to read text and post replies. And this is the only forum where I feel at home, so the app gets me by. Personally, I dislike Facebook and don't have a page, so this thread is my way of sharing the useless stuff I do during the day that no one cares about
Who cares! Are we supposed to care?
 
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Old 07-23-2014, 11:22 AM
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Old 07-23-2014, 11:23 AM
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part of it the lack of traffic now is its summer....tax return season its the busiest

Not a lot of DIYers anymore either....if the want a mod they pay someone else to do it and more people take it to someone to get it fixed....cause they think its going to be too difficult or they'll need special tools....

and another thing is that a lot of companies have cracked down on personal time on the internet....
Also the new trucks are more powerful, have electric fans etc that people don't feel the need to modify them as much.

Never really thought about companies watching employee time like that. I've always been commission based so if I choose to goof off it only effects me
 
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Also the new trucks are more powerful, have electric fans etc that people don't feel the need to modify them as much.

Never really thought about companies watching employee time like that. I've always been commission based so if I choose to goof off it only effects me
also a lot more people are content with the features their trucks have....cause maybe just maybe the manufacturer is listening....
 
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I need to check the oil again. I always check it before I leave the dealer and it looked to be full. However, noticed on the invoice, they charged me for 7 quarts instead of 8. Why would they make an engine that takes 7.7 quarts anyway? I'd buy an EB just because it takes an even 6 quarts if I could live with how it sounds.
 
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Sometimes I wish I had a real time MPG ticker on my rear window... I bet I'm beating some of the tooters I see every day on the highway My truck is roaring their's is buzzing
 
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I need to check the oil again. I always check it before I leave the dealer and it looked to be full. However, noticed on the invoice, they charged me for 7 quarts instead of 8. Why would they make an engine that takes 7.7 quarts anyway? I'd buy an EB just because it takes an even 6 quarts if I could live with how it sounds.
doesn't even work out to be even in liters....

its a nonconformist oil capacity motor....
 
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Old 07-23-2014, 12:21 PM
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Sometimes I wish I had a real time MPG ticker on my rear window... I bet I'm beating some of the tooters I see every day on the highway My truck is roaring their's is buzzing
I think the sound was tinnitus!
 
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Sometimes I wish I had a real time MPG ticker on my rear window... I bet I'm beating some of the tooters I see every day on the highway My truck is roaring their's is buzzing
I'd rather be twin screwed than twin fanned......



 

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I think the sound was tinnitus!
john is right....its a buzz.....kill....


I've got tinitus and it don't sound anything like it....
 


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