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On Nov 27, 9:18*pm, Wayne.B wrote:
On Sun, 27 Nov 2011 15:11:25 -0800 (PST), North Star

wrote:
Duh!
What part of 100%employee funded pension didn't you understand?
The Corp used to contribute slightly more than half.. but didn't do so
for years.
I could have bought a Ford F150 basic truck or a Chev/GMC equivalent
for about 7 grand less than my RAV4 cost.
That is a regular cab and 8 foot box with 2WD, 6 cyl engine, auto
transmission + air conditioning.

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Do you really need air conditioning in Halifax? * I'd just roll the
windows down on those few warm days you get.

I Did just that for my first 30 years of driving.
Got to the point where I'd get sleepy on long highway trips with the
windows closed and the sun streaming in..
now I feel that I do need air conditioning those half to a full dozen
days a year.

Not only are you a coward, and Harry's personal butt plug, but you're a
pussy too!

In article bc73af78-6777-42a6-8e55-
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On Nov 28, 10:04*am, iBoaterer wrote:
In article , dump-on-
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On 11/27/11 8:57 PM, John H wrote:
On Sun, 27 Nov 2011 15:11:25 -0800 (PST), North *wrote:

On Nov 27, 5:33 pm, *wrote:
"North Star" *wrote in message

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On Nov 26, 11:59 pm, *wrote:

"North Star" *wrote in message

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On Nov 22, 2:48 pm, *wrote:

"North Star" *wrote in message

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

In articleh7SdnY8voJxMJlTTnZ2dnUVZ_tidn...@earthlink .com, dump-on-
says...

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
getting better mileage.- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

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
you can not afford a better car or better boat, do not knock others
choices.- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

You in the sauce again Swill??
Who says I can't afford something larger or 'better'??
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I say you can not afford better ****! *You bitch about a **** poor pension
from a government corporation. *In other words the taxpayers pay your
pittance. *If you did not judge others by your or your sons love of
alcoholic beverages, you would be both smarter and richer. *Especially
with
the taxes Canada applies to alcohol.- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

You simple swiller.
I made all the contributions to my crown Corp pension for the last ten
years of my working life. *Interest earned on the funds investments
paid the Corporations share.

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does not mean there is not taxpayer money going to your pension also. *You
sucking at the public money swill pile. *And just because you get a pension,
does not mean you can afford a better / bigger truck.- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

Duh!
What part of 100%employee funded pension didn't you understand?
The Corp used to contribute slightly more than half.. but didn't do so
for years.
I could have bought a Ford F150 basic truck or a Chev/GMC equivalent
for about 7 grand less than my RAV4 cost.
That is a regular cab and 8 foot box with 2WD, 6 cyl engine, auto
transmission + air conditioning.

Yeah, but would it have been pink?

You should have done it. Then you'd be able to tow something.

BTW, I found a cover for that thing that will match the color.

http://www.mostbuying.com/images/upl...1115170631.jpg

Cute, huh?

Not everyone feels the need to tour america towing a mini-motel room
behind them.

And not everyone gives a **** what you think. As a matter of fact,
hardly anyone except Suckling Don, your personal butt plug does.- Hide quoted text -

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Please get over this fasination with male buttocks. It's unmanly.

I'm not the one that is Harry's personal butt plug, Suckling Don the
Coward.

On 11/28/11 9:46 AM, North Star wrote:
On Nov 27, 9:18 pm, wrote:
On Sun, 27 Nov 2011 15:11:25 -0800 (PST), North Star

wrote:
Duh!
What part of 100%employee funded pension didn't you understand?
The Corp used to contribute slightly more than half.. but didn't do so
for years.
I could have bought a Ford F150 basic truck or a Chev/GMC equivalent
for about 7 grand less than my RAV4 cost.
That is a regular cab and 8 foot box with 2WD, 6 cyl engine, auto
transmission + air conditioning.

========

Do you really need air conditioning in Halifax? I'd just roll the
windows down on those few warm days you get.

I Did just that for my first 30 years of driving.
Got to the point where I'd get sleepy on long highway trips with the
windows closed and the sun streaming in..
now I feel that I do need air conditioning those half to a full dozen
days a year.


