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05-14-2008, 12:54 AM
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| Jeeper  Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: over yonder...in Tejas
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 |  :( I'm afraid the time may be near... ...the expense of fueling the TJ has outweighed the satisfaction and joy of ownership. Well, not really, that's not possible. But the dang gas is killing me and I think I'm going to look into selling/trading it.  My commute is costing me over $20/day and don't have the time, (and thanks to the freakin gas), don't have the money to enjoy it like it deserves. I hit the wall when I left work today. I had put $35 in the tank when I left work yesterday. Drove straight home. Then drove straight to work this AM. When I got in this afternoon and cranked her up...ding! Low fuel light  THIRTY FIVE FREAKIN DOLLARS TO GO HOME AND WORK IN LESS THAN 24 HRS. That's just straight up BS. Keep my jeep in your prayers as we go down this dark journey toward the possibility of non-jeepedness in the coming days. 
__________________  04 Sahara, with a lift, some stuff, and a few things, on some 33's, blah, blah, blah. A perpetual work in progress. Too much to list, not nearly enough to matter. My RigRater Score: 387RRv1.0 with a BOA of 18.92 (and just how exactly is this going to help me over that big arse rock?) http://www.myjeepsite.com/nregas1 Always do sober what you said you'd do drunk. That will teach you to keep your mouth shut. ~ Ernest Hemingway |
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05-14-2008, 01:00 AM
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| my pride and joy drives WF Supporting Member  Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: stationed in kansas
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|  Thats a hell of a commute! Good luck with what you deside. If you dont own anything on your jeep and can afford a car payment go buy a civic or something like that, that gets good gas milage for the commute.
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05-14-2008, 01:45 AM
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| Jeeper  Join Date: Jul 2007
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| I really feel you.. I pay 300 a month and 240 for insurance, and about 300 a month on gas.. 800 a month just to barely drive the jeep.. I enjoy driving it but I with i COULD DRIVE IT MORE DUE TO GAS.. I am actually looking for a geo metro, civic, etc.. but they trippled the price and are over blue book since gas went up so high.. I paid almost 18dollars for my motocycle today. It is a recreational ride but, man I never went over 13 bucks.. gas and living expense is killing me.. |
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05-14-2008, 02:18 AM
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| I speak Texan WF Supporting Member  Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: College Station
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05-14-2008, 02:27 AM
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| Jeeper  Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Chicago, IL
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| Bpowa get something small and do a pure electric engine swap. Those guys convert lambos, ferraries, porches and whatever else they find exotic to electrics. http://worldclassexotics.com/Electric%20car%20conv.htm
__________________ 00 TJ Sport 4.0 5-Speed Flowmaster 50 Delta (2.5" piping), Custom 3" ID Intake, E-Fan conversion, Bored Out Throttle body, B&M Short shifter, H4 Headlights, 2" BL, 4" RC springs, LCAs, OME Shocks, 35x12.5R15 Dunlop RVs, AR Outlaw II 15x10, SRC front bumper, Quick Discos. http://www.cardomain.com/ride/2512831/1  |
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05-14-2008, 02:28 AM
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| Jeeper  Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Nevada
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| that sucks I have been going back and forth on selling my jeep but I would be getting the 4 door jeep I just dont like the new motor its great for a cummuter but every one I know hates having to get the rpms up so high just to get into the torq band but on the bright side chrysler has a $3 per gallon gas for three years so maybe you need to trade in your jeep for a newer one
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05-14-2008, 02:34 AM
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| Jeeper Join Date: Jul 2007
