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Yep… use them all the time for chores.

Tug gloves or Arc gloves?

When Grandma passed I found grandpas old camera not realizing it still had film inside… On a whim took it to a photo lab and had it developed… got several good pictures of the grandparents vacation at Tahoe circa 1950… 50 years in the camera.

When dad was a special Nevada Deputy at Stateline he said he saw no end to the misery of gamblers often arriving by bus and why dad never gambled… The managers knew who gambled and would comp a bus ticket to get your broke but home… at least then. I learned there was some truth to headliners...

You guys had me concerned as I always think of https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weather_Underground

Dad had a 69 F100 and only option was V8 Three on the tree, one sun visor, no radio or power steering or AC, etc. He traded it for a leaf spring 74 Chevrolet with auto, radio, power steering and A/C… we were living the life!

From Jay Leno Yes 4x8 sheet fits in bed with tailgate up… plus a secure side to side tunnel and 2,000 payload.

Sometimes it’s best to opt out…

I’ve had one since 2008 in addition to the passport book. It’s driver license sized and fits in wallet and not good for international flights. https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/passports/need-passport/card.html https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_passport_card

The last time I drove on base I needed my registration, proof of insurance, drivers license and my passport card…

A few elderly, mostly women born at home have given up the paper chase… Most men the same situation got it all straightened out with military WWII draft…

Wasn’t the recipe under the stair case???

Super UDT is what I used at $30 a gallon???

Here is one State… I’ve never set foot in but the information is here. https://www.wral.com/news/state/nc-drivers-license-renewal-extension-hb821-april-2025/

I have always had a valid passport since age 4 and now I also have passport card… There comes a time when you just have to say no to California foolishness… One clerk at a DMV office can say my issued Social Security Card is too old… really?

Could very well be quirks with California DMV as when a lien against my tax return was pending for non payment of registration renewal… Good thing I had my canceled check and had received my current year registration… It was blamed on a computer glitch but the state doesn’t fool around and it...

California was the longest to have Covid protocol in place… Oakland City Hall still was mostly work from home and mask required to enter… most all meetings are zoom in 2025.

When I got my first Passport ID Card local law enforcement at the court house had never seen one… they asked if I was a government employee or with the state department at the Alameda County Court House

I had my passport ID card but I think the California process was stricter then?

As mentioned, I made my appointment during Covid to renew and appeared with required documents and was refused… Reason… my 50 year old Social Security card was too worn… clearly legible but it’s a 50 year old piece of paper. I also had to travel to get an appointment 3 counties over because 9...

Some states are considering extending license expirations so staff can process real id.

In Olympia I’m at the end of a gravel road and every spring I would wheel barrow rock and tamp pot holes… The sad part was my BX23 was 850 miles away! I offered to pay the owner for upkeep but he declined and that went for having some extra rock delivered but he was most appreciative of fill...

Can’t remember the last time I saw an Aztek but I see Cyber trucks every day.

Neighbor just had bath done last year and it was 48k and this year tax collector added 600 annual to bill for improvement. I did complete bath remodels 25 years ago moving tub and toilet locations, new window, new kohler cast iron tub, new American standard toilet, drywall, marble, vanity...

Kind of looks like Toyota Stout?

I built my box trailer and not a week goes by where I don’t use it. The SLATE 1,000 max towing would then become the limiting factor.

I don’t know how long my panels will be viable but they have been silently producing since 2008 and meet all my needs and then some… My 2008 panels are Schott brand, a glass company with 50 years in the solar panel business since the 1950’s, wholly owned by German firm Carl Zeiss and made in...

It’s not so much a lot but the ability should the occasion arise. One of the great features of 9 passenger wagons of the 70’s is the family car could bring home 4x8 sheet goods and do it well… it was also a good tow vehicle and many SCCA racers used wagons in the 60’s as tow vehicles… You may...

I abhor touch screen controls for basic functions… Fine for navigation but how is touch screen superior for Heating and A/C?

