sandt38

I know I'm late to the discussion on this, But, you never want arch support. In reality, all you NEED is a sole that is tough enough for the terrain you are walking on, no heel and room for your toes to spread out. Most of the time a slab of leather is all you need. Off road good thin rubber is good for added traction. However, good luck finding shoes like that. Merrel Trail Floves fit the bill, Vibram Five Fingers and the Altra shoe lines looks good. For boots/ dress shoes good luck, bunch of hippies making weak stuff I would expect to last for a couple months. I rarely find a reason to disagree with you, but as someone with horribly pronated feet I MUST have arch support. My feet are so flat that when I walk barefoot my ankles twist and hurt. It causes me to walk funny which creates pain in my hips and lower back. If I don't use arch support I get leg cramps as well. Another issue for me is the way my arch rolls over the inside of a shoe with no support. I used to go through a set of shoes every month at work... it wasn't from the sole collapsing, but from the inside of my arch rolling the leather over the arch of the sole and tearing the seams of the shoe. Yes, I was wearing wide shoes. My wife used to laugh at how flat my feet were and how I walked when barefoot. Now she finds nothing comical about how awful my feet are. For ages I used custom support. But about 5 years ago I found superfeet. Every shoe I own has superfeet in them. In my case, with such extreme pronation, an arch support is essential. As far as those of you with even just decent arches, your situation may be different... but I will never personally know. funny thing, when I don't have shoes with good support I end up walking on the outsides of my feet. I had a pair of DC shoes once (worst shoes ever) and couldn't stop walking on the outsides of my feet. It made my feet hurt, my knees hurt and even my hips at times. I need a good arch support or it just makes me walk funny and hurt quite a bit Are you flat footed?

Doubtful. I get them too.

I know I'm late to the discussion on this, But, you never want arch support. In reality, all you NEED is a sole that is tough enough for the terrain you are walking on, no heel and room for your toes to spread out. Most of the time a slab of leather is all you need. Off road good thin rubber is good for added traction. However, good luck finding shoes like that. Merrel Trail Floves fit the bill, Vibram Five Fingers and the Altra shoe lines looks good. For boots/ dress shoes good luck, bunch of hippies making weak stuff I would expect to last for a couple months. I rarely find a reason to disagree with you, but as someone with horribly pronated feet I MUST have arch support. My feet are so flat that when I walk barefoot my ankles twist and hurt. It causes me to walk funny which creates pain in my hips and lower back. If I don't use arch support I get leg cramps as well. Another issue for me is the way my arch rolls over the inside of a shoe with no support. I used to go through a set of shoes every month at work... it wasn't from the sole collapsing, but from the inside of my arch rolling the leather over the arch of the sole and tearing the seams of the shoe. Yes, I was wearing wide shoes. My wife used to laugh at how flat my feet were and how I walked when barefoot. Now she finds nothing comical about how awful my feet are. For ages I used custom support. But about 5 years ago I found superfeet. Every shoe I own has superfeet in them. In my case, with such extreme pronation, an arch support is essential. As far as those of you with even just decent arches, your situation may be different... but I will never personally know.

Year? I have seen several of these with oil pump issues setting variable cam timing codes. Not a huge job, but not cheap.

Deep fried sushi? Oh the humanity.

What in the blue fuck?

Happy ending...

I have read a lot about whiskey production and would love to try it. But here is so much to barrel selection that I cannot comprehend that it is daunting. Add to that an 8-16 year aging process and I would be fucked. I have tried 8 year Irish whiskeys and 18 year Irish whiskeys (Jameson 18 year special reserve is fantastic) and can easily detect the difference in drinks. In knowing what I know about the aging process and the loss of final product in an 18 year compared to an 8 year, when you compare the quality of the final product... I could never wait, and I could never be satisfied with the final outcome required with the long term wait... and I am referring to the final gross outcome. Roughly 1/3 of the barrel will evaporate in 8 years. Roughly 3/4 will be gone in 18 years. The loss is not exponential, and the gains are, IMO, not really worth the loss in final product. While I could justify the taste, the loss in final product would not be worth it to me. I would have to have a huge barn full of barrels to make it worth my time and money... and selling it would be pointless.

