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Respect for others, especially grieving family members, has absolutely nothing to do with a free press. That used to be what society called common sense and decency.

I've never had good luck with JB Weld. If wood is involved, only a medium-quality wood glue will do (cost and all). Duct tape is too ghetto, for a classy job just use extra glue and maybe a few decks screws to hold things in place if necessary. Fill the gaps with caulk, a little spray paint...

I'm not comfortable on any ladder above about 3 feet off the ground, so climbing one that is or may be compromised doesn't get me excited. I was leaning toward junking it, especially since it isn't quite tall enough to reach the roof of my house and it's rather heavy (being fiberglass) compared...

I have a 28' Type IA fiberglass extension ladder which had a large cherry tree fall on it, and as a result exhibits some side rail damage on both sections of the ladder. The damage consists of minor impact damage, but enough to slightly crush the inside of the "U" channel rail on one side...

That would work just fine if you were sure of the date and location where the picture was taken. If you have tens of thousands of photos and you're not sure where they were taken, or necessarily when, a missing geotag makes it much more difficult to find what you're looking for. I don't take...

The same skepticism was offered regarding the boosted 6 cylinders, but there are lots of them in the F-150 fleet that have crossed 100k without a major issue. There’s no reason to believe that the 4 cylinders will be different, but personally I’d opt for version 4 from Ford before version 1...

Tagging is about the only way. Apple's tools on the desktop do a decent job of picking out "faces," "selfies," etc. automatically, but I don't think those same functions are available on iOS (at least in the default app). My wife was so paranoid about inadvertently uploading location tagged...

I’ve met a couple folks over the years who did not want to shake hands during cold & flu season in an effort to minimize disease transfer. That’s completely reasonable, but also unusual. Not too long ago, I injured my right hand and went a couple weeks declining to shake hands (and explaining...

So, I need to cut down all of my trees. And my upwind neighbor's trees. Noted. I've tried various solutions, but all of them either blow off (plastic screens that Lowes' sells), or the crap that would otherwise go into the gutters ends up clogging the top of the gutter guards and then a heavy...

This is a great question. Another one is: What type of gutter guards are best? Are the commercial ones (GutterHelmut/LeafGuard/etc.) worth the cost?

My credentials, or lack thereof, are completely irrelevant to the claim. In almost every case, a manufacturer will be the least flexible on reimbursement of labor expenses, and often a statement to this effect is printed in warranty and other terms and conditions documentation; I have never...

Per 7110.65, traffic is supposed to be prioritized on a first-come, first-served basis, with certain exceptions (normal commercial flights are not one of the exceptions). Most of the time when I've encountered this type of conflict, I've been given the option to speed up (which means at least...

Crypto shredding is also effective, which does not require a wipe of anything but the key. All iOS devices using a passcode are encrypted, for example, and wiping the device simply destroys the key and renders data on the device permanently inaccessible. As others have said, once you give up...

My time is worth something, and I suspect that is true of Ed as well. Whether or not I’m an A&P is irrelevant. I’ve been in these situations before, and usually the manufacturer/vendor will do nothing (or close to it). Even the better ones. The attitude seems to be that mistakes happen, and...

Not a fan of the small mowers sold at the big box stores, which are also sold at the dealers. In my opinion, they are worth less than what you pay for them. If you have a lot to mow, and it’s relatively level, nothing will beat a zero-turn mower, but those are basically one-trick ponies. If...

My wife flew until about a week before our kids were born, and then again about 1.5 weeks after they were born (with the newborn in tow). No issues. We did quite a bit of research at the time, and the bottom line is that if the mother is okay, the baby will be okay. Of course, I’d always...

I can’t see how putting a CS prop on an Archer makes any sense whatsoever, especially financially. Picking up another 8-10 knots, if in fact that’s what you get, won’t get you there any faster—depending on the winds, in most cases we are talking single-digit minutes. And the prop + governor...

It's been said before, but the only way to know what you're really worth is to work for yourself. At most, any experience you have is only worth what someone else is willing to offer you for it. As you point out, the alternative is unemployment. No one has a right to be compensated for not...

My experience mixing with corporate and commuter airline crews has been mostly negative. I've never sensed that working conditions were a factor, though in some cases that may have been true. Rather, most of the poor behavior appeared to be ego-driven, especially with younger crews. I fully...

A couple weeks ago I was making my way through a 4 lane cross/merge point which both originated from and diverged into different roadways. It was about 8:45am during the work week, which I suspect was significant. There were traffic lights on both ends of the cross lane merge. Some kid in a...