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  • jmonroe1jmonroe1 Member Posts: 9,339
    stickguy said:

    will do!

    Well !

    I guess it’s a good thing you have an extra hour of daylight now. :o

    jmonroe
    '15 Genesis Ultimate just like jmonroe's.
    '18 Legacy Limited with 3.6R (Mrs. j's)
  • qbrozenqbrozen Member Posts: 33,740
    jmonroe1 said:



    Well !

    I guess it’s a good thing you have an extra hour of daylight now. :o

    jmonroe

    Whaaaa?! How do I get me some of that action?

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  • jmonroe1jmonroe1 Member Posts: 9,339
    qbrozen said:

    jmonroe1 said:



    Well !

    I guess it’s a good thing you have an extra hour of daylight now. :o

    jmonroe

    Whaaaa?! How do I get me some of that action?
    Why don’t you and the Mrs. drive some of your fleet over to @Sticks house and use his water and car shampoo. Then you guys can post pics of your work before sundown.

    jmonroe
    '15 Genesis Ultimate just like jmonroe's.
    '18 Legacy Limited with 3.6R (Mrs. j's)
  • qbrozenqbrozen Member Posts: 33,740

    @jmonroe1 said:
    Why don’t you and the Mrs. drive some of your fleet over to @Sticks house and use his water and car shampoo. Then you guys can post pics of your work before sundown.

    jmonroe

    I meant how do I get an extra hour of daylight. I ask the sun to stay our longer and it won’t listen to me

    '11 GMC Sierra 1500; '98 Alfa 156 2.0TS; '08 Maser QP; '67 Coronet R/T; '13 Fiat 500c; '20 S90 T6; '22 MB Sprinter 2500 4x4 diesel; '97 Suzuki R Wagon; '96 Opel Astra; '11 Mini Cooper S

  • snakeweaselsnakeweasel Member Posts: 19,592
    qbrozen said:

    @jmonroe1 said:

    Why don’t you and the Mrs. drive some of your fleet over to @Sticks house and use his water and car shampoo. Then you guys can post pics of your work before sundown.

    jmonroe

    I meant how do I get an extra hour of daylight. I ask the sun to stay our longer and it won’t listen to me


    You don't, they just cut off an hour at the beginning of the day and tack it on at the end. Sort of like making a bed longer by cutting off a foot at the head and attaching it to the foot.

    2011 Hyundai Sonata, 2014 BMW 428i convertible, 2015 Honda CTX700D

  • stickguystickguy Member Posts: 53,389


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  • stickguystickguy Member Posts: 53,389
    There you go. Top picture dies not do justice to how gross it was with salt.

    Good news, I checked the bed after hiding it down and at most a few drips of water. So the tonneau dues a good job keeping it water tight.

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  • jmonroe1jmonroe1 Member Posts: 9,339
    stickguy said:



    OK, you pass, nice job. Any salt looks bad on a car.

    So far the Genny has never seen a crystal of salt; it’s a 2015. BTW, that color looks familiar.

    jmonroe
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    '18 Legacy Limited with 3.6R (Mrs. j's)
  • stickguystickguy Member Posts: 53,389
    I hate salt. usually the good car never sees it. Had no choice this weekend though.

    color looks really good on this truck IMO. some of the bright options just don't fit the design, but certainly are noticeable.

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  • andres3andres3 Member Posts: 13,935
    edited March 2022

    Midgrade here was a mix of 2 parts regular and 1 part premium long ago when the mechanical pumps had readout dials on each pump to audit the sales. I would watch the gallons go up on each of the supply lines to get that ration. So the price was halfway between regular and premium for midgrade even though you were 1/3 premium instead of 1/2 premium.