It seems to me that Toyota would have A/C as a standard item on its SUVs
sold in North America and perhaps elsewhere, too.

In article ,
says...

On 11/28/11 9:46 AM, North Star wrote:
On Nov 27, 9:18 pm, wrote:
On Sun, 27 Nov 2011 15:11:25 -0800 (PST), North Star

wrote:
Duh!
What part of 100%employee funded pension didn't you understand?
The Corp used to contribute slightly more than half.. but didn't do so
for years.
I could have bought a Ford F150 basic truck or a Chev/GMC equivalent
for about 7 grand less than my RAV4 cost.
That is a regular cab and 8 foot box with 2WD, 6 cyl engine, auto
transmission + air conditioning.

========

Do you really need air conditioning in Halifax? I'd just roll the
windows down on those few warm days you get.

I Did just that for my first 30 years of driving.
Got to the point where I'd get sleepy on long highway trips with the
windows closed and the sun streaming in..
now I feel that I do need air conditioning those half to a full dozen
days a year.


It seems to me that Toyota would have A/C as a standard item on its SUVs
sold in North America and perhaps elsewhere, too.

Pssst, your personal butt plug, Suckling Don the Coward was talking
about a Ford F-150. Toyota doesn't make those, idiot.

On Mon, 28 Nov 2011 05:54:27 -0600, Richard Casady
wrote:

I am considering buying a Cu****er 28 inboard single Diesel cruiser.
260 HP Yanmar six, usual amenaties. Thirty three feet with the pulpet
and swim platform. A telescoping ladder over the bow to access a
beach. Probably close to 9000 pounds fully equipped with AC rev cycle
and a generator, as well as full fuel and water. Standard bow and
stern thrusters, optional wireless remote and optiional cockpit
mounted wheel and throttle. Hold it against the fenders with the
thrusters while you untie the lines. The head has a flimsy glass bowl
for a sink, attached at the bottom, not recessed and sure to break
right off if anyone puts any weight on it. The head door will not open
fully if the V berth is made up. So what do you need to haul it?

===

The tow rating of any of the heavy duty diesel dualies is generally
well over 10,000 lbs. One of my neighbors claims 14,000 lbs for his
GMC. You might not even need a dualie but they certainly tow better.
You'll also need a heavy duty 3 axle trailer, preferably aluminum to
keep your total weight down. If going any distance I'd try to
minimize the amount of fuel and water on the boat and opt for disk
brakes on every axle.

"North Star" wrote in message
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On Nov 27, 5:33 pm, "Califbill" wrote:
"North Star" wrote in message

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On Nov 26, 11:59 pm, "Califbill" wrote:





"North Star" wrote in message

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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:

In article ,
dump-on-
says...

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
getting better mileage.- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

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.

--------------------------------------------------------------
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
you can not afford a better car or better boat, do not knock others
choices.- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

You in the sauce again Swill??
Who says I can't afford something larger or 'better'??
------------------------------------------------------------------
I say you can not afford better ****! You bitch about a **** poor
pension
from a government corporation. In other words the taxpayers pay your
pittance. If you did not judge others by your or your sons love of
alcoholic beverages, you would be both smarter and richer. Especially
with
the taxes Canada applies to alcohol.- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

You simple swiller.
I made all the contributions to my crown Corp pension for the last ten
years of my working life. Interest earned on the funds investments
paid the Corporations share.

----------------------------------------------
does not mean there is not taxpayer money going to your pension also. You
sucking at the public money swill pile. And just because you get a
pension,
does not mean you can afford a better / bigger truck.- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

Duh!
What part of 100%employee funded pension didn't you understand?
The Corp used to contribute slightly more than half.. but didn't do so
for years.
I could have bought a Ford F150 basic truck or a Chev/GMC equivalent
for about 7 grand less than my RAV4 cost.
That is a regular cab and 8 foot box with 2WD, 6 cyl engine, auto
transmission + air conditioning.


