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[GTSSportCoupe]

Speaking of dystopian hell, read this the other day but it wasn’t a book..


China is pushing people onto their new digital Yuan currency.

"Digital currencies can also be tailored to specific purposes. For example, in the Chinese Yuan pilot program, money has an expiration date of a few weeks because authorities are hoping to drive consumption in an economy trying to recover from the pandemic."

And other countries are watching closely.

"Earlier this month India’s central bank said it would begin rolling out a digital version of the rupee. Brazil planned to launch a digital real this year but has pushed back its rollout to 2024. The European Central Bank is studying whether to roll out a digital euro, and US president Biden and some members of Congress have called for research into developing a digital version of the dollar."

Spend your money while you can. This crap reminds me of this (having read Revelation at one time):

"
16 It also forced all people, great and small, rich and poor, free and slave, to receive a mark on their right hands or on their foreheads, 17 so that they could not buy or sell unless they had the mark, which is the name of the beast or the number of its name.
"

Whether one considers prophecy real or not, I have no doubt there will be a financial overhaul coming at some point the way the world is going.

 

[crustyBJ60]

Doge coin

Just say’n

 

[cruiserpilot]

Stabber has a more of a target?


Working in a hospital has me to the point I'd probably step over a stabbing victim and not notice.

Read this weird book a while back. Two cities existed in the same place, if you were in one of the cities, you couldn't "see" people in the other city or you'd get a visit from the police, even though the other city was all around you. Had to actually go to a specific place like a border crossing to get into the other city, and then you had to "unsee" the people you know because you weren't there...you were now in the OTHER city. Was a cop story, investigating a murder and he kept having to go back and forth between the cities. Think he even found a third city nobody knew about.

Was kindof messed up. Never really sure if there were actually two cities or not.

Or even if it was a good book, or just a confusing concept the author used as an exercise. Traffic on the roads got pretty confusing. Hell, the whole book was.

Think it was called "The city and the city" China Mieville or something like that.


Always reminded of that book when I'm upstairs in the hospital or downtown somewhere.

Sounds to me that you're been sneaking into the Pharmacy late at night and taking some of the more psychedelic drugs available,
or you work for Liberals in Ottawa.

 

[seapotato]

Sounds to me that you're been sneaking into the Pharmacy late at night and taking some of the more psychedelic drugs available,
or you work for Liberals in Ottawa.

Pharmacy only has drugs to make you poop. That's what it all comes down to in the end.

Should have known mentioning a book was an overreach.


You guys keep saying libtard, snowflake, liberals are on drugs and quoting from the spellbook and you're gonna get the Q crowd dropping in with JFK sightings and recipes for grilled lizard people, because you're hitting all their favorite buzzwords.

 

[stevebradford]

 

[crustyBJ60]

 

[cruiserpilot]

Winter proofing the cruiser. I've been going back and forth with a guy from NS about undercoating. I think what he uses
would be about the best there could be. Nova Scotia by definition is salty, so I have to think he knows and has experience.
It's a good thread. So here is it, an FYI

Rust proofing with cosmoline

Well still haven't made a purchase of anything, too busy. This fluid film is much cheaper than a lot of other options. Their website says u cant spray it with a pump sprayer in the faq. ****e. I imagine i can take it to work and use some air there. How messy and smelly is it applying this stuff...

forum.ih8mud.com

 

[bikersmurf]

Winter proofing the cruiser. I've been going back and forth with a guy from NS about undercoating. I think what he uses
would be about the best there could be. Nova Scotia by definition is salty, so I have to think he knows and has experience.
It's a good thread. So here is it, an FYI

Rust proofing with cosmoline

Well still haven't made a purchase of anything, too busy. This fluid film is much cheaper than a lot of other options. Their website says u cant spray it with a pump sprayer in the faq. ****e. I imagine i can take it to work and use some air there. How messy and smelly is it applying this stuff...

forum.ih8mud.com

I rebuilt my rear tub in ‘92. I haven’t used any undercoat because of all the downsides. Paint doesn’t seem to last very long on the bottom side. 30 years later it’s still going strong. It’d probably still stop small rounds…

 

[cruiserpilot]

Found a new vendor for 60 guys.

Cruiser Trash Parts

vintage Land Cruiser parts and paraphernalia

cruisertrashparts.com

 

[cruiserpilot]

 

[cruisedeisel]

**** aluminum, I love chasing rust. Less heart ache than pussy.

 

[cruiserpilot]

 

[crustyBJ60]

Awwww dang! Say it ain’t so…

 

[cruiserpilot]

Tauler Jack.
Now this is interesting. It’s getting lots of reviews not sure if anyone here has seen this.

Tauler Jack Kit

Note: Rush of summer 2024 orders! 2.5" 'lite' version short run coming in 2nd week June 2024. The 2.5 'lite' uses a lot of the same details as the 2.25 version such as the cam handle. The nose of the 2.5 lite will be lightly shorter making for a more compact package. A recent rush from an...

brennans-garage.com

Tauler Jack Review: Why It’s Better Than Your Jack

We assemble the new Tauler Off-Road jack from Brennan’s Garage, said to be better than the standard farm jack or your typical floor jack.

www.motortrend.com

 

[cruiserpilot]

Edit

 

[stevebradford]

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/nanaimo-business-owner-shot-1.6777702

 

[cruiserpilot]

That happened two days ago. Yesterday he was in an induced coma. Now I see an article about concerns of increased
vigilantism. Nanaimo Mayor actually had a really good interview on TV yesterday, called it 'inevitable'. Yup.
If I wasn't on my way to work I was on my way to town to see his business and see if I could do anything.
Check out the owners FB page, it's a clear indicator of how good a guy this owner is.

 

[cruiserpilot]

The future. I only wish a law was passed mandating all battery manufacturers must accept depleted batteries for
recycling and disposal, and core charges paid back.

Electric Motor | EV Drive Systems | Hypercraft USA

Hypercraft is an industry leader in electric motor manufacturing and complete, configurable, turn-key EV drive systems.

hypercraftusa.com

 

[cruiserpilot]

FJ Cruiser Final Edition - Its done. No more FJCrusiers anywhere on the planet.
For the vehicle’s final model year in existence, Toyota launched the FJ Cruiser Final Edition, which had the same specifications as the equivalent model sold in the US and Japan in 2017. In early October last year, it was announced the last 1,000 units of the SUV got single-tone beige exterior and interior trims, several blacked-out elements on the outside, and a unique numbered badge to highlight its exclusivity.

 

[cruiserpilot]

Hello to all. Today I met a fellow traveller August from New Zealand. August is a born Canadian who emigrated 50 yrs ago. Has travelled the world. Is spending a year travelling Canada and will be in BC and up into the Yukon this late summer. I had him over to the shop for a short visit and Cruiser Gabfest. He will be in Victoria for a bit this week. Keep an eye out and make sure you stop him and say Hello! Great guy fascinating stories. Awesome truck. 24V 61. He has a small alternator issue so I directed him to Brian Roberts. Let’s hope he can sort it out.