My dad is a Gideon, and that's pretty much the viewpoint they have. Though several of the more blue collar hotels request them because, according to the hotel (heard third hand or so, so I'm not saying it's gospel), it does actually reduce incidents such as overdoses and suicides.

My dad is a Gideon and I'll pass that idea (please take me card) along to him next time I talk to him. But I can confirm that (at least the local) group philosophy is to get a Bible in as many hands as possible and they don't mind restocking at all. Last time I talked to him about it, my dad said they restock the…

A lot of the brands I see are standardizing on different colored handles for the different tip types. The full screwdriver set I have is red for slotted, blue for phillips, and gray/clear for torque. The precision screwdriver set I have uses 4 or 5 different colors for the various types.

I apologize for the late reply, I was on vacation.

"Turbulence isn't all that rare"

Yeah, I know. I wasn't really looking to get into a detailed risk analysis in my first comment since I didn't think that was what Gear_chip was looking for.

I don't disagree with you. I just think that's a parent's judgement call and not for me (or anyone else) to dictate.

Look for a car seat that is FAA certified. IIRC, Those are allowed on all US airlines.

Yeah, if the ICBM had been invented, and the nuclear bomb had not, we would be living in a much different world today. Actually that sounds like it would make a good plot for a novel....

Because you can't tell the difference between a conventionally armed ICBM and a nuclear one until after it detonates.

I see that sort of thing happening - not that great but on smaller items/amounts - and in talking with one of the smaller shop owners around here I found out it's easy money for them. The store gets a commission on "selling" the loan and the loan holder gets a low-cost risk reduction in their loan pool so they can…

Not sure about the km signs. But they weren't solar water heaters. They were photovoltaic panels that didn't produce as much electricity as they were supposed to.

Oddly enough, I live about an hour east of there.... roads aren't designed any better here either.