Surf and Dune
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59 minutes ago, cek said:
Have you joined rennlist.com great resource of you haven’t. I’m a Porsche guy also. Had a turbo s and now a GT3 RS.
Nice RS! If you ever feel like its just too much for you, I'll trade you! Lol.
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My 3 rails.
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I don't see prices coming down by much if any at all. If you're waiting for desperate workers to cut their prices enough to warrant "waiting", then don't expect the best quality. Besides you're talking about vinyl flooring which is the cheapest material you can install anyway.
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I wouldn't choose either. The newer Funcos look badass, but that vintage car you're looking at has a look only a mother could love, and the SnS? Ehh. The economy is just going to get worse for a while. Theres going to be some better options out there for the money this summer. What is your budget anyway?
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Been to Oahu many times. If the weather sucks, more often than not the Westside is much nicer. (Makaha) Its kinda like a desert over there.
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2 hours ago, Drupanddown said:
Waimea falls on north shore is real easy hike (asphalt) with a cart option. It’s more of a tourist attraction but the valley you hike was where a primitive town was and is still there. A lot of movies were filmed there. The water fall and the river feeds in to Wiamea bay. Watch out for all the chicken everywhere on north shore.
Not if its raining.
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Anyone else here invest in oil and gas? In the last year, I started investing with certain group, and all I can say is that things are going well...
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A good friend of mine that was close to Ken gave me a little more info yesterday. Apparently he was going up a hill and looped it. Handlebar landed on his neck and either broke it or suffocated him.
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Desantis is our best hope.
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Sorry to hear. Thanks for posting though. Too many guys don't get checked out and end up going out in such a horrible way. Better safe than sorry guys, its really not a big deal getting checked out.
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18 hours ago, AlpineFunco said:
What’s to defend? We were talking about government control and you started talking about the rights of private business owners.
Wow, what a stretch huh? I brought up the issue of private companies requiring masks and vaccines during a discussion about Gov mandates. I guess in your world Joy, its cool to make chit up if it fits your agenda. You were wrong to say I supported vaccine mandates cause I never have and repeatedly said so.
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3 hours ago, Rockwood said:
No one threw anything away. It's SCOTUS, not Republican Congressmen. They're supposed to look at the technicalities of the law and make a decision outside of politics. We finally ended up with a majority of judges who were interested in keeping the law rather than change it with their opinions, and this was inevitable since the decision has been wrong for 50 years. SCOTUS literally wrote their own procedures in the RvW ruling, something they should never be doing. What should've happened was SCOTUS ruled the States can't limit abortion, then the legislature drafted a federal abortion doctrine, and we would've been clear of this idiotic 50 year debate.
Amusingly, the Left complains that these are conservative judges, which you appear to be complaining about as well. What else should the SCOTUS be? They're there to interpret applicability of the law as written, not make decisions based on emotion or how things should be.
I never said the SCOTUS ruling was wrong, it should be in the States hands. The problem is the legislators that immediately announced that they were going to try to outlaw abortion in their state. Out of curiosity, would you be ok with the Feds drafting legislation that allowed abortion up to a certain point (if the SCOTUS would of ruled as you would of liked). You really think that scenario would have ended the debate?
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The point of my post wasn't to debate the abortion issue. I don't think I've ever even stated what my position is. Just pointing out that as a party, by drawing a line in the sand on abortion, you are forcing tens of millions of people that would otherwise vote for republicans to vote democrat. We could have lower taxes, secure border, energy independence, more riding lands, more gun rights, no vax mandates, better schools, we wouldn't have the government shoving electric vehicles down our throats, I could go on. Instead, you throw it all away on a issue that doesn't affect you in any way. It is what it is. You guys can claim the moral high ground all you want, but you're the ones responsible for the people in power destroying our country.
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26 minutes ago, AlpineFunco said:
Joy Reid, haha. That’s funny. Are you in competition with Mitt Romney to become the #1 rino in the country? I think you’ll beat him and take the title.
I didn't think you could defend your BS.
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14 minutes ago, AlpineFunco said:
Yes, the condescension has always been strong with you.
