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Re: Had a stroke last Tuesday. Not progressing very well. - 17 days ago

Good luck, Dennis S.! Hope for improvement in your symptoms and a full recovery back to normalcy. It sounds like you've gotten some sound advice from the board members.

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Re: Disgusting Roaches! - 17 days ago

Bravo, PeterW! And thank you for your good memory! That's the name I couldn't recall, though I did remember that Julie Andrews starred in the movie.

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Re: Disgusting Roaches! - 20 days ago

Reminds me of the movie where a penniless, starving actor in Paris who after ordering and eating a meal releases a "captive" cock roach from a match-box causing a near-riot with women screaming and attempting to stand up on chairs, men stomping at "phantom" bugs at random and a general pandemonium. During the disturbance, the now well-fed actor escapes the premises without pa

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Re: non 'ear'itating?!....doctors transplant 3D printed ear made of human cells..... - 26 days ago

Good news, mikebw! MIT just announced a potential breakthrough in treating deafness due to degeneraton of hair cells and ear drums.

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Re: buying discontinued furniture? - 3 months ago

Check if they have "warehouse clearance Items" or something similar associated with that brand "laying around" somewhere. Maybe by some furniture stores that carried that line. Inquire with that company (Aspen?) as to who does or who did carry that line. I had that experience with two endtables purchased a long time ago. Shortly after the initial purchase I went lookin

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Re: Finnish cross-country skier suffers frozen penis!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! - 4 months ago

The male organ is vulnerable to all sorts of hazards, dangling as it does outside the body's trunk. I found that out once the hard way. I probably should rephrase that last remark. Those of you who are or were "mainline" joggers/runners in harsher climes will know whereof I speak. Many, many moons ago during my running days, I made the mistake of NOT wearing more wind-resistant s

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Re: DJI drones... I am thinking about getting one... - 4 months ago

cbelt3, LOL! Got adopted by a loving family.... LOL!

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Re: When the gas station looks better than the apartments - 4 months ago

QuoteRgrF Quotemikebw With those prices I'd probably want to complain too! Ironically that station is about 2 miles from a oil refinery! And that section of Lomita/Torrance sits above part of the Long Beach oil field umpteen feet below! They're still pumping oil up from that reservoir and other fields further south along the coast.

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Re: Lunaz Answers Demand For Electric Classic Cars - 4 months ago

mrbigstuff, The problem with that approach is you're messing with the sprung vs. unsprung weight ratio. To get a softer, more comfortable,more controllable ride, you need a greater sprung weight vs. unsprung. Which is why on "super race" cars, they even move the braking assemblies inboard alongside and next to the differential with only the axle shafts and hubs/spindles going o

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Re: Lunaz Answers Demand For Electric Classic Cars - 4 months ago

mrbigstuff, The problem with that approach is you're messing with the sprung vs. unsprung weight ratio. To get a softer, more comfortable, more controllable ride, you need a greater sprung weight vs. unsprung. The objective is to reduce unsprung weight. Which is why on "super race" cars, they even move the braking assemblies inboard alongside and next to the differential with

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Re: World's Blackest Black Paint... On A Car? - 4 months ago

Racerx, why don't you process your film and light-sensitive materials using loader bags? They consist of nothing more than roomy bags for loading your developer, developing cans, and film prior to opening up the latter. They zip up to provide a light-proof and portable way to process film. You can access all of the latter through long sleeves in the bag with elastic around the sleeves to mak

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Re: Today was the last day of... - 4 months ago

Congrats Davester! You've reached a real milestone in life and I'm sure you'll enjoy it. And I hope you'll be here with us for a long, long time, giving us your cheer, and your sage advice and wisdom. Retirement is a little bit like being a kid again, with each day being a summer day, "no school", and all day to do your chores. With the latter being optional! I've been ther

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Re: We said goodbye to our dear kitty today - 4 months ago

So sorry to hear of your loss, mattkime! I went through that same experience about 12-13 years ago with my cat Dusty, and I'm still not "over it". That will take time, lots of it - if it ever does! Dusty lived to 20 years of age and was like yours, a friend and beloved companion, an "alarm clock", "sentry", 'greeter', etc...! I still miss her - and you will yo

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Re: Trouble with overflowing toilets - 5 months ago

Do you have any trees close to the septic tank? LIke within 20-30 feet? That might be your problem, a big problem unless you're good with a shovel and an ax. But mattkime might have the right answer for this one.

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Re: 88% to L2 - 5 months ago

It certainly is, jonny! Thanks for that heads-up! Very informative and a typical outstanding effort by NASA at informing the public. Decided to save the address in my Bookmark Folder for further look-ups and for a moment couldn't decide between putting it into my Astronomy Folder or my Travel Folder! Astronomy won out. LOL! Thanks again!

