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    Tamiya Hornet RC car, re-release

    Back in the mid 80's when I was 12 or so, I got this as a Christmas present. It came in a kit and had to be built from scratch - shocks had to be filled with oil, differential put together, and electronics installed. It was fast, bullet-proof, and I learned a LOT building it and maintaining...
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    Unsolicited advice

    Here is a SHTWB/F - expecting that some anonymous dude at the boat ramp will react positively to a friendly request to turn their lights off. I mean really, it's dark and he's standing there with the truck running waiting for his friend to drive the boat on the trailer. I walk by and say "how...
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    How about them Cowboys?

    As a lifelong fan of the 'boys, I am cautiously optimistic that what we got here is the real deal. Watching Romo disect Chicago last night was simply a thing of beauty and I predict they move deep into the playoffs this year. So who out there loves/hates the Cowboys?
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    WallyWorld oil change experience

    I normally change the oil in all my vehicles, but when temperatures soar above 90 I'll take it somewhere and have it done. I took my Dodge Ram to walmart this weekend and was reminded why doing it yourself is normally the best option. The check-in guy takes my info and tried to upsell all...
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    Anyone own an RC boat?

    I've waited patienty for almost 6 years to really begin living vicariously through my son :) I've got us a go-cart and that's fun and all, but now I have cast my eye on an RC boat. I'm pretty sure I want nitro, just so I don't have to mess with batteries. Traxxas has a nice one with a deep V...
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    Gate to the ramp / locked em' in

    I got a call from my grandfather last night. He's on the planning committee in his neighborhood community up near Lake Texoma. There is a road that leads to the boat ramp in their subdivision and they have control over the hours of operation, launch fees, and maintenance of the whole thing...
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    Hennessey Viper, 0-200 in 20 seconds

    There was a recent article in Motor Trend describing a shootout of cars that could achieve 200mph the fastest. The winner was not the $1.5 million Bugatti Veyron. It was a Hennessey Viper packing a mind boggling 1100hp. Can you imagine driving a street legal vehicle from 0 to 200mph in 20.3...
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    1996 Toyota Coralla AC question

    188k, the car has been flawless until now. While driving the ac started to blow warm and the light that comes on when the AC is running is now off. I checked the relay under the hood and it is fine. I went to Autozone and installed a new one; there was no change. I purchased an AC refill...
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    locked steering tube

    After months of sitting unused in my driveway, I finally got my boat on the water this weekend. The lake levels around here are real high and there is only one ramp open, so there was quite a line backed up to launch. I got in the water and backed off the trailer. I was drifting backwards...
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    Anyone ever catch a gar?

    I went out the other night fishing and wound up in a cove. As it started to get dark, the place came alive with big gars rolling the surface all around us. They would not touch a lure, but they did walk off with large treble hooks of chicken liver suspended by a bobber. Every time I or my...
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    Look dad, that boat has a sparkler!

    My 5 year old son and I were driving down a turnpike one evening recently. We were in my truck and he was in his booster seat up front with me, so he had a better than normal view of the road. Up ahead I noticed an odd series of sparks coming from something. As we got closer, I saw that it...
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    Be careful who you sell your boat to

    I've been reading all these accounts of inconsiderate boaters and their big wakes with interest, as it brought to mind an incident that occurred last season involving a 42' Chris Craft. There is a long, 200 yard "putt" as I refer to it as that runs along the length of our marina where I put in...
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    Boat ramps closed

    I feel like I'm living in some alternative universe here in Texas where it's the middle of July and we've yet to hit 100 degrees and all the boat ramps are closed due to epic flooding. My wife is absolutely delighted that I have nothing to do on the weekends. Instead of fishing, I've been...
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    Fishing with my boss

    Years ago at a place I used to work at, my manager used to enjoy hearing about my fishing trips and looking at pictures if I happened to take them. I invited him one day to go fishing and he eagerly accepted. We both took off work on some random Tuesday and headed to Lake Texoma. We get there...
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    Towing an empty trailer

    My family and myself narrowly avoided what could have been a deadly accident a while back. I delivered a flatbed trailer load of furniture to my sister in College Station. I borrowed the trailer from my grandfather and wound up making the drive in his Jeep Cherokee instead of my truck for no...
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