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    Using iboats forums gets easier!

    Our great programming team has found a way to make it easier for you to use and benefit from the forum. Direct links will now be allowed. :D Please remember that this does not include SPAM, and please remember to support iboats Mega Mall.
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    What can I tow with this?

    Fuel cost has been eating my lunch driving my ML430, even at 19-20mpg on premium. I am staying home too much because all I can think of is $50-$60 for a tank of gas So I bought a '96 Mercedes E300D today. One owner, 100K miles, loaded to the gills with goodies that still work, etc. etc. Three...
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    Tow rating of a VW Jetta TDI wagon?

    I paid $3.25/gal for premium to fill up my beloved ML430 yesterday.:( At 18-20mpg that is gonna keep me home too much. :( :( So now I am shopping for a Diesel and am limited in what I can spend. Found one I like. '02 Jetta wagon. 45mpg hiway. TDI, automatic, but I haven't a clue what it will...
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    The wisdom of older women

    Got this from my middle aged #2 daughter. After being married for 44 years, I took a careful look at my wife one day and said, 'Honey, 44 years ago we had a cheap apartment, a cheap car, slept on a sofa bed and watched a 10-inch black and white TV, but I got to sleep every night with a hot...
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    Does this make sense to you??

    Stopped by my (previously) favorite country liquor store yesterday to pick up some jug burgundy for the bison stew I plan to make this weekend. As I was checking out I noticed a carton on the counter by the cash register. It was egg crated and had a couple dozen glass things in it. They were...
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    Happy Birthday, Bass Man Bruce!!

    Getting along there, aren't you, Sir? Joined AARP yet? :)
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    Speeding Ticket

    Got this from #2 daughter. Top this for a speeding ticket: Two California Highway Patrol Officers were conducting speeding enforcement on I-15, North of MCAS Miramar. One of the officers was using a hand held radar device to check speeding vehicles approaching near the crest of a hill...
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    The greeter

    A new retiree greeter at Wal-Mart just couldn't seem to get to work on time. Every day he was 5, 10, 15 minutes late. But he was a good worker, real sharp, so the boss was in a quandary about how to deal with it. Finally, one day he called him into the office for a talk. "Charley, I have to...
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    HDDVD or BluRay DVD?

    Got a DVD set (Planet Earth) for Xmas that is a HDDVD. May be time to upgrade my player. Some basic questions: 1. Will this HD disk play on a regular player? The label says use only on a HDDVD player. 2. Would my DVD collection play on a HDDVD player? 3. Is there any compatibility between...
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    Revised and Simplified Penalties policy

    Take a look at the Guidelines post. We have revised the Penalties Policy as follows: If a Moderator thinks a post is in violation (s)he will temporarily delete the post. Moderators will confer on the post and: * Restore the post without penalty. * Issue and explain a warning (Probation) for a...
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    First effort making candy

    I never made candy before but I have a superabundance of pecans this year, so I started through my cookbooks. Everything calls for candy thermometers and refers to "soft ball stage", whatever the heck that is. I have no candy thermometer and I don't speak "ball stage", soft or hard. But My #2...
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    Not really about religion, but...

    Got this from #2 daughter. Brett Favre, after living a full life, died. When he got to heaven, God was showing him around. They came to a modest little house with a faded Packer's flag in the window. "This house is yours for eternity, Brett," said God. "This is very special; not everyone gets...
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    December 7, 1941

    Please remember what happened that day and the lessons we learned from it. Please also honor the thousands who perished that day and the hundreds of thousands who died in the following conflict.
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    The Hotline

    Got this from my Brother: John Madden was in Green Bay to announce a football game one weekend when he noticed a special telephone near the Packers' bench. He asked QB Bret Favre what it was used for and was told it was a hotline to God. John asked if he could use it. Favre replied, 'Sure...
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