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    <p>Yes, that matches my experience lately with Motorcraft as well.
      The factory Motorcraft battery in my 2009 F150 got replaced in
      2017 when it started to get weak. I still have the factory battery
      in my 2014 Fusion with no sign of problems. I recently replaced
      the battery in my Granddaughters car and also put a Motorcraft in
      it.</p>
    <p>Phil in TX</p>
    <div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 8/28/2020 10:39 AM, ustonThomas
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          batteries. Reasonable price at local auto parts.  Last about 6
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          <div> On Friday, August 28, 2020, 8:47:10 AM CDT, Cecil
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                <p>Bo:  Glad to hear you are OK.  I had a 95 Suburban
                  that would have a dead battery every 2 years.  It did
                  this on me 3 times before I got another brand.  It had
                  a Wal Mart Neverstart battery in it when I bought it
                  and we were in a WM parking lot and it just died.  I
                  went back in and got a battery and installed it.  2
                  years later at a restaurant at 10pm it would not start
                  and I had rolled the window down when we got in and it
                  did not have enough power to raise the window.   I had
                  to walk a 1/2 mile through traffic at night to get a
                  battery.  Then called a friend to help carry the
                  battery back to the parking lot and install.  2 years
                  later it failed at home and I replaced it with one
                  from a local battery company.  I have used this
                  company since and their batteries work fine and last
                  about 6 years usually if I don't let them run down.  
                  Stay safe.  Good luck on getting back home.   <br
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                  <div>And the icing on the cake was  . I got in my car
                    to go get something to eat and the battery was
                    deader than a doorknob  . 230 miles away from home
                    and stuck with no tools or anything  so I called the
                    local O Reilly's and the brought me a new battery
                    and put it in for NO extra charge  . That's why I
                    use them  as they are the same anywhere you go  .</div>
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                      <div> Hi Bo, <br clear="none">
                        Sounds like you came through it as well as can
                        be expected. Hope all is OK when you return
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                        Regards,<br clear="none">
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                          <div>Just a quick update on Sulphur Louisiana
                            from Slidell Louisiana which is 230 miles
                            away  . My brother said my house and shop is
                            still intact with minimum damage as for the
                            best that he can see  . There is so much
                            debris that  he cannot walk around in the
                            yard  . Light poles and wires and limbs
                            makes it impossible to walk anywhere  . It
                            seems like I am doing better than most
                            within miles of where I live  . I will post
                            more when possible  .I LOVE THE ANTIQUE
                            TRACTOR GUYS and what they mean to me .</div>
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                              To minimize the eye strain from your
                              monitor, try looking away every 15 - 20
                              minutes and stare at something 20 - 25
                              feet away, like something in the next
                              room, for about 5 minutes. Even watching
                              TV for a minute or two helps due to the
                              movement on the screen. I used to get up a
                              take a walk and BS with the other
                              engineers every now and then, also helped
                              with thinking about what I was working on.
                              Another thing to try is to sit farther
                              away from the monitor. You can also try
                              adjusting the brightness and contrast,
                              darker is supposed to be better.<br
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                              Some of the disciplinary aides
                              (secretaries) I used to work with would
                              use a screen filter to cut down the glare
                              from the monitor. Some people say that
                              wearing a good pair of polarized lenses
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                              The reason you don’t have as big an issue
                              with you phone is because of the screen
                              size and the lower amount of emitted
                              light.<br clear="none">
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                              Carl<br clear="none">
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                              Subject: Re: [AT] Catching up, Bo Hinch
                              and Hurricane Laura and the antique
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                              Thanks Mattias.  Yes I just saw that
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                              It’s good to hear from all of you but
                              looking at this computer screen gives<br
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                              me terrible headaches so I don’t.  I can
                              do stuff on my smart phone pretty well<br
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                              but the computer hurts.<br clear="none">
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                              From: Mattias Kessén <br clear="none">
                              Sent: Wednesday, August 26, 2020 5:32 PM<br
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                              Subject: Re: [AT] Catching up, Bo Hinch
                              and Hurricane Laura and the antique
                              tractor community in general<br
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                              Good to hear from you Charlie.<br
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                              No earlier said that they were evacuating,
                              so I believe they're safe but worried over
                              their property and belongings.<br
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                              Den ons 26 aug. 2020 23:29charlie hill
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                                Hi gang.<br clear="none">
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                                I hope everyone is well.  I’m doing fine
                              but looking at computer screens bothers my
                              eyes enough<br clear="none">
                                that it’s no fun to be online.  I can
                              drive and function ok.  There are just
                              some things that bother<br clear="none">
                                me enough to discourage doing them. 
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                                I’m worried about Bo Hinch.  Has anyone
                              heard from him?  Some of you probably know<br
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                                he lives very near Lake Charles 
                              (Sulphur), LA which, under some forecast
                              models is possibly ground<br clear="none">
                                zero for hurricane Laura.  I think the
                              elevation of his whole town is about 16’
                              above sea level<br clear="none">
                                and it’s only a few miles inland from a
                              bay that empties into the gulf.<br
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                                I haven’t been able to get up with him. 
                              I hope he and anyone else in this family
                              who is in the<br clear="none">
                                path of this storm has their antique
                              tractors put away and is headed for high
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                                If I don’t see your reply John Hall and
                              Al Jones know how to reach me.<br
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