I wear wool socks daily, year round. I buy Omniwool brand from Sam's. I've had nine pair that I've been wearing for six years and they are just now starting to wear thin. My job requires me to be on my feet all day and walk 4 or 5 mile a day. Since I switched to wool my feet and shoes never stink. Merino wool…

Hinges aren't much of a problem if the lubricant should collect dust and dirt, they are pretty simple. Locks, on the other hand, can be, pretty, delicate mechanisms, and should never be lubricated with anything that would attract dirt or dust.

Silicone Lubricant shouldn't attract much gunk, but the best I've found is Houdini 4-Way Lock Lubricant. Houdini on Amazon

I recently upgraded to the Raspberry Pi B+, from the original B, and downloaded a fresh install of Kodi, compiled 12/24/14. I love it! We had been using Confluence, but installed the Amber Skin to try it out and it has been great. We all use our cell phones as remotes, my wife and I have the paid version of Yatse,…

Slightly off topic, but a lot of comments are are discussing humane methods of execution.

We just called Verizon about lowering our monthly bill and they knocked $25 per line off for the two lines that are out of contract. That's saving us $1200 over the next two years. We like to have nice phones, but we don't have to have the absolute newest phones on the market. Just bought a nib Droid Maxx for $200…

I just accept that no one remembers how to drive on ice and snow every winter and try to avoid going out for a few days. If I am forced out, I drive like a granny and anticipate that all other cars are about to lose control. Here in SW MO, most people have the hang of winter driving in a few days. The Mason-Dixon…

I don't really see this as a bad thing. Most children are so insulated from the suffering and death that children would have seen first-hand prior to the modern age, they don't have the emotional buffers to deal with the trauma of loss. Viewing loss and recovery of characters in a show allows children to have a…

Even with break-away rims, backboards can shatter. We had a playoff game delayed for over an hour due to a shattered backboard.

Be glad your local worked. After six shots of lidocaine, my doctor was afraid any more would be dangerous. I white-knuckled my way through the entire procedure.