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I have Ziebart do it because I can't do that stuff anymore.

Nope $129 a year for detailing, I never hand wash my truck, too old for that nonsense anymore. First Diamond Gloss application was $295 and that include a loaner car for the day. Ziebart is local, closest professional ceramic shop is 100 miles distance. They told me they need the truck for a...

I have been Ziebart Diamond Gloss my vehicles for years. Every spring I have them detail it back to showroom new. I checked into ceramic but the quality work cost in the thousands and would require up to 3-5 days to apply. It also required it be inspected (for a fee) every year. Not worth the...

Planned obsolescence. a policy of producing consumer goods that rapidly become obsolete and so require replacing, achieved by frequent changes in design, termination of the supply of spare parts, and the use of nondurable materials.

I have used them on my ATV/UTV and John Deere tractors since circa 2000. I have NEVER had to replace an oem battery on any of them. My JD X728 went 10 yrs on oem battery and my current X738 is on its 7th year. All are on the battery tender (brand) when not in use for more than 30 days. The...

AI The "Big Three" U.S. Manufacturers Clarios (formerly Johnson Controls): The largest producer, manufacturing roughly one-third of the world’s car batteries. They supply brands like Interstate, DieHard (Advance Auto Parts), Duralast (AutoZone), and Kirkland (Costco). Stryten...

Flashing red light means either the battery charger to NOT properly connected; the battery is deeply discharged or defective and unable to hold a charge, per my Battery Tender guide.

The Cliff View owner passed away in 2019 so I assume his remaining family sold the place.

https://www.uppermichiganssource.com/2025/12/17/portage-lake-lift-bridge-snowmobile-crossing-now-open-season/

Downed trees can be dangerous. One wrong move and bang, tree snaps back wacks you or worse.

She has info on trail 3 in this vid

US Army 1966-68 (Drafted)

Crew Member on the S.S. Edmund Fitzgerald https://www.nps.gov/kewe/learn/historyculture/an-immigrant-story-ransom-e-cundy.htm