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    Spots on the Lady's auto paint...

    Last December a kid with more testosterone than brains didn't believe that he needed to drive slower because of the icy conditions, and slid daddy's car into the front end of the Lady's Sebring convertible. No structural or mechanical damage, but about two grand in body work and paint. The work...
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    "No-Call-List"...What a crock...!

    Do they not have money for enforcement? Or have they disbanded the group - whoever it is - that is supposed to enforce this? I'm still getting calls from some of the outfits I reported years ago. Now they somehow manage to get their caller I.D. 's to look like a cell phone from Minnesota or...
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    I am always attracted to the wrong women...

    I like good music, long walks, fine dining, sunrises.... The women I am attracted to seem to prefer pepper spray and restraining orders....! Why is that?
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    Well Tank Air Volume Control...

    I've got a submersible well pump working into a WellMate 40 gallon tank. It's a non-diaphragm type - Model no. SP-9. Cut in pressure is 40 PSI; shut-off is 60 PSI. There's an air volume control on the side, about 15 inches from the floor. (Pic attached) The tank is about five years old; the pump...
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    One of the mysteries of life -- the checkout counter...

    I wonder; is it against the law for a checkout clerk to refill the cash register's quarters bin BEFORE it runs out? Or is it mandated by law that they can't do this until a customer is making a purchase and needs a quarter or two in change? Also, how is it that there is no line at the counter...
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    Hearing aid - why so much??

    For a couple of hundred bucks I can get an XBox, or an IPad, or a cell phone that will do everything but order a steak medium-rare. Nothing in the modern world has dropped in price more than micro-electronics. So why does every hearing aid go for $3000.00 and up? I've reached the age where one...
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    NOT a failed Pertronix ignition....

    In 2010 I reported in this forum about a "Pertronix failure" on my 1986 Merc. 170. I had been on the water, engine shut down, no spark, and I got home after I replaced the Pertronix with the original breaker points. Happened twice, so I sent the Pertronix back to RetroRockets and Carl Dudash...
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    How does natural gas air conditioning system work?

    I'm a reasonably tech-savvy guy, but this is one item for which I've never received an explanation that I could understand. I have no compelling reason to ask, but I'm interested and baffled.
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    1986 Merc 470 - New fuel pump - Now flooding carburetor...

    Hey guys, I just replaced my original Carter fuel pump with a Sierra 18-7282, and I'm overflowing the carb. I used the gasket that came with the pump, and it looked to me to be the same thickness as the original, which came off in one piece. The original pump was operating okay, but I had to...
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    Whenever one is identified, what penalty would you apply to:

    1. The snakes who write software viruses...? 2. The parasites who spam your email with phony business propositions...? 3. The parasites who ignore your standing on the "no-call list" and pester you with marketing calls...? In their own ways, each ignores the law, as well as conventional values...
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    '98 Sebring Convertible - Dash Lights...

    The Lady has a low-mileage '99 Chrysler Sebring droptop on which the lights for all dash gauges have quit working. An internet search has made me queasy about the potential cause and cost-to-repair. I guess it's not just small bulbs working through a rheostat, like most others, but a bit more...
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    Tach interference with ignition...?

    I converted my 470 breaker-point ignition to Pertronix last year and haven't been able to get two consecutive hours of trouble-free operation since. Engine dies - no spark. Carl at Retro-Rockets has been great to work with, and has provided excellent support. He sent me a replacement for the...
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    Integrated home theater systems - what's a good buy around $300 to $500?

    I have to replace a Philips system - DVD player with 5.1 channel surround sound. Player is getting erratic. What do I buy? It's very difficult to find reliable reviews on these things - everyone reviews receivers and speakers, but few review the integrated systems. I don't need a receiver as I...
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    Super S Motor Oil...

    A local parts store is advertising SuperS full syn. for $3.29 a quart and five quarts for $15.99. As I use only synthetic in my Mustang GT, it caught my eye. Has anyone a comment or experience with this brand?
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    Deep Fryer...

    Just bought my second one! Love to do breaded chicken and battered fish. BUT, I'm having trouble finding reasonably priced peanut oil to use in it. Found a few gallons at an Aldi store for about $6.50 each and bought all they had. But it's gone and I'm looking at prices elsewhere (Aldi's is all...
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    Chipmunks...the curse of the suburbs...!

    It's begun again. Holes appearing all around the bird feeder until the yard looks like a swiss cheese. Soon there will be dirt thrown around the flower beds and plants lifted (or pulled out). Last year I live-trapped and removed 21 of the little b_st_ards to a local park, and still had a...
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    Damage to my Windshield...

    I've got some marks on the exterior of my windshield that baffle me. I thought at first that they were a deposit from one of the squeegies at a local gas station, but then there were more a week later, but I hadn't been back to that same station in that time. Now I'm thinking that they resulted...
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    Snow collapsed my cover support...

    I noticed that the cover had sunk into the boat, telling me that the weight of the ice/snow had overcome the support (1/2 inch TW conduit). So I got out there today and had to burn about a quart of gas in the snow-blower just getting access to the boat. Then I pulled about 150 lb. of snow and...
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    Coleman 1000W portable generator...

    I just bought a little Coleman generator - 1000 Watt - for ninety bucks at a Farm & Fleet store. Couldn't resist it at the price. My needs run from none at all to very occasional as I want it for power loss emergencies at home. It will run my furnace or my refrigerator, with a little left over...
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    Jeff Fisher and the Titans...

    So Fisher is out as head coach of the Titans. Speculation is that it's over the firing of his defensive coordinator, Chuck Cecil, and not due to his dispute with Bud Adams (the owner) over Vince Young. Whatever. He'll be working again as soon as he wants to. Meanwhile Adams can go looking for...
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