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Hurricanes and alligators: just two occupational hazards that come with living down here.

Just talked to the finance manager at my local GMC dealer (called 2 mins before closing)- after a bit of conversation he told me what Horsey told me 'just order the truck'. Also said they'll go 250 miles to get a vehicle; no farther. And Employee pricing (running thru 1/4/21) isn't good on ordered trucks. 8-10 weeks to come in.

I'm usually not a fan of things presented in posh English (think Robin Leach's "Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous"), but this is well done, as are the photography and the topic. In Florida, their population is such that there is about 1 alligator for every 20 people. Sink your teeth into that.

This is a 4300 SF, $1.3m home. By my vast observation, they're not built ANY better than more mainstream-priced homes. Case in point: the face of this kitchen island cabinet just FELL OFF. Cabinet boxes were rather thin particle board, and the face was glued on. ALWAYS use mechanical fasteners over chemical, where possible. Had to take the 3 faces apart, clean all surfaces of old glue and a prior attempt to silicone it in place, tweak the cabinet boxes, reattach the individual faces then screw them together. Had all the doors off & drawer slides out. Some blocking inside, 2 face screws to hold it (behind drawer fronts), and a bunch of colored finish nails in the face. Took about 2.5 hours. 2nd pic is the 'after'.

@balthazar No doubt electric mowers and yard tools are more expensive than ICE when compared apples to apples. But it is just a tool and to me personally and for my needs these where well worth the extra price.

I haven't skied in a LONG time. I'm not even sure if I miss it. I liked it when I was doing it, as an intermediate of sorts (blue runs). Not only that, the prices are now insane. I don't understand the mask thing while on the runs. People have their own space. I would hope that someone with Covid is as asymptomatic as to send them skiing. But I can see putting the mask back on while approaching and boarding a lift. Just one comment: I feel that I'm in the minority for strongly disliking fiercely sunny skies when a place is full of snow, and I especially dislike them when on skis. It's more comfortable to ski under overcast skies. My two cents. Nice photos!

Redoing the master bed room so ran to home depot for some supplies and found the following F250.

OUCH ,something is up at Ford. Bummer for the Contractors. https://www.wallstreetreporter.com/2020/12/ford-motor-co-cuts-contract-workers-effective-immediately-ends-buyout-period-for-salaried-employees/ Ski season started and I got 10 runs in, 18 miles covered. Safety was top notch and you have to be fully covered at all times.

Beans, beans are good for your heart The more you eat them, the more you fart The more you fart, the better you feel So eat beans at every meal

Well, I'm sure GM encourages dealers to inventory what SELLS. Base models don't, much. I expect the future is going to see less & less lot inventory, even tho the guy I talked to expressed frustration at the level it's at now.

Sadly, that was the way I was told if I want anything different than what is ordered. GM seems to want GM dealerships to order stuff in a certain way, in bulk. Have a co worker who simply wanted a basic Equinox L in silver ( he was paying mostly cash for it) and was told he would have to order it. Any Ls on the lot were only for businesses......

I am actually now trying to get a vehicle from North Carolina and they said they will ship it to me for $900.

Daimler.com says there's 383 mercedes dealers in the U.S., BMW has 348. If it's logical to compare sales volumes vs. dealer outlets (and I'm not convinced it is) Cadillac may be over-represented. However, I note; mrcedes & BMW are usually corporate stand-alones, whereas Cadillac is commonly paired with another GM brand. Per a mutli-brand GM dealership, Cadillac may not have to 1. sell the same volume/store, meanwhile 2. provides more convenience to buyers by being more plentiful. It may to be tough to reach a true comparison there.

So I see this thread really should be titled "How often do you pay someone to change your oil?"

I’ll admit I do enjoy planting trees and cultivating them. I started using a yard service when I lived in Phoenix, had no interest in mowing in the summer when it was 110F or more often. I’ve never been much of a wrencher, I’ve always enjoyed driving more than tinkering.

I just find being outside cathartic and relaxing. Hence all of the recent posts about awd vehicles and such.

I have contemplated buying an electric mower and doing it myself..but I'm sure after one round I'd be in a world of pain from my back. Shoveling a bit this week has left me in extreme pain... I'd need a riding mower. I still don't know how my folks did it all those years on the farm (mowing several acres w/a fleet of Snapper riding mowers). The good thing is up here in the CLE we have generally much less humidity in the summer than most of Ohio, it's not as gross outside in summer than I remember it being down in Tuscarawas County (where the family farm is), so mowing then wouldn't be too awful.

I can relate... although I find it cathartic to mow the yard with the electric mower.

Dealing with all that shit is why I prefer having a yard service...I'd rather pay people that specialize in yard work to do it than waste my time...

Did you know that the Secret Service can't yell "GET DOWN!!" at the President anymore in the event of an attack? They have to yell, "DONALD, DUCK!"

Back to jokes Lohd have mehcy!

PHOQUE YOU! Short and sweet enough for ya?

It's not that I have an 'issue' with a gas mower maintenance, it's simply that there's basically none to do. They run forever. A can of gas lasts me all year. A spark plug and blade last 10. And gas mowers "leak fluids" about as often as electrics 'leak acids and spew ozone' from the arcing motors. It's a lot of nonsense. But you go ahead and justify your $1000 push mower any way you need to. Model 3 was initially promised to be $35K, but the bulk stickered at $47-54K. A couple years later and an 'off menu' stripped 3 is available, if you know about it, at $35K, but is dropped after about 6 months. Meanwhile, Tesla slips the low-priced Model S & X off the menu, raising the ante' there. Most of the recent EV introductions have centered around the 'LaLa land' $70K tier. OEM costs are irrelevant if they're not passed on to consumers.

Not a joke, but funny...