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  • Idoono

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    I took our Honda in last week. Recal notice says its a 1 hour job. Dealer service says its a four hour job! So instead of waiting for it I drop it of and picick up later. Airbags replaced and given inspection with "Recommended Repairs": Air filter, cabin filter, trans fluid flush, brake fluid flush, coolant flush, brakes are beyond 50% life replace and resurface rotors, oil and filter, rotate tires,....... Estimated repairs $1500+! Dealer just fishing for suckers. Such bullshit, fix the recall, return the car.

    So you have just learned why the Honda dealer in PC SUCKS. And the VW dealer are the same people just on the other side of the property. Love the cars, tired of the dealer. I had to go down there several times when my wife would take her VW in for service. They treated her like she was some dummy and had no clue. Truth be told she probably knew more than a lot of the service writers. Oh yeah! The service manager / partner and I became very well acquainted.

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    wildrider666

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    So you have just learned why the Honda dealer in PC SUCKS. And the VW dealer are the same people just on the other side of the property. Love the cars, tired of the dealer. I had to go down there several times when my wife would take her VW in for service. They treated her like she was some dummy and had no clue. Truth be told she probably knew more than a lot of the service writers. Oh yeah! The service manager / partner and I became very well acquainted.
    Idoono

    I knew about them before the Recall Service, that's why I bought at Gary Smith Honda, FWB. I didn't want to drive that far for work on Hondas' dime.
     

    Viking1204

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    Hopefully Gary Smith Honda is better than Gary Smith Ford. I live in FWB but will never buy anything from them or take my Ford vehicles to them, their service department has the worst customer service I've ever seen.
     

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    Good news, Trump's new pick for the Supreme Court has a strong history of supporting gun rights and holding to the Constitution when making his rulings!
     

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    She's 85, who the hell works that long??? Retire and enjoy the few years maybe days you have left, geez!

    My mother is 80 and still working til this day at a funeral home. She had a heart valve replacement a few weeks ago and was very upset when her doctor told her that she could not drive or return to work for 2 weeks or until he released her. I was there when he made that rule to her. I thought for a minute she was going to "go off" on him. I had to remind her that he was the doctor and she was the patient.
     

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    Luke Brian has a song titled "Huntin, Fishin, and Lovin Everyday", my goal by the time I'm in my early 60's will be to do exactly what it says in the titled of that song! Below is an article on the new supreme court nominee, pretty good article.

    http://www.foxnews.com/opinion/2018...ions-thats-why-liberals-are-freaking-out.html

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6l3ukWqRU4s

    I turned 60 on July the 2nd. Been huntin' and fishin'everyday for the tv remote since then. Oh, and lovin' when I actually wind up finding it! Dad gum 9yr old son be hiding it from me! :lol:
     

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    I had to remind myself again today..."Repairs on a truck that's payed off is still cheaper than a truck note every month."

    Sent from my SM-N950U using Tapatalk
     

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    I signed a contract with my realtor this morning to list our old house for sale. It should be listed either this afternoon or tomorrow morning. If you know anyone looking for an 1890sf 4bed/2bath house just south of Fairhope, let me know.
     

    Viking1204

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    Happy Hump Day gentlemen! Definitely need to be careful what you Google search while at work looking for good Hump Day photos!
     

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    spongemonkey

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    60 with a 9 year old, wow! I'm 48 and my youngest is 10, I have two boys 10 and 20, spread them out good!

    My first son was born at my age of 43 and my second and last was born at my age of 51. My present wife of my last son is 14 years younger than me. Me and her father are closer in age then her and I. :rockon: :whoo: When I graduated from college, my present wife was only 7yrs old at the time. Go figure! :eyebrows:
     

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    Just try reading this without laughing till you cry!!!
    This is hilarious!!

    Pocket Taser Stun Gun, a great gift for the wife. A guy who purchased his
    lovely wife a pocket Taser for their anniversary submitted this:

    Last weekend I saw something at Larry's Pistol & Pawn Shop that sparked my
    interest. The occasion was our 15th anniversary and I was looking for a
    little something extra for my wife Julie. What I came across was a
    100,000-volt, pocket/purse-sized taser. The effects of the taser were
    supposed to be short lived, with no long-term adverse affect on your
    assailant, allowing her adequate time to retreat to safety and every woman
    needs something to protect herself with, right??

