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In my wife's Subaru, if I stop to check the mail on my way home, I have to put my seatbelt on to complete the 600' drive to our garage. If I don't, I get a series of alarms that continue to increase in volume and urgency. If I look to the side too long in my own driveway, to see what the...

On a positive note, that indicates that the person is listening well enough to at least parrot back what you just said. It's also a communication technique, called active listening, but you are supposed to repeat back in your own words, to confirm mutual understanding. I've had more problems...

I agree that the emergency vets are expensive, but I figure that I'm paying to have a vet and a lot of expensive equipment available 24/7, with no appointment necessary. They sure are nice to have, when needed. I hope your guy continues to recover.

I'm sorry to hear that you're having all these difficulties, ultrarunner. I suspect that the issues are more related to the incompetence of the bank employees than the concept of having a trust. I was not the executor of my father's estate, but I did not get the impression that my sister had...

That makes sense. You're operating on a whole different level than me.

This happens to be one of my peeves. If it bothers you that the bicyclists are riding two-wide, that means that there must be oncoming traffic or a lack of visibility that is preventing you from passing in the oncoming lane. That means that you must want to pass the bicycles in the same lane...

That explanation doesn't make any sense to me. IMO, the article is biased in favor of encouraging bicycle traffic in big cities. From the document, "Stopping discourages bicycling, substantially increasing time, energy expenditure, discomfort, risk of collisions, and risk for strain and...

Weird. I didn't see much of a justification in the "study" for why allowing bicycles to treat stop signs as yield signs improves safety. It sure seems counter-intuitive to me. Highlighting a correlation that supports the idea doesn't mean that they understand the underlying cause for the data...

It might be worth asking at your local parts stores. Some of them in my area will make a new hydraulic hose while you wait. Just bring in the bad hose, and they'll make a new one just like it (that doesn't leak). O'Reilly Auto Parts does it in my area. When I need a new hose, I'm usually right...

If the world made any sense, men would ride horses sidesaddle.

Just for the heck of it, have you checked the list of installed programs on your computer to confirm that you don't have a version of McAfee installed? If it's there, and that's not the antivirus you want to use, then I would uninstall it. It is common for a PC to come pre-installed with a...

As others have posted, I also periodically get coyote poop on my driveway. It dries up and somehow disappears in a day or two. I would have to be super low on things to worry about to give it a second thought.

Strictly on the subject of engine power: Injection is nice, but I'd rather be blown.

I see the same effect when I finally throw something away that has been unused for ages, and then I wish I had it a week later.

FWIW, that's about the same as the S&P 500. In the last 10 years, gold is up about 48%. The S&P 500 is up 168%. If our economy doesn't collapse, gold will probably not outperform the market. If we end up like Venezuela, but not full Zombie Apocalypse, then your physical gold will be a...

I don't know about that, but music can be one of the last things to go. Glen Campbell continued to perform well into his development of Alzheimer's disease. His daughter said that every performance was like a miracle. In the last fifteen minutes before the show, he would repeatedly ask her...

I thought that putting a hold for the value of a deposited check was common practice, because they can't always confirm that the check is valid or won't bounce. The bank may not actively notify the depositor, especially if the amount deposited is substantially less than the account balance...

On an iPhone, it's under Settings->Phone->Wi-Fi Calling. Turn that on, and the phone can use WiFi instead of cellular service for phone calls.

I don't know if this is the same for all companies, but I finally seem to have this down to a minimal annual hassle. They have "promotional" pricing and jacked up pricing. If I wait until the bill goes up, it's a hassle to convince them to apply another promotion. So I make a note to call them...

Welcome, and congratulations on your land purchase! For the items you mentioned, I think a good first step would be to see if any of the local farmers are interested in leasing and farming some of the land. Second, I suggest getting moved onto the property. It's easier to do projects when you...

They will probably end up doing that, but they were attempting to avoid the overhead. One of his daughters has a power of attorney, but for some reason, it didn't cover the IRA.

Exhausted caregivers is right. His children were more concerned for their mother than their father. She was always exhausted, stressed out, and depressed. He wasn't sleeping, and he would keep her awake all night long with incessant chatter about all the terrible things that were going to...

I don't know how to distinguish between normal forgetfulness and dementia. Regardless, I think it would be good for us all to have some contingency in place, in case we aren't mentally able to manage for ourselves. My FIL has done planning for his estate, but there was nothing to deal with him...

