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omarman

Only spark plug gap tools I ever used were round like that but had wire loops.

tjc78

oldfarmer50 said:

tjc78 said:

Dodged a bullet from the storm yesterday down the shore. Our Gazebo flew away but went into an open space. No trees or anything else although others had a lot of damage to their sites

Ran down there after work to clean it up. There was a section of the Garden State Parkway where the tops of the trees were sheared right off (couldn’t get a picture) due to the tornado that hit Marmora NJ

No power there so we took all our food back to our primary home. Glad we did, still out now

Your peppers need fertilizer.🤢

Yeah, that pot is too small too. I only wanted tomatoes and my wife went a little nuts.

tjc78

stickguy said:

does not look promising.

Not at all.

tjc78

stickguy said:

I’d rather not have a new windshield if they aren’t sure it’s the reason.

Yeah, I’d be nervous of opening up a new can of worms.

tjc78

stickguy said:

Sanitizer now is everywhere. Of course, seems like half of it will kill you, so maybe not a good thing.

My wife made Clorox wipes herself out of cleaning supplies and paper towels. We really don’t need many. Plus, it’s just a convenience. Use a spray bottle and a rag, does the same thing. But much cheaper.

We bought a bottle from CVS that as you rub your hands together it kind of clumps of into tiny little rubbery pellets. Right to the garbage pail.

oldfarmer50

ab348 said:

A fire last night destroyed a house and this was in the garage. Ferrari 488 GTB.

In happier times:


Now:

I’m sure JR or Samcrac will rescue it.

ab348

stickguy said:

does not look promising.

No. The owner runs a very active and apparently successful luxo/exotic/sports/collector car dealership here that does a lot of exporting as well. He had the car for less than a month. No report yet on the origin of the fire.

roadburner

We had a big house fire in one of the more upscale subdivisions back in the '90s. A friend of mine who is just as cynical as me opined that it was likely caused by the friction generated from a huge mortgage rubbing up against an equally large homeowner's insurance policy.

imidazol97

stickguy said:

does not look promising.

That'll buff right out.

imidazol97

As for the windshield, I ask to be allowed a few words...

Unless the company says a different windshield, which I believe someone said has a special coating on the glass, would solve the problem, I'd rather keep the original windshield glued to the car. It's an integral part of the structure.

I think there's something about the rubber in the wiper blades, or the various leverages in the linkages used to control that that's allowing easy jerking as the blades "catch" and release. There's something wrong.

Neither of cars has the problem. I had seen it in past cars but only when the windshield was coated with road grit and oils. Cleaning the blades with isopropyl alcohol and the windshield with Dawn and steel wood fixed it.

I've said before that rubbing the windshield with Barkeepers Friend which contains very fine oxalic acid IIRC or cleaning my windshield with 00 or finer steel wool and water and detergent will remove that grit and oil, just like clay bar rubbing paint with detergent water will take off grit to prep for waxing.

What I can't believe is that Fintail says this has been a problem with some years of history for MB, yet MB hasn't fixed it.

Have any other brands had this with their windshield and wipers?

I hope @abacomike can get this resolved without replacing the windshield.

snakeweasel

fintail said:

That makes me think of something. My family moved a few times when I was a kid,

When they moved how long did it take you to find them?

jmonroe1

omarman said:

Only spark plug gap tools I ever used were round like that but had wire loops.

I agree that it looks like a spark plug gap tool if you look at it quickly but like you said, a plug gap tool had different size wires not flat blades.

The first time I saw one of those multi-screwdriver tools was when I was given one by a Lockheed service rep when our Navy squadron got our first C-130 (built by Lockheed in Marietta GA in 1962). It had as engraving of a C-130 on it with Lockheed’s name and the planes S/N. I promptly broke the small blade trying to remove a small philips head screw on one of our other planes because I was too lazy to go to the shop to get my tool box. When the rep heard I broke the tool he wanted to give me another one but I thanked him for the offer and told him, “I’m going to keep this tool on my key ring as a reminder of what happens when you’re too lazy to use the right tool for the job”. He just smiled and walked away.

