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People deliberately messing with you in traffic. I'm taking wife to doctor an hour ago. All is well and a bit of road construction. No workers, just 10 orange traffic cones where there's 30 feet of gravel. Idiot in front of us STOPS! So I lightly tap the horn. Now two people flipping us...

Fifty years ago I helped a stranded young lady home, both of us driving Chevy Novas (67&70). Her alternator quit...no cables. Bumpers touch & coat hangers + to +. She would go a couple miles on battery, pull over, jump, start, repeat. It took five times but it worked & she got home safely...

In picture looks like comes with wire ends. Attaching to copper wire I'd be sure about 3/4" or so insulation stripped off, wire & connectors clean, flux, solder (60/40) "tin" both then solder together. Hammer clamp ends over wire. You want as low resistance, good tight connection possible. I'd...

From The Columbian Progress: "As if to make the point about kakistocracy, Senator Cynthia Lummis (R-WY) has introduced a bill to sell a portion of American taxpayers’ gold to buy Bitcoin. While taxpayer gold exists physically in Fort Knox, the cryptocurrency Bitcoin exists virtually only in...

Interesting to me no one is concerned by Satoshi Nakamoto is the name used by the presumed pseudonymous person or persons who developed bitcoin. Bitcoin started by the unknown, ethereal, untangeable, largest owner unknown.

Hope all a Merry Christmas soon. So sorry my wife still in hospital now with sepsis which isn't good. I'm getting over pneumonia hopefully and visit today. Please pray [emoji120]. We have no family here except my 97 yo Mom dementia and doesn't understand. We're blessed with great neighbors...

Certainly wouldn't hurt to have a second set of eyes with you. Friend, another mechanic, etc. To me...it may be fine...but I try seeing it from the dealer's standpoint. If heat caused no damage and doesn't or didn't affect it's warranty...then what's in it for them to reduce the price(?)...

My wife & I snore. She's in hospital now bronchitis (I.V.s) & nebulizer. She got & was using mouth tape & doctors said don't do it because during the night lots of times you breathe through your mouth, nose stops up. I'm getting over pneumonia. She'll be home Monday hopefully. Edit: she has...

I'd love a lift, but at 72 not worth it now. I've had a Fisher pneumatic lift similar to this for many years that's always worked well. I still use 6 jack stands (overkill), 3 each side before getting on creeper though. I'm thinking about making ramps recently using PT 2x12s, 6ft, 4ft, etc...

"Since Bitcoin does not have any particular central authority, the government could just require every node that operates in the U.S. to have a license, effectively rendering the use of Bitcoin illegal since presumably most individuals would be incapable of going through such an arduous...

Anyone can take what Warren Buffet said about cryptocurrency with a grain of salt, although one of the most successful investors of all time: "Bitcoin, the most valuable cryptocurrency in the world, was "probably rat poison squared."" Mutual funds your money is diversified among many stocks...

Buppies; Curious how old you and your wife are? Do you have family & friends close by? Not trying to be nosey at all...curious is all. I'm so sorry what you're going through.

I know...I've been called the cheapest man in the world! [emoji38] But one small tractor I have I used bench press weights I had and they're inexpensive at Goodwill stores.

I'm not quite understanding the crypto advocacy except to get others to buy which in turn drives the price up. It's ether. Half of crypto currencies have gone belly up. Bitcoin started in 2009 by...whom? Started at about $0, my nephew did buy some on a whim when it hit $20. I much prefer...

My 2c is if you know a farmer, friend, family member, local tractor dealer mechanic (another brand should be fine) who could look it over with you is what I would consider even of course if it cost you for expertise seeing things/questions answered. Very valuable advice given about the...

Strange Christmas this year. My birthday is Tuesday & have pneumonia [emoji849]. Wife admitted to hospital today on Leviquin IV, bronchiolitis. Sorry...just venting, hoping things will improve! [emoji106]

Very creative!

I love simplicity in everything

I thought of that actually...

I'm thinking attached out front (2×2"×4" pieces out & rope, clamped on, drag ground. Not permanent) I've been everywhere with various magnets, but not like a mower back and forth every sq.in. Just a thought...

