Comments for Just talking out loud... http://polarbearsblog.wordpress.com Thoughts, Ideas, and Ramblings from a regular guy on the go... Tue, 17 Nov 2009 19:04:10 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 Comment on Hummer H3’s Suck…. by Joe http://polarbearsblog.wordpress.com/2008/03/18/hummer-h3s-suck/#comment-9099 Joe Tue, 17 Nov 2009 19:04:10 +0000 http://polarbearsblog.wordpress.com/?p=220#comment-9099 it's your tires that made the ride so bad in the snow. Look at your first pic and you can see you were riding on 4 ice-balls. The tread is PACKED with snow...The Wrangler RTS tires are NOT all-terrain tires (never should expect best performance with those tires on this truck -- check tire rack and everyone hates the RTS tires in the snow and ice). This vehicle performs 1000 times better with real A/T tires on it. I have a set of Bridgestone Dueler Revos and they are real all-terrain light-truck tires that grip (tread is almost 3/4" deep) and the tread CLEANS ITSELF OUT, unlike the stock Goodyear RTS tires. The Duelers are great in the dirt and mud....this will be my first winter with them, but other H3 owners I hang with say the H3 is like a tank in the snow with the Dueler Revo tire installed. Last winter I had the RTS tires and got stuck in about 12 inches of snow. Another H3 owner told me to turn off the Stabilitrak when going in deep snow and that did help quite a bit. He has Revos on his H3 and has no problem going thru 12 - 16" of snow when going hunting in upper Michigan. He said it does get a bit hairy when going thru more than 16 - 18" of snow and that is why GOD gave us the intelligence to create a winch. Again, remember that this truck's winter performance is hampered because of the RTS all-season tires that come on it from the factory. They are low rolling resistance tires, when compared to real all-terrain tires, that are used to help improve fuel economy --- not winter traction. Every H3 owner I know takes off the stock RTS tires (now the stock tires are BF goodrich rugged trails --- I wonder why???) and replaces them with either the Revos or the BF Goodrich A/T tires. Other that getting stuck in 12" of snow one time, my H3 has done pretty well in the worst winter the Michigan has seen in a while (2008-2009). After turning off the stabilitrak (this allows for more wheel spin to help clean out the tread) I was able to return to the spot where I got stuck and make it through. If you are driving at normal speed, leave the stabilitrak on -- if you are driving slow because the snow is getting deep, turn it off. For ice, leave it on. Remember too that momentum is your friend in the deep snow and never go into a questionable area in 4-lo...you have nothing left in case you get stuck. If you don't get your 4x4 stuck, you are not pushing it hard enough. Thanks. Hope you get to try one with better tires next time. it’s your tires that made the ride so bad in the snow. Look at your first pic and you can see you were riding on 4 ice-balls. The tread is PACKED with snow…The Wrangler RTS tires are NOT all-terrain tires (never should expect best performance with those tires on this truck — check tire rack and everyone hates the RTS tires in the snow and ice). This vehicle performs 1000 times better with real A/T tires on it. I have a set of Bridgestone Dueler Revos and they are real all-terrain light-truck tires that grip (tread is almost 3/4″ deep) and the tread CLEANS ITSELF OUT, unlike the stock Goodyear RTS tires. The Duelers are great in the dirt and mud….this will be my first winter with them, but other H3 owners I hang with say the H3 is like a tank in the snow with the Dueler Revo tire installed.

Last winter I had the RTS tires and got stuck in about 12 inches of snow. Another H3 owner told me to turn off the Stabilitrak when going in deep snow and that did help quite a bit. He has Revos on his H3 and has no problem going thru 12 – 16″ of snow when going hunting in upper Michigan. He said it does get a bit hairy when going thru more than 16 – 18″ of snow and that is why GOD gave us the intelligence to create a winch.