    If that's the case why not fill half the tank with premium and 1/2 with regular to get better octane or do 1/3 and 2/3's and save 17%?
    '18 Porsche Macan Turbo, '16 Audi TTS, Wife's '19 VW Tiguan SEL 4-Motion
  • andres3andres3 Member Posts: 13,935

    qbrozen said:

    @jmonroe1 said:

    Why don’t you and the Mrs. drive some of your fleet over to @Sticks house and use his water and car shampoo. Then you guys can post pics of your work before sundown.

    jmonroe

    I meant how do I get an extra hour of daylight. I ask the sun to stay our longer and it won’t listen to me

    You don't, they just cut off an hour at the beginning of the day and tack it on at the end. Sort of like making a bed longer by cutting off a foot at the head and attaching it to the foot.

    If we could figure out how to slow the Earth's rotation to gain you that hour of daylight, would you want us to?
    '18 Porsche Macan Turbo, '16 Audi TTS, Wife's '19 VW Tiguan SEL 4-Motion
  • roadburnerroadburner Member Posts: 18,342
    Had a bit of a moment Friday night; my wife and I were getting home late after dinner with friends, and after opening the gate I saw a car had pulled in behind us- more than a little unexpected as our driveway is well hidden at the end of a dead end street- the nearest house is over a mile away. I immediately noticed a spotlight on the A pillar and relaxed. It turned out to be a new police officer who didn't know I lived back there. He apologized for bothering me and I told him I was just glad he's keeping tabs on my section of town.

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  • jmonroe1jmonroe1 Member Posts: 9,339
    andres3 said:

    qbrozen said:

    @jmonroe1 said:

    Why don’t you and the Mrs. drive some of your fleet over to @Sticks house and use his water and car shampoo. Then you guys can post pics of your work before sundown.

    jmonroe

    I meant how do I get an extra hour of daylight. I ask the sun to stay our longer and it won’t listen to me

    You don't, they just cut off an hour at the beginning of the day and tack it on at the end. Sort of like making a bed longer by cutting off a foot at the head and attaching it to the foot.
    If we could figure out how to slow the Earth's rotation to gain you that hour of daylight, would you want us to?

    Nope, bad idea. That would change the centrifugal force of the earth which in turn would lower the gravitational pull on our bodies. The skinny folks would be flung off into space and only unhealthy over weight folks would be left. Therefore, only unhealthy genes would be reproducing. The earth would never return to normal again.

    Whew, I think I said that right.

    jmonroe
    '15 Genesis Ultimate just like jmonroe's.
    '18 Legacy Limited with 3.6R (Mrs. j's)
  • qbrozenqbrozen Member Posts: 33,740

    @andres3 said:
    If we could figure out how to slow the Earth's rotation to gain you that hour of daylight, would you want us to?

    Depends on the hour and what I do with it.

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  • jmonroe1jmonroe1 Member Posts: 9,339

    Had a bit of a moment Friday night; my wife and I were getting home late after dinner with friends, and after opening the gate I saw a car had pulled in behind us- more than a little unexpected as our driveway is well hidden at the end of a dead end street- the nearest house is over a mile away. I immediately noticed a spotlight on the A pillar and relaxed. It turned out to be a new police officer who didn't know I lived back there. He apologized for bothering me and I told him I was just glad he's keeping tabs on my section of town.

    You should have seized the moment and invited the newbie in for a brew. Hot or cold, his choice. o:)

    jmonroe
    '15 Genesis Ultimate just like jmonroe's.
    '18 Legacy Limited with 3.6R (Mrs. j's)
  • snakeweaselsnakeweasel Member Posts: 19,592
    andres3 said:

    qbrozen said:

    @jmonroe1 said:

    Why don’t you and the Mrs. drive some of your fleet over to @Sticks house and use his water and car shampoo. Then you guys can post pics of your work before sundown.

    jmonroe

    I meant how do I get an extra hour of daylight. I ask the sun to stay our longer and it won’t listen to me

    You don't, they just cut off an hour at the beginning of the day and tack it on at the end. Sort of like making a bed longer by cutting off a foot at the head and attaching it to the foot.
    If we could figure out how to slow the Earth's rotation to gain you that hour of daylight, would you want us to?

    Well lets see the earth rotates west to east so if we took everyone's car and face them east and all at once floor them maybe the combined force of all those tires pushing the earth west will slow down the rotation.

