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That Lincoln Guy @electrogeek.bsky.social · 4h

I would read that as temp legal federally, probably illegal on a state level depending on the state, and a tax bill to come later, plus possibly fines from states for running dyed fuel.

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That Lincoln Guy @electrogeek.bsky.social · 4h

today's trip goals: 4 screws to mount something, money. Today's trip accomplishments: half the screws needed, lunch, no money. Trip pt2 goals: 2 more screws, money. 30 minute round trip to spend $1.12. The fuel will cost more.

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That Lincoln Guy @electrogeek.bsky.social · 6h

the number of badly researched videos that are presented as factual documentaries really makes me sad.

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That Lincoln Guy @electrogeek.bsky.social · 9h

now you need a suitably old radio to connect to it. That looks 1930s so any big pre-war console would serve.

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That Lincoln Guy @electrogeek.bsky.social · 9h

this sounds like a screaming headache in a can

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That Lincoln Guy @electrogeek.bsky.social · 9h

That "deferred" part is what I've been suspecting all along. Expect estimated bills, and people will need to prove they either didn't buy it or only drove X miles so their tax liability is whatever. This solves nothing and will probably create a ton of new problems, so par for the course.

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That Lincoln Guy @electrogeek.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

there is a drag queen somewhere that is furious for not taking that name first.

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That Lincoln Guy @electrogeek.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

I find extremely clinical descriptions of funny/ slightly gross anatomical functions to be extremely funny most of the time. Probably because they spend so much time trying to not say "pussy fart" or whatever.

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That Lincoln Guy @electrogeek.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

The number of people who have zero navigation ability is scary.

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That Lincoln Guy @electrogeek.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Is that a Grenade? One of those with a turbo 331 would be hilarious, but it must look exactly stock on the outside

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That Lincoln Guy @electrogeek.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

24 hours later and its still at normal height so maybe it fixed. At least its less broken than it was.

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That Lincoln Guy @electrogeek.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

one of the decisions of all time? I'm a bit past 17 years at my current job, and seriously question how its been that long, and WHY its been that long at times.

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That Lincoln Guy @electrogeek.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Can confirm. Very blue cake. Do not recommend.

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That Lincoln Guy @electrogeek.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Air springs on the Conti swapped with used parts. What came off are very shot, but what I put on may not be much better. We'll see. I didn't change the O rings either, which was probably a mistake. Will see about that too.

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That Lincoln Guy @electrogeek.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Damn, here i was hoping for some new and amazing conspiracy theory.

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That Lincoln Guy @electrogeek.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Was this all a single article? If thats not in the World Weekly News I really need to know the name of this groundbreaking publication.

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That Lincoln Guy @electrogeek.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

my cousin had a couple of these, and a Mercury Lynx. They were his high school and college cars, usually bought half dead and driven until completely dead.

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That Lincoln Guy @electrogeek.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

I remember this scene very clearly, I was at my aunt's house and my uncle was watching it. I was maybe 5?

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That Lincoln Guy @electrogeek.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Thats the Weeping Angels episode? Truly one of the creepier Dr Who entities.

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That Lincoln Guy @electrogeek.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

call me nuts but isn't negative migration a sign your country is f'd and people are bailing out for a reason?

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That Lincoln Guy @electrogeek.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

its that digital throttle control. Everything I've owned for a long time is bad on fuel so I modified my driving to squeeze what I can from them. Not matting the pedal is a huge part of that.

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That Lincoln Guy @electrogeek.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

73 was the first year with the curved window. I had a rear bar on it, made a massive difference. Also had front discs, drove through this spot that flooded every time it rained and there was a circle immediately after it. Got tired of almost dying thanks to wet drums.

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That Lincoln Guy @electrogeek.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

I've mostly stopped bothering, just because the bulk of the people I deal with are 0% likely to change their mind and I just don't have the energy for that sort of thing.

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That Lincoln Guy @electrogeek.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

I swear I remember claims that the CVT was much more fuel efficient because it was always at the optimal ratio and had far lower internal losses. Not so much I guess?

