PSA Alaska Airlines BOGO to Seoul or Tokyo, today only (Dec 2)

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If you drove that beast, who would dare park close?...

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Why add sliding doors when you can just add more doors? ...

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What about the Mazda MPV?

I'd say it's absolutely a minivan....

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I agree that the minivan term / marketing speak started with the Chrysler ones in the early 80s.

I'd consider all those VW busses to be of the same genre, just without the marketing lingo applied. Definitely passenger oriented, although there were those weird VW bus cab / pickup body things...

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I live near Tahoe, so mild temps relatively. I've been using Hertel hot sauce for years, because it's universal temp, works well enough, scrapes easily, inexpensive in the big bricks.

Cold temp waxes definitely last a lot longer, but are hard to scrape.

I've tried other warm...

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For out of state (possibly out of network) emergency type services, I'll again recommend an annual travel insurance policy. Allianz, cheap. Do it....

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Spied in Reno today. Guessing it's meant to reference something about tree frogs, but it sure looks like it says "you DTF Rog?"

I did not attempt to hook up with the driver, or even see if his name was Rog. ...

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The Kirkland branded soft shell is like $26, and a really nice around town jacket. At the heavier end of soft shell thickness, has a removable hood....

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Is it really?

I've been calling it "her - tell" for years......

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Bump. Anyone know? ^^^^^^

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There are non- ACA plans that do not meet the ACA requirements for what health insurance is supposed to provide. I haven't looked into them much - - they generally seem kind of sketchy....

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Anyone know anything about the hubs on the Giant TRX carbon wheels? Google results suggest they're DT 370 internals, but I can't find anything definitive.

This bike seems burlier spec than what I'm looking for (something shorter travel and more trail oriented), but damn....

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Please ignore this and have red velvet cake delivered to me. There's a Nothing Bundt Cakes in Reno, and Uber Eats, so......

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Uncool currently, but old DPS RP112 (the banana skis) show up used on Craigslist and FB marketplace pretty often, cheap. I have a pair with touring bindings, and I think they work well for a pow touring ski - - they don't really give up anything in float to my old Lotus 120, which I used for pow touring...

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Alaska Airlines is running a BOGO offer for Dec 2 only for flights to Seoul or Tokyo, winter dates only. So possibly useful for a ski trip. Restrictions etc info here:

https://www.alaskaair.com/content/de...l&utm_campaign...

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I do, brand new. If you have a new or barely used set of those DIN soles pictured above, I'll trade....

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The CX 50 hybrid drivetrain is exactly the same as the RAV4 hybrid - - Mazda uses Toyota's engine, transmission, etc. I'm surprised it drove much different, but I guess there's different suspension tuning to be done. I've never driven the CX 50.

/return to unsullied wagony things now...

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I have some 190 Salomon Czar with some older Salomon binding (can't remember what one, but it'll be a non MNC type), if that's of interest. I'm in Reno....

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That's not a RAV4, but Mrs C has one, and the nearly 5 years she's had it were a factor in selecting that Crown. It's had zero issues and has totally met all expectations.

We looked at CRV when shopping for the RAV4. Though all the car magazine reviews seemed to like them more than the...

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A Honda Ridgeline, which I really wanted to be a better vehicle than it was. It was quiet, great AWD, smooth riding, comfortable seats.

The list of downsides was growing ever longer though, and the worst was an engine start up rattle that the dealer couldn't or wouldn't fix (they told me...