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Tiger Tim

That would have been great that time I got caught out in a thunderstorm with no roof.

Tiger Tim

So did car graffiti die out when the bumper sticker was invented?

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hpetrino wrote: ↑
Wed Dec 18, 2019 12:17 pm
I wonder why they marketed it as for a TT

It’s a quiet way to admit it’s ugly.

Tiger Tim

I ran out of gas on my way home from work once, the way it started spitting and coughing had me convinced it was an electrical problem right up until it quit. You’d think I’d have learned my lesson but I ran out of gas a second time right across the street from a gas station. Unfortunately it was a ...

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Topics like this make me wish the moratorium on vendor posts was adjusted a little. While I’m all for DIY innovation and saving a few bucks (you should see my T), I would hope Mike Kossor has a reason for his price and it would be nice if he (and other vendors of course) had a place to defend the be...

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I got a lovely set of restored Ontario plates for my ‘26 from Ontplates.com or you could keep an eye on kijiji (like a Canadian craigslist) for an individual or set to come up.

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Those heads fascinate the heck out of me. Can you hear the balls when they run?

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My new (to me) shop has an oil-fired forced air furnace that can warm about a thousand square feet up like nobody’s business. Well, until it quit yesterday. Hopefully I just ran the oil tank dry, gotta get out back and check.

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Us northerners could stand to remember, too. Here I am at work for the next week, flying all over the place, thinking about my T in the garage and all the times this past summer I topped up the rad with plain water and wondering just what mix is in there now. I’m sure there’s enough antifreeze to ho...

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Alright, if ashtrays were so popular at the time what about making a period-looking cup holder based on the design and mounting of an ash tray? Anyone have any examples?

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I’ve been thinking about how to add a cup holder to my T too and I like the idea of just using a shoe. Maybe even an old boot or something that’s rigged to clip onto the back edge of the floor boards...

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Look at the era photo above of the engine. Notice the rear intake manifold. It appears to be aluminum, doglegged, and facing backwards. I think it would be an N/R/S intake manifold. I would have written it off as being a T manifold with the bottom cut off, turned 180°, and welded back on. Just a gu...

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I know it’s not correct but I kinda like that body.

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If it’ll start, I’ll go. Here I am this past January when it was maybe a half dozen degrees below freezing. Any colder than that and the straight SAE 30 I foolishly put in May as well have been cement. This winter I’ll put in a multi grade oil and probably keep it in a heated garage for better resul...

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It could also have been painted any non-standard colour for better contrast in black and white photos. Did you know the Addams family’s house was pink?

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Allan wrote: ↑
Wed Aug 28, 2019 11:39 pm
Tim, the handle can be freed up

Thanks Allan, that sounds like a good winter project.

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Yatcwhit wrote: ↑
Wed Aug 28, 2019 9:10 pm
Do not crank you T with a rag in your hand.

Ouch. Can I ask how the rag was involved to cause that? On my T the handle on the end of the crank is seized so I always wrap a rag around it to save the blisters on start up.

Tiger Tim

thom wrote: ↑
Sun Aug 18, 2019 6:48 pm
I can't help thinking " what a waste of an Indian motorcycle" . But then that's what I think every time I see a cut down T, or tractor conversion, or speedster.

If all were kept then they wouldn’t be special today.

Tiger Tim

I broke my top windscreen today too. I was closing it up (yesterday was a hot one so I had it flipped open) and when I loosened the wing nuts it slipped and clipped the corner of the lower half when it swung shut.

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nothing in my prior reply requires the adjustment or replacement of any part Sorry Scott, I must not have fully understood your first reply. I had taken it to mean that my coils weren’t particularly well matched and that just one or two was firing way too early causing the knock. Before the knock s...

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I hadn’t even though about it being a coil adjustment thing. I will say that my engine is almost untouched in this knock chase (okay, it has a new adjustable crank pulley but that’s it). Three out of four coils were bought brand new about five years ago and came “adjusted and tested” when I bought t...

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Hey all, I’ve been chasing a knock for a while and can’t really settle on what’s causing it. Something is banging in or around the engine, usually only under load Andy it sort of comes and goes. Here’s the weird part: today I forgot to switch to mag after start and there was no knock. When I switche...

Tiger Tim

Marvel Mystery Oil will clear that right up!

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It’s funny, if that was a colour picture I would have thought someone had wildly missed the mark eyeballing the shape of a c-cab delivery body but I guess they really were like that.

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Well, it finally happened and tonight I had to use my Klaxon in anger. Some sort of new car nearly backed into my T in a parking lot and it got me wondering; with all the electronic nannies on a new car, can they “see” a Model T? I know that a magnetic sensor at a traffic light won’t pick up my T an...