Thanks for the update. I was not aware that your mother had passed away. It's nice that you were willing and able to keep her at home. She sounds like a remarkable woman.

My wife's father was recently diagnosed with dementia, and I was not aware of the variety of ways it can affect people. In his case, the onset was quite rapid, and his primary symptom is chronic horrible delusions. His family ended up calling 911, because he was freaking out, and they were...

My wife regularly uses poor grammar. I keep my mouth shut about it, because I have to live with her. I don't have to live with the OP, so the thread title should be "What are some of your pet peeves." :p

Amazingly enough, Blazing Saddles is currently being shown on OTA TV (LAFF channel). Of course, they bleeped out the profanities and racial slurs, but the story seemed to be pretty well intact. I hadn't seen it since it was originally released, and I thought it was a goofy fun movie. If anyone...

I don't know what controls it, but I found this site, which indicates where/if it's sold in your area. https://www.pure-gas.org

Well how about that. I learned something today! [emoji3] I somehow assumed that E85 was 85% gasoline and 15% ethanol. I didn't realize vehicles could run on 85% ethanol. I don't recall seeing E15 offered locally, but I could have missed it.

To my reading, this is not forcing anyone to buy E85 gas. It would be allowing its sale in the summer months, as well as winter. When I have seen E85 offered for sale in Ohio, it is labeled as a cheaper alternative. The same station offers "normal" gas for a higher price, and it can have up to...

Thanks for the reminder. I know I watched that show as a kid, but I couldn't remember a single detail from a single episode. I happened to notice an upcoming episode in the TV guide, and the description said that it had Sammy Davis Jr. guest starring as a bullet-immune night rider. I decided...

I recall seeing a short advertising clip for Night Gallery when I was a young kid. I instantly knew that it was WAY too scary to watch. I recorded a bunch of episodes on my DVR in recent years, and it was really quite corny.

That sign is saying that, IF the injury is the result of the inherent risks associated with equine activities, then the equine professional is not liable. If an inexperienced rider died because the instructor put her on an unstarted 2-year-old stallion, the instructor is going to lose some money.

There are a bunch of different types of annuities that have different rules. When I looked into them, they wouldn't support a 3-5 year investment plan. You could take the money out whenever you want, but the guaranteed rate of return goes away. You would get whatever the underlying investments...

Shortly before my father passed away, I read a book called, How We Die. The book could be depressing or inspirational, depending on the reader. I was glad I read it. https://www.amazon.com/How-We-Die-Reflections-Chapter/dp/0679742441 One of the parts that stuck with me is that, regardless of...

Part of the problem with that approach is that we never know how long we will live or how much health care money will be required near the end. In my observation, being able to spend the end of life at home is more pleasant than being stuck in a nursing home. Insurance probably won't pay for...

The joys of drink last but a moment. Cigarettes make you sick, you could die, But the love of a beautiful woman Is the best thing that money can buy. - Benny Hill

I'll go slightly off topic, because I don't follow directions well. When I was about 10 years old, our local hardware store offered a free promotional drawing to win a 10-speed bicycle. I entered the drawing, and I received a call a few weeks later, saying that I had won! My dad took me down...

I hope you don't fall for this, bigtiller. It's a trick to see if he can make you kiss a snail that was thrown down the toilet! [emoji23]

Since you are already investing in a new laptop, it might be a good time to switch to an external solid state drive with a usb-c connection. The difference in backup speed is night and day.

Thank you for your straightforward response. I think it comes down to the individual's risk-tolerance and goals, and age also factors into it. I've been retired for several years, and I prefer to keep any money that I plan to spend in the next year or so in a boring fixed-interest account...

This doesn't make sense to me. On one hand, you acknowledge that investing in crypto is like taking a spin on the roulette wheel. But you also state that you have significant holdings in crypto. Doesn't that mean you are taking a spin of the roulette wheel? I would think that the only way to...

I sometimes wonder how many of my early childhood memories really happened. It is sometimes enlightening to compare and contrast old memories of a shared experience with family or friends. If I'm feeling philosophical, I note the large percentage of my life experience that has vanished from my...

The government is going to nationalize crime, to make sure it doesn't pay. - Benny Hill

Are you sure that "Recently uploaded" is not the same as the previous button you used to view all videos for the channel, with the most recent listed first? I just checked a channel that I watch, and "recent" goes back years. I *think* it still contains all the videos for that channel.

