Yes, it is what it is. The outside ambient temp showed 50.5c on recent trip to dubai. Experts say outdoors will be unfit for human activity in next 20yrs due to global warming. I say sooner, MUCH sooner. I worked in steel mill as a young (35yrs ago) man full of vinegar&p¡zz and was most difficult time of my working life, with the exception of making the equivalent of €30/per hour. The poor men in GCC who work outdoors here make as little €90 per month! Yes, I’ve heard the excuses that where they come from they earn €1 a day or less, but it is a shame they are in indentured servitude. We (all of us on landyzone) have been gifted the birth lottery in 1st world country’s, but most are oblivious. On a trek in Morocco Sahara I saw and communed with the Amazigh people. Desperately poor but happy with their lives. On many other safari’ in Asia Minor and Africa, the suffering is heartbreaking. All this experience within the comfort of Fj70’s and Defender’. A friend who’s family owns a very large track of land for hunting/photo safari on S. Africa/Botswana border just rid themselves of all their Defenders for Toyota dependability, FYI. I will protect our investment in wifey’ Defender for a tidy R.O.I. in future, as well as my special Panzer tank. As they say “it’s all about the Benjaman’s, baby!” Although, replacing entire drivetrain, suspension, wiring harness may be an option, depending how much she cry’s at prospect of me eventually moving Defender on down the road. Lastly, I’ve asked my friend’ in military, Brit & American “meat eaters” military men that I know, (stupid query), why do scumbag terrorist world over use T.L.C.model 79 for their malign, despicable activities, and they say “it may have something of indestructible nature of the truck short of an MBT Law, RPG or Hell Fire missle, ‘nuff said!
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