On Nov 22, 9:19*pm, Wayne.B wrote:
On Tue, 22 Nov 2011 15:50:30 -0800 (PST), North Star

wrote:
Who says I can't afford something larger or 'better'??

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Toyota makes very good vehicles, even the RAV4. * It's no truck
however, not even a *proper SUV. * Most SUVs will plow snow if called
upon. *If you're happy with your wimpy little electric snow blower,
that's fine with me but it means that you don't get much real snow.

Here's a picture of "real snow" from my old home town:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Fultonles.jpg

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake-effect_snow

Depends on the year.
If more than 6-8 inches are on the ground, I use the electric Toro
somewhat like a shovel... skimming off the top 4 or 5 inches of snow
and then put it on the ground to finish the job.
In the winter we seem to avoid a lot of snow here in the city due to
the Atlantic Ocean's effect.
Downside... not the best place to own a snowmobile... unless you
trailer it a couple hundred miles to Cape Breton or next door to New
Brunswick.

On Nov 21, 10:11*am, X ` Man dump-on-conservati...@anywhere-you-
can.com wrote:


Gee, Jackoff, that must explain why we have a sedan for road trips, an
SUV to haul stuff around, a sports car and a motorcycle. No need for an
oversized pickup truck, since we no longer have a trailerboat.

Why so many vehicles, Krause? do you live in the office of a salvage
yard?

Of course you have no need for truck since you have a (purportedly)
overly flabbed twin diesel boat. two diesel engines in your
Kreigsmarine flagship, where JohnH's truck only has one.And his
economy is far greater than your barge.

This is to say, *IF* you really do have one.

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On Tue, 22 Nov 2011 08:16:03 -0500, BAR wrote:

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On Nov 21, 10:02*pm, BAR wrote:
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On Mon, 21 Nov 2011 18:54:45 -0800 (PST), North Star wrote:

On Nov 21, 9:07*pm, Wayne.B wrote:
On Sun, 20 Nov 2011 17:31:36 -0500, John H
wrote:

OK, some folks want to call it a 'truck'.

Yup, looks like a truck to me. Same color as Don's too.

http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5216/5...5fa4233b_b.jpg

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The real test of a 4WD vehicle is if you can plow heavy snow with it.
In the case of the RAV4, I'd guess not so much, or at least not for
very long.

The city plows our snow... except for the sidewalk & my driveway which
i can easily do with a sturdy shovel or my electric snowblower.

Uh, Donnie...when you mentioned Consumer Reports classifying your RAV4 as an SUV (and therefore, in
your opinion, a truck), you failed to mention some of the other 'trucks' they classified the same
way, like:

Nissan Rogue
http://static2.consumerreportscdn.or.../content/cars/...

Mini Countryman
http://static2.consumerreportscdn.or.../content/cars/...

Subaru Forester
http://static2.consumerreportscdn.or.../content/cars/...

...and so on.

Are all these vehicles 'trucks'?

It depends upon who is buying them and who is selling them. But, when
you go to register them you will find out whether you are registering a
truck or a car.

Since you brought that up, the Ford Ranchero, the Chevy El camino and
the GM Sprint were all registered as 'trucks'. Actually it seemed they
were station wagons with the back top lopped off.

hmmmm

My F-150 SuperCrew is a truck. It is a POV, however, Maryland still
treats it as a truck as far as registration. But, it is treated like,
not as, a car in all other respects.


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What about an F-350 dualie?

The New York City area has a class of roads called "parkways" and
trucks are not alowed on parkways. The difference between car and
truck depends in part on the cargo area being covered. So if you
have a pickup truck with a cap it is classed as a car and OK on the
parkways.

It depends upon who owns the vehicle. We have the Geo. Washington
Parkway which doesn't allow commercial vehicles. If you have signs on
the side or if you have an apportioned license plate you may not drive
on the Parkway. There is an exclusion for cabs and busies.

The interesting thing was watching the work on the Parkway a few yearss
back. The Parkway is mostly concrete construction. When they were
pulling up the old roadway the concrete was about 36" in depth and it
was being replaced with 18" depth concrete. This was either a cost
savings or better concrete. They had to improve the bedding under the
concrete by 18".

In article 1db5e73c-08c2-4848-81e5-568bf96a1c60
@i6g2000vbe.googlegroups.com, says...

On Nov 22, 2:48*pm, "Califbill" wrote:
"North Star" *wrote in message

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On Nov 21, 9:47 am, iBoaterer wrote:





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On 11/20/11 9:40 PM, Tim wrote:
On Nov 20, 6:50 pm, X ` Mandump-on-conservati...@anywhere-you-
can.com *wrote:
On 11/20/11 7:29 PM, North Star wrote:

On Nov 20, 6:31 pm, John * *wrote:
OK, some folks want to call it a 'truck'.

Yup, looks like a truck to me. Same color as Don's too.

http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5216/5...5fa4233b_b.jpg

Duh!
That is a 1st generation model.
My model is more like your wife's Highlander in size.
Sorry to disappoint you but my colour is a bronze/brown..........
pyrite mica to be exact.