"The old dreams were good dreams; they didn't work out but I'm glad I had them." - The Bridges of Madison County

Those look lighter weight to me. It looked to me like a normal prop plane.

My phone camera is not high end, so I could probably get a bigfoot-quality blurry picture at best. It also is not a regular occurrence.

It's not an ultralight. I have seen them on very rare occasions. This looks like a normal small airplane.

I checked out that website, and it works pretty slick, even on my phone. It will be interesting to see if my local traffic shows up.

The consensus seems to be that it's a flight school exercise, and that makes sense to me. I don't know where the closest airport is located, but I know of multiple in my general area. I have never seen anyone doing aerial acrobatics. They are always flying straight and essentially level.

I could see that. I don't know enough to say whether their altitude was appropriate for that exercise.

I can definitely see the aircraft, and it looks like a normal prop plane to me. There is no parachute. I'm thinking it's a paparazzi trying to get a picture of me peeing outside. There's big money in that! [emoji23]

I have had a reoccurring scenario at my place. It's not a regular occurrence, but I have noticed it several times. I'm walking outside on a nice quiet day, and I hear an airplane engine start up overhead. It's not skimming the tree tops, but it's fairly low and close. It must have flown to a...

A lot of people work from home these days, and paychecks are usually on automatic direct deposit. If management got sloppy, a guy could cease to exist, and his financial life would live on! [emoji23]

I haven't had any bad experiences, but I'm also very reluctant to allow automatic payments. I have used sort of a sacrificial checking account that contains just enough money to pay the bills. We received a lower interest rate on our mortgage by allowing automatic payments, and my horse vet...

That would certainly be easier. So far, I'm just dealing with a bad post here and there.

That makes sense. The posts are about 20 years old, so I don't feel like I got gypped. Most of them are still solid, but there is definitely some variability.

I finally got around to replacing a fence post that had rotted through at ground level, to the point that the fence was holding up the post, rather than the post holding up the fence. A little below ground level, this is what the post was showing. I thought I might get lucky and be able...

"Confession may be good for the soul, but it's a hot lead enema to a marriage." - from Two and a Half Men sitcom It looks like you proves the exception. [emoji3]

If passing it on to kids is of interest, there can be significant tax savings. The cost basis for the kids would be the value of the property when they inherited it, instead of the $25,000 that the OP paid.

FYI, this holiday gained popularity after a classic Dave Barry column. https://www.miamiherald.com/living/liv-columns-blogs/dave-barry/article1928052.html

I don't understand the first sentence of your post. Can you provide more background? How or why would your wife order undeliverable items from Amazon? I don't even understand what that means.

"Drive fast, take chances, and don't take sh*t from anyone!" (Used as an alternative to the more typical advice to drive carefully.)

That matches my experience, also. I think I only paid about $40, and it works fine. I do have to microwave coffee a little bit, but that doesn't bother me. On the rare occasions that I brew a full pot, instead of one cup, it comes out hotter. I'm not interested in grinding my own beans, and I...

I think airport security stopped asking that question, or they re-phrased it. "How would I know?" is NOT the answer they wanted, but it's the correct one! :LOL:

I do not, and my library app doesn't seem to list it. I think most libraries allow for digital "borrowing" these days.

Scott Adams wrote a book called, "How to fail at almost everything and still win big." I borrowed it from my local library, and I thought it was interesting. Part of his philosophy is to not think in terms of selling your time for an hourly rate. There are only so many hours you can work, and...

How can I miss you, when you won't go away? Dan Hicks

I find that I enjoy mowing and most of my outdoor chores and projects for a certain amount of time. Then I get tired, stiff, or just sick of doing that particular task. Unless the entire place somehow *needs* to be bush hogged today, I prefer to mow for as long as I'm enjoying it, and then...

Back when I was slogging through a work week, on Tuesday I would say, "After tomorrow is over the next day is Friday!"

Would it be acceptable to temporarily turn on the wifi hotspot on your phone when you want to use the camera?

OK, thanks. It looks like that doesn't apply to my equipment. I don't even use the TV functions of my TV. It's just a big monitor for the TiVo. The last time I was TV shopping, it occurred to me that I could just buy a big LCD display, but the TVs were cheaper! :unsure:

Can you describe how you block ads from YouTube on your TV? I also use a TiVo to watch and record OTA TV, in case that matters.

