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Building things here we use air nailer, but still use steel hammer a lot. He's in his 50s, no problem yet.

And an unfamiliar area walk it first!

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That's the exact hammer my contractor friend/neighbor has. Who knows how many houses, decks, etc he's built with it.

Years ago out phone rings at 4:30 a.m. Some guy said he wanted to know the weather since he was going hunting (our phone number was one digit off from weather report number). 4:30 a.m. and I'm mad as can be..."do you have a window?" I ask. "Yes" he replies. "Well open it and stick your head out...

I'd like to find mine. I have a Wang calculator which was a big deal in 1969. The manual for it from my memory is 2"-3" thick. It uses nixie vacuum tubes for display. It's in two parts, keyboard/display then a cable goes to this "suitcase" of boards. Probably a museum piece now. Engineering...

Two unusual things come to mind: one is years ago (20?) my wife gets a $1,200 bill from the city of Baltimore for an unpaid parking ticket! So I call the Baltimore number on the bill asking questions. They got her car and tag number correct (her '55 Chevy BelAir), I ask when & where offense...

Wow...that's hard to take just reading. How old are you, if you don't mind me asking. I certainly hope you had enough insurance coverage and hope things can be replaced. In my case it turned out OK, insurance company replaced part of barn roof that collapsed and replaced a shed with a larger...

Oh man...I'm so sorry. That's horrible on many levels, sentimental things, all your stuff. Years ago I got really good advice from an agent (rip Ken...a great guy) who said everyone should go around their home & garage taking pictures. Otherwise you can't remember everything.

She's going to founder or colic. Needs to be worked and off pasture.

Man, I've got better things to do. You self driving proponents carry on and enjoy. I made my point.

I have no desire riding a horse cross country. I understand you're being facetious, all out needs are within 8 miles.

When all cars are self driving that's when we'll ride our horses...they have a brain and so do we.

Moss...I enjoy your posts and replies but man...you gotta THINK!!! This is where YOU MISS THE POINT (no offense). Ok...both the school bus AND my car are in self drive mode. At this point...we're talking about MAN MADE *****!!! (emphasis hopefully so you understand). Have you ever heard of...

Self driving cannot outdrive/out think an experienced driver. The maneuver I made was insane, illegal and not one a computer would make...but we're safe & sound because of it, and I could give other examples.

I have, ice storm not fire. As long as you have coverage and good insurance company you should be fine. The hardest part is remembering everything that was in there. They'll have an aduster come out.

Some pretty interesting YouTube videos on comparing filters:

NAPA & Wix are good.

I had a '96 GMC pickup truck I ordered new. That night I removed catalytic converter, installed a J.C. Whitney "test pipe"[emoji38]. It ran lots better and I got it inspected every year. One mechanic said something about it...then "it must be a Canadian model".

Garlic is very healthy! I'm still laughing...stinking up the house.[emoji28]

Years ago I had a VW diesel Rabbit pickup. I just put a trouble light with 60W incandescent bulb in it under the oil pan a few hours before starting it. I did same with diesel tractor. Anything around it, either side to block wind (cardboard or quilt). Heat rises and it really worked well.

But...but...you don't understand...if the truck had autopilot it wouldn't have turned over![emoji849][emoji849][emoji849][emoji849][emoji849][emoji2957][emoji12][emoji848]

Everything bad happens on Friday right after 5pm to me, doctors office closed until Monday morning as are plumbers, electricians, etc. Crazy why that is.

That's the dumbest comment I've ever read on Tractor By Net. Thanks!

That's very true but I got so sick of those car extended warranty ones I was in garage working on something and put it on speaker phone. I just made up (shirt), it's a 2015 Chevy Malibu 83K miles. After his spiel I said "is the carburetor covered?"...yes it is. So I strung him along with bs...

As a teenager I worked at a service station and owner also sold cars. He had a '68 Road Runner 440 4 speed he bought from a friend of mine (spoiled rich kid) because his Dad bought him a '69 Hemi Superbird. Owner ordered a Hemi Cuda in 1970, I drove him to get it and coming back pulled beside me...

