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The EV seems to be affected even more than ICE, though. From what I have seen in passing, range is cut 50-60%. My gas mileage goes down, but not half. More like 25%.
'11 GMC Sierra 1500; '08 Charger R/T Daytona; '67 Coronet R/T; '13 Fiat 500c; '20 S90 T6; '22 MB Sprinter 2500 4x4 diesel; '97 Suzuki R Wagon; '96 Opel Astra; '08 Maser QP; '11 Mini Cooper S
https://www.wesh.com/article/florida-doctor-removes-wrong-organ-spleen/62055549
That’s unbelievable. There are literally thousands of untrained people who would not make such a mistake.
'11 GMC Sierra 1500; '08 Charger R/T Daytona; '67 Coronet R/T; '13 Fiat 500c; '20 S90 T6; '22 MB Sprinter 2500 4x4 diesel; '97 Suzuki R Wagon; '96 Opel Astra; '08 Maser QP; '11 Mini Cooper S
My question is, I thought before a surgeon proceeded the team assisting the surgeon is briefed about what the surgery is going to be. Sounds like the team just stood around and watched. This has to result in a VERY large settlement and deservedly so.
jmonroe
'18 Legacy Limited with 3.6R (Mrs. j's)
2019 Kia Soul+, 2015 Mustang GT, 2013 Ford F-150, 2000 Chrysler Sebring convertible
The doctor said I'll look at it, it's on the right side.
I said no, it's on the left.
He said impossible, my notes say it is on the right.
He checked...it was on the left.
I cancelled and booked at the Shouldice Clinic in Toronto......hernias are the only thing they do.
People come from all over the world to get their hernia repaired at Shouldice....even botched ones.
It was worth getting it done right!
2017 MB E400 , 2015 MB GLK350, 2014 MB C250
My town has a fairly narrow main street, and the buildings on either side create a bit of an echo chamber. Back in 1978, my Monte Carlo (fitted with Holley 4V intake, a B&M Transpak shift kit and dual exhausts with CBQ mufflers) sounded pretty good- especially on the 1-2 upshift, which would chirp the rear tires.
Fast forward to 1993; my M6 (mysteriously missing its catalytic converter) sounded even better, particularly when I did a long burnout when the police were out of town. And yes. I was a judge at the time, but the only witnesses were fellow miscreants from my misspent street racing youth- so my story was safe with them.
Now -46 years on from my Monte Carlo- the C43 occasionally makes a cruise or two down that same street. Driving in Sport+ and downshifting via the shift paddles elicits a flurry of wonderful pops and burbles. Full throttle upshifts are equally entertaining. Growing old is inevitable- but growing up is optional.
Mine: 1995 318ti Club Sport-2020 C43-2021 Sahara 4xe-1996 Speed Triple Challenge Cup Replica
Wife's: 2015 X1 xDrive28i
Son's: 2018 330i xDrive
Correct. Before surgery, there is a “time out” to relay what the planned procedure is (including site - left vs right), pt name and DOB, antibiotics ordered/ given, allergies and fire risks. Apparently this surgeon and the entire OR staff didn’t know left from right or what a liver looks like vs what a spleen looks like since they look nothing alike. That’s incredibly sad that apparently no one spoke up. I suspect that the surgeon’s take will be that the patient had hemoperitoneum (blood in the abdominal cavity) and that obscured his vision but you can suction, rinse,suction, rinse until things look normal-ish.
I don’t recall if it was the article that I linked but it looks like the same surgeon had a malpractice case where part of the pancreas was removed instead of an adrenal gland. Someone needs to lose their medical license.
Some interesting cars viewed while having the Audi serviced. Thankfully a clean bill of health for the Q5, 70k.
2021 VW Arteon SEL 4-motion, 2018 VW Passat SE w/tech, 2016 Audi Q5 Premium Plus w/tech
Mine: 1995 318ti Club Sport-2020 C43-2021 Sahara 4xe-1996 Speed Triple Challenge Cup Replica
Wife's: 2015 X1 xDrive28i
Son's: 2018 330i xDrive
2019 Kia Soul+, 2015 Mustang GT, 2013 Ford F-150, 2000 Chrysler Sebring convertible
2020 Acura RDX tech SH-AWD, 2023 Maverick hybrid Lariat luxury package.
'21 Dark Blue/Black Audi A7 PHEV (mine); '22 White/Beige BMW X3 (hers); '20 Estoril Blue/Oyster BMW M240xi 'Vert (Ours, read: hers in 'vert weather; mine during Nor'easters...)
