The smush-ening!
\nhankgreen.com/smush · Aug 4\n866 pts · PERFECT 💯 · 26-day streak\n🥞🥞🥞\n🥞⭐🥞\n🥞🥞🥞
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\nhankgreen.com/smush · Jul 26\n632 pts · PERFECT 💯 · 17-day streak\n🥞🥞🥞\n🥞⭐🥞\n🥞🥞🥞
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\nhankgreen.com/smush · Jul 23\n816 pts · PERFECT 💯 · 14-day streak\n🥞🥞🥞\n🥞⭐🥞\n🥞🥞🥞
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\n![\"1986](\"https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/149855/2026/3ae20be7e6-m.jpg\")
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\n2) I do think he’s a little heavy-handed on “people should know how it works”; I don’t believe everybody should know how to use stick-shift just to drive either. However:
\n3) MUCH easier/cheaper to keep riding if you can fix basics AND stay as mechanical as possible :-P
@ploafmaster.com I will only ever claim dumb luck that I didn’t myself 🤪
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