ExiledInIllinois

My mother inlaw was born in Mt.Morris and moved to Olean as a baby... She always talks about "Rock City." Here's a day trip we did in early 1970s after Kinzua Dam (mentioned) opened. The fish hatchery there: https://www.fws.gov/fish-hatchery/allegheny https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allegheny_National_Fish_Hatchery SideNote: On a Sunday with my father's 1973 Chevy Impala wagon... It was 1975 and it dropped it's gas tank losing a tank band... Brother sitting in back: "Hey Dad! There's sparks flying behind car!" Dad: "Shut up, there's no sparks!" LoL... Anyway... Back in day, not even gas stations were open on Sunday in Northwestern PA... We found rope somewhere and got home... Still remember eating cold "city chicken" on side of road as he rigged tank up.

It's not bad... Better at certain times of the year. I have a theory on how Father Baker knew there was natural gas under the Basilica in Lackawanna. He kept on drilling and praying until he hit gas... The Basilica generates its own natural gas to this day... Anyway... My theory is he knew of the "Eternal Flame" atop the ridge/escarpment. But let's give credit to prayer and hitting the gas field under WNY...😉 ...You can actually see the top of the Basilica and Bills FieldHouse from the toboggan hill @ Chestnut Ridge.

Very little rust too... It's a daily driver for 14 years... Little bit where I beat it up. The windshield frame from inside... Hasn't made it out yet. Cheap repair... Can even get replacement in aluminum or fiberglass... Almost 20 years old in harsh Northern environment...

Old trope. My 2006 TJ... Running great! Bought it brand new and will keep it forever. Take a look in junkyards... You don't see classic Jeeps, CJs, YJs, TJs, & JKs...

Works for Apple 🍎...😏

$40.00! and the challenge is NOT reimbursed if you complete it? Gimmick, they are charging you for picture and T-shirt...🤣 Dumb... What's the challenge? To see if they can dupe you out of money in your wallet for a promo picture & T-shirt.😆

Phoenix & Salt Lake City are further west longitude than Easter Island.🗿

Toyota were also notorious for engine oil sludging and stuck accelerators with floor mats in the 20-naughts... I probably won't get another Toyota. Ain't bad... This is my second Taco... But meh... WtF can't Toyota do things like include the tailgate lock in fob... Gotta go aftermarket to tie one in... Same with adding trailer brakes, had to add aftermarket. Also... The slightest little loss of ground at battery, won't kill the vehicle, but electronics go schizo... For the life of me couldn't figure out why radio was rebooting, other electronics acting squirrelly... Had a bad ground adapter (after market) running offnegative terminal so I can have extra power distribution box under hood. Seems Toyotas are built too sensitive. Terminal block tests fine, but just doesn't play nice... Had to get a replacement... Probably last 5 years too. Probably go back to Jeep. Still running my 2006 Jeep TJ... They hold value better than Toyota.

Only to get their livers strategically targeted by wise guy orcas.

Orcas kill sharks for fun. Go right to the sharks liver and rip it... Then play with their liver and leave the rest. Yeah, I know they are sharks, but what a bunch of dickheads orcas are! Why not go tip an elite's sailboat off the coast of Spain or some place... The world don't need them.

Exactly. ...It's the magic in it.😉

You forgot Mt.Morris Dam & Letchworth. It saved Rochester in 1972, Hurricane Agnes: cc: @Mike in Horseheads @BringBackFergy

Yeah... I put aftermarket running boards on my Taco about 4 years ago so MiL could get in... I hate them... Powder coat is coming off now. Cheapo aluminum (thought would last)... Now it kinda wrecks lines of truck. Yup... Certainly better MPG...

Ridgelines are unibody I believe... No frame. Even be careful with F150 Sport. We got one at work and you can't plow with it. How stupid. Dumped it back to GSA, now have a SuperDuty... The thing is a monster. Full CrewCab... Even I and you would too need a lift up into it. LoL... As long as you can plow snow with it... Why even make say an F150 that can't take any kinda of plow... Even the smallest.

Yeah the 4th Gen? Sigh...

Presque Isle... Erie. Was in on the award winning beach erosion construction in early 1990s with USACE: Notice how the armor stone mounds placed parallel to shore self-nourish AND if course protect the beaches... Vs. old style groin perpendicular to beach? Some mounds now, you can walk right out onto without getting feet wet!

Lily Dale Assembly... Even if it is a bit weird... Weird is cool too... https://www.lilydaleassembly.org/

RedTaco... 2020 TRD OffRoad... Since February 2020, has just over 50,000 on it now. Tacoma has the composite bed... Not bad... Tow with it, put a 2" front reciever on it, etc. Tacoma doesn't use turbo. Not sure I want a turbo in a truck... Especially keeping it years later. 3rd Gen Tacos are 3.5 V-6... Atkinson cycle at highway speed to get the better mileage that is mandated. Gonna be cheaper to fix than a turbo in old age...

Best & worst: Ronnie Harmon. Best: Horizontal TD @ Rich with one hand against Colts. Worst: You know the story. /EndThread

I say a skill... From Google A.I. on maintaining lots of bingo cards... 😆 "To maintain multiple bingo cards effectively, it's important to stay organized by arranging the cards neatly for quick visibility and using strategies like color coding to help track numbers. Additionally, consider starting with a manageable number of cards and gradually increasing as you become more comfortable."

My sister's ex's mother would go play bingo every week in F.Erie. Border agents knew her by her first name.

I never did either...

I can add Twitter/X & Instagram too... Only "SocialMedia" to ever have an account is this place.

Who's got time for a car... They are already juicing the poor on so many other angles. World needs ditch diggers too. https://www.buzzfeed.com/victoriavouloumanos/it-takes-so-much-more-time-to-be-poor-25-costs-of-poverty

No pre-school. I guess that's a thing that happened when families went to two incomes. My one sister is 4 years younger... She went to pre-school in mid-1970s when my mother went back to work outside of home.