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Most of the time the passenger maintains "hands off". I'm thinking foot controls. I've always thought it would be fun to rig up a touring with the controls hidden in the back seat and a dog trained to sit in front by himself and "drive". I’ve thought about doing the same, I think the Shriners or so...

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A dog drives a Model T pickup starting around 3:30
https://youtu.be/8krNQ8BkM3I

I have an idea of how I would do it but I’m curious how it’s really done.

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1925TT wrote: ↑
Wed Jul 31, 2019 3:56 pm
auxiliary trans are a must... I have a 2 speed rear end, 3 speed drive line trans and warford 3 speed on mine.

With everything in low your TT must be able to move a house...

Tiger Tim

So basically you get a lava lamp sort of thing going on in your engine? Neat.

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Without the whole story, I’m inclined to ask why he was asking. Was it to determine that it wasn’t a stock frame from some other year or was it to determine that you weren’t trying to sneak a hot rod through as an original car. I believe some major hot rod shops were pinched for that a number of yea...

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Ewalny wrote: ↑
Sun Jul 28, 2019 10:59 pm
Hm. Thanks Tim. That gives me pause about why I didn’t hear anything with the old radiator!

Chances are it’s because you said you used to have a water pump. When the engine stops turning the pump does too and it likely impeded the flow enough to stop the gurgling.

Tiger Tim

That’s normal. The flow in the stock cooling system is based on temperature differences within it, when you shut your engine off it’s still hot so the coolant continues to flow.

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Is that about half of the low speed band up at the top of the picture? Yikes!

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I seem to remember having a hell of a time just getting bands in and out, are you sure something the size of a golf ball could fit in there?

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MichaelPawelek wrote: ↑
Wed Jul 10, 2019 6:43 pm
...two of my neighbor’s wives...

How many wives does this neighbour have?

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Rich Eagle wrote: ↑
Thu Jul 11, 2019 7:46 am
It gives us hope doesn't it?

It did, until I realized I have to love to at least a hundred to achieve the same.

Still, good on him for loving his truck and driving it lots.

Tiger Tim

With a name like Spadpilot, I have high hopes for this speedster...

Also good to know copper might work, I have a roll in the garage and need a new fuel line for my T too.

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Looks like a nice day for a drive. The creek through my yard seems to be at a record low this year but it feeds into the Great Lakes so at least now I know where the water went!

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I’ll have to drain the oil and see what I have. I peeked in the rad and the level looked about normal but on the other hand the engine still tweets a little under heavy load so the head gasket can’t be 100% perfect. For what it’s worth there was no water under the car and no steam or anything out th...

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So what do you guys think is best? Check the bendix spring just to be sure then drain the oil and go magnet fishing in the trans?

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Bit of a head-scratcher tonight: I gave my T two pulls on choke to prime it, noting nothing unusual other than a little wheezing through the #4 plug threads, then hit the switch and went to pull it for a start. To my surprise the engine was locked up tight. No give, no play, just zero rotation. I ga...

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I seem to remember historically in England (and maybe presently) a driver’s license had to be specifically endorsed for a manual transmission. Hopefully someone from over there can confirm or deny.

Tiger Tim

I think Motorcraft F11 spark plugs were recently removed from the Ford parts catalog so... last year or so?

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I’ve been using pond water this summer but in the fall I’ll have to remember to switch it to creek water - the creek doesn’t freeze like the pond does.

Tiger Tim

This would go great with the T-parts band saw that was posted here a couple years ago... and a cam shaft pry bar.

Tiger Tim

Hey, thanks for all the info. I'm not worried about the title (it's been titled as a '26 for at least 35 years) just more curious than anything. It became an issue in my mind when ordering parts and such. The engine could well be a 26, especially with that serial number. The big obvious change made...

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The more I see these oil threads come up, the more I think someone could do pretty well for themselves selling T oil.

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Original Smith wrote: ↑
Sun Jun 09, 2019 12:58 am
Steve: I sure wish I had those parts you just posted. Those kind of parts probably got scrapped by the 100's because no one knew what they were for!

Not to commit someone else to a job but I’m sure a bunch of folks around here could whip up copies of those in their sleep.

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George N Lake Ozark wrote: ↑
Sat Jun 08, 2019 1:30 am
on Hemmings. https://www.hemmings.com/classifieds/ca ... 73558.html

I’d rather have three of these for the same money:
https://www.hemmings.com/classifieds/ca ... 77004.html

Tiger Tim

how was the peddle set up without the extended peddle to hook to? IIRC it’s a metal sleeve that clamps to the pedal just below the floor, then I believe a short rod that terminates in a pulley near the U-joint. The rod has a turnbuckle in it and a bracket that keeps everything from flopping around....