Again, remember that this truck’s winter performance is hampered because of the RTS all-season tires that come on it from the factory. They are low rolling resistance tires, when compared to real all-terrain tires, that are used to help improve fuel economy — not winter traction. Every H3 owner I know takes off the stock RTS tires (now the stock tires are BF goodrich rugged trails — I wonder why???) and replaces them with either the Revos or the BF Goodrich A/T tires.

Other that getting stuck in 12″ of snow one time, my H3 has done pretty well in the worst winter the Michigan has seen in a while (2008-2009). After turning off the stabilitrak (this allows for more wheel spin to help clean out the tread) I was able to return to the spot where I got stuck and make it through. If you are driving at normal speed, leave the stabilitrak on — if you are driving slow because the snow is getting deep, turn it off. For ice, leave it on.

Remember too that momentum is your friend in the deep snow and never go into a questionable area in 4-lo…you have nothing left in case you get stuck. If you don’t get your 4×4 stuck, you are not pushing it hard enough.

Thanks. Hope you get to try one with better tires next time.

]]> Comment on About Ron by Beau Byron http://polarbearsblog.wordpress.com/about/#comment-9098 Beau Byron Tue, 27 Oct 2009 13:47:06 +0000 http://polarbearsblog.wordpress.com/about/#comment-9098 Please remove posting made on your blog from being included in Google's index or block Google from including the pages in Google's index. http://polarbearsblog.wordpress.com/2006/11/22/tivo-updatei-hate-comcast/ Publishing a forum posting to the worldwide web with full name, will cause potential hardship when prospective employers perform background check using open search on web search activities. No explicit authorization was given for this posting to be published outside of the forum in which it was posted with my full name as highlighted above. Please update your site with proper contact information or if no longer in operations, please remove from web cache. I will expect a response to my request asap. Thanks in advance. Please remove posting made on your blog from being included in Google’s index or block Google from including the pages in Google’s index.

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Publishing a forum posting to the worldwide web with full name, will cause potential hardship when prospective employers perform background check using open search on web search activities. No explicit authorization was given for this posting to be published outside of the forum in which it was posted with my full name as highlighted above.

Please update your site with proper contact information or if no longer in operations, please remove from web cache.

I will expect a response to my request asap.

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]]> Comment on Tivo Update/I HATE Comcast by Jon http://polarbearsblog.wordpress.com/2006/11/22/tivo-updatei-hate-comcast/#comment-9097 Jon Tue, 13 Oct 2009 15:16:00 +0000 http://polarbearsblog.wordpress.com/2006/11/22/tivo-updatei-hate-comcast/#comment-9097 I've used both cableTV and directTV and they both suck! About a month ago I was able to find something that made it possible for me to get more channels than I had on cableTV and directTV put together. Also there is no monthly fee. Hope this helps! You can check it out here - http://budurl.com/frmtv4yourpc I’ve used both cableTV and directTV and they both suck! About a month ago I was able to find something that made it possible for me to get more channels than I had on cableTV and directTV put together. Also there is no monthly fee. Hope this
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]]> Comment on Me and Mr. Bean… by Ron http://polarbearsblog.wordpress.com/2006/10/19/me-and-mr-bean/#comment-9096 Ron Thu, 13 Aug 2009 16:56:48 +0000 http://polarbearsblog.wordpress.com/2006/10/19/me-and-mr-bean/#comment-9096 Hi Jamie, He wasn't happy initially as you can tell by the picture. But, after talking to him for a few minutes and letting him know I wasn't with the media and showed him a quick scan of my pic's (that I was focusing on him, not the family) he seemed to be fine. Also, after seeing him a few times during the event, I think he tends to look like that most of the time. :-) Either way, it was a good time, I'm still a fan of his, and it's one of those 1.5 seconds of fame moments I can tell friends about... R Hi Jamie,

He wasn’t happy initially as you can tell by the picture. But, after talking to him for a few minutes and letting him know I wasn’t with the media and showed him a quick scan of my pic’s (that I was focusing on him, not the family) he seemed to be fine.

