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henryn · April 2022

driver100 said:

jmonroe1 said:

driver100 said:
"Talking about paint is about as interesting as watching paint dry"

Sorry, I couldn't resist, maybe this sitting in an airport is getting to me.
Nah, you were long gone before yesterday.

Hope today is better for you. We’d hate like hell to hear you go off again.

jmonroe
So far....they haven't canceled my flight and it looks like an OK day for flying. I'm actually getting used to Starbucks coffee. I just got a tiny sandwich at the fancy place....$9.99, It's like sticker shock for me....I remember when a real hamburger was 25 cents and FFs were 10 cents, and were a lot better than this cold sandwich that was mostly a bun.

I can remember getting a cheeseburger and fries for 50 cents when I was a kid. This was a small place, much like a Dairy Queen, only not part of a chain. And a really good cheeseburger, too.

jmonroe1 · April 2022

Michaell said:

ab348 said:

jmonroe1 said:

We have bought the best grade Home Depot paint almost exclusively so far but we have not been satisfied with how it covers with one coat. My Son decided to try the best grade Glidden paint at Home Depot just to see how that went for one room. It’s a little cheaper but not one bit worse as far as we can tell.

I don’t like painting and I’m willing to spend more (within reason) for a one coat coverage paint but don’t know what brand that would be.

jmonroe
I have read that HD paint is uniformly subpar. The Behr brand they promote is their in-house brand and supposedly overpriced in terms of its quality. I have never bought it though so I have no first-hand experience.

When I have painted in the past I had consistently good results with Benjamin Moore and Sherwin-Williams higher grades. For a while Pratt & Lambert was considered very good paint but I have not heard much about them in recent years.
Funny, we've used Behr paint exclusively when we've repainted - both interior and exterior, and we've been pretty happy with the results.

We've talked about repainting the interior of our current house - it's currently got the builder-grade paint on it that is coming up on 6 years old. But, we aren't sure how much longer we'll be here, so we've been on the fence about the cost and inconvenience of getting it done.

I don’t get Consumers Report anymore so I don’t know how they rate Behr paint lately but for the longest time they thought it was very good and they like their deck stain too.

The day of the closing for flip #2 (I didn’t go) my Son went to the house when the buyers did their final walk through with their agent. When they got to the garage my Son said something like, “if you don’t want those open gallons of paint, I’ll take them”. The guy said, “sure I’ll take them and I see you bought the good stuff too, thanks”.

Behr has a good name and I give it credit for being able to be scrubbed a little to remove a smudge or two which is inevitable when you’re doing work around a house after you paint it but as long as you don’t expect it to cover in one coat you won’t be disappointed.

jmonroe

imidazol97 · April 2022

I'm watching mayday: air disaster on the weather channel and reading these posts. AND a Behr paint commercial comes on.
Amazing how cable and internet can coordinate these things.

@driver100 I hope you get out of there and home safley.

driver100 · April 2022

Imid, The flight is delayed, no sign of the plane. Supposed to leave at 4.30, the speaker says 5.15, an email said 5.45. They said to eat before boarding, they didn't have time to get food. This is not looking good.
Thank you for your good wishes., appreciated.

snakeweasel · April 2022

driver100 said:
Imid, The flight is delayed, no sign of the plane. Supposed to leave at 4.30, the speaker says 5.15, an email said 5.45. They said to eat before boarding, they didn't have time to get food. This is not looking good.
Thank you for your good wishes., appreciated.

Enjoy your trip back to Canada and don't forget your geese.

explorerx4 · April 2022

My wife just flew back from Detroit. Flight was on time. There were just about no cars picking anyone up. Usually it's a madhouse.
Thanks Driver for not clogging up the skies.

venture · April 2022

jmonroe1 said:

Michaell said:

ab348 said:

jmonroe1 said:

We have bought the best grade Home Depot paint almost exclusively so far but we have not been satisfied with how it covers with one coat. My Son decided to try the best grade Glidden paint at Home Depot just to see how that went for one room. It’s a little cheaper but not one bit worse as far as we can tell.

I don’t like painting and I’m willing to spend more (within reason) for a one coat coverage paint but don’t know what brand that would be.

jmonroe
I have read that HD paint is uniformly subpar. The Behr brand they promote is their in-house brand and supposedly overpriced in terms of its quality. I have never bought it though so I have no first-hand experience.

When I have painted in the past I had consistently good results with Benjamin Moore and Sherwin-Williams higher grades. For a while Pratt & Lambert was considered very good paint but I have not heard much about them in recent years.
Funny, we've used Behr paint exclusively when we've repainted - both interior and exterior, and we've been pretty happy with the results.