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  • snakeweaselsnakeweasel Member Posts: 19,592
    jmonroe1 said:

    andres3 said:

    qbrozen said:

    @jmonroe1 said:

    Why don’t you and the Mrs. drive some of your fleet over to @Sticks house and use his water and car shampoo. Then you guys can post pics of your work before sundown.

    jmonroe

    I meant how do I get an extra hour of daylight. I ask the sun to stay our longer and it won’t listen to me

    You don't, they just cut off an hour at the beginning of the day and tack it on at the end. Sort of like making a bed longer by cutting off a foot at the head and attaching it to the foot.
    If we could figure out how to slow the Earth's rotation to gain you that hour of daylight, would you want us to?
    Nope, bad idea. That would change the centrifugal force of the earth which in turn would lower the gravitational pull on our bodies. The skinny folks would be flung off into space and only unhealthy over weight folks would be left. Therefore, only unhealthy genes would be reproducing. The earth would never return to normal again.

    Whew, I think I said that right.

    jmonroe

    Sorry but centrifugal force goes not create gravity, mass does. Earths gravitational force would remain the same regardless of the speed of rotation.

    2011 Hyundai Sonata, 2014 BMW 428i convertible, 2015 Honda CTX700D

  • roadburnerroadburner Member Posts: 18,342
    jmonroe1 said:

    Had a bit of a moment Friday night; my wife and I were getting home late after dinner with friends, and after opening the gate I saw a car had pulled in behind us- more than a little unexpected as our driveway is well hidden at the end of a dead end street- the nearest house is over a mile away. I immediately noticed a spotlight on the A pillar and relaxed. It turned out to be a new police officer who didn't know I lived back there. He apologized for bothering me and I told him I was just glad he's keeping tabs on my section of town.

    You should have seized the moment and invited the newbie in for a brew. Hot or cold, his choice. o:)

    jmonroe
    I offered him a coffee but he declined.

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  • stickguystickguy Member Posts: 53,389
    celebrated getting my car desalted by going for first round Shingrax shot. So far just a slightly sore arm. Hopefully tomorrow isn't bad from it.

    We learned our lesson from the Covid vax. Don't get it on Friday and risk losing a Saturday to being wiped out. Figured better to do it Monday to make sure we were fine by the weekend!

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  • roadburnerroadburner Member Posts: 18,342
    edited March 2022
    Here's a funny story:

    My first assistant's daughter is in her second semester of law school at Vandy. She keeps her mom and I up to date on the craziness in her class. Last week she told us of an incident in her criminal law class. The topic was adultery as a defense to murder. The professor explained how that defense had fallen from favor. One male student opined "Well, if I caught a guy in bed with my wife I'd definitely be reaching for my gun." My assistant's daughter laughed but immediately her phone stated blowing up with texts from other students whining about how the comment was "upsetting" and a text discussion ensued about whether to discuss the "incident" with the prof or the dean. My friend's daughter thought it was completely ridiculous. As for me, I wonder how those hand-wringing bedwetters expect to function in the real world.

    I had a ball in law school-I did barely avoid getting kicked out for a fairly involved prank-but in today's snowflake accommodating environment I would have been sent to re-education camp weekly.

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  • 28firefighter28firefighter Member Posts: 9,834
    edited March 2022

    As with everything, there is balance and extremes in either direction are bad. Too much woke makes no sense and makes it impossible to function. Not enough isn’t right either and allows folks to get away with being inconsiderate and is heavily exclusive of many. The pendulum will swing back as it does with everything.