There is nothing wrong with having your own personal car but that means you’re responsible for all bruises.
jmonroe
'18 Legacy Limited with 3.6R (Mrs. j's)
2020 Acura RDX tech SH-AWD, 2023 Maverick hybrid Lariat luxury package.
Mine: 1995 318ti Club Sport-2020 C43-2021 Sahara 4xe-1996 Speed Triple Challenge Cup Replica
Wife's: 2015 X1 xDrive28i
Son's: 2018 330i xDrive
2020 Acura RDX tech SH-AWD, 2023 Maverick hybrid Lariat luxury package.
Well, at least you’ll know where your car isn’t.
jmonroe
'18 Legacy Limited with 3.6R (Mrs. j's)
2020 Acura RDX tech SH-AWD, 2023 Maverick hybrid Lariat luxury package.
So does my vacuum cleaner and nobody complains about that
2011 Hyundai Sonata, 2014 BMW 428i convertible, 2015 Honda CTX700D
How about just "Geezers and Cosgers"? I mean I worked hard to get to this age I think I should be allowed to wallow in the names
2011 Hyundai Sonata, 2014 BMW 428i convertible, 2015 Honda CTX700D
Out on the bike today, great day for it. Came upon a TR4 that looked showroom new. Had a quick chat with the driver who told me he bought the car new in 1962.
2011 Hyundai Sonata, 2014 BMW 428i convertible, 2015 Honda CTX700D
You can be the Cosger.
It ends just before all the fun starts.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7EK5MHzqcaw
This occurs in both Brave and Firefox browsers. I tried rebooting computer. Then I tried each. No luck.
I finally had to resort to Google Chrome as a last hope. It was still logged in.
I use ccleaner and sometimes Cleanup! especially after being on Facebook to remove the hooks that are left by those sites to track and garner info. That seems to remove something that Vanilla wants.
2014 Malibu 2LT, 2015 Cruze 2LT,
So now you know what not to do. So your sites think vanilla is buggy, I think we found that out too.
jmonroe
'18 Legacy Limited with 3.6R (Mrs. j's)
Maybe I can get some VIN etching and a protection package while I'm there.
'21 Dark Blue/Black Audi A7 PHEV (mine); '22 White/Beige BMW X3 (hers); '20 Estoril Blue/Oyster BMW M240xi 'Vert (Ours, read: hers in 'vert weather; mine during Nor'easters...)
The cost of the battery was as much as buying a new nail gun.
I got a Ryobi gun since I have a bunch of batteries for other equipment that will fit.
Unreal!
2025 Forester Limited, 2024 Subaru Legacy Sport
2014 Malibu 2LT, 2015 Cruze 2LT,
2017 MB E400 , 2015 MB GLK350, 2014 MB C250
I also have a Black & Decker cordless drill. Discovered there is an adapter you can buy for short money that lets you use it in Craftsman tools. I got one and it worked great. Apparently Craftsman Li-I batteries are known garbage.
2017 Cadillac ATS Performance Premium 3.6
2025 Forester Limited, 2024 Subaru Legacy Sport
2020 Acura RDX tech SH-AWD, 2023 Maverick hybrid Lariat luxury package.
It's kind of like being in the Apple ecosystem vs. Windows/Android.
My former law partner's sister recently passed. She had been in a facility for dementia for a while, broke her hip, had surgery, which at 89 years old did not go well. White blood count and blood sugar (I think) went out of control. They called him in to say goodbye, a priest came in to give her her last rites, and the hospital was still drawing blood for unspecified "tests." Why torture a dying person? She had Medicare but was private pay for the nursing facility and anything else she legitimately needed.
Maybe you should have bought another Dewalt nailer making sure it took the same battery as your old one but could take a different size nail. That way you could load both nailers with different size nails. Doing that you could do jobs that take different size nails and only have to swap out the battery.
We don’t have battery powered nailers (yet) but we have plenty of pneumatic powered nailers. Having 2 nailers ready to go at the same time (we have a 3-way splitter on the compressor) and use 3 air lines so we don’t have to swap out air lines to use different air tools. That especially saves time when installing door casing. We load one nailer with #8 finish nails for nailing the thick part of the casing where it meets the wall and a another nailer loaded with #6 finish nails for nailing the thinner edge of the casing where it meets the door jam.
I realize you’re not in the flip biz but any time you’re spending money to by another battery powered tool because the battery went bad in that tool, that tool is essentially lost (probably never to be used again). Therefore, for around the same money you could have 2 different tools ready to go by easily just swapping out the battery and not having to reload a multi-size nailer with a different size nail and/or doing both to complete a job. There is nothing wrong with saving time to get the job done equally well.
jmonroe
'18 Legacy Limited with 3.6R (Mrs. j's)
There was a time I wouldn’t buy a tool if it didn’t have the Craftsman name on it. The tools were high quality and if you broke a hand tool just take it back and they would replace it free. Years ago I worked with a few guys that put a pipe on the end of combination wrenches and/or ratchet wrenches with sockets and broke them because of using the pipe. They took the broken part back to Sears and got a free replacement. I’m sure the guy at the store knew what they did but the Craftsman tool policy was “bring your broken tool back and get a free replacement. No questions asked”. Electric tools only had a year or two warranty but they were still good power tools. In fact I still have a couple to this day.