Maybe it’s different in the Bay Area but my neighbors with EV all have solar and some have added more panels plus power walls. It would seem a good match… home grown power and EV. Each year I get a check for excess power produced by my 2008 160W panels and the rate is dropping so why not use...

Remember when Nevada oiled the roads and every filling station sold oil and tar remover…

Having suitable anchor points on a composite is what I am wondering… Stake pockets have been around a hundred years basically unchanged but not enough info yet on the Slate offering.

The age old pick up question… can it carry a sheet of plywood? I use my Samurai every week towing my landscape trailer and the trailer can carry plywood or a yard of rock… The Slate tow specs are 1000 pounds… the same as the Samurai and I tow much more than that around the property… 4wd and...

My boss back when I was in High School had a VW Golf pickup with Diesel and ran the wheels off it for his business delivery vehicle… fantastic mileage at a time when diesel fuel was cheaper… Don’t see many survivors around today… my guess is rust? I have friends in Washington that love their 4...

Costco tends to have good pricing for sizes offered…

Looks like the above is just the first of many… Received another non renewal in today’s mail… Claim Free on this single family since 1985 I just added up my premiums and premiums paid equal what I paid for the property in 1985.

Maybe a sensor would solve problems… At rentals, just like smoke detectors disabled I have had bathroom fans disabled :-(

Here is what National Park used at Half Dome…

I had reoccurring issues in rentals which can become a big problem depending on resident lifestyle. Started using 2 coats perma white 40 years ago… they even have an exterior paint but could not get it easily in California… I’m hoping the formula hasn’t changed. I have done entire rentals...

I don’t think it’s a underlying board problem if both start mildew free. I use cultured marble for bath and shower surrounds… leak proof and easy clean up. Also for ceilings over showers. For painted surfaces Zinsser Perma-White with Zinsser Mold Killing Primer is a one two punch. These...

At an old Lake House the posts are 1” driven rebar or drilled when driven not possible with a 1.5” top rail pipe curved with pipe bender and welded to attach… At least 80+ years in place… The builder was a CB from WWII who did air strip construction in WWII

My friend planned to retire last year at age 70 and was out truck shopping and decided to work another year as a high school teacher to pay for the f150 Tremor that checked all the boxes… His wife also 70 works full time for a local hospital… I know the new f150 costs a lot more than 25k...

I think Tesla would sell a lot of small pickups as opposed to the Cyber Truck offered.

SLATE as in blank slate might just catch on with endless mods and options post factory build… All my younger friends are smart phone for entertainment and navigation… Standard Heater, AC, backup camera and basic cruise with crank windows sound fine to me. I find it exhausting when I drive the...

I can see a market but can it be delivered and make money and will the subsidies still exist to hit the target price? Reliable comfortable ICE cars are also in this price range. A very early adopter Doc I work with had very early home solar and also did his medical building plus had one of the...

After 30 claim free years with Farmers for a 1000 square ft rent house the non renewal letter arrived… Broker was able to place new policy with Foremost with a 2500 first year premium… I did notice 2 errors… I am 1 mile to fire house and not over 5 miles and 200’ from hydrant and not over...

I got burned on a cashiers check and it took 8 days to be notified by my bank of the chargeback…

My uncle has a small WWII winco 115 volt USA I have a 1975 Winco made in USA but it’s LOUD with a 30 amp auto transfer switch.

My biggest problem is residents disabling detectors so much so I carry a supply with me. It use to be taking out the battery and now with 10 year units it’s destroy or remove… Strange when the property manager cares more about you and your family than you do. Some 3 bedroom rentals are...

I’ve made the deal at the buyers bank… it’s a plus if I bank there too. In order to do a wire transfer you will need to provide the bank to bank information…

I like snap traps but management has banned them. CEO said Decon but the reformulated California version has little effect.

