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anybody see the knew lexus commercials?

8 speed transmissions!

Driven an ISF, too many gears its always shifting

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pork butt is on, up to 185 and s l o w l y climbing to target 215

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Two stalls of my garage have new items in them as of yesterday

Neither are a vehicle for me though

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pics later, but not until they actually fit in the garage lol

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Outside right now, aargh

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lots of fcking leaves on the ground to clean up too

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first I am going to make breakfast.

Cream cheese, tarragon omelets, a blackberry banana smoothie, and some toasted ciabatta with blood orange marmalade.

Dinner is on the smoker, but I still have to roast the green chile's and stew the pinto's so I can fry them.

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simmer is probably a better word than stew, but wtf

[Tirefryr 1,742]

Outside right now, aargh

I'm getting ready to head out there too. Gotta get rid of these damn leaves.

[Aaron Clinton 2,372]

Outside right now, aargh

I'm getting ready to head out there too. Gotta get rid of these damn leaves.

I had been raking a little daily. But it has rained for 3 days now, so what has fallen is stuck for now.

[nem 2,019]

You guys need to get a leaf vacuum. No need to use a rake.

[Penguin4x4 1,761]

Royal Caribbean's record-setting $1.5 billion, 1200-foot-long, 16-deck-high, 220,000-ton, Tower-of-Babel-on-sea luxury cruiser has finally set sail from Finland to Miami. I hate to be the one to ask but, um, there aren't any icebergs on the way, right guys?

Royal Caribbean named this affront to god the "Oasis of the Seas," which, yeah, is a super cheesy name, but it's not like there's anything subtle about a god damn 1200-foot-long boat. It'll operate out of Miami and begin offering cruises in December. The Oasis of the Seas has a maximum capacity of around 6,000 people, which for the record is larger than the population of MY ENTIRE HOMETOWN. It's about 50% bigger than the current frontrunner in the "Titanic 2/Icarus" competition, the Queen Mary II, so now you can all feel free to hop on board that ship, since the Oasis of the Seas (really, you guys had to brag about the several seas in which this ship will be an oasis? It's really annoying, grammatically) is sure to be the one to sink in a blaze of indoor amphitheaters and miles of buffet lines.

[nem 2,019]

Royal Caribbean's record-setting $1.5 billion, 1200-foot-long, 16-deck-high, 220,000-ton, Tower-of-Babel-on-sea luxury cruiser has finally set sail from Finland to Miami. I hate to be the one to ask but, um, there aren't any icebergs on the way, right guys?

Royal Caribbean named this affront to god the "Oasis of the Seas," which, yeah, is a super cheesy name, but it's not like there's anything subtle about a god damn 1200-foot-long boat. It'll operate out of Miami and begin offering cruises in December. The Oasis of the Seas has a maximum capacity of around 6,000 people, which for the record is larger than the population of MY ENTIRE HOMETOWN. It's about 50% bigger than the current frontrunner in the "Titanic 2/Icarus" competition, the Queen Mary II, so now you can all feel free to hop on board that ship, since the Oasis of the Seas (really, you guys had to brag about the several seas in which this ship will be an oasis? It's really annoying, grammatically) is sure to be the one to sink in a blaze of indoor amphitheaters and miles of buffet lines.

This ship looks to be very impressive. I hope to be able to visit it at some point. The power plant is something I would love to see.

[Penguin4x4 1,761]

looks like there's an article on Wikipedia about it already:

Tonnage: 225,282 GT

Displacement: appx. 100,000 tons

Length: 360 m (1,181 ft) overall

Beam: 47 m (154 ft) waterline 60.5 m (198 ft) extreme

Height: 72 m (236 ft) above water line

Draught: 9.3 m (31 ft)

Depth: 22.55 m (74 ft)

Decks: 16 passenger decks

Installed power: 3 × Wärtsilä 12V engines (13,860 kW/18,590 hp each) 3 × Wärtsilä 16V engines (18,480 kW/24,780 hp each)

Propulsion: 3 × 20 MW ABB Azipod, all azimuthing

Speed: 22.6 knots (41.9 km/h; 26.0 mph)

Capacity: 5,400 passengers double occupancy; about 6,296 including third and fourth passengers

Crew: 2,165

[Penguin4x4 1,761]

but really who doesn't love 130,000 HP?

