Mis-judged my ability to self-remove my Tule roof carrier by myself. Slipped off my shoulder and the rubber-covered claw part that grabs the roof rack landed on the top edge of the car. Left a half-dollar sized dent and some buff-able scratches in a spot that’s veribly impossible to get to in terms of paintless dent…

Why not a Honda Element? The interior folds out of the way nicely for loading up canvas or bike, it can handle a roof rack bike load like a champ, the interior washes out with a hose, so some spilled paint is no biggie, Honda’s are known for their reliability. Gas is meh, but ELEMENT. Plus, suicide rear doors are…

I don’t know why, but your comment just made a visceral image in my head of the Tangerine Clown shimmying off beat to ODB’s “Got Your Money” with the grin of a 4th grader who thought no one saw him steal an extra cup of pudding from the cafeteria rack. I also picture him mouthing “Baby I got your money.” about 1/4…

Handy information, thanks! I think my trouble right now is, I want to get off the rental modem from my ISP, but am having a hell of a time determining what the best option is that will work with Century Link since I’m getting my internet through the phone line (DSL?) and not a cable modem. There’s so many options out…

I’d say the happiest time is when you’re in control of your direction. Even with stresses, if you’ve wanted a family/career, etc. and that’s where you ended up, it’s easy to look back fondly. If your life has been one big stride forward, only to get sucked back into the muck by events beyond your control. You’re going…

My Mom got this for me for X-mas a few years ago. It changed my damn life. Instead of cutting the metal, it basically unbinds the crimp/glue sealing that holds the lid on cans in the first place. I’m pretty sure Mainstays holds the patent on it (never seen it anywhere but WalMart), but what an innovation!

Fair point. But being publicly yelled at and manhandled by a parent doesn’t help do anything but want the teenager to keep further away. Also, she was REALLY adamant about the holding the door thing. Anyways, 25 years later, we get along just fine. She loves dog-sitting for me when I’m gone and I’ve seemingly adulted…

It all depends on who is following. Is it someone with their hands full? Is it someone who is moving quickly to get through the door? If their actions deem necessity, I’ll make the grey area allowance. If they’re shuffling along, looking at their phones, I’m not going to wait them out. Some people get all bent out of…

I’m constantly amazed and baffled by how many people there are that would rather ride in an airplane with mechanical difficulties than re-book a flight. If you’re scheduling is that tight when on leave, it’s highly advisable to give yourself a safety day (if only to orient yourself going out, and recover coming back).…

I’ve heard that “squeaky wheel gets the grease” line before. I’ve also heard “the squeaky wheel gets replaced.” So you know, there’s that option as well.

My go to cliche. “Never fake the funk on a nasty dunk.”

You deserve a star for ALL of that. Managing and being willing to diversify your musical taste through experimentation is one of the most difficult things when you’re “coming of age” - especially during your teens and 20's (side note: I’ll be 40 next year). It’s a time when you have to look back at things you…

CP, if it was under $2500 I’d switch it up to NP. By the time you’re done with body work, paint and interior restoration, you’re looking at around $5000 and that’s just too much for an SX. In regards to the faded hood. Most likely it’s extreme oxidation from both the sun and the heat from the engine bay. I’d put money…

I’m under the assumption that in most classes now your papers are going to be typed up on a computer and printed, unlike those wild and zany days of the 80's and 90's when I went to school (I’m also under the assumption that prior to that, all hand done essays were scratched into either pressed tree bark or etched…

I might need correction, but I believe the idea for this came out of some grad students at UNLV who were taking bev mgmt, and engineering courses. That being said, it was installed at a bar I worked at briefly (for maybe, 6 months?) and it became a nuisance because people would buy their beer, somehow dislodge the…

Honestly, growing up left handed, especially at an era where being lefty was frowned upon (Seriously, as a toddler, when I grabbed things with my left hand, my Mom would take them and move them to my right hand because that was the “proper way”), it’s just fact that most left handers are ambidextrous in several…

I’m never going to support a team that was bought to town by a few multi-billionaires, that then backed away at the last minute, causing the adjustment of funds to be shifted from going into the education system (is Las Vegas dead last, or second to last these days, I keep forgetting) into building a stadium that’s…

I’m kind of bummed that the turn around for this was so quick. (saw it at work last night, but can’t log in there) I’ve been hammock camping for over 10 years and until the fairly recent availability of them through outfits like REI, it hasn’t always been easy (or cheap) to acquire what you needed. Anyways, outside of…

I’m kind of bummed that the turn around for this was so quick. (saw it at work last night, but can’t log in there) I’…

That, uh... reminds me of Alabama.