In 1977 utility was paid to underground some distance to new home. The last 5 years 3 breaks Utility repaired but last time I will need to replace as line is failing…

Our new Walmart closed after a few years due to inventory loss and parking lot break ins… Just drove by it 20 minutes ago and plenty of other shuttered businesses plus Safeway continues to close stores around the Bay Area.

I try to present information from around the globe. Bulk of thermal paper is foreign sourced.

Restriction apply in Europe… https://pandapaperroll.com/bpa-and-bps-in-thermal-paper/#:~:text=The%20Regulations%20and%20Laws%20on%20BPA%20%26%20BPS%20in%20Thermal%20Paper&text=In%20the%20EU%2C%20under%20the,weight%2C%20effectively%20banning%20its%20use.

I’ve got dozens of these and similar…

Will need to check others but my 40 year old EM5000 says Japan. Nothing bad to say about it!

Farm With Junk is another I seem to recall…

Kenmore Electric dryer bought new in 1967 still going strong… must the avocado green enamel? Maybe 6 years ago the dryer died and I was told maybe time to replace… The belt which was under $5 is all it took. I’ve learned a lot of things are replaced because people want new. Yesterday’s...

Me too… but still pick up something like added service, extended warranty, etc. It comes down to for x amount we have a deal and here is my number… Your biggest leverage is being able to walk away. The nice thing about new is you have options. Sister In Law wanted Honda Odyssey Touring and...

I recall Robert N from my early days as a new comer in 2004. I had been looking to buy a tractor for about a year prior to joining… TBN has been instrumental in influencing how I spend money.

For decades it was always the high cost of generation until home solar became popular… Who knew the lions share of electricity is distribution and no longer generation?

Happened to me once as a new property manager on a 3-day weekend I moved in a family and found out later the cashiers check was bogus…

Separate tax returns?

https://www.vaticannews.va/en/pope/news/2025-04/pope-francis-dies-on-easter-monday-aged-88.html

I’ve never charged for tractor work because it’s incidental and I’m not running a business with all that entails… The positive is friends return the favor which works.

Tree guys saw my Stihl battery saw and thought it cute🎄 I had him try it and he was impressed except mine has the smaller chain which he said would be a problem for his crew as they standardize. I also have a Stihl corded saw and it’s a beast…

Monday morning Rome time… Usually Italy is about 9 hours ahead of California time depending on Daylight Saving Time or not. Easter Sunday was his last public appearance…

My niece sent a picture of him yesterday blessing the Eadter crowd. She is on a semester University exchange program between UC Davis California and Rome.

The good thing is you know the problem and able to fix… Someone may be Johnny on the spot if offered free.

The farm has a major sewer line and major gas line traversing the property but no luck on the taps as previous original family wanted no part of city services. Sewer tap is 50k and gas said not possible after it was installed. The county road is half on farm property and extensive search has...

Unless appliances are gas… My original unmolested 1922 doesn’t have wiring as shown in some of the pictures… it had not been altered and was neat and simple. I have the original hard copy 1922 electrical permit signed off by the city… City inspection of electrical was rigorous even in 1922 in...

I don’t know how much electricity is in Hawaii but it appears California is again number 1 in highest price per kWh

Maybe all electric without natural gas for cooking, heat, hot water and dryer?

Bill divided by kWh used puts me at 68 cents per PGE kilowatt all in including meter and taxes. It’s 16 cents to generate and 50 cents per kWh to distribute here in SF Bay Area. As a side note with taxes natural gas about $3 per therm. My guess is many could not afford if we had summer A/C...

30 amp 120 volt main was the standard here up to about the 1940’s Then came the pull out cartridge main with 6 Edison branch circuits panels until the mid 1950’s circuit breakers. With over 50 varieties of circuit breaker panels listed as problematic at the CPSC maybe the much touted breakers...

Thermal prints more data faster… no ink or ribbon. I have 30 year old sterilizers with ribbon and the same model only 10 years old is thermal… The thermal only requires loading paper when empty.

Sorry… I just went by the thread title without diving deeper. Mom passed almost 2 years ago and posting brought back a flood of memories because she was always ready to pitch in anyway she could.

