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A friend with an extensive auto collection including Cords, etc. told his kids don’t be sentimental and sell while selling is good…

I have a piece of old carpet turned upside down in the bed that protects…

I own 2 pickups… a Ford and a Chevrolet… Both give good service. The 91 Chevrolet has the high output 350 and set up to tow my...

Work colleague at one of our Data Centers in Phoenix got it...debilitating for him. He didn't pass, but he never returned to work.

It’s most definitely a thing and friends have succumbed… My last friend was told it might have been in check by a robust immune system...

Yes, you are "lucky" to have the rain and humidity; Valley Fever is a disease that is more common where the soil dries out and then dust...

Modern points often inferior and I have found will experience accelerated wear which closes the gap. I use a old time tool that...

Any issues with Valley Fever or similar infections...

I worked on a remote ranch for a bit that used a methane digester (biogas) to run stoves, lights, and yes, small engines to run the...

A lot of the open station field tractors growing up had attached shade umbrellas. Now conditioned cabs the norm. We also have...

Pickup went to limp home mode towing a trailer on the SF Bay Bridge… fortunate is was rush hour as traffic was bumper to bumper…

Early Ford spec 40 weight non detergent. Switching to detergent in a motor with decades of non detergent puts the oil pan deposits in...

I lived in Richmond/El Sobrante and summers are rather foggy or overcast. Concord and Walnut Creek seemed to be hot at the time. Orinda...

SF has Carl the fog and yes it can be much cooler on the SF peninsula and Golden Gate Oakland is far enough away to have its own...

Climate not needing heat or cooling is one of the top reasons we call Oakland home… I can do colder no problem but not a fan of ice…...