Stefonius
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Re: headlights on new cars to bright or is it me?
I think that a large part of the problem is the color temperature of the lights. Old style headlamps burned at about 3500K, which is a "warm white" light that appeared somewhat yellow. This is just fine for the light-sensitive rod cells in your eyes and won't mess up your night vision. Newer lamps are often in the 5000-6000K range, which is more of a "daylight" color that appears whiter because it contains more blue. This overwhelms your rod cells and makes you rely on the cone cells that normally only see use in daytime. Once the lights have passed, you'll find yourself blinded until your rod cells recover and restore your night vision. If the DOT was smart, they'd outlaw headlights over a certain color temperature and enforce the rule.707Views0likes0CommentsRe: how much propane in tank?
fj12ryder wrote: Not with my 5th wheel. It's a real pain, almost literally, to get the tanks out to fill, let alone just to weigh. I feel your pain. I can't for the life of me figure out why the propane compartment door couldn't have been made just one inch taller. The tank literally cannot come out vertically. It has to be rocked back on one edge and pulled out diagonally, with the break in the top ring centered over the top of the compartment door.620Views0likes0CommentsRe: Tow vehicle for 5er
Artum Snowbird wrote: Don't be fooled into thinking something below 2008 can handle that weight comfortably. My 2003 F-450 would beg to differ. It handles our 15k fiver without breaking a sweat. Of course, my payload rating is just under 8,000 pounds and the 3,000 pound pin weight only drops the suspension about an inch and a half. I can disconnect the trailer brakes and still stop comfortably. On the flip side, Truckasaurus is a darned uncomfortable beast when she's NOT pulling the fiver. If I run over a dime in the road, I can tell you what year it was minted by the feeling in my kidneys.643Views0likes0CommentsRe: California is getting even more expensive
westernrvparkowner wrote: Stefonius wrote: bob_nestor wrote: Most people don't seem to get the point that the increased taxes on the rich and corporations get passed on to those who buy the goods and services from them. I've always maintained that the only people who actually pay taxes are the Middle Class - the rich can pass them onto others, the poor get tax breaks. Businesses are only acting as tax collectors for the Government. History disagrees with that viewpoint. Prior to 1986 (when Reagan eviscerated the tax code), close to 90% of all government spending was financed by corporations and billionaires. Now that burden has shifted to the middle class. When you give tax breaks to wealthy and corporations, they don't miraculously create jobs. They squirrel it away offshore as fast as they can, thus removing those dollars from the US economy entirely. This is very, very bad for us. Please enlighten me as to which evil corporations you think the world would be better off without. Personally, I am glad a corporate behemoth like Boeing makes airplanes instead of 5 guys in a shed in their back yard. Makes me feel a bit safer when I am 30,000 feet in the air. Perhaps there is no Billionaire more hated than Donald Trump. Do you think the 22,000+ people employed by the Trump Organization would be better off without their jobs? Take a look at the richest people in the US. They are not idly rich, they are the owners and creators of the technology and businesses that make our lives better. The 500 largest publicly traded companies in the US (S&P 500) employ over 25 million people. I think you would find that the vast majority of those people are actually happy they are employed by large and profitable companies. You do realize that most large corporations are publicly owned? You can become an owner of any of them with a few clicks of the mouse on your computer. Then you too would have ownership of those giant bales of money in offshore warehouses. You can become on of the greedy owners that gaze upon those stacks of hundreds while laughing an evil laugh at how they abuse the common folk. Don't hate the rich, take steps to join them instead. I think you're wildly misinterpreting my statements. I have nothing against corporations, or wealthy people.646Views0likes0CommentsRe: California is getting even more expensive
ljr wrote: Stefonius wrote: bob_nestor wrote: Most people don't seem to get the point that the increased taxes on the rich and corporations get passed on to those who buy the goods and services from them. I've always maintained that the only people who actually pay taxes are the Middle Class - the rich can pass them onto others, the poor get tax breaks. Businesses are only acting as tax collectors for the Government. History disagrees with that viewpoint. Prior to 1986 (when Reagan eviscerated the tax code), close to 90% of all government spending was financed by corporations and billionaires. Now that burden has shifted to the middle class. When you give tax breaks to wealthy and corporations, they don't miraculously create jobs. They squirrel it away offshore as fast as they can, thus removing those dollars from the US economy entirely. This is very, very bad for us. Do you own mutual funds, participate in a retirement plan or contribute to a 401k? “they” is you. My retirement plan (et cetera) is not in offshore accounts that the government can't reach; therefore "they" is NOT me.647Views0likes0Comments
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