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Richard Casady wrote:
On Mon, 20 Oct 2008 13:34:34 -0700 (PDT), JimH wrote: There may be a couple of posters willing to unload a nice Ford Ranger in the near future. I know of one 2006 2 x 4 that has just over 26000 kilometers on the odometer...what's that.....around 16000 miles? ROTF! A Ranger won't pull the cork out of a bottle of Dago Red. You are missing the joke. |
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On Oct 20, 7:28 pm, JohnH wrote:
. -- A Harry Krause truism: "It's not a *baby* kicking, beautiful bride, it's just a fetus!" [A Narcissistic Hypocrite] Yes, I could prob write it off as a business expense but I wont do that. My business could use the money for something else. However, I may be misunderstanding this. As an S corp, would the truck be company property or my own property (the company is mine totally). I'd like to keep the separation for liability reasons. In reality, I cannot justify my company having a truck although I could make a good case to the IRS for it. |
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On Mon, 20 Oct 2008 16:26:34 -0700, JimH wrote:
Does anyone remember the Jimmy Carter years.......inflation, mortgage rates, gas lines? 'nuff said. ;-) Funny thing about myths, the more you say them, the more people believe them. The truth is, the economy does better under a Democratic President, than a Republican one. http://www.coba.unr.edu/econ/wp/pape...CONWP06008.pdf 'nuff said? |
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JohnH wrote:
On Mon, 20 Oct 2008 18:35:30 -0400, "Eisboch" wrote: "Boater" wrote in message ... Eisboch wrote: "Boater" wrote in message ... Use the huge tax refund you'll be getting from McPalin. Or the $1000 dollar tax decrease from Obama. Whoopie. EIsboch Easy for you to say. We didn't get a dime in last year's stimulus and I suspect we'll be paying more no matter who gets into office. Someone has to pay for Bush's insane war. It has nothing to do with me. Seriously ... think about it. How is an average of an extra $1K per year going to help "95%" of the public? Certainly doesn't matter where it counts. Give me a break! Eisboch Most of the Obama voters have no realization of how little $1000 will affect their lifestyle. But, if it'll put a new TV on the floor, it's well worth a vote! There he goes again, John Herring, rec.boat's own hater of blacks and Latinos. |
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On Oct 20, 8:19 pm, Boater wrote:
JohnH wrote: On Mon, 20 Oct 2008 18:35:30 -0400, "Eisboch" wrote: "Boater" wrote in message ... Eisboch wrote: "Boater" wrote in message ... Use the huge tax refund you'll be getting from McPalin. Or the $1000 dollar tax decrease from Obama. Whoopie. EIsboch Easy for you to say. We didn't get a dime in last year's stimulus and I suspect we'll be paying more no matter who gets into office. Someone has to pay for Bush's insane war. It has nothing to do with me. Seriously ... think about it. How is an average of an extra $1K per year going to help "95%" of the public? Certainly doesn't matter where it counts. Give me a break! Eisboch Most of the Obama voters have no realization of how little $1000 will affect their lifestyle. But, if it'll put a new TV on the floor, it's well worth a vote! There he goes again, John Herring, rec.boat's own hater of blacks and Latinos. Signal to noise ratio in the thread is getting really poor with crap from Harry who seems unqualified to have opinions on any topic. Really now, if you cannot discern the diff tween boats and politics, how can anyone take him seriously about either? So, for towing the Tolman, it is looking like a Nissan Frontier. The Tacoma is a little more expensive and I have had good luck with Nissan. Now, I am trying to find one with a crew cab AND long bed, not sure they exist. I like manual shift but is there any reason for them anymore? In the very long run, I still think a manual shift will outlast an automatic and I can replace a clutch. |
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On Oct 20, 9:38 pm, Boater wrote:
wrote: On Oct 20, 8:19 pm, Boater wrote: JohnH wrote: On Mon, 20 Oct 2008 18:35:30 -0400, "Eisboch" wrote: "Boater" wrote in message ... Eisboch wrote: "Boater" wrote in message ... Use the huge tax refund you'll be getting from McPalin. Or the $1000 dollar tax decrease from Obama. Whoopie. EIsboch Easy for you to say. We didn't get a dime in last year's stimulus and I suspect we'll be paying more no matter who gets into office. Someone has to pay for Bush's insane war. It has nothing to do with me. Seriously ... think about it. How is an average of an extra $1K per year going to help "95%" of the public? Certainly doesn't matter where it counts. Give me a break! Eisboch Most of the Obama voters have no realization of how little $1000 will affect their lifestyle. But, if it'll put a new TV on the floor, it's well worth a vote! There he goes again, John Herring, rec.boat's own hater of blacks and Latinos. Signal to noise ratio in the thread is getting really poor with crap from Harry who seems unqualified to have opinions on any topic. Really now, if you cannot discern the diff tween boats and politics, how can anyone take him seriously about either? Au contraire. I am qualified to offer up opinions on many subjects related to boating, but I see little reason to post them here often. I notice you didn't aim one of your cheap shots at Herring, eh? Whoa, I see from NADA that my vehicles are "Classics". I'll try that one on my wife "Hey, wanna ride in my Classic truck". Her: "Classic, what are you talking about". Me: "My Nissan". Her: "THAT BEATER, you must be kidding" |
