I personally don't know of a single guy who would miss the advantage of this, by picking on you 10x worse than they do already. This should have been clarified as 'ways to defuse relationship stress when going to bed with that person is high on your list of preferred activities'. As far as daily social interaction, do…

Had these rules been followed by America in 1941, we'd all be speaking German right now. Seriously, this is akin to 'the coward's rules to always winning at warfare', and leaves nothing but perpetual psychological games and perpetual political spin as the result. I grew up in a house like that, I'd rather have been…

At $12 for 15g of Sugru, I can easily say that it is far cheaper to just keep a pack of screwdrivers handy, or if you must have a single 'multi-tool', that JB-Weld has been doing this type of job far longer with obvious advantages to Sugru. A simple RV window crank (for Jelousy windows) for $3, and 55-grams of JB Weld…

Several have already hit the nail on the head, the car is nothing but an extension of the lead-foot driving it in most cases. The WRX isn't a surprise, but I have to say that the Topaz was. VERY surprising a few others didn't make the list, like the 300, the Camaro, the Charger and the eternally-favored Mustang. I…

One item was seriously overlooked from the chart, and that is LOAD RATING. Very often, GAWR, GVWR and GCWR are overlooked when it comes to light trucks, and worst of all, few tires are made now with load ratings above 'D'. In light vehicles, it is rare to find a load rating above 2400-lbs for a tire, and with two…

One item was seriously overlooked from the chart, and that is LOAD RATING. Very often, GAWR, GVWR and GCWR are overlooked when it comes to light trucks, and worst of all, few tires are made now with load ratings above 'D'. In light vehicles, it is rare to find a load rating above 2400-lbs for a tire, and with two…

I have to admit, through 4 different colleges (and thousands of 'library-hours' spent at them, my local public library has facilities, books and features that I really don't believe any of the university facilities could compare to. Yes, there is about 20-years between my last 'school' efforts and now, but our public…

Look, if you are a credit risk, you are a credit risk. Most landlords who will run a credit report on you prior to renting are not going to be swayed by 'offer Direct Deposit' to them. Look at it from their position, would you take direct deposit payments from a credit risk? Why would you accept a promise of…

I fully agree, and with living in one of the Southwest cities on the list, I can say that one MAJOR oversight is the terrible crime rate for our area. If I wasn't retired and already 'settled in', I would NOT live here. You can count gunfire at night instead of sheep, if you can sleep. Make SURE you check the crime…

Truthfully, this is NOT a bad idea (the compressor concept). In reality, flats rarely happen on a warm, dry day near a park and a phone. They happen at 1-AM, in the rain, on a 40-deg F day, in the worst area you could pick (middle of Sonoran Desert, anyone?). A spare tire relies on a LOT of extra stuff. It takes a…

Obviously, you have never worked in Unix, the 'non-babysitter' OS. If you tell it 'DELETE', it does not second-guess you that you actually meant to DELETE something. UNIX - the OS for 'big people'.

I've remodeled a half-dozen old houses that were built pre-1965, and without a doubt, I have to say, this reoccurring urban myth (fabric softener wallpaper remover) does NOT work on most papers of vintage age. The old papers (that used an interlaced fabric or textile string in their composition) usually DO NOT soften…

Cucurbitacin is a mild plant alkali, and is the reason it is 'bitter'. Rubbing the ends may affect the weak ionic bonds in some way, though American 'Southern' cooking offers another way that this has been 'traditionally' neutralized. A dish called 'cucumbers and onions' is prepared by slicing both vegetables and…

Without a doubt, and 40-years of banking, Capital One is the WORST bank I've ever dealt with. I've unfortunately had to bank with them twice (due to constant moving related to contract work, where they were the 'only' bank in town with 'modern' features and cross-state access), but overall, several banks didn't make…

As a retired Director of Engineering having hired over 500-degreed Mechanical Engineers in my professional career, I always appreciated the best well-thought-out resumes. I never 'threw out' 2-3 page resumes, and found great humor (and even interest) in witty statements. That said, a pain letter can work for you, or…

Maybe my local stores will one day stop carrying all those 'never-sells' size ZERO womens clothes, and size 32 x 30 mens pants, and then I can stop buying online, and return to buying from brick-and-mortar again. Until then, it's online for clothes, and most-likely, Amazon. Same for about 12,000 other items that it…

This project is a very difficult one to accomplish, if you can't get a 'minnow bucket' as a styrofoam insulating liner. My wife drove me crazy on this, until I broke down and bought her a $30 5-gallon Rubbermaid cooler to make it out of! The good part, is that yes, it does work, and efficiently (for those days when…

A while back, I got together with a few friends, and the talk turned into what I fondly refer to as 'philosophical drinking', it also took us down that crazy avenue of 'after-apocalypse-survival'. Of the many subjects that came up (like that really scary one, what do you do AFTER toilet paper?), was the subject of…

A while back, I got together with a few friends, and the talk turned into what I fondly refer to as 'philosophical drinking', it also took us down that crazy avenue of 'after-apocalypse-survival'. Of the many subjects that came up (like that really scary one, what do you do AFTER toilet paper?), was the subject of…

Almost 60, I remember being 7 and wandering for miles. At 10 years old, I had a homemade minibike that I spent more time pushing than driving, due to constantly (it seemed) being out of gas. The only concern then was 'not getting hit on the roads', to which we normally stayed away from. That society has changed so…