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I don’t think the feeling I would get by dropping $79K on that would be special. I think it would be more like stupid. Having said that, there just may be an idiot out there who has more money than brains.

$78,900 starting bid. Really? If this guy could patent whatever he’s smoking/snorting/injecting he could make enough money to buy the Sahara Desert to drive that thing in.

Star Wars. There have since been movies with better special effects, but at the time it came out it was the penultimate effects movie. And, yes, I am a science fiction and space nerd.

Thanks, Pete, for doing this. The sticker will be a fitting tribute to Don. Put me down for a couple and let me know the price so I can PayPal some money to you.

As Pete said, if yours aren’t completely gone you can pull it out, take it to the do-it-yourself car wash to clean it. I cleaned and dyed the carpets in both of the MJs I owned. Wash down the car wash bay, to get rid of the dirt washed from cars, and lay the carpet out. Hit with the high pressure spray to knock off the heavy dirt. Then use the soap spray all over the carpet. Take a stiff brush with you to scrub it all over and harder in the stubborn spots. After scrubbing it well, use the high pressure rinse to get the soap out. To save quarters, you can take it home, lay it on a slope and hose it down until the rinse water runs clear. Let it dry thoroughly to check how well you cleaned it and spot clean if necessary. you can dye it with fabric dye (buy it at the grocery or fabric store - fabric store will have a better selection of colors). You may need two boxes of dye. Mix the dye with water per instructions on the box. Pour it into a “pump-up” garden sprayer and spray the carpet evenly. After the carpet dries, rinse it with your hose to remove the excess dye. Let it dry again and put it back in the truck. Try to keep the carpet roughly in the same shape as it fits in the truck while it is drying. It may not look completely new when finished, but it should look a lot better.

I think I speak for a lot of folks here when I say that though I never met Don, I felt he was my friend. I sincerely regret not having made the relatively short drive to Arab to have a cup of coffee, compare Comanches (his would have won, no contest), and talk about Bama, Jeeps and life in general. I can only offer my deepest sympathy and my prayers for consolation to Don’s family. Rest in peace, Don. And, thank you for your friendship.

Call me a nationalist if you will, but I’m all for No. 1 (agree, less the small flag).

To reiterate some points from the perspective of age and personal home buying experience: 1. Get your own realtor. The sales commission on the house will be the same and will be split between their realtor and your realtor. As has been said, the listing realtor is working for the seller and has a fiduciary responsibility and a personal interest to get the highest price possible for the property. Your agent will have a fiduciary responsibility to look out for your interest. On our last home sale and purchase, our listing agent showed us small things we could do to get a higher sell price and then represented us in purchasing the new home. In that process, he got several concessions from the builder that the builder’s agent would never have suggested. 2. Get your own home inspector, especially as the house is listed for sale “as is”. That phrase alone is an indication that there are problems with the house the seller has no interest in fixing. You probably may see some of those problems on your own but a good inspector will find more. 3. In hiring both of these persons, don’t just go with the low bid. Use the internet to check them out. Try to get references and check them out. These are the people who will be advising you on the largest purchase you will have made in your life so far. 4. Don’t get fixated on one property and be ready to walk away if something doesn’t seem right OR if your pros advise you to. There are other houses for sale in the area that may be your better choice depending on the actual condition of the house. 5. Check out the listing history on this house. It’s been on the market for a while and appears to have been reduced several times. A possible sign that others have looked at it and walked away. Good luck in the home buying process. It is an exciting time when you are buying your first home. Just remember to use your head, not just your emotions, when making your choice.

Happy New Year from Alabama!

Thanks for the update, Abby! Please let Don know he has a lot of friends praying for his recovery.

Does anyone have an update on Don?

And allow me to express my preference for you to have an equally pleasant experience, Eagle.

Merry Christmas to all my fellow MJ addicts! May the joy of the celebration of the birth of our Savior be in your hearts throughout the coming year. A special Christmas wish for Don and his family - a continued, speedy recovery and, hopefully, having all the family together!

Of course not, y’all! Weren’t none around. What right thinking Southerner would name their son Sherman or Grant?

Too subtle?

It all goes back to The War of Northern Aggression when rampaging mobs in blue, led by officers who would today be charged with war crimes for their actions, wantonly and maniacally wreaked devastation on Southern infrastructure. Then the economic strangulation after cessation of the invasion made it almost impossible to rebuild our ravaged lands. And that’s history (from the Southern point of view).

I was just thinking about PMing Don as I signed on to the forums. It’s good to hear that he’s off the vent and breathing on his own. He and his family will be in our prayers until he’s much better and able to go home. He’s definitely one of the good guys and I bet he’s not at all happy about having to be in the hospital.

Your potential for success is much higher when you enjoy your job. Keep that enthusiasm going!

I have to agree that Toyotas in general are reliable vehicles. The original small Toyota pickups were extremely hard to kill and their current models seem to hold up very well mechanically. That being said, I’ve had good success with some American iron. My ‘01 Sierra had 330K on the odometer, with no engine or transmission work, when It was rear-ended and totaled (should have bought that one back from the insurance company). The replacement, an ‘06 Silverado had 100K when I bought it and around 230K when I traded it in on the ‘14 Ram. Again, no engine or transmission problems, just routine maintenance, regular oil changes and 100K mile tuneups. I hope the Ram goes that long. Maybe mine were flukes. I’m not easy on vehicles, but I don’t abuse them. I believe the key to long vehicle life is regular maintenance. It’s worked for me when I’ve done it and bitten me in the butt when I didn’t.

Haven’t had that conversation with them yet. Granddaughter is an only child and a senior at Bama and they love to go to the big games. I’m sure SIL has a fallback plan, he’s pretty sharp when it comes to 💵.

My SIL and granddaughter have bought their plane tickets. No game tickets, but they’re ready to go!

Haven’t really started looking yet and I’m not in a rush to get one right now. I’ll be transitioning to a part-time work schedule after the first of the year. I had planned on retiring outright but they don’t have a replacement to manage my division and the brothers I work for made it attractive to work a couple of days a week. I think they just want to keep my name on the roster to keep our suppliers from freaking out. With the reduced schedule I’ll have time to look for another MJ and hopefully find one I can use to commute until I can wean my bosses. I was really hoping the “Gladiator” would be a somewhat worthy substitute for my MJ, but that ain’t happening!

Just keep hanging in there, Don. You’re right that it will take a few years to get your lungs 100% back, but it will happen.

Wasted effort on FCA’s part. Could have been so much better. It looks like it was cobbled together from the parts bin and a few new stampings. They’ll probably get a rush of orders from those wannabe Jeepers that just have to have the latest thing with a JEEP nameplate. I could be wrong, but I don’t see it lasting.