Absolutely! I tried my friend's Makita and bought a Craftsman (all else Dewalt but Craftsman on sale $50). I use it a lot and amazing what it does. Recently replaced kitchen faucet and of course one bolt stripped [emoji2959] then remembered I bought carbide blades for it. I had 1/8" gap to work...

The fact is during the 60s-70s muscle car era while true from the factory, exception being the super stock cars, weren't all that fast but they gave you the building blocks (no pun intended) to go fast. Top fuel, the fastest drag cars, 1/4 mile times in the 3s at over 300mph and motor based on...

No it doesn't take a juiced up ice to beat a plaid...a 390 cu.in. naturally aspirated Rambler will do it. Herman (rip) would dust it 10 years ago. SS/A, had to be street legal (install wipers & DOT slicks), and for a WHOLE lot less than $120K. A LOT less.

Absolutely. Spoofing. I have gotten calls from an Indian telemarketer with my mother's number on caller ID, as well as our home landline and neighbors number.

Much better. Tesla is NOT a drag car...sorry.

Tools are strange in a way. A contractor friend/neighbor and I built a horse tack room last year. He had an expensive pancake air compressor and a Paslode framing nailer. Both gave problems early on so I got my Harbor Freight nailer and compressor. They both worked fantastic throughout the job...

Ambulance Here people say "Ammalance"

Here's one design: Another:

My brother is a geologist and working with the EPA had a leaking oil tank removed 20 years ago at my parents home at no charge to them. They have a well also. Me...I'd buy the property with that stipulation, the tank would be properly removed making sure no cost to you or seller would pay for...

We were driving a new car to Ocean City, Md. a few years ago when leaving motel one morning a sea gull dropped an oyster shell on the roof leaving a bad dent. At home I saw dent repair on YouTube and tried it. I had a cloth in pail of cold water and heat gun. Heat area about 160°F then cool...

Yours is acting exactly like mine did before I replaced pump. The pump ran longer, light stayed on...I set pressure lower just to get by but eventually replaced pump. The first pump in the 1980s pipe was galvanized and I pulled by hand. That was a job! The second replacement I pulled pump, I...

If the self driving feature is on, the driver may be (is supposed to be) alert and ready to take over...and not a "what if" scenario...but something like that happens so fast I would bet the self driving feature would apply brakes before driver could react taking over. Precious milliseconds...

That's the way it was with brother & his wife, feelings be dammed! We're not having bedbugs in our home. Never had those or fleas and don't want them! I was mad they brought them to my mother's home. Lot's of pests like that are nightmare getting rid of.

Self driving is nuts for many reasons. Here's one example: My wife and I were going home one evening, the last traffic light is about 4 miles from home. Speed limit is 45 which I'm doing, and it's 2 lanes there at the intersection with double solid (do not pass) marking. I'm going straight and...

One thing you might check is the small pipe going from pressure tank to pressure switch. They can clog and cause problems.

My well is 85 ft deep, been here 42 years. I've replaced 4 pumps over the years. Last year had a Goulds pump installed (they're very highly rated). I put two things on my well house, a 240v breaker switch and a standard (E26) lamp socket. This I wired to one pump leg and ground. I have a purple...

Probably will be ok. Bats are fantastic and misunderstood, they eat lots of insects and pollinate! I made a bat detector from a kit...easy assembly. The microphone picks up their high frequency sound and converts it down to hearing range. In the evening you hear them "click-click" sound, and...

Yes, so sorry about your father. How old was he if you don't mind me asking.

I think they'll be ok where you are. How cold does it usually get?

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Yes and don't play the radio, run wipers, blow the horn or use any of the other 200 "modern inconveniences"[emoji38][emoji23][emoji1787]

Years ago I had TVs for sale in a brown plastic cabinet. Sometimes people would see them and read the label saying: "Look! It has a STIMULATED wood cabinet!". [emoji38][emoji1787][emoji23]

What is dirt on the moon called? Couldn't be earth...? Here a driven ground is called Earth ground. What would it be called on Mars?

Your winters aren't bad. It gets down to zero, even -10F here and "The bat lady" expert said it couldn't survive that.

