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No real suggestions beyond what others have said except to encourage him to continue if he is highly motivated - he may "grow out of it". I myself was somewhat queasy on my first few flights as a student - but it soon went away. Since then I have flown thousands of hours (more often passenger...

Many years ago, but I used to have a homemade sign (large block letters) that said "AIRPORT" on one side and "TOWN" on the other. I tried it a few times when I was without transportation in out of the way places - and it worked!. You could probably improve your results by adding "WILL PAY" to...

This is secondhand information, but I once worked with a man who had always been "heavy" (for as long as I had known him). He was gone for awhile - and returned a shadow of his former self. I was told that someone had bet him a substantial sum of money that he could not lose 100 pounds. He...

Thanks for the info. TMobile also offers a "Lite" option, which is basically the same but there are data caps rather than being unlimited. You can exceed the cap simply by paying more - and also be on a waiting list for the Unlimited service for when (if) it becomes available. One thing I don't...

Wish they would sell it to me - but not offered where I live. OTOH I can use my cell phone as a wireless hotspot - and it works pretty well. Dave

I rented one for a trip a couple of years ago, and liked it a lot. Years ago I had two Town and Country minivans, the first of which I would call my favorite car ever. Drove that car everywhere and it wouldn't break. It was running strong at 215K miles when it got rear ended and totalled by...

Install a hinge pin with a loop at the end, then safety wire it. BTDT. Dave

You bet! The only time I have ever handled the controls of a Bo was when my former partner was demonstrating his new (to him) '47 model. Without warning, he handed the yoke over to me. Surprise! - but it worked quite nicely. That was about 45 years ago. Dave

The gasket in the oil filler cap needs replacing periodically (gets compressed and doesn't seal as well as it should). However, that would seem unlikely to cause oil to be around the cooler. The cooler gasket could cause the same sort of problem. Try tightening the screws. Note: I have seen a...

Looks like approach (Northbound) to Gorman (a trip I make fairly often). IIRC the top of the pass is about 4400 ft elevation. Snow is not uncommon there in the winter. Dave

How about snow in Palm Springs today? :https://abc7.com/palm-springs-snow-san-jacinto-mountains-4-inches/12873730/ Dave

I certainly agree with your last paragraph. I bought an "All in One" HP Inkjet - and it preformed very well for a number of years. However, as time went on it became more and more of a problem. I always had to do something to make it work properly. I always succeeded (until the very end) - but...

There are many to choose from on Amazon. This thread has aroused my interest as well. I probably don't even have a safety razor anymore. I have been using disposables for a long time, and have found that Personna twin blades work well for me - and are cheap (bag of 10 at the Dollar Store)...

When I worked on a ship there was, at one point, an electrician who was often hard to find while on duty. One day I entered a seldom-visited electrical room and caught a movement up high out of the corner of my eye. Didn't investigate then, but later climbed up so I could see the tops of the...

In another life I worked in offshore oil exploration - all over the world, but typically on the other side of it. So in addition to dealing with 12-hour work shifts there was the problem of crossing many time zones. The net result was that, by the time you got where you were going your internal...

Son and wife travelled from LAX to BWI on Spirit yesterday. Other than being an hour late departing, no issues. We have used Southwest quite a few times since they started serving our local airport a couple of years ago (much more convenient than the abomination that is LAX). Didn't work out...

I doubt that any of them would be suitable for carrying in an airplane, but on a (conventional) bike ride recently I was passed by five riders on what could be described as Electric Unicycles. All of them were equipped with seats - and two had what amounted to chairs on them (with one resembling...

I worked with a guy who had spent the winter there years ago. He said that everybody around turned out to witness the first sunrise of the year - and he climbed a tower to be the first to see it! In case you wonder what the weather is like there at present, check this out...

A mechanic of my acquaintance told me that he had used a kerosene fuel torpedo heater - but gave it up because it made him sick. So he dressed warmly and toughed it out after that. Of course he was exposed to it all day every day in his shop; a short session may not be a problem. Dave

My last rental (nothing to do with GA) involved picking up a car at DUL and dropping it off at BWI a few days later (because those were the only flight reservations I could get on short notice). I rented from Alamo because they were the only company that would do a one way at that time and...