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On Mon, 20 Oct 2008 18:27:17 -0400, Wayne.B
wrote: Couldn't your business use a truck for something ? That way you could lease it and right the whole thing off. errr, "write the whole thing off." |
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On Mon, 20 Oct 2008 18:27:44 -0700 (PDT),
wrote: Now, I am trying to find one with a crew cab AND long bed, not sure they exist. There are some around. Huge. |
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On Mon, 20 Oct 2008 17:03:01 -0700 (PDT),
wrote: In reality, I cannot justify my company having a truck although I could make a good case to the IRS for it. Almost any business can use a truck for something. |
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On Oct 20, 4:10*pm, wrote:
On Oct 20, 4:45 pm, JimH wrote: On Oct 20, 4:43 pm, wrote: On Oct 20, 4:34 pm, JimH wrote: On Oct 20, 4:25 pm, "Don White" wrote: wrote in message ... On Oct 20, 3:45 pm, Wayne.B wrote: On Mon, 20 Oct 2008 10:25:13 -0700 (PDT), wrote: Y'all with larger trucks, how did you justify it? Easy, that's what I wanted. * :-) You can't go wrong with a Tundra, forget the Titan. Yeah, I think my old Nissan bought for $11,000 in 1985 has done good, time to go to the 4wd road in the sky. I have read that the Tundra is better but have decided I cannot justify a bigger truck even if it will haul the sailboat. There may be a couple of posters willing to unload a nice Ford Ranger in the near future. I know of one 2006 2 x 4 that has just over 26000 kilometers on the odometer...what's that.....around 16000 miles? ROTF! I told my kids that when the Nissan got 333,333 on the odometer I'd put her on the ww2 landing craft and take her to Dog Island where she could RIP with all the other old trucks there. *I'd rig a chip to randomely play Neil Young's "Long may You Run" while the vines and dunes slowly drifted over her. *Maybe Nissan could make it a commercial. Sell it for scrap.............you may get some $750~$650 for it. I figured we could put black bunting on the rusted old landing craft and have a bagpipe playing a dirge as the old Nissan is pushed aboard with an honor guard of modern 4X4s, It'd be a real hoot for Carabelle. *Not gonna happen, would cost too much. *However oughta be something I could do with such a faithful old truck. Fix up a large blade made of I beam to a tree and ram it into the radiator. Nissan= Japanese= Die with Honor= Sepuku (Hari Kari) |
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On Oct 20, 6:26*pm, JimH wrote:
On Oct 20, 6:56*pm, "Eisboch" wrote: "Boater" wrote in message ... $1000 would keep my outboard boat in gas for the season, and buy some bait, too! So, that's how Obama is going to save America? Please. Eisboch Provide free health insurance for all. Bigger govt. Lower taxes for 95% of Americans. Provide more govt. entitlement programs. Let the terrorists know exactly when we will exit from the middle east. Bigger govt. Raise taxes on those hard working *******s earning more than $250k and give it to those not paying any taxes......spread the wealth Does anyone remember the Jimmy Carter years.......inflation, mortgage rates, gas lines? 'nuff said. *;-) Yep! Not to mention "Bigger Government" ?;^ Q |
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On Oct 20, 8:42*pm, wrote:
On Oct 20, 9:38 pm, Boater wrote: wrote: On Oct 20, 8:19 pm, Boater wrote: JohnH wrote: On Mon, 20 Oct 2008 18:35:30 -0400, "Eisboch" wrote: "Boater" wrote in message ... Eisboch wrote: "Boater" wrote in message ... Use the huge tax refund you'll be getting from McPalin. Or the $1000 dollar tax decrease from Obama. * Whoopie. EIsboch Easy for you to say. We didn't get a dime in last year's stimulus and I suspect we'll be paying more no matter who gets into office. Someone has to pay for Bush's insane war. It has nothing to do with me. * *Seriously ... think about it. *How is an average of an extra $1K *per year going to help "95%" of the public? Certainly doesn't matter where it counts. * *Give me a break! Eisboch Most of the Obama voters have no realization of how little $1000 will affect their lifestyle. But, if it'll put a new TV on the floor, it's well worth a