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BTW geo metros here in ca go anywhere for 1500 for an old beat up early 90's model.. an average/clean '95 metro goes for 3-4k... what do they go for else where? I know they were goung for 5-600 dollars a year and a half ago. Last edited by bpowa; 05-14-2008 at 02:37 AM. | |
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05-14-2008, 02:47 AM
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| Jeeper Join Date: Mar 2008
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| fuel is 4.88 plus 5% sales tax here, went through 3 tanks out wheeling last weekend alone.....ouch its painful to fill a little heep up for 100 bucks every day, one weekend of wheeling= ferry ticket 114 dollars, 3 tanks of fuel 300 dollars, day off work to take ferry $$$, wheeling just last weekend cost me over 600+, without breaking anything.  and thats not counting ammunition and food.but they will never take my heep from my cold, dead, hands. id rather push my jeep than drive a hybrid 
__________________ 94 cummins w/dodge2500, 260 injectors,191 DV, BHAF, #10 plate, 45lb boost! 03 rubi cherry bombed, rokmen merc. 5.5" RKLA, TW shaft, Bilstein shocks, 35" TOYO mt, jks quickers, mml/bl, xd9000i IF THE SMOKE AIN'T BLACK, TAKE IT BACK Little tin, Little board, put together you have a ford |
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05-14-2008, 02:56 AM
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| Jeeper Join Date: Mar 2008
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| metros are usually in the 300 dollar range here, along with dodge colt(my moms gets over 40 mpg). disposable wheels, my mom used to have 2 colts, till i high centered one in the drive way(no big deal right) when i went to plow the driveway later i just rammed it with my 3/4 ton dodge, totaled it. it actually got stuck to my trucks receiver hitch, so i smashed it into a tree to break it loose. man was she pissed at me, i gave her her money back. she's looking for another one i think the colt is more stylish than the metro  and they are everywhere up here
__________________ 94 cummins w/dodge2500, 260 injectors,191 DV, BHAF, #10 plate, 45lb boost! 03 rubi cherry bombed, rokmen merc. 5.5" RKLA, TW shaft, Bilstein shocks, 35" TOYO mt, jks quickers, mml/bl, xd9000i IF THE SMOKE AIN'T BLACK, TAKE IT BACK Little tin, Little board, put together you have a ford |
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05-14-2008, 05:36 AM
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| Plays rough with others.. WF Supporting Member  Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: central md
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| I tried to sell my Jeep, everyone was REALLY low balling, using gas as an excuse. I feel ya though, I drive 25-30miles a day for work as well. Motorcycle FTW.
__________________ 1997 Wrangler Sport - 5 spd. Retired 2005 Wrangler Rubicon - 6spd|KC 55watt fogs, IPF H4s with fatboys, KC 55 watt reverse lights, old school cobra CB Wish list: RE 3.5, 1.25"JKS BL, 1" MML, 2" BB, 285/85/16 dick cepek FCIIs, My Jeep Profile http://www.4x4s-pod.com/ |
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05-14-2008, 07:01 AM
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| One of the popular kids.. WF Lifetime Member ::WF Moderator::  Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Midland Texas
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| Don't do it!!!!!
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05-14-2008, 07:07 AM
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| Got Rocks? ::WF Moderator::  Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Florence, KY
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| Same here on gas, 87oct is @3.80, did go look at a new JK yesterday.. the 2.99 gas thing from jeep, does not apply to the wrangler..LOL was getting the JK for about 750 below invoice so at least that was decent, but of course trade in was a joke.
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05-14-2008, 09:21 AM
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| Jeeper Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: over yonder...in Tejas
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| Well it's not a done deal, or a certainty, but a probability. And I will NOT do it, unless it's a deal I just can't ignore (both on the jeep and prospective new vehicle). And ONLY if I net $225/month gain (fuel savings), which I figured is the incentive point. But a little beater DD is first option - main concern with that is an ongoing expense to keep the POS running - which could easily turn counter productive and actually bleeding more money...that's my concern anyway. This subject really sucks. Excuse me while I go throw up.
