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Old Jun 1, 2014 | 09:47 AM
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Hello all,

Another month is upon us. Cannot believe the year is half over already.

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Old Jun 1, 2014 | 12:46 PM
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Time flys when your Havin fun, LOL, Jim what Happened to our Smilie's
 
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Old Jun 1, 2014 | 03:03 PM
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Good afternoon, folks in northern California...enjoy the rest of your weekend.
 
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Old Jun 1, 2014 | 09:00 PM
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They did an update to the software, and now the smileys don't work, unless you know the keystrokes. I am sure they are working on it. to get that smiley use the colon : and then the right parenthesis )

Much cooler down here in Oceanside than it is up in Fresno, think I will stay here.

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Old Jun 1, 2014 | 11:18 PM
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Thanks , OH you Can't stay Your our fearless Leader from the North
 
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Old Jun 2, 2014 | 01:45 AM
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Just use the drop down menu box in the advanced reply window to access smiley's.

The smiley box is represented by the pale white smiley in the tool bar, right next to the big capitol "A" which is a drop down menu representing the font color.

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Old Jun 2, 2014 | 09:23 AM
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I love Oceanside, Jim. We go down there when we can in the fall to camp on the beach. Funny, people in Southern California come up to the Sierras to vacation and we go down there.
 
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Old Jun 2, 2014 | 11:19 AM
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Doesn't make sense does it? I got home this morning at 1:10am and went straight to bed. I get up this morning and check my daily U-Ship saved search, and guess what, there is a 1971 Bronco that someone wants to ship from Oceanside to Selma. Would have been perfect for the return trip, Selma is like 25 miles south of Fresno. However, it is an offer (of $525!) and I can't book offers until I get 5 feedbacks. I am at 2 right now. That would have been all profit as the gas money was paid for by the tow down to Carlsbad.

This truck is getting better mpg lately. On the way down there towing the trailer with a 1969 Ranchero on it, it got a little over 12 mpg. It never got that before when towing a vehicle. I just filled up the front tank and put the rest into the rear tank, and my guesstimate is it got 14 mpg on the return trip with the trailer empty. The only thing I can think of that is doing this is that the trailer tires are running at 65 psi (for the used ones) and 60 psi (for the new ones) instead of 30 psi which they were before the axle replacement. I always drive 55 mph whether loaded or unloaded, so I am sure that helps too. However, 12 mpg loaded was a pleasant surprise. On the way back with the unloaded trailer, I only had to take it out of OD once going up the first grade of the Grapevine. After that, I left it in OD the rest of the way up and over, and it never went below 50 mph.

Stewart, the smileys don't work in the advanced menu.

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Old Jun 2, 2014 | 12:17 PM
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Originally Posted by Nighteyez
Stewart, the smileys don't work in the advanced menu.

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Yes they do buddy.

Like I said, you access them via the drop down menu which is located in the advanced reply box tool bar.

Locate the pale white smiley face next to the capitol "A" and click on the down arrow next to that pale smiley face. That will drop down a box where you can choose the smiley you wanna use.



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Old Jun 2, 2014 | 12:21 PM
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Old Jun 2, 2014 | 03:08 PM
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Ah, the old switch-a-roo. Put the smileys on the side, but make them non click-able, hide them in plain sight on the toolbar. Genius!

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Old Jun 2, 2014 | 06:38 PM
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Test HOLY Smit your a Genius ahhhhhhh , it only goes so far but it's better than Notha. Thank's Stewart Reps your way
 
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Old Jun 2, 2014 | 06:44 PM
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BTW, they fixed the smiley's. You can click on them again on the right side.

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Old Jun 2, 2014 | 06:53 PM
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Figures , at least I learned something today
 
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Old Jun 2, 2014 | 07:25 PM
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Never knew about that Stewart. Here I thought I was brave for always clicking on sheet
 
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