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Just wait until you get the unexpected news from Larry and Curly.

Me neither. I know it's not. But what _is_ the more common is what I outlined above. ;) You're giving people too much benefit of the doubt. :D Far as I know, every gas grill manual says turn off the gas as the source first, then the burners. Some people do it that way, some don't. But I wonder...

Absolutely. Fox News doesn't hold a monopoly on pseudo-news being passed off as the real thing. Not by a long shot. I still remember a speech at the Washing Press Club of a well respected news reporter and Sunday night weekend news anchor for ABC's World News Tonight (Carole Simpson) when she...

"While Purdum is critical of the refusal of “honest news outlets” to state flatly that something is untrue, he is too kind. I would submit that when a news organization knows something is “plainly” untrue, but refuses to say so, it ceases to be an honest news outlet." I agree 100%. Many...

Not only that, but he's apparently expanded and remodeled with a room addition and a 2-car garage.

You mean like the common sense that tells you cranking up the engine for 15 minutes every few hours is enough to recharge a cranking battery after having run a 12-volt or inverter load off it? The same common sense that says a battery is a battery is a battery and you can utilize a cranking...

Fox News is an oxymoron. It's tabloid journalism and political commentary presented in a quasi-news format. When you have 2 or 3 people sitting there in chairs or on couches, as one would do in a casual conversation, they are not delivering the news, they are delivering conversational...

The Oregon Aero, I've got the 2" seat base which is $169, plus the 2" full cushion back with the included lumbar support, another $179. That's $348..... for a seat cushion. Holy crap. It's outrageous. But after sitting on it for 5 years, it's a bargain at twice the price. Last time I was at...

My laptop doesn't have the ooomph to render the video from a USB tuner. The video quickly degraded to being all choppy and out of sync. When I shut down nearly everything on the computer it worked well enough. A good antenna is a must, tho. I ended up going with a VuQube satellite antenna and...

I change mine every 30,000 to 45,000 miles. The book says every 10,000, but that assumes the dirty and low cetane fuel we have here in North America as compared to that in Europe. If you don't drive much, as with an RV or mostly in town driving, and don't use an additive, then changing it out at...

Oh, it's true tho. :D

Well, if you don't already know "exactly" how they work, then a thorough course in electronics would be required to tell you how exactly how they work. The DC power is connected to a transformer through the center tap of the primary winding. A switch is rapidly switched back and forth to allow...

Late September and early October in New England is referred to up there as "Leaf Peeping Season," where the "Leafers" or "Leaf Peepers" (both are pejoratives from the perspective of the locals) arrive in droves to view and photograph the fall foliage, as well as to spend money on motels and in...

The difference between asserting without support that something is a fact, and the mere restatement of easily verifiable facts already in existence. If someone makes a statement, an assertion of fact, and you don't believe it to be true, simply demanding support for the assertion achieves...

There's an app called Plane Finder that's pretty nifty. It's like Google Sky Map where you point the phone at a plane and it'll tell you airline, flight number, departure point, destination, speed, height and even the likely course. It works by intercepting the Automatic Dependent...

For the engine oil, use a good quality synthetic oil that exactly matches your vehicle manufacturer's specifications and certification requirements, and change it according to the vehicle manufacturer's recommendations. Contrary to popular belief, very few people actually know better about...

I wouldn't say that it's little gain for the money, as the QC is a very important part of operations for the carriers who choose to use it. It benefits the drivers, absolutely, but make no mistake, it has far more benefits to the carrier than it does to the drivers. Yes, it's a cost of doing...

Well, a large carrier makes considerably more than $20 a week on it. But using those numbers, it's not as easy as 'just the connection fee plus' a $5 or $10 fee. Most carriers are "self-insured", so to speak, where they foot the bill for repairs on the units, either in-house or by an authorized...

Just because the outrageous QC charges by some carriers isn't enough to be the deal-breaker that would cause someone to leave their carrier doesn't mean we don't have the right to voice our displeasure over it. It's not an either/or type of thing where if you don't like it you must leave. You...

Just don't blindly follow the Garmin, or another map, including paper maps, to the point where you get yourself deep on a road where you can no longer go forward, or backup. Yes, it's a Sprinter, but it's also in the Swiss Alps.