Also, after seeing him a few times during the event, I think he tends to look like that most of the time. :-)

Either way, it was a good time, I’m still a fan of his, and it’s one of those 1.5 seconds of fame moments I can tell friends about…

R

]]> Comment on Me and Mr. Bean… by Jamie http://polarbearsblog.wordpress.com/2006/10/19/me-and-mr-bean/#comment-9095 Jamie Thu, 13 Aug 2009 04:00:53 +0000 http://polarbearsblog.wordpress.com/2006/10/19/me-and-mr-bean/#comment-9095 omg that's funny that he liked walked right up to you and stood next to you holy cow! if he said t was ok that u took pics of him how come he was looking rather pissed? omg that’s funny that he liked walked right up to you and stood next to you holy cow! if he said t was ok that u took pics of him how come he was looking rather pissed?

]]> Comment on Does anyone know what this bird is? by Ron http://polarbearsblog.wordpress.com/2007/01/01/does-anyone-know-what-this-bird-is/#comment-9089 Ron Sat, 25 Apr 2009 02:24:44 +0000 http://polarbearsblog.wordpress.com/2007/01/01/does-anyone-know-what-this-bird-is/#comment-9089 Thanks Connie. There's a few sites out there with some wrong info. Glad you could help straighten things out... R Thanks Connie. There’s a few sites out there with some wrong info. Glad you could help straighten things out…

R

]]> Comment on The Comcast cable card saga revisited by Anthony http://polarbearsblog.wordpress.com/2006/12/29/the-comcast-cable-card-saga-revisited/#comment-9088 Anthony Wed, 22 Apr 2009 05:12:02 +0000 http://polarbearsblog.wordpress.com/2006/12/29/the-comcast-cable-card-saga-revisited/#comment-9088 Comcast employees in Cook County are so stupid they think it is card that goes in youtr computer. DUH!!! Comcast employees in Cook County are so stupid they think it is card that goes in youtr computer. DUH!!!

]]> Comment on Does anyone know what this bird is? by Connie http://polarbearsblog.wordpress.com/2007/01/01/does-anyone-know-what-this-bird-is/#comment-9087 Connie Mon, 23 Mar 2009 05:35:53 +0000 http://polarbearsblog.wordpress.com/2007/01/01/does-anyone-know-what-this-bird-is/#comment-9087 this is not a Drake this is a Female. a Drake duck has curled feathers on his tale and this does not so for this being a drake sorry this is a female and not a drake this is not a Drake this is a Female. a Drake duck has curled feathers on his tale and this does not so for this being a drake sorry this is a female and not a drake

]]> Comment on More New York City Photo’s by Ron http://polarbearsblog.wordpress.com/2009/02/10/more-new-york-city-photos/#comment-9082 Ron Wed, 11 Feb 2009 04:14:24 +0000 http://polarbearsblog.wordpress.com/2009/02/10/more-new-york-city-photos/#comment-9082 Thanks all. I really enjoy New York City. I grew up just North of the city and have been there quite a number of times as an adult (I live in currently live in South Flordia). But, this was the first time I really went there to do the "toiurist thing." Everyone should do it at least once. R Thanks all. I really enjoy New York City. I grew up just North of the city and have been there quite a number of times as an adult (I live in currently live in South Flordia). But, this was the first time I really went there to do the “toiurist thing.” Everyone should do it at least once.

R

]]> Comment on More New York City Photo’s by bradtroyphotography http://polarbearsblog.wordpress.com/2009/02/10/more-new-york-city-photos/#comment-9081 bradtroyphotography Wed, 11 Feb 2009 02:41:41 +0000 http://polarbearsblog.wordpress.com/2009/02/10/more-new-york-city-photos/#comment-9081 I really like your use of black and white to capture the city. The shot with the binoculars and the skyline is my favorite shot. Great work. I really like your use of black and white to capture the city. The shot with the binoculars and the skyline is my favorite shot. Great work.

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