I paid a lot for my business ads over the years. I closed/retired 12 years ago and my business is still listed with the number, even a small ad in yellow pages. Of course I pay nothing. My 97 yo Mom subscribed to the newspaper recently. $800 /yr. and it amounts to nothing. She has dementia but...

All mowers should have one of these magnetic sweepers attached to front. It would pick up any nail, wire, or lost part before it gets run over or punctures a tire. I'm thinking about ordering this or similar.

When I feel better (pneumonia) I'll try posting my ladder pictures. One wooden stepladder I bet is over 100yo, very tall & heavy. Most came from my homeplace bought in the '40s. People were stronger years ago, I remember my 70s, 5ft ,100# Grandmother dig up tree stumps! It took her all day, we'd...

Antibiotics, Steroid pills & inhaler for pneumonia. I felt weak last week, went to hospital Saturday, x-ray showed small amount left lung...but seems some better. See family Dr. tomorrow. Negative for covid, RSV & flu [emoji106]. Sounded like music playing when I exhaled.[emoji28] I'm lucky at...

There are lots of youtube videos sealing with fluid. I have two more to do but this time I'll start fire from a safer distance. Here's one, but not safe:

How I wished I had that at 25yo. Either that or now if I make it to 200.

Not to derail back to concealed carry, and I know very little about it, but I'm thinking open carry is OK and to me would be a better choice? A neighbor friend got his permit and showed me his holster...I said "ok, draw". By the time he unbuttoned his coat & shirt to get it took about a minute...

Unless they're old vehicles & touch bumpers.[emoji6]

Maybe get a Delaware hunting license first then a cc permit. (?)

I never understood why the OP didn't simply ask the neighbor what they were for? Martha Stewart makes good use of them. [emoji2]

We had a Russian Blue male that would walk for miles wherever we went. Topper is a "Swiffer", just flops over letting you pull him around. Cats, like people, are all different.

Today's peeve...prices! [emoji35] When I try to order something and it says "see price when you add it to your cart". That usually means it's twice the price it should be. It's like people who have a car for sale, all this information posted in window except the price. You have to call them to...

$2.799 S. Virginia delivered yesterday.

I took the oil dip and never returned instead.

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My nephew, his wife & son live in Lisbon.

Wife tomorrow: "Do the compactors work?". "Yyyyyeeeeesssss ddddeeeaaaarrrrr ......ttthhheeeeyyy wwwwwoooorrŕrkkkk jjjjuuuusssstttt ffffiiìnnnneeeeeee!"

As a kid I remember Grandad had a small piece of white tape in lower left of his windshield which I asked what it was for. Tape lined up perfectly with edge of the road.

[emoji43][emoji43]‍[emoji94][emoji2957] $100K + in damages!

What's really amazing is it turns from light gray to yellow when used!

Those tag pins stores use are a beech! You put on a new shirt, remove 12 but find 3 more that scratch your neck! [emoji35] Anything electrical has lots of twisties you have to untwist. Sometimes whatever I need unwrapped in a hurry I usually cut my hands because the plastic stretches 5X before...

Weird story: I just now called Walmart customer service. For $206 w/tax the ramps were overpriced and false advertising showing that truck on them. They said I could return them or full refund. Since I threw the box away (it was torn up in shipping), I said 1/2 refund would be fair to me. I...

We watched "Gone in 60 seconds" last night, apparently an edited version...

It's been so long since my wife & I drank a beer we had to use a church key!

Next time anyone's in a bathroom with explosive diarrhea and someone flips the lights off...it's probably me. [emoji38]

To add to public bathrooms...how about KNOBS! We ate at a really nice diner yesterday, except knobs! One to get in the foyer, another a few feet away getting into the restaurant. Then another leading to hallway and a fourth to men's bathroom. Wash hands (turn spigots) push soap dispenser (what's...

That yellow truck must be 3ft long![emoji3525]

Car ramps The plastic Rhino ramps I had were cracking, these should be better and it has a bottle jack under each pad. They don't look exactly like the ad...but $192 all the way from China.[emoji849]

That was back when singers and actors/actresses had to have talent!

