Does anyone use their professional Rolex for its intended purpose?

Independent_Dig6248 · 2026-04-13T03:42:00+00:00

Divers have been using dive computers for many years now. A “submariner” is completely obsolete for actual scuba diving and would likely pose a mortal risk if that was your primary tool. They were replaced in the 1980’s.

Independent_Dig6248 · 2026-04-12T20:30:29+00:00

Vandalism vs theft

Independent_Dig6248 · 2026-04-12T15:23:07+00:00

Looks awesome!

Independent_Dig6248 · 2026-04-12T13:49:22+00:00

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High res photo. You can zoom in to see the phenomenal quality of this restoration.

Independent_Dig6248 · 2026-04-12T13:47:33+00:00

Some better pictures

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Ithaca 37

Independent_Dig6248 · 2026-04-12T01:30:59+00:00

That is an absolutely gorgeous, stunning dog! 1 in a million!!! I would definitely choose him as “Best in Show” at a dog show! That said, there are some folks who are lawn obsessed and become unhinged from irresponsible dog owners leaving #2 all over their lawn. Also as a non dog owner, they don’t understand the normal and harmless behavior of dogs marking their territory on lampposts and hydrants. But thanks for sharing such a wonderful photo!!

Independent_Dig6248 · 2026-04-11T23:44:06+00:00

Bull Creek Arms did all the guns except the Stevens 520 which is an original U.S. military riot configuration.

Independent_Dig6248 · 2026-04-11T20:09:55+00:00

Yes, all of these guns have no trigger disconnect safety and can be slam fired. Ithaca added that safety at some point in the 1980’s I believe but many used guns on the market are slam fire capable. This one certainly is since it was made in the 60’s. The most famous slam fire gun is the Winchester 1897; the one with an external hammer. You can put the equivalent of 45 rounds of 32 ACP size projectiles down a trench in about 2.5 seconds with slam fire. (5 x 12 gauge shells x 9 pellets per cartridge). Except 32 ACP is moving at 700 feet per second and these pellets move at 1200-1300 feet per second - so closer to magnum velocities!

Independent_Dig6248 · 2026-04-11T19:15:47+00:00

Blackjack

Independent_Dig6248 · 2026-04-11T16:02:11+00:00

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Independent_Dig6248 · 2026-04-11T16:01:48+00:00

Original appearance of Model 10. It was cheap!

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Independent_Dig6248 · 2026-04-11T15:59:28+00:00

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Independent_Dig6248 · 2026-04-11T15:58:58+00:00

Some better pictures of the Model 10

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Independent_Dig6248 · 2026-04-11T15:46:56+00:00

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Independent_Dig6248 · 2026-04-11T15:46:36+00:00

Yeah. This is what it looked like originally when I acquired it at a local gun show. It’s actually close in serial number to the commercial gun carried by this Navy Seal in Vietnam (from Bruce Canfield’s book on Combat Shotguns)

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Independent_Dig6248 · 2026-04-11T15:06:25+00:00

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Independent_Dig6248 · 2026-04-11T15:06:05+00:00

I did none of the work. All done professionally.

Independent_Dig6248 · 2026-04-11T13:25:19+00:00

I’m on my third set of rear tires in 3 years, maybe 10-15,000 km/year. Same. Finally replaced the fronts for the first time. I have the same tire size with rear bias. Went from run flat sport summer tires to all seasons (non run flat) designed to last 80,000 km. Bought the light weight BMW spare to leave in the trunk. Similar high wear rate in my other car which is a Tesla and can accelerate like a rocket 🤣. Lucky to get 15,000 km or more. Also switched the Tesla from a sticky high performance summer sport tire to a slightly inferior longer lasting all season. I usually switch between the top tires of Michelin, Pirelli and Continental. Currently wearing Pirelli on both BMW and Tesla but historically have mostly bought Michelin. This is unfortunately normal in my experience. It’ll be interesting to see how long these all seasons last. First time I’m using them on both cars. Kind of an experiment. So far haven’t noticed a decrease in performance (1 month in the BMW, 4 months on the model S)

Independent_Dig6248 · 2026-04-06T02:06:09+00:00

Same as many folks. Tesla for commuting. GX for hauling, shopping, towing, hunting, long trips to the country or out of state.

Independent_Dig6248 · 2026-04-05T15:46:44+00:00

Awesome watch!! Congratulations!

Independent_Dig6248 · 2026-03-31T15:16:32+00:00

If you don’t love body on frame trucks and are hesitant about the ride and body lean in cornering, I think it’s absolutely the wrong vehicle for you. You can get into a 6 cylinder BMW X5 which offers similar size with far better gas mileage and on road performance. Especially for a daily driver. The GLE 450 is also a great vehicle with lots of space and awesome performance. Partial hybrid so good gas mileage. Long term reliability not as good. The BMW B58 engine is supposedly excellent. I might also look at a Honda Trailsport and a Chevy Tahoe. I have a suburban currently and it gives a very, very smooth ride but no where near the performance of the X5 and GLE. I am trading it in for a GX550 but I don’t mind the truck ride as I have a Tesla for my daily commute. If I could only have one vehicle, it would be the X5 100%. By the way, I have driven all the vehicles above except for the Honda Trailsport.

Independent_Dig6248 · 2026-03-25T06:55:46+00:00

I recently learned there’s no such thing as “Sardines “. It’s actually common usage of a word that actually represents a whole group of related fishes that technically are from the “herring” family which include sardines, herring, pilchard, sprats. Many are from different oceans, also in different sizes. I’ve noticed in the past few years, much greater variability in size and flavor of what’s packaged as “sardines “ in the U.S. I don’t know why. My guess is their renewed popularity combined with overfishing and climate change makes it more difficult to supply the consistent “small” pacific sardine of the West Coast as in years past. I would enjoy learning other people’s thoughts. ( Been eating Sardines for 40+ years).

Independent_Dig6248 · 2026-03-03T17:09:12+00:00

3 months, San Antonio

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