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They are both stunners, ER! You can't go wrong, but for what it's worth I prefer the medium on your wrist. I'm old and likely not sufficiently modern but I prefer the scale. On an unrelated note, I broke down and bought a watch this week. I'll post some pics later. Moving a bit slow this morning after blowing off a bit of steam last night after dinner with the family. Neighbor called an audible and we learned he had to put down his 11 yr dachshund...we celebrated her with a few pours of good bourbon. I need to learn to turn down a cigar... HS

Looks awesome, ER! I'm so pleased I finally found a local roaster worth their salt. Fourth largest city in the U.S....you'd think it would not be that difficult. Anyhoo, I have been using a Chemex for a few years now after many a year with the French press. Have enjoyed the cleaner cup although it is hard to argue with all the raw oily goodness of the press. I am drinking an Ecuadorian Pillcocaja Typica Golden Honey. Love all the information provided by the roaster...he's a true gent interested in educating his consumers which I love. Probably TMI, but in case someone is interested following are but a few of the details provided: PRODUCER - Ana Maria & Nicolas Eduardo Crespo FARM - Pillcocaja COUNTRY - Ecuador REGION - Azuay VARIETAL - Typica LOT - #4 / 570 lbs PROCESS - Golden Honey DRYING - 20 days, 50% Shaded African Beds ELEVATION - 1700 masl HARVEST - August 2020 TASTING NOTES - Tropical fruits (papaya, banana), Acai berries, Sugar Cane, Chocolate otal roast duration: 9'20 Weight-Loss: 12.75% The special terroir of this Ecuadorian coffee makes it a very interesting coffee to roast with a lot of carbohydrates to create a complex profile. Additionally, in the golden honey process, we have more sweetness and texture available to be developed. For this reason, we started with a lower charge temperature and reach our crack time after 8 minutes with only 1'20 minutes of development post-crack. This gives us a balanced cup of coffee with sweet berries and ripe banana notes, a berry-like acidity, a creamy body, and a chocolaty lingering finish. https://www.memlicoffee.com/product-page/ecuador-pillcocaja-lot-4-typica-golden-honey HS

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I don’t wear my Japanese market Seiko “cocktail” watch often but every time I do I am pleasantly surprised by the craftsmanship, especially given the humble price… The image understates the bluish hue of the face. HS

Been watching Deep State. Now on season 2. Not super but good enough. HS

Godspeed, Mr. Williams.... Countless great roles. HS

Godspeed, Mrs. Greenfield... My sincere condolences to you and your family, Todd (if I may). Sam

Unfortunate is an understatement for those things, but I'm old... HS

I was wondering what you meant by that. Figured it was something personal, but clearly lost on this camper. Good stuff, ER. Enjoy it in good health! HS

Well.... No likey RAM. Understood. You could likely punt it and not lose much if anything in this market... HS

I watched 2-3 episodes and completely lost interest. HS

I've been on Deezer for years. Not the greatest interface but FLAC quality and I've got playlists I've invested in creating... I've often wondered whether they will continue to survive in the U.S. but so far so good. Only odd thing was I once had to cancel to enjoy a reduced rate that was more reasonable ($15/mo vs a good bit more if memory serves). HS

Kind of spooky or a lot of spooky? Looks interesting but sometimes I would rather torture myself with racing vehicles that are far to heavy and illogical vs scaring the crap out of myself....LOL HS

Watched a couple of episodes of Hacks. Nice recommendation, swt61! Wifey enjoyed it moreso. HS

started watching Giri/Haji last night. Good recommend...thank you, Grahame! HS and I am enjoying Mare, TMoney.

