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Took my wife to labor & delivery. Daughter born.

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I drove across town to pick up my degree since im still waiting on parts

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Took my truck into the back country of Colorado.     Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G930A using Tapatalk

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I went to Topanga Canyon Mall last night in the truck. Had to exchange and figure out a new gift for my God Son and pick up a gift for my mother. I probably ran over 6 or 7 Priuses fighting for parking spaces.

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TPMS came back to life today. I had got it recalibrated but it went out again, so I aired every tire up to 50 to try again. I never calibrated it and it set like that for 4 days. I start it up today and everything worked and gave me pressure warnings. Weird.

MikeNH Senior Enthusiast

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Been all over lately. Spent the week before Christmas working at a customer site in Ohio. Drove my truck instead of getting a rental so I could leave from there to go to NH. Spent the week at my parents at working the non-holiday days in the office and drove back starting yesterday. What made my day on the way back today was I passed a car hauler just outside Cleveland with a bunch of new 1500s including one in that incredible metallic green so that is still a special order option it seems!

LongrangeLauber Senior Enthusiast

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Well yesterday I got stuck... in my friends driveway, how embarrassing. I still don't have 4wd cause of my front differential making noises so that's my excuse.

 

Oh yeah, I had to get pulled out by a Ford :/

 

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TPMS came back to life today. I had got it recalibrated but it went out again, so I aired every tire up to 50 to try again. I never calibrated it and it set like that for 4 days. I start it up today and everything worked and gave me pressure warnings. Weird.

temp changes affect batterys

 

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temp changes affect batterys

 

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That part of the weirdness. 55 degrees when it dies. 35 when it came back.

 

temp changes affect batterys

 

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That part of the weirdness. 55 degrees when it dies. 35 when it came back.

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Need to change my oil. Its at 71% life remaining after 7 months.

 

Also, if I sold the Tahoe now, I could pay off my house. Or keep saving/paying mortgage payments until fall and keep it.

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Car wash today down here in western MA....last day of Christmas / family vacation. Can't wait for sub zero temperatures in 2 days, brrrrrrrrr

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Took her out for a trip to have dinner and hit the grocery store. She'll probably get some serious road time late this week when we get hit with a round of snow.

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