Herring bought a truck four times the size he needed to tow his boat.
D'oh.

And/or his camper. There's a good reason why too. Pulling his camper
with the Highlander the fuel mileage was anywhere from 8-12 mpg. the
diesel pickup gets double the mileage pulling either one, plus you not
only gain on the braking factor, but also the pulling response behind
a duramax is like the truck isn't pulling anything. *Better safety,
better economy, less wear and tear and less carbon footprint.

good decision.

Depends on how often and how far one tows one's camper, eh?

You freakin' idiot, it makes no difference how often and how far he tows
the camper. If he tows it one mile or one million miles, he's still
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Yiikes... are you really that stupid?
If Johnny only towed his trailer/boat 5 miles from his house to his
favourite campground or launch... how could you justify the extra
expense of the big diesel truck compared to the useable Highlander,
that he already owned?
If you would only quit playing with your 'little head' and give your
'big head' a shake, things might make more sense.

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Now it is the expense of the truck. *My diesel truck gets 19 mpg highway,
cost $45k new. *My 99' Ford Expedition got about 15.5 highway and cost $42k.
My wife's 2009 Venza cost $36k and gets about 24 highway. *If you can afford
to buy an expensive vehicle you buy it because you like it. *My friend has a
Lexus wagon so he can haul his 2 Rottweiler's, he wanted another Audi but
they did not make the wagon type when he bought. *He gets 13mpg on average.
So just because the vehicle is smaller does not mean it gets better mileage.
Why would somebody buy a Porsche Cayenne when they could buy the same car
body as a VW tourag. *They may be able to afford a luxury car. *Just because
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You in the sauce again Swill??
Who says I can't afford something larger or 'better'??

If the appearance of your house and yard is any indicator, you can't,
Suckling Don the Coward.

In article f8d80a55-026c-456c-8263-8ba712700871
@m19g2000yqh.googlegroups.com, says...

On Nov 21, 10:11*am, X ` Man dump-on-conservati...@anywhere-you-
can.com wrote:


Gee, Jackoff, that must explain why we have a sedan for road trips, an
SUV to haul stuff around, a sports car and a motorcycle. No need for an
oversized pickup truck, since we no longer have a trailerboat.

Why so many vehicles, Krause? do you live in the office of a salvage
yard?

Of course you have no need for truck since you have a (purportedly)
overly flabbed twin diesel boat. two diesel engines in your
Kreigsmarine flagship, where JohnH's truck only has one.And his
economy is far greater than your barge.

This is to say, *IF* you really do have one.

You're making a boat load of assumptions about one who's been proven
time and time again to be a lying sack of ****.

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says...

On 11/22/2011 4:11 PM, North Star wrote:
On Nov 22, 4:02 pm, wrote:
On 11/22/2011 12:38 PM, X ` Man wrote:



On 11/22/11 12:03 PM, JustWait wrote:
On 11/22/2011 11:11 AM, X ` Man wrote:
On 11/22/11 11:09 AM, JustWait wrote:
On 11/22/2011 10:23 AM, X ` Man wrote:
On 11/22/11 10:14 AM, JustWait wrote:

Yup, poor donnie.... "Ponytail"!!!! Boo!!!! I think Drifter has you
pinned, you are now the "mini-man"....

Well, that's not as bad as "Ponytailed Mound of Stinking Sh*t,"
which is
a perfect descriptor for you, of course.

That's lame...

Well, I'm not going to invoke the names of your family members a few
thousand times. *That* is the definition of lame, Mr. PMSS.

No, you stalk them and post their personal financial information....

I've never stalked any member of your family *or* posted financial
information. You've repeated this bit of paranoia so many times now that
you believe it, but it is no more true now than it was the first time
you farted it into this newsgroup.

You sent the financials to Donny and tricked him into posting it. You
then proceeded to deny any involvement, leaving poor dumb Donny swinging
in the wind. That's quite the reward for Donny's loyalty and devotion to
you.

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You're underestimating my resourcefulness

OK Show us one of your resourcefullness tricks.;-) Tick... tick...tick..

Well, he doesn't have to pay for garbage pickup, he just throws the crap
in his yard, some people would think that's resourceful!

On 11/22/2011 9:31 PM, North Star wrote:
On Nov 22, 9:19 pm, wrote:
On Tue, 22 Nov 2011 15:50:30 -0800 (PST), North Star

wrote:
Who says I can't afford something larger or 'better'??

===

Toyota makes very good vehicles, even the RAV4. It's no truck
however, not even a proper SUV. Most SUVs will plow snow if called
upon. If you're happy with your wimpy little electric snow blower,
that's fine with me but it means that you don't get much real snow.