vote! There he goes again, John Herring, rec.boat's own hater of blacks and Latinos. Signal to noise ratio in the thread is getting really poor with crap from Harry who seems unqualified to have opinions on any topic. Really now, if you cannot discern the diff tween boats and politics, how can anyone take him seriously about either? Au contraire. I am qualified to offer up opinions on many subjects related to boating, but I see little reason to post them here often. I notice you didn't aim one of your cheap shots at Herring, eh? Whoa, I see from NADA that my vehicles are "Classics". *I'll try that one on my wife "Hey, wanna ride in my Classic truck". *Her: *"Classic, what are you talking about". *Me: *"My Nissan". *Her: *"THAT BEATER, you must be kidding" Headless and armless statues all over Italy, Greece, and Egypt are classic too. Buy another Bone-mobile and you're wife might start mixing up the plaster for you too! |
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wrote in message ... On Oct 20, 1:16 pm, jim wrote: wrote: On Oct 20, 12:46 pm, wrote: I have kept my two old trucks running far beyond reason with my old 1985 Nissan having 313,000 and the 1988 Dodge having somewhere between 180,000 and 200,000. This weekend, coming back from working on my sailboat, I was seriously worried the Nissan would not get me home. Not only is the transmission going bad, the center support bearing is gone from the driveshaft, I cannot get her to go into reverse without effort, now I seem to have a timing issue making her miss a lot and lose power (maybe timing chain has slipped). No gages except the tach and odometer work. One of the front drive axles has a torn boot (I never use the 4wd so it does not matter). She would not pass inspection anywhere else cuz the pollution control stuff long ago rusted away. Now the Dodge (the only vehicle I allow my 18 yr old son to drive) has developed transmission probs. I simply cannot continue to repair so many things because it takes all my time. I loathe the idea of truck payments and comprehensive insurance but it looks as if I'll have to just do it if I want to keep towing my boat. Maybe I am too obsessive about having little debt but I always thought of it as a freedom issue. With little debt I could do as I pleased. Of course, having kids changed that some but still I have waaaaaay less debt than most. It just seems WRONG to take on debt that ties me down. My wife says "Dont worry about it, you'll keep this truck for 20 years too" but it is the near term debt idea that slays me. Saving up to pay almost all cash would be difficult with so many kid expenses and my wifes mouth surgery and so on and on, even the down payment is tough when we want to keep a reasonable cash reserve just in case. How do y'all justify debt on a vehicle to yourself? I imagine it involves a lot of lying to ones self Quite frankly, I am finding that I have little time to do any repairs the past few years. Fortunately, my trucks are so old that I dont have to do that much cuz all the stupid stuff like pollution canisters long ago fell off. It is possible that I am old enough that I can justify not lyin under a truck in the heat to replace a clutch. I lalso know that I have waaaaay too many projects to spend much time on repairs. Maybe I am just tired of doing it. Here is a possible scheme: Buy a Titan or Tundra and then build a trailer to allow me to occasionally haul the 7700 lb sailboat places. Could I justify this with the Titan or Tundra costing about 1.4X the gas all the time? The smaller Tacoma or Frontier would easily haul the Tolman Skiff. Y'all with larger trucks, how did you justify it? I am having no problems with my F150. Other than I bought a year or two early. If I had waited, could have gotten a good used one for a fraction of the cost. But love how it drives. Would do a F250 or F350 if the boat is really big. Even use the 4x4 in the winter. Had a Nissan, sold it at 250,000 as rust. Had some problems with it when new but was fixed by the dealer. Most Dodge owners seem to get a trany fix, or in at least 3 of 4 I know that have RAMs have. Not a big fan of GM since the car we had crapped it's transmission at 16,200 and had to argue with them for a proper fix and not a band-aid fix. Justify it? Easy, I don't want more than one vehicle, but it must be a good one. Most people overlook a vehicle depreciates+maintenance faster than the fuel you feed it. So fuel mileage inside of reason isn't an issue. Reliability and longevity is. It must pull a 2500 to 3500 lb boat safely. And I don't want under powered and under provisioned wandering all over the road going 30 mph up hill. Safety is a must. F150 Lariat hauls it easy and safely. Must be 4x4. I need to get to work even if their is 4-7" of white stuff. V8, I like heat at -20F. And they run better too at low temperatures. I justify it because it fits my needs, one vehicle does all and I like driving it. Plan on keeping it a long time. |
