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Very few people pay the "full" price for college. Those insane prices for places like Providence, or the out of state tuition for a state school, exist so they can charge very wealthy people and foreigners out the *** to subsidize everyone else. I went to Villanova in the late 90s, the full...

They're just starting construction of the first one now, though delivery isn't until 2026 if reporting is correct. Different mission than LCS but it does fill the same smaller/cheaper than a DDG role. jeff

We have a large defense budget and are doing both. The new Constellation class frigate, light amphibious warship, LUSV, etc. The Marine Corp is ditching tanks, etc. We also actually do have smaller carriers of a sort (see LHA 6) which is basically the same displacement as this Indian ship...

I was on a Federal grand jury about 17-18 years ago. It was an 18 month term, met every Wednesday. There was no questioning or anything, they just seated the first 20 people or so on the list. Some people got out of it due to financial hardships so we ended up mostly with retired folks, a few...

I'm pretty sure they would send un"manned" craft to observe. They'd be pretty disinterested in our level of intelligence/technology/military capabilities, it'd be like us pondering those aspects of the ants coming out of an ant hill. I don't recall who but some sci-fi writer I think was asked...

Replaced the accelerator position sensor on my 2006 Accord. Have had a very minor stumbling behavior mostly noticeable at steady highway speed, and got the P2138 code a few weeks ago. Seemed good upon test drive so we shall see. Honda thoughtfully located this part in an easily accessible...

I think what's Dave's talking about (and he can jump in here to correct me if I'm wrong 😁) is that regardless of the tricks, discounts, payment plans, etc, there are millions of people who spend a significant (ie like some measurable percentage of their income) on expensive stuff like iPhones or...

Don't beat yourself or your son up. Injuries are a risk in any physical endeavor, and it's not just contact sports like football. Anything involving running, jumping, cutting, etc. A life without basketball, football, baseball, soccer, lacrosse, gymnastics, cheerleading, I think you get my...

Speaking of lights, Makita's goofy little 12v light is terrific. Great for working in a sink cabinet or other cramped spaces. Pretty inexpensive and a convenient way to "store" an extra battery. jeff

I'm also in the market for something more capable than my old Actron code reader. Specifically I think I need something that'll read and record live data of 02 sensors, fuel trim, etc for figuring out P420 on an old Accord. Two options I'm looking at are the Innova 6100P and BlueDriver Pro at...

This is barftastic for sure but at least they offer it with a manual. Our options are dwindling... I am directly in this car's target audience (I think, 45 year old professional, married w/kids already have a minivan...) but I'm a little underwhelmed. I'll give it a try when the time comes but...

Flying Dog (one of our bigger local breweries here in MD, mostly distributed regionally but I actually saw one of their beers in the Netherlands of all places) Powerhouse Imperial Pilsner. Love the imperial pilsner style so whenever I see one I pick it up to try out. Very good. jeff

I will happily eat any type of hot dog. My normal go to are the Hebrew Nationals, but if I'm buying for a crowd I'll get whatever the store is selling BOGO 😁 The Kirkland brand dogs are excellent, tried them out after seeing them score first in a blind test. The only "problem" is the same one...

Bingo. It doesn't need the ridiculous Civic Type R engine, but the Accord's 2.0, even if they detuned it to 220 hp or something, would be better and more class competitive with the GTI et al. As is, the Integra (and Civic Si for that matter) have the mid level Civic's engine with an extra psi or...

An expert is someone from out of town with a briefcase

I'm from the government and I'm here to help. Close enough for government work. I actually work for the government and we use these as jokes all the time. jeff ps. my favorite old man word is "cattawompus"

I would not use a spacer on the top of the existing flange - there's no way to ensure an air/watertight seal between the flange and the spacer. I guess you could put a bunch of caulk in between them, but you'd never know if it was working until someday when maybe you have a problem. For a...

I've got a two place tie for first: Trusty Wiha #2 Phillips screwdriver And the Makita 12v impact driver:

My wife and I are babysitting our friend's 2019 Pathfinder while he's deployed with the Army overseas. When giving it an oil change last weekend I discovered that my little Craftsman 2 1/4 ton jacks did not have enough lift height to get the wheels off the ground. Used some 2x4s to get it up...

Yeah the Chinese build is hard to avoid. Milwaukee is 100% Chinese, Makita is a Japanese company that makes some of their stuff in China, etc. I'm still not sure what exactly the Flex tools found around here are :) but the question remains, why do some of the stores carry so many different...