I was working on my F150 today thinking of a couple great things I bought years ago. One is this Fisher pneumatic lift, $800 delivered. As a teenager I worked at a service station that had a 4 post lift and a Fisher lift exactly like this one. We rarely ever used the 4 post since this is easier...

We had the same thing happen here a few years ago, flying around upstairs in garage when I turned lights on. Next day I was sweeping floor downstairs and thought it was a leaf. With gloves I carefully put it in a 5 gallon bucket. I called the International bat conservation (there is one) and...

My fuel oil furnace at work kept cutting off, filter would be dirty. I told owner I bet 1000 gallon buried oil tank was bad. Owner had a guy dig it up starting at midnight. When he lifted it out it was like swiss cheese. Replaced tank, paved over...all was well.

Sunoco 260 was around 100 octane we ran in 11:1, mine was 13.2:1 and ran 110 purple.

If I had a self driving Tesla I'd fill it with mannequins, set GPS for Honolulu and let 'er go! [emoji38]

We got a nice Christmas card from our propane delivery company...but I sure feel old! I blocked their signatures but read the LAST LINE! [emoji15]

Beyond sickening. I can't believe a bail, even 1.5M was set. He needs to be tortured before put to death.

It's an old joke but actually as a teenager I did work at a service station and we all had nicknames. I worked with a guy my age "monkey". The station had most pumps in front, a few in back. A customer pulls up "where's monkey?". Without thinking I said "he's pumping Ethyl in the rear".

Something else I have I really like is a large ozone generator. I use it in house and garage but you have to use extreme caution. Pets relocated, and returning open all windows. The truck I bought lady was a heavy smoker. Using ozone generator you'd never know it. Ozone kills mold and insects.

My brother and wife visited Mom a few years ago bringing bedbugs, exterminator said they're the world's best hitchhiker. Brother claims they got them from daughter's school. My wife & I did not visit Mom nor did they visit our house (my brother mentioned over phone they had bedbugs & spent a...

My uncle who called teenagers "tinsnippers" had a great word for screwdriver. To this day friends who knew him still call it that..."Goosegrinder".

One last thought. A couple years ago I decided to have my strongpanel garage white roof painted. $9,000 for new roof vs $6,000 painted. It really wasn't that bad, mainly tree limbs rubbed ridge vent and cupola. I trimmed limbs way back and could have touched it up myself, but instead hired a...

I ordered a new '92 GMC Safari van, picked it up from dealer, at home saw temperature gauge pegged...52 miles on odometer. I called an attorney who said stop payment on my check and have dealer pick up THEIR van which I did. They towed it back and called saying thermostat stuck and please get...

A while back I heard an old guy say he had a reptile dysfunction [emoji1]

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Love your cat!

You asked what would I do so here goes. I'd shop around finding a good price on "double bubble" reflective insulation. It's clean working with and I'd use a hammer stapler. With a helper it would go fast & easy, stapling to wood braces as you go. It has an R value of 3 to 17 (type/thickness)...

Wrap a bunch of live ones like a Christmas present and mail to the landlord. Then open a flea circus.

My favorite was when both my landline home and cell phone rang simultaneously. Caller ID I knew they were scammers so I held phones together, one flipped so mic to speaker. Both hindustani and they talked to each other for 20 minutes until they cursed each other out and hung up. My wife was in...

I'm wondering if you could fabricate something like heavy chain curtain? I know safety things are a nuisance slowing down work. Some sort of steel cover activated by a pedal you step on.

One thing that works also is I got a roll of aluminum flashing, about 10" wide. Everywhere birds were building a nest I'd staple a piece of flashing at a 45 sloped angle over posts, lights...anywhere they were trying build a nest. That worked well.

My Mastercard number was stolen a few years ago by some California guy charging $3,000. They did a merchant charge back asking if I knew who it was. I said I had no clue but should be easy to find ordering a case of men's pink panties and 33x12.5R20 mudders and mags, obviously a gay guy with a 4...

