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Car/Engine/Manufacturer Recall issue - HELP!

The engines used in the Kia Optima are Hyundai engines which is why the same defect shows up in both. The worst one is the 2L that is used in the Hyundai Sonata. I had a Sonata that the engine self-destructed on the freeway. Got a totally new engine via their 100K warranty. It happened at 63K.

That was the car my ex bought before the divorce and since it was still unpaid it ended up on my half of the settlement while she got my paid for Grand Cherokee. Sold the Hyundai and have gone back to strictly American cars as I have since the late 80's. My best friend had a Audi and kept making excuses for all the shop time. My nephew drives an Audi and everything is expensive and strictly dealer parts. My sister drives a Lexus and it has been in the shop as much as it's been out.

My '86 Toyota almost killed me with a manufacturing defect. I asked them for a replacement and they refused. I sued them and won and bought my house in La Costa from the award which included punitive damages. Of course, my ex got that in the divorce too. Never get divorced in CA the statutes are biased against the husband.

Texas/Oklahoma tornado check in

One of them hit in Round Rock, not too far away from where I live. Some damage, not a ton, and fortunately no deaths that I've heard about so far.

The year after I first moved down here, there was a huge one about 40 miles north in Jarrell, TX, an F5 that swept away a big chunk of the town and killed a bunch of people, including whole families. No natural disaster scares me more than tornadoes, and I have no desire to live in the midwest because of that.
I rather live in earthquake country than a tornado because Earthquakes in California only hit a particular city hard every 20 years or so.

Tornados.... every year you need to be worried

Lots of whispers that Trey Lance still ain't ready

How the 49ers are Showing a Lack of Commitment to Trey Lance​

Trey Lance is supposed to be the 2022 starter, yet the 49ers are not showing their commitment to him.

Trey Lance is set to takeover as the starting quarterback for the 49ers.

Or is he?

There hasn't been much action out of the 49ers that would support Lance as the starting quarterback in 2022. Considering how the 49ers have operated since free agency started, I wouldn't be so sure about Lance taking over.

Jimmy Garoppolo is still on the 49ers' roster, which is the clear complicator. And the 49ers aren't tapping into free agency as a way to improve the team, which they should be doing since they have a quarterback on a cost-effective rookie contract.

This is the time where the 49ers can splurge and get wild with free agency, but they're just sitting on their hands doing nothing. If Lance was really going to take over, if the 49ers were absolutely sure, then they would be doing what they can to make his debut season as the starter easier.

The 49ers are showing a lack of commitment to Lance.

I do not believe he can be penciled in as the starter in 2022 given how the 49ers are operating. They are in no rush to trade or release Garoppolo, which would give them an increase to their salary cap space to be able to splurge in free agency and build around Lance. But they're not doing it.

If they were committed to Lance, then they would've cut Garoppolo as soon as the league year started a week ago. Doing so would signal that they are truly passing the torch and flipping the page to Lance. And with the newly found money from cutting Garoppolo they could start to bring in players or re-sign some of their own.

It's not "Trey Lance season" yet until Garoppolo is gone.

And I wouldn't be so sure he is exiting the team anytime soon. In fact, I could see a scenario where the 49ers retain Garoppolo until training camp since he doesn't have a market right now. Should that occur or start to trend in that direction, then for a second-consecutive year the 49ers will be on the fence with their quarterbacks.

When that happens, so does the possibility of riding with Garoppolo yet again.

Guess where Blythe is the starting center

I agree. Many Rams fan wanted him run out of town. I wanted him back quite badly in a backup role with commensurate salary. As a next man up he is quite a good alternative, and as he can play multiple positions on the line, he is doubly value if injuries strike. He does get blown up way too easily by the more powerful defensive linemen.
And that was my major complaint about him.

if he played against a powerful defensive lineman on 3rd and long, he would get blown back 5 feet within a second of the ball being snapped. He also couldn't move a defensive lineman on 2nd and 3rd and short.

Plus he had a tendency to OLE blocks either downfield or one on one against other good DTs.

He was actually capable when assisting other guards in blocking their assignments.

Watches

I had a Timex watch I wore when I went fishing. Had it for 10 years before the pin rusted out and I lost it while fishing. I watched it as it sank about 5 ft when this HUGE 5' Cuda saw it flashing and grabbed it. LOL I have always like to think some guy caught that fish and found the watch inside.

That was in the late 70's 5 miles due west of Oceanside. The same trip where I caught my one and only marlin when I was fishing for mako shark. 150 lb marlin on 50 lb test off a 20 ft boston whaler.

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