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Dave here's the stuff I have in my cart on Amazon that I am buying for him to go along with his drone. This should just about cover him for awhile. Anything else he might need that you can think of before I click submit order? Link didn't work hold on let me try again.........

Okay thanks. I'll get him some extra batteries then so he can have some good run time.

Dave how long of a battery life do you get with one charge on this? I am going to order a "crash pack" and a case today for my Nephews and I see they also sell a 5 pack of batteries for $19 so I was wondering how long the batt life is on one batt charge?

I'm going to guess that the trucks are most likely going to use a bit thicker gauge aluminum than the WRX hood. The WRX is views as more of a sport / performance type care so they probably use as light a gauge as they can for that. I'd venture a guess that the trucks will have a thicker gauge most likely. That's just a guess on my part but I would think that would most likely be the case. Yep but keep in mind that you are only looking at the pollution created from the truck itself. You also have to factor in the fact that overall these trucks will be lessening the demand for oil/fuel consumption. So you have less oil being refined which = less pollution.

It depends on the application. During the winter when you're driving on snow or plowing then extra weight in the truck bed over the rear wheels helps traction because a pick up is naturally lighter in the ass end due to the bed of the truck being empty/lighter than the front. For your everyday truck owner that drives his truck to and from work every day, and to and from the store and only hauls things on the weekend, then the lighter weight will be a bonus because it will not only get better gas mileage but also a lighter curb weight vehicle is actually easier on the drivetrain parts. So your brakes, bearings, axles, shocks, springs, ring & pinion, motor, trans, transfer case, all that stuff will last longer because it is not having to carry around as much weight. Heavy duty trucks drive poorly when they are not loaded down because they are equipped from the factory with higher spring rate springs and shocks that are set up to cushion more weight. So basically they are set up to support a full load since they are designed to carry heavy loads since that's what the HD trucks will usually be used for most. I haven't seen which truck models will have the aluminum bodies but I would guess most likely it'll be the 1/2 ton models and I would think the HD 3/4ton and 1ton models would probably keep the standard steel body. But the fuel economy increase would offset any added pollution in the build process. A lighter truck is going to use less fuel over the course of it's life on the road and less fuel demand means less pollution.

Wow that actually not that bad at all. I was expecting it to add at least twice that to the cost.

Aluminum bodies hold up pretty well. Truth be told it's not really anything new. Ford used an all aluminum body starting as far back at 1962 with the Shelby Cobra's, and Pontiac used some front end sheet metal on some of the old factory race car Catalina's that were aluminum as well back in the early 60's. I'm wondering what that will do to the cost though.

It's crazy how much snow they have got in the past 2 days. I know one guy that is friends with one of my parts suppliers and she said he told her he couldn't even get out his front door, he had to climb out a window to get out of his house

Looks good

The X-Files: Fight the Future. Just got done watching that. I just recently finished buying/watching all 9 seasons of the X files so also bought the two X files movies to watch as well.

Phil let me tell you something. I didn't bother replying to your last reply but after this most recent one I will. London is a long fucking way from the US so don't claim to know about the "illegal immigrant" issues here until you have actually lived here and see the issues we have for yourself. You can say all you want that we should not blame issue here on illegal immigrant but that is complete and utter bullshit, talk about sticking your head in the ground. I do not need to nor care to explain it to you but just so you have a slight bit of enlightenment..the issue here is that we share a boarder with Mexico. Everyday there are literally thousands illegally coming over the boarder to the US. Right now there are 11.7 Million illegals in this country. If you knew people that lived in the areas near the border you would know what I am talking about. Many American citizens can't even find work in places such as areas of Arizona where one of my good friends live because there are so many illegals that have crossed over and they work for a few dollars and hour and are hired under the table which takes jobs from legal hard working Americans. And I wont even go into the fact that many of the illegals are bringing their criminal records with them into this country because they have ties to the cartels in Mexico. That is all I am going to say about that, but I will say one other thing about you Phil. People such as yourself are what ruin websites. Doc makes a post about a well known company that is having issues and you have to chime in with your BS attitude and take Doc's post so far off topic to suit your know it all arrogant views and come across as a total asshole, that is it just utterly ridiculous. At my age I do not need to waste time in pissing matches online with complete strangers who think they know everything, so I will not be clicking on this thread again and wasting my time so go ahead and say what you want but I won't be reading it now. Congrats on screwing a topic 180 degrees and turning it into a pissfest.

Even though it's for my Nephew I am defiantly going to have to try it myself. I'll wait till after I give it to him though, that way I don't break it before he gets it lol

FYI my great grandmother was 100% Cherokee from North Carolina, so nothing "illegal immigrant" about that thank you very much. And settling the West was not just about killing off the Native American indian, it was also about the wild animals, protecting family and homestead and other disputes. Most criminals do not legally buy guns. I won't even waste time explaining that though.

Just ordered it off Amazon. Got it for $50 with free shipping. I see they also make a really nice hard said case for it which I think I may get for him as well. Case is only $25.

Pretty sad stuff. A company that truly had a huge part in settling the West should be treated better than the owners have done with it.

Just got back from a trip to PA for some cold weather steelhead action. Went through a few big blizzards between Cleveland and PA which added a couple hours to getting there but we made it in one piece. Fishing was tough due to a drastic change in weather where it was 29f and about 6" or more of snow so even some of the guides were having trouble getting fish. Friday was zero fish to hand but I managed to find some fish in one spot yesterday and brought some to net. One was a real solid steelie of about 8-9lbs. Beautiful area to fish with the fresh snow falling in the valley.

My buddy in PA that we are fishing with tomorrow just sent me this current pic of one of the rivers we will be fishing. I love steelheading in the snow, now I can't wait to get there after seeing this pic!

Mine is currently sideburns and goatee right now. Thinking about maybe growing the full beard back for the winter though.

Yeah I loved Goodfellas. That one is one of my fav mob movies.

Watched Dallas Buyers Club last night. I didn't think I would care for it before I saw it, but actually thought it was a really good movie. Matthew Mcconaughey was excellent in his role, and it was shocking to see how much weight he lost to play that role.

No need to stand in the crowd. There's always less crowded water you just need to seek it out. Usually the areas that are crowded are the guys that are too lazy to hike a bit, or just your "fish once or twice a year" type guys so they see everyone in the most well known/popular spots and jump in the circus. Usually a short walk away from the crowds will get you into less pressured waters and still good fishing.

I love how he has all this sweet Predator and Alien decor, then in the one pic where it looks like the bridge of the Predator ship....there's a friggin' disco ball hanging from the ceiling

Yep 38 and 39 with a chance of snow looks to be the forecast for the two days we are there. That's steelheading for ya though

She "friended" me about 2 years ago, but never have really talked at all. She "liked" a pic of me I posted last year after I lost all the weight and started working out. Totally agree about their brains being wired differently, but I will say this about this girl. She had a sex drive that would not quit. Back in the day we use to get a motel room friday afternoon thru Saturday morn and it was nothing for her to want it five to six times in that 24hr time frame. So unless something has changed in the past 20 yrs, I have a pretty good idea what she wants lol. I actually replied to her again the other night, I think for the time being I handled it pretty well. I simply told her that I really had a lot of things going on over the next few weeks with the trip to PA, then some family stuff and then Thanksgiving etc etc...but we'd tryin' get together sometime soon for coffee. She replied right back and said "great look forward to seeing you soon to catch up". So I kind'a pressed the "pause" button on the whole thing for a bit.

Really good. I love all the old gangster movies so I knew I'd like it anyway. Truth be told though, I personally liked The Untouchables better than the Godfather, that's just me though.