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I think one would have to live a life with no regrets to willingly play with old howitzer rounds on a day-to-day basis

@ Polaris Red Robin, 5:00PM.

Glad to hear all of the experiences. I'm suprised, I've rode around my LT's 03 WRX and found it was comfortable (keep in mind I'm finally parting ways with my 98 GTP)

So I've been eyeing 02-08 WRX's for a daily, and would like to hear from WRX owners past and present. I'm to old to mod (aside from an exhaust, intake, and of course tune) and at this stage of my life, just want a capable but comfortable sedan that can get to and from where I need to go. Would like to hear all of your experiences, good and bad, with the car.

Get WLC done as soon as you can, it makes things go so much smoother. Might send a message to Joe (Mojoe) as he could be a great resource if you haven't been.

I say this an O3 (line officer), go Warrant. There may be less pay, but the benefit doing whateverthehellyouwant and havingverlittlepeopletokeephappy - makes life so much better. Make sure you can obtain a TS clearance - you won't go very far doing intel work (anywhere)

I'm "that guy" who can't take an in-focus picture to save his life, but I'm being urged by the higher ups and PR to work on my shutter skills. I need decent gear that can survive wherever we go and whatever we do (hey, I'm still a line officer, right?). I know 0 about cameras, so, be gentle on my photo-taking-virginity.

Sounds like a GTP is in your future.

If we could only get an OPORD for such an operation.

Regarding MPG: Fuel volume shrinks/expands with temp. Not by much, but its enough to notice.

Use the 1TB HDD for storage and pick up (smaller) drives for a nice RAID array.

Isn't that some crazy shit? Everytime I see an LT or CPT, I'm like, damn.

God bless. We have a USMC EOD tech on the forum, I do believe his name is Bobby Lee. Get an idea of what YOU want from the service, and let the recruiter work for you.

240 Bravo/249 Saw, BAR, MP5...

Most other countries, don't fuck around.

Hell yeah, Paul Volk & crew are awesome. You can even go a touch further to create suction by creating a venturi and Ting the middle for a source of suction. You can find the parts at McMaster. Another idea is to reroute the drain to the oil dpstick slot. The "cyclone seperators" on the E39 BMW M5's had this neat idea.

airborne /thread

We're not marrying until after my service is up, so there's a good 3-4 years of time we have (and more deployments) to see things through.

I don't question her loyalty or fidelity, even when she is hammered. I've spoken with her a few times about it, but she gets very defensive (to the point where she takes everything I say as accusation that she's a horrible person). The more and more I get to know service members and their spouses, they all say the same thing, she'll always be unhappy when the big green A comes first in your life. When we first met, I told her I could't (legally) be around the mary J as her brother/wife are huge potheads/free tibets/save the whales/etc nor do I want it in the house or around me. I've always felt your body, your temple - unless it effects the relationship. We have never had a problem with it, ever. Did I change her? Did she just grow out of it? I don't know. DJ, I can't thank you enough for sharing your thoughts along with everyone else. My brain is scrambled eggs right now.

Thanks for all the input, I'll try to explain as I'm collecting my thoughts. Timing is shitty as I'm deploying March so, well, you know.... I realize you're never going to find someone who agrees with you 100%, however I feel that any relationship has to have common moral grounds. We agree on simple things - hard work, giving back, and overall being responsable people. We differ in our upbringing, as mentioned, I'm old school - where she was raised in a more contemporary enviroment with more liberal values. Marijawanna and getting hammered weren't seen as morally "wrong". Her mother was addicted to pain medication, which lead to their parents seperation after her father couldn't get her to stay clean. While she now has a decent relationship with both, she grew up drinking/smoking etc around her Mom. My parents were always my parents, so its tough for me to understand that kind of relationship. When I was away she started using alcohol to cope, and she just cant drink in moderation, and shes a horrible drunk - way past the point of embaressment. I've called home only to get her in a drunken state telling me how much she hates me...army this, army that. I've talked with her about it and made it a point that if it becomes a problem, the relationship is going to end. I love and would care for her unquestionably, but I'm not going to start a family with someone who has such a destructive vice. I try to reflect and look at myself as I've only been shit faced a couple times (and it wasn't until my Army days), as mentioned, it's possible I should just relax. However shes made a comment that she doesn't find anything wrong with getting drunk and she'll just choose to do it when I'm not around. I don't think she "needs" it, but I would say if she's stressed she'll turn to it. I'm at the point of: Do I accept everyone isn't perfect and try me best to help? Do I end the relationship because there's a chance of history repeating itself? The ironic part of this is, she's near post-doc for her PhD in Immunology and Pathology...

I've come to the realization I'll be marrying into a family that has a side that is heavy alcoholic / pain medication addiction. I grew in a very 1950's Italian family where a glass of wine was normal with Sunday dinner, beer/liquor was rarely around the house, and I've never seen my parents drunk/come home drunk/high/etc. All I can say is I'm uncomfortable around it. I'm really not sure how to deal with it, or even approach it. Has anyone had any experiences with this?

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I lied to you Joe, it's yours....see you on MAURY, BITCH!

As they said on sand hill....mind over matter...if you dont mind it, it dont matter. Good luck with the big green machine, stay well.

E85 or Race Gas. The 3800 (being a cast motor) is verrrrry sensitive to knock with heads that really don't flow well. You're relying on mildly efficient means of making power (the supercharger). If you aren't changing the means of getting air into the engine, a decent alternative is to consider the octane. On paper, E85 only has a chemical 100 octane, but it can pull so much heat during evaporation (roughly 2x gas) the equivilant octane can exceed 116. This is great for our cars as roots blowers aren't the most efficient adiabatic devices. Pulley + E85/Race Gas under a carefull eye can be a very potent combination.