I kept that tool on my key ring until just a few years ago. Finally decided I didn’t want to lose it so it now sits in my drawer on an old key ring...it did it’s job.

jmonroe

driver100

oldfarmer50 said:

driver100 said:

We have a shortage in aluminum cans, used for soft drinks and for beer. Since the bars have been closed people were buying beer and soft drinks to take home....people seem to prefer cans. They use the cans for the more popular flavors, and you can only buy bottles of less popular flavors.....like A&W diet Root Beer.

I wish I had known, I just spent an afternoon cleaning out my son’s apartment and his roommate left hundreds of cans all over the place. I could have solved your aluminum shortage easily.

Now down here we have a coin shortage so bad that one store was asking people to donate their change to the next lowest dollar to charity. My wife who likes to wrap coins is working on solving that problem by cleaning out all our car cup holders.

Thanks for the offer of old used beer cans. I haven't used cash in almost 4 months. Stores don't want their employees handling cash. Our credit cards have chips, in most stores you just have to wave your card over the CC machine.

jmonroe1

ab348 said:

A fire last night destroyed a house and this was in the garage. Ferrari 488 GTB.

In happier times:


Now:

I was going to say something about getting out a buffer but then I remembered you’re tired of hearing that. 😎

jmonroe

driver100

sda said:

I wonder if many home builders include their name on the house key. The builder of our house in 2004 did. They, like many have since gone
through bankruptcy. Thought it was somewhat unique.

My guess is it is a pocket screwdriver since that is what it says it is on the top end...and I'm not even a DIY guy.

driver100

jmonroe1 said:

ab348 said:

A fire last night destroyed a house and this was in the garage. Ferrari 488 GTB.

In happier times:


Now:

I was going to say something about getting out a buffer but then I remembered you’re tired of hearing that. 😎

jmonroe

Glad someone remembered...we aren't allowed to say that anymore or you get a 2 week suspension.

abacomike

Had the new TempurPedic mattress and adjustable frame delivered today. It has a dual vibrator (head and foot) and is so comfortable. I just hope it helps with my back.

They credited my charge card for $300 because they had a special discount if you purchased a mattress and adjustable bed frame with remote which the store was unaware of. So the final price tag was $3698, no taxes because of my doctor's prescription.

I guess if you want a good night's sleep, you have to pay for it.😜🤪🤓

tjc78

I paid around $2000 for just a plain old king mattress and box spring, so it’s probably not bad considering.

jmonroe1

abacomike said:

Had the new TempurPedic mattress and adjustable frame delivered today. It has a dual vibrator (head and foot) and is so comfortable. I just hope it helps with my back.

They credited my charge card for $300 because they had a special discount if you purchased a mattress and adjustable bed frame with remote which the store was unaware of. So the final price tag was $3698, no taxes because of my doctor's prescription.

I guess if you want a good night's sleep, you have to pay for it.😜🤪🤓

WOW, 4 grand (before the coupon) to get some sleep. My bottle of bourbon looks like an even better deal now.

jmonroe

snakeweasel

roadburner said:

We had a big house fire in one of the more upscale subdivisions back in the '90s. A friend of mine who is just as cynical as me opined that it was likely caused by the friction generated from a huge mortgage rubbing up against an equally large homeowner's insurance policy.

A little over a year ago we had a house in our sub division catch fire, it was a total loss. It was torn down to the foundation and rebuilt, after which it was put up for sale. I looked up the listing and no mention of the fire but it did state "recently structurally refurbished".

stickguy

if they took the whole thing out, no reason to mention it since there is nothing left from the fire! some years back, a house in our development burned. Took out the center mostly (generator on front porch, not a good idea). kind of weird. Really looked to me like a tear down, but they ended up just ripping out anything burnt and rebuilding just that part. No clue how much extra water damage there was, and how well that was taken care of. the owners never moved back in so it went on the market, and sold pretty quickly, for a strong price. I guess it was mostly new inside, but I still would not have wanted it. I have no clue what they disclosed on that one.

snakeweasel

jmonroe1 said:

omarman said:

Only spark plug gap tools I ever used were round like that but had wire loops.