The second one was for whatever reason much harder to do. It took five tries, finally lots of fluid with a locking air hose chuck. The wife heard the explosion in the house...but it worked. I have two more to do for a Cub Zero mower. I'll use a Bic lighter on a four foot stick... How long does...

$20 for a service call to change a tractor tire? He does know this is 2024 not 1924? [emoji849][emoji1787] A spray can of starter fluid isn't expensive and just takes a little, probably 30 cents worth and a match.

Been there. "Will work for food" sign guy I said "Okay. I have brush to cut and some easy chores to do. We'll feed AND pay you, supplying the tools, gloves, etc.". He said "are you crazy?" People giving those people money have no idea.

I tried everything, nothing worked. I was about ready to order the bead sealer when I tried the spray. It just took a few seconds, worked great. The only mistake was I had valve core in stem, so apparently created a vacuum inside tire, making a perfect square box! I quickly filled with air and...

That starting fluid spray is the ticket! [emoji106] The tire to rim gap was 2". I brush painted dish detergent around tire & rim both sides, sprayed some starter fluid inside tire, struck a match and BOOOOOMMM!!! it sealed perfectly! Old tires are cracked, and this second one had like a pint of...

I have a Deere 455 I'm installing new tires on new rims. I used a Harbor Freight tire changer, removed old & installed new tire. Getting it to make the bead is problem. I tried ratchet strap tire middle but seems worse. I have Ruglide and dish detergent brushed on, then tried rubber and dead...

I tell mine candy helps hold my britches up.

A friend I hadn't seen in 30 years came here, sat & talked about his new shingle roof installed this summer. He actually counted the nails in each shingle..."some had 3, some 4"...etc. After an hour and a half I jumped up "My Dear Lord!!! Does it leak!!!???!!! We've had some heavy rains, did you...

The furniture store finally delivered the leather sofa we ordered. It's made in Tennessee and very comfortable. I may have to sleep on it if I get too gassy. Now we need new curtains.[emoji849]

We're still waiting on the leather sofa. As soon as I hit send on this post I hear a back up alarm...look outside and here comes a big unmarked box truck backing up the driveway! [emoji2] This guy hops out and I say "wait! You need to go up the first driveway because that goes in the front door...

Very happy with this place: DiscountHydraulicHose.com https://www.discounthydraulichose.com

Just arrived. New tires for my Deere 455.

My peeve...businesses not doing what they say they'll do. Right now waiting on a sofa delivery I paid for. Text from salesman yesterday "good news! Sofa will be delivered tomorrow morning! Delivery guys will call early giving delivery time. It's 11:45...no call or sofa [emoji2959] Yesterday a...

I always just grab back tire, tractor off in neutral and move it back & forth as needed. It's easy on level ground.

If it squeals every start up I'd remove fan belt & try it (just starting & shut off). If it's not the belt then maybe starter needs to be shimmed.

My peeve is using superglue. Whatever you're gluing it doesn't work...but it dang sure glues your fingers together. [emoji2959]

I already have one, but black friday deals are great. If anyone doesn't have an oscillating saw I recommend one. They're very handy.

This one owned by a 75 yo mechanic who runs a garage. Excellent condition.

I have two dehumidifiers I bought from Amazon like this. One in garage bathroom, other in horse stable tack room. I drilled a 1/2" hole in each plastic tank and tapped it for a brass nipple J.B. Welded in place. I attached a small drain hose (aquarium tubing) to go outside with screen over it...

A friend has a 454 big block Suburban he ordered new, '95, 60kM. For sale, always garaged. S. Va. though.

Men need a shirt...grab one, pay, leave.5 minutes. Women need a shirt...try on 20, five make their behind look too fat, two don't match their 300 pairs of shoes, etc. Then they buy the first one they tried on which hangs in closet 10 years never worn ends up at Goodwill. [emoji849]

There are YouTube videos how to make real gas. Basically you add water, shake container and let it sit. The ethanol binds with water and you pour it off.

What I have is a universal gas pump ($10 ebay) and clip leads (Harbor Freight). Cut plug off pump, add wire as needed (Dollar store extension cord is fine) with clip leads other end. Then you need a length of fuel line and clean container (1 gallon gas can, milk jug, etc). Disconnect fuel line...

