Two Democratic Minnesota lawmakers shot in their homes by man impersonating a police officer

Around here, there's two distinct offroad seasons. 

Dust.

And mud.

And both are a pain in the ass to clean and detail after a trip. 

Although mud doesn't get into every frikkin nook and cranny.

Nor does it have you replacing your air, and cabin filter every month.

We sooooo need to get a Vital Group of Goofs Off-Road Rally together. We could do Eastern Sierra-Death Valley-Nevada-Cali in the winter when everyone-else is working…we can go from Snow to The Teat Range. Sooooo much fun. 

I’m jus’ sayin’…

 I'll bring the rocks...

Proper tint job, well done, sir. At least someone is having fun!

He's leaving the bullshit behind it looks like, out there living a pretty good existence in the real world. 

Hell, in some way he probably did have an impact on teenage me, seeing the life the socal dudes lived. While I froze my ass off in winter, seasonally depressed haha. 

I've read this forum for a long time...it has been hugely influential on me, and I've seen TeamGreen a long time...to me, he is an influencer...I feel like I know him from how much I've seen him write. He knows nothing about me, other than what I just started to write.

Lotta cool and interesting folks up in this bitch, he's for sure one of them.

I got into engineering, because of a dude I met on planetminis. Mark Delorenzo of AHP Minis.

I owe that dude a lot. And he simply had me over for a ride day. I was 1 of 100 people there.

Moved here to socal when I was 26. When I had around $2,000 to my name. For the price I paid to rent the uhaul trailer, I could have bought a very nice one. Wasn't the most elegant landing but I just felt a burning sense that I needed to go. Everyone in my world thought I was nuts. But that wasn't anything new. 

I thought I'd do CA for a couple years and then move home. I've lived here ten years now. It's fucking expensive.

I visited a buddy who moved. And left my job at MakerBot in Brooklyn NY to move out here within two months of visiting. I loved that job, fucking hated New York City.

But I put myself way out of my comfort zone there for two years. I learned a lot about people, and myself too.

Nice to see pictures of that, people enjoying life in the real world. when mostly what you see here is shitty parts of our current world. The shitty part of ourselves.

Or such sick parts of the real world, it doesn't feel relatable, either, in a way.

 I'm almost burned out on epic shit, as weird as that sounds haha. Looks like a great time ripping a sweet rig. And it isn't a 250,000 Baja truck going warp speed. It is authentic, and that has power.

Thinking and stinking. Maybe I should add in drinking.

Haha, fair.

I'm posting self serving diatribes though, so I'm in no position to fault the man.

I've seen how he rolls for over a decade.

I'm an annoying fuck, myself.

I should start a new thread probably. You can roast me there.

I thought the last 8 pages were about T-Mac and, his relevance? 

I'll start a new one. Last one here, I promise.

I'd be honored if you helped me get it to 8 pages, though brotha.

Boost my engagement with the ether I'm speaking into.

I'm speaking into myself though, self serving shit. Real talk, IDK what broke in me but I feel like I have a lifetime of shit inside me crashing down on me for a few days straight now and it's been a very wild ride. And Ive had plenty of those that landed me on the table cut open haha. Just not quite mentally/emotionally per se. 

Probably a lot of folks out there dealing with something really not fun for them either. World keeps spinning.

Funny I come here and open up to 'my people'. Here, Thumpertalk, planetminis, and countless others for most of my life, in a real world that I let assign my views for me, because I never learned how to shut the fuck up. Like my mom still loves to remind me. Apple doesn't fall far from the tree though lady...

I know TeamGreen is annoying. I've seen him post for 14yrs. And we all love (and hate him, at times) for it. Part of being human.

Probably an over correction for me right now. I'll find balance.

Thanks fellas.

"The Minnesota shooter story disappeared from news cycle faster than Bill's pants on an island of underage sex slaves"

Bwaaaaahaaaaahaaaaaaaa

Proving himself a fool with his own words.

HE obviously reads EVERYTHING I post and it apparently chaps his ass. Also, he’s a clueless clown with some sort of anger based inferiority complex.

No worries. Every circus needs a sad clown and he’s a pro at that role. 

Today: Day 3…mlg road run and back to Mono-Virginia Lakes Loop…backwards…then on to Mammoth. 4 cyl has no trouble making 20-22 (21 is it’s rated hwy mpg) and Raptors can make 18 when the drivers try and they’re aired up. I leave auto-stop on…it doesn’t bother me and all accessories are electric…so, why not? 

So, I’m out. I hope everyone…including the angry-sad clowns among us…is doing well. I’ll see ya all later…In the meantime, T…Joe…Tejas…JAFO…Uncle Rick’s nephew…Karl…all y’all…pet your dogs, get your coffee on and have an amazing day.

Manny

 

Whole world now has the attention span of a goldfish.

Something tells me Bill is a keep the pants on guy, only shows enough of himself to get the job done. Might be even creepier...

Excellent metaphor Mr. Bridges haha.

EDIT - Well said, Manny. We all have annoying moments. Thanks for bringing the energy you do, and being the change you wish to see in the world. It is contagious. Ain't no COVID vax stopping that...

For me? At points in my life I've probably got some healthy doses of motivation, from seeing posts from people like you, and the parts of your world you share with us.

Me? I got COVID jab at the beginning mostly to make it easier for those around me. I blindly went along, and wasn't being true to me...This eats at you.

You seem like a good dude. A passionate person who lives life by their own core values. You sound grounded within yourself, which I respect.

Funny thing, in real world I say I "need to go run my dog" a lot. For me, it's my therapy, how I clear my annoying head. My world, jokes, and is convinced that is my phrase for going off to twist my anatomical meat. 

I project, use my ADHD dog as an excuse to manage my own annoying punkass. Maybe some kind of self awareness slowly happening for me, too.

Every person, job, unique component, etc. is important to make a community what it is. 

Or any well running engine is only the sum of it's well maintained parts.

Who do you trust to work on your own motor?

Without clowns we'd forget to laugh. A very human element. And a very important one.

Have a good one fellas. Can't restore life once it expires.

Interesting observation...

I suspect this shooter felt very strong in his beliefs. He had something burning inside of him, a call to action, so to speak. And this dude went out of his comfort zone to do something he felt like he needed to do.

It took innocent lives as a result.

I'm another radicalized American dude. I have some burning thing happening inside me right now, some kind of call to action.

But, I come here to talk to my people instead. 

Both of us are self serving. One killed people to make a point. I'm just trying to help other humans reflect, too, and think about what is important to them.

I fuckin love people, and human connection. Our world is losing this, and we are seeing people lose themselves in the process.

We are probably all not that different...

Had to use the spare, yesterday. I’ve got a steel “trunk” that is a pull out drawer incased  in what looks like a vault. It bolts directly to the rear floor/atop the jack…you’ve got to remove the drawer to get to the jack. 

There’s a process for removing the drawer. We practiced it years ago when the product was sourced and test fitted…well…the process works! 😂

Remove drawer. Assemble and place jack at rear axle...in the rocks in the Plumas National Forest…jack wheel off the ground…lift it HIGH to make room for the FULLY INFLATED spare…

Yada, yada, yada…

Well, it all works! Even when you’re an old gimp and you’re on a rocky-assed trail and ya don’t want to get on the radio and wait for someone to come help…

15 minutes and…done. Bye the way…35s on Bead Locks ain’t light! Pic below shows that “something is missing”…

Why are the threads being spammed with these 4 cylinder/v6 vehicle pics? Are there greenies in here, pushing an agenda??? 😆

Truly an awful situation. Was happy to see nobody in the first few pages jump to insane conclusions based on nothing.