Wow! That is hard core. I don't know if I could do it, but I know I would get a bad attitude part way through. You must still be in pretty good health. [emoji106]

And if that doesn't work, bite his ear off! [emoji6]

FWIW, I think you made the right call. If there is an option to just move along, I think that's usually the best option. In some areas, justifiable homicide requires that you are a "reluctant participant" in the general conflict. So if you get into a disagreement and things escalate, it can be...

I would guess that it's a marketing decision. I don't know what percentage of their sales is in Europe, but it must be significant. I don't *think* they would throw away good profit for no reason.

That could be. I don't see how swappable batteries are a logistically feasible solution in the US. It only seems relevant to long distance touring, and I would think the demand is too sparse and spread out to expect conveniently placed battery stations across the country. I've been riding...

It looks like a number of new motorcycles will soon be discontinued, due to compliance issues with European emissions standards. https://www.webbikeworld.com/honda-suzuki-yamaha-and-kawasaki-to-cut-37-motorcycles-by-2023/

Another generator guy was out today, and this was his diagnosis. He replaced the controller (in the generator), which is covered by a 7-year warranty, so no charge for today's work! [emoji3] Surge protector work is a different crew, and I don't have a schedule for that yet. Thank you again to...

I finally updated my profile to indicate that I'm in Ohio. We certainly have lightning storms, but I don't know how we compare to other areas of the country. We do have a grounding rod at the barn panel, and I assume it is connected correctly. That would have been one of the few things subject...

Based on what I've learned on this thread, I was expecting a surge protector to be installed on the circuit panel in my house and barn, and I thought that this approach would hopefully protect my appliances, regardless of whether the surge originated in the outside power line or the generator...

We definitely have ants, and I've had them destroy an outdoor GFCI plug multiple times, but the generator looked clean. I will be glad to get whole house surge protectors installed. In addition to lightning issues, the cutover to generator power seems to generate some dirty electricity. I've...

That's a good point. Hopefully, I'll get a better answer tomorrow.

I think it's out of warranty, but I agree. The guy they sent out today does annual servicing, but he wasn't familiar with the inner workings of the transfer switch, which is where he suspects the issue is. He happens to live right down the street from me, and he was available sooner. He will...

Just a minor update, a guy came out today that is more of a mechanic, not an electrician. He confirmed that the switch over problem still exists and wasn't a one-time fluke. He confirmed that it was something he can't fix, and an electrician will be out at a later date.

That's a good point. In our house, the upstairs bathroom outlets are on the same circuit as the downstairs half bathroom. If the upstairs outlets lose power, I've learned to check the GFCI in the downstairs bathroom.

Thank you for all the information. I'm hoping to get someone out this week to check things out, and I'll also request some assistance with the ethernet surge protectors. I don't know how to properly handle the grounding wire connections. I'll post an update when I find something out. Thanks...

Those sound like nice memories. My father was a college professor. He was a smart guy, but not particularly mechanically inclined. As far as inspection requirements, my horse barn required virtually no inspections at all. There was a VERY early electrical inspection in order to get the power...

That is interesting and beyond my "do it yourself" qualifications. It's good to have some idea of what is involved. I envisioned it to be a bigger project.

Lot's of good stuff. Thank you! The laptop was connected to a power adapter, which was connected to a UPS, which is supposed to have surge protection, although I couldn't find a joule rating for it. It was also connected via an ethernet cable to one of the two network switches that got fried...

I don't have an extended warranty. I figure that I can expect to pay more for the warranty than I would have paid for repairs; otherwise, they wouldn't sell the warranties. Sometimes that comes back to bite me, but life happens.

I have one generator, and the breaker inside the generator is On. Everything has worked flawlessly until this last experience. The generator is about 3.5 years old, and it has automatically provided power several times.

That makes sense. The breaker in the generator was and is turned on. I let it run for about five minutes and then pushed the Off button, since it was just wasting propane. Then I set it back to Auto after the power came back on for a while. It will be interesting to see what they find. This has...

That's a good idea, and I'll look into it. It is somewhat common for us to have very short outages, which I suppose are due to local maintenance work. Today's outage was during beautiful and calm weather.

Thank you for the advice, and I can follow that procedure if this happens again during another power outage. I'm don't know how to access the transfer coils to check the wiring, but that's outside of my comfort zone. I'll get someone who (hopefully) knows what he's doing to check it out...

