Recent content by bunnspecial

That's actually terrible advice, as this and other pin-lever escapements were generally not desiged for repairability, are challenging for even experienced watchamkers to fix, and the skills developed are not really transferable to proper watches. I think the best place to start is a 16 size...

A few years ago(actually I think pre-COVID...), my bank ditched the pneumatic tubes at the drive through and instead put in fancy machines that more or less are high tech ATMs. When the bank is open, you pull up to them and a teller pops up on the video screen and "operates" the machine for you...

I guess I could follow up too and say that they did return two of my four loaner packs, but no communication about returning the additional ones or paying me for the two additional rebuilds I did, so I'm still out money on this one. I'm not too concerned about it, but after this experience I'm...

Maybe not exactly things I've kept, but I mentioned earlier in the thread liking Lionel trains and having quite a few of them. Back in the 90s, I use to salivate over catalogs, thinking I'd never be able to afford any of it. Now I find myself with a 2 year old who loves trains, a bit more...

Still haven't done it(haven't done much with this since my last post) but Chuck Rubin's in Louisville.

My wife is a nurse, and fortunately she now she's mostly straight days with maybe a one-off night shift once a year or so if needed. Nights were pretty miserable when she was doing them, though. It would be two weeks out a 6 week schedule, and she was pretty much a zombie even though it was...

From what I'm seeing, the same thing is playing out at Frisch's Big Boy restaurants. I know that may not be a name a lot on here know, but it's a Cincinnati-based regional chain and one I grew up going to quite often(in Central KY). Just in the last few days, it's come out that a lot of...

My point was- Who was the "tow company?" USPS has their own tow trucks and other maintenance vehicles.

I don't pretend to know the ins and outs of the laws on this stuff, but if it was a postal service vehicle towing another postal service vehicle, how much enforcement power does a state agency have? As best as I'm aware, mail delivery is afforded some of its own protections. Probably more...

My work(public community college) got hit with ransomware right at 3 years ago-in fact we were saved a lot of damage because our director of IT checked on something from home, noticed suspicious activity, and went to campus to literally pull the plug on everything as quickly as he could. It...

As I've said a few times, this one is designed to be glass/screen convertible. Replacing the glass is literally as easy as swapping the original glass out for a screen-both are in frames that are held by retaining strips in the door. The retain strips pull out and the whole frame(whether glass...

This door was meant to be convertible between glass and screen. Both are fitted into a frame that rests inside the door and is retained by two plastic strips. The replacement glass will come mounted in a frame ready for installation. Once I'd cleaned up the glass yesterday, it took less...

Thanks everyone. Local glass place quoted $190 to replace the glass(citing tempered glass, etc). Lowes can order from Larson for $135(vs. $225 me ordering direct) so I think that's an easy decision. I'll get it from Larson sourced through Lowes.

Welp, I feel like an idiot for this one. Was weedeating last night and the next thing I know, I look up and see glass all over the front porch and a rather nasty sight with what's left of the storm door. This is a Larson door and is less than 2 years old. After I got the glass cleaned...

To be honest, I think my wife would love nothing more than to be. As it is, the finances aren't there, and she also loves her work(she's a nurse coincidentally). With that said, I've known a few families with multiple children where it was an easy decision for one to not work at least when...