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Old 01-01-2016, 08:02 PM
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Anyone ride one of these hover boards? I just did and its not a good idea to try when recovering from a dislocated shoulder. I think I just lost my 2 week progress


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Old 01-01-2016, 08:41 PM
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Anyone ride one of these hover boards? I just did and its not a good idea to try when recovering from a dislocated shoulder. I think I just lost my 2 week progress


Damn it!
I never will own one because of all of the reports of them bursting into flames and people getting hurt on them. Airlines have even banned them because of the fire hazard.
 
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Old 01-01-2016, 08:48 PM
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Originally Posted by KingRanchCoy
Anyone ride one of these hover boards? I just did and its not a good idea to try when recovering from a dislocated shoulder. I think I just lost my 2 week progress


Damn it!
I have a hard enough time staying on my own feet, much less one of those things.
 
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Old 01-01-2016, 09:16 PM
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Anyone ride one of these hover boards? I just did and its not a good idea to try when recovering from a dislocated shoulder. I think I just lost my 2 week progress


Damn it!
I might get one but I need a model with a cane and air bags. Saw a 19-20 year old girl crossing the street late into the walk signal. it seemed slow and she held up the last lane.
 
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Old 01-01-2016, 10:45 PM
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I would refuse to drive my pickup In salt. I'd buy a 500 to 1000 dollar beater every year just to keep the truck in good shape
Yep -- anyone who is a true "car guy" has a winter beater back there. I had a couple ('77 Chevy Monza and a '78 Dodge Aspen) when I still lived there and was starting to make enough money that I could afford two vehicles. All they had to be was mechanically reliable and something you didn't care if it rusted out in a few years time!

I still kind of miss the annual routine of putting away your "good car" in early November and then the fun of getting it back out on the road in early April!
 
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Old 01-02-2016, 12:32 AM
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I never will own one because of all of the reports of them bursting into flames and people getting hurt on them. Airlines have even banned them because of the fire hazard.
Id never own one either. Nephew has one though. I did great until I tried turning around then it didn't work out very well, lol
 
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Old 01-02-2016, 08:14 AM
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Happy New Years! Stayed up until 2am trying to calm the dog down from all the fireworks. Damn I miss the country life style. Between the Christmas eve fight and shots fired to the fireworks last night I'm ready to start looking for a far away place again
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There seemed to be an unusual amount of fireworks this year -- they were going off steady around our place from about 10:00 on last night! Didn't really bother us but we both commented on how crazy it was compared to other years......
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This is how I spent my evening too. I grew up on a farm and we could always hear them in the distance, and even the neighborhood I was in before this one was pretty quiet. This new place had the loudest and most invasive fireworks I've ever experienced. My dog was not happy.
Fireworks are allowed up here also....but due to the cold temps and winds very few were shot off on New Year's Eve which is kind of a good thing compared to what happens on the 4th of July....fairly quiet with the occasional pop/bang
 
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Old 01-02-2016, 08:19 AM
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Anyone ride one of these hover boards? I just did and its not a good idea to try when recovering from a dislocated shoulder. I think I just lost my 2 week progress


Damn it!
They're for the young ones....my daughter tried one and got the hang of it in less than 30 seconds....I tried it for 5 minutes and still baffled on how to do some the things she did
 
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Old 01-02-2016, 08:21 AM
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Don't miss that Midwestern road salt one bit -- it's so much easier keeping a vehicle looking good and in decent condition when you don't have to battle that enemy every winter!
The car is covered in that crap now....hate it

I should move further south
 
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Old 01-02-2016, 08:27 AM
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One thing not to do on Facebook ....

http://www.nydailynews.com/news/crim...icle-1.2480996

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Old 01-02-2016, 08:28 AM
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what people won't try to do to keep the Christmas tree looking fresh...

http://www.magicbluepill.com/blog/20...ree-fresh.html
 

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Old 01-02-2016, 08:43 AM
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Now this might be a fun one to have over here....

http://www.ford.com.au/commercial/fa...=1249149752234
 
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Or this one might be a fun to have over here....

http://www.motoring.com.au/born-agai...m-52490-46464/
 

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