Here's a picture of "real snow" from my old home town:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Fultonles.jpg

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake-effect_snow

Depends on the year.
If more than 6-8 inches are on the ground, I use the electric Toro
somewhat like a shovel... skimming off the top 4 or 5 inches of snow
and then put it on the ground to finish the job.
In the winter we seem to avoid a lot of snow here in the city due to
the Atlantic Ocean's effect.
Downside... not the best place to own a snowmobile... unless you
trailer it a couple hundred miles to Cape Breton or next door to New
Brunswick.

Is this what you have Dimwitty? Technically it's not a snow blower, it's
a power shovel. A wimpy tool for a wimpy guy.

http://www.amazon.com/Toro-38361-Sho.../dp/B000VU222S



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On Nov 23, 9:48*am, Drifter wrote:
On 11/22/2011 9:31 PM, North Star wrote:





On Nov 22, 9:19 pm, *wrote:
On Tue, 22 Nov 2011 15:50:30 -0800 (PST), North Star

*wrote:
Who says I can't afford something larger or 'better'??

===

Toyota makes very good vehicles, even the RAV4. * It's no truck
however, not even a *proper SUV. * Most SUVs will plow snow if called
upon. *If you're happy with your wimpy little electric snow blower,
that's fine with me but it means that you don't get much real snow.

Here's a picture of "real snow" from my old home town:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Fultonles.jpg

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake-effect_snow

Depends on the year.
If more than 6-8 inches are on the ground, I use the electric Toro
somewhat like a shovel... * skimming off the top 4 or 5 inches of snow
and then put it on the ground to finish the job.
In the winter we seem to avoid a lot of snow here in the city due to
the Atlantic Ocean's effect.
Downside... not the best place to own a snowmobile... unless you
trailer it a couple hundred miles to Cape Breton or next door to New
Brunswick.

Is this what you have Dimwitty? Technically it's not a snow blower, it's
a power shovel. A wimpy tool for a wimpy guy.

http://www.amazon.com/Toro-38361-Sho.../dp/B000VU222S

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No dummy... this is what I have...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8eRQp3xN56w

On 11/22/11 9:31 PM, North Star wrote:
On Nov 22, 9:19 pm, wrote:
On Tue, 22 Nov 2011 15:50:30 -0800 (PST), North Star

wrote:
Who says I can't afford something larger or 'better'??

===

Toyota makes very good vehicles, even the RAV4. It's no truck
however, not even a proper SUV. Most SUVs will plow snow if called
upon. If you're happy with your wimpy little electric snow blower,
that's fine with me but it means that you don't get much real snow.

Here's a picture of "real snow" from my old home town:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Fultonles.jpg

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake-effect_snow

Depends on the year.
If more than 6-8 inches are on the ground, I use the electric Toro
somewhat like a shovel... skimming off the top 4 or 5 inches of snow
and then put it on the ground to finish the job.
In the winter we seem to avoid a lot of snow here in the city due to
the Atlantic Ocean's effect.
Downside... not the best place to own a snowmobile... unless you
trailer it a couple hundred miles to Cape Breton or next door to New
Brunswick.

I don't shovel snow, period. If the snow is too deep for our 4Runner in
4WD I call a landscape guy I know and get on his schedule for a plow. We
don't have sidewalks adjacent to the street in front of our houses here,
just sidewalks from the driveway to the front door. Mail is delivered at
a central set of boxes at the traffic circle down the lane. The reality
is, after a heavy snow, until our streets around here are plowed, no one
without a big-tired 4WD vehicle and tire chains is going anywhere.

It's different in more urban areas, where I believe you are required to
clear the sidewalk adjacent to the street in front of your house and
your walkway so the mailman can get to your door.

On 11/23/11 8:54 AM, North Star wrote:
On Nov 23, 9:48 am, wrote:
On 11/22/2011 9:31 PM, North Star wrote:





On Nov 22, 9:19 pm, wrote:
On Tue, 22 Nov 2011 15:50:30 -0800 (PST), North Star

wrote:
Who says I can't afford something larger or 'better'??

===

Toyota makes very good vehicles, even the RAV4. It's no truck
however, not even a proper SUV. Most SUVs will plow snow if called
upon. If you're happy with your wimpy little electric snow blower,
that's fine with me but it means that you don't get much real snow.

Here's a picture of "real snow" from my old home town:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Fultonles.jpg

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake-effect_snow

Depends on the year.
If more than 6-8 inches are on the ground, I use the electric Toro
somewhat like a shovel... skimming off the top 4 or 5 inches of snow
and then put it on the ground to finish the job.
In the winter we seem to avoid a lot of snow here in the city due to
the Atlantic Ocean's effect.
Downside... not the best place to own a snowmobile... unless you
trailer it a couple hundred miles to Cape Breton or next door to New
Brunswick.

Is this what you have Dimwitty? Technically it's not a snow blower, it's
a power shovel. A wimpy tool for a wimpy guy.

http://www.amazon.com/Toro-38361-Sho.../dp/B000VU222S

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No dummy... this is what I have...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8eRQp3xN56w


This is who I call:

http://flic.kr/p/aJzHag

:)