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  1. That brings back memories. I used to have a dealership license and regularly bought/sold cars thru Wiggains and Park Place Porsche. Never had any trouble. Both were very professional back in the day. Wiggins would ride with me when I took a car for a test spin. I went thru an AMG phase and he always had inventory to sell or wanted to buy. To clarify, it was a hobby for me. There was a steep learning curve to not lose a fortune on a car deal. By the end of 17 years, I was only losing a little on each car, maybe breaking even.
  2. 168 grain TTSX at 3400 fps is a young man's game. That is a lot of bang. I shoot a 110 grain TTSX at 3500+ fps and it is a lightning bolt without a lot of kick in my '06. I have shot a lot of whitetail, elk and African plains game culls with this load and have found that speed is the name of the game with the Barnes bullets. They are unmatched at ultra high velocities. At middle range velocities, I have a lot better results with lead. You will not be under gunned in Colorado. Good luck!
  3. That is the model. Mine was also a 5 speed, black and had 30,000 miles on the clock. Similar amount of work was done while I owned it. That was 40 years ago. I remember $3,000 a/c fix, $3,000 transmission repair and miscellaneous $1000 per month repair items including locks, electric windows, water leaks, etc. Sold it after a year for about $10,000 and owner financed it for $1000 per month to a local liquor store owner that paid cash every month. Trivia: with cruise control engaged, pushing in the clutch would cause engine to bounce off the rev limiter. Scared me to death. Had to turn off cruise control before using clutch.
  4. My trips are limited to Tanzania, Botswana, Zambia, Zimbabwe and Namibia. Are you going by yourself? It is a big place. Economies are fragile. Get a travel agent experienced in Africa. They will give you good advice. I typically stay on large private ranches outside the park system. My wife did not care for it and has no interest in returning.
  5. Pagosa veteran here. Very good information has been given. It is difficult to live in a small town in Colorado year round. Elevation, sunlight and precipitation are all much more dramatic there. Our house was at 8100 feet and we averaged over 200 inches of snow per year there. We lived about 7 miles from downtown and our lives revolved around the county snow plow in the winter. I don't care what kind of 4x4 or tires you swear by, 18" of fresh snow on the ground and you are going to use a shovel. Things that were important to us: Late fall/early winter sucks. Weather is rainy, cold and not much to do. Late April thru June 15 sucks. Roads are muddy, town is muddy, trails are muddy, rivers are muddy. See the theme? If you enjoy the restaurants, shopping, ample places to buy things, small town Colorado is not for you. Everything is more expensive and harder to come by. Trades people are in very short supply and in demand. Very hard to get workers and a long time to get projects completed. When we stained our log home, we had to book over 1 year in advance. Same for driveway work. It took 6 months to get the microchip in our MW/oven replaced. Reliable internet can be a problem. Starlink was a game changer for us. The working people that I know and retired executives that are "full time" in Colorado, all have places in Scottsdale, Florida, Mexico or some other warm spot to be early winter and mud season.
  6. I was making a little money out of college(1980s) and to reward myself, bought a used 928 for $13,000. Newly married, had just got a $1000 per month raise and was on top of the world. No one told me that the price paid was just the starting point and the monthly repair bills would meet or exceed my new raise. What a beating.
  7. I wear one every day and appreciate the craftsmanship and mechanical nature of the watches. My daily wear is a Cartier Santos. Now 40 years old. Bought it new and paid $65/month at 18%. It used to lose a minute or two over time and now runs a minute or two fast over a couple of weeks. Autowinder and never take it off. It looks a little old and tired, but so do it. Great memories were made wearing this watch. Date nights with the wife is the 118 series Rolex President. Champagne dial and Roman numerals. When I was a young idiot out of school, I got selected to work on my skills as an expert witness. I was sent to John Drola(now deceased) and he worked on my speaking skills and my clothing appearance. He sent me to Houston to have my suit made, over off Anderson Lane to have my shirts made, Neiman Marcus for ties. And always wear cashmere socks and English dress shoes. Always wear a Rolex. Looking smart and successful is 1/2 the battle. Times have changed.
  8. In the general population, most people have never seen one in person and are immediately intrigued. So when you open one to slice that troublesome foil capsule on a wine bottle or slice a piece of fruit for someone's drink, it is an attention getter and everyone wants to try it, look at it, talk about it and so on.
  9. I tried OTF, just did not care for it. I'm a Benchmade auto opener guy with lots of defensive training with a knife. It seemed bulkier in my pocket, the blade itself is pretty thin and flexes pretty easy. It looks cool and is great at parties, but was not practical for me.
  10. Of the 3, Breck has my vote. My choice would be to rent a home in town. South of Wellington, north of Carter Park, east of Main and west of Moonstone. Nice homes and easy walk to town. Great hikes can be started there. Make your dinner reservations a week or so in advance. Don't plan on lunch in town Saturday or Sunday unless you go early. The olds can walk the neighborhood or an easy hike above Carter Park. Pickleball is very popular at Carter Park. 50-60 people show up daily to play on 12 courts. Walk over to Peak 9 activities or ride the gondola to Peak 8.
  11. Santiago is great. We flew in this summer. Stayed at the Ritz and their concierge made lunch/dinner arrangements for us. Really good food. Had drinks with KISS in the Ritz bar. We then flew over to Mendoza and stayed 3 days. Wine tours, spectacular dining and very nice bed/breakfast stay. Then on to San Luis province for 5 days of pigeon shooting. We loved it. 4 couples in our group. Chartered a plane back to Santiago and then overnight to DFW.