We've talked about repainting the interior of our current house - it's currently got the builder-grade paint on it that is coming up on 6 years old. But, we aren't sure how much longer we'll be here, so we've been on the fence about the cost and inconvenience of getting it done.
I don’t get Consumers Report anymore so I don’t know how they rate Behr paint lately but for the longest time they thought it was very good and they like their deck stain too.

The day of the closing for flip #2 (I didn’t go) my Son went to the house when the buyers did their final walk through with their agent. When they got to the garage my Son said something like, “if you don’t want those open gallons of paint, I’ll take them”. The guy said, “sure I’ll take them and I see you bought the good stuff too, thanks”.

Behr has a good name and I give it credit for being able to be scrubbed a little to remove a smudge or two which is inevitable when you’re doing work around a house after you paint it but as long as you don’t expect it to cover in one coat you won’t be disappointed.

jmonroe

I was at Home Depot to get paint for the house I bought my daughter and grandkids after they moved. A sign said "Guaranteed to Cover in One Coat". I asked the girl behind the counter about it. She said they won't replace the paint if I am painting a very light color over a very dark color (which I was).

I told her the sign doesn't say that. She reiterated her comment. So I said that there is really no guarantee then.

She got angry.

imidazol97 · April 2022

Hopefully now @driver100 is finally back in Toronto. His plane may be
the one that left at 7:30 pm, 3 hours late today.

driver100 · April 2022

imidazol97 said:
Hopefully now @driver100 is finally back in Toronto. His plane may be
the one that left at 7:30 pm, 3 hours late today.

You did a great job of tracking me.

I finally made it home, about 40 hours later than I thought.

Original flight was supposed to be Sat at noon, we left late, parked on the runway for 3 hours, came back, they were supposed to get us on a later flight, Air Canada canceled that and transferred us to a flight on Sunday at 4:30.

They boarded 2 hours late, at 6:30.
No food or water on the plane, they claim they didn't have time.
We sat in the plane for one hour before taking off.
We landed at 10 p.m., and had to stay on the plane for one hour because they were short of customs agents.
Got home at 12:30 a.m.
I am totally exhausted.
Good night guys!

One good thing....I liked the Big Flamingo in the terminal. Picture below...it looks like it is underwater because the lighting makes it shimmer.

imidazol97 · April 2022

What an awful way to have to spend more than a day in an airport terminal.
Waiting. Waiting.

oldfarmer50 · April 2022

imidazol97 said:
Hopefully now @driver100 is finally back in Toronto. His plane may be
the one that left at 7:30 pm, 3 hours late today.

Sounds like driver100 wasn’t the only one inconvenienced this weekend. Our boss had to rent a car and drive back from Florida because of canceled flights. According to him there was a major computer failure on multiple airlines and 16,000 people were stranded or delayed.

driver100 · April 2022

oldfarmer50 said:

imidazol97 said:
Hopefully now @driver100 is finally back in Toronto. His plane may be
the one that left at 7:30 pm, 3 hours late today.
Sounds like driver100 wasn’t the only one inconvenienced this weekend. Our boss had to rent a car and drive back from Florida because of canceled flights. According to him there was a major computer failure on multiple airlines and 16,000 people were stranded or delayed.

I took a sleeping pill, and got 3 hours of sleep....that helps a lot.

We were told no planes could fly in or out for a long period of time, and I believe it was Southwest's computer that crashed. One lady was flying somewhere on Saturday, and they had to change her flight to Tuesday.
One lady went back to her condo in St Petes....she rented a car for $150, for the day.
I heard one week car rentals are $1000 to $1500.

*I feel bad for what I went through, but there were people with babies and dogs on that flight....that makes things difficult. No food or water on my flight, people next to me asked for milk for the baby....none available.
I needed aspirins for my exploding head and a Sudafed for the pressure on my ears and even more because I felt I was dying of thirst......they didn't have any. Fortunately a guy heard me and gave me his unopened bottle.
MrsD100 loves to travel...and I like where I have been but have had enough......when these things happen I say "The Joys of Travel" and she rolls her eyes.

explorerx4 · April 2022

Denial of Service attack?

stickguy · April 2022

I always liked to fly but recently have been more willing to drive longer distances if time allows.

explorerx4 · April 2022

I think I'm getting obsessive about painting this room.
The tape on the ceiling is to touch up the wall.
The tape on the wall is to touch up the ceiling.
This is to fix the prior paint on those surfaces.

driver100 · April 2022

stickguy said:
I always liked to fly but recently have been more willing to drive longer distances if time allows.