Same thing happened on my Woods backhoe a couple weeks ago. I just ordered a new one from Discount Hydraulic Hose, it was 127" with 3/8 JIC fittings. It's a better, higher pressure hose about $64 with shipping. My opinion is it's much better than trying a patch.

TP your finger slips through [emoji2955]

We have lots of skunks that dig holes all over...hope they don't like tulips or this could be me. I had it happen once & that's enough.

Dad died of Alzheimers 10 years ago at home with hospice. Last few days in a coma. I sure wish they'd work on a cure. My 97yo Mom has dementia and that's bad...she repeats things.

I did start with curved rows & wife helped. After 36 bulbs she quit saying good luck! [emoji38] It would have been so easy, just mower deck lowest in that area, sweep in grooves with backhoe. 1,000 bulbs is a lot!

I removed a dead tree & stump next to a shed a couple weeks ago and planted 50 from Holland Bulb Co. using my Grandmother's bulb planter...no big deal. Then I pulled the trigger ordering 1,000 from Holland Bulb. I chose an area and thought rows would look better curved. So I dug about 8" down...

That's it! We watch Christmas Vacation every year.[emoji2]

Wife & I have had credit cards (almost) forever, always pay balance in full (autopay) every month, never ever paid a dime in interest or penalty. Cheaper than cash because 1%-2% cashback goes into a mutual fund. We always check bill each month to be sure charges are correct. We have made a few...

I'm sure the statute of limitations has passed for this story. [emoji16] As a teenager I and a few friends would go to this place Saturday morning that sold military surplus, their delivery trucks arrived Friday night. Everything was 15c a pound and it was like Christmas. One box said "Airplane...

Now i feel old. We just ordered a leather sofa and storage trunk from a local furniture store. I could tell over the phone salesman had a NY accent so I asked if he was from Manhattan. "Queens" he said. I said I got to see the 1964 World's Fair twice...first with parents then later my...

"Shorty" Ingraver

Joking of course...[emoji6]

Hello Ted...welcome to TBN! [emoji16]

Look up Joey Chestnut: World record holder eater. One competitor said you train by drinking incredible amounts of water to stretch your stomach. It has to be very dangerous. Imagine having to unstop his throne the next day.[emoji38][emoji1785]

We do have another two entrances, the first one is right off the road I put a 25ft culvert in ditch, gravel on top, in about 30 ft. to an open 1.5 acre level field I keep cut. That's where anything can enter no problem.

Many years ago my wife & I were eating at an all you can eat buffet near Richmond, Va. Back then I could eat a few plates and there was this guy eating alone, probably 60s, hefty but I've seen bigger...guessing 5ft 9 & 260#. Seemed like a nice guy, I would get 2 desserts & he would walk by the...

My diabetic wife ordered a hamburger & salad...still had to take some home. She guesstimated that breakfast was over 1000g carbs. Her target is 35-40 total carbs/meal. Never sugar or artificial sweetner.

I kept searching for what this was and found THIS after I typed: "big azz French toast breakfast"[emoji38] Now picture this with all the fruit in a bowl and with 1/6 of a large cheesecake then heavy whipped cream all over and that's it. I ate half until it was hard to breathe and my goozle was...

Virginia

Here's a peeve: food & restaurants. We just now returned from a (good actually) highly rated restaurant just a few miles away. Sunday brunch, but not buffet. I like French toast so I ordered that & coffee. I wished I had my phone/camera. A platter: 6 pieces of Texas toast topped with this huge...

Four cars have Bluetooth so I can stream free music of any kind using phone, but rarely do we ever listen to anything and drive. I want 100% attention to driving.

Saved not only $150 but, again, got better (& matching) cars for a better price. That $150 refusal was a slap in the face.

Ten years ago my wife and I went to a local dealer to buy two new cars with cash. We were within $150 for both and sales manager wouldn't budge. We drove to another dealer 90 miles away and we got two identical better cars for less money. The salesman said he would have paid $150 of his own...