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Burger in Spokane wrote: ↑
Mon Jun 03, 2019 10:11 am
Not a lot of things I can think of that prices go DOWN by 2/3 over the course of
10-15 years !

Computers?

Tiger Tim

That uses a lot less gas than my method. A couple winters back I accidentally left my T’s fuel valve open and lost the whole tank through the carb, one drip at a time. Floor was spotless that spring, though.

Tiger Tim

If you’re running on mag, are there more than two timings available anyways?

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What I’m getting from this is that if I want a closed car (which I do) I’ll have to build a new garage...

Tiger Tim

Thanks all, I’ll be checking the threads in the hogshead (fingers crossed) and if they’re fine I’ll start with fresh lock nuts. Failing that I suppose I’ll try some loctite on the screws, or buy and drill some hex head screws so I can wire them.

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After a couple years of reading many, many opinions on oil I believe that the right oil for my T isn’t necessarily the right oil for yours. My own current strategy is to favour changing oil frequently instead of seeking fancy additives, and I’m homing in on the right viscosity for the climate I driv...

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Hi all, it seems every time I get back from a drive my starter mounting screws are loose and the starter hangs with about a 1/16” gap along the top edge of the gasket. I can tighten it back down but it happens again and again. I’m not terribly worried about the starter, most starts are on the crank ...

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Great looking little truck, I hope you get lots of use out of it.

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Sounds easy enough. I should have mentioned that I planned to pick up a small tubing bender, I was just curious if there were any non-obvious gotchas to that short line and it sounds like there aren’t.

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Thanks Norman, I’ll stack another washer or two under the wing but and see where that gets me. I think part of the problem is the repop nuts being bored too shallow then heavily plated which makes them very hard to screw on. Perhaps while I have them off I should make up a poor man’s tap from a bolt...

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Near as I can tell mine has a Tiger timer. I have no idea how many miles were on it when I got it but I tried to drive the T almost every day last summer and intend to do the same this year. So far so good, and the worn out cam seal keeps it well lubricated!

Tiger Tim

It may not be 100% correct but I think I’d be awfully happy driving around in that coupe.

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I’ve noticed lately that my windshield on the 26 wants to flop around a lot. I know the reproduction wing nuts I have aren’t the best fit, and I had to add washers under them when they were installed, but now it seems I need to do something more. Is there supposed to be a friction washer or somethin...

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Hi all, It looks like the fuel line on my 26 was at one time kinked and straightened and while whoever straightened it did an okay job it seems to be developing a crack there. Are there any tricks to making up a new line or is it just a matter of bending a piece of tube (I think I read somewhere tha...

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DanTreace wrote: ↑
Mon May 13, 2019 10:24 am
Recent info gives some precautions to wire or secure that magnet so it can't get into the trans.

Come to think of it, why do we even put the magnet IN the trans? It should work just as well stuck to the outside of the trans cover and would be much easier to clean the metallic fuzz off that way.

Tiger Tim

Your best bet would be to call the Canadian customs office next week and verify, it would be silly to get turned away or have your T seized just because you took forum advice as gospel. Take notes on the call and get the agent’s badge number at the end so you have a reference later. If you will be w...

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Do you have a total cost for us Canucks, Les?

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All I didn’t this month was chip all of the ice away from my garage door and go for a short drive to see what needed to be addressed/adjusted. The short answer seems to be ‘everything.’

I’ll be a busy T mechanic in May...

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Why are they so short lived, just a general lack of oil up to them or something else?

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V4F wrote: ↑
Sat Apr 06, 2019 11:14 pm
Old bikes and old cars compliment each other.

They sure do. I have a Schwinn DX around here somewhere that needs restoring. Now where the heck did I put it?

Tiger Tim

The rear end of my T was just a little bit worse than that when I opened it up. Call me a masochist but I actually enjoyed rebuilding it. I think from mine I ended up keeping the housing, axles, Hyatt bearings, and replacing everything else.

Tiger Tim

The trouble with talking about gasoline is that the gas I buy is probably different from the gas you buy, even if the pumps are labelled the same. There are regional blends, and seasonal blends, which I guess means there are also regional seasonal blends. So far the cheap 10% ethanol has worked just...

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Am I too late to put my name in for one? My current front plate mounting is destroying my radiator, may as well do it right.

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Tom Hicks wrote: ↑
Mon Mar 18, 2019 1:49 am
Maybe someone can tell me how easy it is to rebuild an NH...

It’s a piece of cake as long as you do it as badly as I did.

Tiger Tim

Thanks for the quick description Hank, it looks like a real art form. For someone who just wants to start playing around with a technique like that, would any old sheet steel scrap do the trick? Does it need to be heat treated in any way first to make it more workable?