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"Boater" wrote in message ... Eisboch wrote: "Boater" wrote in message ... Use the huge tax refund you'll be getting from McPalin. Or the $1000 dollar tax decrease from Obama. Whoopie. EIsboch Easy for you to say. We didn't get a dime in last year's stimulus and I suspect we'll be paying more no matter who gets into office. Someone has to pay for Bush's insane war. Should of filed an income tax return. |
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"Wayne.B" wrote in message ... On Mon, 20 Oct 2008 18:27:44 -0700 (PDT), wrote: Now, I am trying to find one with a crew cab AND long bed, not sure they exist. There are some around. Huge. Hard to find a parking place. Look on Craigslist for a salvage title and there are some really great deals. |
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wrote in message ... So, for towing the Tolman, it is looking like a Nissan Frontier. The Tacoma is a little more expensive and I have had good luck with Nissan. Now, I am trying to find one with a crew cab AND long bed, not sure they exist. I like manual shift but is there any reason for them anymore? In the very long run, I still think a manual shift will outlast an automatic and I can replace a clutch. Overall, an automatic with a torque converter is much better for towing than a manual with a clutch and is actually recommended for towing by most truck manufacturers. This assumes you have a big enough truck for the job. Eisboch |
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"Boater" wrote in message ... wrote: Whoa, I see from NADA that my vehicles are "Classics". I'll try that one on my wife "Hey, wanna ride in my Classic truck". Her: "Classic, what are you talking about". Me: "My Nissan". Her: "THAT BEATER, you must be kidding" I wouldn't buy one, but I've seen a lot of seemingly really good deals on new v8 trucks from Chevy, Ford, and Chrysler. If anyone needs a larger truck, now is the time to buy one. I recently traded in the little Ranger on a F-250 Superduty and got one heck of a deal without even trying hard to negotiate. I needed a heavier duty truck for my new, potential enterprise. Gonna start renting out musical equipment for touring bands, weddings receptions, and other private parties. I have acquired three vintage Hammonds .... an original B3, a C3 (which is a B3 in a different cabinet) and a "Porta-B". Also now have a collection of Leslie speakers .... two PR22 stationary cabinets, a 122 rotary, a 760 rotary and a 825 rotary lower unit and 2101 upper rotary horn. It is said that you should do what you enjoy in terms of a business. Now that I have the time, I am going to try this. Music and the audio gear to reproduce it has always been a hobby of sorts and I enjoy it. Anyway, I needed a heavier duty truck to haul this stuff around in an enclosed trailer. The Ranger was too small. Eisboch |
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"Calif Bill" wrote in message m... "Boater" wrote in message ... Eisboch wrote: "Boater" wrote in message ... Use the huge tax refund you'll be getting from McPalin. Or the $1000 dollar tax decrease from Obama. Whoopie. EIsboch Easy for you to say. We didn't get a dime in last year's stimulus and I suspect we'll be paying more no matter who gets into office. Someone has to pay for Bush's insane war. Should of filed an income tax return. Our accountant finished up our return for '07 on October 14th .... a day before the extensions run out. He does this every year for some reason, even though our financial life has become much more simple since I stopped working. But, I was surprised that he said we will be getting a stimulus check. I have no idea how much. Eisboch |
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"Eisboch" wrote in message ... "Boater" wrote in message ... wrote: Whoa, I see from NADA that my vehicles are "Classics". I'll try that one on my wife "Hey, wanna ride in my Classic truck". Her: "Classic, what are you talking about". Me: "My Nissan". Her: "THAT BEATER, you must be kidding" I wouldn't buy one, but I've seen a lot of seemingly really good deals on new v8 trucks from Chevy, Ford, and Chrysler. If anyone needs a larger truck, now is the time to buy one. I recently traded in the little Ranger on a F-250 Superduty and got one heck of a deal without even trying hard to negotiate. I needed a heavier duty truck for my new, potential enterprise. Gonna start renting out musical equipment for touring bands, weddings receptions, and other private parties. I have acquired three vintage Hammonds .... an original B3, a C3 (which is a B3 in a different cabinet) and a "Porta-B". Also now have a collection of Leslie speakers .... two PR22 stationary cabinets, a 122 rotary, a 760 rotary and a 825 rotary lower unit and 2101 upper rotary horn. It is said that you should do what you enjoy in terms of a business. Now that I have the time, I am going to try this. Music and the audio gear to reproduce it has always been a hobby of sorts and I enjoy it. Anyway, I needed a heavier duty truck to haul this stuff around in an enclosed trailer. The Ranger was too small. Eisboch Why don't you get a Notary license? Then you could perform wedding ceremonies out in the horse barn after picking up the wedding party in your limo. You do the music, the Mrs. would prepare the food, you cleanup the grounds. Not a good idea? |