Ours was 8ft then last summer repaved to 10ft. I'm thinking if it's much wider a driver wouldn't pay attention. We have deliveries a lot and never a problem.

Any pedophiles in your area could get the "Lorena Bobbitt" treatment!

We're near the Blue Ridge in Virginia and 44 years ago had quail, pheasant, turkeys, various owls then coyote & more foxes decimated them. I shoot foxes because neighbors raise chickens and we had feathers all over pastures. I cut down a large dead tree a few years ago and at 2am that night...

I'm trying to figure out how I can get Fox news on my phone. Mainly we want Stuart Varney in morning and Hannity, Laura Ingram, etc in evening. I have a smart TV so I can stream phone to TV. I understand it's not free.

You didn’t go to Portland?!?

I had the largest combo VHF-UHF Winegard made on a rotor and got over 60 stations here years ago. We're on top of a hill, mounted to one chimney. I used coax & a booster and like you could pull in Baltimore to Charlotte. Neighbor had a "West Virginia state flower" satellite dish right on the...

Apparently got his name because of prostate problems? [emoji848]

My 3038e has power beyond...a hydraulic loop that I uncouple, connecting to valve for hydraulic top link cylinder, etc.

We have two gas furnaces in house and a large one in garage. They're really efficient and we can tell now that ducts are cleaned furnaces don't cycle on as long.

We watched Sky King since Grandad had a Cessna. I never thought about Penny since I was a kid. I just looked her up...[emoji3059][emoji7] Wow!

Does paying labor count? I've had this house 45 years and ducts have never been cleaned! [emoji51] The ducts were put in best I can tell in 1968, the new addition 1995. I did research and found a great business, man & his wife working together. They really had lots of equipment, ion generators &...

There were about 100 bonds from $25 to $100 each. It could have been invested better because I think interest was about 3%. Guessing about $8-$10K. The house didn't bring much because they never upgraded it, a contractor bought it for $50K, sold it for $150K after a lot of work.

So funny to me was my in-laws bought their home new 1932. FIL enlisted in Army WWII, landed at Normandy beach & walked to Berlin staying in Germany 2 years until 1947. Here, wife's Mom bought US savings bonds. They both passed 10 years ago & wife & I cleaned out their home. In China cabinet I...

I tried something new that hopefully works I read about tulip bulbs. Gravel sand. I have a large pile behind horse stable for paddock area so I put 2" on top of area. Not something animals want in their mouth.

I have 1,200 tulip bulbs on the way I'll plant in another area. That should be fun![emoji849]

Where I dug up a dead tree next to a shed I planted 150 tulip bulbs from Holland Bulb Farm and a Colorado blue spruce. It will take a few years getting to this size!

Best thing I did with the new standing seam roof was having large industrial sized gutters & downspouts installed with leaf guard. I can walk around with a blower and long curved extension from ground blowing leaves off in 10 minutes now.

My wife & I took auto mechanics at a local community college in the 70s. One student rebuilt his motor and it ran but oil smoked. "I don't understand" he said, "I had all the piston ring gaps lined up". [emoji849]

I forgot to mention, and I still do this for garage (sink & floor spills...no not poop![emoji38]) I used a spray bottle with mix laundry & dish detergent+bleach. So I'd remove towels & tp...spray everything then pressure wash. I'd use low pressure so no blow-back. Maybe people weren't as nasty...

I worked at a service station in 1970. Never a dull moment for an 18 y.o. because owner had tow truck, fuel oil deliveries, working on cars, trucks, tires, etc. $1.25/hr. Then he said we had to clean bathrooms ([emoji1785]). Owner was gone a lot & I worked with two friends ("Monkey" & "Rat"...

Forgot my phone...[emoji38]

I'm on the throne with my phone

I dump our leaves in a small ravine on our place using a Deere 455 and Cyclone rake. It's a dumptruck load in a 40x10x12ft (guessing) area. That's where I plant pumpkin seeds and they grow like gangbusters.

Amazon (of course) sells toe tags! What a cruel joke to play on someone asleep! [emoji1787]

Trespassers I'm not so concerned about. What concerns me is when my wife is on the phone with Mom's caregiver a few weeks ago and caregiver says "my God! Two guys are trying to break into the house and I'm standing right here!!!". She calls 911 but they of course were gone by then.

