The USDA does have a Water & Waste Disposal Loan and Grant Program to help low-density “rural” communities (there can be upscale parts as long as the density and income across the area meet the requirements) extend public water supplies and sewers, and it seems that at least part of this area qualifies to apply (I…

One, not everyone lives in an air-conditioned palace and in summer towels may smell like mildew after a single use even when hung on a rod or line to dry. Second, every one is entitled to pick and choose on which occasions one must tolerate a significant other’s obnoxious acquaintances, as long as one does not beg off…

While Pennsylvania does have a state income tax, it does not tax income from Social Security, IRAs, 401(k) and 403(b) accounts, or pensions for those over 60.

The 4WD system was part-time with a lockable center differential, not for use on dry pavement, so it really was more like an off-roader. With the 2nd-row three-seat bench it could seat 8, but without too much cargo volume behind the 3rd row, like some current crossovers.

It actually had 3 conventional doors until a left-side rear door was added for the ‘96 model year.

Is this a phenomenon related to the springtime snow melt, and only exists for a few weeks a year; something that happens every heavy rain; or a perpetual feature?

Self-checkout lanes aren’t always express lanes; some stores have both regular and express lanes with self checkout. Generally there’s a difference in the configuration, like a full length conveyor belt on the regular lane, but unless the lane is signed with an item limit, I assume it’s fair game for everyone. Except…

T-tops preceded Targas by almost two decades, being patented by automobile designer Gordon Buehrig in the late ‘40s. Since this has a single full-width panel without the center bar, it is technically a Targa, unlike the similar-appearing Suzuki X-90, which had a t-top. But Subaru couldn’t actually call it a Targa,…

With that much torque, you didn’t need more than 4 ratios in a turnpike cruiser. Few people yet cared about fuel economy in giant cars, and manufacturers measuring dicks by how many forward gears could be stuffed in the hump was a few years away. Among others, Corollas and Tacomas, most Subarus, and Mazda3i’s from…

Some present-day midsize cars that I would prefer not to drive in favor of a good-condition 1996 Taurus: 2018 Accord, 2018 Camry, 2018 Altima, 2018 Legacy, 2018 Optima.

Well, “Inspire” is a Honda nameplate that probably hasn’t become an abandoned trademark everywhere yet despite not having been used since MY 2012. And businesses now tend to like uneek spellings because they are easier to trademark worldwide. Plus, since en- is a prefix indicating within or inside, I’m sure that Suzie…

According to babycenter.com, it is the 4159th most popular girl’s name in 2018 so far, up 1850 spots from 2017. Wanna bet it will move up higher before 1/1/19?

One of the best-looking pickups since the ‘50s, but as a concept probably would have been better suited to the Ranger; smaller, sorta sporty, younger buyers, less likely to be used as a trade or farm vehicle.

Some of the Firefox footage was actually recycled from 1968's Ice Station Zebra, which is worth seeing for its own sake. Semicentennial trivia: Cinerama prints of 2001: A Space Odyssey (released in April) were pulled by MGM despite continuing good box office receipts so that Cinerama-equipped venues would be available…

The “frequently bought together” GFCI Tester is also useful for determining whether your outlets are actually grounded and if they’re grounded with the correct polarity. The GFCI in my 1980s-remodeled bathroom wasn’t grounded at all nor were several other outlets where the original two-prong receptacles had been…

The “frequently bought together” GFCI Tester is also useful for determining whether your outlets are actually…

Isn’t Texas the state where the conspiracy press and Republicans in state government got all bent out of shape two years ago when the DoD conducted a major but routine exercise that was somehow transformed into a plot by the Obama administration to take over and occupy the state? Can we really trust the military just…

Because in older homes it’s frequently based on the space available for the laundry room and the desirability of minimizing the length of both the water lines run and the dryer vent run. My sister’s second-floor laundry has the dryer on the left because it’s next to an exterior wall and the washer on the right where…

A hashtag that parses as “Spartan Swill” doesn’t seem the most intelligent idea.

Seems copied from recent Hondas. I didn’t understand why they placed the hood cut lines on the profile of the car when it just accentuates the enormous panel gaps, but it never occurred to me that it might be by intent as a “design” feature. It still doesn’t explain why the gaps on Ontario-built Civics seem a bit…

A major reason that states with usury limits raised or eliminated them was that during the excess inflation of the 1970s, especially the end of the Carter administration, interest rates based on the prime or Fed funds rates were bumping against or exceeding usury limits in a number of states (for a few months the…