I had parking receipts for work on the dash and not a one was readable… Now I keep a envelope in the car for receipts.

Do you think over time Southern Oregon will follow California? I really like Washington but the crazy rules of late make Olympia hard to discern from Berkeley and that’s not even getting into the rocks and bottles thrown at our troops arriving home… Maybe the West Coast is more alike than...

I’ve noticed more wearing gloves and maybe this is why… same with the grocery checkout. All the hospital patient monitors have Thermal Printers as well as most of the newer equipment with a printer.

I understand… it’s crazier now!

New study reveals serious hidden risk of touching store receipts: Maybe someone in the know can enlighten? Around the hospital thermal printers are everywhere. New study reveals serious hidden risk of touching store receipts: 'Really eye-opening'

You left and didn’t take your friends with you?

I’ve posted before about the only time I had a breaker burn up… church lady tenant cooked every Sunday for the congregation with skillets… She called and said no electricity… I checked and the breaker crumbled to my touch. Then I learned she had been cooking using a popsicle stick to keep the...

Starter for orchard burn pile if not outlawed… Our last burn of diseased trees was above and beyond all the required steps to the letter… Yet it still had Cal Fire helicopter dispatched and Fire Department dispatch despite both being notified… Local fire said burning not allowed yet AG said...

I use to be on top of everything but no longer the case… equipment often parked or stored which adds up to years in the blink of an eye… I’m thinking there are projects that just won’t get done anymore… I just can’t see myself mixing 150 sacks of concrete in a day for a one man pour anymore...

I have 3 with Federal from 100 amp to 125 amp service. The odd thing is I cycle the breakers annually and never an issue… circuit did trip when the electric hedge trimmer cut through the extension cord… my brother still has not lived that one down and the time when the cousins visited and...

No red here so it’s always highway taxed. I am able in the tax return to list the number of diesel and gas used off road for a small break…

I have a very good Echo handle bar brush cutter and could not find a fuel tank… Luckily I was able to adapt one from another brand… so my 1984 brush cutter lives to cut another season.

My boater friends polish their fuel or have filters to separate water… it works but wouldn’t pencil out…

Had a bad experience with bio diesel with the Deere 350… the pump shop said bio is good for his business… Since then it’s pay the price at Chevron which was $5.50 gallon last purchase.

No… but there is a connection… At 50 mom had always failed giving up smoking and a friend that quit said he kicked the habit by going for a walk every time he wanted to smoke and if that was not enough… run! Giving up smoking led mom to become a National Ranked Ultrarunner and was still...

First Mow with the L3800 to prep for California fire season. Vantage point in the other direction is a glimpse of the San Francisco Bay…

I believe it as the cost to rebuild leaped since 2020. Some policies the onus is on the insurance company to track replacement and not much was done during Covid years… Many legal battles will be fought on replacement riders and I see more policies no longer offering guaranteed replacement...

Less likely to catch and backflip the tractor…

Here they will not insure with Edison Fuse Main… The reason I did the Service Upgrades as owner… The new service just has a 30 amp breaker to the old 2 or 4 fuse Edison fuse box now marked subpanel. In the 1980’s the city insulated thousands of attics over knob and tube. The local hardware...

Home is on a hilltop with expansive 5 bridge view from the Santa Cruz mountains to the South and Mount Tam to the north and the Golden Gate Towers and SF to the west… Before the conversion always got the blacked out sports games from over the air Monterey station…

Yes and it’s the norm for pre war construction… The 1920’s was a huge building boom in Oakland with almost all of East Oakland built during this time… bungalow style of 900 to 1100 square feet, 2 or 3 bedrooms and one bath on city lots between 4,000 and 4,500 square feet with detached single...

Automation definitely displaces labor… some adapt, some can’t or won’t and new jobs created. I see this a lot with automated receptionists… and I detest phone trees where you make 6 or more selections only to hear the mailbox is full or auto disconnect. Remember when executives had...

