Tank birthday, 47+ years

[Paul B]

This morning at the beach.

 

[tbrown]

I would think that the Female is always the larger in fish world

Not always. African cichlids the males are usually larger.

 

[tbrown]

I would suggest the larger one is most likely the male but what do I know.

More colorful and larger dorsal suggests male.

 

[tbrown]

You know about as much as I do, like nothing.

But the smaller one has larger eyelashes and smells better, so I assume, that is the female.

Definitely. If the eyelashes don't prove it, the smell definitely seals the deal.

 

[Paul B]

So the lease is almost up on my Jeep Compass and I need to get a new car.

This is the one I have now. It's a beautiful car and I am a Jeep Guy



I have had Jeeps since they were built by Willys. Unfortunately, I find all the new Jeeps very ugly except for the Compass, but they do not have a 2027 Compass so I may have to get a 2026 which is exactly the same as my old one.

I am very limited in cars because I won't buy a foreign car so that just leaves Jeep, Ford, chevy and chrysler. I haven't found anything I like yet and I am getting too old to build my own car now.

(PS, I don't consider Toyotas, Kias, or Mitsubishis American even if they were built here)

I still have this 2015 Jeep Renegade which I will not be replacing soon unless someone builds something I really like.

 

[Freenow54]

So I looked it up 100% if they are red fin then male is larger

 

[Freenow54]

So the lease is almost up on my Jeep Compass and I need to get a new car.

This is the one I have now. It's a beautiful car and I am a Jeep Guy



I have had Jeeps since they were built by Willys. Unfortunately, I find all the new Jeeps very ugly except for the Compass, but they do not have a 2027 Compass so I may have to get a 2026 which is exactly the same as my old one.

I am very limited in cars because I won't buy a foreign car so that just leaves Jeep, Ford, chevy and chrysler. I haven't found anything I like yet and I am getting too old to build my own car now.

(PS, I don't consider Toyotas, Kias, or Mitsubishis American even if they were built here)

I still have this 2015 Jeep Renegade which I will not be replacing soon unless someone builds something I really like.

The one and only Jeep I owned was the last time AMC made them. It was a Cherokee in dark grey, with maroon/ grey interior . Beautiful thing . I never thought about showing attachments to a manufacturer but I have always bought since I owned a piece of garbage ford LTD station wagon when all the manufacturers were using recycled steel , and the back door fell off in my driveway, and I had a blanket stuffed in the drivers door. Since then Chev or GMC ( Canadian Made ) with US , and Canadian parts , until someone who will not be mentioned decided to be .... I now own a 21 Sierra elevation nice vehicle

 

[Freenow54]

More colorful and larger dorsal suggests male.

yes AI agrees

 

[jsmkmavity]

Another great sunrise picture! Did you go down the stairs yesterday just for the picture and exercise or can you get to the beach again?

 

[Paul B]

Another great sunrise picture! Did you go down the stairs yesterday just for the picture and exercise or can you get to the beach again?

I went down the stairs but can't get on the beach from there because the sand disappeared and there is a 5' drop at the bottom of the stairs so it would be difficult for me to get back up. I still can get on the beach with the 176 stairs in my condo association, but I didn't go there yesterday. I may go down those stairs tomorrow.

 

[Paul B]

 

[Paul B]

 

[Freenow54]

I went down the stairs but can't get on the beach from there because the sand disappeared and there is a 5' drop at the bottom of the stairs so it would be difficult for me to get back up. I still can get on the beach with the 176 stairs in my condo association, but I didn't go there yesterday. I may go down those stairs tomorrow.

see skydiving would have been a more usefull sport to take up

 

[ScottJ]

Beautiful! Is that in your tank Paul? The Googles said it's a Fire Urchin, is it correct? If so, did you ever get stung?

 

[anarvaez]

My god this is awesome man! Longer than I’ve even been alive!

 

[Paul B]

Beautiful! Is that in your tank Paul? The Googles said it's a Fire Urchin, is it correct? If so, did you ever get stung?

Yes, it's in my tank, and no, I didn't get stung. It's cool-looking, and I will see if I can get a couple more.

 

[Paul B]

I took my wife to her PT appointment today, and on the way back, we passed a Jeep dealer. In the lot, I saw a nice-looking Jeep Compass, so we decided to go in.

Our lease is up in a couple of months anyway so we need one soon. We went in and I told the guy, I want that Jeep outside. He "immediately jumped" and said, let me get the key.

We liked the look and the color and it is exactly the same as the one we are turning in, except it is white with black trim and ours is red with black trim.

It has the sport package and special transmission that allows you to climb up rocks, sand, snow, volcanoes, and traverse through earthquakes and alien attacks, so it is just what we wanted because you never know when you need traction for those things.

The guy went to start it and it didn't make a sound, which is not a really good thing for a brand new car.
So he called the mechanic and told him to get jumper cables. Again, jumper cables are not what I want to see when buying a new car so I started to have some doubts for this vehicle.

The thing couldn't have been sitting there too long because it is a new car and even if it stood there for 6 months, it should still start.

The mechanic opened the hood, and we saw the problem. Squirrels got in and ate the ignition cables. I mean, really ate through them. I told him, OK, forget about it; maybe I will go and buy a Ford.

He said, WAIT! I have another one exactly the same thing, in the same color inside, where we don't keep squirrels. So I went in and bought that one.

This one, only in white. My wife didn't like the gray.

I will pick it up Wednesday.