I agree that it looks like a spark plug gap tool if you look at it quickly but like you said, a plug gap tool had different size wires not flat blades.

The first time I saw one of those multi-screwdriver tools was when I was given one by a Lockheed service rep when our Navy squadron got our first C-130 (built by Lockheed in Marietta GA in 1962). It had as engraving of a C-130 on it with Lockheed’s name and the planes S/N. I promptly broke the small blade trying to remove a small philips head screw on one of our other planes because I was too lazy to go to the shop to get my tool box. When the rep heard I broke the tool he wanted to give me another one but I thanked him for the offer and told him, “I’m going to keep this tool on my key ring as a reminder of what happens when you’re too lazy to use the right tool for the job”. He just smiled and walked away.

I kept that tool on my key ring until just a few years ago. Finally decided I didn’t want to lose it so it now sits in my drawer on an old key ring...it did it’s job.

jmonroe

My spark plug gap tool has a flat blade that goes completely around the tool that increases in thickness as it goes.

sda

ab348 said:

sda said:

I wonder if many home builders include their name on the house key. The builder of our house in 2004 did. They, like many have since gone
through bankruptcy. Thought it was somewhat unique.

What is that Sears Roebuck thing on the key ring? Looks like something you might gap spark plugs or set ignition points with.

It’s a mini screw driver. It came with a Craftsman flat blade, philips head driver pack around 1990.

Michaell

For the last 10-12 years of his career, my dad was the fire cause investigator for our city (similar to the Robert DeNiro character in Backdraft).

However, my dad went through the Police Academy around age 45 so he could also make the arrests if he determined the cause of a fire to be arson.

One person decided to torch his garage with his classic Corvette in it, to collect the insurance money. The perp fled to Canada, where the Mounties tracked him down. My dad had to fly to Banff to retrieve the other vehicle, which was a 70's or 80's full size Blazer, and drive it back to CA.

My dad was not a big fan of road trips, but brought that beast back as evidence.

I do believe he was found guilty by a jury of his peers.

jmonroe1

snakeweasel said:

jmonroe1 said:

omarman said:

Only spark plug gap tools I ever used were round like that but had wire loops.

I agree that it looks like a spark plug gap tool if you look at it quickly but like you said, a plug gap tool had different size wires not flat blades.

The first time I saw one of those multi-screwdriver tools was when I was given one by a Lockheed service rep when our Navy squadron got our first C-130 (built by Lockheed in Marietta GA in 1962). It had as engraving of a C-130 on it with Lockheed’s name and the planes S/N. I promptly broke the small blade trying to remove a small philips head screw on one of our other planes because I was too lazy to go to the shop to get my tool box. When the rep heard I broke the tool he wanted to give me another one but I thanked him for the offer and told him, “I’m going to keep this tool on my key ring as a reminder of what happens when you’re too lazy to use the right tool for the job”. He just smiled and walked away.

I kept that tool on my key ring until just a few years ago. Finally decided I didn’t want to lose it so it now sits in my drawer on an old key ring...it did it’s job.

jmonroe

My spark plug gap tool has a flat blade that goes completely around the tool that increases in thickness as it goes.

I’ve seen those but they’re more of a gimmick than a real gap tool. If I ever saw one of those in a so-called pros tool box I’d leave.

jmonroe

snakeweasel

stickguy said:

if they took the whole thing out, no reason to mention it since there is nothing left from the fire! some years back, a house in our development burned. Took out the center mostly (generator on front porch, not a good idea). kind of weird. Really looked to me like a tear down, but they ended up just ripping out anything burnt and rebuilding just that part. No clue how much extra water damage there was, and how well that was taken care of. the owners never moved back in so it went on the market, and sold pretty quickly, for a strong price. I guess it was mostly new inside, but I still would not have wanted it. I have no clue what they disclosed on that one.