The "Manual Operation" section above is more complicated, but it kind of sounds like it applies to the initial installation checks. The following section looks to me like I can just flip the switch, but I'm not sure.

I have a manual for the generator and a separate one for the transfer switch, but I don't really understand it. Here is a page that seems most relevant to me, but I'm not sure if it directly applies to my situation. I vaguely recall the installer telling me that I could just manually flip...

We recently had a short power outage for about ten minutes. Our Generac whole house generator kicked on, but we still had no power in the house. I removed the cover from the transfer switch, and there is a manual switch that requires a tool (which is provided) to manually switch the house load...

"Life is a joke, but remember, the last laugh's on you." I recall that from the Monty Python movie, The Life of Brian. When I looked it up, I realized that my recollection was a little off, but it's still a good quote, a good song, and a good movie, IMHO.

One of my stupid guilty pleasures is watching car crash compilations on YouTube. A common scenario is merging conflicts, where two drivers are hellbent on not letting the other driver get in front, and they eventually run into each other. I find it ironic that they both would have gotten home...

People get shot and killed for honking at the wrong person. On rare occasions, I'll give a short honk when someone is zoned out on their cellphone at a green light. I generally only use the horn as part of avoiding an accident. I always follow with enough distance that an aggressive driver...

They ain't supposed to enjoy it. They're supposed to sit still for it! - Archie Bunker

I agree with the Dilbert comic strip, which suggested that the entire works of Shakespeare need a rewrite for clarity. "Where are you, Romeo?" [emoji23]

If you can find a local arena that you like and employ the person that made it, I think that would be worth while. Just the materials used in an arena can be expensive, and it's a shame to waste money on a faulty approach. The arena consists of sub-base, base, and footing layers. The clay you...

At that point, you can safely judge him, because he's a mile away, and he has no shoes.

We used to have that rule in computer programming. 80% of the functionality can be provided with 20% of the work. Most of the time is spent covering all the little odd-ball scenarios.

A great landing is when they can also reuse the plane.

Karma is only a ***** if you are.

She suspected her husband of cheating on her, because none of their children looked like him. - Benny Hill

Wow, those are some weird laws. The family can't sue the dealership, although they should be able to, so they sue the car owner, although it obviously wasn't his fault. The car owner sues the dealership and wins, so the trial goes on with car owner as the defendant, but all judgements go against...

The future's not ours to see. Que sera, sera.

Some people are not happy unless they're not happy.

Yikes! What is the story behind that picture? I'm guessing that the metal sticking out must be part of the medical treatment for the injury, but it looks horrible.

ETA: Although in this case, it seemed to work just fine! [emoji3]

If you're not part of the solution, you're part of the precipitate.

Our county sheriff has a website where you can check the police reports and arrests in your area. I suspect most places have that available now. Drugs are about everywhere. Unless its something major, it wouldn't even make the local news, and you'd never hear about it.

When I was a teenager, a friend's dad worked in the local dump. We also had a local Frito-Lay plant, and they would periodically bring non-sellable inventory, due to packaging issues. The dad would swipe the product, and they would have a massive quantity of chips in their house for a while...

That sounds like a crazy person to me.

Yeah, that makes sense. I should also note that, if I had that cool Bobcat of yours, I would be looking for something that needed to be ripped out of the ground. It looks very handy. [emoji106]

I live in southern Ohio, and we have tons of crayfish that dig holes and live in the ground. They create annoying dirt mounds around the holes that are maybe 8" tall. When I'm mowing, I always try to run over the mounds with a front tire so I don't dull my blades by mowing dirt. Your situation...

I find it a little sad that you pulled it, but I have a soft spot for weird trees. They seem like a testament to Mother Nature's adaptability and persistence to survive. Here is an odd tree at my place that is still alive. Most of the leaves are on the small section that sticks out from the...

If you keep that up long enough, you'll wake up one morning and realize you are its it! [emoji23]

I disagree with the term, regardless of who created it. I don't consider that to be denying history.

The flip side of the statistics you provided is that 77% of those who served were not black, but you referred to it as the black man's war. That strikes me as a disservice to the vast percentage of those who served. If one collected similar statistics on the family income of those who were...

Maybe it's a female thing? My wife is the same way, and she seems hopelessly perplexed by the fast forward button. She will sit through a live episode of Bewitched, even though she has 70 episodes saved on the DVR.

