Tundras live: A Bunch of Idiots And A Bunch of BS- Resume discussion group

To better days! And best wishes! I’m probably going to go thru the same thing by end of year - 31yrs with the same employer. I don’t know what I’m going to do but I’ll figure it out… I think

 

congrats! 12 yrs here

 

Cheers! With a non alcoholic beverage, of course.

 

milestones are great, but every day counts and should be celebrated. Congratulations everyday.

 

Too much there to unpack on my phone. Will try to remember to reply tonight when I have a keyboard.

 

Shit man, that's a bummer. Did they not RIF with seniority in mind?
Hope it doesn't change your plans too much for the Colorado property

 

Went to Chinese last night after our paddle session. Clearly they are listening.

 

That's what happens when you have to go with the lowest bidder. Each one does it the easiest way for them just to get the contract. Is it fair to ask which medical center this is? Texas has a few.

 

I don't see why not. If it's not OK to say the mods can delete it. Amarillo.

 

I was at the Dallas VAMC. It looked pretty much the same.

 

10lb of shit in a 5lb bag.

 

This is where this thing BELONGS!!!! Hold me prisoner for 8 weeks and 2 days so good riddance

 

Neck brace removed? Does your head feel heavy?

 

Yeah buddy!

 

It did at first but I do take it off to eat and shower so not that bad. I can now drive and 5lb weight restriction is removed!! Not out of the woods yet, my hand feels the same as it did before the operation so there is that

 

Damn, that's tough. Too many hoops to jump through.
Wish all the best for ya

 

Have you talked with @ColoradoTJ about it? I believe he had his home built IIRC. @T-Rex266 might have insight as well, but I think that was a developer/tract home?

 

Well shit. I guess I'm as wrong as two young boys rubbing dicks in church.







A veteran buddy says that one on occasion and it made me laugh.

 

*break*

I was remembering a time when I had access to a Alfa Romeo Spider Veloci straight 6. The mechanic at Ferrari of Seattle emphasized getting the rpm's up while driving it. That thing was a sleeper of a ride.

Anyway, is there any benefit treating the 5.7 similarly?

Having logged 50k miles in S mode, I think it does, at least for engine braking.

I average mid 11mpg. Liveable w/ 37's on stock gears+shell/slide/spare/jack.

posted in this thread for brevity

 

Italian tune ups can blow out the carbon in places they might build up during tame driving. Odds of it being anything significant can be debated until the cows come home.

 

backstory.....

The Italian mechanic took extra special care of said Spider. He was sweet on the owner, who was a smoke show bizness lady.

 

My '08 spent a lot of time in S mode while towing; mostly to save the brakes and to keep it from bumping from 4th to 5th and back to 4th constantly uphills... that being said, if I'm coming off of fwy speeds even w/o towing and slap it to S4 to bleed off some speed before applying the brakes and then down to S3 as the brakes are applied it seems to definitely take much longer before the rotors start to warp.

Regarding the actual benefit to the engine of spending time at higher rpms, I don't think the 5.7 cares My '08 is creeping up on 285k driving it w/o concern of where the RPM band lies and regardless of the towing and sometimes harsh application of the gas pedal throughout its life

The 5.7 seems happy doing whatever is asked of it as long as it's getting its fluids changed regularly. I'm not sure if high rpms help the engine internals or not. I've also heard that higher rpms help the catalytic converters stay healthy longer, but who knows??

That all being said, you may see an improvement in MPG with a gear change since you're on 37s. I know that wasn't even your question, but hell I just woke up and my thoughts aren't all there yet; hence my rambling....

You know what would be funnier than shit though... Is if the Gen 2 and 2.5s had a feature where it would play 'jake brake' sounds out of the speakers when you slapped it into S mode and used the lower gears for braking

Oh well, so much for brevity; carry on!!!!!