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    Tell me about Newberg, OR.

    Sure, seeking advice from you strange fools may be a bit daring, but I'm considering jobs across the country. I will be completing graduate school next week, and have been on a pretty aggressive job hunt. My wife and I are looking for smaller communities that are not overly isolated. We love...
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    4WD across Congo

    Amazing adventure. I've wasted 3.5 hours on this so far. It's quite a read.
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    Slow Cranking

    @Bramfrank - Nah, the slow rotation was a relative statement when compared to warmer weather. I always notice a dip in the starting rotation when the weather is cold, assumed to be a direct relation with the increased oil viscosity as the temperature drops. I also notice the Datel drop a...
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    JB's Excellent (Near Death) Adventure

    Speaking of songs.... Oddly, the song Stayin' Alive has the perfect tempo to teach a new tech/student/nurse the correct compression rate for CPR.
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    JB's Excellent (Near Death) Adventure

    I love hearing the patient perspective. 12 years of ER and trauma nursing sometimes creates distance between the patient and the providers of acute health care. People who articulate well and express themselves as you do help keep me grounded.
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    Slow Cranking

    SO...... I walked out of work today, went to start up my trusty steed, and was greeted with empty, slow rotation cranking. F)&*^)*&^. Not even a hint that she was going to start. I was in a parking garage, temp around 40 degrees, battery one year old, shouldn't be a problem... I have noticed...
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    Fuse size for Fuzeblock

    What size wire are you running and what is the length of said wire gauge used to power and ground the accessory power unit?
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    Ebay HID

    So, I've had this kit installed for about a week now and love the results. The install was easy. I was able to shorten all the low voltage wires to help remove some clutter. The 4300K color temp. is perfect. I did inspect my reflector and see no pitting or other such degrading of the reflector...
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    FJR sitting for 2 years, resurection form the dead

    Also take it in to your preferred Yammy shop to be sure no recall work exists that has not been completed.
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    Cancer sucks

    All proceeds go to the family with the exception of the small amount of money it took to properly license, insure, and advertise the fun run we had yesterday. I believe the website "myevent.com" also takes a small cut from each donation, but the specifics on this amount are not something I know...
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    Cancer sucks

    Thanks for the warm thoughts Patriot.
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    Cancer sucks

    My oldest daughter, Claire G.(4 years old), has a friend in school who was recently diagnosed with a stage IV Wilms tumor. Her name is Carly Trejo and she has a form of kidney cancer that has metastasized outside of her kidney. Her prognosis is quite uncertain. My wife and I struggle often at...
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    Wearing oversuit over pressed clothes

    First off, congratulations on the new job. I regularly wear dress slacks under my 'stitch without any wrinkling issues during the cooler months. I've found the wrinkling only occurs during the summer months, when my sweat adds moisture to the "press" effect. My personal experience...
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    Now they tell me

    Ether, my old friend. I recall mounting tractor tires that were a couple of feet taller than me with ether when I was in middle school. Fun, scary, exciting, dangerous, and efficient. The real joy was dismounting and emptying the fluid filled tractor tires with hand tools only. Nothing like...
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    She Gave What With What?!

    Ha! I almost shot Pepsi onto my keyboard. Too funny!
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    Ebay HID

    A few years ago there was an HID thread that caught my attention regarding telescopic HID bulbs for the FJR. These kits were a cheap $110 kit from ebay as described in this thread. I have been using these telescopic H4 HIDs without issue for the past 3+ years and they impressed me every dark...
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    I'm Gonna Puke

    Makes me wonder how they assemble these towers. Helicopter? Temp crane off of the tower structure then cantilever the new piece on top? Hmmmm.... going to waste more time on youtube.
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    Saddle Upgrade

    Steve, There are many, many posts on this forum regarding Rick Mayer, Bill Mayer, Russell, Seargent, Spencer, and other seat modifications that are discussed at great length. Try the search option in the upper right corner of the screen or go to google and type "Rick Mayer site:fjrforum.com"...
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    Tank Bra

    I'm not a big tank bra fan. What keeps dust/dirt/debris from working up under the vinyl/leather and abrading the surface of your tank?
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    When you are drunk

    2/3 of a bottle of wine gone and I can say all of those things.
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