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  • jmonroe1jmonroe1 Member Posts: 9,339

    jmonroe1 said:

    andres3 said:

    qbrozen said:

    @jmonroe1 said:

    Why don’t you and the Mrs. drive some of your fleet over to @Sticks house and use his water and car shampoo. Then you guys can post pics of your work before sundown.

    jmonroe

    I meant how do I get an extra hour of daylight. I ask the sun to stay our longer and it won’t listen to me

    You don't, they just cut off an hour at the beginning of the day and tack it on at the end. Sort of like making a bed longer by cutting off a foot at the head and attaching it to the foot.
    If we could figure out how to slow the Earth's rotation to gain you that hour of daylight, would you want us to?
    Nope, bad idea. That would change the centrifugal force of the earth which in turn would lower the gravitational pull on our bodies. The skinny folks would be flung off into space and only unhealthy over weight folks would be left. Therefore, only unhealthy genes would be reproducing. The earth would never return to normal again.

    Whew, I think I said that right.

    jmonroe
    Sorry but centrifugal force goes not create gravity, mass does. Earths gravitational force would remain the same regardless of the speed of rotation.

    There’s always a guy in the house who has to get technical. ;)

    jmonroe
    '15 Genesis Ultimate just like jmonroe's.
    '18 Legacy Limited with 3.6R (Mrs. j's)
  • oldfarmer50oldfarmer50 Member Posts: 24,221
    stickguy said:

    There you go. Top picture dies not do justice to how gross it was with salt.

    Good news, I checked the bed after hiding it down and at most a few drips of water. So the tonneau dues a good job keeping it water tight.

    That’s a nice NY salt racing stripe. I hope you washed the underside as well or else you’ll be finding chunks and parts littering your driveway.

    2019 Kia Soul+, 2015 Mustang GT, 2013 Ford F-150, 2000 Chrysler Sebring convertible

  • stickguystickguy Member Posts: 53,389

    Yes I sprayed up underneath too all the way around.

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  • imidazol97imidazol97 Member Posts: 27,676

    andres3 said:

    qbrozen said:

    @jmonroe1 said:

    Why don’t you and the Mrs. drive some of your fleet over to @Sticks house and use his water and car shampoo. Then you guys can post pics of your work before sundown.

    jmonroe

    I meant how do I get an extra hour of daylight. I ask the sun to stay our longer and it won’t listen to me

    You don't, they just cut off an hour at the beginning of the day and tack it on at the end. Sort of like making a bed longer by cutting off a foot at the head and attaching it to the foot.
    If we could figure out how to slow the Earth's rotation to gain you that hour of daylight, would you want us to?
    Well lets see the earth rotates west to east so if we took everyone's car and face them east and all at once floor them maybe the combined force of all those tires pushing the earth west will slow down the rotation.

    andres3 said:

    qbrozen said:

    @jmonroe1 said:

    Why don’t you and the Mrs. drive some of your fleet over to @Sticks house and use his water and car shampoo. Then you guys can post pics of your work before sundown.

    jmonroe

    I meant how do I get an extra hour of daylight. I ask the sun to stay our longer and it won’t listen to me

    You don't, they just cut off an hour at the beginning of the day and tack it on at the end. Sort of like making a bed longer by cutting off a foot at the head and attaching it to the foot.
    If we could figure out how to slow the Earth's rotation to gain you that hour of daylight, would you want us to?
    Well lets see the earth rotates west to east so if we took everyone's car and face them east and all at once floor them maybe the combined force of all those tires pushing the earth west will slow down the rotation.

    But eventually those cars, which accelerated eastward, would have to apply their brakes or allow friction to slow them to a stop. That force would be pulling on the ground causing the earth to once again accelerate to its initial rate of rotation.

    2014 Malibu 2LT, 2015 Cruze 2LT,

  • imidazol97imidazol97 Member Posts: 27,676
    edited March 2022
    jmonroe1 said:


    Nope, bad idea. That would change the centrifugal force of the earth which in turn would lower the gravitational pull on our bodies. The skinny folks would be flung off into space and only unhealthy over weight folks would be left. Therefore, only unhealthy genes would be reproducing. The earth would never return to normal again.

    Whew, I think I said that right.

    jmonroe

    No such thing as centrifugal force. It's momentum in a straight line for objects on the
    surface of the earth and gravity serves as a centripetal force pulling them toward the
    center of the earth due to their combined masses. This force keeps the objects from
    going in a straight line out into space as the world turns.




