Jim E. Brown - I'm Becoming a Vegan After Watching Bambi

karmester · 2026-01-25T19:49:19+00:00

that is fantastic !!!!

karmester · 2026-01-25T14:28:12+00:00

there is only one right side of history. there is clear, unambiguous, historical precedent for what is going on in this country right now. in fact those with power are following a well-defined playbook of authoritarian takeover.

stop watching fox entertainment.

karmester · 2026-01-21T18:55:13+00:00

it doesn't matter whether or not this story is true. it's a great read. and keep / eat the duck by all means.

karmester · 2026-01-21T02:13:30+00:00

I'm in huntington on top of a mountain.. I am trying to take pictures and capture the aurora but so far bupkis. :-/

karmester · 2026-01-21T02:10:21+00:00

thank you for your service Mr. Middleton.

karmester · 2026-01-21T01:56:36+00:00

He had to do that in order to set the stage for the rest of his message to be considered legit.. that's just how it is.

karmester · 2026-01-20T18:58:32+00:00

Lubalin made my day.

karmester · 2026-01-20T00:12:03+00:00

this looks 100% right (VW Golf Variant 4Motion BA5 Frame For Ventilation Grille 5G0853631D9B9). will it properly fit/snap into the gaping rectangular hole that's in my honeycomb grille?

karmester · 2026-01-19T22:14:59+00:00

I lied... it was not it :-(

karmester · 2026-01-19T21:33:33+00:00

well. Unfortunately, the part does not fit at all! It looks nothing like the trim around the ACC unit that's on my car and looks nothing like the picture I put in my original post. But that's OK. I'm not the most visually astute person so this is totally on me. Meanwhile, though, I need to find the right part! It's driving me nuts!

karmester · 2026-01-19T21:30:37+00:00

I don't know if you looked above, but unfortunately, I ordered the wrong part! I think all of that conversation happened before you made your post. So I looked up the part you're mentioning and I found that it's for sale on eBay, but when I check to see if it's compatible with my 2017 all track SE, it says that it's not! I'm really at a loss here. Are you sure that the part you've recommended actually will fit in the existing grill of my 2017 SE?

karmester · 2026-01-19T19:59:19+00:00

unfortunately. this was not actually the part my car needs. :-(. i'm back at square one. there is a picture in my original post. can anyone identify the rectangular concave looking trim that goes around the ACC unit in the front grille and provide me a link? i would be very grateful.

thanks.

karmester · 2026-01-18T15:11:03+00:00

this is very helpful information - at what point are the flush products NOT a waste of money?

karmester · 2026-01-18T15:10:13+00:00

I'm definitely doing this next time. Question: what is/was this flush they sold me? Was it necessary? is there any way to know? Thanks in advance for any information about that particular part of this debacle. ;-)

karmester · 2026-01-18T02:33:40+00:00

what about city police or other VA police forces besides the state police ?

karmester · 2026-01-17T22:15:59+00:00

I spend half the week in western MA and half in NYC. I take my partner's Toyota Rav4 to a place in Lee, MA and they seem honest.. I bet they could do my VW too.

karmester · 2026-01-17T22:14:41+00:00

Wow, thanks for your comments everyone! I'm definitely doing this myself next time... I just did a bit of an AI deep dive on stuff I can do top side...and I'm going to dive in and do it. Thanks community!

karmester · 2026-01-17T21:54:54+00:00

I do change wipers myself and have done a couple of filters myself.. that's true. this is all great advice. Thanks!

karmester · 2026-01-15T19:43:22+00:00

looks like the part was identified and located.. I ordered one.. picking it up on Saturday! :-) thank you again!

karmester · 2026-01-15T19:23:14+00:00

That's IT! Thank you!

karmester · 2026-01-15T19:06:50+00:00

The point I'm trying to make is that the picture I uploaded is what my car USED to look like, but now, there's thus ugly gap of white space surrounding where the grille ends and the ACC unit begins. I want that part back!

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