Why oh why are we still attempting to sing (badly most often) to that drinking song melody put with a poem about a flag? There has got tobe something more reflective of America than that one.

Grease, forgot to mention that grease (butter and other fats) doesn’t get easier to clean with soaking. Wipe it out with a paper towel and THEN perhaps soaking will help.

Well, it is a longbed dually crewcab. The PO had it improperly licensed (as a regular passenger vehicle), so I had to get it weighed at a proper weigh station to get it licensed properly as a truck. It was within a few pounds of 6000 on the nose.

Weight is one thing, but the actual weight per wheel on the ground is what matters for road maintenance. And I don’t just say this because I have a 6000 pound (empty) F350 truck. I say it because it has duallies which reduces the weight on the ground compared to the same truck with single wheels at the back. And if…

Closing a bag? Uh, that’s what clothespins are for, well besides clothes.

For my spouse it is A Discovery of Witches.

I use a piping bag very seldom, so I just use a zipper style plastic bag and snip a corner off.

Another source is:

Hard to believe a car that actively -prevents- one from driving in snow isn’t on this list. I don’t know about the other generations, but a Gen 2 Prius puts on the brakes when one wheel starts slipping. Not so for a Gen 4 AWD Prius, which is great in the snow.

Our local organic grocery store features a local charity each month. You can round-up your purchase to benefit the charity. My local non-profit (I’m secretary) received about $1600 one year from this. An excellent way to donate less than a buck that you probably won’t even notice.

When I worked with a hydrogen furnace, when the open flame got much brighter, there was the hydrogen leak. When that happens, it isn’t a problem as long as the flame does NOT get sucked back into the pipes, then you have a REALLY BIG problem, if so, run!

My standby for grease is 409. Always works. Followed up with vinegar ofor any potentially eat-off-off surfaces like countertops. You know you eat whatever is dropped on your countertop.

For sap on your car or yourself, use butter. Faster than alcohol. But don’t use it on things where butter creates a problem, like fabric.

Way back when I worked at Boeing (in the 80's) across from Boeing field, we got to tour a 747 being outfitted for some Saudi. The gold and other decadent fittings and lavish bits and bobbles have probably already been removed. The one I saw as way over the top, and would have been perfect for 45** in his heyday,…

Many, many years ago I built a radio controlled sail car. It was not successful. Far too easy to get too much sail for the beam width.

It will be years before we use up all the wrappng paper we already have. When you have a cardboard box that has wood reinforcements to be able to carry it, you know you have a LOT of wrapping paper. And then there is the other extra tall box for the extra wide wrapping paper. We already had a lot when mom passed, so…

You ever work with someone who manages to keep their job while doing absolutely nothing of value whatsoever? No? You just met two of them. That is how they will approach their community service. Be there, do nothing, get credit.

I don’t like video, I can read. However, the most important thing in buying a knife is, how does it feel in your hand. Your hand, not someone else, not some reviewer, not your friend, your hand.

I made some roux on Sunday in advance of our Tuesday Thanksgiving meal.
I put the roux in silicone cupcake cups and into the freezer.
A couple of notes:
Roux = glue. Roux scoffs at everything a dishwasher throws at it. Both on the silicone and on the metal pan. Hand wash only.
Adding roux to gravy is always fraught with…

Medical cmpany. Perhaps Theranos will find out from first hand experience that health care for prisoners who are pregnant is terrible, bad, and risks lives. Perhaps do something about that as someone wanting to do something for the health of people.