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1997 Jeep Grand Cherokee - Laredo
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- Written by: Rod Boyle
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Now I'm not one to generally rave about things, especially cars. I drive 'em and dump 'em at the wreckers when I'm done. A car is the freedom to get from point a -> point b.
That said some cars are clearly better than others. The Volvo, for instance, 1990 240 DL, was the best car I've ever owned. Never complained, withstood Canadian Tire's worst assassins, and when finally it died it was more due to inconvenience and the lack of competent mechanics - it wasn't my will, not by a long shot.
That said, this Jeep has been a miracle. I mean, there was Colorado a couple of years ago - but since then, Nada, nothing, it's gotten me over 100, 000 KM, 20, 000 KM on logging roads that haven't been in service in 20 years, I could do you guys ads. I need a Go-Pro on the hood, you wouldn't believe it. I don't sometimes. And I'm hard on cars, but this baby, she keeps running. If it died tomorrow I would have gotten 10X my money out of it (That's not giving it permission, I got a few miles to do yet...).
The Volvo was good, but this jeep has been done a lot of roads the Volvo wouldn't even attempt. And it's always gotten me back. If you ever need a good, used vehicle, think the 1997 Jeep Grand Cherokee Laredo, buy low miles, it's money well spent.
I heartily endorse this product.
Sorry to Bother You (2)
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- Written by: Rod Boyle
- Category: Film
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And, on the whirlwind 1 day tour of Calgary and Drumheller with the daughter and boy I find time to take them to the late show, my choice, "Sorry To Bother You". Which was the best movie I've seen in a long time, it had something to say, wasn't made for commerce, it's the perfect dystopian take on Trump's America, absurd, but only slightly, hilarious, but darkly, and far, far more uncomfortable and incisive than the trailer would lead you to believe. Very worthwhile. I'd give it 11 out of 10 stars.
More Beryl...
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- Written by: Rod Boyle
- Category: Found
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The week before last, a day trip, check out a few prospects. Back to where I found the Beryl's, back into the hole, digging, into the sunlight to comb through the rock, break it up, look for those gemmy bits of green and blue...
When, finally, reaching into the hole I pull out this:
an inch and a half wide at the base, maybe 3 inches high, the color is hidden, it will need some work but an amazing specimen, ...
It will need polishing to see if there are any translucent bits, but all that time I've been wasting looking for those small shards when dig deeper and there are pieces like this?
Back to the hole...
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