__________________ 04 Sahara, with a lift, some stuff, and a few things, on some 33's, blah, blah, blah. A perpetual work in progress. Too much to list, not nearly enough to matter. My RigRater Score: 387RRv1.0 with a BOA of 18.92 (and just how exactly is this going to help me over that big arse rock?) http://www.myjeepsite.com/nregas1 Always do sober what you said you'd do drunk. That will teach you to keep your mouth shut. ~ Ernest Hemingway |
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05-14-2008, 09:27 AM
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| Jeeper Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Maricopa, Az
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| our TJ has been demoted to commute duty on days my fiance needs to work, so 2 or 3 days a week i drive it to work. the rest of the time i drive my diesel VW jetta. i haven't been wheeling in well over a year. I'm looking for a cheap car as well, and it seams like everyone else is too. once i get that commuter the jeep will sit in the garage and collect dust. I have seen TJ's like ours selling for $16-$17k about a year ago, now i bet i would be lucky if i could find a buyer at all, and the price would have to be around $10k. it will sit in my garage before that. I was searching high and low for a super duty one year ago this month, then i decided i didn't really need something that big. I bought my 50 MPG diesel jetta instead. I would be in deep crap if i bought that superduty with diesel so high. |
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05-14-2008, 10:39 AM
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| Jeeper Join Date: Apr 2007
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| the 2.99 gallon that jeep offers is a joke.. you loose all discounts and rebates that you can get on a new vehicle.. not to mention it doesnt apply on wranglers.. it only applies for the vehicles they are having a hard time selling.. oh and its 3 yr 36k miles of gas.. 12k miles a year.. and you have to take the time and send in EVERY receipt of gas that you get to the dealership oh and it only works at participating gas stations
__________________ 99 sahara 2'' procomp coils, jks acos, jks front trackbar, jks discos & rear adjustable endlinks, jks bl & mml, RE monotubes, eagle alloy rims w/ 33x12.5 procomp mts, dana 44 rear, riddler diff covers, sony sound system.. next: hp dana 30 front |
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05-14-2008, 10:40 AM
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| Jeeper Join Date: May 2008
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| that is part of the reason I am fixing all kinds of crap on my TJ... its just getting too expensive, although a car payment won't be cheap either!!! I am getting concerned cause I have a dabble of oil (by dabble I mean it get to a drop over a period of like 10 days) on my bell housing and being part of the trans I am sure it will be 1-2,000 to get fixed, and right now its not noticeable, might get away with trading her in |
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05-14-2008, 11:30 AM
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| Jeeper  Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: New York
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| This is a terrible, sad post.... I hate to look back, but I remember when I first started driving, and gas was $1.00 I stupid OPEC, you deserve a good 
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05-14-2008, 01:06 PM
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| Jeeper Join Date: Jul 2007
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yes it is sad.. I only had my jeep for less than a year, and cant really enjoy it due to the jump in gas.. it will only get worse, fellow jeepers. | |
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05-14-2008, 01:24 PM
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| Jeeper  Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: San Jose
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| yeah the gas does suck and a 70 mile commute everyday doesn't help. So generally my rig goes through 2 tanks a week. I'm considering getting an altima or something like that, and keeping the jeep for weekend/fun/wheelin/to the mountains type of stuff. but we'll see |
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05-14-2008, 01:33 PM
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| Jeeper Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Wyoming
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| My commute is84 miles round trip each day, a year ago I was spending 410.00 on gas a month. I went out got a used saturn that gets 37mpg. Gas,payment and insurance on the saturn is cheaper then just the gas on the jeep. |
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05-14-2008, 03:13 PM
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| Jeeper  Join Date: Jul 2007
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| The $3 gas from Chrysler is just a ploy, if my math is correct you would not be saving that much money at all, as a matter of fact it would be more beneficial to negotiate a better rebate or a better financing offer then take the gas route, imo
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05-14-2008, 04:03 PM
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| Jeeper Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Chicago, IL
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| I'd get a motor cycle. If i had a house i'd be driving a motorcycle now however in the building i live in doesnt have a garage so i cant safely store it.
__________________ 00 TJ Sport 4.0 5-Speed Flowmaster 50 Delta (2.5" piping), Custom 3" ID Intake, E-Fan conversion, Bored Out Throttle body, B&M Short shifter, H4 Headlights, 2" BL, 4" RC springs, LCAs, OME Shocks, 35x12.5R15 Dunlop RVs, AR Outlaw II 15x10, SRC front bumper, Quick Discos. http://www.cardomain.com/ride/2512831/1 |
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05-14-2008, 05:36 PM
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| Jeeper  Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Needham Ma, Rangeley ME in the summer
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| it is gonna be so damn expensive this summer for me, my house it 16 miles out of town so just to town and back is about three gallons, nevermind to my friends houses which are all about 20-25 miles away, and gas up there is MUCH more expensive since there's only one gas station ugh
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05-14-2008, 06:15 PM
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| Jeeper  Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: shelton,ct
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| In ct right now gas is around 4.00$ and up. I go to the technical school and it is 25 min drive each way. My brother has a nice for focus zx3 that gets around 35mpg That was sitting here till he just came back and took it with him. I need to buy some little pieace of crap to drive to school most the time. 