No, you did not just use it as an analogy in one post of a 23 page topic. You firmly believed and argued that the mandates should be allowed. You just tried to suggest that if a business owner was mandating it then they should be followed. But you refused to acknowledge and discuss that most of those business owners were ONLY enforcing those mandates under threat of heavy fine, or worse, from the government.
You even went so far as to question the integrity of a longtime board member who lost his father to the vaccine. Low class for sure.
You might like off roading, and I'm sure your for lower taxes, but Empire231 is right, you're basically a leftist.
Since you insist on making chit up, here's what I actually said. How you can get that "I firmly believed in allowing government mandates" out of my comments is beyond me. I only made the argument that private business owners should be able to require them ( I wouldn't nor did I btw). As far as your last comment about me questioning that members integrity, please find it and post it because your again full of chit. Your like the Joy Reid of GD.com.
1. While I don't think the government should be able to mandate getting vaxed at this time, I have absolutely no problem with any private business determining their own policy for their employees or customers whether is requiring masks or being vaxed. The reality is that NOBODY knows for sure what the best course of action is right now. Half the country will go lock step with what the government says, about a quarter will do the opposite and trust the Alex Jones, Joe Rogans, and any other podcast or religious character that says what they want to hear, and the other 25% will try to make their own educated decision as to what's best for themselves based on the most credible, non emotional, evidence they can find.
Either way, I'm amazed at how many "conservatives" think that their right to not being forced into something is more important than another persons right to make their own rules in a business that they own. Don't want to wear a mask in a store or restaurant, then go to one that doesn't require them. Pretty simple concept. What really gets me is people like a few of my friends that never had a problem putting stuff in their bodies to get high, get buff, or puff on those dumbass vapes, that they had no idea where it came from or what's really in it, yet are the loudest anti vaxers. Crazy world we live in.
2. " But if you are an employee at a private business that doesn't feel comfortable with the owners rules, then you could always quit and look for a job elsewhere no? Or using your argument, would an employee be responsible if they gave someone at work Covid ? (playing devils advocate here,) My point is that nobody has a "right" to a job, housing, access to a private business etc. Don't like the rules, quit, unless you think like the AOCs and Pelosis of the world and feel everyone is owed something."
3."Guys, I'm playing devils advocate here. I personally don't give a eff if people get vaxed or not. My wife is a nurse who comes in contact with Covid patients almost every shift ,and I am a general contractor that never missed a day of work through this whole chit show. For us, after waiting 6 months or so to see what did or didn't happen to vaxed people, it made sense for us. I don't think that the government should mandate any meds, but just as importantly, I think that anyone that puts their balls on the line and starts a business should be able to set rules that they see fit for their business. The idea that so many supposed conservatives around here feel differently is mind blowing to me. A bunch of you are way more liberal that you want to admit. If you don't respect a private business persons right to run their business the way they want, then you are saying that you want the government to force them they way they see fit. How is it so few of you understand that?"
4.Not everywhere, yet. What I am responding to are those that want a private business owner to acquiesce to the supposed rights that people think they have in said business. I treat most private business's like someone's home. I don't have a right to behave anyway I want in someone else's home, nor do I in their business. I have said multiple times the Government shouldn't mandate it.
5. I agree for the most part, but there are a few restaurants that I know of that kept their "new rules" to the maximum even after the government relaxed them. 2 examples, one a Mexican restaurant, and one sushi. In both cases, the owners told me that they had lost mothers/fathers etc to Covid, and they felt in their hearts that they did not want to expose their employees to customers the way they used to. They also told their employees that they had to get vaccinated for the same reasons. They did not want any of their employees taking Covid back home and infecting their families. Now I'm not going to argue whether they are right or wrong, my point is that they should have the RIGHT to make that decision, no?
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I wonder why more people don't talk more about the fact that almost 75% of deaths related to Covid are from obese people. The reality, is that if you cant see your junk without the aid of a mirror, then you are also a big (pun intended) reason why we are in this mess.
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1 hour ago, AlpineFunco said:
The entire thread was about the mandates and how ridiculous they were. You showed up to the party and told some story about an old couple that owns a restaurant wanting to make their employees wear masks because they were afraid of covid. That's not what the discussion was about and you simply refused, or couldn't comprehend, that the conversation was about the government forcing businesses to force employees to comply.