BB rifle. I'll get plenty of nasty replies but I've tried everything with birds roosting in sheds, overhangs, etc. A friend works at a local Walmart and their garden section is full of birds, opening bird seed, crapping everywhere. Store manager uses a BB rifle at night when store has few...

Where I grew up, my grandparents lived next door with their son, my uncle, Mom's brother. He had Downs Syndrome and had his own language. We understood him perfectly but had to translate for others to understand him. My wife understood him perfectly after about six months. His vocabulary was...

I just listened to that. My Lord! That's the seventh level of Dantes Inferno! Three "Ahhhhs and I'd be gone"!

I can see merits and arguments for/against both. Here's why: A coolant heater temperature has to get up to operating temperature (180°F or so) to get heat. You have to plumb in heater hoses with a control valve and heating coil with blower fan (not that simple). Then route hoses out of the way...

Yes. Not sure why you asked for help.

There are lots of good sites online about protecting wood. I used to soak post bottom in used motor oil, ok but not good as creosote.

We flip our main off with every lightning storm. On secondary side of breaker is a large surge protector.

I found this: Respiratory system Paul Rutter PhD, FRPharmS, FFRPS, SFHEA, in Community Pharmacy, 2021 Expectorants A number of active ingredients have been formulated to help expectoration, including guaifenesin, ammonium salts, ipecacuanha, creosote and squill. Like everything (imho) it...

There are psychiatrists available who will provide better assistance with concerns such as this than electricians. Believe me you'll be so much happier getting such things out of your mind! Or...carry on driving yourself over the edge.

Next time I'm driving my JD through Texas with muddy tires I'll tell the cops I lost my toothbrush.

My understanding is a home freezer should be zero, 0°F. So testing a few ounces left in freezer overnight would be the best test to me.

I certainly wouldn't taste it! The freezer test sounds good. If it freezes the dealer should refill them properly since you paid.

I'd clean relay contacts, folded emery paper then contact spray. Try with cover off, see if relay engages when glow plug light is on. Should disengage open when light goes off.

Wife & I born & lived in S. Central Virginia all our life (so far!), and so funny had this older friend (rip) from Long Island NY who moved here. Whenever he spoke with a local, I was the interpreter...funny as could be. "Ah done got me sum aggs, y'all need sum?" He would look at me, "He has...

My habit is I'm late for everything. I had to open my business at 9 am, 12 miles away, so I set alarm for 8:30...showered and dressed on the way, weaving in and out of traffic. At work I had a sign on door "will be here in 5-10 minutes. Please wait". I would unlock door at 9:07...always people...

An interview with Anthony Hopkins he said less is more with acting. He's so believable. I liked him starting with Magic and The Elephant Man. Best movies are ones they don't spoon feed you and unpredictable. That's why we watch TCM a lot, the classics. A sex scene...just show the guy & girl kiss...

Wow...hope you heal ok, I'm sure you will. I have lots of accidents because that happens when you work, no matter how careful. Yes I'm thinking vertical would be safer unless you fabricate a protective shield which would be a hassle working with.

The World's Fastest Indian is great.

New Hope is a beautiful town, everyone should look it up, all the nice homes, etc. Right on the NJ border. 6.5 hour drive for us but worth it for those muffins!

I just looked at pictures. I wouldn't want it.

Tell her to try this. My friend said each morning they dumped a pan full of dead fleas until they were gone. (I started to joke "they still had fleas but at least they were clean"[emoji38])

Ok. Mr. Know-it-all to the rescue! [emoji38][emoji1787][emoji23] All kidding aside this works. My best friend rented a house after college and a fellow living there had dogs with fleas. It was so bad rooms looked "foggy" about a foot down. Here's what she needs: 1) a shallow pan 2) dish...

Here we go...and off topic a bit but coin change made me think of this. My wife's Dad was 6'6" Native American, a great guy and father...he & wife very close. He had this habit all her life of throwing pocket change to her. It was sort of a funny thing he did and he passed at 90. When my wife...

If it's 2500 and 500 to fix, I would say to owner why not have it repaired. If everything works properly you would consider buying it for 3000. I would want someone with me, a knowledgeable mechanic checking it out before you buy. People say that all the time with something not working "For xxx...