If driving time is reasonable and the route is acceptable I'd prefer to drive. Oh, and a lot depends on MrsD100....and she doesn't have the patience to drive very far these days...even as a passenger.
For trips of under 400 miles, driving is almost better...by the time you get to the airport, go threw all the b.s., get treated like cattle, pay exorbitant fees for pathetic food, get patted down, wait for your flight, line up, have to try to squeeze your carry-on overhead, parking fees, then the hassle of deplaning and leaving the airport......yeh, I'd prefer to drive when it makes sense.

qbrozen · April 2022

Making our drive to myrtle beach 4/18. Of course, no Sprinter yet (hey, I just realized then we’d be going to MB in an MB), so the plan is to pack the 4 of us plus 2 labradors plus luggage into a Wrangler. I got a rooftop bag and a hitch luggage platform. This should be interesting.

stickguy · April 2022

might want to keep it below 90.

sb55 · April 2022

qbrozen said:
Making our drive to myrtle beach 4/18. Of course, no Sprinter yet (hey, I just realized then we’d be going to MB in an MB), so the plan is to pack the 4 of us plus 2 labradors plus luggage into a Wrangler. I got a rooftop bag and a hitch luggage platform. This should be interesting.

We're leaving the 18th, too. We will end up at Huntington Beach State Park in Murrell's Inlet. We'll wave on our way by Myrtle Beach.

oldfarmer50 · April 2022

“ One lady went back to her condo in St Petes....she rented a car for $150, for the day.
I heard one week car rentals are $1000 to $1500.”

Tell them you know a crusty old man who drives their cars and I’m sure you could get a discount. When they ask which one just say the guy with grey hair who’s always laughing with the other old men and they’ll say “oh him? Ok, you got it”.

kyfdx · April 2022

On the news, it said TPA was one of the four airports with the worst delays. You are just lucky, I guess.

driver100 · April 2022

kyfdx said:
On the news, it said TPA was one of the four airports with the worst delays. You are just lucky, I guess.

I much prefer St Petes or Sarasota when possible. They told us they didn't have enough baggage handlers around to load the planes quickly enough. I don't have a business degree but I don't think you should be selling airline tickets if you can't handle the load. And for sure, you should not be carrying passengers on a plane if you can't provide food and especially water. The other day TPA was very proud, it has been their best year yet....I don't know how happy the passengers are.

explorerx4 · April 2022

Two people were suspected of breaking into 41 cars in one night.
Their getaway vehicle was a 2006 white Hummer.
Male suspect was captured exiting a store the next day but the female driver escaped.
Later, the Hummer was located and an attempt was made to apprehend the female suspect.
She escaped by repeatedly ramming the on scene cruiser and 6 others as she tried to evade.
First 5 minutes or so show body cam of first officer and then damage to the other police vehicles.
https://www.wfsb.com/2022/04/04/suspect-could-be-charged-today-following-multi-town-pursuit-that-left-7-officers-hurt/

qbrozen · April 2022

So she only got away temporarily. She did crash and was arrested.

I can’t understand why the cop would not have at least taken out a tire. He has plenty of opportunity. If she had gone on to injure or kill someone, I bet they would not be commending him on his restraint.

oldfarmer50 · April 2022

qbrozen said:
So she only got away temporarily. She did crash and was arrested.

I can’t understand why the cop would not have at least taken out a tire. He has plenty of opportunity. If she had gone on to injure or kill someone, I bet they would not be commending him on his restraint.

If you mean taken out a tire by shooting, that’s not allowed in any eastern state that I’m aware of. Maybe you meant with spike strips. Most cities here even have a prohibition of continuing a chase if speeds go over a certain limit. A few years ago the police were chasing a speeder who accelerated to over 100mph and the police suspended the chase. The culprit kept speeding and crashed into an innocent motorist killing her.

A similarly needless tragedy happened yesterday:

https://wnyt.com/albany-new-york-news/boy-13-killed-in-albany-after-stolen-car-flees-police/6437396/

explorerx4 · April 2022

The rules that the officer can only use his gun if they feel their life is in danger.
She would have had to drive at him.
There was a big kerfluffle locally a couple of years ago when a driver was shot and killed while trying to escape a similar situation, although closer to the officer.

carnaught · April 2022

@driver100, how did Trixie do with the flight delays?

qbrozen · April 2022

explorerx4 said:
The rules that the officer can only use his gun if they feel their life is in danger.

What about somebody else's life?
Letting her drive away is putting other lives in danger.

isellhondas · April 2022

So, where has everybody gone! Who is still here and what, exactly is going on?

driver100 · April 2022

carnaught said:
@driver100, how did Trixie do with the flight delays?

