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The only gasoline fuel vehicle I now own is my C8 Corvette, which requires premium I buy almost all my gasoline at an ExxonMobil station in my area that is managed by an adjoining independent supermarket (in Townshend Vermont). This station consistently prices premium gasoline 30 to 70...

Reminds me of the R90s I bought 50 years ago as a young man. Go for it. I have gone back to 4 wheels, my C8 Z51 Corvette hard top convertible.

Used only oats and hay.

I think the advocacy of ND oil was a belief that the detergents were not compatible with some parts in older engines. Once run on ND oil, engine deposits would come loose and promote leaks and other internal engine mayhem if switched to detergent oil. The same fears were raised 50 years ago...

When returning to the USA from Europe, I always prefer flights that change airplanes in Iceland. Breaks up the flight. My favorite aircraft on that route used to be the Boeing 757-200,

Heating and cooling pistons during break-in, often through controlled engine operation, helps seat the piston rings properly against the cylinder walls, establishing an ideal wear profile and minimizing friction. This process allows the rings to conform to the cylinder walls, ensuring consistent...

On break in, I think the most important thing is to allow an engine to go through a number of heating and cooling cycles to relieve stresses in parts such as pistons.

Zero tolerance of errors in NK.

Yep, people find them mesmerizing. Just as moths are mesmerized by the ultra violet light of a bug zapper.

I want a phone with a rotary dial.

They are cheap, and won't hurt the car. And you will feel better that you did something positive.

A magnificent private mausoleum, larger than Grant's Tomb, in Hollywood Forever cemetery.

TODAY, May 19th, was a remarkable market day. Last night, the DJ, SP & Nasdaq futures were all down, largely due to the Moody downgrade of US Treasury debt. The market opened down, but climbed all day to close positive on all three indexes. There was no significant positive market news during...

I got into these funds in Sept 2023, went all cash in early Feb 2025 got back in at a lower price in late March 2025. This is in a zero commission IRA at Morgan Stanley. I was also getting in and out of Tesla, but I have sworn that security off my list as too unpredictable, volatile, and...

90% of my portfolio is about equally split between QQQ and VOO. The remaining 10% is allocated about equally to two high yield dividend stocks, Pfizer and Verizon. I sometimes go all cash when my gut tells me the market is about to drop, and then buy back in at the lower level. I never catch...

I am going on a 3 week cruise and leaving my phone at home.

You know things are bad when a boy and girl on their first date communicate with each other by text, and not by oral speech.

Qatar seeks to have a global hub out of its home country. Instead of flying trans-Pacific to get to Australia from the East Coast USA, you can fly east to Qatar, spend a night in a hotel, and take a connecting flight to Australia. I think that route puts less stress on the human body than a...

I think it depends on the duration of the drives. 5000 miles made up of twenty 250 mile drives puts less stress on your oil than a two thousand 2.5 mile drives.

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