A tilt-o-meter wouldn't help if you were on flat level ground raising a bucket, load not centered with wheels turned or as mentioned sliding down a wet slope then into a dry patch or like here next to the creek is flat level pasture on one side. The problem is creek curves undercutting ground...

I never tie my shoes. They're tied so I can quickly pull them off & on. Once my belt is unbuckled, fly open I can undress by stepping on cuffs & socks. Similar to this:

I found this to be super easy test on a 4 cylinder diesel I had years ago. 1) Be sure engine is cold (hard start mode). 2) Be sure you see glow plugs & easy access 3) Key on, glow plug light on then off, repeat a couple more times...do NOT start it! 4) Key off and feel glow plugs. A cold one is bad.

My tractors I store in a shed with #57 gravel. I don't care if mud gets on tires or gravel and horses poop in there anyway. I have a nice new asphalt driveway also but by the time I drive around, through a pasture and down the road wide open the driveway stays clean. Lots of time they'll be mud...

Easy. All his doctor has to say is he's always had a "thing" for Joe Namath and would buy anything he was selling. [emoji16]

Good advice. If he could be declared incompetent at the time he switched that could save him.

I assume dealer is same place you bought tractor. I know what I'd do. I'd go there with my phone on camera mode and multimeter. At parts department say my RX6620 needs throttle sensor and if they have one. If so, he/she will lay on counter. I believe I could take a picture of it and box with...

It wouldn't. Not that I can see.

Dealer says its the potentiometer attached to the foot accelerator. Isn't that the same thing as an automotive throttle position sensor (drive by wire)? If it were mine I'd buy a shop manual and/or simply find out where the sensor is and remove it. A potentiometer is another name for variable...

We have three cats then this yellow Tom showed up. I thought he would make a good barn cat but neighbors adopted him. You see he's well fed and became a barn cat after all hanging around here more than neighbors place. He's a great hunter! "Sweet Potato" she named him. [emoji849] I just call him...

At the front of one property is orange, nice people who said I could buy anything at cost, however, I went with Deere. The reason is farmers around here (I mean long-term farmers with 100s acres) have Deere as well as highway department. I do have one orange, my Grandad's Economy Power King he...

At the front of one property is orange, nice people who said I could buy anything at cost, however, I went with Deere. The reason is farmers around here (I mean long-term farmers with 100s acres) have Deere as well as highway department. I do have one orange, my Grandad's Economy Power King he...

In my 70 years I've seen lots of different things and like wawajake one has to look at the big picture to understand things because it's interrelated. An interesting read is "One Up on Wall Street" by Peter Lynch, chairman of Fidelity's Magellan fund. Lynch had a closet-sized office, and...

That looks surreal. What an amazing framed print that would make. I was so lucky as a kid traveling all over North America with grandparents and lighthouses were always fascinating. I remember one in Canada, maybe this one, every time we would set up airstream trailer later motor homes in a...

About 15 years ago I bought a drag car four states away and rented the largest flatbed I could find which was overkill, but I did it. An argument ensued here with friends saying I needed a CDL license to drive it. To settle argument I called state police who said if I can rent it I can drive it.

Dad was always messing with Mom getting her to mispronounce things. She went to the grocery store but couldn't find anise cookies so she asked the manager where the **** cookies were. [emoji38]

Try vet-er-an...vet-er-an...vet-er-an. It's easy after a while![emoji16] Vet someone may think it's veterinarian. (Although some say "vet-ra-nar-iun") [emoji37]

This was posted by Moss. Simple and no chance of generator breaker on, main on simultaneously. My experience is most all accidents are doing something different, something you do once every 5 years or so. We lose power maybe that often, and the generator I have I should sell. I used it once in...

Be careful and check your glucose level. She went into low blood sugar (54 then 32).

Is veteran two or three syllables? I pronounce it with three: vet·er·an /ˈvedərən,ˈvetrən/ Everyone else says "vet-trun" [emoji37]

This is from dictionary online: plead /plēd/ verb past tense: pleaded; past participle: pleaded But I think in legal terms plēd pronunciation is wrong (plead as in bleed). Should be plead as in "bread". Maybe it's a guilty plea, past tense guilty plead.