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"D.Duck" wrote in message ... Why don't you get a Notary license? Then you could perform wedding ceremonies out in the horse barn after picking up the wedding party in your limo. You do the music, the Mrs. would prepare the food, you cleanup the grounds. Not a good idea? Heh. Believe it or not, I can already perform weddings. I *do* have to figure out how to fold the Limo into this though. http://www.eisboch.com/ Eisboch |
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Calif Bill wrote:
"Boater" wrote in message ... Eisboch wrote: "Boater" wrote in message ... Use the huge tax refund you'll be getting from McPalin. Or the $1000 dollar tax decrease from Obama. Whoopie. EIsboch Easy for you to say. We didn't get a dime in last year's stimulus and I suspect we'll be paying more no matter who gets into office. Someone has to pay for Bush's insane war. Should of filed an income tax return. Idiot. |
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On Oct 21, 5:29*am, "Eisboch" wrote:
"D.Duck" wrote in message ... Why don't you get a Notary license? *Then you could perform wedding ceremonies out in the horse barn after picking up the wedding party in your limo. *You do the music, the Mrs. would prepare the food, you cleanup the grounds. Not a good idea? Heh. *Believe it or not, I can already perform weddings. Eisboch heh, so can I (and do occasionally) ?:^ ) |
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"Tim" wrote in message ... On Oct 21, 5:29 am, "Eisboch" wrote: "D.Duck" wrote in message ... Why don't you get a Notary license? Then you could perform wedding ceremonies out in the horse barn after picking up the wedding party in your limo. You do the music, the Mrs. would prepare the food, you cleanup the grounds. Not a good idea? Heh. Believe it or not, I can already perform weddings. Eisboch heh, so can I (and do occasionally) -------------------------- Yabut, you're real. I am not. Eisboch |
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"Eisboch" wrote in message ... "Boater" wrote in message ... Use the huge tax refund you'll be getting from McPalin. Or the $1000 dollar tax decrease from Obama. Whoopie. EIsboch Yep, they do this in Canada. Cut you a cheque for a few bucks, whack you good on taxes. Turns out they give you a $1 and take $100 more. Surprising how many people get sucked into this and don't realize they just got stiffed for $99. Recent case in point, BC puts in a carbon tax that will net them about an extra $150 year from everyone each and every year. To sell it they cut each person a one time $100 cheque. 1/2 the people think this is great. Beware of the leftist statist government types. |
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On Oct 21, 4:04*am, "Eisboch" wrote:
"Boater" wrote in message ... wrote: Whoa, I see from NADA that my vehicles are "Classics". *I'll try that one on my wife "Hey, wanna ride in my Classic truck". *Her: *"Classic, what are you talking about". *Me: *"My Nissan". *Her: *"THAT BEATER, you must be kidding" I wouldn't buy one, but I've seen a lot of seemingly really good deals on new v8 trucks from Chevy, Ford, and Chrysler. If anyone needs a larger truck, now is the time to buy one. *I recently traded in the little Ranger on a F-250 Superduty and got one heck of a deal without even trying hard to negotiate. I needed a heavier duty truck for my new, potential enterprise. *Gonna start renting out musical equipment for touring bands, weddings receptions, and other private parties. * I have acquired three vintage Hammonds .... an original *B3, a C3 (which is a B3 in a different cabinet) and a "Porta-B". Also now have a collection of Leslie speakers .... two PR22 stationary cabinets, a 122 rotary, a 760 rotary and a 825 rotary lower unit and 2101 upper rotary horn. It is said that you should do what you enjoy in terms of a business. *Now that I have the time, I am going to try this. *Music and the audio gear to reproduce it has always been a hobby of sorts and I enjoy it. Anyway, I needed a heavier duty truck to haul this stuff around in an enclosed trailer. *The Ranger was too small. Eisboch My brother once owned an electronics repair shop, and on the side built custom sound equipment for bands. He was getting quite a reputation and bigger bands were wanting his equipment. I think it got to be too much for him. He always liked the simple life. |