"There is no gravity. The earth just sucks." That was written on the inside wall of an old house I shared in college. The previous residents had covered the inside walls with graffiti before they left. Dilbert cartoonist, Scott Adams, has a series of strips on the premise that what we believe...

Well that's disappointing. I was expecting you to come back with some convoluted justification, but you bring nothing.

I haven't tried to do the math to calculate the exact distance, but it would vary, based on the height of the buildings on shore, among other things. I do know from personal experience that the shore disappears in less than 100 miles. I'm guessing you guys have a comeback lined up to explain that?

Ha! Yeah, that wouldn't sit well with me, either. [emoji23] Our house had an outhouse when I was a young kid, but we had a regular toilet before I was old enough to use it.

I don't regret putting in our pond, and I don't personally know anyone who regrets having one. Unless you are very particular about keeping everything in pristine condition, I suspect you won't be overwhelmed with the maintenance that is required. If I had it to do over again, I would hold off...

Yes. I'm pretty sure this one didn't have a plaque, but I suspect it was from a similar time. [emoji106]

My grandfather owned some land, and we kept it in the family for a couple more generations. The last time I visited, the structures on the property were either collapsed or in advanced decay. I stumbled onto an outhouse in the woods that I somehow never noticed before. The property had indoor...

Or perhaps the tax overhead on legal operations allow the illegal sales to be more competitive on price?

I reread this thread, and I noticed that my final post was that I would post the exact part that was replaced, when I got the tractor back from the shop, which I never did. Sorry. I found the paperwork, and the part description just says ASSY PUMP, but the comments described it as an injection...

A line from Tim Allen's stand-up routine that has stuck with me for some reason... But I gotta admit, men are pigs. Am I right, ladies? Men are pigs? [pause for women cheering] Yeah, it's too bad we own everything.

It's been quite a while since my statistics classes, but it seems to me that the problem definition is incomplete, or perhaps there are other assumptions and/or data that are intended to be applied to the problem. I believe a confidence interval has to have a percentage associated with it to...

In recent years, I watched that movie for the first time. I was surprised to learn that quote didn't originally come from Blazing Saddles. [emoji3]

You're going to get so much feedback, you'll be sorry you asked! [emoji23] For my first iteration at building an arena, I used a good excavator who didn't have arena experience. I had read all about sub-base, base, footing, and slope recommendations. I asked him to make a 6" base of crushed...

I don't know anyone that has used the approach you describe. I think the main impact of different approaches is the percentage of time that the arena is usable. We did tons of riding during my childhood on a level section of a field, which had zero prep work. Anything outdoors will be...

I started re-watching the Naked Gun movies. I think they are good for those who enjoy silly humor. We could sure use a guy like this to clean up all the problems in the world! [emoji23]

For some reason, that triggered this memory from Kindergarten Cop for me. Arnold: I have a headache. Kid: It might be a tumor. Arnold: It's NOT a TOOMAH!! [emoji23]

If you recall, they later learned that Frank's bond was issued by the Confederacy and was worthless. That illustrates another key. Choose an investment that won't go belly up! [emoji6]

I don't recall that episode. Perhaps his cocaine levels were skewing the results? [emoji23]

If the people we love are stolen from us, the way to have them live on is to never stop loving them. Buildings burn, people die, but real love is forever. - The Crow

It seems like it is somehow photoshopped, or perhaps there is a photo anomaly of some sort. The rear tire overlaps a little with the tire in front of it.

I don't use Facebook, and I'm certainly not a fan, but in this case, I don't think the suspension was due to their allegiance with telemarketers. I'm sure they are touchy about people threatening to murder other people on their platform.

I have never used this for anything, but I think it belonged to my grandfather. I found it in a closet in my dad's house after he passed away. I don't know anything about it, but I think it sort of looks like it might be from India.

This is not what you asked, but have you looked into how much money you could save vs. going to a local tank exchange? I tried to refill a similar tank at a propane company, and they wouldn't do it. There are rules about how old the tank can be, and they need to verify that the old tank is in...

OK, so it's not a perfect saying! I still think the general idea is sound. ;)

Fair enough. I first became familiar with the quote when I was in the market for my first tractor. Like so many, I was pondering the question, "How big of a tractor should I buy?" I didn't want to waste money buying more than I need, and I didn't want to struggle for the rest of my life using a...