One dinner Mom had ham and asked Dad to say the blessing. He said "Jerome the pig had to give a little something up so we could eat tonight". [emoji38]

My late Dad had so many sayings. If someone didn't understand what he was explaining he would say "it's like talking up a dead camels ass".

I have to thank Mossy for this simple add on. Every panel box should be equipped and although I don't need it it's super easy fabricating so I'll install one. I love inexpensive "goof-proof" things.

Thanks! You're a good fellow...not for agreeing with me so much as a retired electrician you know what's what![emoji106] Maybe it's grsthegreat is/was an electrician. So many people dove on me it's hard keeping straight who's who! [emoji38]

The worst is he, my wife and me had a good time. [emoji4]

Which all circles back to simply having an electrician check it out. He/she knows the recent regulations, is right there seeing what needs to be done at the same time installing a generator connection if the OP so desires. grsthegreat being a retired electrician should agree this is the best...

^^^Yes! Electrician look at it! My suggestion exactly!

And what do you do...encourage the OP to "wade thru this digression and make sense of it." without services of a qualified electrician. Nice...very nice.[emoji106]

"you are encouraging people to do something that is unsafe and a code violation." I encourage you to seek psychiatric assistance...no offense intended![emoji38][emoji1787][emoji23] What I encouraged was for tree grower to have a professional electrician fix his problem. You disagree with...

Good post Moss. Here's something everyone should be concerned with much more dangerous than the possibility of accidentally turning main breaker on with generator running, connected and power grid live (who does that? We could not...it's not possible). It's legal! There's no inspection...

And bless your heart for sending the OP's topic off the rails: "Thats all well and good, but what if you are somewhere else and your wife or brother-in-law sez, OK, I can get us power back up. You ready to schedule a funeral? Don’t say that they know better, because they probably don’t." Reminds...

Uhhhh...thanks. Great info. (What stare I live in?) Thanks for affirmation I'm connecting my generator correctly as per your code book.[emoji106]

Tree Grower asks for assistance. I suggest (after youtube video link and other how to do it suggestions) call a professional electrician who would do it correctly bringing everything up to code. I mentioned how on RARE occasions I connect my generator which lots of people do with affirmation...

Me? Driving with defective brakes? Uh...OK...another nice off topic post. Thanks. Four times now to the OP, and look back on replies I was the first to suggest this: CALL AN ELECTRICIAN!

I'll reply to DaBear's three posts. WHAT CODE VIOLATION AM I COMMITING? Send me a PM, I'll send you my information, the name and number of my power company and/or county inspection department and you can report me, making a fool of yourself! Explain to the audience my code violation(s)?

This whole conversation has gone off the rails! No one understands statistics, when or what to be concerned or worry about...it's insanity at it's finest! Does anyone understand common sense logic? 1) Post 1: The synopsis of a lengthy post by the OP is (quote): "I would love to disconnect (and...

What I'm saying is if someone is so concerned with death or injury from electrocution they should be MUCH MORE concerned with death or injury from driving. Correct? Note that my post #6 my advice to the OP is decide what he wants, cleaning up the main panel...bringing it up to modern...

It works, we don't fear death using it once every five years if that. No one will pull meter...no worries.

Which is why read my post #6..."this is a case where paying an electrician I would do."

"Hope you can live with results." Who the heck is 'you'?[emoji848] I hate flawed logic as well![emoji106]

Just saying...sure hope no one here drives! (Priorities?) Oh well...here goes: More than TWICE as many bicycle deaths than electrocution deaths!: People are injured or killed by electricity every year. Statistics tell us that there are over 400 electrocutions and over 4000 non-fatal injuries...

At 70 I used to get up to pee a few times but now don't drink anything a few hours before bed. About an hour before bed I start winding down, lights low, bedroom very dark. One TV in the house (can't imagine a bedroom TV), never ever go to bed angry. Never drink alcohol. I dream every night...