That would depend on the laws of the state it's in. Some will require it.

jmonroe1

Michaell said:

For the last 10-12 years of his career, my dad was the fire cause investigator for our city (similar to the Robert DeNiro character in Backdraft).

However, my dad went through the Police Academy around age 45 so he could also make the arrests if he determined the cause of a fire to be arson.

One person decided to torch his garage with his classic Corvette in it, to collect the insurance money. The perp fled to Canada, where the Mounties tracked him down. My dad had to fly to Banff to retrieve the other vehicle, which was a 70's or 80's full size Blazer, and drive it back to CA.

My dad was not a big fan of road trips, but brought that beast back as evidence.

I do believe he was found guilty by a jury of his peers.

Are you saying you think your dad was found guilty just because he drove a beast back to the States?

jmonroe

Michaell

jmonroe1 said:

Michaell said:

For the last 10-12 years of his career, my dad was the fire cause investigator for our city (similar to the Robert DeNiro character in Backdraft).

However, my dad went through the Police Academy around age 45 so he could also make the arrests if he determined the cause of a fire to be arson.

One person decided to torch his garage with his classic Corvette in it, to collect the insurance money. The perp fled to Canada, where the Mounties tracked him down. My dad had to fly to Banff to retrieve the other vehicle, which was a 70's or 80's full size Blazer, and drive it back to CA.

My dad was not a big fan of road trips, but brought that beast back as evidence.

I do believe he was found guilty by a jury of his peers.

Are you saying you think your dad was found guilty just because he drove a beast back to the States?

jmonroe

I suppose that's your interpretation of my story, based on my casual use of pronouns.

I'll guess the other 99% of the readers knew exactly what I meant.

jmonroe1

Michaell said:

jmonroe1 said:

Michaell said:

For the last 10-12 years of his career, my dad was the fire cause investigator for our city (similar to the Robert DeNiro character in Backdraft).

However, my dad went through the Police Academy around age 45 so he could also make the arrests if he determined the cause of a fire to be arson.

One person decided to torch his garage with his classic Corvette in it, to collect the insurance money. The perp fled to Canada, where the Mounties tracked him down. My dad had to fly to Banff to retrieve the other vehicle, which was a 70's or 80's full size Blazer, and drive it back to CA.

My dad was not a big fan of road trips, but brought that beast back as evidence.

I do believe he was found guilty by a jury of his peers.

Are you saying you think your dad was found guilty just because he drove a beast back to the States?

jmonroe

I suppose that's your interpretation of my story, based on my casual use of pronouns.

I'll guess the other 99% of the readers knew exactly what I meant.

I guess. Did I ever tell you how I almost failed Writing 101 because of poor pronoun use. Got me pretty upity until I caught on.

jmonroe

fintail

My mom has one of those on her keyring, I am pretty sure she's had it since I was a kid, or longer - I swear I remember it going back into the 80s.

sda said:

It’s a mini screw driver. It came with a Craftsman flat blade, philips head driver pack around 1990.

nyccarguy

Michaell said:

For the last 10-12 years of his career, my dad was the fire cause investigator for our city (similar to the Robert DeNiro character in Backdraft).

However, my dad went through the Police Academy around age 45 so he could also make the arrests if he determined the cause of a fire to be arson.

One person decided to torch his garage with his classic Corvette in it, to collect the insurance money. The perp fled to Canada, where the Mounties tracked him down. My dad had to fly to Banff to retrieve the other vehicle, which was a 70's or 80's full size Blazer, and drive it back to CA.

My dad was not a big fan of road trips, but brought that beast back as evidence.

I do believe he was found guilty by a jury of his peers.

Very cool story!

driver100

Michaell said:

jmonroe1 said:

Michaell said:

For the last 10-12 years of his career, my dad was the fire cause investigator for our city (similar to the Robert DeNiro character in Backdraft).

However, my dad went through the Police Academy around age 45 so he could also make the arrests if he determined the cause of a fire to be arson.