Holy shit I’m laughing! And I thought I was an old grump…lol. I agree that weird gray wood crap in the steering wheel of the Limited is off putting. Truly…it grated on me. The leather is ok. Good for a truck and how I use one IMO. The leather in the TRX including the dash is nice but you pay for it although you get a lot more performance and tech wise (eg suspension). The leather on the dash and all over from lovely Scandinavian cows that parted w it in my Trackhawk gives me a chubby…but I paid for it handsomely. Hopefully you can work through the tech niggles. The reviews vs the GMs and Fords called none of that out which is interesting. Reviewers often suck… HS

Sorry to see you bought something you don't seem to care for, VPI. I hope at least it's what you need. I'll have to check out the new F150. I have friends with ones that don't have but a few years on them including one with a Raptor, but have not sat in a 2021. They must have improved markedly. HS

I'm with you, naamanf. I'm not keen on Ford's interiors in general including the trucks, Mustangs and the new Bronco. Cheeeeezyyyy. HS

Very nice! I miss my RAM. Don't miss parking it...LOL, but absolutely loved towing with it and the sheer utility and don't give a crap who parked next to me, etc... Lot to be said for that. I'll own another one day when my parking situation improves. They're too damn practical not to. I was eyeballing the TRX for a while...glad I stepped back. Got to drive a friend's....so damn nice and fun though! The interior is exceptional and the handling and quiet cabin given what it is / the tires...impressive. HS

I'm a huge fan of these having lived with one for years. A bit of assembly required (get a friend and an easy few hour job) and you do give up a bit of space in the bed, but boy they make life easy. https://tonneaucoversworld.com/p/retraxpro-mx-tonneau-cover/v/dodge/ram-1500/2021/ HS

That's a rugged looking tonneua cover...nice! HS

Gotcha. I bet a couple of inches would be de minimis but that's easy for me to type and you're the one that's going to have to live with it. The great thing is you have an awesome tow vehicle...I miss my RAM 1500. I would tow about 8,000lb's and all I did besides have a quality trailer was add Firestone air bags inside the springs in the rear and beefed up bump stops I never ended running into but just in case. I actually liked the way the truck handled with the airbags filled (not to max) so ended up leaving them as is regardless of how I was towing. That air suspension you have is super slick. I literally almost bought the truck you bought but in silver w/ the black treatment early last year. HS

This is from a RAM forum: My '20 Limited with air and no off road group, the step 1 measurement is 20" at the middle height setting on the suspension. Is the Kayak trailer two wheel or four wheel? If it's two wheeled then a slight upward angle to the hitch, allowing for your load's length, might be immaterial. My apologies if I'm asking questions that are not helpful...simply hoping you can get to a happy place with your new truck. I think it's handsome as hell with some great tech but then again I've become a MOPAR guy over the last 12 years....likely biased. HS

The covers that come with the trucks are crap. Not sure who they source them from. I'm a fan of Pace Edwards retractable units. Take up some space with the box but a full sized oak can drop stuff onto it for years and zero reliability issues in my personal experience. I'm laughing with you on that unit to get low enough for the kayak trailer... Never had to use anything like that. Any chance the air suspension allows for some drop? I'm assuming not but thought I'd toss that out there. HS P.S. I'm slow...the "heavy thing". You're at three tons...rounding

I wasn't aware of this motor as I'm not a Ford guy. Found the following to help get me educated (somewhat...): https://www.motortrend.com/cars/ford/f-150/2021/2021-ford-f-150-powerboost-first-test/ 430hp which is nice but the 570ft lb's of torque is what jumped out at me....that and the 10 speed transmission is what's making it feel so peppy. Very cool. I get it. I've been jaded by boosted vehicles for a long while. I supercharged my 5.7L HEMI within a year of buying it (2009 Challenger manual trans at the time) which made it a whole lot more fun. I pulled the blower on my 2019 Jeep Grand Cherokee Trackhawk with the Hellcat motor within months of buying it to up the boost with a smaller pulley and running E85 to manage pre-detonation from add'l boost. It's a pig (5718lbs w/ me in it) but it'll run a 10.3X quarter mile and a tick over 185mph in the standing mile despite the awful coefficient of drag. I get liking the mojo... The good thing is if you ever get bored upping the power won't be tough. Hard on a warranty though...ask me how I know...LOL. vroom vroom... HS