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  1. alfadog

    Hey young people, tell us what you can do!

    I used to have a diesel wabbit stick. I traded one of my Alfas to a guy for the wabbit, a huge 4-door Pontiac that I gave my Dad, and some cash.
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    Fiberglass fuel tank woes

    What would put downward pressure on the top of the tank to cause that?
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    Does this dent in my wing need to be repaired?

    OK, now I will put my A&P hat on. Flush repair with 3/32" flush rivets, a bit of paint, and you will never know that it was repaired.
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    Propeller slip vs propeller efficiency

    This is relevant to my interests...
  5. alfadog

    Does this dent in my wing need to be repaired?

    Call a paintless dent repair guy and let him fix it. I didn't say that, someone hacked my POA account.
  6. alfadog

    Hey young people, tell us what you can do!

    My son was also eager to get a license and his first car, a cherry '85 Corvette. That he promptly wrecked the 'vette and had a minor accident with the replacement Saab that I bought him to go to A&P school (he didn't like it, the school) might have soured him a bit but I think it is more modern...
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    Why don't hotels have vending machines anymore?

    No, you are thinking of a far seedier hotel. The kind where you rent the room by the hour, perhaps?
  8. alfadog

    Hey young people, tell us what you can do!

    Well, I don't think I was criticizing anyone's choices (and you are not implying that I was) and don't consider you selfish (I don't know you). I was simply sharing my experience and my joy of being a parent. PS, the next generation of astronauts, cancer researchers... and Social Security funders.
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    Hey young people, tell us what you can do!

    Sure you've heard it before but not too late by any means. I was 46 when my son was born. My only. My ex already had four and I asked her about a fifth when we were dating. She had no problem with that and that sealed the deal for me. One of the best things I have ever done in my life if not THE...
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    Hey young people, tell us what you can do!

    My son is 20 and does not have a car (at least he doesn't have one that works - he does not want to fix the Saab 900S turbo that I bought for him a while back). We were just talking about it yesterday and he says that he prefers walking, skateboarding, Uber, public transpo. Young people today...
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    ARTEX ELT 345 Need Panel GPS?

    Sorry if I was unclear but it seems pretty straightforward to me. You don't need a GPS input for this to work and to satisfy the regulation. If you want increased accuracy, you can connect it to a panel mounted GPS that can output the appropriate cereal serial (this is what happens when you...
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    Why don't hotels have vending machines anymore?

    The Automat. That was such a treat for me when, on rare occasions, my mother took me there. I grew up in NYC. I was just telling my son about these recently.
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    Why don't hotels have vending machines anymore?

    Pics? https://www.monaco-denver.com/
  14. alfadog

    Why don't hotels have vending machines anymore?

    No, this wasn't a love hotel. This is just a quirky hotel. They gave you a goldfish bowl at the front desk when you checked in. With goldfish in it, of course. But it was quite a nice hotel in fact. Regarding a love hotel, some years back I went to upstate New York with my then-young son to...
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    First Flight Lesson and Questions

    Congratulations on getting started and welcome to the board!
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    B-17 Down at Bradley Int'l Airport

    Rest in Peace.
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    An "almost" smacked airplane ... catering truck mishap Chicago

    Christ. People solve problems, that's what we do. There was a problem and someone solved it.
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    Why don't hotels have vending machines anymore?

    I once stayed at a boutique hotel in Denver that had sexy undergarments for sale in the closet.
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    Why don't hotels have vending machines anymore?

    I usually stay at the Motel 6 because pets stay free and I always have my dog with me. They've got vending machines.
  20. alfadog

    Hey young people, tell us what you can do!

    I think when we talk about "young folks can't..." we are mostly talking about those under 30. Someone 40 now was 21 in 2000 so grew up pretty much pre-internet. My son is 20. I taught him to spin wrenches a bit but he doesn't care to do that. I built computers with him but he isn't much into...
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