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pasadena_commut replied to the thread How much is your local "Trump at the Pump Tax?".
We certainly did. It was a lot easier then than now because rent was a much smaller fraction of income.
Jun 20, 2026 at 8:22 PM -
pasadena_commut replied to the thread How much is your local "Trump at the Pump Tax?".
If the property in question is rented out then the structure must be depreciated over a 27.5 year period and that deducted from the...
Jun 20, 2026 at 8:14 PM -
pasadena_commut replied to the thread How much is your local "Trump at the Pump Tax?".
Giving them the benefit of the doubt, renting is often the better strategy when a person is only staying in a location for a short time....
Jun 20, 2026 at 7:53 PM -
pasadena_commut replied to the thread a/c stops/starts intermittently.
This. At one point I had a Dorman pump installed, and it worked great - except for those times when it didn't start. PITA to diagnose....
Jun 20, 2026 at 3:13 PM -
pasadena_commut replied to the thread Maintainance Priority: Transaxle vs Coolant vs Inverter Coolant Pump.
Measuring the voltage of the coolant in the radiator with respect to ground can be informative. It is important that the voltmeter...
Jun 19, 2026 at 8:12 PM -
pasadena_commut replied to the thread 12v battery saver?.
Use a battery tender, of which there are many models from many vendors. Keeping the 12V fully charged will help prevent sulfation by...
Jun 19, 2026 at 7:55 PM -
pasadena_commut replied to the thread How much is your local "Trump at the Pump Tax?".
Pretty sure the white people working front of house also lost their jobs when the restaurant closed, not just the minorities. It isn't...
Jun 19, 2026 at 1:58 PM -
pasadena_commut replied to the thread How much is your local "Trump at the Pump Tax?".
All correct. Also correct is that some of the darkest skinned people on the planet live in southern India and their skin can reasonably...
Jun 19, 2026 at 1:44 PM -
pasadena_commut replied to the thread agm battery drained to 1.5v.
Yes, in that in general neither will effectively desulfate an AGM battery. The "evidence" that any charger can desulfate an AGM battery...
Jun 18, 2026 at 8:54 PM -
pasadena_commut replied to the thread How much is your local "Trump at the Pump Tax?".
OK, let's play. Three items are listed, only one of which (the price of gas) has recently and directly varied because of Trump's war on...
Jun 18, 2026 at 8:45 PM -
pasadena_commut replied to the thread How much is your local "Trump at the Pump Tax?".
Except when it does. As I close in on 70 I have several times run into the situation where I last purchased an item (or type of item)...
Jun 18, 2026 at 12:38 AM -
pasadena_commut replied to the thread How much is your local "Trump at the Pump Tax?".
300, supposedly. We, of course will not pay for a penny of it. Have you heard that one before, it seems oddly familiar?...
Jun 17, 2026 at 6:59 PM -
pasadena_commut replied to the thread How much is your local "Trump at the Pump Tax?".
Most of us would have preferred that when the the US "did something" that it was well planned, well executed, well coordinated with our...
Jun 17, 2026 at 2:39 PM -
pasadena_commut replied to the thread How much is your local "Trump at the Pump Tax?".
There is a joke to be found in there somewhere about rational vs. irrational but I'm just not seeing it at the moment. My wife just...
Jun 17, 2026 at 2:21 PM -
pasadena_commut replied to the thread Actual MPG vs. car's estimate, informative?.
Rolling back odometers for a sale would typically be a big jump, like claiming a car with 280k is only 120k. The accuracy of the...
Jun 16, 2026 at 8:57 PM
