When you thought you were stealing a Mustang...

I back the trailer to the start of the ramp, then stop. I don’t get the truck/rear wheels anywhere near the “ramp” part of the ramp.

This is the most accurate description of a boat launch I’ve ever read.

Like everything else, launching boats takes practice. I think the biggest thing that causes these accidents is nerves causing people to forget the basics. I have a pretty solid checklist that I run through each time and it keeps me out of trouble. I also refuse to rush, no matter how busy the launch is. Rushing leads…

so this is like corn biscotti?

The folks at gcn (??) would be wrong. WD-40 is a pretty good cleaner to wash away grime and oils, but it is not a lubricant for heavy use. I had an off-road motorcycle back in the 60s and cleaned the chain about once a month. Quite often I used gasoline or brake cleaner to remove the dirt and sludge and then oiled it…

WD40 has its limits and tends to just attract more dirt. I have 3-in-1 oil along with silicone/teflon spray in my workshop. They work much better than WD-40 for most applications, especially for power tools.

Braden, you’re singing my song. It made my day to hear someone else say it for once. PREACH IT BROTHER.

WD-40 o bike chains is a big no-no.

WD-40 is designed to be a water displacer, hence the ‘WD’ in the name. It’s meant to push water out of crevices and hard to reach places in metal parts to prevent rust. It will also work pretty well as a solvent or degreaser.

I can attest on not using WD-40 on electronics.

Maybe, just maybe, if your country didn’t allow everyone - including this delusional kid - to wear a gun, shit like this wouldn’t happen. Without that gun on his hip, this probably ends with the kid getting some (well deserved) fines. Yeah, he was a fucking idiot, but that clearly isn’t yet a death penalty offence.

One thing to keep in mind is that your insurance will almost never cover problems stemming from a non-permitted renovation. If you skipped pulling permits in order to reduce costs, or you decided to do a DIY renovation without licensed contractors, you probably won’t get a payout if you accidentally burn down half…

Where you have unurprising, think you meant unsurprising.

As we found out when a pipe collapsed, insurance told us they would cover the cost of repair as if the pipe was right in front of them. Which it wasnt. It was through the flooring, under the slab and feet of dirt, which we had to pay for. However, if we just let the sink overflow and damage even one piece of the…

Great tips, thanks. I love any discussion about water hacks. My wife and I fill bottles halfway and freeze them, but we place them vertically so the ice is at the bottom. What is the difference between that and placing them at an angle?

Again, what I’m about to say pertains to US regulations, but they are more or less universal for these product classes.

So can you explain a little more why “white whiskey” isn’t just vodka? Isn’t that basically what all spirit/grain alcohol is after distillation before it gets aged in barrels?

I’ve been doing this for years with the Samsung Dex app

A couple of pharmaceutical interventions have really improved things for us. First and foremost was my wife finding the right antidepressant that both improved those symptoms and didn’t also kill her sex drive. This took a long time.