My harbor freight chains for the farm purchased cheap and a great value. Many years ago I bought a large 1” socket set that I use several times a year and also a great value because it does what I need and we’re also very inexpensive. Tarps are also a bargain prices and their welding gloves...

My neighbors would like to put in central A/C in their 1958 1750 square feet home. The electric service is 100 amp 240 volt and the quotes they are getting are 15 to 17k to upgrade wiring… makes no sense to me. Add another 15k to replace the existing central gas furnace with a heat pump and...

Knob and Tube is soldered with rubber tape over the joint and friction tape over the rubber. Code is specific when connecting old work to new and as to how the old comes into the junction box for new work. I’m thinking it’s almost a lost art yet look at any utility pole and you will see knob...

You got that right… An old Wedgewood range or Philco Refrigerator or 1950’s washer and dryers took men of muscle to move…

Old Soul?

I’ve got 5 knob and tube… circa 1920-30

Saw one today in Leprechaun green with fender flairs and after market wheels… someone obviously having fun customizing. No time to take a picture.

This has been the promise of automation…

I have two digital converter boxes that were about $20 each after government voucher from Radio Shack.

My brother bought his new super duty with encouragement from his wife. Shortly after delivery she said now I know how much I can spend car shopping…

My new home is 33 years old and appreciate the added insulation, triple pane windows and being fully fire sprinklered. Being an engineer he used structural steel in places with x-rayed weldments and oversized rebar and narrowed placement. The owner builder was onsite everyday and made certain...

We with ties to the old country thank you for your business… Happy wife happy life?

It’s good you have options but some have run out of options. A friend shut down his boutique winery due to insurance… It was simply no longer available except for the California Fair Plan which is insurance of last resort for home owners but policy limits fall short of covering his operation...

Eggs $10.50 a dozen last night at the market… You have a gold mine in Tyler…

I would on my residence but too risky with rentals… Several of my rural friends no longer have fire coverage… just not doable… they all still have separate liability.

I’ve put up several 65” at work and had to be creative mounting on the 2’ on center tin foil studs. I can only imagine pricing if tariffs kick in.

I got called to trouble shoot T-Bar lighting and brought ballasts and 4’ tubes with me. I found zip cord through the knockout with no bushing… Saw enough that I did not want any association because I could imagine the place going up in flames and I would be in the middle of it… 1979 building.

2” round top cavity and another 2” for the bottom cavity… Holes filled with a cork and then stucco and spot painted to match…

Insulated brothers 1948 house plus new windows also. Made a big difference. Ended up pulling the drywall also rewiring and then new drywall… energy use way down and home much quieter. Really like the Marvin Windows Not sure I would have done it if the walls were lath and plaster or...

Go Back… I still have it with VHS and DVD in the living room… Zenith. I also was given a 27 Toshiba by neighbor that asked me to help move it to the curb… nothing wrong with it. She got a new flat screen and now on her third… she has not been pleased with the flats… 2 replaced under warranty...

My friend has owned both new and when he bought the RTV-X we bought his RTV 900 He liked the 900 but loves the improved X for comfort… I liked it too but not enough to pay the going freight to make an X mine.

I had hoped to dodge a bullet but after 40 years the non renewal letter arrived today for a single family rental… zero claim history in 40 years a max $7,500 deductible… Farmers says they are no longer offering this coverage in California… I’ve run into this before with Fireman’s Fund on a...

Same observation by me too… Neighbors had a nice Whirlpool Washer Dryer set they got rid of to take advantage of incentives for water and energy efficiency… They bought a expensive Neptune and I got the old ones… Nineteen years later zero issues with the Whirlpool but they can’t say the same…...

I’ve been running a Dayton auto drain since 1995 and every 5 years the state comes out to inspect without issue…

Who doesn’t like efficiency? However I can make the case that payback is often overlooked. Plenty of 60-75 year old central furnaces here but we seldom need much heat or cooling so why change out for 2 weeks annually? Moms home with everything old is 2350 square feet of 1958 split level home...