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Re: Late, late, late, etc. tax filing - 2020 using TurboTax Premier - 5 months ago

Thanks Davester and Paul F for responding to my problem. Davester, actually, E*Trade has the same type of data files for their clients going back to 2015 according to the E*T rep I talked to. The seven-year-rule"? And they're PDFs like the 2020 data I want to use. And yes, "that ship has sailed" as you put it because in a couple of days, even year 2019 data will be PDFed

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Late, late, late, etc. tax filing - 2020 using TurboTax Premier - 5 months ago

I'm up the creek using a "spaghetti paddle"! Help! I'm doing a late, late, late, late, etc. income tax filing for year 2020 using TurboTax Premier. Things were going fairly well until I got to the "Investments" portion of the return. Trouble is my brokerage firm (E*Trade) no longer has the "formatted" version of all my trades that would be downloaded on the ret

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Re: RIP Peter Bogdanovich - 5 months ago

Chopper, try viewing "The Last Picture Show"! A great movie that sold me on his directorial talents!

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Re: Favorite / Least Favorite Seasonal Song? - 6 months ago

Favorites: O Holy Night, The First Noel, O Come All Ye Faithful, O Little Town of Bethlehem.... Gosh, but these and so many others recall beautiful memories and beautiful people, of whom many of the latter are now gone. Any of the above carols are to me just so soul-stirring, uplifting, and hauntingly beautiful. I never get tired of hearing them every year, over and over again. And sti

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Re: 1,177 biographies all with one thing in common - they died on Dec 7, 1941 aboard the USS Arizona - 6 months ago

What a beautiful tribute and way to honor these men! They no longer are just the 1177 "casualties" of some long ago horrific battle in a remote region of the world. Now they have names and faces with lives and histories and families they can be remembered by. They are you and I and our kin and neighbors and friends. Most of all, they are the real cost of war! Of every war! And &

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Re: Do you hoard National Geographic magazines - 6 months ago

I should have added that my above suggestion would work for you ONLY if you're located in a coastal city and most especially the West Coast! Shipping a "small ton" of magazines from Iowa or Tennessee or wherever to a coastal shipping address would just not be "financially practical".

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Re: Do you hoard National Geographic magazines - 6 months ago

Where do you live Dennis? About 12 years ago, I moved to AZ from CA and was looking to get rid of about 25 years of NGs and 15-20 years of two astronomy magazines, Sky&Telescope and Astronomy. I also had a number of math and science textbooks left over from my college days. I don't remember how I found out about this solution (Nat Geo?), but the Chinese government would ship them free

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Re: Mom passed this morning. - 6 months ago

Sorry to hear of your loss - and the human race's - Ombligo! God, what a woman! Sounds like she was without question, YOUR greatest blessing! The passing of one's mother is for many of us a shattering moment, the loss of someone who is truly irreplaceable. I'm sure those of us who have experienced the same can only echo your sentiments and your sense of loss - and acknowledge your blessing.

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Re: Unstoppable DOES have two “P”s - 7 months ago

Glad to see so many (and I'm sure we are "LEGION") who caught that same spelling "error". And obvious grammatical errors as well. No, I don't have any handy as illustrations but they are "out there"! Somehow they seem to get past their "proof readers" too! Will have to save those for a future Tips and Deals moment.

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Re: Testing my induction burner - 7 months ago

Bezosvill! LOL!!!!! Good one there, MrNoBody!

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Re: SX50 Users: Need some advice on settings to use for photos at dusk - 8 months ago

Nice wildlife shots in flat lighting unaided by any support, like a tripod or a monopod. Great shots in fact! Hell, you can see individual hairs on the subject! You've got steady hands! Price-cube, you're probably the reigning "photography buff" and most savvy head here! What do you say?

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Re: SX50 Users: Need some advice on settings to use for photos at dusk - 8 months ago

Nice wildlife shots in flat lighting unaided by any support, like a tripod or a monopod. Great shots in fact! Hell, you can see individual hairs on the subject! You've got steady hands! Bright sunlight might give you even finer detail even with a higher shutter speed but with somewhat de-saturated colors??? You've done well! But then, my photo savvy is years and years old! Price-cube,

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Re: So, my Mom died - 8 months ago

Sorry to hear of your loss, RJ. The loss of a beloved parent is one of the most shattering moments in life, and especially when as a family you have never suffered a similar loss. Old grandparents', old family friends' deaths are almost expected, but parents often seem invincible and seem like they can live forever. Alas, none of us does! The very love and memory of her that you hold only

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Re: clean windshield - 8 months ago

Fritz, try using along with the vinegar and Dawn, a flat, circular brush and a battery-operated drill on your shower doors and floors. This will make that chore a lot less tedious and will spare your arms. Worked for me. And I'm always a bit lax in getting this chore done. Few clues about windshield cleaners, especially the inside. Problem is, my aged body just can't bend that way any more

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Re: So - I retired today... - 9 months ago

Congratulations SDGuy! Enjoy your new role in life - retiree! I entered the "ranks" of the retired over 25 years ago and have only looked back with a sense of relief and thanksgiving! You sound like a conscientious individual if you're worried about the "left behinds" and their bigger burden of responsibilities now that you've moved on. You'll probably worry

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