Amish put way more miles on their buggies than that. I put 40 miles/week on the bike and that's without counting weekend trips Still more than I put on my horse. Where is Lancaster in relation to you? My granddad on my mother's side was raised in Lancaster.

OKAY... I went to the liquor store today and saw a new Woodford Double Oaked. It is called "Single Barrel" and it bears a medal claiming that it is "Hand Selected for North Carolina". I asked my buddy who works at the ABC store and also enjoys whiskeys, what he thought of the new Woodford. He said "I haven't tried it yet, it just arrived today, but we both know that Woodford is the best... and I have a bottle in my car for tonight". So me, being a sucker for Woodford decided to buy the gift set of the Distillers select ($5 off in a gift pack with a nice Woodford topper, for $30.99) and the Double Oaked Single Barrel to get the topper with the discount, and to try the new Double Oaked. Yes, it is in a Woodford Reserve glass I got last Christmas in a gift pack (I have to say the stopper and the glasses are very high quality). The stopper weighed at least 3X what I thought it would, and my glasses... well if you know how much whiskey I drink you can see that they still in great shape, a perfect example that they are stout. Buy the Woodford "special edition" shit, because it is very nice stuff. The Woodford smells like the typical Double Oaked. It cost the same (exactly $58.80 including taxes) as the regular Double Oaked. It is not as abrupt as the DO, which is smooth in it's own essence. Regular DO is smooth but it displays a whiskey bite more that the Single Barrel. It is very easy going down, with a smooth yet almost non-existant oaked flavor. What it leaves on the palette is sweet, but it has whiskey undertones. It is not as sweet in the aftertaste as DO, but the flavor of the aftertaste is full and good on my pallet. The buzz is very mellow (hangover is doubtful as I get none from any Woodford) but VERY nice. Is it worth the try? Hell yes. I am going to gather up the last few bottles tomorrow to keep on my shelf. If you like a stout whiskey taste the DO may be better, but IMO everything about the Single Barrel is better. It is a new taste for me, and at 94 proof it is far and away the easiest to run across one's tongue with such a high alcohol content. Can Woodford create a better Bourbon? I'd say no, but they just keep releasing far better drinks with every new release. Try it if you can, Matt do it. As a DO fan I would find it hard to believe that you will not be blown away with this fine Kentucky Bourbon.

You forget I live in SOUTHERN MN, NORTHERN IA. Its sooooo small down here. Hell, I live in a town with 12k population. It might be a little more miles then that, but maybe only like 2k more. 5 years and 5k isn't DRIVING IT INTO THE GROUND, lol.What you need is a really high mileage, depreciated, newer car that you can drive nearly nowhere and sell without a big loss. I'd seriously focus more on finding that than what manufacturer. In 25k miles NOTHING should break on any of them...although that won't be the case. Do you know what a 2yr old, a 5yr old and an 8yr old can do to vehicle? Lol yeah, the interior and carpet will be shot! I have a 4.5 and 2.5 year old. My car is eat off the floor clean always. I try to keep the family truckster clean, but unfortunately the wife does not. She gives the kids ice cream in the vehicles and whatever else sticky and messy. Then I suggest beating the wife Lol I tried that once, but it didn't go down too well When at first you don't succeed, try, try again What do you tell a woman with 2 black eyes? Nothin', you already told the bitch twice.

And they last about 1/10th as long. Personally I'd return them. Realize we have different tastes but Oakley lenses are horseshit Interesting. I have a pair of Oakleys I bought when I still lived in SoCal. I have lived in NC for 1 month shy of 14 years now, so we'll say they are 15-16 years old. I wear them every day. Lenses are like brand new. My only issue is the socks rot every few years. But for $15 it is a cheap fix.

All junk.

sandt38!!!

Just call them and tell them what you have. They should have the correct wheel or be able to get you the correct wheel.

Yeppers. Junkyard.

Maybe 45 minutes. As per... Exactly what I did with my beetle...although we didn't usually prop it up, just walked it over the motor. Drop the motor on a used tire and bam! That was exactly what I thought of when I saw it sitting there. We could yank Beetle motors out in 15 minutes. I knew this Mexican dude in SoCal who was in to the whole beetle street racing scene. They would run around Santa Anna stealing motors in the middle of the night. From the time they pulled up to the time they pulled away was less then 15 minutes.

actually looks like a 30 minute job... seriously. Those fuckin things are ridiculous. I had one in the shop a month or 2 ago with less then 6000 miles on it and an MIL on. It had EVAP codes, so I told her to go back to the dealer. They told her they didn't work on them and that EVAP codes were not warranty issues. Fuckin douchebags. I had to put an EVAP canister and vent valve on it. It was surprisingly simple to work on.