_____________________________________________
You mean the Crown Corp did not contribute? And if it is not government
funded, you may need to cut back on you living standards.
http://www.fin.gc.ca/n11/data/11-032_2-eng.asp
Appears as if a lot of those Canadian pensions are underfunded.

On 11/28/11 2:02 PM, Califbill wrote:

You mean the Crown Corp did not contribute? And if it is not government
funded, you may need to cut back on you living standards.
http://www.fin.gc.ca/n11/data/11-032_2-eng.asp
Appears as if a lot of those Canadian pensions are underfunded.


Perhaps, California Swill, you could get a consulting appointment with
the Canadian government and show it how to skirt the laws on hiring
illegals at shape-ups to perform home repair tasks. That way, you have
no employer social security payments, no tax records, no unemployment
comp payments, no workers' comp payments.

That is how you did it, right?

In article ,
says...

On 11/28/11 2:02 PM, Califbill wrote:

You mean the Crown Corp did not contribute? And if it is not government
funded, you may need to cut back on you living standards.
http://www.fin.gc.ca/n11/data/11-032_2-eng.asp
Appears as if a lot of those Canadian pensions are underfunded.


Perhaps, California Swill, you could get a consulting appointment with
the Canadian government and show it how to skirt the laws on hiring
illegals at shape-ups to perform home repair tasks. That way, you have
no employer social security payments, no tax records, no unemployment
comp payments, no workers' comp payments.

That is how you did it, right?

Perhaps you could consult with the Canadian government and show them how
to lie about accomplishments. Where is that Yale degree? Probably in the
Maryland red barn that doesn't show up on zillow!!

On Mon, 28 Nov 2011 05:54:27 -0600, Richard Casady wrote:

On Sun, 27 Nov 2011 22:00:53 -0500, 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

A "truck" can, fairly, be judged on its ability to tow a boat. A RAV4
is a girly "truck" suitable for hauling girly boats. What "truck" has
a maximum towing capacity of about 3500 pounds? Maybe a really small
Bayliner?

I am considering buying a Cu****er 28 inboard single Diesel cruiser.
260 HP Yanmar six, usual amenaties. Thirty three feet with the pulpet
and swim platform. A telescoping ladder over the bow to access a
beach. Probably close to 9000 pounds fully equipped with AC rev cycle
and a generator, as well as full fuel and water. Standard bow and
stern thrusters, optional wireless remote and optiional cockpit
mounted wheel and throttle. Hold it against the fenders with the
thrusters while you untie the lines. The head has a flimsy glass bowl
for a sink, attached at the bottom, not recessed and sure to break
right off if anyone puts any weight on it. The head door will not open
fully if the V berth is made up. So what do you need to haul it?

Casady

A truck. I'd look at a diesel Silverado. Something like this:

http://tinyurl.com/c3bb632

On Mon, 28 Nov 2011 11:40:40 -0500, Wayne.B wrote:

On Mon, 28 Nov 2011 05:54:27 -0600, Richard Casady
wrote:

I am considering buying a Cu****er 28 inboard single Diesel cruiser.
260 HP Yanmar six, usual amenaties. Thirty three feet with the pulpet
and swim platform. A telescoping ladder over the bow to access a
beach. Probably close to 9000 pounds fully equipped with AC rev cycle
and a generator, as well as full fuel and water. Standard bow and
stern thrusters, optional wireless remote and optiional cockpit
mounted wheel and throttle. Hold it against the fenders with the
thrusters while you untie the lines. The head has a flimsy glass bowl
for a sink, attached at the bottom, not recessed and sure to break
right off if anyone puts any weight on it. The head door will not open
fully if the V berth is made up. So what do you need to haul it?

===

The tow rating of any of the heavy duty diesel dualies is generally
well over 10,000 lbs. One of my neighbors claims 14,000 lbs for his
GMC. You might not even need a dualie but they certainly tow better.
You'll also need a heavy duty 3 axle trailer, preferably aluminum to
keep your total weight down. If going any distance I'd try to
minimize the amount of fuel and water on the boat and opt for disk
brakes on every axle.

Dualies are fuel hogs, and don't add that much to towing capacity.