One person decided to torch his garage with his classic Corvette in it, to collect the insurance money. The perp fled to Canada, where the Mounties tracked him down. My dad had to fly to Banff to retrieve the other vehicle, which was a 70's or 80's full size Blazer, and drive it back to CA.

My dad was not a big fan of road trips, but brought that beast back as evidence.

I do believe he was found guilty by a jury of his peers.

Are you saying you think your dad was found guilty just because he drove a beast back to the States?

jmonroe

I suppose that's your interpretation of my story, based on my casual use of pronouns.

I'll guess the other 99% of the readers knew exactly what I meant.

Yeh, there is always one (1). Did it both ways so he knows exactly what I mean

driver100

abacomike said:

. So the final price tag was $3698, no taxes because of my doctor's prescription.

I guess if you want a good night's sleep, you have to pay for it.😜🤪🤓

Dollar cost averaging that is a good deal. You are in your car for an hour a day = $70,000, you're in your bed 7 or 8 hours a day = $3700! It's a great deal

ab348

imidazol97 said:

stickguy said:

does not look promising.

That'll buff right out.

Just couldn't help yourself, could you?

ab348

sda said:

ab348 said:

sda said:

I wonder if many home builders include their name on the house key. The builder of our house in 2004 did. They, like many have since gone
through bankruptcy. Thought it was somewhat unique.

What is that Sears Roebuck thing on the key ring? Looks like something you might gap spark plugs or set ignition points with.

It’s a mini screw driver. It came with a Craftsman flat blade, philips head driver pack around 1990.

Being in Canada a flat blade tool like that is virtually useless for driving screws. Pretty much everything here is square (Robertson) head, Occasionally you need a Philips head for imported items.

The flat blade tool might be useful for opening crown-cap bottles or prying things apart though.

ab348

Mike, I hope the TempurPedic works out for you. I bought one a few years ago and after a few months had to get the store to take it back because it killed my back. They are comfortable when you first lay down on them but over the course of a nights sleep your body heat softens them and you sink further into them (or at least the one I had did). In the mornings I could barely get out of bed and my spine felt like it was twisted into a pretzel shape. But I know many people like them and seem not to experience that, so I hope you are in that group.

TempurPedic has somehow been able to maintain their price point despite lots of comptitors popping up and undercutting them significantly. Profit margins on memory foam mattresses are huge given they are far less expensive to manufacture than the traditional innerspring type.

I replaced the foam job with a Marshall mattress, made in Toronto. Marshall apparently invented the individual pocketed coil design that Simmons made famous, but they make their products to a much higher standard. This is easily the best mattress I have ever owned. Unlike most mattresses that are said to need replacing after 5 or 10 years, with proper care these can supposedly last for decades.

imidazol97

ab348 said:

imidazol97 said:

stickguy said:

does not look promising.

That'll buff right out.

Just couldn't help yourself, could you?

Doesn't look all that damaged from the parts that are visible. Seemed like
the right time to say "it."

abacomike

ab348 said:

Mike, I hope the TempurPedic works out for you. I bought one a few years ago and after a few months had to get the store to take it back because it killed my back. They are comfortable when you first lay down on them but over the course of a nights sleep your body heat softens them and you sink further into them (or at least the one I had did). In the mornings I could barely get out of bed and my spine felt like it was twisted into a pretzel shape. But I know many people like them and seem not to experience that, so I hope you are in that group.

TempurPedic has somehow been able to maintain their price point despite lots of comptitors popping up and undercutting them significantly. Profit margins on memory foam mattresses are huge given they are far less expensive to manufacture than the traditional innerspring type.

I replaced the foam job with a Marshall mattress, made in Toronto. Marshall apparently invented the individual pocketed coil design that Simmons made famous, but they make their products to a much higher standard. This is easily the best mattress I have ever owned. Unlike most mattresses that are said to need replacing after 5 or 10 years, with proper care these can supposedly last for decades.

From my research, it depends on the firmness of the mattress. My old mattress was too firm which caused me pain. This new one seems to have a little give to it - it's a medium - I tried the firm and it was too hard on my back.

