jporter12

Here's what Carfax says about where they get their info: http://www.carfax.com/about/data_sources.cfx According to this, they may never get the info.

I see in posts about this online: "When will this stop?" "How can we prevent this?" and similar stuff. My answer is: You can't. When people want to do bad things, they're going to. Take away the whatever means they used in the latest episode, a gun in this case, and they will find another way.

You don't count in this discussion. With all due respect...

Do you know someone with a AAA membership that's about to expire, that hasn't used their tows?

Too much pressure can negatively effect ride and handling. Too low of pressure can do the same, AND cause dangerous overheating of the tire. If you're choosing the tire properly, not only going by size, but also load and speed ratings, the ideal pressure should be what is on the placard inside the door. If the pressure inside the door is higher than the tire's max rating, go by the tire, and replace the tire with the proper tire for the vehicle. Are you going to put a cruiser tire on a supersport bike and do a trackday? I certainly hope not!

Salsa is why I bought that chopper! I don't like salsa with big chunks of tomato, so the chopper takes care of it!

So the government is in place to lose money. To waste our money. To use our money with no returns. That doesn't sound very "For the People" to me!

Which air pressure question? Where do you find the correct air pressure for your vehicle? How would a tire manufacturer know what works best for the vehicle? The pressure located on the sidewall is a max inflation, and there's an inflation value for max weight rating. Some vehicles have options for tire sizes, suspension ratings, etc. The vehicle manufacturer prints one owner's manual, and does not rely on the owner being able to determine the proper inflation pressure for different options available on the vehicle. I missed some of the questions like the ground clearance one, and that sort of thing. That is not information that I really care to know. If I need to know it, I have Google.

I agree with both replies above. I'm a huge GM fan as well. I have no idea of the ins and outs of the bailout, but from some of what I have heard, I'm sure that it could have been handled much better.

Man, I've seen lots of great ideas to add to my chili here! I'm going to have to make some soon! I noticed that many use diced tomatoes. I use Rotel and chop them very fine in a $10 chopper that I bought a few years ago.

I remember my mom using instant mashed potatoes to thicken her chili. Worked well, and didn't do a thing to the taste. I just use time and heat to thicken my chili!

So much win in this post! (Since it's mostly what I do.) I forgot to mention the variety of beans! I usually throw 5 different kinds of beans in mine. The only thing that I change is that I do not cook the onion or peppers, I just chop them up really fine and mix them in. Don't fall for this one! It's a trap!

GM's implementation of CAN is call GMLAN. I thought that most of the other manufacturers named it something other than just CAN.

Awesome idea there! Other than the fact that I make my chili thick and don't add water. I may try that out sometime though, after 8 hours, a lot of it cooks down anyway!

My award winning chili has no recipe. I start with about a pound and a half of smoked brisket, some beans, Rotel, molasses, Jalapenos, onion, garlic, lemon and lime juices, and various spices. The is NO measuring allowed for my chili! Edit: I also throw in a couple habaneros if I want it to be nice and hot! It also has to cook for a minimum of 8 hours.

What does your doctor say? There are a ton of things that could be going on with you that joint issues could be a symptom of. Oh wait... I think I got that wrong... Wrong kind of joints!

Getting old sucks. I don't advise doing it. Seriously, do all that you can to avoid it, such as keeping in shape, and cutting back on things that you know are bad for you. I am going to start getting back into trying to workout soon. I had a medical issue that was making it take forever to recover from workouts, and was zapping all of my energy. I think that's all in check now, so I need to get back at it!

I'm guessing that you're working, sent you a text.

Yeah, I hit that up once in a while, haven't seen anything lately.

I'm also contemplating starting my own business to provide support the automotive repair shops. I'm going to do some research, and some asking around about interest in what I'm thinking about offering to see if it's even worth my time to put something together. Would be a part time gig to start with.

Ya know, I'm still not sure about the whole soaking of the chips thing. It doesn't seem to make any difference. Maybe I just need to start soaking them longer?

Wood choice?

I do know a guy that works with testing in the oil and gas industry, I should look him up and see if they're hiring.

Yeah, I see manufacturing stuff all over the place, but the pay is about 50-60% of what I make (when things are going decent) where I am now. I cannot take that much of a hit, so I am probably stuck with what I'm doing now, at least for the foreseeable future.

I have some welding skills, but no certs or anything. I am WAY out of practice, too. I'm also looking to stay as close to home as possible. This is all just "seeing what's out there," not a need to find something asap to put food on the table. The auto repair business is becoming more and more inconsistent over the past several years, and the fact that I'm not getting any younger makes the abuse that I put my body through on a daily basis tougher to deal with.