[nem 2,019]

looks like there's an article on Wikipedia about it already:

Tonnage: 225,282 GT

Displacement: appx. 100,000 tons

Length: 360 m (1,181 ft) overall

Beam: 47 m (154 ft) waterline 60.5 m (198 ft) extreme

Height: 72 m (236 ft) above water line

Draught: 9.3 m (31 ft)

Depth: 22.55 m (74 ft)

Decks: 16 passenger decks

Installed power: 3 × Wärtsilä 12V engines (13,860 kW/18,590 hp each) 3 × Wärtsilä 16V engines (18,480 kW/24,780 hp each)

Propulsion: 3 × 20 MW ABB Azipod, all azimuthing

Speed: 22.6 knots (41.9 km/h; 26.0 mph)

Capacity: 5,400 passengers double occupancy; about 6,296 including third and fourth passengers

Crew: 2,165

To see this in person rather than pictures is truely awesome.

What is even better is to see them in drydock.

[Aaron Clinton 2,372]

You guys need to get a leaf vacuum. No need to use a rake.

Exercise > higher electrical bill.

[nem 2,019]

You guys need to get a leaf vacuum. No need to use a rake.

Exercise > higher electrical bill.

Exercise followed by

[Penguin4x4 1,761]

looks like there's an article on Wikipedia about it already:

Tonnage: 225,282 GT

Displacement: appx. 100,000 tons

Length: 360 m (1,181 ft) overall

Beam: 47 m (154 ft) waterline 60.5 m (198 ft) extreme

Height: 72 m (236 ft) above water line

Draught: 9.3 m (31 ft)

Depth: 22.55 m (74 ft)

Decks: 16 passenger decks

Installed power: 3 × Wärtsilä 12V engines (13,860 kW/18,590 hp each) 3 × Wärtsilä 16V engines (18,480 kW/24,780 hp each)

Propulsion: 3 × 20 MW ABB Azipod, all azimuthing

Speed: 22.6 knots (41.9 km/h; 26.0 mph)

Capacity: 5,400 passengers double occupancy; about 6,296 including third and fourth passengers

Crew: 2,165

To see this in person rather than pictures is truely awesome.

What is even better is to see them in drydock.

take a trip down to Miami one day and you might be able to catch a glimpse of it

[Penguin4x4 1,761]

fuck rakes

and for that matter fuck landscaping in general

[nem 2,019]

looks like there's an article on Wikipedia about it already:

Tonnage: 225,282 GT

Displacement: appx. 100,000 tons

Length: 360 m (1,181 ft) overall

Beam: 47 m (154 ft) waterline 60.5 m (198 ft) extreme

Height: 72 m (236 ft) above water line

Draught: 9.3 m (31 ft)

Depth: 22.55 m (74 ft)

Decks: 16 passenger decks

Installed power: 3 × Wärtsilä 12V engines (13,860 kW/18,590 hp each) 3 × Wärtsilä 16V engines (18,480 kW/24,780 hp each)

Propulsion: 3 × 20 MW ABB Azipod, all azimuthing

Speed: 22.6 knots (41.9 km/h; 26.0 mph)

Capacity: 5,400 passengers double occupancy; about 6,296 including third and fourth passengers

Crew: 2,165

To see this in person rather than pictures is truely awesome.

What is even better is to see them in drydock.

take a trip down to Miami one day and you might be able to catch a glimpse of it

You can see them in Nassau Bahamas, that is where they do most of the ship's maintenance. Very awesome to check out if you are ever down that way.

[Penguin4x4 1,761]

Beautiful, I want that wagon!

Yes that's right, an M Wagon. Many of you who bothered to click through the E34 M5 convertible gallery noticed the M5 Wagon (or "Touring" as BMW calls the 5-door in a lame attempt to mask its wagonness) just sitting there. We were going to say something, but, you know how it is -- pics or it didn't happen. Anyhoo, the story goes that BMW wanted to build the E39 M5 Wagon but some issue with the rear axle misbehaving led them to decide that the car just wouldn't be up to M Division snuff. And the plug was pulled.

[Penguin4x4 1,761]

1998-2001 E46's have always been my favorite looking BMW model; dunno why but I just love the looks of em...

same for Audi's B5 line of A4's; just love staring at 'em...

[KU40 173]

Time to go trout fishing. Got quite a late start since I slept in a lot longer than I expected (about 11 hours last night). But hey, apparently I needed the sleep.