A few years before Sears went out of business I was with my youngest brother who bought something in the tool department. When we were at the checkout register I said to him, “I’m glad I see this tape measure here and that Craftsman still makes the same one. I broke mine so I’m going to get this one”. The guy at the register looks up and says, “if it’s broken bring it back for a free replacement”. I told him it was my fault that it broke because I left the blade extended when it was on the floor and as a result of my clumsiness I stepped on the blade and cracked it. He said, “if it has the Craftsman name on it bring it in and we’ll replace it even if was your fault. A tape measure is considered a hand tool by Craftsman so it’s guaranteed”. I was stunned that they would do that but they did. You can’t beat a warranty like that. Too bad they’re gone.
As for Black & Decker tools, at one time they were good tools. Today they are totally junk and I won’t go near a Black & Decker tool today.
jmonroe
'18 Legacy Limited with 3.6R (Mrs. j's)
Mine: 1995 318ti Club Sport-2020 C43-2021 Sahara 4xe-1996 Speed Triple Challenge Cup Replica
Wife's: 2015 X1 xDrive28i
Son's: 2018 330i xDrive
EDIT: DeWalt doesn't use the 18v battery anymore as I understand it. The newer 20 v battery will fit "some" of the older tools. but the 18v battery in your garage won't fit the newer 20v tools. After reading this for a while, I gave up and just bought the Ryobi.
2025 Forester Limited, 2024 Subaru Legacy Sport
One time a guy brought in half of a masonry bit and wanted it replaced. He didn't want to understand that drill bits were not covered. I asked him where the other half was and he said it was stuck in the concrete. I told him to bring in both halves and I would replace it.
He just chuckled.
2025 Forester Limited, 2024 Subaru Legacy Sport
I have been through a number of cordless setups. My previous favorite was the B&D 18v with the swappable heads. So one base tool and you just swap the top half. Have a drill, hammer drill, circular saw, reciprocating saw, jigsaw, sander, cutting wheel, and some weird device for cutting metal (I think). That was fine for several years. After killing a second set of batteries, I decided it was time for a change. Went with Dewalt 20v MAX this time. The battery life is outstanding. The downside is full-sized tools rather than just swappable heads. Takes up a lot of space and costs quite a bit more. So far have the drill, hammer drill, angle grinder/polisher, and circular saw. Gotta get myself the ratchet one of these days.
'11 GMC Sierra 1500; '08 Charger R/T Daytona; '67 Coronet R/T; '13 Fiat 500c; '20 S90 T6; '22 MB Sprinter 2500 4x4 diesel; '97 Suzuki R Wagon; '96 Opel Astra; '08 Maser QP; '11 Mini Cooper S
2025 Forester Limited, 2024 Subaru Legacy Sport
This is annoying when manufacturers do this. I've learned over the years that unless you are a professional tradesman or extremely skilled like @jmonroe , @jmonroe1 , @qbrozen , that the less expensive tool is all you need as a homeowner. I have a Dewalt corded reciprocating saw that I got for free as a promotion because I buy thousands of dollars in Lenox Sawzall Blades. I have a Ryobi corded circular saw which I use a handful of times a year. I bought a Milwaukee 20V drill which I like.
There is a company named METABO which used to make excellent power tools. They were German and I'm not sure if they've been bought out by one of the conglomerates by now. The salesman at the trade show explained to me that they used a thicker gauge copper internally for the wiring. Most companies market their grinders by AMPS (8 AMP, 11 AMP). That is the AMP they have while spinning freely. Once they hit whatever you are cutting, the power goes WAY down by close to 1/2. The METABO grinder is 8 AMPS all the way through.
2001 Prelude Type SH, 2022 Highlander XLE AWD, 2022 Wrangler Sahara 4Xe, 2023 Toyota Tacoma SR 4WD
I have 1 original and 1 replacement battery that are still good.
All you guys with your fancy stuff. I’m rocking ancient Ryobi One Plus with the newer lithium batteries (they didn’t have those when I got them). Perfect for my needs!
2023 Mercedes EQE 350 4Matic / 2022 Ram 1500 Bighorn, Built to Serve
2017 MB E400 , 2015 MB GLK350, 2014 MB C250
2014 Malibu 2LT, 2015 Cruze 2LT,