Yes! And no drama. Older we get no one needs drama. Do the best you can, try doing the right things, eliminate stress and drama. We're asleep when head hits the pillow.

Everyone's situation is different. I'm not going to change the way I do things just to appease a scenario that doesn't exist! Anyone is welcome installing anything they wish here at their expense. It's just the two of us here, no kids, brother in law etc., no use in fantasy dreams not based in...

The few times I've used generator I follow those steps precisely. We turn main breaker off during a severe lightning storm as well since I wired a surge protector on secondary side. Lightning would have to jump main breaker where there's a surge protector to ground. We've never had problems...

My wife could care less about tv. Following the steps, backfeeding into the grid is impossible. Impossible. (You edited "wifey").

Curious why?

The few times I run our 9kW portable generator I simply go in this order: 1) Turn main and all breakers off in main panel box, (except to garage 250 ft.away.) 2) Connect generator to welder outlet, leaving just garage main and welder breaker on. 3) Run generator. 4) At house turn well pump and...

Words change over time and wife and I live in Virginia. "Ain't" now is acceptable. I cringe when people say I "seen" a deer (cat, dog, etc.). Most people use double negatives: Ain't got no, done got, etc. I always thought "grab" was rude when used to obtain, but it's used in ads: "grab a Pepsi"...

I'd decide what you want to do and have an electrician do it. My 2c.

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I'm a do-it-yourselfer also with everything (almost). If I were faced with this it would be one of those (almost) times. I think about all the money I've saved over the years doing things but this is a case where paying an electrician I would do. I bet it wouldn't take that long to do or be that...

What a beautiful coffee table that would make.

I worked next door to an upholstery shop for years and they had Singer machines like this one. They sewed leather, heavy canvas...anything. I learned a lot by watching and we still have a chair I reupholstered. Leatherwork would be interesting. So many things you can save a bundle providing labor.

My parents got a wood stove for one fireplace in late 1960s and I was always helping Dad felling trees, hauling/splitting wood. It was great exercise. Then I put in a vent through block wall, running ductwork through a utility room we insulated then facing upstairs. I put a quiet boxer fan in it...

Elephants are highly intelligent, my understanding. Great video![emoji106]

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Three propane furnaces, propane wall heater garage bathroom/laundry, propane stove. 500 gallon tank $2.39/gal. Roughly $1,500-$2,000 propane fall to spring. Horse stable 240v IR ceiling heaters, on when needed (rarely). Garage furnace set at 45°F, outside cats have insulated upstairs room in...

My funny Ivermectin story. First, everyone should read about it, it's interesting from trusted sites. Of course the FDA says don't take it [emoji849]. My wife & I have had same doctor 35 years. I called him a couple years ago about us getting a prescription. Doctor had never heard of it! I said...

Many years ago I just looked at a large drill bit tip, the angle, taper, how it ramps up (left hand bits opposite of right). I use a "weak" bench grinder, el-cheapo I can stop by hand. After sharpening I lightly twist it against my finger, you can feel the cutting edge. I sharpen them all the...

Have you started Paxlovid? It really helped wife & I get over Covid quickly.

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If clock to stereo is less than 30-40 feet I'd try bluetooth. Our neighbor has a 1946 Olympic console radio I repaired and wanted to play records. It had an audio input jack (1/4" female). Using a Y adapter I plugged that in, other end to L&R bluetooth jacks. Walmart had a bluetooth phono $59...

Thank you so much...means a lot! My 95 yo Mom said a couple years ago my Dad & my wife's Mom both worked at Sears and they had family Christmas dinners. I would always make faces at this cute little girl & she made them back (we were 5-6)...then years later that was her daughter in law. We met...

Thanks!

I would think an inclinometer wouldn't do anything. If you run over something like a 6x6 post laying down tractor won't roll over but inclinometer would show too much tip. Then if you had a sinkhole tractor could tip but too late for the inclinometer. I have an area I bush hog that's super steep...

How come no one stole those two Holleys?

A Cinderella story all things considered.

