Will you take a used cat toy and $200?

I just bought a 2008. Not Corolla though. Didn't even try to low-ball. Just paid asking and was on my way. Who has time for that shit?

Yeah, I priced it competitively because I didn't want to deal with the hassle. What a mistake! The yayhoos are coming out of the woodwork for this one. It's true what they say about these cars though. Boring AF, but very reliable. In 6 years of ownership, the unscheduled maintenance was:
TPMS sensors
A belt tensioner
A brake caliper rebuild

The only time it's been in the shop was to have tires mounted.

That's just CL folks in general.

I once had a guy tell me my '06 Maxima I was selling wasn't worth what I was asking, because "hell, it was built in 2005, so it's not really a 2006. That means it's one year older than you're claiming it is, so that certainly warrants my 15% of asking price offer." He was the first number I ever had to block on my phone because this mental midget wouldn't let it go and no amount of explanation that that's how MODEL YEARS WORK was getting through the thick candy shell around his brain.

That kind of crap is why I won't ever do another yard sale. When my youngest son was eight or nine, he was going through a growth spurt. I believe having hockey skates that fit well is more important than having an expensive skate that starts out too big, and is worn well past being too small, so I was buying used skates, and selling off skates quite often. I had a pair of kids skates that were probably $200 new, that I paid $75 for used, and wanted only fifty bucks for. I had a lady offer me a quarter. 25 frickin' cents. I nearly explodificated right there in the driveway.

This holiday season, let your loved ones know that you care about them with the ultimate gift: a poop-pump.

Since my sister decided to purchase a large RV without having plans aforethought as to where to dock it, I have thus far retained my title as family electrician. (Because the RV has gotta plug in somewhere.)

And, apparently, I am now also the family mechanical / civil engineer and plumber.

Mind you, I am NOT certified as any of these things in the eyes of the law of the state of Florida. And aside from the electrical part, not certified by anyone anywhere.

Witness the totally permit-free landing pad which we orchestrated in the photos below. And, mind you, the front bumper is about ten feet from a canal which drains directly into the Gulf of Mexico.

(Florida is weird like that.)

In about three weeks, I get to plumb the effluent from this glorious beast into the house mains with a macerator pump. (I am furiously ordering equipment from Grainger / McMaster / Amazon and having it shipped to the house in FL under my name.)

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Been on the phone with my step-father and brother-in-law quite a lot lately. I talked them through the electrical and water-supply remotely.

As to sewage, drew and scanned several drawings and forwarded them along.

I'm assuming that everyone here is familiar with Cousin Eddie from National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation? I'm determined to be sure that none of us ever have to say "Shitter's full!"

(Insert #FloridaMan joke here. I can take it.)

Apparently the black / grey water return is sufficiently complex that I have to handle it in person. Gave them directions, drawings, and a parts list to pre-plumb the house to be ready to receive its waste product.

I think we've got a solid plan in place. Pun intended.

So, yay for macerated poop flowing under pressure!



I have also made it plainly clear to the family that not only shall I occupy this RV during my visit to them around Christmas, but I shall also christen the shower in it, which they have been unable to use to this point because they have no sewage plan.

Assuming everything goes well, that will be a glorious shower.

I like the RV run. I guess they're like rabbits and don't know they can jump low fences?

--Ian

Maybe cuz nobody likes gators under their RV :dunno:

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The fenced area is part of a larger, pre-existing dog run which occupies most of the back yard. Mind you, it's a small yard. Or, to be more precise, the majority of it is water.

The low height was sufficient when the dogs in question were Chihuahuas and Boston Terriers. Now there's a Vizsla in the house, and he can easily see over the fence when he stands up on his hindlegs. I seriously have no idea how he hasn't figured out that he can jump that fence yet, but he hasn't.

Also, it's important that the parking brake be set.

The red rectangle is the location of the RV. The dark part at the top of the frame is saltwater.

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(And, yes, it did occur to me that it would be easier to dump the black / grey tanks into the harbor. But I'm trying not to be too egregious about this.)





Partly this, yes. Gators and Crocs are strong, and fast when they need to be, but generally keep a low energy-output profile. The smallest obstacles are sufficient to divert them.

(Go ahead and laugh- it does happen.)




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Also, why the hell can't I sleep right now? I'm supposed to be downtown in a few hours for the parade setup.

Best part of my day so far: got a window seat for a 10 1/2 hour flight.

Give my best regards to west Africa.

And I'm envious as hell. I've been trying to think of someone widely-known to compare you to (Jacques Cousteau, Reinhold Messner, etc), but none of them really fit into the same slot. You're breaking new ground here.

We were sitting by the fire pit in the backyard last weekend with the dogs. Apparently there was a rabbit or something on the other side of the fence.....a 6ft tall privacy fence.........I watched our 75lb pit mix nearly clear the fence trying to get to the other side. I don't think she realized she could have gotten over the fence if she really wanted to.

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Gators can absolutely climb chain link fences.
Source: I'm from south Louisiana.

Allrightythen, I do believe you. That last picture sure seems to confirm it. And now, I sit here laughing at myself for feeling relatively lucky to be in a state without gators and hurricanes, but with earthquakes and wildfires (and bat-shit-crazy liberals). Better the devil you know than the one you don't, I guess.

I learned something today.

Just in case anyone is looking for a great paying job with great benefits and very relaxed environment in this part of the country.

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Woo happy xmas to me. I found a SS Case Cheetah on the ground today.

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