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I have a Maytag refrigerator that requires a water filter. We have very good water that doesn't need filtering so I bought a "filter delete" insert that fits where the filter would fit. The fridge periodically asks for a new filter and I simply reset it and carry on. Have been doing this for...

You describe a brake system that needs bleeding (maybe again, or maybe for the first time). Last time I had my brakes serviced (caliper pins lubed and the brake fluid replaced) I had the same outcome. I took it back, they bled the brakes again, and it was back to normal. There was no further...

And then what? Physicians make mistakes. They call it "practicing medicine" for a reason. In my last job I saw a number of mistakes. But I rarely complained to the regulator. What you really want is for a physician who makes a mistake to learn from it. A physician might see an error and if it...

I was involved over a number of years in testing physicians for Canadian certification as specialists (in my own specialty of course). You try to be fair to the candidate (ask about things someone taking the training would be expected to know), keep the public safe (ask about things where the...

Agreed. Buying a fake diploma should puts someone out of the profession right there. Whether they passed a certification exam or not doesn't matter. You can't test everything with an exam.

I have our Tesla Mobile charger plugged into a 40 Amp 240 Volt circuit. Our Model 3's maximum charge rate of 32 Amps works just fine on that circuit (I used it that way for the first couple of years) but I've since cut it back, at the car, to 25 Amps. It feels safer to have cut back from the...

I almost never plug and unplug my Tesla Mobile Connector. The only time it was unplugged was when our floor refinisher insisted on running his sanding machine from our 240 Volt outlet. I've turned the amperage down (at the car) to 25 Amps because a lower charge rate should be good for the...

Why not convert to a standard 240 Volt outlet and use a Tesla charge cable? That's all I use. Works perfect.

I found a broken section of a brake disc on a city street. I'll bet the vehicle stops even faster now with that wheel locked and all. Makes funny screeching noises though.

I had 2 employees who worked from home. They were good employees but were not part of the team and other employees had to do parts of their work. After some discussion I decreed no more remote work. One decided to come into the office to work and the other chose to leave. People make choices.

How would you feel about a guy (sober, relatively clean) who came to your door and said he was down on his luck but would work for a few bucks? I'd find something for him to do for a couple of hours for $40 - $50. There's always something to do around here. Mow the lawn, clean some eves...

When I lived in Winnipeg a guy on the street asked for money to buy a bus ticket. I gave him a bus ticket. A friend coming behind me asked if I had seen the guy trying to sell a bus ticket. Your approach worked better.

The couple you describe is sorta like us. We're older. We have 2 cars, one of which is hardly driven. We have a land line, 2 cell phones and a cable package. And we live on pensions. On the other hand I manage our substantial investment portfolio, and have instructed our advisor (who we see...

I don't follow right behind any large truck. Ever been hit by a stone that had been imbedded in the truck's tire? I have. Chalk up another new windshield. Those flaps behind their tires don't stop all thrown stones. And I've seen a truck tire explode at highway speed. You don't want to be...

Funny you should mention that. Our daughter had a Mazda5 with a manual transmission. They must be quite rare. She sold it recently (quite easily too) when her family went all EV (a Nissan Leaf and a Tesla Model 3 long range). Speaking of unicorns, we have a 2007 Honda Accord EX-L 4 Dr, V6, 6MT...