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Old Feb 28, 2026 | 06:44 PM
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March 2026 All-wTopic thread

Hello all, and welcome to the March All-Topic thread. 80 degrees here in the valley. Quite a change from 3 days ago.
FYI no new membership request yet.

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Good to hear about the truck , maybe the brake sensor , does the truck have abs ?, if the rotors have been replaced without the abs gear on the rotor, the brake/abs lite will stay on ,
raining , current 40deg, no chance of sun , Moss and algae eminent , more rain tomorrow
 
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Our niece's B-ball team (8 & 9 year olds) won the semi-finals Friday night, so we went up to the city to watch them play the final at the old Kezar Pavilion Saturday morning. It was a nail biter, as they were tied at the end of regulation, and had to go into OT. Our team scored twice in the OT and took home the trophy. Our little niece scored half the team total, so she is a budding junior Steph Curry. It was the first time they played on a full court, so by the end of OT, they were all starting to look a bit gassed. That all said, it was a fun outing.
 
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Originally Posted by 04badford
Good to hear about the truck , maybe the brake sensor , does the truck have abs ?, if the rotors have been replaced without the abs gear on the rotor, the brake/abs lite will stay on ,
raining , current 40deg, no chance of sun , Moss and algae eminent , more rain tomorrow
The truck has ABS but also has an ABS warning light. That one doesn't come on until the truck throws a temper tantrum in which case all the lights come on. This make/model has an issue with the instrument cluster causing the brake light to stay on. I know my brakes are fine, and that will not cause it to fail smog.
And speaking of temper tantrums it did it this morning on the way to church. So, the $180 I spent on the ECM reprogramming was wasted. It may have fixed some issues but not the random warning lights coming on.

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Originally Posted by GlueGuy
Our niece's B-ball team (8 & 9 year olds) won the semi-finals Friday night, so we went up to the city to watch them play the final at the old Kezar Pavilion Saturday morning. It was a nail biter, as they were tied at the end of regulation, and had to go into OT. Our team scored twice in the OT and took home the trophy. Our little niece scored half the team total, so she is a budding junior Steph Curry. It was the first time they played on a full court, so by the end of OT, they were all starting to look a bit gassed. That all said, it was a fun outing.
That is so cool! Tell her Congratulations from me the next time you see her. I know she won't have a clue who I am, but she will know that you were so proud of her that you let your truck buddies know what she did.

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Old Mar 2, 2026 | 11:58 AM
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Sounds like a good game glue guy , she will be a team member to recon with , especially making most of the points , the high schools will be looking at her for their team when she gets there .
not much to add here , headed to town to pick up a battery for the 76 scout 11, after spending $1000ss to replace the steering gear box , carb, power steering pump and radiator, it was my father in laws baby so were trying to keep it maintained.
 
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Another beautiful day here in the armpit of California. Need to enjoy it while I can, spring is so short here.

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Two Mavericks for Tuesday is here. I'll take one in black and the other in blue. This way I have a backup should one of them decide to throw a temper tantrum.

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We got up at 3:15 this morning to see the lunar eclipse. Unfortunately, the fog had rolled in and visibility was near zero. There was a fuzzy reddish thing up there, but it was not great viewing.
 
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My daughter selling her second vehicle
 
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im back spent the last 30 days having my shoulder replaced, i broke my original in 4 places, my whole right sice is now stillhu
 
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Can't afford your daughter's truck but I would if I could. gotta be better than the one I have...

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now steel, hurts like a sob, worst pain ive ever been in. gobblin painkillers like candy . in a rehab in sasramento for 6 monthss
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Old Mar 4, 2026 | 10:26 AM
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im back spent the last 30 days having my shoulder replaced, i broke my original in 4 places, my whole right sice is now stillhu
sorry your not feeling good Hank , give it some time to heal , try some cbd oil for pain management
 
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