Park it here & watch the fun!

Maybe a picture was left out? [emoji848] Miners instead of whiners? I give up...

Walmart

After I eat beans the wife says I sound like a rubber band plane when your finger slips winding it up.

That's "Lucid dreaming". Stranger yet are dreams I have of the future, sometimes years into the future about events that later happen exactly as I dreamed it would. One saved our life because of remembering the dream I was able to avoid it.

Forty years ago my wife and I took a truckload of TVs & stereos to the flea market. Everything had a price tag. Hours went by and we didn't sell anything. Then this old guy walks up: "Do they work?". "Yes, they all do" I replied. He said "You're too cheap. People think they're junk. Double the...

Avoid white food unless it's cauliflower. I'm betting there are more diabetics today than years ago because of processed food. I remember Jack LaLanne saying "if man made it you don't want it".

We're bats. [emoji2] Bed at 1-2a.m. & up 8:30-9 am Almost never ever nap.

From a Malaysian tree, plastic like used in dentistry and make all sorts of things.

Problem solved! My friend & neighbor is an excavator and I could see him putting equipment away. He said no problem and drove one smaller excavator over. It just took a few minutes and he said he digs out much bigger stumps but whatever this is was tough! I hand dug smaller roots out, hauled...

I've pulled incredibly heavy things with that 4x4 truck. It wouldn't move 1/4". Must be all those roots growing under shed concrete floor.

You're old if you have things made of gutta percha or bakelite.

30+ years ago I planted this small bush beside a shed. I noticed a few weeks ago it had died. I'm not sure what it was...green then red oval leaves about 3" long. I cut it down yesterday, whatever it was wood is very heavy. I thought it would be easy backhoe it out but hours later it won't...

The hobby store used to sell a "jet engine"...wonder if anyone remembers. All it was was a metal container about 2", maybe 2.5" long about 3/4" diameter the tapered top unscrewed. It had a small hole in it. It came with pellets, you'd put one in, screw top on & put a fuse through the hole. It...

So glad you found out. My wife is type 2 diabetic over 30 years. I have a question: did you drink diet or sugar (high fructose) soda & if so for how long?

I've never seen a doorbell on a shed before.

Yes congratulations M7040! What's your secret? If you gave advice to a young couple, what would it be? My wife & I have been together 52 years and our anniversary is in 3 weeks. We've always had each other's best interest at heart. I think marriage would be an interesting topic of discussion...

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No internet and no power...

At Mom's homeplace there aren't any neighbors anymore. It's all commercial around there with very few houses & people near the farm. The deputy I spoke with said there are 2 young guys about a mile away who cause trouble which is why he suggested hunter camera. There isn't really anything of...

Do you know brand & price?

Just a couple hours ago at my homeplace it's pretty isolated and grandparents home is vacant. Mom's caregiver's husband drives up long driveway and a guy runs across the drive. Apparently he had broken into grandparents home since a window was open. They call police and one suggested I get two...

"Where have you been so long?" "Working in the garage, stopped to rest and 'Woogie' found my lap" 🥱

I'm thinking older is better (with a vise [emoji28]) that green 6" Craftsman 5183 my Grandfather bought I'm thinking in '50s and we all have beat the snot out of it with a sledgehammer & had very long cheater bars on it...it works great and opens 9". The red Craftsman 6" & 4" I'm thinking from...

Whatever doesn't hurt doesn't work.

I forgot stage 4...

I figured there are three stages of life: 1) you know who the actor Walter Brennan was. 2) you laughed at crotchety old "Grandpa" that walked funny on "The Real McCoys". 3) you've become Walter Brennan.

Except Beethoven

Sea monkeys and x-ray specs! I sold Christmas cards and the prize wasn't worth a hoot. [emoji28]

[emoji106] Great memories! I made a kite as a kid and it wasn't stable...zig-zagging so my grandfather said it needed a longer tail. A few friends helped me launch it on a windy day...wind was just right blowing South in front of grandparents home. One friend's mother worked at a sewing factory...

