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Great.... ANOTHER mega merger... I'm sure it will work out well for us Consumers.... https://apnews.com/article/charter-cox-merger-cable-regulators-13d6bdf6320d4924ac75c7fa8a6b636d Charter (Spectrum) and Cox Communications are in Merger talks... That article says the combined company will...

Noticed the Tires on my GF's Mirage are getting short in the tread... according to my Slime branded Depth guage, around the 5/32-4mm range. they need to be replaced before next winter... the Current Kumho's ( Solus TA31) are discontinued, and only 2.5 years old..( though she does have a 40 mi...

so my nephew's Wife, has a 2017(?) Escape, that her parents got her used when she graduated HS (class of '19). back in Nov. they noticed the Coolant was "disappearing", ( of course, it's a '16+ 2.0 EB) . He found a shop that would do the head Gasket, ( for like $4k), he agreed to do that...

GF's Dad hit a deer back around Halloween... busted headlight, krinkled hood and fender... car still ran and Drive fine... it's a 2009 Subaru Impreza wagon, with about 250k mi. it used to be her Mom's, then hers for a bit, but it's Dad's now. He Drives Truck for a living, so this is only a...

as some may know, I live with my Elderly parents (I'm 45, they're 78/79) unbeknownst to me, (working 4a-noon) on Thanksgiving Morning our Furnace went out. ( just happened to be the start of the Coldest weather we've had this year). Dad calls the local HVAC company he has a "Service Contract"...

I'm a type 2 Diabetic, and I'm Lucky enough that my insurance covers a program ( Livongo, by Teladoc Health) that sent me a Free meter, and unlimited Lancets and test strips at no additional cost to me. I don't change the lancet quite as often as i should ( which is every time), and I have...

Spectrum recently upgraded us lowly folks with 100Mbps internet to 400 Mbps.( still only 11 up). my existing customer owned Modem ( Arris SB6121 Refurb bought in 2017) apparently didn't support the newer speed. did some minor research , and settled on a Refurbished Netgear CM1200 ( bought on...

not sure if this has hit the wider media yet, but the local Dana Driveshaft plant announced today they'll close the plant by the end of 2025. news article says production will be moved to other plants in the US...

Work Friend is getting one of these econoboxes, just wondering out loud if there are known issues with these particular cars (I know the general Hyundai/Kia worries) she's early 20's, she and her BF bought a house a few months back, and the other day her ...97? Cavalier finally Died. ( her...

The Wilson factory, where EVERY NFL football is made, is about 20 min east of me. Today they had the grand opening of their new factory. Here's the local news story.:

I have 3 win 11 pc's at home, one running "headless" (no Monitor, keyboard,etc) as my Plex Media Server... I connect to it using windows remote Desktop. ( used Tight VNC for a while, same issue) when uploading files to the server, the transfers seem to top out around 11mbps, which just happens...

Local news story... Guy rode his bike 90 mi from Mansfield, OH to my town, Lima, OH, to attack his ex-gf's new BF, "because I didn't like the way he was treating her" That's a level of "dedication" I'll never feel... I love my girl, but I'm not riding my bicycle the 20 mi to her house, you...

The 100k mi Service interval is rapidly approaching for my C-max. basics like air filters and Spark plugs, i have no trouble doing myself. looking up plugs for this engine, I see 2 motorcraft options : SP-530 (~$8/ea), and SP-530X (~$14/ea) is there enough of an appreciable difference to...

So my best freind had a bad day this past Sunday.. Driving down "the highway" not sure which, but knowing his usual sunday routine, likely I-71 between downtown Cols, and Worthington, OH in his words: "Rainstorm Flooded the highway. left side. Hit a puddle (and all the mud underneath) and...

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2013 Ford C-max with keyless entry/ start... Driver's door has had an intermittent failure of the sensor in the handle, ie, I grab the handle with the fob on my person, and it doesn't unlock.... Well now it seems to have totally died... Is this the right part to replace it...

https://cordcuttersnews.com/nascar-is-reportedly-planning-to-go-streaming-as-cord-cutting-grows/ Reported " handshake deal " for next season....

Just Dropped my Uncle's 2019 Lincoln Nautilus off at the dealer for him (he's out of town on business) 78k mi, needs a new Transmission. quoted $8k. it was behaving oddly, so when he had it in for an oil change, had them look at it. if I'm remembering what he said correctly, they told him the...

Just leaving work, there's a jeep parked near me... I took one look at it's tires and my mind just said "Tatonka! " Bridgestone Dueler... The tread blocks are buffalo shaped...

Sad day for anyone who was a fan of, really ANY non-live action Batman since the early 90's (Animated, video games, etc) THE Definitive Batman. Dead @66 after a short battle with cancer. https://variety.com/2022/tv/news/kevin-conroy-dead-batman-voice-actor-cancer-1235430429/