  12. My MIL died of early onset Alzheimers when she was in her early 70's. Started exhibiting signs in her mid 60's and full memory care by late 60's. Also a family history on her side. My wife has the APOE -e4 gene and is in her late 50 's. We were starting to get some early warning signs during the flu bug of 2020-2021. Read Dale Bredesen's book End of Alzheimers as recommended by a MD friend. It makes a lot of sense and I pretty well have it memorized. We changed diets completely to limit insulin resistance, inflammatory chemicals, etc... Simply put, we eat a lot of natural fats, brightly colored vegetables, fish, pasture raised eggs, no processed flour or sugar and 85% chocolate and/or red wine as a treat. It makes a real difference and has really helped with mood swings, overall cognitive ability, and outlook. We have friends that are on the same journey and they have also experienced a "roll back of the clock". We are all aware that the end game is fixed, but quality of life is without a doubt better.
  13. Andre Agassi was right when he said "pickleball is where old tennis players go to die". I played in a senior pickleball tournament this week and it was full of old high school and college tennis players that are over 60 that can really play. I played with a senior lady that played pro tennis in the 90s. Lots of fun and very competitive.
  14. I have a 44 and it is horrible. Figured out how to do the mags. Once the magazine has 10 rounds in it, fully depress the button on the side. The rounds will drop a little and realign. Release and should be good to go. You have to use high velocity rounds. Standard velocity does not work in mine. As far as accuracy, it sucks. I average 6-8" groups at 10 yards. Looks like a shotgun pattern. This is a common theme with this model and I understand that you can send it back to Glock. They will replace the barrel and maybe do some other work. They will send a test target back showing its new performance.
  15. I had a bike from S&H Green Stamps that had long handlebars, a banana seat and chrome hoop at the rear. The farm kids in the area built ramps, hauled in sand for landing areas and really worked at who could jump the farthest. Finally broke the frame of the S&H jumper and that was about the time I heard of a girl that lived 2 miles down the road. It was time for a Western Auto road bike.
  16. Albert's Hot Sauce for the win. From Kilgore, TX. My parents served it almost every meal growing up.
  17. The A5 is legit. Cooked it a few times. It is so rich, 1 steak will feed 2 couples with leftovers. Pro tip: Sear very quickly. Using typical cooking times for rare, medium rare, medium is too long for A5. On the Blackstone, I do 2 minutes each side and it has a nice crust and a perfect rare/medium rare.
  18. My annus miracle started about the time my wife hit menopause. Both kids were out of the house and we were traveling/having lots of fun. I had a good run of about 8 years. Then, like a noannus miracle, it stopped.
  19. First job was working for HL Hunt shooting crows in his pecan orchards. $1/crow. Summer after 2nd grade. Got dropped off at 7:30 with a sack lunch, a pocketful of shells and a single shot .410. Picked up at 3 pm for an accounting with the ranch foreman. At 14, drove family truck and dad built gooseneck trailer to Laredo to drop off missionary supplies. The original driver got sick and I said I could do it. How hard can it be to read a map and drive in a straight line all the way down 35? I had been driving our gooseneck all over the farm the previous 2 years. I had zero issues on the trip. Our house did not have any insulation because my parents saved a few bucks and bled off natural gas from a well that was pretty close to the house. Still darn cold in the mornings. My folks would light the fire about 5 a.m., wake us up about 5:40 and it sure feels great to put on your Tough Skins jeans. The polyester/nylon reinforced denim felt amazing after being warmed by the fire. Alternatively, in the summer, always loved laying on fresh washed sheets that had been on the clothes line all day and laying next to an open window while the attic fan sucks in all the fresh air. With warm clothes on, gather eggs, feed the pigs and then walk down to the road to catch the 6:30 bus. Home about 4 p.m., saddle the horses and move cows to different pastures or move hay around on the tractor. At dark, neighbors would show up at our house for a little headin & heeling at our lighted ropin pen. Had a party line and my parents would not allow a long distance call to the town where I went to school. So, had to work with what I had and cruise the nearest DQ and Sonic for potential conquests. For us, a very normal Texas life. Don't miss it.
  20. Gladeite

    Getting old sucks

    Had rotator cuff surgery 3 years ago. 3CM supraspinatus tear, infraspinatus tear, bicep tendon tear, SLAP tear, bone spur removal, etc... Have already torn the supra and infra. Dr. says no to surgery. He thinks they will just re-tear. Doing physical therapy to build up muscles around the cuff and just make it for a while.
  21. We went thru this. My wife had a mole on the back of her neck that looked kinda funky. Had a biopsy done and it came back melanoma. I think it was Stage 2. Went in and took a much longer and wider piece than I thought possible and the lymph nodes on either side of it. Margins and lymph nodes came back clear. No other issues in last 10 years other than wide brim hats, sun screen and long sleeve shirts when out in the sun.
  22. 39 years ago I got my first job in the big city of Houston. $6/hr + overtime + an office + wear dress clothes. I treated myself to a Cartier Santos to celebrate the milestone. I still wear it every day.
  23. It is ridiculous the amount of information you will get. I joined the Colt Forum, sent pics and got instant responses. Built in 1873, lot 6 to the US gov. Inspected by all the right people. Barrel cut and repurposed for the Spanish American War. Mismatch of other 4 digit parts which was common for the day. Inspected again by all the right SAW personnel.
  24. I recommend going to the Colt Forum. There are a lot of experts on that site that will give you a good idea. Inspection stamps are a big deal. I have a 4 digit, built in 1873 SAA that they provided a tremendous amount of information for.
  25. I like Poke House in Westlake, next to Twin Liquor and Walgreens. Very good bowls and reasonable price. Quick in and out for lunch.
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