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  • tjc78tjc78 Member Posts: 16,974

    You guys are cracking me up! Reminds me of the scene in My Cousin Vinny abut the faucet dripping and arguing about it.

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  • stickguystickguy Member Posts: 53,389
    This shingles vaccine. Wiped me totally out. Hope it’s only a 1 day thing.

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  • 28firefighter28firefighter Member Posts: 9,834
    stickguy said:

    This shingles vaccine. Wiped me totally out. Hope it’s only a 1 day thing.

    I need to get a 4th covid booster and shingrix. I'm planning to need a good 2-3 days for each...
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  • henrynhenryn Member Posts: 4,289
    So far, knock on wood, I have had no reaction other than a slightly sore arm. That includes 2 Covid vaccines and the booster, and Shingrix, and assorted others. The strongest reaction, sorest arm, was a tetanus booster a couple of years ago.
    2023 Chevrolet Silverado, 2019 Chrysler Pacifica
  • jmonroe1jmonroe1 Member Posts: 9,339

    jmonroe1 said:


    Nope, bad idea. That would change the centrifugal force of the earth which in turn would lower the gravitational pull on our bodies. The skinny folks would be flung off into space and only unhealthy over weight folks would be left. Therefore, only unhealthy genes would be reproducing. The earth would never return to normal again.

    Whew, I think I said that right.

    jmonroe

    No such thing as centrifugal force. It's momentum in a straight line for objects on the
    surface of the earth and gravity serves as a centripetal force pulling them toward the
    center of the earth due to their combined masses. This force keeps the objects from
    going in a straight line out into space as the world turns.




    Damn, we have another one in here. :#

    jmonroe
    '15 Genesis Ultimate just like jmonroe's.
    '18 Legacy Limited with 3.6R (Mrs. j's)
  • ventureventure Member Posts: 3,168
    I came home for lunch today after working a while at the baseball field. I made a sandwich. There was cheddar cheese in a plastic pouch thing that I put on the sandwich. It took a while to get the pouch thingy open after tearing off the strip above the closure. I thought I was going to have to get two pair of pliers. :)

    Those of you who don't eat sliced cheese out of a pouch and only use cheese from a yak named Imogene who live in the hills of Switzerland and have it delivered directly to your refrigerator on a powder puff, won't understand.

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  • kyfdxkyfdx Moderator Posts: 265,969
    stickguy said:

    This shingles vaccine. Wiped me totally out. Hope it’s only a 1 day thing.

    Mine started about 30 hours after... lasted about 18 hours. Rough.

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  • kyfdxkyfdx Moderator Posts: 265,969
    My yak goes by Heidi..

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  • qbrozenqbrozen Member Posts: 33,740
    venture said:

    I came home for lunch today after working a while at the baseball field. I made a sandwich. There was cheddar cheese in a plastic pouch thing that I put on the sandwich. It took a while to get the pouch thingy open after tearing off the strip above the closure. I thought I was going to have to get two pair of pliers. :)

    Those of you who don't eat sliced cheese out of a pouch and only use cheese from a yak named Imogene who live in the hills of Switzerland and have it delivered directly to your refrigerator on a powder puff, won't understand.

    The struggle is real

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  • jmonroe1jmonroe1 Member Posts: 9,339
    venture said:

    I came home for lunch today after working a while at the baseball field. I made a sandwich. There was cheddar cheese in a plastic pouch thing that I put on the sandwich. It took a while to get the pouch thingy open after tearing off the strip above the closure. I thought I was going to have to get two pair of pliers. :)

    Those of you who don't eat sliced cheese out of a pouch and only use cheese from a yak named Imogene who live in the hills of Switzerland and have it delivered directly to your refrigerator on a powder puff, won't understand.

    I can add to this:

    Just last night I decided to open the package of phone charging cables I bought at Sam’s awhile back. There was NO WAY I was going to open that plastic wrapped package without a knife. For awhile there I thought I was going to need a machete. I can understand they are trying to prevent theft but they’ve gone too far with packaging lately.

