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  1. Tim Frank

    Propane BBQ o-ring size

    My propane BBQ still has the "old" style fitting on the supply hose. I've always been good about changing the o-ring, so never bothered changing to the newer style as the old one still fits the tanks. I've always just gone into a hardware store and bought a pack of the o-rings labelled for...
  2. Tim Frank

    Roll Tide?

    College Football Season is well underway! Here's a recap from last year: Alabama beat Arkansas and Arkansas fired their coach. Alabama beat Tennessee and Tennessee fired their coach. Alabama beat Auburn and Auburn fired their coach. Alabama beat Notre Dame and the Pope resigned. So: how do...
  3. Tim Frank

    If you ever plan to motor west, travel my way, take the highway that is best .....

    A bit of nostalgia....:) Route 66: America in the rearview mirror on MSN Photos
  4. Tim Frank

    Fuel pump functional test Nissan NS40D2

    Life got in the way of splashing the boat until the past weekend. Fuel delivery problem...either carbs need cleaning or fuel pump....leaning towards f/pump. The Fuel System section of my manual says "General equipment required " includes a Fuel pressure gauge. I cannot find any details of a...
  5. Tim Frank

    L/U fill/vent plug sealing washers orientation

    Replacing the washers on s Nissan NS-40D 2005 model The washers are not the same surface finish on both sides. My service manual has no mention of this....maybe too trivial....and neither does my owner's manual. Does it matter which way these are installed?
  6. Tim Frank

    Would you turn them in??

    So....if you were to actually know this person...say, a reasonably close friend....would you turn them in? Man takes sarcastic steps in package theft investigation on MSN Video
  7. Tim Frank

    Windows 7 ~ annoying keyboard quirk.

    Just wondering if anyone else has experienced/is experiencing this one: Windows 7 Pro running on a Lenovo ThinkCentre. Periodically I see a typo....go back to fix it...and get the same typo....instead of the '#' key being "#", I get "/". I then realise that my keyboard has arbitrarily and...
  8. Tim Frank

    Man dies while charging boat battery

    Re: Man dies while charging boat battery People get away with a lot of carelessness around electricity; mix in some bad luck and you get a very sad outcome. But it's a bit surprising that there are not more tragedies. Wonder what OSHRA would say about this one....metal ladder, pool, electric...
  9. Tim Frank

    Any upholstery Gurus ?

    I have a couple of 25+ year old lazee-Boy recliner/rockers at the cottage. The upholstery is...well...25+ years old, and pretty grungy. Over the years I have had to take the chairs apart a time or 2 to adjust or repair mechanisms. Once the chair is apart, the upholstery removal and replacement...
  10. Tim Frank

    New Miracle Drugs For Women

    When i get a potentially postable item in my e-mail, I usually do a search to try and check whether this is a recent repeat....turns out this was in here in 2003....worth a re-run IMO. :) BUYAGRA: Stimulant to be taken prior to shopping. Increases potency and duration of spending spree...
  11. Tim Frank

    "You just need to listen" ~ Any married guys able to understand and relate to this?

    "You just need to listen" ~ Any married guys able to understand and relate to this? After careful review of all the Forum rules that I could find...I think this is OK. :D It's Not About The Nail - YouTube
  12. Tim Frank

    A Man's Age, as Determined by a Trip to Home Depot

    You are in the middle of a few projects at your home: putting in a new fence, painting the basement walls, putting in a new garden. You are hot and sweaty, covered in dust, lawn clippings, dirt and paint. You have your old work clothes on. You know the outfit -- shorts with the hole in the...
  13. Tim Frank

    The Admiral will shoot me if I do...

    Re: The Admiral will shoot me if I do... Of course it would require some careful modification....:D;)
  14. Tim Frank

    Golf cart charger can't recharge batteries

    Re: Golf cart charger can't recharge batteries I know he said that he put it away, but he was also complaining about the winter,,,and cold and snow. He must have a driveway. I'm suspicious about the "put away" part of this post. :)
  15. Tim Frank

    A big gun for stopping power?? ~ Woman Stops Grizzly Attack With 25 Cal Pistol!

    What is the smallest caliber you trust to protect yourself? This is a story of self control and marksmanship with an itsy bitsy shooter, the Beretta Jetfire, by a woman against a fierce predator. Listen to one woman's story, Betty-Sue Wollachuk of Badger Creek, Saskatchewan explains: "While...
  16. Tim Frank

    Feel-good story for the weekend....

    Deer helicopter video: Nova Scotia deer saved in dramatic rescue | Canada | News | National Post
  17. Tim Frank

    Internet Gurus....what happened or why....and does this happen a lot?

    http://forums.iboats.com/dockside-chat/predi-gator-22569.html I was doing a search for something else and one of the returns was this thread from the past. The pics in the OP are obviously not the ones or one that were originally attached and don't make sense in the context. Purely as a...
  18. Tim Frank

    Look alike?

    Re: Look alike? For us Canadians, and the seven of you south of the border who are still angry over the hockey idiocy, how about : Gary Bettman and Count von Count from Sesame Street?
  19. Tim Frank

    Strange playmates indeed....but a guaranteed smile

    I've seen some odd ones, but this is at the top of the list.... :) Still, sure beats watching more footage/sound bites of Lance Armstrong or Manti Te'o. Dog and Fish Swim Together on MSN Video
  20. Tim Frank

    Some people just don't know when to stop..... :)

    Wonder what their hydro bills are like :joyous: We've rounded up the craziest Christmas light displays. Can you imagine the electricity bills? - Outrageously Over-the-Top Christmas Light Displays!Lifestyle - MSN CA
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