On a positive note, the cat didn't crap on the carpet. She crapped on the cement in our unfinished basement. The cat lived out her normal life like this, and my wife did the vast percentage of the related cleanup work. It would have required a divorce to make the cat into an outside cat.

You can do a small job with a big tractor, but you can't do a big job with a small tractor.

Poop. Flush. Wipe. Flush. I find that works well. My wife will periodically knock out a toilet in our house, but I don't have the problem, and I'm sure I eat more than her.

Are the moderators paid for their work? I'm under the impression that it is a volunteer position. As such, I'm not inclined to complain about how they do it. If a thread gets locked, and it's a popular topic, then someone can create the next generation of the thread, and people seem to be...

I have found a number of local smallish businesses that throw out pallets. Whenever I have asked about them, they are happy to get rid of some.

Where does the Lone Ranger take his trash? To the dump, to the dump, to the dump dump dump! ( I learned that one in grade school.)

There are three kinds of people. Those who make things happen, those who watch things happen, and those who wonder, "What happened?"

It's amazing what they learn to do, and they LOVE their job! When my BIL would say, "Let's go to work," that was the high point of the dog's day. If you are interested, YouTube lets you post a video that is essentially hidden. It is visible to anyone who has the specific link to that video. If...

My BIL used to be a police officer with a canine partner (rottweiler). He said the bad guys wouldn't listen to him for crap, but they sure changed their tune when he let the dog loose!

Just tell her she spoiled the surprise, and you're getting her a boob job for Christmas! [emoji6] We were getting strange junk mail at our house for a while. The address and last name was correct, but the first name was Susan, which is not my wife's name. She wanted to know, "Who's Susan?" I...

Yeah. Either that, or don't drive like a loon. In my area, it's common in hilly areas to have patches of gravel that have washed out from a driveway onto the road. That can be a very bad day for a motorcycle rider that is being too aggressive.

I used to enjoy taking a motorcycle ride through a scenic area that is unfamiliar to me and enjoy the scenery. Now I find that I need to focus more exclusively on the road. I'm not sure what percentage is an actual reduction in my multitasking ability vs. just being more cautious and mortal...

A co-worker gave me a magnet to stick on my filing cabinet that said, "Give me coffee, and nobody gets hurt!" [emoji3]

Your house is only 2' from the road? That sounds horrible! [emoji6] (Sorry) Our fiber optics line is not very deep from the road to the house. They used a walk-behind slicer trencher thing. My driveway has a 5' diameter culvert that crosses a creek, and I was surprised that they "trenched"...

The guy that sells me hay says, "If I didn't grow it, and I didn't kill it, then I don't eat it." This is more in relation to not wanting to consume growth hormones and whatever goes into store-bought chicken and stuff. I do know that he likes beer, and I'm pretty sure he doesn't grow it, so it...

We put up a gate at the end of our drive while our house was still under construction, because the builder had a generator stolen from the site. It's not Fort Knox, but it's an extra barrier that eliminates quick and easy drive-up access for crooks. I think that's typically enough to send them...

A few years after 9/11, I saw a t-shirt proclaiming, "9/11/2002 We will never forget." I don't know whether it was a bad joke or ignorance, and I'm not sure which would be worse.

That guy should hook up with Julia.

So far, I've had pretty good luck. I have found one deer stand on my property. I put a No Trespassing sign on that tree, and the stand was gone a couple of days later. They are either respecting the signs or being more sneaky about it, but I haven't seen further evidence of trespassing. Do you...

This isn't funny, but I suspect that everything you are used to seeing will still be Johnson & Johnson. One company will be consumer products that you would buy in a store. The other company will be pharmaceutical and medical devices. Consumer products have a thinner profit margin and not as...

Years ago, I was camping at a state campground, and a guy at the next site was splitting some firewood. His wife yelled out, "Be careful! Don't chop your fingers off!" He immediately snapped back, "DON'T TELL ME WHAT TO DO!!!" I thought that was hilarious, and I've wanted to use that quote...

That's funny. I always thought those WERE the lyrics to that song. I just looked it up and learned that the correct version is "revved up like a deuce." That doesn't make any more sense to me than the incorrect version, but oh well. [emoji3]

Don't You Want Me, by The Human League. I was in college in the 80s. Those who enjoyed the bar scene just LOVED to sing the incorrect version of those lyrics. Apparently, when alcohol is involved, it gets funnier every single time you repeat it! [emoji23]

We'll see if anyone here is young enough to remember... Don't chew on me, baby. Don't chew on me. Owwww!

