I was having overheating problems in my Previa that evaded diagnosis in the shop. After discussing the situation, we arranged for me to call when leaving work an hour away. The had the bay and lift open and ready and I drove straight from work onto the lift. Turned out to be the distributor was doing something weird…

My ‘64 F100 crewcab was decades ahead of that “new” 2001 version.

Ah ha! No wonder my favorite Chocolate Chip has been hard to find in the last year or so. CC makes a great base for the additions: chocolate syrup, mini M&Ms, Nerds, freshly ground nutmeg, and cinnamon. I’m doing my best to increase the demand for CC IC as I have a bowl every night.

I hired in to Boeing Aerospace Company in 1978 and worked at a site across from Boeing field and down the street from the Developmental Center. The front of the DC building had a profile of the SST along the front. Kinda cool!

I went to a subcontractor after reports of the stainless parts they were making for us were rusty. Turns out they misunderstood the directions to clean and protect. One cleans first (pickling), then protects (passvation). They were confused by a word used in the instructions “subsequent”, so they swapped the order and…

I’d be willling to bet that there are far more offensive bumper stickers on other vehicles that are allowed to drive through the drop-off zone.

Ah yes, the Streisand effect at work, again.

Spotted this one a few weeks ago in the state of Washington.

Huh, no mention of fire blocks in the wall horizontally between the switch and the outlet nor how to deal with them. Surprise surprise! That piece of wood is always where you don’t want it and don’t know where it is until the holes have been cut.

Probably still true, but don’t know for sure, but it is legal in Idaho to drive a car without a windshield, but you must have windshield wipers.

That’s the challenge, finding a good honest one that truthfully exposes what in the house needs to be addressed.

Someone I worked with had tons of days to burn, so came up with a brilliant plan. Take alternate Friday/Monday combos off. 4 days work, 4 days off, 4 days on, 2 days off, 4 days on, repeat. Worked great for travelling to sailing contests.

Bread doesn’t have enough moisture to handle more than a couple of cookies. I wet a paper towel and place it on top of a piece of wax paper on top of the cookies. Moisture in the paper towel can also be replenished. Do this in a closed container of some kind so the increase in humidity is throughout the container. This…

Oh where to begin. Don’t trust an independent inspector to actually properly inspect and report. Just some of the things we found after living it.
Single wall exhaust pipe from gas fireplace through the wall - it was scorching.
Every single wall and ceiling were painted with one single color. They masked and did a Mr.…

You are way off the mark because you have not experienced YouTube blocking firsthand. YouTube is AGGRESSIVE about this. I got three viewings warning and then BOOM. No YouTube. They provide “instructions” on how to disable the blocker, so I did that and I STILL got the HALT from YouTube. They do provide a means to…

Oh great, now I have yet another book to add to my year-of-reading backlog.

Long ago I watched as Corvette ever so slowly crept under the backside of a van. The Corvette driver was talking to the passenger and not paying attention. It wasn’t until the rear wheels of the van were off the ground that the Corvette driver noticed. The trailer hitch of the van almost reached the windshield. I saw…

When I went in 2014, because I spent a year (~2000 hours) building a peddle-powered art vehicle (Shamancycle) the camp we built it for paid for my ticket in and camp fees (which included food and shower), and allowed us early entry. It rained on opening day. Until it dries up, it is IMPOSSIBLE to drive responsibly and…

Sounds like the answer to any question by a Texas LEO when stopped on the road is “I refuse to anwer per the 5th amendment”.

The volleyball events at the 1984 Olympics was a wonderful experience. The matches for 3rd place were often more exciting than the 1/2 place matches.