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Had the product on our house about 30 years ago. At that time we had nothing but trouble with it. It flaked off like a d-lamination, especially anywhere that was subject to moisture. Would not have it again under any circumstances. Have seen many houses that have had the same problem. Steel siding i...

Had the same drain problem. The tub would get full during the cycle and the unit would shut down. Pulled the washer out to get at the pump and hose. Decided that I did not want to tackle a tear down, since I would have no parts to repair the unit. Called a repair shop. He came out and attached a wet...

Short story: Had a great cake made with our logo on the front. Brought it to work and called up the several other Marines in the company (work) for cake, coffee, and a short celebration. While showing it to the guys, it slipped and fell upside down on the floor. End of celebration! At least no one s...

Have a 40 acre farm (tree and wild-life) and a five unit development platted at around 20+ acres each. The MN power company X-cel/Cap-X has been granted the authority for a high voltage 345kV route. It traverses the length of the farm, roughly in the middle of the property. These poles are gigantic,...

I find the local (Minnesota) VA center better than my previous private practice group. If I could spend ten minutes with my previous doctor, I felt lucky. Have had two different doctors as my VA assigned physicians, and both were excellent. They claim that they only average 12-13 patients a day, and...

Helping my 90 year old mother update her check book I notice she had given over $350 (she lives on $770 a month Social Security) to an Society for the Preservation of Social Security. She had been writing them checks every month and sometimes every other week for at least 6 months. They kept sending...

Bring on your low slung, high mpg sedans. You would not even make it off the main roads in a Minnesota winter, let alone my 3/4 mile driveway. I'll hook up my Sequoia and tow you back to town. if you try!! We replaced our our full sized van and 3/4 ton pickup with the Sequoia. We average around 17.5...

Had one in the late '60s-early '70s. Pop up top, stove, in-door shelving bed, potty stool with plastic "bowl". Air cooled, rear engine, maybe 40-42hp. Went all over the states, Washington State, California, Minnesota, Florida, back to Seattle. Toured for much of the summer, after graduate ...

Have X-M radio on both TV via Dish, and X-M in the car. No commercials on either. Selection of programs offered is slightly different on both. Car X-M is great when traveling. No fade out, or station or music type searches. We listen to mostly the 40s style, big band music. This month those stations...

Google Subaru VIP program. You can buy a new unit from your local dealer for 2% below dealer invoice. Eligibility for this program requires that you belong to some organization, normally a conservation group, such as the American Canoe Association. If not already a member of one sanctioned by the pr...

Sorry that the link didn't work. Gd provided a link as a starting point for the associations. You should be able to Google Subaru or the VIP program for an up-to-date listing. I went through all of the iterations and test drove all of the units, but did not buy from Subaru. Bought a Toyota Sequoia i...

If you join or are a member of a partner association you can buy a new Subaru every 6 months at a 2-3% discount below invoice . I belong to the American Canoe Association and that qualifies. See VIP.SUBARU.COM for a list of qualified associations and requirements. If not already a member of a qualif...

Try a Sequoia! We looked at all of the options. Wanted seating for at least five "real people". Chose the seven passenger rather than the eight. Rear seats fold down electrically. Second row very comfortable for 3 people if you choose the split bench 8 passenger option. You can easily ente...

Minnesota here: Have farm as home and lake property within one hour of home. Make it up to the lake nearly every week --- during the mid-week when all is quiet. Also have a motorhome and toad for travel around the Midwest in the spring and fall when the crowds are gone. Tried the Florida route for s...

Call Vanguard create an account, then have them transferred "in-kind". You will then have the Admiral shares.

As others have stated, do not sell, or you will create a taxable event!

Now have a Town and Country AWD and love the traction. Get between 18-22 mpg. Unfortunately it now has 122K and AWD vans are no longer made by Chrysler. Stow and go put the kibosh on that option. Mini-vans fit our profile as a trip-mobile, except for their low towing capacity. Looked at the Odyssey ...

Installed a Bosh tank-less in son's house several years ago. Did the install, plumbing, ducting and gas lines ourselves. Not a big job, but need a permit and the final inspection by local authorities. Have (had) several problems. * When using the system, as mentioned before, it takes a while to get ...

I looked up the KBB pricing structure on the C-300 in MN. It is about 7% mark-up over "Invoice Price". So you Dealer cost is somewhere around $ 35,900, on your unit. Your options package and manufacturers rebates, sales incentives, year end goal achievements, delivery, etc, will all affect...

Second home turns out to be a 36' 5 th wheel trailer w/screened deck, on Minnesota lake. We were going to build a house but with property taxes rising dramatically every year, decided to go the trailer route. Have now been doing this for about 15 years. Very little maintenance, low taxes since it is...

Emergdoc Just finished plowing the drive. A half mile driveway does not sound to great at this time. The only servants are the 43 hp Kubota tractor and a few other "toys". We just had about 11" of wet heavy snow. With the ground already thawed it is a real mess because the blade will ...

Have a Chrysler T&C mini van with AWD (no longer made) and love it. Gets a few less MPG than a front wheel drive unit at about 20-22MPG. Also have a Suzuki Grand Vitara AWD (also used as motor home toad) that gets about 24MPG. Plus, a full size Ford conversion van that is nearly useless in any h...

Gummy; You must have more time than the rest of us. Always interesting subjects, though. For your safety, please be more careful in the future! You might wake up MunchkinMan and get challenged to a contest. He seems to be the resident penny expert on these boards. Self proclaimed and a proven expert...

Take a look at the topic: "Vanguard FTSE All-...." Many of the responses are off the screen and you have to scroll sideways to read them.

A simple programming change? Thanks for your great board!

Tom

Thanks for the rapid response! I had envisioned our forum status based on the number of posts submitted. As such, Mumchkin Man, Hocus, Taylor(Worldwide, 71220, etc) and others with cases of "keyboard diarrhea" occupying an exhaulted position such as "master investor", or similar....

What is the purpose of the above names? Who determines this status and don't you think that this type of classification is disrespectful to the poster?

Tom