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wrote in message ... On Oct 21, 4:04 am, "Eisboch" wrote: It is said that you should do what you enjoy in terms of a business. Now that I have the time, I am going to try this. Music and the audio gear to reproduce it has always been a hobby of sorts and I enjoy it. Anyway, I needed a heavier duty truck to haul this stuff around in an enclosed trailer. The Ranger was too small. Eisboch My brother once owned an electronics repair shop, and on the side built custom sound equipment for bands. He was getting quite a reputation and bigger bands were wanting his equipment. I think it got to be too much for him. He always liked the simple life. ----------------------------- I visited the warehouse of a local equipment rental place yesterday. It's where I bought the Hammond C3. The company rents equipment for touring professional bands, wedding receptions and private parties. The owner gave me a tour through the huge facility. Hundreds of guitar amps (big), hundreds of keyboards, PA equipment, synths, mixers, mics, four B3's ..... I couldn't believe the inventory. I asked him if his business level supported the inventory of gear he had. He said he averages 150 major equipment setups a MONTH! And that's just in about a 150 mile radius of his business. I couldn't believe it. He had pictures in his office of him with clients, including Paul McCartney, Roy Orbison, BB King, and many, many more. Quite an interesting visit. Eisboch |
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On Oct 21, 10:32 am, "Eisboch" wrote:
wrote in message ... On Oct 21, 4:04 am, "Eisboch" wrote: It is said that you should do what you enjoy in terms of a business. Now that I have the time, I am going to try this. Music and the audio gear to reproduce it has always been a hobby of sorts and I enjoy it. Anyway, I needed a heavier duty truck to haul this stuff around in an enclosed trailer. The Ranger was too small. Eisboch My brother once owned an electronics repair shop, and on the side built custom sound equipment for bands. He was getting quite a reputation and bigger bands were wanting his equipment. I think it got to be too much for him. He always liked the simple life. ----------------------------- I visited the warehouse of a local equipment rental place yesterday. It's where I bought the Hammond C3. The company rents equipment for touring professional bands, wedding receptions and private parties. The owner gave me a tour through the huge facility. Hundreds of guitar amps (big), hundreds of keyboards, PA equipment, synths, mixers, mics, four B3's .... I couldn't believe the inventory. I asked him if his business level supported the inventory of gear he had. He said he averages 150 major equipment setups a MONTH! And that's just in about a 150 mile radius of his business. I couldn't believe it. He had pictures in his office of him with clients, including Paul McCartney, Roy Orbison, BB King, and many, many more. Quite an interesting visit. Eisboch Last night talking to my wife about Nissan vs Toyota, she knows I like Toyota and said "Buy what you really want and stop being so cheap". I said "Well, my Nissan was pretty reliable" and she started laughing saying "David, you thought your old 1955 Ford was reliable and it had no windows". She may have a point about buying what you want. |
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On Oct 21, 10:45 am, wrote:
On Oct 21, 10:32 am, "Eisboch" wrote: wrote in message ... On Oct 21, 4:04 am, "Eisboch" wrote: It is said that you should do what you enjoy in terms of a business. Now that I have the time, I am going to try this. Music and the audio gear to reproduce it has always been a hobby of sorts and I enjoy it. Anyway, I needed a heavier duty truck to haul this stuff around in an enclosed trailer. The Ranger was too small. Eisboch My brother once owned an electronics repair shop, and on the side built custom sound equipment for bands. He was getting quite a reputation and bigger bands were wanting his equipment. I think it got to be too much for him. He always liked the simple life. ----------------------------- I visited the warehouse of a local equipment rental place yesterday. It's where I bought the Hammond C3. The company rents equipment for touring professional bands, wedding receptions and private parties. The owner gave me a tour through the huge facility. Hundreds of guitar amps (big), hundreds of keyboards, PA equipment, synths, mixers, mics, four B3's .... I couldn't believe the inventory. I asked him if his business level supported the inventory of gear he had. He said he averages 150 major equipment setups a MONTH! And that's just in about a 150 mile radius of his business. I couldn't believe it. He had pictures in his office of him with clients, including Paul McCartney, Roy Orbison, BB King, and many, many more. Quite an interesting visit. Eisboch Last night talking to my wife about Nissan vs Toyota, she knows I like Toyota and said "Buy what you really