Avocado and Coffee and Harvest Gold were the colors of the late 1960’s early 70’s. There were others like Turquoise that never hit mainstream… Almond was the pushback for a very long time and then Black and Stainless followed by Bisque.. At least in my little corner of California. Some old...

I believe new construction can check all the boxes without question but the wild card is the quality of the work performed… My AZ friends like the layout, floor plan and amenities but shocked at the defects uncovered…

Inspectors that mandate not applicable standards and/or difficult to schedule are my pet peeves.

Owned and managed a lot of old homes circa 1910 to 1993 with most built in the 1920’s roaring twenties. I’m always impressed how a 1920 tract home has aged well and much is quality of construction and materials…

It kind of mirrors what my friends experienced…

Great Job! Hopefully many trouble free years ahead.

Mom would never use any chainsaw… even the battery or electric. For some reason she was ok with the splitter and loved her Honda pro walk behind mower because it had blade stop without turning off the engine. The Kubota 900 suited her just fine… it was not fast and not one to roll as the hydro...

Her favorite place to be was always the tree farm… she was happy watering, raking and splitting/stacking storm fall oak… My brother would cut a bunch of short rounds to fit the family room stove and mom would use my 22ton splitter to split them… Brother and sister in law went away for an...

Mom age 87 with the Kubota…

Memory a little rusty but here is the home… https://redf.in/9FnNoQ

Fair bet on one of the metros… During Covid I saw a 1920 one thousand foot bungalow that had been foreclosed twice in Oakland sell for 920k Couldn’t believe it myself… no garage either. Now it’s estimated to be 800k but still unbelievable for a home that sold for under 3k new.

Auto Correct strikes again

They would come through the used car lot and not my favorite… the 6 with 3 spd column shift was on the lot for almost a year… no A/C, no radio… orange with black interior and rubber floor mats. It must have been the model advertised new out the door for 2k. The grabber sold right away… 302 V8...

Yep… the 2001 Corolla was always 40+ on the way home from Tahoe…

I wish it were not so but the reality is too often conform or suffer…

Location is also a factor… When I sold a tractor the buyer traveled some distance and when he arrived in East Oakland exit he told me he almost turned around thinking it was a set up… About a mile after he had that thought he reached my address and waited in the car… he said had I not went...

Mom never had a middle name and when she went to get her California drivers license the DMV said you need a middle name and asked for her maiden name initial and put this in her drivers license… For 65 years she would receive two jury notices, etc because her voter has no middle initial and her...

Maybe shades of gray has SF market share?

We bought Kubota because we have some steep terrain and the hydro is like having a brake Had it not been for the steep hill safety aspect just about any would fill the bill. Neighbor has all flat and his father likes the small Deere single gas engine to get around but it’s not 4 wd

For me I always regret when I don’t take the time to label or mark to know what goes where and a picture or two goes a long way… Different color zip ties, 3M color or number tape sure helps.

Only 3 for me counting the brake drum lathe and the Southbend and a very small miniature lathe given to me… Time marches on and for the most part the machine tools and tooling sit idle except for a random repair. At one time I rebuilt Model A water pumps with modern components keeping the...

Starting see Mavericks everyday on the road but I guess the only come in shades of gray?

An old mechanic trick is heating and melting a crayon into the threads… works better for flat upright surfaces I’d imagine.

Missed a nice Regal Leblond I would have liked to have but this was when guys were still hot to buy… not much competition now and most mom and pop shops long gone…. I turned down a Monarch because it would be just be one more thing for the nephew to eventually dispose. A lot of used machine...

Good Luck and good you have options… The insurance market in California is one hot mess affecting home sales and prices… The rule now is pay your premium and don’t bother your carrier for the small stuff as carrier after carrier suspend or exit the state… Too many I personally know that...