Tiger Tim

Shouldn’t be any babbit in the water jacket. To clean those out I take a couple feet of bicycle brake cable, chuck one end in a drill and fray the last few inches of the other end to make a wire brush on a flex drive. Feed it into the various holes in the block and head then get a load of all the cr...

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Scott, maybe it deserves a thread of its own but I never understood why my method was wrong. I figured that the throw out collar holds back the clutch assembly and ‘not-quite-engaged’ would be the best place for it to be. I’m willing to accept that I’m wrong (couldn’t learn anything otherwise) but d...

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I could have sworn I responded to this last night but I guess not. I’m not as experienced as a lot of the posters here but I agree the clutch is slipping. Without knowing what this owner or car’s backgrounds are, I would suggest the following: 1. Change the oil. Put in a cheap 5W30 and NO ADDITIVES....

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I fixed my manifold with a credit card. In your case if you’re absolutely married to what you have, wasn’t there a run of wrong size repop exhaust nuts made? If they were a little undersize maybe somebody has one they can send you. Just keep reducing (and sharpening up) your manifold threads until i...

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That looks like my truck! It isn’t, but mine is in about the same shape.

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Anyhow, the boat pictured may have been able to run even with the surface, but actually submerging was probably not possible. Well, more correctly, submerging and then surfacing was probably not possible. Like the drug running subs mentioned above, I think calling this thing a submarine is a bit of...

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I picked the right sweetie. She has her hobbies, I have mine and we’re building a life that includes and supports all of them. I never understood why some people get more and more serious with an oppressive partner.

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They never specified all parts. I wonder if there’s anything on a T that’s currently available at Ford dealerships. Fan belt, maybe? How about Motorcraft spark plugs?

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It gets cold enough up my way in winter that there’s no way an average electric car would have more than a couple miles range, if it moved at all. About the only non-fossil fuel vehicle that would work in the depths of a winter here would be nuclear. Presumably, they’ll keep producing gasoline for a...

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I figured if I ever got a nice enclosed trailer I’d have it all done up with decals for “Dave’s Septic Diving Services” or something like that, or just always park it beside one of the oh-so-tempting trailers with the expensive alloy wheels and big Harley logo on the side...

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john.zibell wrote: ↑
Mon Feb 04, 2019 3:11 pm
50% ATF, 50% Acetone.

For what it’s worth the test that determined how awesome that formula is was questionable at best. If you have to go out and buy either acetone or ATF just buy penetrating oil.

Tiger Tim

Don’t tell anyone, but when I recognized that the nearest swap meet to me was still an eight hour drive and then a crap shoot as to whether I’d even find the proper wrench for sale there, I went to the local cheap tool store to see what they had. What I ended up with was a 24” long adjustable wrench...

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Well now you have me wondering what replacement shackles I have on my car. As a known cheap-ass, I think I know what the answer is going to be...

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Last summer I was leaving the T’s first car show. My car has electric start but it also has a crank and, well, you know. So I get the thing going in front of a sizeable crowd, hop in, get settled and on my way only to have it sputter and die about fifteen feet later. Jump out red-faced, turn the gas...

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How about finding and installing a period-correct aftermarket starter? You know, to be that guy.

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I *think* this is a discussion on similar coil testers:
http://www.mtfca.com/discus/messages/80 ... 1253028336

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TonyB wrote: ↑
Thu Jan 24, 2019 1:29 pm
https://www.modeltfordclubofamerica.com/phpBB3/

I couldn't login on anything for a week but the link I quoted above worked like a charm. Bookmarks adjusted accordingly.

Tiger Tim

Did someone install a filter on the forum when it was being set up? The internet is electrical but it seems 99% of electrical problems are actually fuel, after all...

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Ruxstel24 wrote: ↑
Thu Jan 17, 2019 11:27 am
"When is it time to change bands ?"

When your feet are touching the firewall and you can't stop and have no more adjustment left!!

I would probably do it one day earlier than that, but that's just me.

Tiger Tim

My first thought would be to make them self-contained and battery powered, all the while hoping nobody ever asks where the wires are.

Tiger Tim

I'm all packed, when are we leaving?

Tiger Tim

So two spare rims, four extra tires and tubes, and also a patch kit? Must have been awful roads at the time.

Tiger Tim

Well this might be really disappointing but all I did was wait for a milder day. There was no pre-heat, oil change, towing or anything. All I did was another half turn richer on the carb which I took back off again as it warmed, as one often does. It was a nicer day so I just gave it a shot before t...

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**I want to first be clear that I’m only going to do this once.** Wife and I bought a new house and now I’m having to move my T in the middle of January in a place north of Minnesota, so suffice to say it’s cold. My plan is to just drive the T over since it’s only about a two mile trip and the road...

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My wife would have no idea where I spent my time online if I kicked the bucket and even if she did it's not like she has my passwords.

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