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re: The oddest vehicle you think is cool
Posted by fightin tigers on 8/29/26 at 12:54 pm to Shorts Guy
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me of the best days of our lives growing up were spent piled in the back seat of my granddad’s Towncar. No seatbelts, no problem.
Huge couch like bench seats in the front and back.
Love a huge sedan.
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re: 21 Years Ago: Hurricane Katrina
Posted by fightin tigers on 8/29/26 at 12:35 pm to CovingtonTiger
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The way I understand it, Bush had the national guard and FEMA staged to come into the state prior to landfall. However, the president can’t simply order the national guard into a state, the governor has to request/allow the aid.
The governors of the neighboring states requested federal help prior to the storm but Blanco said LA would handle it.
The president came down after the storm and specifically asked Blanco for permission. She resisted until the state granted the cleanup/recovery oversight contract to the company her husband was involved with. Once that was done, and FEMA had to abide by that contract, she “allowed “ federal help. 3 days after the storm.
Part of the aftermath of Katrina cleaned up a lot of how FEMA worked and changed the understanding of how federal and state agencies interact.
It's impossible to not turn the discussion into petty political shite but the a lot of other states learned from Louisiana on emergency preparedness. The event also shifted a ton of responsibility to a federal agency that had previously only been in a position to manage everyone.
re: The oddest vehicle you think is cool
Posted by fightin tigers on 8/29/26 at 11:47 am to X123F45
Plymouth Prowler
re: Weed Wacker and Blower recommendations
Posted by fightin tigers on 8/29/26 at 10:36 am to ConcreteBaw225
I do not like the dewalt I have.
Broke after about 20 uses. I think it is the wiring where the battery connects. I have to take it apart today and check. Seems to be a problem with these.
Broke after about 20 uses. I think it is the wiring where the battery connects. I have to take it apart today and check. Seems to be a problem with these.
re: Next: Get rid of the license plate stickers
Posted by fightin tigers on 8/29/26 at 10:19 am to Twenty 49
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Next: Get rid of the license plate stickers
They just replaced inspection stickers with QR code stickers.
Lots of people were skipping the inspection stickers but the QR codes are going to be forced when you renew your registration. Meaning they found a way to enforce inspection stickers.
re: 2026 Formula 1 (F1) Season Thread
Posted by fightin tigers on 8/28/26 at 9:32 pm to Lsut81
Kevin Magnussen: 74 exits
Marcus Ericsson: 70 exits
Timo Glock: 59 exits
Nicholas Latifi: 55 exits
re: 2026 Formula 1 (F1) Season Thread
Posted by fightin tigers on 8/28/26 at 9:23 pm to Lsut81
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one driver that is 1 Q1 elimination away from 100 all time and would be the only one to have that many Q1 eliminations
Pretty long career
re: Any Ineos Grenadier owners here?
Posted by fightin tigers on 8/28/26 at 9:22 pm to DeltaTigerDelta
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I thought the body was made in another country and the frame in yet another
I don't think they have metal forging and convert iron ore to steel, but all the assembly and welding type stuff is done in Hambach at the factory.
Pretty good video that Amazon did going through the factory.
re: Any Ineos Grenadier owners here?
Posted by fightin tigers on 8/28/26 at 5:54 pm to Zappas Stache
Temu G-wagen
re: Any Ineos Grenadier owners here?
Posted by fightin tigers on 8/28/26 at 5:40 pm to TechBullDawg
I was in the market for a well done Defender when the Grenadier was announced. Just didn't like the idea of trusting something like that to daily.
re: Genetic testing finds imported shrimp mislabeling at 27% of Baton Rouge restaurants
Posted by fightin tigers on 8/28/26 at 5:17 pm to tigersownall
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I wish they would do this in Houma
Want to say they did this at the Shrimp and Petroleum festival and the results weren’t great.
found the article from 2024
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Williams said he purchased plates of boiled shrimp from five of the roughly 12 seafood vendors at the event, asking each where the shrimp was caught. All five vendors assured him their shrimp came from Louisiana waters, he said.
Looks like they did better in 2025
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In a complete turnaround from last year, all seven vendors sampled at the Morgan City Shrimp and Petroleum Festival served authentic Gulf shrimp at the Labor Day weekend event, testing showed.
re: Any Ineos Grenadier owners here?
Posted by fightin tigers on 8/28/26 at 4:47 pm to DeltaTigerDelta
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It uses parts from at least 3 manufacturers
Pretty sure the BMW engine is the only part sourced from another auto manufacturer.
Unless you mean parts manufacturers like Brembo, ZF, Carrero or Recaro
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like 15 MPG city and highway
It does slightly better. I usually get 18 or so and can get 20/21 if I keep it under 80 mph.
re: Any Ineos Grenadier owners here?
Posted by fightin tigers on 8/28/26 at 4:22 pm to Obtuse1
Yeah, almost everything is sourced from major suppliers so now that production has caught up parts are pretty available.
All the repair manuals are pretty much open source now
All the repair manuals are pretty much open source now
re: Any Ineos Grenadier owners here?
Posted by fightin tigers on 8/28/26 at 3:27 pm to Sun God
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fightin tigers has one
Yep.
Love it. Have had it three years and has only been in the shop for oil changes. Have to go to the dealer for the first service because they do so inspections on the gears abd such.
Other than that you can get warranty work done wherever you like.
It is a quirky car. The steering concern with self centering is easily fixable and the new models apparently don't have the issue. The newer ones have a lot quieter power steering pump as well.
re: Atomic Burger in Arlington(BR) looks to have closed....
Posted by fightin tigers on 8/28/26 at 10:07 am to RaginCajunz
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Tried it twice, didn't think it worth the price.
Toof is not gonna like this....
re: 2026 Formula 1 (F1) Season Thread
Posted by fightin tigers on 8/28/26 at 8:34 am to s14suspense
Id have to buy a streetcar ticket. Im out.
re: 2026 Formula 1 (F1) Season Thread
Posted by fightin tigers on 8/28/26 at 8:06 am to s14suspense
If they don't come and race in my front yard I will not watch.
They left the wide world of sports and I refused to pay for cable to watch them.
They left the wide world of sports and I refused to pay for cable to watch them.
re: Anyone buying their wives a set of Sydney Sweeney’s Lingerie (NSFW)
Posted by fightin tigers on 8/27/26 at 6:03 pm to NorthShoreTiger44
Does Sydeny come with it?
re: Who is left on Earth that is universally loved like Dolly Parton?
Posted by fightin tigers on 8/27/26 at 3:52 pm to STigers
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Why on Earth would you say Tony Hawk?
Makes no sense
Worldwide star. Never heard anyone say something bad about him.
re: How will SpaceX protect a massive amount of infrastructure from Hurricanes/flooding
Posted by fightin tigers on 8/27/26 at 2:21 pm to BillyGibbons
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This map is all kinds of effed...
I was trying to figure out what the frick was going on myself: lol:
re: Details on Starbase Louisiana Deal
Posted by fightin tigers on 8/27/26 at 1:51 pm to ragincajun03
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Please keep that jackhole East of the Mississippi. Don’t let him cross over.
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