When I sleep, I am on my sides but usually end up on my back. So I raise my head and legs to ease pressure on my back.

Just less money for the kids to spend when I am gone!😜😜🤓

graphicguy

This was a few years ago, but I bought one of those high buck sleep number mattresses. They came with a money back guarantee, too. Mine leaked air and would not hold “the number” I liked. They sent more bladders, which I had to install myself. No luck. Then, they claimed it wasn’t level (how they knew that is beyond me(. I assured them the house was level.

Yeah...they took it back. But, I had to deflate it, disassemble it the frame, fold the bladders, move it from the upstairs master and down to the garage, where a trucking company came to pick it up, but would only do so if I brought it to the edge of the driveway. They made it as difficult as they possibly could to return it.

Plus, it took them 3 months to finally issue the refund.

oldfarmer50

abacomike said:

Had the new TempurPedic mattress and adjustable frame delivered today. It has a dual vibrator (head and foot) and is so comfortable. I just hope it helps with my back.

They credited my charge card for $300 because they had a special discount if you purchased a mattress and adjustable bed frame with remote which the store was unaware of. So the final price tag was $3698, no taxes because of my doctor's prescription.

I guess if you want a good night's sleep, you have to pay for it.😜🤪🤓

Wow, paying more for a mattress than I’ve paid for many a car! It must be nice to be rich. I’m officially jealous.

graphicguy

Mentioned it was time to get the Stinger’s oil changed. Given the dealer threw in 6 services to make up for their insistence on charging a doc fee when I bought it at the first of the year, it was “on the house”.

Anyway, nothing untoward happened. I got used to being catered to with my Acura. No loaner Kia offered. It took 90 minutes. They did the oil change, the tire rotation the numerous and sundry eyeball checks of everything else. Cost? $0! Still, it took 90 minutes. Forgot how time consuming dealer service can be. They have all the tools, they have lifts, they have everything they need. Yet, it took them 3x the amount of time it should have. And, I even made an appointment.

Good news is the service area was super clean. Their free coffee was actually quite good. They had cookies and chips for the taking. There was free WiFi. They practiced “no touch” customer interfacing. Everything was done via texts and emails on my iPhone. They asked if I wanted a free car wash, which I declined given it was one of those brush automated machines.

Long and short of it, I was happy with the service experience. They were polite. They did what they said they were going to do. Their service area was pleasant and comfortable.

They said they were still offering no charge pick up and drop off service on cars still under warranty (which would be a lot of cars given their lengthy warranty). Probably should have done that.

Still, went off without a hitch. Given the stories about Kia, I’m pleasantly surprised.

oldfarmer50

snakeweasel said:

jmonroe1 said:

omarman said:

Only spark plug gap tools I ever used were round like that but had wire loops.

I agree that it looks like a spark plug gap tool if you look at it quickly but like you said, a plug gap tool had different size wires not flat blades.

The first time I saw one of those multi-screwdriver tools was when I was given one by a Lockheed service rep when our Navy squadron got our first C-130 (built by Lockheed in Marietta GA in 1962). It had as engraving of a C-130 on it with Lockheed’s name and the planes S/N. I promptly broke the small blade trying to remove a small philips head screw on one of our other planes because I was too lazy to go to the shop to get my tool box. When the rep heard I broke the tool he wanted to give me another one but I thanked him for the offer and told him, “I’m going to keep this tool on my key ring as a reminder of what happens when you’re too lazy to use the right tool for the job”. He just smiled and walked away.

I kept that tool on my key ring until just a few years ago. Finally decided I didn’t want to lose it so it now sits in my drawer on an old key ring...it did it’s job.

jmonroe

My spark plug gap tool has a flat blade that goes completely around the tool that increases in thickness as it goes.

I inherited a gapping tool from my father that was composed of a series of blades that increased in thickness from a few thousandths of an inch up to maybe a half inch. Thought it was an odd thing to gap plugs until I found out it was a gap tool for steam turbines which he was building at General Electric.

snakeweasel

jmonroe1 said:

snakeweasel said:

jmonroe1 said:

omarman said:

Only spark plug gap tools I ever used were round like that but had wire loops.

