Recent content by ecotourist

If you do replace the faucet assembly, suggest you buy it at a plumbing store. Costs a bit more than at the big box stores, but it seems the apparently identical assemblies aren't actually the same.

I had the same problem with my Accord. I took it out one night and couldn't see a thing. I think the bulbs had just gotten old. Replaced those old standard bulbs with high intensity bulbs and wow, what a difference. That upgrade didn't cost $1600 (which would be $3200 for both sides). We have...

Lots of discussion on the internet about the complication of new vehicles. There is at least some truth to it. Components now tend to require replacement rather than being repaired, a simple bulb change, etc. Have you priced the cost of replacing a tail light? (Often, you can't just replace a...

Me too. There are situations where knowing which way it is and how many rows to the exit could save your butt. And what about hand luggage? It's remarkable how many people you see after use of the emergency slide who are wandering around with their hand luggage. That's just what everyone needs...

I had a great job (good boss, good pay, very interesting work that I was good at) and could have afforded to retire at 55. But I was in good health and really liked what I was doing. I eventually retired at 66 1/2 while everything was going great but I felt I was losing my intensity. I had...

My sister in law has completed 50 years at the same medical office. Started there right after secretarial school and never left. The office manager retired shortly after she started and she became the office manager of what is now a very large practice. And she's still working there. Amazing.

The front end of the original Model 3s is kind of homely. The rest of the car is quite attractive. I know a number of Tesla owners but I don't think any of them would spend $1,500 - $2,000 on a body kit purely to improve the appearance of their vehicle. Tesla itself could do a bit more work on...

The front bumper is quite attractive. Pretty expensive though (about $1500 plus freight,installation, and painting). I wondered when someone would come out with a nicer front bumper. The stripes and rear wing are too "boy racer" for me.

Like fixing broken windows, I suspect picking up any trash makes a neighbourhood safer. I think there is evidence for the broken windows thing, but I don't have evidence for picking up trash, just a suspicion. Something to do with being a tidy and well maintained area vs "nobody cares anyway"...

We have a beach quite near our home. We go down there every couple of months and as I'm walking, I pick up anything that shouldn't be there naturally. Lots of foam insulation, plastic bottles, etc. I don't pick up plywood bits but maybe I should.

When I move into a new neighbourhood I walk the streets for the first couple of weeks and pick up nails and screws. For the first couple of days I come home with a handful. After a week or so I've found them all. I consider it a public service - but good for me too.

I apparently get bitten by spiders quite regularly when I work in the garden (twice in the last week). I get a sore red welt that increases in size (to about the size of a dime) over a week or so which then eventually fades. Seems spiders like me, or possibly don't like me. I say "apparently"...

We have an 18 X 25 X 1.5" maple chopping block. We've had it for over 40 years and it has never cracked. We keep it on the counter where it is in constant use. It bows slightly over time (up at both ends) so we turn it over. It straightens, then bows the other way. Obviously it has no feet. We...

I think you should maintain both sides. That would help keep it from warping.

We had a 2000 Solara SL V6, 5 MT. Very good riding car with a huge back seat. Completely trouble free during our service. Gave it to our daughter who eventually sold it in favour of a Mazda minivan when she had kids (which also had a manual transmission).