__________________ 99 sahara 4.0/np231/ax15/d30/d35 flowmaster 40 and new tail pipe pioneer p6900ub front infinity kappa speakers rear infinity kappa 6.5" speakers kicker zx350.4 amp aluminum radiator procomp es2000 steering stabilizer next up is a 4.5" re sf lift and sye a polished turd |
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05-14-2008, 06:58 PM
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| Jeeper Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: over yonder...in Tejas
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| Did some looking today. Can get a 07 or 08 Altima (I hate cars and have never had one myself - IN MY LIFE - but these are pretty slick...excuse me while I puke). NEway, can get a damn near brand new one and come out around $300/mo better. Briefly surfed for some beaters and looks like a "decent" one (which is questionable) is already up to around $3-$4K. Not having that cash laying around, it would basically cost me around the same to have a beater and keep the TJ - so no real gain other than humility - may as well keep the TJ and enjoy myself if that was the direction I went. BTW! All of this is with the idea in mind of saving up quite a bit in the next 20+ months and get an 06 Rubi and have a RESF installed with 35's So at least it's not terminal. But again, nothing set in stone yet. Somehow, that doesn't make me feel any betterQuote:
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__________________ 04 Sahara, with a lift, some stuff, and a few things, on some 33's, blah, blah, blah. A perpetual work in progress. Too much to list, not nearly enough to matter. My RigRater Score: 387RRv1.0 with a BOA of 18.92 (and just how exactly is this going to help me over that big arse rock?) http://www.myjeepsite.com/nregas1 Always do sober what you said you'd do drunk. That will teach you to keep your mouth shut. ~ Ernest Hemingway Last edited by nregas1; 05-14-2008 at 07:02 PM. | |
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05-14-2008, 07:13 PM
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| Jeeper  Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Rigby, ID
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| $20 a day, avg $3.60 a gal, with avg 16 mpg = 44.4 miles one way I started carpooling with the wife over the winter (used to do it only during snow days) but now we carpool daily in the Honda. The jeep has become a weekend recreation vehicle which sucks 'cause it ain't suppose to be that way. Traded my old 77 GMC (350) for a POS Escort for my son to drive. At least now a tank lasts him 2 weeks instead of two days. Someone out there is making the cash on the petro and it certainly isn't me!!!
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05-14-2008, 08:28 PM
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| Jeeper Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: shelton,ct
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| It's tempting to use my money and buy a 3cyl geometro to drive to school in every day. 50mpg but one ass ugly car.
__________________ 99 sahara 4.0/np231/ax15/d30/d35 flowmaster 40 and new tail pipe pioneer p6900ub front infinity kappa speakers rear infinity kappa 6.5" speakers kicker zx350.4 amp aluminum radiator procomp es2000 steering stabilizer next up is a 4.5" re sf lift and sye a polished turd |
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05-14-2008, 08:30 PM
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| Let's ride! WF Supporting Member  Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: El Paso
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| I've been spending about $600/mon in fuel. My wife works about 2mi from home so I taught her to drive it and now I take her 4cyl car or my bike the 45mi one way to work. But she won't let me sell the Jeep, and I REALLY don't want to.
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05-14-2008, 08:50 PM
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| Jeeper Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: over yonder...in Tejas
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| Ditto that. I REEEEEEAAAAAALLLLLYYYYY don't want to. Just don't know if there's a practical way around it. But I've got the wheels turning.
__________________ 04 Sahara, with a lift, some stuff, and a few things, on some 33's, blah, blah, blah. A perpetual work in progress. Too much to list, not nearly enough to matter. My RigRater Score: 387RRv1.0 with a BOA of 18.92 (and just how exactly is this going to help me over that big arse rock?) http://www.myjeepsite.com/nregas1 Always do sober what you said you'd do drunk. That will teach you to keep your mouth shut. ~ Ernest Hemingway |
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