Remember the sugar cube with orange liquid on it for polio? I'm guessing about 1961. Then this weird vacinnation that was like 6 short needles. I still have the white scar on my upper arm. Then Argyrol pack for sinus infection. The doctor would tear off about 1" cotton cloth, then bend end of a...

Let me know if you need more black cats! [emoji2]

I was with my grandfather passed at home in 1986. He was dressed for work, he was a doctor when he had a massive heart attack. It took rescue squad forever arriving and he said "don't let them lay me down". When they came in I was helping this volunteer get oxygen equipment together as another...

I've had them so close it looks like they're in the back seat. I want to yank up on the parking brake so brake lights don't come on then say how my neck hurts after impact! [emoji2]

A woman ran over a mattress, then drove 30 miles like that! I don't think anyone was on it at the time.[emoji38] Strange how someone put electrical tape over the mechanics eyes. They all had a different opinion as to how to remove it I'm sure.

Psychokinetic!

A painted driveshaft is better than a mattress.

I just got this...delivered to end of driveway but we live in a safe place. Most every battery tool I have is DeWalt 20v but this was $145 w/ battery, charger & bag so $100+ less expensive. With few exceptions everything we have has grease fittings & I'm sure it'll be easier to use. I have a...

Another many years ago I'm driving my wife in an old Nash Rambler I still have going 47 in a 45...guy in an F150 on my back bumper. He got where he could pass, flew around me, blocked the 2 lane road truck sideways and jumped out with a pistol saying he was going to kill us! [emoji2962] I had...

Many years ago I was WAY over the speed limit. I just knew court was going to be bad so in preparation I took drivers ed classes because in Virginia that knocks off 3 points. Easy class and I passed. Last day I told instructor what happened and she said "well if you get a nice judge he won't...

A Bronx Tale: (Language)...

Secondhand Lions:

Now that you replaced it you'll find the one you lost!

I just posted "New Kia, IVT fluid..." which I should have posted here. [emoji37]

I do and I did check...4X the Discount Hydraulic price where I ordered them. I've bought from Surplus as well and they're good.

I called NAPA where these hoses were from & they crimped connectors on & I called but they're 4x Discount Hydraulic price! I guess Discount is the best place? They charge $10.50 labor (crimp) + shipping.

A few years ago I put front hydraulics on for a grapple that works but I want to make it better, hoses get damaged, etc. I was thinking couplers on the control block, then two new 6ft hoses coupler each end. Then attach hoses when needed. Discount Hydraulics sent me this but how do I crimp...

Medicare will pay for one with my doctor's prescription![emoji2] I'll post a video after I ride it through Walmart. I can see it now...I'll have a police scanner on it "well...the helicopter lost site of him, we're going 150 and he's pulling away."

I had a '74 Gremlin X 304 V8. Then put a 360 in it and street raced. Never lost a race. Then I put a 390 in it, ran it a bit, saved 390 and gave it to a friend. He put a stock 401 in it, traction bars and 9" slicks. It ran 7.10 (1/8), 10.75 (1/4). About 3,000# V8, driver, gas.

Neighbor's cat loves the stable.

A wheelbarrow full of parts for my 1969 Rambler Rogue.[emoji849] (Ad is from AMC, girl not included [emoji2]). When I bought it this summer the starter and ignition was all that worked. Now everything works. Major 200+ hours work. Last I replaced tower hose clamps putting it all back stock. I...

I had a nice horse stable built 4 years ago. Except for the tack room it's filled with cobwebs, dust and hay/straw scraps. On either end are large drive through doors & right now there's no hay. Concrete floor throughout. One of the best things I ever bought was this Echo backpack blower that...

My Mother grew up in Philadelphia and saw Autogyros landing on rooftops.

I feel very old now. I took my wife to dinner in this car and no one even noticed it, then I figured out why: This car is 56 years old now. As a kid I helped my Dad work on our 1947 Packard. At that time if you subtract 56 years that was before the Ford Model T was introduced, so to young...

My wife & I are to attend a wedding October first in Lisbon, Portugal...I'm an usher. We went to our local post office for passports two months ago. About $400, application, pictures, etc. Wife received hers two weeks later...I never got mine. Instead I get email & letter saying I never signed...

