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Quarts? 8 cups is common advice.

I know more than one person that thinks they have to drink 8 quarts of water a day

I've had posts go to the wrong thread twice and then posting a new thread went to the wrong forum. I don't know if I can duplicate it

Black is so hard to photograph. Even the pros complain about it.

I've used Avalon King in the past and loved it. This time I got the new "Max" version. Between the buffing, polishing, and ceramic, you can no longer get photos of the truck. Just the things it reflects. I used the Cerakote restorer ceramic on the black plastic, and that was amazing too. Just the right amount of light sheen. Trim before: Trim after: I have the Adam's graphene tire dressing, and a new offering from Chemical Guys that's intended for all rubber/plastic/vinyl. I'm going to try each of them on different sides and see how the results vary. I'll also use it on the hard plastic/vinyl around the interior such as door sills and the like. And their interior ceramic for the dash and seats. (Seats are "vegan leather" (yes I hate that term too), so you can deal with them as you'd deal with any other polyurethane.) It's been a motherfucker to get to this point. Not only is there a lot of prep for ceramic, but I managed to get the entire hood and some of the front coated in silicone. What a disaster that nobody knew how to fix.

My rule is to go by urine color. The darker it is, the more water you should be taking in. A big issue in hot, arid climates…not so much where there is high humidity. My college roommate worked in New Mexico for the summer and came back with the mantra “clear and copious” for hydration. I laughed and told him it won’t last a month. Sure enough, after a few nights of getting no sleep because he kept having to get up to pee, he came around. Southwest Virginia isn’t New Mexico.

Where did you get the idea that people generally believe that? I've never heard of this. My necessary quantity varies obviously, yesterday my goal was met but was seriously short because I was doing a lot of work and sweating. Today, I won't need that much.

I split this since it has nothing to do with the other topic. I don't see how this is possible. I don't think it is. Can you duplicate it?

Once again the mighty .org has brought a huge smile and two wheels to someone without. Middle son helped me unload it in Gardiner and promptly rode it around the block, All GRINS! His BMW has been down for a year or so, 180K, it will be retired. Thank You Scott! Next trip thru I'll bring a case of Cold Smoke for the crew, did not have time to source it this trip. Fabulous Dealership BTW.

My posts have been appearing in the wrong thread. One went to the wrong forum today:

My posts have been appearing in the wrong thread. I intended this to be in Diet and Health.

It's been talked about in the Pub before. I believe what you eat and other health reasons can change how much water your body retains so drinking the correct amount would vary between people. I have had my vision do that but didn't have a clue what it was. Thanks I will look into it. I'll down a bunch of water and it will usually go away. I really don't get headaches unless I do something stupid to my neck and that is just muscle tension.

Ever noticed how drinking all those glasses of water took forever and so tiresome while a 12 pack of beer will just disappear in a few hours? Yes most people are dehydrated everyday of their lives, watching Eddie Hall who drinks a large amount of water everyday to stay hydrated did a health check video and his doctor still told him that he is dehydrated. Fine line of between hydrated and water intoxication.

I was vacuuming and had an aural migraine at the same time (no pain, just distorted vision) I made a wise-crack to SWMBO about not drinking enough water. I figured it would start an elevated discussion - nope. We just went grocery shopping. Maybe I was thinking this might get controversial when I posted it, or my vision was crossed up? I really thought I was being funny. Water should be about the last thing to kill you, unless you're a bad swimmer?

Not sure why this is posted in Slapper's area but anyway I tend to go by the pee tint method. I have noticed the elderly (70s-80s) often seem to have issues with dehydration and have wondered if feeling thirsty is suppressed as we age.

"Where did people get the idea that guzzling enormous quantities of water is healthful? A few years ago Heinz Valtin, a kidney specialist from Dartmouth Medical School, decided to determine if the common advice to drink eight, eight-ounce glasses of water per day could hold up to scientific scrutiny. After scouring the peer-reviewed literature, Valtin concluded that no scientific studies support the "eight x eight" dictum (for healthy adults living in temperate climates and doing mild exercise). In fact, drinking this much or more "could be harmful, both in precipitating potentially dangerous hyponatremia and exposure to pollutants, and also in making many people feel guilty for not drinking enough," he wrote in his 2002 review for the American Journal of Physiology—Regulatory, Integrative and Comparative Physiology. And since he published his findings, Valtin says, "not a single scientific report published in a peer-reviewed publication has proven the contrary." https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/strange-but-true-drinking-too-much-water-can-kill/

I mean.. thats a great down payment lol

Sounds good

Pretty sure those aren't $100 bikes 🤣

Congrats, good on you, keep us posted. Now Racer, why are you posting a sold priller?

Dang, probably a good thing my son is going to a RC competition and I'm not bringing a trailer. I'll be there Sat morning.

Next up….

If it's empty you'll want to make sure it's leak free before investing in r12, and make sure you get enough because it'll take at least two, probably more. There should be a sticker showing how much it takes.

Might as well sell me all your 99 ECM's since I have 3 of them. And yes, I know those will not be clearance pricing.