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Subtly Hidden in the freezer of the house I am housesitting, Screaming Sicilian or not, you got washed down with Ample amount of cheap american swill(PBR), and were much more appreciated than whomever might have had the opportunity to consume you in the future. That is all. No dishes were...

We've all heard it, we've all heard it all, or at least thought we did. My friend, who has turned me onto so much good music over the last decade is freaking out over this compilation.  My musical preferences are not even in this genre at the moment, but holy freaking ****, this song can change...

All of a sudden they say that in order to post photos to forums such as these that were are uploaded to their site, one must  subscribe and pay them. As if the horribly slow and unrelaiable uploads, and annoying ads, and frustrating format were so special that one should pay to have the...

I am house sitting and dog watching.  Me and the 4 to 5 year old  female Lowland Polish sheep dog are very  good friends.  While not my dog, everybody calls her my dog, even her owner's as I have played with her since she was a  tiny puppy. She is sweet, smart, loyal and tries so hard to be a...

I am simmering. Without going into specifics, I don't want to relate details, An elder  cousin came into town with his young son, for an event with something in which I am fairly experienced. 35 years worth of experience ability and interest in a subject, and was asked to lend some assistance...

Hmm that drip was new, and  a napkin dabbed on asphalt revelaed it was reddish. Inspect.  See Transmission cooler line has a drip on it about 12 inches from transmission.  Wipe it off, not a natural collection spot,  Hmmmmm, see some rust.  Hook thumbnail under some rust, a chuck comes off, and...

Samsung s4 mini. It was not a full dunking/ submersion.  It was playing music, upside down, and some water had accumulated in the little pool formed by the protective casing around the camera lens and LED light.   It shut itself off.  I ripped out the battery, SIM and microSD card, then used my...

Mainesail has wonderful writeups on many things related to how we use batteries/electricity, and his 'what is a deep cycle battery?' shows just how superior a real flooded/wet deep cycle battery is compared to a 12v flooded/wet group 24/27/29/31 marine battery that  is often the battery of...

About 3 weeks ago, I was taking a right turn at a kind of funky intersection, only to find somebody who was going straight had wedged themselves between me and the curb.  My door got a minor dent, I lost a little rustoleum from the door hinges.  The Toyota Tacoma drivers side Quarter panel Got...

This failure of the housings is because I shoehorn 8awg cable into the 45 amp terminals which usually can only accept 10AWG wire. This failed connector is on my 40 amp Meanwell powersupply, which resides on my cabinet door.  Basically not so flexible 8 AWG wire gets to put significant stress...

I bought a pair of expensive Meindl boots 17 years ago in Auckland, and they are by far the most comfortable footwear I have ever owned.  Many miles in hiking foreign lands and here in the US too. I busted them out during some of the recent rain events, and kept wearing them, and my Knee pain...

A few years back a friend introduced me to some Underground music, From 1970's Zambia called Zamrock. Blew my mind such good music never seemed to make it across the Atlantic until the Advent of you tube, and It sent me on a search far and wide for other African Gems, and I found plenty...

First, My vehicle is registered in California.  The Air pump has to be present  to pass the visual inspection portion of the Smog test every 2 years.  No Belt, fail, good bye 55 dollars. replace belt spend 55 dollars again, grab ankles. Ect. Sure one can remove the belt after the test, but then...

Duct tape, well, it varies greatly in quality and  application. Ever try Gaffers tape? Foil tape?  Eternabond? How about Versa tape? Just heard of it, Supposed to repair vinyl siding on homes.  Sounds... interesting. I've been without any external tape on My van for too long perhaps. So...

Not a dam failure,  the original spillway has been heavily damaged ion the last week, the emergency spillway has been employed and the erosion is getting to the point where the emergency spillsway is precicted to fail. Evacuation orders are in place. Repeat this is not an expected failure of...

The last few days, I have received  at least 7 compliments about my van, most all by late teen/early 20 somethings, males and females, and a few randoms that do not fit that criteria. Usually this nearly  29 year old van, which is no looker by any means, and its driver get ignored or viewed...

My group 27 Northstar AGM has been an impressive battery so far. It has about 465 Deep cycles on it over 38 months and several hundred shallow cycles and likely a few thousand engine starts.  About 4 to 5 dozen of those Cycles are to well below 50%, as low as 25%. It has been my ONLY battery...

While I do not need the power grid, I use it, Because I can. I have a 200 watt heater, which is minimally effective, because i have minimal insulation, but I use it in cool weather conditions, Because I can. Tonight I used a 1600 watt Hair drier, for more than an hour, not because I was...

We all grew up with these magical electrical sockets.  Just plug things in and magically we have heat, cold, all the luxuries of modern life. When moving into a rolling house, many start getting a clue as to how much electricity they once used, and no longer can.  Imagine if one had to actually...

While It has been some time since I got stuck, I am in speculation mode on what I product I would want, if I were to ever decide to get rid of the spider gears in my 9.25.  Limited slip or a Locker and if a locker what type/ brand. Also Been a decade since I was inside there.  I am thinking it...