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It is the absolute first thing i do after booking the cruise. I use both insuremytrip.com and squaremouth.com. I compare plans from each site for the coverage I'm interested in and pick what's best; it might be a different insurer each time. For the two of us (age 60 & 62) my premium usually...

Also D for combustible metals like sodium, potassium etc., and K for cooking oil/grease fires. Sorry, no mnemonic I am aware of for these two.

Industrial maintenance manager here. NFPA10 (National Fire Protection Association) covers fire extinguisher maintenance. There are 4 maintenance intervals. Monthly inspection. . .These can be done with in house personel. Dubbed "rag 'n tag"," this is basically a visual inspection, ensuring...

I had anterior replacement of the left hip on May 23, 2022. Background, 60 (at the time) YO male; I had to lose over 70 pounds to meet the maximum BMI to be eligible for surgery. The last two years before surgery were utter excrutiating pain in both my hip and left knee. I couldn't walk without...

Being in NE Ohio, the local Wx explains the mechanics of lake effect snow often. Lake effect snows happen when cold air masses in the atmosphere at 5-10k foot pass over the warm water of the lake. The bigger the delta T, the more moisture absorbed. Last week Lake Erie water temperatures were...

I had shingles in 2019 in the same area as the OP. I had daily visits with my optomologist for about 2 weeks to insure the infection didn't enter the eye. About a week after the rash subsided I developed an intense sensitivity to light that lasted about 6 weeks. At its worst, sitting in my...

I was only 9 months old in November 1963, so I have no memory of the event but have been infatuated by the assassination ever since I first learned about it. Two excellent books with a little different focus than most assassination books are: Five Days In November by Clint Hill. He was Jackie...

Until my knee issues, I was playing golf/hitting the range 4-5 times a week. I was happy with any shoes lasting a full season. I was always able to feel the spike mounts in Footjoys, Adidas were always too narrow. I bought my first pair of ECCOs on clearance. They were the last pair in stock...

I had each eye done, one about 10 years ago, one about 7 years ago. Piece of cake. My surgeon assisted in the development of a procedure using topical anesthics only, no IV anesthesia. I was fully awake and even carried on a conversation with the doctor and OR staff during the procedure. Checked...

It took a special exemption, and he didn't make it out of the qualifying rounds, but Carmen Salvino bowled in a regular PBA event at 84 years old in 2018. My googling indicates he may have scored one game of 255 during qualifying which is certainly competitive.

I agree, a sleep study is the only way to approach this. I had many of the same symptoms as the OP, thinking it was stress related. It turns out I had severe sleep apnea and the study showed over 70 apnea events per hour! One CPAP machine later, I'm down to 1-2 apnea events per hour. The...

Locally sourced is not just about purchasing locally. Its often in support of small, local (nearby) family farms and growers over corporate agri-business. I regularly support several restaurants that locally source, and their proteins are almost exclusively from local family farms raised...

Another vote for Ecco. I started with a pair of their golf shoes that out of the box were more comfortable than your favorite slippers. My 1st pair of Ecco athletic shoes lasted about 7 years before I spilled paint on them and retired them - they were still like new. With the exception of my...

ECCO are the only shoe I wear these days. Discovered them when looking for golf shoes where I couldn't feel the spike mounts in the soles. Out of the box they were more comfortable than any shoe I've ever worn. Now everything is ECCO: Dress, sneaker, casual, sandals. Super comfortable and wear...

I managed the maintenance department for a large web and sheetfed printer for 12 years. On the web side it was Heidelber/Harris M1000 and Komori System 38 presses. Sheetfed presses were Heidelberg Speedmasters and MAN Roland R700 series. We were a Mobil house. In the oil room we had MobilGear...

Originally Posted by klt1986 Wife and I are going on our first cruise next month and just looking for a few tips. We had talked about trying one for years and finally found a good deal a few months back, so we booked it. Price wise it is much less than going to our favorite beach for a week...

Originally Posted By: gathermewool While setting things up I decided to lube the operational door with white lithium grease. I'll clean out the gunk the previous owner put in the tracks later. Holy moly, what a difference! After cycling it twice, the only noise I hear is from the motor. All of...

Unless you do it for a living, torsion spring replacement is NOT a DIY job. I manage a maintenance department for a multi-million dollar manufacturing operation. I have 10 technicians with a combined 300 plus years of experience. My team repairs and maintains everything from the production...