I agree that it looks like a spark plug gap tool if you look at it quickly but like you said, a plug gap tool had different size wires not flat blades.

The first time I saw one of those multi-screwdriver tools was when I was given one by a Lockheed service rep when our Navy squadron got our first C-130 (built by Lockheed in Marietta GA in 1962). It had as engraving of a C-130 on it with Lockheed’s name and the planes S/N. I promptly broke the small blade trying to remove a small philips head screw on one of our other planes because I was too lazy to go to the shop to get my tool box. When the rep heard I broke the tool he wanted to give me another one but I thanked him for the offer and told him, “I’m going to keep this tool on my key ring as a reminder of what happens when you’re too lazy to use the right tool for the job”. He just smiled and walked away.

I kept that tool on my key ring until just a few years ago. Finally decided I didn’t want to lose it so it now sits in my drawer on an old key ring...it did it’s job.

jmonroe

My spark plug gap tool has a flat blade that goes completely around the tool that increases in thickness as it goes.

I’ve seen those but they’re more of a gimmick than a real gap tool. If I ever saw one of those in a so-called pros tool box I’d leave.

jmonroe

How is it more of a gimmick than a gapping tool? I have seen pros use them.

suydam

abacomike said:

ab348 said:

Mike, I hope the TempurPedic works out for you. I bought one a few years ago and after a few months had to get the store to take it back because it killed my back. They are comfortable when you first lay down on them but over the course of a nights sleep your body heat softens them and you sink further into them (or at least the one I had did). In the mornings I could barely get out of bed and my spine felt like it was twisted into a pretzel shape. But I know many people like them and seem not to experience that, so I hope you are in that group.

TempurPedic has somehow been able to maintain their price point despite lots of comptitors popping up and undercutting them significantly. Profit margins on memory foam mattresses are huge given they are far less expensive to manufacture than the traditional innerspring type.

I replaced the foam job with a Marshall mattress, made in Toronto. Marshall apparently invented the individual pocketed coil design that Simmons made famous, but they make their products to a much higher standard. This is easily the best mattress I have ever owned. Unlike most mattresses that are said to need replacing after 5 or 10 years, with proper care these can supposedly last for decades.

From my research, it depends on the firmness of the mattress. My old mattress was too firm which caused me pain. This new one seems to have a little give to it - it's a medium - I tried the firm and it was too hard on my back.

When I sleep, I am on my sides but usually end up on my back. So I raise my head and legs to ease pressure on my back.

Just less money for the kids to spend when I am gone!😜😜🤓

I know people who have those mattresses and love them, but they aren’t for me. We splurged on a high quality Regular mattress instead and it’s been great. Those cost serious $$ too!

snakeweasel

Michaell said:

jmonroe1 said:

Michaell said:

For the last 10-12 years of his career, my dad was the fire cause investigator for our city (similar to the Robert DeNiro character in Backdraft).

However, my dad went through the Police Academy around age 45 so he could also make the arrests if he determined the cause of a fire to be arson.

One person decided to torch his garage with his classic Corvette in it, to collect the insurance money. The perp fled to Canada, where the Mounties tracked him down. My dad had to fly to Banff to retrieve the other vehicle, which was a 70's or 80's full size Blazer, and drive it back to CA.

My dad was not a big fan of road trips, but brought that beast back as evidence.

I do believe he was found guilty by a jury of his peers.

Are you saying you think your dad was found guilty just because he drove a beast back to the States?

jmonroe

I suppose that's your interpretation of my story, based on my casual use of pronouns.

I'll guess the other 99% of the readers knew exactly what I meant.

But what you meant isn't what you said.

abacomike

oldfarmer50 said:

abacomike said:

Had the new TempurPedic mattress and adjustable frame delivered today. It has a dual vibrator (head and foot) and is so comfortable. I just hope it helps with my back.