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That Lincoln Guy @electrogeek.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

spent a couple hours trying to set up @tmobilesupport.bsky.social internet, only to be told the router isn't the right one and they need to send a different model instead. I have my doubts it will fix the weak 5g signal problem but we'll see.

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That Lincoln Guy @electrogeek.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Today's example of how being poor is expensive: non profit I'm a member of got notice that we need to come up with about 3 months deposit on the electric bill because of past late payments. Late because there was no money, but sure we can pre pay 3 months now.

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That Lincoln Guy @electrogeek.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

People that wait until they get to the register before trying to open whatever app on their phone and proceed to stand there trying to get it working while holding everyone else up should be launched into the sun.

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That Lincoln Guy @electrogeek.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

nice. I miss my 73 Super Beetle. Twin Weber 34ICT that were super worn out and the car was bad rusted but I had a lot of fun with it.

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That Lincoln Guy @electrogeek.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

getting a vendor is a mix of bad location and stupid internal procedures, and they have made that immensely worse in the last month. Also a lot of my existing contractors are now DQ so thats going to become a major problem.

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That Lincoln Guy @electrogeek.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

I've been doing industrial maintenance the last 18 years but have tried to scale back on the "we don't need a vendor, I can do that" stuff. Less motivated to beat myself up, but getting a vendor is easier said than done, so I still do too much.

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That Lincoln Guy @electrogeek.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

I rode in the back of one of these once. Adequate room once in, getting there was not easy.

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That Lincoln Guy @electrogeek.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

I'm on the dumber end of it, I have cars that have neither extensive enthusiast populations, or anyone to work on them so I get the fun treat of randomly learning new skills and methods of self-abuse I never wanted when something breaks.

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That Lincoln Guy @electrogeek.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

something about very not-stock things that look like they could be stock is satisfying to me.

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That Lincoln Guy @electrogeek.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

moved my leg while sitting and my knee dislocated, that felt lovely. Its also got that faint soreness that makes me suspect I'm going to have problems walking tomorrow, so thats something to look forward to.

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That Lincoln Guy @electrogeek.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

careful, that leaves you open to the possibility of the turbo 250.

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That Lincoln Guy @electrogeek.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

In a perfect world, you'd be teaching and passing this along to those who are able but we don't respect teachers or experience.

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That Lincoln Guy @electrogeek.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

On reflection I realize this might be interpreted in a very different context. I'm specifically referring to the guy that has the key to the office supply cabinet. I'm not nearly interesting enough to be referring to the other sort of keyholder.

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That Lincoln Guy @electrogeek.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Am I the only one who finds it annoying when the holder of a key or whatever "jokingly" responds with "no" to any request for its use?

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That Lincoln Guy @electrogeek.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Basically yes, with enough minor differences to be annoying. Same chassis, 3" longer wheel base.

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That Lincoln Guy @electrogeek.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Have heard this from a bunch of people. At least its not just me, F this month.

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That Lincoln Guy @electrogeek.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

You'd love my Towncar. Had it 22 years, almost nothing is original including most of the sheet metal. It was used as a farm truck for 18 years before me and has been trying to die since. We're like an old married couple that survive on mutual hatred.

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That Lincoln Guy @electrogeek.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Getting close to needing to pick a color

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That Lincoln Guy @electrogeek.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

She was also forced to present as her dead name early on, which is yet another shit thing to do. I have two of those early albums.

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That Lincoln Guy @electrogeek.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

USS Vicksburg heading downriver for probably the last time

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That Lincoln Guy @electrogeek.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Those at least look OK. I really just don't like the 3rd gen bubble one. Pulled a lot of alternators from the reg ones tho, it was a 130 amp right on top that could be fit on old 5.0 Panther chassis cars easily.

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That Lincoln Guy @electrogeek.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

I admit to becoming disillusioned by all of the yapping while not actually doing much of anything. Also not loving the slide towards the right that many are doing.

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That Lincoln Guy @electrogeek.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

the one in my mom's Subaru won't auto change the map display mode, have to poke through menus to find it and manually set it to night mode. Next time its back to day mode.

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That Lincoln Guy @electrogeek.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

first gen? Don't want to own one, but I would like to drive one once.

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That Lincoln Guy @electrogeek.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

even if that happens its still the least-effective branch of government.

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