Ahh, OK. Thank you. When I was in kindergarten, my parents decided that I should play the violin. I didn't know what it was, so my parents pointed out a guy playing the violin on Hee Haw, and I thought it looked like fun. At my first lesson, the teacher gave me a violin, and I immediately...

I don't get it. [emoji848]

The Far Side is part of my daily reading. It's usually good for a chuckle, or at least a groan. [emoji106] https://www.thefarside.com/

Yes, I believe the high salary that I quoted is more of a current phenomenon, due to the current difficulties in getting truck drivers.

Perhaps it varies by region and company. I've shared this story before, but I have a friend from high school who never seemed to catch on in life. He had a terrible employment history, when he worked. He worked for a while at a company that paid the expense for him to get his CDL in exchange...

I have a BIL who is a truck driver, and he said he could make about $250k/year, if he was willing to do long distance transport. It's a tough life, with about one weekend per month at home, but it is a way to make good money for a while.

Interesting. I've never heard of it being a problem. I use the SUDT containers to bring in the oil, so I'm not sneaking anything past them. I'm not sure of the current practices, but the shops used to be able to get some money for used oil. I've never seen a place try to charge me to bring it in.

I take my used motor oil to a local small engine repair shop, and the owner would often make some comment like, "Great! I feel warmer already!" I finally asked him if he really heats the place with used motor oil, and he took me back and showed me his furnace. He said it makes him less cranky...

We are all equal, but some are more equal than others. (Paraphrased from George Orwell's Animal Farm.)

My issue with catch and release is that I don't think my property is big enough that I could take it to a far corner and feel confident that it won't come right back. I also haven't heard from anyone else that wants my skunks, so I don't want to dump them on someone else's property.

I don't know if I'm right, but that is what I suspected. We had a hawk hanging around the farm earlier this year that was screeching incessantly. When I was a kid, my dad told me that the adolescents will do this when the mother stops bringing it food. Some offspring need a little extra push...

I actually didn't get the mother. I caught two of the half-grown skunks in the box trap. I didn't feel too good morally about killing young animals, but I also really don't want skunks living inside my barn.

I do think that's part of it. I don't know how many skunks are in a litter, but it seemed like there were too many tracks to have each drag mark be a different baby. Also, the tracks didn't converge on the location of the newly dug hole. Perhaps skunks just aren't that good at planning an...

OK, I feel a little guilty. @stuckmotor referenced this thread on his recent "Looking for closure..." thread. I had a partial update on this back in May, but TBN wouldn't let me upload a video, and I wasn't familiar with uploading to other video options. I kind of half forgot about it and half...

I don't see how this post has anything to do with my post, and you don't address any of the points that I made.

I'm sorry. I don't know what you are saying.

People buying ICE vehicles are still subsidizing people buying Teslas, due to government imposed regulations that require ICE vehicle manufacturers to purchase emission "credits" from EV manufacturers. Tesla just recently showed their first annual profit, and even that was enabled by the flow...

Confession may be good for the soul, but it's a hot lead enema to a marriage. I heard that on Two and a Half Men.

I wanted something that would be convenient, even if I was out of town. I can't expect my wife to drag the generator out of the garage, pull start it, and get things connected. Some years down the road, I might not be so good at it myself. One night, there was a tornado warning in our area...

Diversification and bacon! That's the Dogbert (from the Dilbert comic strip) philosophy for retirement planning.

My FIL received an urgent call from his "grandson" several years back. He wasn't savvy enough to request a correct grandson name from the caller, and he was starting to buy into it. He finally sensed BS when the caller said his bail needed to be paid using iTunes gift cards. I'd say that...

Long ago, there was a website called BustedUpCowgirl. It since has vanished, but there seems to be some archives of it. It was written by a woman who ran an equestrian business, and she was bed-ridden for a good while to recover from some serious injuries. She became so tired of all the scam...

That's interesting. My house is 650' off the road, and the cable company ran their line back to the house for no installation charge. Several years later, fiber optics became available, and that company did the same thing. I don't think traditional land line service is available anymore for new...

That is my nightmare scenario: to be stuck out in the middle of nowhere with horses in the trailer. Having no cell service just really tops it off. It's nice to hear about your good samaritan. I do have a story that is nowhere near as dramatic. I was cruising on my motorcycle and towing a...