My tool buying spree was in the 70’s and 80’s… picked up my tape Bridgeport J Head Mill, Welders, etc… Looking back I think it was a good time to get the tools I needed… a few German/Swiss/Japanese machinist in the mix but the bulk all USA including the Southbend Lathe… Yesterday a operating...

Sometimes professional sellers are the worst… A car dealer had a one year old boat he owned and had at the dealership with a for sale sign… he was going through a divorce. Boat checked out but it was end of season so I made a fair cash offer… He said it was a good start but held firm… I said...

Never bought a bad tool from MAC and I only bought specialty tools… like spark plug rethreader which included the size for Model A Fords

I tested bolts in material lab and the good old Rockford were the best value for the buck… USA 1980’s

I bought mine years ago from the Snap-On or Mac jobber… way before online shopping

I grew up around the car business and every car, new and used had the price on the window… It was a very rare occurrence for someone to come in and say write it up, I will take it.

BofA started as a local SF community bank that kept expanding… I can show you several branches of BofA here in Oakland that are no more.., They keep closing so it’s makes sense not popular. I keep the account open because Dad added me when I was 16 and mom was already on the account… Mostly...

Family checks say Customer since 1948 at Bank of America… Things were quite different back then is not an understatement. At 12 I started getting a regular pay check and would go to Bank America to cash… The branch President Walter Kendall said any man with a paycheck is welcome to open a...

I have not either… twice I have taken a taxi…

There is always the auto club for roadside assustance.

But not initiated by you and reporter used deception… You wanted to set the record straight but told to stand down.

Do you think a rouse to avoid bonus as story was supportive?

I still have 3 black and white sets… Mom and dads Zenith is down and now furniture until I decide what to do with it… we had a neighborhood power surge and I think the reason.

Growing up we never heated except the week around Christmas when the Greats would come to visit… Oakland California has nearly perfect climate based on the number of heating and cooling days measured in major metros… It’s easy to find homes well over the million dollar mark with no A/C… A lot...

SF Bay Area… it’s interesting owning acreage in a city of 450,000 in a metro with 12 million… Yet I have a dozer to maintain fire trails I was required to put in, a Deere 110 TLB and Kubota BX23… The dozer was easy… the cost to hire out fire trail construction was twice the cost of the dozer…...

At sale, certification of low flow toilet is required which raises the permit question. Building departments had a habit of going to suppliers checking sales of gas appliances and then cross check for open permit at the address… I have not run into it in the Internet age but it was real when I...

It was a new story when it ended up on the front page… Not long ago at another hospital there was a police interaction and it was recorded on officer body cam. Management under freedom of information act obtained the body cam footage and it was not good for the employee… These days there are...

We were for decades small community based but boy did things change once we were acquired by a 80,000 employee Heath Care System… There are pluses and minuses and some things make no sense. One thing I did learn is not a single corp person from our 2017 onboarding is still working as they have...

Yep… dad gave it to the TV man when he bought a Zenith Color console with space command. We were never ever the first in anything growing up… but the color TV was the exception and we had it 25 years… Still remember all the neighbors coming over Saturday morning to see the color TV with me and...

This the TV I watched Lassie on growing up.

I’ve scored many gas and hand landscape tools just for hauling away. The Honda Powered self drive mower was curbside so I stopped… the owner said don’t run, don’t care… looked like new… cleaned carb and starts first pull every time. Picked up a couple of ECHO straight and curved trimmers...

Eddie Lave it to Beaver…

For us it was the Wonderful World of Disney

Hard to imagine because where I live a public hearing is required to remove a planted backyard tree, pull and reset a toilet, replace a gas range or dryer, replace a framed window, etc.

Grew up in a split level on one of the very few on a level lot… all the other lots were sloped side to side and the spilt was a natural conforming to the topography. On my parents the crawl space had 6’ headroom and I had it filled with antique car parts :-)

We had a young receptionist intern who was well liked with good reviews. On her break she took a selfie at her desk captioned Lovin My Job… it terminated her employment. She posted to her private Face Book page and in the background her monitor was on… Zero tolerance on HIPAA and that was...

