Aurora, CO
Perhaps the national and international coverage has been
needlessly inflammatory? Another view. Still, sunshine is a wonderful
disinfectant.
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Snark. The Laramie, WY County Sheriff continues to poke
the Denver metro bear. Confused? Cheyenne is the county seat of Laramie County.
Laramie is the county seat of Albany County. There is no Cheyenne County.
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Voting
The 2024 voting guide arrived today. 109 pages. One is
sent to every registered voter households in Colorado. How many voters will
read it and how many voters will simply throw it in the trash?
I didn’t see any in the trash here at this old foggy/foggyette
mansion.
Pensions
Public employee pensions are a mess across the country.
Mismanagement in all forms is the reason. Bailout for this fund will amount to
about $3,100 per voting age Colorado resident.
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Isn’t it time to recognize pension funds are a cookie jar
for hedge funds?
Value Judgement
Kindasorta challenge was made on another format regarding
my possible expertise in buying/selling automobiles. In past years several
small import pickups passed through the WSF fleet. Among them were three
Mitsubishi Mighty Maxes, three Ford Couriers/Mazdas, a Chevy LUV (Isuzu) and a
Datsun(Nissan).
Why not Toyota, you ask? Aren’t Toyotas superior? Yes,
Toyotas are better. All of the trucks mentioned are about 80-90% as good as a
Toyota. All were purchased for around 50% of the going price of a Toyota. Everyone
is different with different motivation. Personally, I never gave, or give now,
a rat’s ass about anyone judging me by what I drive. I do care about value for
my money.
There are rare exception about what others think.
Westbound, I-90 on Snoqualmie Pass the Washington State Patrol was doing a snow
tire/traction device check on all vehicles. As I pulled up in a 4x4 Mighty Max
with studded snow tires and Colorado plates, they just waved me through.
As a “road warrior” driving 400+ miles some days, I had
two Lincoln Towncars. The second went over 250,000 miles with routine
maintenance.
Quiet, comfortable, stable and a trunk worthy of a small
pickup, they fitted my needs. The “Lincoln” name didn’t mean anything to me.
The reliability and functionality did.
To be clear, I had my moments in my youth. Example, a
1958 Fiat Abarth Zagato (double bubble roof) in Italian Racing Red soaked up a
lot of disposable income. Part of soaking up disposable income was keeping it
running and more was spent on young ladies who were attracted to the Abarth.
Sort of an forerunner to, “It’s Banner and
Frank”.
Celebrity Endorsements
Do they have much influence?
Gold King Mine
The debacle that keeps on giving. At the time of this
debacle, the EPA had 1,000 lawyers on staff and one, only one, mining engineer.
Aside note, our esteemed junior Senator trained as a mining engineer but went
on to open a craft beer brewery and saloon.
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Accountability for the disaster? Don’t be silly.
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GMC?Ford 10 speed disaster
Ford and General Motors jointly developed a 10 speed
automatic for heavy duty truck use. It has been a huge problem for many
operators with the worst issue the transmission will downshift to second gear
while at highway speeds. There are several other, less dramatic, problems. One
aftermarket fix is now available.
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Neither General Motors, Ford, or Ram will build you a
heavy duty pickup with a manual transmission.
Got a Lemon? Make Lemonaide
Made me LaughWhen current events keep harshing your mellow, a good non
political, non woke, cartoon refreshes.
Emperor Polis + Wolves
He is term limited and his husband a radical environmentalists.
Seems he is hiding his interference. Seems others see his interference and are
calling him out.
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Sisty
Friday was the annual Salud Family Health picnic. Among
others, my sister was recognized for her thirty + (volunteer/unpaid) service to
the organization and her many years on the board of directors.
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I’m one proud brother, humbled by what she has
accomplished.
Banner is a good boy – when he
wants to be
He enjoys roaming the hillside in back of our complex. I
enjoy letting him do his business where I don’t need to pick it up; him being a
two bagger. Recently he has decided to ignore me once free of the leash. He indulges
in eating grass (which he then pukes in the apartment from time to time). He
isn’t eating grass because he lacks anything. He eats grass because he is a glutton.
I became so irritated
I finally read the instructions for the remote training collar that has been
gathering dust for months. Now he wants to be a good boy.
A neighbor doesn’t like me and isn’t shy. She once said
to me, “I like Banner. I don’t like you!” Recently she inquired if the training
collar transmitter affects my pacemaker. When I replied it didn’t she said, “That
is too bad”.
As always, YMMV
As always, YMMV
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6 comments:
Congrats to Sisty!
Thank you. She occasionally looks at my blog and will see your remark.
Congrats to her for her patience! And yes, smart vs. the 'in' vehicle is always a win ($$$).
I am humbled by her contribution. Value? If the majority of people bought into that concept, their would be many broke car dealerships and salespeople.
The helicopter not starting remind me-
Patient trying to die due to almost no heart tissue actually working, I pulled the starter trigger to find a battery that didn't want to do the job.
I nursed it, nursed it, and nursed it, breaking ALL the rules on how long to engage the starter. My experience and desire to save patients life won out.
At some point I MAY write a book.
Youngest son worked as an EMT until his leg got too bad. He had several patients who died in ER but were alive when he got them there. Joked he didn't want the extra paperwork but I know better. When a life is at stake, screw rules!
The Northern Colorado Medical Center helipad is just under 5 miles on a heading of 095 from my apartment so I hear the Flight for Life copters often and try to remember to say a prayer for all aboard.
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