This is a peeve on steroids!::: My wife & I are to attend a wedding October first in Lisbon, Portugal...I'm an usher. We went to our local post office for passports two months ago. About $400, application, pictures, etc. Wife received hers two weeks later...I never got mine. Instead I get email...

Here's two.[emoji35] Restaurants...not the place but customers. Last night my wife & I ate at a great local Italian restaurant, waitress took the order and brought iced tea. A couple seated behind us about our age (70s) when they leave the guy stops and says to me "hey, I like your shirt" and...

I have two pillows, a memory foam and one from the pillow guy. When I use the memory foam one I dream I'm flying. The one from Mike Lindell I dream of naked women. What is he stuffing them with? [emoji848]

About 10 years ago my wife started sleeping in another bed. She said I sounded like a teakettle boiling over, a loud snore, moan, fart, repeat. I had her sleep next to the window in case extra terrestrials, Bigfoot or the boogie man ever showed up.

High jumping cat.

Thank GOD his claws were in...mostly! [emoji3062]

Years ago we had a tomcat "Reggie" who ran through my legs when I was peeing outside. The next day right as I was about to pee he ran through and smacked my bag! [emoji38][emoji37]

Change it up a bit... Tonight when she asks what's wrong just say I need to pleasure myself and didn't want to wake you up.

In the 70s when I started a business there was a small "pub" next door. On the counter was a big tip jar labeled "Wine for the blind".[emoji38][emoji1787][emoji23] "Ginger's Diner" it was called. So many crazy and funny experiences. I was in a large very old 4 story building that was full of...

I try relaxing in garage and along comes Nightshade! Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz.......

This happened yesterday and I wasn't sure whether to post here or in "Groan" thread. When driving home there's the last traffic light at a busy intersection, it's 4 lane and each side has a turning lane. At the light I'm driving and in the outside lane behind a jeep stopped at a red light...

Yes, they use it to get the dim-o-crats heads out!

Tow driver said it was a close shave! He just got my car off when train went through!

I bought my first new car, '72 Toyota Celica ST when I was 19. Late one night in a drunken stupor I drove to my parent's home taking back roads when somehow I was crossing the parking lot of the Fleet Enemas factory and never saw the loading dock that dropped off onto train tracks. I thumbed a...

With Pat Eject and Iwanna White [emoji16]

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Well I did something thing(s) stupid. I remember what a friend said when we were kids: "everything you do takes 5 minutes or 5 hours, no exception". The temperature sensor was bad on an engine and when I replaced it that last little tweak snapped it off. Thankfully a screw extractor got it out...

My reply would have been won what? Take over the world, elimination of Jews and proliferation of the Aryan race, under the leadership of a schizophrenic.

Not meaning to derail this thread but what I DIDN'T buy this week. [emoji849] We bought a few Mustangs from a local Ford dealership and I always liked the Bronco. A friend had a 1969 red one with a 302 which I liked. So here's this 2 door 2024 one I thought was cool, color & style. As I walked...

We use wooden matches. They're the only thing that makes the bathroom accessible after I pinch a loaf. I just say "it's a 2 match day" (or 1-4)...[emoji2]

Curious if you cc'd the piston dish(es) and combustion chamber(s)? That w/ crushed head gasket what will the static compression be? Have you checked cam degree? (My gearhead wife wants to know 🫠) She went into this lengthy diatribe about SBC 400, heads, steam holes, etc.

I fenced around here a few years ago, the typical Virginia farm fence. I used an 8-9" PT post every 50ft, four 7ft T posts between. At any angle transition three posts 8ft apart with an 5" post near top horizontal pinned in place with heavy wire "X" and ratchet straps. Fence is 6ft high, 5ft...

Wow. I'd carry an epipen and my doctor years ago had me carry a few 5mg Valium pills. He said it prevents body from overreacting to stings. 15-20 stings can be deadly. My farmer neighbor friend was using his Bobcat skid steer peeling back an area of ground and uncovered a nest. They were...

With two service companies and God working on the tube laser they're back in business.