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Tag.} Big F heat wave...
Though eYe haven't looked...it must be at least 105
Currently....with 108 °F in the immediate future..
..what could make this even more of a treat..?
Driving from cloudy pool to cloudy pool with the heater ON*....at 64.6 GEEZEREE years.

* Otherwise my Corolla overheats & kills me outright
.... Was in a similar situation last year in July
...111 °F...& with my special mcfriend COVID 19...

Sometimes it's hard to be a woman
Giving all your love to just one man
You'll have bad times
And he'll have good times,
Doin' things that you don't understand

But if you love him you'll forgive him,
Even though he's hard to understand
And if you love him oh be proud of him,
'cause after all he's just a man

Stand by your man,
Give him two arms to cling to,
And something warm to come to
When nights are cold and lonely

Stand by your man,
And show the world you love him
Keep giving all the love you can
Stand by your man

My daughter hates me. I left a Easter message. Last message in January. I'm not a great mom. I'm not a great person. I'm just a person trying to survive.

Dear blog... I saw a blog yesterday morning with photos of an attractive woman. The blog was locked so members were unable to comment. By the afternoon, the photos were replaced with mudfaced images.

Remember over the last few months I ve commented on how much I hate drivers who text when they re driving. Well on sunday a early 20s indian fellow blew thru a yield sign and hit the rear portion of my car, ,and spun the car around. He then approached me, then noticed alot of damage to his car, then ran back to his car and drove off. The police are looking for him and his damaged car.
I m thankful I wasn t hurt, and my car can be repaired, but the thought of it could have been my neighbors kids crossing the street there ,that quiet sunday morning scared me. Courtesy on the road don t exist anymore,
And some of my friends wonder why I go shopping in the early early morning hrs,
, Maybe I m not as crazy as some people think,

i have a highly addictive personality.
more, more, more, with sugar.

the ride was great. i was second in line and was left to lead the troops while handler managed lazy horses. i know my horse knew where to go. ever go to work and forget that part of the drive that was particularly worrying? robotic repetition makes an anxiety vanish unless a fly bites your a**.

Hurricane Ian passed through Tampa, Florida last month and flooded the entire west coast. Photos of waist high waters in several counties were on the news. Many of the cars had to be totaled due to salt water intrusion. Once water enters a vehicle and soaks into the wiring harnesses and electronics, the reliability lost and the vehicle can become hazardous with all sorts of irregularities both mechanical and electrical.

What happens to these vehicles? That depends on the decision of the insurance company. They could write checks to the owners of cars and pay out current value. They take the cars and dispose of them. If the damage is minor, they could offer a lower settlement for the owner to keep the car but have to re-register the title. That puts the vehicle in a different classification similar to rebuilding a junker! Your old car isn't what it used to be.

Reclaimed cars in the hands of insurance companies often get sold at auction, many of them are bought by wholesale companies who special in the used car market. They get cleaned and appear aesthetically 'in good condition' only to be moved around the state and sometimes other states to be resold. Some get shipped out to foreign countries.

This isn't a new problem and happens after hurricanes, floods and other disasters.
If you are planning to buy used after a hurricane, make sure you have a reliable technician/mechanic go over the vehicle and do a careful inspection specifically looking for signs of water damage. What to look for? cars with a mildew odor, late model cars where the interior and seats were replaced is a good starting point.

All cars have a history and it's recommended to pull the 'car fax' report to see the history and location of every time it was bought and sold. Also if there are any damage reports.

Taking that further, be wary of buying a used car in (or from) Florida...

It's Saturday, so it is time for part 2 of The Grand Tour's Colombia special.

When we left the action, the guys had just finished taking photographs of a jaguar, and they are now facing the task, of photographing a bear, a condor and a hippopotamus.

So far, the trio of cars have been performing well, not suffering any major breakdowns at all. But the terrain gets even more brutal, and the altitudes are getting higher.

As per usual, there are many gags and laugh out loud moments. One of them comes 8 minutes into the episode, where James and Richard poke fun of Jeremy. Good stuff!

It is easy to see the chemistry between the three guys, and I really enjoy their witty banter back and forth. I also have a small correction: Hammond was driving a Chevrolet C/K Silverado, which was shipped from the US to Columbia at night.

But anyway, my honest opinion about this Colombia special, is that it sits up there with the best of the specials.

This episode, for me, gets an 8 out of 10!

what do ya do? ya share pics of hot ladies and while the other admires, i can admire, because i'd like some nice mams myself.
in this day and age of s*xual confusion, the "friend zone" is not only safe, one can covet what the friend covets. that's just one more thing we have in common in this world of strife and unrest. think about it. if we could all gather together and share what we want, as both genetic males and females, we may have this identity puzzle solved.
might i suggest back issues of Vogue with Brooke Shields as a teaching aide?

Take (literally) for example, the Ford F-Series truck. While it's one of the top selling vehicles in America, it's also the most stolen vehicle in America. Ford must have made a really good 2006 model as reports were 38,938 of them were stolen in 2019.
13 year old trucks made the top of the list and second on the list were the 2000 Honda Civic at 33,220 last year. Stealing a 19 year old car?

I'm thinking they are disappearing to be stripped for parts.




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