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  1. JB

    Thanks, and Rest In Peace Luciano.

    There are singers with great voices and there are singers with great artistry in using their voices. And there are a very few with both. Luciano Pavarotti had both. Thank you, Luciano. We will miss you.:(
  2. JB

    Gold throated hummingbird?

    My swarm is at its annual peak with transients added to my resident birds. There are about 50 swarming around my feeders this AM. I like to watch the males for flashes of color at their throats. A collar of sapphire on the black chins and ruby red on the ruby throats and others I can't tell...
  3. JB

    Is a hickory a pecan in the UK?

    I watch TV a lot. One show I seldom miss is "The Weakest Link" on BBCA. I have learned a lot of differences between USA and UK, but one got me the other day. The question was, "What is the "H" name of the tree that bears the nut called a pecan?" The contestant was confused and passed. The host...
  4. JB

    Clearly a fluke, but what fun!!

    The Texas Rangers, probably the worst team in the Major leagues played the first game of a double header against the Baltimore Orioles, also awful but not as bad, this afternoon. Final score: Rangers 30, Orioles 3. All sorts of team, personal and major league records set or tied. For a...
  5. JB

    Sony Grand WEGA KDF-55WF655 and power

    I have had this big flat screen TV for 2-1/2 years. I have an extended warranty from Circuit City that has about 3 years to go. Had one problem with the light box. Covered. I am now in the third period when it shuts off and immediately starts up again (about 15 second warm-up cycle). Sometimes...
  6. JB

    Political geography question for Brits.

    I am a bit confused terms used to refer to England and her cohorts. Are Scotland and Wales independent countries? What is their relationship to England? What about N. Ireland? Ireland? Are the terms United Kingdom and Great Britian interchangable? If not, what are the differences? What does...
  7. JB

    Who knows details of Social Security benefits?

    I went to Google this and all I got were sites that wanted me to pay them for stuff I can get free. Is there a site where I can get online answers from a Social Security Office? Here's my question: The LOML and I were married for 28 years. She stayed home and raised our 4 children while I...
  8. JB

    Oil leaking around lower unit, by IWombat Verified

    Oil leaking around the lower unit So, you have oil leaking out of, or around the lower unit on your two-stroke outboard and you?re wondering what to make of it all. There?s only a few possibilities. Fortunately for you, most of the time it?s pretty benign. Reason #1 - Unburned 2-stroke oil...
  9. JB

    FOX network cheats F1 fans of live broadcast

    AAAARRRRGGGGHHHH!!:mad::mad: The British GP is in progress as I type, with British superstar-to-be Lewis Hamilton on the pole. FOX will broadcast delayed coverage at noon CDT. It will be inferior coverage to what SPEED gives us live on most GPs. SPEED broadcasts all of the GPs except Canada...
  10. JB

    Lake Of The Woods report

    First of all, if you are going to drive 1400 miles in 2 days don't plan on doing anything for the first 12 hours after you get there. We ( JB, John, and Daniel, John's son) left RED SKY behind this year. She is too small for 3 people to cast for muskies. We had guides reserved for the 5 days we...
  11. JB

    Drive a CRV, RAV4, Forester or Tucson?

    I would like some real satisfaction feedback from people I trust. How do/did you like it overall? What would you have gotten different in the way of options? Real world city/hiway mileage? I have daughters (49 and 50) that drive a CRV and a Forester. Each of them thinks (or says, anyway)...
  12. JB

    Credit "repair"?

    I generally pay off all of my credit accounts monthly, except the loan on my truck and my mortgage, which I usually pay a week or so early. I was curious why the interest rates on my credit cards are so much higher than I think they should be, even after I called and requested lower rates. That...
  13. JB

    Fathers' Day blessings.

    Well, my descendants couldn't gather at The Hideout today. Some sick, some out of town.:( Tiger finished second in the US Open, 1 stroke back, in a real nail biter.:redface: BUT! Lewis Hamilton won the US F1 Grand Prix. Second win in a row. This young (22) man, a rookie, will do for public...
  14. JB

    First Paycheck

    I got this from my daughter and just had to share it. Here's a truly heartwarming story about the bond formed between a little 5-year-old girl and some construction workers that makes you believe that we CAN make a difference when we give a child the gift of our time... A young family moved...
  15. JB

    MSM reports on baseball

    The Mudhens struck out 4 more times today. Added to 6 flyouts and hitting into a double play this has been the most embarrassing week of the season. Backers are demanding that they quit. The manager has asked for time. . .unless they win the World Series by the end of August he will devise a...
  16. JB

    We have forgotten what Memorial Day is for.

    I take a back seat to nobody in honoring the men and women who have survived serving in our armed forces or who currently serve. But that is not what Memorial Day is for. Memorial Day, originally called Decoration Day, is a day of remembrance for those who have died in our nation's service...
  17. JB

    Who is an old MOPAR guru?

    Back in 1953 I helped a buddy install a DeSoto "Firedome" hemi in his '49 Ford. About all I recall about the engine is that it was rated at 160hp and it went like stink for 1953. In that same period there was a hemi used in Dodges. I think it was called the "Red Ram". That is the engine I am...
  18. JB

    Hummingbird mystery.

    Immediately after the recent storms and flash floods The Hideout's hummingbird population dropped like a rock. I have gone back to a single feeder and rarely see more than a couple at a time. In April there might have been as many as a dozen fighting over three feeders at morning and evening...
  19. JB

    I'm not complaining, mind you, but. . .

    As of about an hour ago The Hideout has had more rain in 2007 than in a "normal" year. My 800' driveway has been washed clean of about 20 yards of gravel and the grass is growing so fast it needs mowing again before I have finished the last mow. BUT: All of my tanks are full. :) First time...
  20. JB

    Swap fuel pumps between '86 48SPL and '88 60 VRO?

    I am getting ready to take my '86 48SPL off of RED SKY and mount the '88 60 VRO. I am having a hard time finding room for the VRO oil tank in her. What if I swap fuel pumps and make the 48SPL a VRO and the 60 a premix? I guess I would need to swap some of the wiring harness, too, huh? What...
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