Recent content by paulo57509

We have those cluster boxes in the neighborhood. They leave a key to the parcel box in your mail box when there's a parcel for you. The key doesn't open the parcel box. Left a note for the mail carrier; no response. I go to the post office; they want me to bring them the parcel box key. I...

I still have my AFX and my 1/32 Eldon sets. I was this close to getting this for myself for Christmas. I don't think it's compatible with the old AFX track...

Sixty-two cent oopsie.

I recall those older instant defrosters for windshields. The Highlander only has a windshield wiper de-icer. It heats the bottom and pillar areas of the windshield. They caution you not to touch the glass when the de-icer is on. A feature I will probably never have to use.

Received an odd watch for Xmas. I like weird watches like the old Tokyo Flash type, but this one is different and much easier to read. The current time shows ~11:12. You read the ball bearings outside (hr) --->in (min). It's an inexpensive Eutour (Amazon). It keeps good time; no crystal...

I used to get some real nice fender-bergs in Montana.

Is the seller private party or a dealership? If it's a dealer, you might get lucky and the car might already be listed on Carfax. There might be a free Carfax report attached to the listing. No sticker under the hood?

LS430 - Miles = 169.8 (mixed) Gallons = 12.3 Mileage 13.8 mpg :unsure: It's winter, but we're not experiencing the frigid temps everyone else is. I noticed that it's taking ~8 minutes of in-town driving to get the temp gauge anywhere near "normal" operating temperature. I'm guessing the...

Same thing with my Mickey Mouse Eco-Drive. If I charge it for +36 hours with an LED BlockLite, it'll run for ~6 days. Unfortunately, a replacement rechargeable cells for this model is NLA.

The last time I seen a line outside of the local Autozone was to get into the Halloween store next door.

Dec. 14, 2024 Highlander, ~90% interstate, 10% in-town. Two round-trips to SAC airport, average indicated 80mph. 307.4 mi / 13.5 gal = 22.7 mpg; about the EPA estimate of 23/20. $3.499/gal at 7-11

There's a road near the Blackberry Farm in Cupertino ( 🤷‍♂️ ) that has consecutive curves marked like, 20mph, 21mph, 22mph 23mph.

I remember seeing some red bricks that had swastikas, piled up in the back of a Buddhist temple in Sacramento (??) way back in the 1960's. The swastika was reversed from the more common Nazi swastika. I think it was more of a religious symbol before the 1930's.

Replace it. I don't even bother with the suck and blow test anymore. The rattle test isn't definitive of a working valve. It just indicates that it's not caked up.