Ha ha...you have a good memory carnaught. Trixie went home earlier with MrsD100, she missed all the action. Lots of dogs and babies though....that were in the airport or on a plane for a lot of hours....and no food or water on the flight.

driver100 · April 2022

isellhondas said:
So, where has everybody gone! Who is still here and what, exactly is going on?

Well, you're here.....from out of nowhere!

driver100 · April 2022

explorerx4 said:
Two people were suspected of breaking into 41 cars in one night.
Their getaway vehicle was a 2006 white Hummer.
Male suspect was captured exiting a store the next day but the female driver escaped.
Later, the Hummer was located and an attempt was made to apprehend the female suspect.
She escaped by repeatedly ramming the on scene cruiser and 6 others as she tried to evade.
First 5 minutes or so show body cam of first officer and then damage to the other police vehicles.
https://www.wfsb.com/2022/04/04/suspect-could-be-charged-today-following-multi-town-pursuit-that-left-7-officers-hurt/

Not smart using a Hummer as a getaway vehicle....it's kind of easy to spot!

driver100 · April 2022

oldfarmer50 said:

qbrozen said:
So she only got away temporarily. She did crash and was arrested.

I can’t understand why the cop would not have at least taken out a tire. He has plenty of opportunity. If she had gone on to injure or kill someone, I bet they would not be commending him on his restraint.

If you mean taken out a tire by shooting, that’s not allowed in any eastern state that I’m aware of. Maybe you meant with spike strips. Most cities here even have a prohibition of continuing a chase if speeds go over a certain limit. A few years ago the police were chasing a speeder who accelerated to over 100mph and the police suspended the chase. The culprit kept speeding and crashed into an innocent motorist killing her.

A similarly needless tragedy happened yesterday:

https://wnyt.com/albany-new-york-news/boy-13-killed-in-albany-after-stolen-car-flees-police/6437396/

In the last "accident" the 13 year old killed was in the stolen vehicle that crashed. They say he didn't know it was stolen. I'm not saying that isn't true.....but how do they know that? Also, it was a tragedy because he sounds like a good kid and even if it was stolen he didn't deserve to die in the accident, just wondering how the family came to that conclusion. I watch Judge Judy.

imidazol97 · April 2022

isellhondas said:
So, where has everybody gone! Who is still here and what, exactly is going on?

A ghost from the past. Good to see you back.

oldfarmer50 · April 2022

driver100 said:

oldfarmer50 said:

qbrozen said:
So she only got away temporarily. She did crash and was arrested.

I can’t understand why the cop would not have at least taken out a tire. He has plenty of opportunity. If she had gone on to injure or kill someone, I bet they would not be commending him on his restraint.

If you mean taken out a tire by shooting, that’s not allowed in any eastern state that I’m aware of. Maybe you meant with spike strips. Most cities here even have a prohibition of continuing a chase if speeds go over a certain limit. A few years ago the police were chasing a speeder who accelerated to over 100mph and the police suspended the chase. The culprit kept speeding and crashed into an innocent motorist killing her.

A similarly needless tragedy happened yesterday:

https://wnyt.com/albany-new-york-news/boy-13-killed-in-albany-after-stolen-car-flees-police/6437396/
In the last "accident" the 13 year old killed was in the stolen vehicle that crashed. They say he didn't know it was stolen. I'm not saying that isn't true.....but how do they know that? Also, it was a tragedy because he sounds like a good kid and even if it was stolen he didn't deserve to die in the accident, just wondering how the family came to that conclusion. I watch Judge Judy.

Well what would you expect the mom to say, the kid was bad to the bone?

There has been an increase in young teens stealing cars in my area. I think I told the story about being in the company van a few years ago and getting caught up in a police stop of a stolen BMW full of kids under 18. Thank goodness they surrendered without a fight. I don’t ever want to be in the middle of a car chase or a shootout.

ab348 · April 2022

isellhondas said:
So, where has everybody gone! Who is still here and what, exactly is going on?

Don't worry. @driver100 was stranded in transit for the last 36 hours but will recuperate soon. I think @jmonroe1 is busy working on a flip house right now but soon he'll be telling us about those escapades too. And I'm sure someone will be buying a dishwasher or new toilet any day now.

driver100 · April 2022

.......also he missed a lot of good information about paint and wordle.

jipster · April 2022

@isellhondas said:

So, where has everybody gone! Who is still here and what, exactly is going on?

Your bff... the ole Jipster... is still here. My 2020 Accord closing in on 30k trouble free miles. My daughter just put in a buyer's order for a new Subaru Outback. Looking at extended warranty plans. If your waiting for the discussion to circle back to vacuum cleaners, shouldn't be too much longer.

venture · April 2022

isellhondas said:
So, where has everybody gone! Who is still here and what, exactly is going on?

