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So sorry to hear that. I guess concepts like "the future", and "value" as represented by "money" are really just abstractions, with no guarantees. Reminds me of the book "Be here Now" Thanks for the reminder.

I have lived the past 10 years in a part of the country, Mississippi, that is completely a different culture from where I moved from, Venice Beach, California. Dating sites just provided a shocking culture shock. I met women I was compatible with on a weekly basis in Venice Beach, Ca. without...

Your Social Security is right where mine is at. If I wait 2 1/2 years, when I'll be 66 and 8 months. After working full time for 40 years. At least it has a small cost of living adjustment each year, something my current employer doesn't believe in. $700. a month would take a lot of creativity...

That's a little more minimal than I would be satisfied with, particularly the lack of insulation, but I get the point. You don't have to go so far to get the job done to make it functional, and many of us get carried away and could get by with much less. In art and design we value "economy of...

Thanks Eugene, I realize I've been fortunate not to lose the end of my finger so far. Came close. I was referencing an early Pink Floyd song titled; "Careful with that Axe Eugene" in my original post. It was written in the early 1970s.

Yeah, it happened in an instant. I didn't really notice how much damage had been done until a couple of minutes had passed. Just felt a stinging in my thumb, which was the less damaged digit. I got too cavalier about using it after using it all the time this year.

Had a brother in law who was an engineer for a natural gas pipeline. He had a collection of hats with all of the logos of the companies who produced "odorants" to give the gas its smell to alert anyone there was a leak. An added safety feature.

It does look nice. The differences, or things the old ones have that it lacks, and I wish it had; Low range gearing switch, latch to allow handlebars to be parallel to bike for storage, lack of optional passenger seat and pegs, and its about 70lbs heavier. For me the handlebar latch would allow...

Almost finished with the buildout of my Ford Transit cargo van. Using a table saw to finish a few pieces of trim for the upper cabinet doors. Only trimming about 1/2" off of long strips, my left hand holding the piece went into the saw blade and sliced through my index finger like a split hot...

Just finished drilling a hole in my floor for a vent for a propane locker. After I filed, sanded, primed and painted the hole, I fitted a 1" to 3/4" adapter into the hole. 1" receptacle facing up, 3/4" side into the hole. sealed with silicone 2, the type that is non corrosive to metals. The...

I don't carry firearms. Not sure how prevalent that is among Nomads. Obviously an important issue for some. I moved from California to a small town in Mississippi for a job about 10 years ago. A lot of rights I assumed I had in terms of being stopped, searched, etc. didn't seem to be a...

People can have very narrow perspectives. Sorry you had to experience it like that. Puerto Panasco? trying to remember if that is on the mainland below Arizona, or maybe on the peninsula south of San Felipe? What areas do you like to camp down there? I've only camped around Muleje further down...

When I used to tour on the BMW 1150 I would frequently encounter people riding Kawasaki KLR 650s, which seemed very capable as relatively lightweight dual sport touring bikes. I guess what would be called "Adventure touring" I know they come in well over 400lbs and seem a bit much for a hitch...

I used to have a 1969 BMW R60/2 that had sidecar attachments when I lived in Los Angeles. I though about getting a side car for my coonhound Beulah, (photo in my avatar) to ride in. The problem is it would have taken away all of the advantages a motorcycle has in a city. Lane splitting to get...

Thats a nice one. I'm used to a clutch as part of shifting. I read Honda America noticed extremely high sales numbers for a 50 cc bike in the mid 60s from a dealer up in Idaho. He had been outfitting them with knobbies and setting them up for off road activities for hunters, fishermen and...

After researching the Trail 90 a bit more I'm becoming more interested. Two features the new Trail 125 lacks from the original are a switch that changes the gearing down to a low range for crawling over any terrain, like a Willys jeep, and the handlebars have a lever you flip allowing them to be...

That looks really cool. I wonder if the new one is at all structurally similar? Yes, 259lbs, almost seems like they used lead instead of aluminum to get it up to that weigh. Only carries 1.2 gallons of fuel. But at 100 mpg I guess that's okay. Heavier than a street legal KTM 500 EXC, and not...

I have a friend with a Ural with sidecar. Not a freeway ride but does surprisingly well off road. He rides it out in the California desert. There's a guy near where I teach in Mississippi who is an expert on vintage BMW motorcycles and has a museum of sorts at his shop that includes around 70...

I think I found the answer....