The topic was 23 pages long and there was alot of things discussed regarding Gov mandates, the actual vaccines, Fauci, Ivermectin, etc. It seemed an obvious extension to discuss private companies having their own "mandates" so I brought up an example where a PRIVATE employer might require their employee to get vaxed. Its known as an analogy.
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1 hour ago, AlpineFunco said:
Because a SIGNIFICANT number of those private businesses were FORCED to do that by the government. Sure, maybe you know of a couple of them where the owners fell for the Covid scamdemic and wanted to implement those practices on their own. But you were completely unwilling to discuss the fact that the government was FORCING businesses to comply with the mandates under threat of heavy fines and in some cases even worse.
If the government was forcing a private employer to get their employees vaxed then I was against it. Not sure what you mean about being unwilling to discuss that point. I've never been shy to discuss anything as long as its a respectful debate. I'm consistent. Keep government out of our lives whenever and wherever possible. Wanting the government involved in the most emotional, personal matter that a human could possibly have makes no sense to me.
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23 minutes ago, EmpirE231 said:
You were the same guy that supported vaccine mandates… and here you are openly supporting leftist ideology of murdering babies. Yet you’re the “conservative”
I have never supported government vaccine mandates. I made the argument that PRIVATE employers should have the right to set the rules that their employees must follow, and if they don't like them they can always look for another job. Not sure why your having a hard time differentiating between private and government policies??
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21 minutes ago, EmpirE231 said:
You were the same guy that supported vaccine mandates… and here you are openly supporting leftist ideology of murdering babies. Yet you’re the “conservative”
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26 minutes ago, EmpirE231 said:
Dude... just come out and admit it... you are a leftist.
funny how these "in the middle" people try to sway things more left.
It is 2023!! everyone has access to contraceptives, they are free... people know how babies are made... it is not magic. Grow up and have some damn responsibilities.
Only one of us is helping getting lefties elected and it ain't me. I like government out of my life, whether is vaccines, gun control, racial quotas, abortion, etc. You on the other hand like them in everyone's business. How's your mentality working out for the country? Pelosi thanks you btw.
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1 hour ago, Realbadlarry said:
Yep, all we got to do is give up our morals and beliefs and we would be fine......wait, then we'd be Democrats.... Some people still have morals and a God, that's what this country was founded on, not free unlimited killing of unborn babies. I'll have to answer for my life when I die, I'll lose those elections rather than have to explain myself later.
And lose those elections you will, and help elect more and more radical leftists. Thanks.
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Republicans would never lose another election if it weren't for this issue. It's maddening!
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Smart investors do NOT pay cash for large investments. There are plenty of investments out there that can make around 10% return. If you had an extra 50k lying around and invested it, and at the same time, financed a whatever at 5%, you could still be making 5%.
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On 9/9/2022 at 8:50 AM, Lord of the Dunes said:
I wasn't hassling her. Initially I was concerned about her sitting in direct sunlight in that heat. Then I jokingly stated facts about our politicians that should be obvious to anyone with a pulse. At no time did I hassle her, unless stating facts is now some form of harassment. I don't know, maybe facts ARE a form of harassment these days. It seems everything is some form of micro aggression these days.
Cmon man, you hassled the eff out of her. You went from good Samaritan, to smartass, "shove my political views into a old lady minding her own business" guy. She didn't ask for, nor deserve some random guy off the street spitting his political "facts". Why mess with a old lady? Again, I agree with, and probably vote the same as you, but good Lord man (pun intended), show some respect.
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Any Porsche people in here?
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What do you mean the "last years of the flat 6" ? Every 911 is a flat 6. Anyway, I had the same bug since I was about 12 when I went for a ride in my girlfriends dads 911sc. (about1979 or 80). I always told myself I'd have a 911 one day. Back then the Turbo was the goal cause it was the top dog, but today IMO, if you want the ultimate driving experience, you need a normally aspirated car which you only get with a GT4, or GT3 ( and RS ) . The sound they make are just insane. They cost more on the front end, but they also hold their value more.