    WAY TOO COOL! Long story short, I bought the device and brought it home. I
    loaded two AAA batteries in the darn thing and pushed the button. Nothing!

    I was disappointed. I learned, however, that if I pushed the button AND
    pressed it against a metal surface at the same time; I'd get the blue arc of
    electricity darting back and forth between the prongs. AWESOME!!!
    Unfortunately, I have yet to explain to Julie what that burn spot is on the
    face of her microwa ve.

    Okay, so I was home alone with this new toy, thinking to myself that it
    couldn't be all that bad with only two triple-A batteries, right?

    There I sat in my recliner, my cat Gracie looking on intently (trusting
    little soul) while I was reading the directions and thinking that I really
    needed to try this thing out on a flesh & blood moving target. I must admit
    I thought about zapping Gracie (for a fraction of a second) and thought
    better of it. She is such a sweet cat. But, if I was going to give this
    thing to my wife to protect herself against a mugger, I did want some
    assurance that it would work as advertised. Am I wrong?

    So, there I sat in a pair of shorts and a tank top with my reading glasses
    perched delicately on the bridge of my nose, directions in one hand, and
    taser in another. The directions said that a one-second burst would shock
    and disorient your assailant; a two-second burst was supposed to cause
    muscle spasms and a major loss of bodily control; a three-second burst would
    purportedly make your assailant flop on the ground like a fish out of water.
    Any burst longer than three seconds would be wasting the batteries.

    All the while I'm looking at this little device measuring about 5' long,
    less than 3/4 inch in circumference; pretty cute really and (loaded with two
    itsy, bitsy triple-A batteries) thinking to myself, 'no possible way!'

    What happened next is almost beyond description, but I'll do my best...?

    I'm sitting there alone, Gracie looking on with her head cocked to one side
    as if to say, 'don't do it dummy,' reasoning that a one second burst from
    such a tiny little ole thing couldn't hurt all that bad. I decided to give
    myself a one second burst just for heck of it. I touched the prongs to my
    naked thigh, pushed the button, and . . HOLY MOTHER OF GOD . . . WEAPONS OF
    MASS DESTRUCTION . ... WHAT THE HECK!!!

    I'm pretty sure Jessie Ventura ran in through the side door, picked me up in
    the recliner, then body slammed us both on the carpet, over and over and
    over again. I vaguely recall waking up on my side in the fetal position,
    with tears in my eyes, body soaking wet, both nipples on fire, testicles
    nowhere to be found, with my left arm tucked under my body in the oddest
    position, and tingling in my legs?

    The cat was making meowing sounds I had never heard before, clinging to a
    picture frame hanging above the fireplace, obviously in an attempt to avoid
    getting slammed by my body flopping all over the living roo m.

    Note: If you ever feel compelled to 'mug' yourself with a taser, one note of
    caution: there is no such thing as a one second burst when you zap yourself!
    You will not let go of that thing until it is dislodged from your hand by a
    violent thrashing about on the floor.. A three second burst would be
    considered conservative?
    IT HURT LIKE HELL!!!

    A minute or so later (I can't be sure, as time was a relative thing at that
    point), I collected my wits (what little I had left), sat up and surveyed
    the landscape. My bent reading glasses were on the mantel of the fireplace.
    The recliner was upside down and about 8 feet or so from where it originally
    was. My triceps, right thigh and both nipples were still twitching. My face
    felt like it had been shot up with Novocain, and my bottom lip weighed 88
    lbs. I had no control over the drooling. Apparently I pooped on myself, but
    was too numb to know for sure and my sense of s mell was gone. I saw a faint
    smoke cloud above my head which I believe came from my hair. I'm still
    looking for my testicles and I'm offering a significant reward for their
    safe return!!

    P. S. My wife loved the gift, and now regularly threatens me with it!

    'If you think education is difficult, try being stupid.'
     

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    Our house listing finally showed up online about 3:30 yesterday afternoon and we had our first showing appt scheduled within 2 hours. The showing was at noon today, and we haven't heard anything back yet. Their notification system about who is showing it and that gives feedback after the showing apparently isn't working.
     
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