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durangodon

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  1. Insurance companies set their rates by where the vehicle is "garaged". Most insurance agents are lax with that requirement and take a "don't ask, don't tell" approach. Sounds like you got an agent who is a stickler for the rules.
  2. Kirk has no way of knowing when the OP has been back here. The OP may visit the site every day without signing in.
  3. I just went to both NADA and KBB websites and got a value on my dually truck with no problem. Are these the websites you're trying? https://www.nada.org/nada/consumer-vehicle-values https://www.kbb.com/
  4. Same for me franco. However, if you click on the right side and open the thread, you can then edit the post. While editing the post, you can remove the attachment at the bottom. It's a convoluted way of doing it, but it works.
  5. I have iPhone and don't use iMessage. Lot's of people don't, so that is not a hard and fast rule.
  6. I admire you for that. After scrimping and scratching my whole life, now that I'm financially comfortable I find it difficult to share sometimes. I've been trying to do more of what you're doing in my old age, but it so goes against my lifelong habits of frugality. 🙂
  7. Thanks for the link. Not available to me. 😢
  8. Do you have a link for this service? I tried T-Mobile Home Internet and the speeds were great, until they weren't. At times, I couldn't even browse the net, much less stream video. I sent it back. Verizon has great wireless service in my area, but I haven't seen any wireless offers for $25 month. In fact, even though the Verizon cellular service is much better than T-Mobile's, Verizon Home Internet is not offered here. I did see where they are offering fiber internet service for $25, but no fiber close to me.
  9. You're lucky. I get constant reminders of my meals.
  10. Here is the article from Lastpass themselves https://blog.lastpass.com/2022/12/notice-of-recent-security-incident/
  11. It is possible to improve mileage over manufacturer's stock tuning. However, manufacturers have top notch engineers and have tuned your vehicle to it's highest performance and efficiency under the mandates they are given. They have to consider pollution standards, reliability, and longevity. Those are just three of the variables they have to deal with. If you throw those requirements out the window, then yes, performance can be improved. I doubt that 35% is a realistic number though. Why would you want to ignore those standards though? Do you not care about the environment and dependability of your vehicle? I've studied these tuners and their results for many years, even tried a couple of the more popular and expensive ones. While they did deliver more power and better efficiency, it was nothing near 35%. There are ways to safely enhance and improve the performance of your vehicle, but it involves much more modification than just a simple plug in tuner and the costs are such that they will never pay for themselves in gas mileage. Like others have said, if it was so simple the manufacturers would already be doing it. The best way to get the most gas mileage out of your vehicle is to slow down. The biggest obstacle is aerodynamics. The faster you drive, the harder it is to move the atmosphere out of your way and the more energy you will expend doing so.
  12. Energy can not be created. In this case, the tow vehicle will be furnishing the energy to the Rivian. The Rivian will be like a giant anchor to the tow vehicle.
  13. And Cicero got it from Cro-Magnon man who said "Grunt, grunt...grunt-grunt grunt". Anything anybody says has been said before, like deja vu all over again.
  14. I've been through Amarillo many, many times. Absolutely no reason to take the loop around. IH40 is a breeze through town, especially on a Sunday.
  15. I've had RV's with all three. I prefer PVC. It requires no maintenance except for washing. It has two benefits over TPO, both of which are vinyl. First, it is smooth surfaced and much easier to clean. Second, it doesn't have the felt backing. The felt backing on TPO will absorb and wick water and hide the source if you do have a small leak and/or condensation point.
  16. I think it means that a lot of people view this website without signing in unless they want to post. It could also mean that there are a lot of search engine bots viewing these forums.
  17. Don't be surprised if you have to purge your propane lines and regulator. Once, my Weber Baby Q grill quit lighting. I found the problem to be that the grill's regulator was full of oil. I tried shaking all the oil out of the regulator but that didn't work. The grill was several years old so I figured it was just a long time accumulation and ordered a new regulator. Installed the new regulator, fired up the grill and used it. Next time I went to use it, it wouldn't light. Long story shorter. The bottle of propane I was using had an excess of oil in it. I had to replace the regulator again, in addition to the hose from the 20 lb. bottle to the grill. I also replaced that bottle. Haven't had a problem since for several years.
  18. Yes, it's part of the diagnostic regimen. They won't pay for refraction to prescribe glasses or contacts though. I should have been more clear. Thanks.
  19. Not exactly correct. It does pay for normal vision care, just not for refraction. You can go once a year and be dilated and have your eyes checked for health. The exam includes looking for glaucoma, macular degeneration, and other conditions. I consider that normal vision care. Although regular Medicare does not normally include eyeglasses, it will pay for eyeglasses following certain procedures, including cataract surgery.
  20. I think you have a pretty good understanding. I think the choice of Medicare type should probably be based on one's personal health, lifestyle, risk tolerance, and which plans are available to the individual. I'm not an authority on it, but I will point out a couple of things. Regular Medicare does pay for eye care. They don't pay for refraction, so doctors usually charge separate for that (I pay $45 for refraction when I want/need it). I've been to the ophthalmologist an average of three times per year since I've been on Medicare and had multiple surgeries. Medicare and my supplement paid for all of it, except for refraction. I've also been to an ENT several times, one year for extensive testing, yearly for checkups and wax removal. Never paid a cent for any of it. Hearing tests were included. I had open heart surgery under Medicare. Bills came to over $450,000. I didn't pay a cent. I have seriously considered switching to an Advantage plan as my supplement premiums have risen over the years (now $159 month). I have two reasons for hesitation. The first is that my overall cost exposure would go up. My maximum out of pocket costs right now are the total of my premiums. The Advantage plans I've seen are somewhat higher. The older I get, the closer these two seem to come together, though. The second reason is all of the Advantage plans available to me have limited networks, usually based on my geography. I can see how this could be a problem for me. For example, my brother is on an Advantage plan with an extensive medical group down in the Houston, TX area. When he developed prostate cancer and needed daily treatments for two months, he had to drive 2 hours each way every day to a treatment center in his network. He probably passed up twenty or more locations which could have done the treatment under regular Medicare and been much closer to home. In conclusion, I don't think there is any simple answer for most people. That's why I highly recommend using someone who is trained and experienced in the field to help choose a plan.
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