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  1. DPittman

    Sitting Car

    Yup perspective. When I was a kid, electric window in a car were SO cool and only in NICE cars and almost never in a truck. My kids initially thought my manual crank windows in my truck were nifty. Now they just think I'm lame and an out of date geezer.
  2. DPittman

    Car designs suck

    Yup I did and I misspoke. That certainly is not the case that Chrysler seat are trash after only a few thousand kms! What I should have said was after significant kms they were definitely showing the poorer quality . Now of course all of my statements are only based on my experience and my...
  3. DPittman

    Car designs suck

    Im not saying that a Chrysler minivan seats are not initially just as comfortable but rather I'm commenting on the quality of construction and how they last. Your parents buying a new minivan every two years because they were so comfortable isn't a comparison with my 16 year old Toyota seats...
  4. DPittman

    Car designs suck

    Thats inter That's interesting. I'll get sea sick on the patio swing if I'm not careful. I've always been that way. I have no problems in our van as a driver or a passenger in any of the seats.
  5. DPittman

    Car designs suck

    I don't think it is incredible luck. Of course Toyota too has had there share of stupid and poor designs depending on the model and year but Toyotad have had a very good track record for long life and durability. Lots of people with several hundred thousand kms on there vehichles with very...
  6. DPittman

    Sitting Car

    I "know a guy" who had a forklift picked up by the local AMA tow truck.
  7. DPittman

    Tool Amazing Vise

    Ha I was thinking of you when @Susquatch posed the question. I faintly remember going with my parents to your parents place to buy cream. Seems to me there were not alot of places to buy cream other than the grocery store by that time in our area.
  8. DPittman

    Car designs suck

    Sure the oil came from the ground , your dad was simply putting it back.
  9. DPittman

    Wild Honey Bee Swarm

    Just for those that might be interested.... here is a pic of bees I found on a fence post years ago in my field work.
  10. DPittman

    A near miss and big consequences

    It's always good to hear of the medical system/doctors working as we need them to. While I have griped enough about how things are not working, I too have had many good outcomes because of the dedicated people in the system.
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