want and stop being so cheap". I said "Well, my Nissan was pretty reliable" and she started laughing saying "David, you thought your old 1955 Ford was reliable and it had no windows". She may have a point about buying what you want. "Buy what I want", hmmmmmm, the vehicle I TRULY lust after is a mid '50s cabover dually. For some reason, I think those cabovers are awesomely cool. An 8 cyl FLATHEAD engine. I have always wanted to rebuild a flathead engine just because I admire the simplicity of them. Put a modern electronic ignition it with HV plugs, radial tires and you'd improve the previous miles/gallon a lot. She'd have towing capacity. No comprehensive insurance costs. I could fix ANYTHING on it. The best part of all would be no bizarre electronic crap like power windows and such. I wonder if I could make one so reliable I could drive it across the USA from FL to WY. |
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wrote in message ... Last night talking to my wife about Nissan vs Toyota, she knows I like Toyota and said "Buy what you really want and stop being so cheap". I said "Well, my Nissan was pretty reliable" and she started laughing saying "David, you thought your old 1955 Ford was reliable and it had no windows". She may have a point about buying what you want. "Buy what I want", hmmmmmm, the vehicle I TRULY lust after is a mid '50s cabover dually. For some reason, I think those cabovers are awesomely cool. An 8 cyl FLATHEAD engine. I have always wanted to rebuild a flathead engine just because I admire the simplicity of them. Put a modern electronic ignition it with HV plugs, radial tires and you'd improve the previous miles/gallon a lot. She'd have towing capacity. No comprehensive insurance costs. I could fix ANYTHING on it. The best part of all would be no bizarre electronic crap like power windows and such. I wonder if I could make one so reliable I could drive it across the USA from FL to WY. Excuse me for saying so, but you're nuttier than I am. :-) Eisboch |
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On Oct 21, 10:32*am, "Eisboch" wrote:
wrote in message ... On Oct 21, 4:04 am, "Eisboch" wrote: It is said that you should do what you enjoy in terms of a business. Now that I have the time, I am going to try this. Music and the audio gear to reproduce it has always been a hobby of sorts and I enjoy it. Anyway, I needed a heavier duty truck to haul this stuff around in an enclosed trailer. The Ranger was too small. Eisboch My brother once owned an electronics repair shop, and on the side built custom sound equipment for bands. He was getting quite a reputation and bigger bands were wanting his equipment. I think it got to be too much for him. He always liked the simple life. ----------------------------- I visited the warehouse of a local equipment rental place yesterday. *It's where I bought the Hammond C3. The company rents equipment for touring professional bands, wedding receptions and private parties. The owner gave me a tour through the huge facility. *Hundreds of guitar amps (big), hundreds of keyboards, PA equipment, synths, mixers, mics, *four B3's .... *I couldn't believe the inventory. * *I asked him if his business level supported the inventory of gear he had. *He said he averages 150 major equipment setups a MONTH! * *And that's just in about a 150 mile radius of his business. I couldn't believe it. He had pictures in his office of him with clients, including Paul McCartney, Roy Orbison, BB King, and many, many more. Quite an interesting visit. Eisboch Wow, must be a lot of major productions that don't have their own equipment. I think if a band rented equipment as opposed to renting, setting up, then sound checks would be a bitch and a long process! |
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Man I loathe truck payments
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-- A Harry Krause truism: "It's not a *baby* kicking, beautiful bride, it's just a fetus!" [A Narcissistic Hypocrite] |
Man I loathe truck payments
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-- A Harry Krause truism: "It's not a *baby* kicking, beautiful bride, it's just a fetus!" [A Narcissistic Hypocrite] |
Man I loathe truck payments
On Tue, 21 Oct 2008 04:09:58 -0400, "Eisboch" wrote:
"Calif Bill" wrote in message om... "Boater" wrote in message ... Eisboch wrote: "Boater" wrote in message ... Use the huge tax refund you'll be getting from McPalin. Or the $1000 dollar tax decrease from Obama. Whoopie. EIsboch Easy for you to say. We didn't get a dime in last year's stimulus and I suspect we'll be paying more no matter who gets into office. Someone has to pay for Bush's insane war. Should of filed an income tax return. Our accountant finished up our return for '07 on October 14th .... a day before the extensions run out. He does this every year for some reason, even though our financial life has become much more simple since I stopped working. But, I was surprised that he said we will be getting a stimulus check. I have no idea how much. Eisboch Humph, I didn't get one. ****ed me off. But I'll live. Don't need a new TV anyway. Don't like the Simpsons *or* Beavis and Butthead. -- A Harry Krause truism: "It's not a *baby* kicking, beautiful bride, it's just a fetus!" [A Narcissistic Hypocrite] |