They credited my charge card for $300 because they had a special discount if you purchased a mattress and adjustable bed frame with remote which the store was unaware of. So the final price tag was $3698, no taxes because of my doctor's prescription.

I guess if you want a good night's sleep, you have to pay for it.😜🤪🤓

Wow, paying more for a mattress than I’ve paid for many a car! It must be nice to be rich. I’m officially jealous.

I used to be rich - now I am in the middle class. If I keep spending money, I will apply for food stamps and wefare.🤪😜🤓

imidazol97

I saw an article referencing a Colorado SU opinion that there could be up to 24 named storms this year. Much
higher than normal. The radio reference from one of the MSM on the hour/half hour news blurbs was saying the panhandle, certain part of Texas, and the Carolinas, and maybe New England were at higher risk because of more storms and damage. I could have predicted those areas, but then I'm in Ohio.

August and September may be long this time for all along the typical hurricane paths.

https://weather.com/storms/hurricane/news/2020-08-05-2020-atlantic-hurricane-season-august-forecast

9 storms so far this season.

oldfarmer50

ab348 said:

sda said:

ab348 said:

sda said:

I wonder if many home builders include their name on the house key. The builder of our house in 2004 did. They, like many have since gone
through bankruptcy. Thought it was somewhat unique.

What is that Sears Roebuck thing on the key ring? Looks like something you might gap spark plugs or set ignition points with.

It’s a mini screw driver. It came with a Craftsman flat blade, philips head driver pack around 1990.

Being in Canada a flat blade tool like that is virtually useless for driving screws. Pretty much everything here is square (Robertson) head, Occasionally you need a Philips head for imported items.

The flat blade tool might be useful for opening crown-cap bottles or prying things apart though.

So that’s what they’re called. That square design was popular down here maybe 15 years ago. Now you can’t find the drill bits to take them out.

stickguy

oldfarmer50 said:

snakeweasel said:

jmonroe1 said:

omarman said:

Only spark plug gap tools I ever used were round like that but had wire loops.

I agree that it looks like a spark plug gap tool if you look at it quickly but like you said, a plug gap tool had different size wires not flat blades.

The first time I saw one of those multi-screwdriver tools was when I was given one by a Lockheed service rep when our Navy squadron got our first C-130 (built by Lockheed in Marietta GA in 1962). It had as engraving of a C-130 on it with Lockheed’s name and the planes S/N. I promptly broke the small blade trying to remove a small philips head screw on one of our other planes because I was too lazy to go to the shop to get my tool box. When the rep heard I broke the tool he wanted to give me another one but I thanked him for the offer and told him, “I’m going to keep this tool on my key ring as a reminder of what happens when you’re too lazy to use the right tool for the job”. He just smiled and walked away.

I kept that tool on my key ring until just a few years ago. Finally decided I didn’t want to lose it so it now sits in my drawer on an old key ring...it did it’s job.

jmonroe

My spark plug gap tool has a flat blade that goes completely around the tool that increases in thickness as it goes.

I inherited a gapping tool from my father that was composed of a series of blades that increased in thickness from a few thousandths of an inch up to maybe a half inch. Thought it was an odd thing to gap plugs until I found out it was a gap tool for steam turbines which he was building at General Electric.

He probably knew my father in law. Wife’s father worked his whole career in the turbine plant in Schenectady. I have a weird assortment of old sheet metal working tools from him. That of course I have no use for.

stickguy

Both my kids bought the same bed in a box off amazon. I found it doing research (great reviews and on sale) so my daughter bought one for new apartment. Along with a metal frame for it (no boxspring needed).

Liked it so much, son got same one for his guest room. We slept on it for a week. I liked it more than the more expensive sealy hybrid we have.

Mattress was a whopping $225 or so. Bed frame about $80 maybe. All in delivered, $350 or less for a complete queen sized bed that is very comfy and supportive. I’m definitely going cheap next time. I’ve spent a lot for high line models, and they still sag out after a few years, so might as well spend less.