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  1. RCO

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    And another tick-in-the-box qualification
     
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    When I was a kid my friend and I, and I'm gonna call him the instigator, lol, laid a wire between the two posts of a car battery, watched it emulate a lightbulb for a moment, before it burnt right through.

    Sometimes I wonder: how we survived. Oh yeah, eventually, you don't. Oh well.
     
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    Don't I know it. I daren't report my juvenile attempts at self annihilation. Just seemed like such a great idea at the time, but, for all of us who survived I wonder how many didn't??????
     
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    been there, done that. some never do those things, some end up dead, maimed or in jail. no idea why.
    i suppose some here will call it 'natural selection'.
     
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    Very true. We climbed down to a river one time, and I lost traction on a washout, almost went over a cliff, ended up with my legs over, and my fingers gripping roots and dirt. Just thank my lucky stars.

    Yeah don't get me started about my "lost decade". :(
     
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    Congratulation on surpassing your earlier record 50,000 posts! (y)(y)(y)(y)(y) X 1,000
     
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    I have a spare smart plug so I think i'm going to leave the battery connected with a small charger connected to the smart plug and activate the charger for a half hour once a week. There really ought to be a switch for this - it's a silly problem.
     
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    smart plug? (n)
     
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    with the bigger battery, i'd just check the voltage, shut off the sks, and check the voltage when i got home.
     
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    scary, what i'm doing with my time.:unsure:
     
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    Obviously, posting to PC & trolling for "like"s
     
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    et tu?:p
     
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    Trying hard to learn about my complex car. You have been here long enough to learn about yours.
     
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    now i'm here to impart my ignorance on unsuspecting newbies.;)
     
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    I resemble that remark...:(
     
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    It's not like we're compulsive lab rats, addicted, pushing levers. Is it...
     
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    A man has to do something when Fenway Park is shut!
     
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    Better pull your Sox up!
     
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    and football (not futball) is only once a week.
     
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    Weeellllll , better than Santa Claus. He only gets to go once a year. Think I said that right...
     
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