I see less issues with Lexus than any other manufacturer. Oddly, I see a lot more trouble out of Toyota. Don't ask me to explain why, but it's true.

Yes, I just rebuilt the entire front end on the Lincoln, and now I need to do the rear. I love this car, but it's quickly becoming a money-pit. Every car I get has either been a beater, or so nice I never drive it, so I'm just going to spend some money on a good daily driver I shouldn't have to do more than routine maintenance on for 10 years. Stop buying Ford products.Sure, and compound the issue. I'll just go buy another GM that will rust out, leak, creak, moan, etc. . . The fact of the matter is, it's not the Ford products I've had issue with. Yes, i currently have the Lincoln issues, but it's a 20 year old car rolling on stock suspension. Leak, rust creak and moan pwns dead in the water. Lexus. As much as I hate to say it, excellent choice.

I just know what I see in the shop daily.

Yes, I just rebuilt the entire front end on the Lincoln, and now I need to do the rear. I love this car, but it's quickly becoming a money-pit. Every car I get has either been a beater, or so nice I never drive it, so I'm just going to spend some money on a good daily driver I shouldn't have to do more than routine maintenance on for 10 years. Stop buying Ford products. Fix Or Repair Daily? Fucked over rebuilt Dodge?

Yes, I just rebuilt the entire front end on the Lincoln, and now I need to do the rear. I love this car, but it's quickly becoming a money-pit. Every car I get has either been a beater, or so nice I never drive it, so I'm just going to spend some money on a good daily driver I shouldn't have to do more than routine maintenance on for 10 years. Stop buying Ford products.

Not yet. Lots of buddies load. Mostly pistol though. You are looking at rifle info I bet.What info are you looking for? Interested in annealing. Wanting to know what units are working well. Something like these white ones here http://www.eastbay.com/product/model:188595/sku:54886100/nike-air-max-+-2013-mens/white/wolf-grey/&SID=7726&inceptor=1&cm_mmc=SEM-_-PLA-_-Google-_-54886100Those will make terrible everyday shoes...at least bang for the buck. WAY too soft. Some support is seriously necessary if you don't want to whack out your body. If it has to be an "athletic" shoe at least make it a trail running/walking instead of indoor.To put things in perspective, my buddy runs. He ONLY wears his shoes for running. Still burns through between 14-20 pairs / year. Only 150lbs as well. I stretched 2 pair of $200 asics kayanos to last 6 months. Purchased them every 6 months, sometimes sooner. And they were shot. In the winter when I ran inside only, they would look new, but they were fucked.If I got any other pairs I would go through them in a couple months. Maybe use them for lifting weights for a while... But athletic shoes are shit for anything but athletics, and they are pure consumables. My running was 3 miles 3 times a week. I was about 250 - 265. That was only 70 min of running a week, and those fuckers were toast in 6 months for 2 pair. How does one go through a $200 pair of shoes that quickly? I wear a cheap $50 set of New Balance to work everyday. I usually get a year out of a pair, and I assure you the hell they go through in a shop is far worse than what anyone except for a runner or hiker will put their shoes through. He has a few pounds on you. Bottom of the shoe is a spring. His influence on hooke's law is a bit more than yours or mine.As for my colleague, he runs 8 miles a day. 150 miles and shoes are shot completely. I don't stand still much, and my shoes spend 11-12 hours a day in chemicals. Matt may have a few pounds on me, but I am certain his shoes do not take near the punishment that mine do on concrete, gravel lots, and floors covered in oils, solvents, and cleaners. I can believe a runner eating them up. I don't question that. I used to love trail running and went through a lot of high dollar trail runners, even with insoles. The impact load of running will break down a shoe (from sole, to stitching, to material breakdown) quite quickly. But for daily wear, as long as your shoes fit properly a $200 pair of shoes had better last.

Oh yeah, inserts are key. I like Superfeet blacks.