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I'd rather my own son see me die on my feet as a free man, than watch him go, broken, into slavery.
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Originally Posted by Cinderocka1989
Well you're old.
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Apparently not too old for you, so that's good enough. 
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Come if you must, but only if you must. For the day you find yourself upon my step, will surely be the night you find peace along Jordan's edge.
I firmly believe that any man's finest hour, the greatest fulfillement of all that he holds dear, is that moment when he has worked his heart out in a good cause, and lies exhausted on the field of battle... Victorious.
Every normal man must be tempted, at times, to spit on his hands, hoist the black flag, and begin slitting throats.
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10-19-2012, 07:19 PM
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I vaguely remember, back before they started requiring ULS diesel, that diesel was cheaper than gasoline....
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And sometimes, depending on what you're driving and the actual cost of diesel, per mile it is still cheaper to run a diesel engine than gas.
My friend's minivan gets 21mpg. Hauling 20,000 on my trailer I got 19 the other day (on the highway only).
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“Every person's life is theirs by right. An individual's life can and must belong only to to himself, not to any society or community, or he is then but a slave.”
“If you are unwilling to defend your right to your own lives, then you are merely like mice trying to argue with owls. You think their ways are wrong. They think you are dinner.”
“Pity for the guilty is treason to the innocent."
“Not everyone is willing to embrace liberty; liberty requires not just effort, but risk. Some people choose to delude themselves and see their chains as protective armor.”
Last edited by Eturnsdale; 10-19-2012 at 07:23 PM.
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10-19-2012, 07:31 PM
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#7253
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I'd rather my own son see me die on my feet as a free man, than watch him go, broken, into slavery.
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And sometimes, depending on what you're driving and the actual cost of diesel, per mile it is still cheaper to run a diesel engine than gas.
My friend's minivan gets 21mpg. Hauling 20,000 on my trailer I got 19 the other day (on the highway only).
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Another example:
Ex and I had a 2005 pt cruiser that got about 15mpg.
My step Dad got a 2006 F250 with a six speed. It got 22mpg.
It was cheaper to ride around in his truck, even just knocking around town.
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Come if you must, but only if you must. For the day you find yourself upon my step, will surely be the night you find peace along Jordan's edge.
I firmly believe that any man's finest hour, the greatest fulfillement of all that he holds dear, is that moment when he has worked his heart out in a good cause, and lies exhausted on the field of battle... Victorious.
Every normal man must be tempted, at times, to spit on his hands, hoist the black flag, and begin slitting throats.
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10-19-2012, 07:44 PM
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You are completely correct. Now is a 7200 pound truck going to be able to get the same milage as a tiny civic? Nope, not going to happen.
But.
If I keep that Cummins between 1600 and 1700 RPM I can see around 23 to 24 on the highway (Ive heard of people that drive 2500s that get between 26 and 28). Sasha had a 2010 GMC 1500. Even being careful with her right foot she never saw better than an average of 20 on the highway. Diesel may be more expensive, but there is more energy per unit than gas.
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“Every person's life is theirs by right. An individual's life can and must belong only to to himself, not to any society or community, or he is then but a slave.”
“If you are unwilling to defend your right to your own lives, then you are merely like mice trying to argue with owls. You think their ways are wrong. They think you are dinner.”
“Pity for the guilty is treason to the innocent."
“Not everyone is willing to embrace liberty; liberty requires not just effort, but risk. Some people choose to delude themselves and see their chains as protective armor.”
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10-19-2012, 09:13 PM
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I got you all beat. $3.44 for gas at the station outside the gates
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$3.28 last night. Eat it suckas!
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10-19-2012, 09:24 PM
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Deader Bears=Better Bears
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Apparently not too old for you, so that's good enough. |
 LOL!
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Dead Bears, the only good kind.
GANDER MOUNTAIN OF HATTIESBURG, MS IS OVERPRICED, HAS LOUSY CUSTOMER SERVICE, & SELLS BEAT UP PISTOLS TO LITTLE OLD LADIES AS "NEW". :p
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10-19-2012, 09:44 PM
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How old is Trip anyway? Ive been curious fer a while.
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“Every person's life is theirs by right. An individual's life can and must belong only to to himself, not to any society or community, or he is then but a slave.”
“If you are unwilling to defend your right to your own lives, then you are merely like mice trying to argue with owls. You think their ways are wrong. They think you are dinner.”
“Pity for the guilty is treason to the innocent."
“Not everyone is willing to embrace liberty; liberty requires not just effort, but risk. Some people choose to delude themselves and see their chains as protective armor.”
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10-19-2012, 10:05 PM
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I will not comply. I will not lie down. I will not go quietly. I will not submit. I will not roll over. I will not shut up.
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Originally Posted by Eturnsdale
And sometimes, depending on what you're driving and the actual cost of diesel, per mile it is still cheaper to run a diesel engine than gas.
My friend's minivan gets 21mpg. Hauling 20,000 on my trailer I got 19 the other day (on the highway only).
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And towing will kill your fuel mileage in a gas engine but doesn't have as much of an affect on a diesel.  my little v6 gets 19 on a good day.
Trip is younger than you I just have to tease him about being old.
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Know your limits; exceed them often
My heroes don't wear capes, they wear dog tags.
Got her Daddy's tongue and temper, God shook his head the day he built her, but oh, he smiled; crazy ain't got nothin' on her.
That which does not kill me had better run pretty damn fast.
Gotta keep a pair of horns so I have someplace to hang my halo.
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10-19-2012, 10:17 PM
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Here's a little gift called Electro-Shock Therapy that was the 22nd obstacle of the 2012 Tough Mudder.
10,000 volts (no amps) and every string that you see has a 50/50 shot of being hot as the voltage fluxuates between strands across the top of the wooden frame.
Can't tell you how many people got hit and went out cold only to get up face down in the cold muddy water....LOL
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10-19-2012, 10:29 PM
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=Semper Fi=
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my friend made his goodbye stop.'
left me his toys.
p345
sig 226
built AR
RRA upper
kies lower
RRA stock
RRA single stage match LPK
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I have been a silent witness
to all of America's finest hours.
But my finest hour comes
when I am torn into strips and used as bandages
for my wounded comrades on the battlefield,
When I fly at half-mast to honor my soldiers,
Or when I lie in the trembling arms
of a grieving mother
at the graveside of her fallen son.
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