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    Parents need cooling - trying to talk them out of getting a portable A/C

    https://www.mycoolingstore.com/?msclkid=b07d64b03fa21c831aa90e999a07a754&query=battery+powered+cooling+vest...
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    Crushing 2,000 old cars, NO!

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Car_Allowance_Rebate_System 2009 Law passed. Up to $4500 for vehicles. No parts could be claimed for recycling. To the crusher. $5 Billion program. In 2 months "scrapped 677,081 vehicles".
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    Talk me out of using 0w-20 in my Explorer 2.3T (specs 5w-30)

    Vavoline answered his question with their 500,000-mile x 2, Ford 2020 Explorers 2.3l engines. My question is what other components failed besides 1 transmission and 1 turbo? https://www.youtube.com/@valvoline/videos
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    Parents need cooling - trying to talk them out of getting a portable A/C

    I got my "restored" Midea U-shaped Inverter AC through Walmart for $249-free shipping last month. It is a 12,000BTU. I made it a permanent install. It is quiet and it gets cold. Says it uses $65 worth of electricity per year. It came with a 1 year warranty. I had a Della standup AC unit in the...
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    Photo Thread for Unusual Vehicles

    A 1990 Ford Explorer chassis is used by Studebaker Folks for a SUV 4x4. I spotted this 1963 Cruiser in 1996 in Colorado.
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    Can I delete 50 gigs from my D partition, & merge it to my C partition?

    I got an external harddrive to keep my photos/music/docs. The first was 1TB. I unplugged it so many times the laptop did not recognize it. I could not get a new cord, so I got another; it is 2TB-WD Passport HHD. When Windows 10 came out Microsoft wanted me to do a backup every 30 days or so...
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    Improving Memory

    I am 75 years old. My memory and forgetfulness have been sliding for 15 years.. Without my parents' photo albums I really cannot remember my teenage years. The last 32 yrs of my career I was a Class A CDL driver. My last driving job was at night (2010-14). I struggled with the new LED lights...
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    I made an insurance policy spreadsheet

    Speaking about the "Frog" slowly boiling in a pot of warm-hot water; I lived in Colorado. A talkshow host was speaking about an insurance company-Sentry Ins out of WI. If you did not have a claim on your auto in 5 years, 50% discount. They sent a check for no claims; I would endorse it and...
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    Do people park backwards in parking spaces where you live?

    I lived in a Condo in the Denver Metro area in 1983 and it was illegal to back in. A fine-HOA Rules. Reasoning was it put exhaust fumes against the buildings. People have their windows open in the summertime (no ac then).
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    energy usage calculation for home cooling

    I moved to Arkansas in 2017. (Close to the 1992 World Record Brown Trout) My ranch home is 1900 sqft and built 1993. The builder used 2x6 walls with R19 insulation, R30 blown installation in the attic. Peak-vent roof. Brick house with a crawlspace. I met the son of the builder and he said that...
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    energy usage calculation for home cooling

    Since you want to sleep in a cold room, shut the bedroom door. Put this Inverter in your bedroom window (Midea 12,000BTU Smart Inverter U-shaped window unit #RMW12QW-B). A new one is around $500. Midea did a recall on sold units. Walmart is selling the "restored" units for $249, free...
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    Cool Motorcycle Pics

    A Huge Trike I saw at Deals Gap, NC.
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    Slow leak on new installed tires

    I had this problem with Cooper Discovery 235/70/17 tires. I installed them October 2015. I had retired and my 2005 F150 sat in the driveway. In the Spring, I noticed one tire was low (right rear) about 20psi. I removed the wheel/tire and checked for a nail/stem with soapy water-nothing. I had...
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    F150 Rear Seat into Sleeping Quarters

    Practice on Longs Peak in Colorado. The Trail Head is at 9400 feet. No humidity. https://www.summitpost.org/longs-peak/150310
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    Valvoline 10w-40 and Rotella T4 15-w40 JASO MA / MA2

    My older "air cooled" Bikes got straight 30wt Castrol. Something like $0.39 a quart.
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