My wife (anniversary is tomorrow, together 50 years!) I convinced her to try my 10ga goose gun with a slug shot from the hip. "Great God" she exclaimed, but I said if someone breaks in the go to is the .500 S&W Magnum since it's loaded with a "Whitmans Sampler" mix and I can always...

A bad (open) ballast resistor it will have spark while cranking only. No spark in run. So if it cranks up and continues running in run position even a few seconds, the ballast is OK. If it runs while cranking, dies in run I would suspect ballast.

So sorry, I really enjoyed his posts and replies. Such a good man he was.[emoji120]

It is a good morning having WATER! [emoji2] Yesterday afternoon I'm "helping" wife clean kitchen when I move 30 y.o. Delta faucet when nozzle snaps off. [emoji2962] "If I did that you'd make me replace it!" she says as she gives me the stink eye.[emoji16] Step one is down to garage filling...

^^^Everyone should make one. I'm a retired electronic technician. A lamp in place of a fuse is fantastic because it's now a current limited circuit. Otherwise you just keep blowing fuses! A bright light means a heavy load (i.e., short). Now if it's a 10 amp circuit and normal current draw is...

My wife is type 2 diabetic for over 30 years. For last 15 yrs she takes 40cc insulin morning & night, not because her diabetes is worse but better than lots of pills. Then she read about and tried Neems. It's an inexpensive plant based pill. The problem is her glucose level dropped so much twice...

A year ago a 16 year old boy rang our doorbell early one morning saying he hit our mailbox...then his Mom shows up. I told them in 42 years our box had been hit 10 times and he was the first to stop! Very smart kid, he skipped two grades & just started college. He said he would fix it after...

Wife & I had Covid, I'm sure a variant two months ago. We became exhausted. Walking to get mail was a chore. Flu-like symptoms, sore and mild headache. I recovered in a few days, wife still has a cough and about at 90%. The test kits are either free or inexpensive.

If you don't mind me asking, how old are you? I assume you've talked to your doctor about all the different things? I understand if you don't want to answer, I'm just concerned. Your lap cat sure looks happy and trying make you feel better. [emoji106]

Moon River-Andy Williams

We need tort reform. So many people are sue happy and they need to pay the defendant for their time and aggravation. That would put the hiatus on that nonsense.

Amazing frog!

I was thinking balloons. How many ping pong balls did it take, what did it cost and what happened to the ping pong balls afterwards?

I'm hoping everyone will love my refrigerator door story. About 40 years ago a good friend's Dad was an appliance repairman so had plenty of old appliances sitting around. One winter he and his two brothers decided two doors would make a good sled. So the four of us took two doors, handles...

I have a Trac Vac 880 I'd like to sell, don't know what I should ask for it. It runs and works well. I have the Trac Vac mower attachment, a universal plastic one, 40 feet of extra 8 inch hose (I'm thinking that alone was about $200-$300). I made a dolly for the front which works great keeping...

Today is the tomorrow you worried about yesterday.

Groucho Marx said "I was married by a judge. I should have asked for a jury."

Green Disease---Pearl Jam

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Happy Halloween. Neighbors sent us the skeleton card. Too late to buy one so I made the one with the ghost!

Black is Black---Los Bravos

Eat cherries!... "In a large case-crossover study using an online gout survey (n = 633), cherry intake over a 2-day period was associated with a 35% lower risk of gout attack/flare, and any cherry extract use lowered the risk by 45%. In combination with allopurinol, cherry intake was associated...

After thinking about it my guess is a paint contractor would use water base eco-friendly paint. What lasts is oil based. One way to do it is either paint a scrap panel piece or just one small section, seeing how it looks after a few months before painting the whole thing.

Love to see inscription better. Sad how so many people died young back then. It could have been from so many things. I'd put flowers on it.

They say a picture is worth 1000 words. My house is cinder block, white vinyl sided 25 years ago and looks great. Doors are black, aluminum awnings are white with black stripes. I should have started garage with gray siding and white roof, it would of matched better. First picture is garage &...

We live in South Central Virginia. All I can offer is my experience. The panels are much worse now after painting than before. Apparently the etching primer or whatever they used not only does the top coat peel but now panels starting to rust along edge. The painting contractor spent the day...