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    Anyone else cut their grass today?

    I hope that is the last cut for winter. I love cutting my grass in 50 degree weather. It didnt all need it, but it was really scraggly, and the stupid pine needles are too hard to rake. Ken
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    Legal definition of "Parking"

    Are you legally considered to be parked if you are sitting in the drivers seat with the engine running? Reason I asked is a cop told me I couldnt "park" in a striped off area near the mall entrance. I was in the car with engine running waiting for my wife who ran in for a second. I was...
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    Heat Pump/Aux heat settings

    Guys, on my thermostat, I can set the heat strips to kick on when the actual temp is 1,2,3, or 4 degrees off from the thermo setting. Which is more efficient? 4 degrees makes the heat pump run all the time, but the heat strips rarely kick on. 1 degree makes the heat pump run less, but...
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    2004 Dodge 4x4 truck wheel bearings?

    My dads 04 Dodge 1500 4x4 truck has a howing noise from the front end. A repair shop told him these trucks are known for wheel bearing problems and it would cost 500 bucks each side to replace. How hard is it to replace the bearings on this truck? Does the drive axels in the front make it more...
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    HDTV tuner

    I have a Sony big screen with DVI inputs (HDTV ready), but no HDTV tuner. I want to add a standalone tuner and receive the free HDTV broadcasts. Anyone done this yet? You cant find these tuners in the stores, I have only seen them on the internet and they are way overpriced. Some of them are...
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    Do you hide money from your spouse?

    Just curious what everyone else does.
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    New Hybrid car?

    http://images.chron.com/photos/2007/10/07/8215048/600xPopupGallery.jpg :D Ken
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    Anyone else suffering from CSS?

    Ya know CSS - Coach's Son Syndrome My sons 6th grade football team, the coach's son started at quarterback even though he is 4'10" and 80 lbs and cant see over the linemens heads. Finally on the third game they put in the guy who should have been quarterback from the start. Very talented kid...
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    My first significant injury

    Well after an afternoon of catching about a foot of air on the dirbike, I went for another jump and it go away from me. Either the throttle stuck, or my landing caused the throttle to turn cause I accelerated and lost control. First I am POed cause there was no video camera. :D Second, my foot...
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    Smart Tabs on Asymetrical transom Sea Rayder

    1993 Sea Rayder with Sport Jet 90 I installed my smart tabs last year and have just begun to do some tuning (been busy!) Anyway, when I mounted the smart tabs I folled the directions and put the top of the tabs even with the chines. However, when I measured from the bottom of the smart tabs...
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    Steering cable stiff

    I have narrowed down my stiff steering to the cable. Is there anyway I can lube this cable, or is replacement the only option. Thanks, Ken
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    Auto tach use with 2 stroke 3 cyl outboard

    I need to adjust my idle and I have an old shop tach for a car. It has a 8 cyl and 6 cyl scale. My motor is a 2 stroke 3 cyl Mercury sport jet 90 (yes, I know its a Force motor). The tach output comes from the voltage regulator. I have hooked up my shop tach to the tach output and it gives a...
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    Home Insurance Companies are a scam

    In my county this year ALL insurance companies decided to drop coverage for winstorm, hail and hurricane damage. Uh, I live about 10 miles away from the bay, 30 miles from the Gulf, so that kind of coverage is required. I can't understand how the gov lets these Insurance companies get away...
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    Oil overfilled on truck, engine damage?

    For the first time in my life I took the truck in to get the oil changed while I was having a recall item fixed. About a week later, the oil light (low oil pressure) started coming on when the truck was at idle. I checked the oil level and it was way too high. I know this aint good and will...
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    CD polisher

    With 3 kids in the house you can imagine the amount of DVDs and CDs that no longer play because they are scratched. Does anyone have any experience with the devices on the market that are supposed to fix scratched disks? Thanks, ken
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    Bad news near my house

    http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070614/ap_on_re_us/teens_train_crash;_ylt=Ag1_qtXldxXveo9dJ3XeBIVvzwcF My parents live about 2 miles away from this. I live about 5 miles away as the crow flies. As a teenager, this road was the start of a short road coarse I would traverse late at night at umm...
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    Is Allah mad at the Mid East and Iran?

    Al Queda said it was Allah who caused Katrina and Rita. Perhaps Allah isnt so happy with Oman and Iran right now considering Gonu? Ken
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    Microwave problems

    Wifey ran the microwave for 12 minutes with nothing in it (and of coarse I cant say anything cause she didnt know, right :( ) It was really hot all over the unit and the unit seemed dead, then it cooled down a bit and seemed to come back alive. But, it wont heat anymore, everything else seems...
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    Mexicans have no class

    I only watched the Miss Universe cause my wife made me. :D When Miss USA was on stage, the Mexican audience (it was in Mexico city), booed. This wasnt the first time it has happened, in 93 they did the same thing. Just one more reason why I dont want Texas to turn into Mexico. Ken
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    Overheating SportJet 90

    Since last season my Sport Jet 90 would overheat (alarm goes off) after about 5 minutes at idle. The engine runs quite hot (can only keep hand on head for about 1 second) even when going fast. It overheats both with the thermostat in and out. I have taken the exhaust manifold off and checked for...
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