Austin Area TW Chapter (all gens welcome, even T4Rs; heck, just make it a Toyota and we're good)

If the Patriots win again I will lose my mind.

 

So @Texoma getting tires for his quad for his bday , so i decorated a cake to match the gift lol.

 

@Phoosa which tires do you have and what do you think?

 

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Ill be right there with you!

 

Yeah, it's always a good idea to make sure your meat reaches 140 degrees before 4 hours have passed on the smoker; if not, there is a chance of bacteria in the meat multiplying. If your smoker is running at a decent temp, and your meat is room temp or a bit cooler when you slap it on, that's not an issue, but I like to be safe.

 

Falken Wildpeak M/T
255/75R17

http://www.falkentire.com/tires/light-truck-suv-cuv-tires/wildpeak-m/t-tire-0

These are my first set of M/Ts ever so I can only compare to the Duratracs I used to have.

Initially I thought I made a bad choice of going M/T instead of A/T.
One trip off pavement rectified my concerns.

Quieter than my Duratracs....although there is still considerable noise.
Keep in mind I have several layers of sound deadener in the doors and can still hear them.


They self-clean quickly so there is never a road slick effect.
Heavier than the Goodyears but nothing more skinny pedal can't fix.

Stiffer sidewall has held up well against the Texas rock.
When I swapped my Duratracs I found several nice cuts in them.

Overall I am very happy with them.

 

OK, so Operation CRAIGLIST has been successful - people want to buy the recliners and sofa. However, no, you may NOT come over to my house at 10PM to look at them.

That's bedtime.


Sheesh.

 

Thanks, just what I was looking for

 

Oooooooo, craigslist'rs at your house. Open carry FTW !!

 

Good luck. Craigslist sucks. Good idea, but like most good ideas, when people are applied, it goes to shit. Letgo is no better. I have had a lot of folks wanting to buy the devil's horn logo and console safe, but it never progresses further than me getting the "I'm interested!" or "Is it still available?" messages, which are the result of the clowns clicking a button on the app. Probably lonely assclowns looking for emails...

 

Furniture might be different, but I never meet CL buyers at my house; it's either a bank parking lot, or the last time, the parking lot of the Leander Police Department. And I'm also carrying...

 

What about 9:45PM?

All my recent experience has been this exact scenario. All the buyers have lived outside SA as well. Maybe there is a common theme.

 

Yeah, we considered that but I'll be damned if I'm hauling this sofa around.

Apparently my entire post, written in English, has elicited responses en Espanol. Uh, what part of "English only" didn't you get? My wife speaks fluent Spanish, but we don't tell people that. Always a fun little surprise.

Oh, it's all going down in the driveway under the supervision of two security cameras. License plates and faces will be photographed. No one is going into the house. I'm also not doing delivery - the price quoted involves you hauling it away. Homey don't play that.

Based on the success of how this is going, the missus has a ton of stuff she's finally going to sell. Those meets will be at the HEB parking lot under all of their security cameras.

 

@Gixerkiller How you doing bud?

 

Based on your tax situation, and not taking into account the new tax laws, in some cases in the past it was more beneficial to donate the stuff to Goodwill, get the blank receipt from them, (to be filled out later), and claim it on your tax return. Reduction in taxes/not having to deal with morons... WINNING!

 

I have tried to itemize every year, and every year I come in about $4K shy. We made a crapload of donations in 2017, but it only came out to about $2K. We maximize IRAs and the TSP, and they have done more for keeping our taxes down than anything else because it's all pre-tax.

 

Anybody local need a set of OEM wheels? I'll let them go cheap. 17". They are currently plasti-dipped but I'll be more than happy to peel off the coating and return them to looking like this:

 

Do you have a photo of them painted.
I already have an extra set but curious what they look like black.