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The real treasure is made by dragging people along for 13 seasons.

It's going to be over $100 mil.

First, it’s amazing how they can be continually rebuilt. Second, it’s amazing the amount of “play” money some people have. i saw a video over the weekend with an entire field of very expensive race cars piled and stacked on top of each other after a crash in a semi blind corner.

I figure more people would look to see what history was made, than if I said "I went to a hockey game last week" Caps and Ovi needed to change their luck, so they put me on the ice after warmups. Caps won 6-1 and Ovi got #900. Not a coincidence. I left all my good mojo out there and it's probably all downhill from here for me. 20251105_191710.mp4

I second this as an alternative to Word. Although slightly different, it is basically an open source version of Word.

You need a model, hobby knife, paint and glue. That is what you need to get in the hobby and the paint is optional. Build the model and see if you enjoyed it (there will be good and bad). If you didn't enjoy it and never want to build another model, you are not out too much money. If you enjoyed it, but didn't like how some things went, figure out how to improve on those items. You will constantly be experimenting with different tools, types of glue, paint and techniques. Find what works for you and what is also comfortable for you. There are a lot of expensive common items out there marketed to the model hobby as the best this or that. Many folks here use common items bought at the dollar store or in the beauty supply aisle at the drug store, same items only cheaper. Try to have fun building and stay positive when something does turn out like you envision it. Then try to figure out how to close the gap between your vision and reality. Rome wasn't built in a day. I have been building models off and on for 50 years. I am still striving to get better, but am also happy with most every model I complete (flaws and all). Everyone has different skill sets, abilities and motivation. There will always be people that will say "What you should have done" or "I would have done" You can learn from that, but you can also just ignore them and go at your own pace. Some people are like me and can really only learn how to do certain new techniques or skills by watching and learning from someone in person. Reading about it and looking at photos and videos doesn't always help. I will offer one warning. This hobby is very opinionated and people are not afraid to tell you their opinions over and over again. Don't let it get to you and don't let it discourage you. Don't be afraid to ask questions. That is one of the main purposes of this forum. Sometimes we forget that here, but there will always be people ready offer advice or lend a helping hand. Welcome to the hobby.

On an old muscle or collector car I would take an ugly (read that as rare) color. Blue is my favorite color and I don't think I have ever owned a blue car. I think blue looks bad on most vehicles (that I can afford). I almost always end up with some sort of maroon (dark red metallic), brown, or white vehicle. It all depends on the vehicle. Some look awesome in one color and horrible in another. What color I like or would choose, would depend on seeing it on the vehicle I want. I never thought I would own an orange vehicle, but when I saw it on a car I wanted, I thought it looked amazing.

I think you got it. Seems like links to YouTube or to forum posts will show a preview. Websites just seem to be a text link. Not sure if that is for compatibility or security.

Everyone complains about cars all looking the same and being an appliance. Something different comes along and we complain about that too.

There may be other words that trigger the error. This is a server security setting not in the board software.

If the color has the words "Sea Foam" in it, it will be ugly.

From our (the board) perspective, those words have apparently been used by hackers and spammers to somehow wreak havoc on the internet. We use a little stronger security than other sites to keep our members and their content safe. It can be inconvenient at times, but the alternative could be considerably worse.

More of a water "passage" than a "pump"

I think you may have taken that comment the wrong way. I read it as, people will get tired of the higher costs and unreliable service and may decide that ordering from overseas is currently not a viable option. The don't jump to conclusions clause is in the appendix. Maybe you haven't gotten that far yet. 😄

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