    Where are the nannies when you need them? A guy could have cut his arm off trying to use a slightly dull knife on that package. I’m glad I had a very sharp knife in the drawer or they’d be calling me “lefty” today. :#

    jmonroe
    '15 Genesis Ultimate just like jmonroe's.
    '18 Legacy Limited with 3.6R (Mrs. j's)
  • stickguystickguy Member Posts: 53,389

    We have a black and decker rechargeable electric scissors. Work great on hard plastic packages. And fantastic for cutting sheet vinyl.

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  • carnaughtcarnaught Member Posts: 3,576
    Just look what this board has deteriorated to - tsk, tsk, tsk…..
  • jmonroe1jmonroe1 Member Posts: 9,339
    carnaught said:

    Just look what this board has deteriorated to - tsk, tsk, tsk…..

    Would you rather we talk about dishwashers again?

    Anyone in here brave enough to brag about your dishwasher that’s still working. I know I’m not gonna do that.

    jmonroe
    '15 Genesis Ultimate just like jmonroe's.
    '18 Legacy Limited with 3.6R (Mrs. j's)
  • qbrozenqbrozen Member Posts: 33,740
    The packaging on my dishwasher was a nightmare to open

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  • laurasdadalaurasdada Member Posts: 5,187
    Perhaps folks have to call the "Open the packaging guy."

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  • explorerx4explorerx4 Member Posts: 20,732
    Mustang needs a new battery, so I went to remove the old one(9 years old) today.
    First step disconnect the negative terminal. Couldn't get it to budge until I used an old drum brake spring tool to pop it off the terminal. The positive side was a little easier.
    Cleaned some junk off the positive end and reamed out both connectors..
    I had put some felt pads around each battery post, but I think I'm going to skip it when I install the new battery. The battery I took out has a red plastic ring that sits on top of the battery around the post.
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  • ventureventure Member Posts: 3,168
    I was at a wine tasting event on Saturday. It was sponsored by Mercedes Benz and, of course, they had some cars sitting around. They had two of the EQS there. The cheaper one is $104,000 and the other one is $111,000. B)

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  • stickguystickguy Member Posts: 53,389
    a fun light story. my son texted Sunday asking what the trick was to replace the LED bulb in a recessed can fixture. He said there was no way to unscrew the cover (glass or plastic, not sure) to get in and replace a bulb. apparently (and news to me) they sell them as sealed units and you just unplug an replace the whole unit (popping it out since it it held in by V springs). He sent me a picture of the top portion (that goes in the ceiling). Had a red snap in plug which he said all the ones he saw online had. But there was also a thick electric wire running into the can itself (was hard to see how it all worked in a phone picture).

    Told him to take the picture to the store and ask them. Next I heard he figured something out, bought a new unit, and plugged it in. and it did not work.

    turns out, after some investigation, somebody had turned of a light switch by the front door (a dimmer) that the fixture was connected to. Turned that back on, and the original one worked again.

    told him he got lucky. learned something about his lighting, could return the new one so no cost for parts, and did not get embarrassed by paying a lot to "a guy" to come out and turn his light switch back on.

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  • ventureventure Member Posts: 3,168
    stickguy said:

    a fun light story. my son texted Sunday asking what the trick was to replace the LED bulb in a recessed can fixture. He said there was no way to unscrew the cover (glass or plastic, not sure) to get in and replace a bulb. apparently (and news to me) they sell them as sealed units and you just unplug an replace the whole unit (popping it out since it it held in by V springs). He sent me a picture of the top portion (that goes in the ceiling). Had a red snap in plug which he said all the ones he saw online had. But there was also a thick electric wire running into the can itself (was hard to see how it all worked in a phone picture).

