$26K in 2012 for a new Wrangler base model. I think I finance for 60 months but had it paid off in 11 months. My wife does our finances and she hates having debt, so we just put down 3 or 4x the amount of the payment each month and had it paid off fast. And lately, I’ve been looking around at something to replace the…

I want to respond with something witty here, but I got nothing. :)

Any suggestions on removing rust from metal tools? My wife loves to leave my shears and clippers out in the garden when it rains. I don't find them for a week or more and by then, they're so rusted up, they don't work any more.

That is a SERIOUS amount of hose. Are you watering the entire neighborhood?

Who has a garage this empty that would allow you to space your tools this far apart. I've got the same amount of tools packed in to a 4 foot wide area. It's just a matter of stacking properly and you can do it without having to kill so much open space.

I’ve never used a ride sharing program before and could probably count the number of times I’ve used a taxi on one hand. I LOVE to drive. I purchase specific vehicles because they are fun to drive. It's not about the destination, it's the ride. When did people stop enjoying the ride?

My son grew up watching his mother and I ride and in about a week and a half, he's taking his first riding course and he's quite eager to learn. He played around on a dirt bike 2 summers ago, so he's got the concept down, but thanks for the suggestions. I've been wondering where I should start in helping him out.…

I may be completely wrong in this statement, but I don't believe this generation wears perfumes/colognes the way our generation did (80's and prior). My wife and I both suffer from breathing issues to people who wear fragrances. Our lungs close up and breathing becomes a task for almost a full day if the wearer has…

That's what I'm saying. I can't use pocket doors because both sides of the closet open up into rooms. Nothing to create pockets with. I'd love to have pocket doors. Just can't.

We start putting money aside each month in January to our “holiday” fund which includes decorations for Halloween, Thanksgiving and Christmas and that includes presents. It's simple and you don't even have to think about it, because it's just money you put aside and don't even consider that it's gone.

Yup, I'm not using the extras, but all my rips go straight to my home server where Plex picks them up on my Roku devices. It's such a simple setup. I absolutely love it.

I've never tried batch convert, but would definitely benefit from it. Is it simple to queue up a bunch of files to convert?

I have exactly the same problem. We moved into an early 80s house last summer and the master has 3 large and long sliding doors that are open on either end into the bathroom or bedroom, so, like you, we only get half the closet open and they sit on tracks on the ground and are horrible. They get hung up and won't roll…

I've discovered that using MakeMKV is a good way to rip from the DVD and then run it through Handbrake. It makes managing TV shows easier as well.

it's nice to see these again. I've got these right here on my '66 Impala. I haven't seen them here since that year (granted, I haven't paid too much attention though).

I grew up with melted butter, but my dad eats it with mayo. I’ve never understood that. disgusting.

I looked at the Energi at the Texas State Fair yesterday and was very impressed by how nice looking this car is. I'm not a sedan guy, but my wife and I have been talking about trying to find something that would get us some excellent gas mileage and this thing's sticker said 88mpg. I know that's an average, but that…

Agreed. The whining needs to stop. You got hired to do a job and you're being paid for it. The rest of us in the world do the exact same thing every day and we're not looking for extra hand outs to show that we're special. And the new guys should expect to be paid less than those with years under their belts. At some…

This may be a bit generic, and maybe I've missed all of the sub-blogs, but does Gawker do anything for home owners? For instance, reviewing carpet types - my wife and I are trying to replace the mid 80's burbur in our house cause the pups keep pulling it up by the threads and leaving long blank lines, so we've been…

Because America is too much about how they look when they get there. Women don't want to show up to work or a night out with the gals with her hair in knots and her makeup smeared down her face and smelling like the road. Plus, they can't use cell phones to tweet or chat when they're on the bike. They'd actually have…