Welcome back Craig

venture · April 2022

qbrozen said:

explorerx4 said:
The rules that the officer can only use his gun if they feel their life is in danger.
What about somebody else's life?
Letting her drive away is putting other lives in danger.

"Letting her drive away" reminded me of when, a week or so ago, the lady who was DUI hit and killed 2 PA State Troopers and a civilian who was walking on I-95.

Evidently she was stopped for suspicion of DUI a short time before and the troopers left her to investigate the guy walking on the interstate.

I told Mrs. v that I wouldn't be surprised if she gets off because they left her in the condition she was in. Did it take 2 to stop her? Did both of them have to leave her to attend to the walker? It wouldn't surprise me if a smart attorney sues the State too.

Strange things.

oldfarmer50 · April 2022

isellhondas said:
So, where has everybody gone! Who is still here and what, exactly is going on?

I don’t see any cars listed on your tag line. Care to update us with stories of car purchases?

andres3 · April 2022

oldfarmer50 said:

isellhondas said:
So, where has everybody gone! Who is still here and what, exactly is going on?
I don’t see any cars listed on your tag line. Care to update us with stories of car purchases?

If memory serves, he should have changed his name to "IBuyHondas" at this point in life.

driver100 · April 2022

andres3 said:

oldfarmer50 said:

isellhondas said:
So, where has everybody gone! Who is still here and what, exactly is going on?
I don’t see any cars listed on your tag line. Care to update us with stories of car purchases?
If memory serves, he should have changed his name to "IBuyHondas" at this point in life.

Maybe he doesn't want to tell us that he bought an Audi.

jmonroe1 · April 2022

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driver100 said:

andres3 said:

oldfarmer50 said:

isellhondas said:
So, where has everybody gone! Who is still here and what, exactly is going on?
I don’t see any cars listed on your tag line. Care to update us with stories of car purchases?
If memory serves, he should have changed his name to "IBuyHondas" at this point in life.
Maybe he doesn't want to tell us that he bought an Audi.

I don’t think owning an Audi would bother him. In fact I’m pretty sure he’s owned one in the past. I know he’s owned a BMW or two in the past.

Now, what he won’t admit is that he has a Hyundai in his garage right now.

jmonroe

roadburner · April 2022

oldfarmer50 said:

Well what would you expect the mom to say, the kid was bad to the bone?

There has been an increase in young teens stealing cars in my area. I think I told the story about being in the company van a few years ago and getting caught up in a police stop of a stolen BMW full of kids under 18. Thank goodness they surrendered without a fight. I don’t ever want to be in the middle of a car chase or a shootout.

That's a common refrain in my neck of the woods; when anyone is shot due to a drug deal gone sideways or killed running from the police the tearful mother is interviewed and she ALWAYS tells how the deceased was a great kid who "was starting to turn his life around."

imidazol97 · April 2022

roadburner said:

oldfarmer50 said:

Well what would you expect the mom to say, the kid was bad to the bone?
That's a common refrain in my neck of the woods; when anyone is shot due to a drug deal gone sideways or killed running from the police the tearful mother is interviewed and she ALWAYS tells how the deceased was a great kid who "was starting to turn his life around."

For decades here the TV stations sought out someone to do just that. They'd ask leading questions to evoke that type of content if it's not forthcoming from the interviewee. Done that for decades.

driver100 · April 2022

We are taking the E400 which has 32000 miles on it and the GLK which has 24000 miles on it for the yearly oil change and filter.
It is recommended they check fluid levels and tire pressure which is fine.
MB suggests new brake fluid every 2 years. I don't think this was done but the miles on the car are about equivalent to 2 years of driving. Would you have that done.
All the other stuff sounds like a make work project, check lights, oil hinges, check trunk light, check brake pads, check steering mechanism, etc.
What would you do over and above the oil change and filter at this time?

stickguy · April 2022

If called for do the brake fluid. Especially after a lot of sitting.

driver100 · April 2022

stickguy said:
If called for do the brake fluid. Especially after a lot of sitting.

That was what I was thinking......oil, filter, check fluids, tire pressure, brake fluid on the E400.
Brake fluid was done on the GLK in 2020 and it has only gone 5000 miles since then. It needs the rest but I am thinking of leaving the brake fluid for another year.

If you do an A or B service it is a lot....of useless stuff....I mean you usually know if a light is not working and what do they charge per hour to check all that stuff?

ab348 · April 2022

You're a Benz owner, Driver. Don't cheap out on the maintenance. It is expected that they will soak you if you buy a car like that.

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