What did you do today non-detailing related?

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Every night when I walk the dogs I do a bit of amatuer astronomy, basically looking at the sky while I'm walking. I've been watching Venus in the western sky, just after sunset, climbing a little higher each night, passing Spica over the last few weeks, Spica is the brightest object in Virgo, but isn't a single star, it's a triple system, about 250 light years away, it contains a blue giant, so has a faint blue tinge to it. As I walked tonight, I saw Venus and Spica, and something below them, just above the horizon, I had to use my Astro app, it's Mercury, conditions were just right. I only had my phone with me but still managed to catch it. Venus is the brightest object at the top, Mercury is the one down near the orange glow, and Spica the dim one barely visible unless you zoom a little. Sorry for the longish post, but seeing Mercury is cool.

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I did a maintenance wash on my new to me SL yesterday… then took a drive and took these pictures. 30 minutes before AZ sunset. The lighting at that time of day made the selenite gray color pop.


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I filled up yesterday, went with the E10 ethanol blend, the cheapest, I put in almost 54 litres at $2.12.5 per litre, a cost of near $115. I did the conversion, that's $5.63USD per gallon. How's the price of fuel going for you guys?
 
BP Regular 87 here is $4.09 per gallon. Most gas stations seem to be in sync most of the time. We tend to be slightly higher than surrounding areas.
 
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Renewed my driver's licence today, $234 for 5 years. I have to get a medical clearance as well, due to type 2 diabetes. The stupid part of that is if I didn't go to a doctor and nobody knew I had it, they wouldn't be asking for the medical clearance. I can't even remember if it was me who told them I had it, or if the medical system passes that along.
 
Big Dave said:
Renewed my driver's licence today, $234 for 5 years. I have to get a medical clearance as well, due to type 2 diabetes. The stupid part of that is if I didn't go to a doctor and nobody knew I had it, they wouldn't be asking for the medical clearance. I can't even remember if it was me who told them I had it, or if the medical system passes that along.
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With my medical clearance it was the doctors that snitched
 
Try $6.69 Gallon or $10.00 diesel in southern CA. $127K is just above poverty. What BS. I hate CA but my Mom is 82 and lives 5 miles away and my kids are all grown but my daughter. she's a senior. I wanted to move to Boise 15 years ago and prices have gone up 5X's since then.
 
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Try $6.69 Gallon or $10.00 diesel in southern CA. $127K is just above poverty. What BS. I hate CA but my Mom is 82 and lives 5 miles away and my kids are all grown but my daughter. she's a senior. I wanted to move to Boise 15 years ago and prices have gone up 5X's since then.
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I did a conversion, Tassie's $2.50AUD a litre is $6.53USD a gallon. Diesel appears to be around $2.88AUD per litre, which is $7.52USD per gallon. So is buying the Russian diesel going to help lower prices? Or is it all just about the spin?
 
Big Dave said:
I did a conversion, Tassie's $2.50AUD a litre is $6.53USD a gallon. Diesel appears to be around $2.88AUD per litre, which is $7.52USD per gallon. So is buying the Russian diesel going to help lower prices? Or is it all just about the spin?
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This! Political junk aside...Many Americans are only just now getting a lesson in the metric system and realizing gas is pretty expensive in other corners of the world.

I've heard the Russian diesel (if it even happens) is something like 7-10 days worth.

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Big Dave said:
I did a conversion, Tassie's $2.50AUD a litre is $6.53USD a gallon. Diesel appears to be around $2.88AUD per litre, which is $7.52USD per gallon. So is buying the Russian diesel going to help lower prices? Or is it all just about the spin?
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Donnie the Dicktator Trump is a clown and I hope he gets voted 🗳 out.

Him and his boyfriend Putin only want our money billionaires don't care about us.
 
Tasmania said:
Donnie the Dicktator Trump is a clown and I hope he gets voted 🗳 out.

Him and his boyfriend Putin only want our money billionaires don't care about us.
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He can't be voted out, this is the midterms so not an actual presidential election. Also he can't stand again for president as they have a two term limit in their constitution, so unless something very strange happens he's out in just over two years.

Billionaires don't generally care about anyone but themselves, most score very high on the psychopathy scale, they have zero empathy, that's how they make all their money.

Took the FJ in for it's annual registration check, I think they're starting to get more strict, he passed it, but said I should put my rear seats back in for the inspection, and also one of the tyres was down to the tread wear marker, it wasn't, he just didn't realise there's two different types of markers, one is for general use and the other is for snow, it's a 3 peak rated tyre, so if it gets low on the snow marker it won't be any good in the snow, not really a problem for me.
 
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