I keep my 1838 Bantam in a 8’ wide enclosed trailer full time but it’s small in size…

I would have thought a full apology was in order… instead I was told for the future not to answer questions from law enforcement and refer to the PIO or Admin… The CEO retired not long after and the replacement has deferred to my judgement many times… Comes down to who runs the show…

When I bought the dozer the price was firm but the seller agreed to deliver 150 miles one way and had a box scraper he needed to move and threw it in… sometimes a little thinking outside the box works.

Brothers farm came with some junk and in the back of the shed was a walk behind Yazoo mower and I brought it home replaced the belt and fuel lines that had rotted and serviced the motor… Came back to life and did a great job… so good they wanted it back seeing what it could do :-( Simple and...

We pretended every dog we had was Lassie growing up.

I think every boy wanted a dog like Lassie… PAL descendants are still plying Lassie today. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lassie

A lot of 1922 windows have multiple lites and also some angular. What I like about small lites is cheap and easy to repair! Still remember a 4-plex that was updated and the owner wanted double pane with white grid windows so that is what we did. They looked nice and inside was quieter with...

No matter the price if it is something I can’t use it’s too much. I knew a guy that would bargain like nobodies business lowering expectations and if he got it fine… if he didn’t he would send his brother over and make a final offer a little higher and almost always sold. The seller would not...

Nothing like you guys but similar on a small scale… A friend asked if he could use my Honda walk behind pro mower I use for my property management business. He was getting his grandparents home ready to sell and the residential lot rear yard lawn was 3’ high when I showed up. I also brought...

In the world of Social Media and Freedom of Information statues what is often considered private is anything but… About 15 years ago I responded to a weekend work burglar alarm and discovered the medical clinic had been burglarized. I called law enforcement and secured the premises and gave a...

https://currently.att.yahoo.com/entertainment/articles/former-childhood-star-dead-80-205158811.html

Spent a fair amount of time in Materials/Plastics back in Engineering class with the distinction between amorphous and crystalline emphasized… The question "Is glass solid or liquid?" has no clear answer. In terms of molecular dynamics and thermodynamics, it is possible to justify various...

Current house has central vac but I still need my Electrolux for odd jobs… Current house is the newest and was owner builder and owner was telecom engineer. It’s extremely quiet with triple glazed windows Spanish clay tile roof and thicker insulated exterior walls. 6 kW array supplies all the...

Yep… Placerville California previously known as Dry Diggings and Hangtown in the heart of California gold discovery country.

I had thought lessons learned from previous aluminum wired homes would have solved the aluminum problems… Shrinking insulation is a new one on me.

Not having easy access to a welder I have had success with liberal use of penetrating oils followed up with a left hand drill bit. As the left handed bit bites it applies force in the same direction needed to back out the bolt.

Natural or oiled… I have not had good experience with latex paint for wood in ground contact… Maybe the latex paint traps moisture that wicks up?

A few I know boxed themselves into a corner with no permit or a remodel permit by deciding to scrape Im and rebuild saying it was foolish to work with existing once they got into it. The result in each case was new setbacks applied so no possibility to reclaim square footage removed. This is...

1920’s and 30’s typical ranging from 900 to 1150 square feet

I’ve seen that also. Glass is amorphous and not crystalline so it continues to flow over the centuries…

Many times change was seen as modern… Aluminum casement windows on new high end 1950’s home were sold as convenient and maintenance free. All copper water and waste lines over galvanized and cast iron… Formica smooth and sanitary counters instead of tile and grout… Wall to wall carpet...

1922 we had building codes in my city and I have the original signed off inspector card. The stucco is like iron and hammer blows bounce off like hitting an anvil. I still have the original 1922 cabinets and counters and galvanized pipe and original electric service… maybe because I am only...

Some horseless carriages are alive and well 120 years into the future… Fully street legal and not even a brake light…