    Told him to take the picture to the store and ask them. Next I heard he figured something out, bought a new unit, and plugged it in. and it did not work.

    turns out, after some investigation, somebody had turned of a light switch by the front door (a dimmer) that the fixture was connected to. Turned that back on, and the original one worked again.

    told him he got lucky. learned something about his lighting, could return the new one so no cost for parts, and did not get embarrassed by paying a lot to "a guy" to come out and turn his light switch back on.

    That's not the first time something like that has happened. :*

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  • driver100driver100 Member Posts: 32,594
    tjc78 said:

    You guys are cracking me up! Reminds me of the scene in My Cousin Vinny abut the faucet dripping and arguing about it.

    Or me and my friend.....we've been arguing for 10 years whether you cut a muffin vertically or horizontally.
    He say horizontal so he can eat the favored top on it's own, I say vertically so when you heat it it will be done equally on both halves.

    2017 MB E400 , 2015 MB GLK350, 2014 MB C250

  • driver100driver100 Member Posts: 32,594
    stickguy said:

    This shingles vaccine. Wiped me totally out. Hope it’s only a 1 day thing.

    The first one knocks you out a bit, it's the 2nd one that really makes you lose a day or two.

    2017 MB E400 , 2015 MB GLK350, 2014 MB C250

  • driver100driver100 Member Posts: 32,594
    ab The Maverick is shiny enough to show your picture.
    The truck looks great from what I can see....I like the nice neat lines....meant for business, and that air scoop thing .......also like the slope and business like windshield and the wheels....with Michelin tires. What are the little button things on the door post....window level behind the front door.

    2017 MB E400 , 2015 MB GLK350, 2014 MB C250

  • snakeweaselsnakeweasel Member Posts: 19,592

    andres3 said:

    qbrozen said:

    @jmonroe1 said:

    Why don’t you and the Mrs. drive some of your fleet over to @Sticks house and use his water and car shampoo. Then you guys can post pics of your work before sundown.

    jmonroe

    I meant how do I get an extra hour of daylight. I ask the sun to stay our longer and it won’t listen to me

    You don't, they just cut off an hour at the beginning of the day and tack it on at the end. Sort of like making a bed longer by cutting off a foot at the head and attaching it to the foot.
    If we could figure out how to slow the Earth's rotation to gain you that hour of daylight, would you want us to?
    Well lets see the earth rotates west to east so if we took everyone's car and face them east and all at once floor them maybe the combined force of all those tires pushing the earth west will slow down the rotation.

    andres3 said:

    qbrozen said:

    @jmonroe1 said:

    Why don’t you and the Mrs. drive some of your fleet over to @Sticks house and use his water and car shampoo. Then you guys can post pics of your work before sundown.

    jmonroe

    I meant how do I get an extra hour of daylight. I ask the sun to stay our longer and it won’t listen to me

    You don't, they just cut off an hour at the beginning of the day and tack it on at the end. Sort of like making a bed longer by cutting off a foot at the head and attaching it to the foot.
    If we could figure out how to slow the Earth's rotation to gain you that hour of daylight, would you want us to?
    Well lets see the earth rotates west to east so if we took everyone's car and face them east and all at once floor them maybe the combined force of all those tires pushing the earth west will slow down the rotation.

    But eventually those cars, which accelerated eastward, would have to apply their brakes or allow friction to slow them to a stop. That force would be pulling on the ground causing the earth to once again accelerate to its initial rate of rotation.

    Nope all you would have to do is just coast to a stop. Or you could have everyone do a U-turn then hit the brakes to increase the effect,

    2011 Hyundai Sonata, 2014 BMW 428i convertible, 2015 Honda CTX700D

  • stickguystickguy Member Posts: 53,389
    it has a remote entry keypad. works like a garage door opener pad. actually pretty convenient. when I washed the car I was wearing sweats and my keys were upstairs. so I could open it with the pad to wipe down the sills and clean the interior.

    also convenient for going to the beach or kyacking. someplace where you don't want to have your keys on you, but can't really leave on the shore. just put them under the seat and use the pad to lock the car. then reverse the process when you get back.

    2020 Acura RDX tech SH-AWD, 2023 Maverick hybrid Lariat luxury package.

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