Man I loathe truck payments
"JohnH" wrote in message ... If I were to trade in my 4Runner for a new one, I'd go back to manual, even if I had to buy a different breed. I like being able to shift when I want to. I don't like the auto dropping into another gear any time it starts climbing a hill, while towing. Using the cruise control, with an automatic, while towing is a waste. The damn thing is shifting continuously, so cruise control can't be used. Yup, manual is the way to go. Does the 4Runner have a "tow/haul" mode? Virtually all the US manufactured trucks have it, including even the little Ranger I had. The auto transmission in tow/haul mode will do a much better job of selecting the proper gear for the load than a manual transmission. Plus, you have the benefit of the torque converter which will unlock under load. An added benefit, is that they change the gear shift points, reducing the potential of lugging the engine and causing serious damage. Finally, they also provide downshifts to provide engine braking while towing, saving your brakes. A properly equipped truck with an auto is much better .... in fact the tow ratings are higher with an auto. Eisboch |
Man I loathe truck payments
On Tue, 21 Oct 2008 12:08:09 -0400, "Eisboch" wrote:
"JohnH" wrote in message .. . If I were to trade in my 4Runner for a new one, I'd go back to manual, even if I had to buy a different breed. I like being able to shift when I want to. I don't like the auto dropping into another gear any time it starts climbing a hill, while towing. Using the cruise control, with an automatic, while towing is a waste. The damn thing is shifting continuously, so cruise control can't be used. Yup, manual is the way to go. Does the 4Runner have a "tow/haul" mode? Virtually all the US manufactured trucks have it, including even the little Ranger I had. The auto transmission in tow/haul mode will do a much better job of selecting the proper gear for the load than a manual transmission. Plus, you have the benefit of the torque converter which will unlock under load. An added benefit, is that they change the gear shift points, reducing the potential of lugging the engine and causing serious damage. Finally, they also provide downshifts to provide engine braking while towing, saving your brakes. A properly equipped truck with an auto is much better .... in fact the tow ratings are higher with an auto. Eisboch There is no 'tow/haul' mode that I know of. The book suggests towing in 4th rather than overdrive. What I'm towing is not that heavy (3500lbs) that the V8 shouldn't be able to pull it in overdrive on the interstate. It's not like there are any mountains between here and Chesapeake Bay or Virginia Beach. I'm comparing this to my GMC, a manual, which seemed to tow better. Maybe I should just leave it in 4th and forgetaboutit. -- A Harry Krause truism: "It's not a *baby* kicking, beautiful bride, it's just a fetus!" [A Narcissistic Hypocrite] |
Man I loathe truck payments
On Oct 21, 12:08*pm, "Eisboch" wrote:
"JohnH" wrote in message ... If I were to trade in my 4Runner for a new one, I'd go back to manual, even if I had to buy a different breed. I like being able to shift when I want to. I don't like the auto dropping into another gear any time it starts climbing a hill, while towing. Using the cruise control, with an automatic, while towing is a waste. The damn thing is shifting continuously, so cruise control can't be used. Yup, manual is the way to go. Does the 4Runner have a "tow/haul" mode? Virtually all the US manufactured trucks have it, including even the little Ranger I had. The auto transmission in tow/haul mode will do a much better job of selecting the proper gear for the load than a manual transmission. *Plus, you have the benefit of the torque converter which will unlock under load.. An added benefit, is that they change the gear shift points, reducing the potential of lugging the engine and causing serious damage. *Finally, they also provide downshifts to provide engine braking while towing, saving your brakes. A properly equipped truck with an auto is much better .... in fact the tow ratings are higher with an auto. Eisboch I couldn't agree more. I like watching manual tranny trucks trying to get a boat moving up a big ramp and smelling the clutch burn unless they have FWD and can shift the transfer case into FWD Low. My new truck came with a tow package, including a bigger alternator, bigger radiator, different rear end gearing, and the auto tranny is specific, having a cooler and the tow/haul function. |
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