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  1. kballowe

    How worn and stained does a car repair shirt have to get before you toss it?

    You're going to need five days worth of whiskers and four missed haircuts to go out in public with that one. Maybe also flip flops.
  2. kballowe

    Do you think it’s ok to touch cars of others?

    hahahaha I came out of Walmart one day, and there was a young fella trying (in vain) to start my car. I said "nice car, have you had it long?" He said that he just got it, and now the ****ing key fob wasn't working. I said "here, try THIS key fob". HIS car was parked two rows over, and...
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    How do you like the driving aids in today's cars?

    My new truck came with a modem to automatically upload all of the vehicle data, including the driving data. You can log into the manufacturer's site and it will tell you exactly where the vehicle is located. Of course, it also came with a good selection of electronic wizardry. The fine print...
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    Do you think it’s ok to touch cars of others?

    It's not as bad as coming out of the gas station and finding someone sitting on your Harley. In your particular case, you probably encountered a wild Karen. They are known to roam far and wide. Shake it off.
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    Things you grew up eating as a kid - not much seen anymore

    Liver & onions. Beef tongue stew. Kidney stew. Neckbones & sauerkraut. Our family had nine children, so there was always wild game and fish. Salmon patties. I hated them. Stink up the house for a week !
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    Solar Panels for house

    There are two of us and we're both retired. We live in a 1,000 sq ft house in rural Missouri, and the house is total electric. Our budget electric budget billing is less than $100/month. Solar energy is a cool idea, but simply wouldn't be cost-effective in our situation.
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    Oil for a 27 HP Kohler

    I also use an SAE 30 but I'm in Missouri, and summer use only.
  8. kballowe

    What's in your grease gun???

    I was having a bearing issue in the boat trailer, and so I replaced all of them. My neighbor insisted that I use this Amsoil grease, and he gave me a tube (he had a case). This was just at the right time, as my "boat" grease gun was empty. Amsoil Synthetic Water-Resistant grease...
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    Stellantis negative sentiment

    We've owned mostly Fords for the past 40 years or so. Always had an F-150 or F-250, a Ranger or two, and Focus, Grand Marquis, Escape, Fusion. The kids ran Honda CIVICs, a Neon (junk) ,a Plymouth Spirit (also junk), a couple of Focus, and a Toyota Corolla. Mostly all bought brand new, and...
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    Which oil is good for my Commercial Kohler Command 23hp engine? I have API specs

    Our Honda rider went 20+ years on conventional Rotella 15W-40. Typical Honda overhead valve engine, air cooled, and no oil filter. What put it out of service was a catastrophic transmission failure. No oil usage, ever. We put that [censored] in all of our power equipment, and motorcycles.
  11. kballowe

    Oil for 2.7 ecoboost

    85,xxx miles on a 2018 F-150 2.7L Ecoboost. Used mostly for light towing, dragging a trailer around the country with motorcycles. The oil gets changed when the oil life monitor is between 30% and 40% remaining. That's around 7,000 miles. It gets whatever 5W-30 "synthetic" is on sale...
  12. kballowe

    Teslas are Crap (long, sorry)

    Really, they all need to come up with sexy styling. Nothing currently in production talks to me. And, it's become political. Also, I find it hilarious that Elon Musk seemed to be the golden child of the electric vehicle faithful, until he came out as being somewhat conservative. I'm a...
  13. kballowe

    Dumbest reason for arrest

    What ? No cayenne pepper ?
  14. kballowe

    How often do you wash your car in an automatic car wash?

    In the winter, especially after a snow event. We have a Club car wash just down the road, and another one in the next town. They also spray the underneath. Otherwise, it's the local spray-your-own car wash, and then home for a hand wash.
  15. kballowe

    Annoying neighbor

    Be kind. Move your stuff over. Alternatively, you could get your own survey - from a different company. Second opinion.
  16. kballowe

    St. Louis is dealing with an ice storm this morning... but not very well.

    Meh. It's only for a few hours, and then it is going to warm up today. And, it's not just Missouri.
  17. kballowe

    Oil filters at Walmart are getting expensive

    FRAM used to be the El Cheapo filter, but (in my mind) they've now priced themselves out of the market. I've taken to researching filters and cutting my oil filters open (after use) to have a look see. I have no issues with using the SuperTech filters.
  18. kballowe

    Mobil 1 success

    There never was a Mobil .vs Castrol lawsuit. Mobil complained to the National Advertising Division of the Better Business Bureau about Castrol's use of the term "synthetic". https://bobistheoilguy.com/forums/threads/the-myth-of-the-mobil-1-v-castrol-lawsuit.73900/
  19. kballowe

    Powder Prices & Availability

    It's been a while. We used to shoot clay targets. A lot. The Wife was the ladies skeet champion four years in a row at the local trap & skeet club. We were reloading 12ga shells for about $1.80/bx. We had a row of Mec 9000G reloaders on the bench for .410, 28, 20, and 12. Graf & Sons was...
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