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In case you are wondering what that beautiful dark blue car is (like I was) - Here you go: https://randygrubb.com/the-b702/ Dave

My trusty old Linksys unit was about ten years old. Never actually failed, but would lock up about once a week and need a reboot. Replaced it with a TP-Link router that has been trouble free - and covers my smallish house with one acre yard very well. My only complaint is that it doesn't have...

Like he said. If the phone is compatible, it is as easy as a SIM change. My kids have done that multiple times in their travels and work abroad. AFAIK you can get a prepaid plan from any of the providers. I am partial to T-Mobile myself. They offer a nice discount to Military and Veterans.

What most people consider "Chinese" food is actually Cantonese. There are cuisines from other regions of china which can be quite different. Really good Chinese restaurants will often have a variety to choose from - but those are few and far between. The best Chinese food I have ever had was...

Many years ago I took a tour of China (before it changed significantly). It was an all-expense paid affair, with meals provided. Almost without exception it was bacon and eggs for breakfast, fried rice and assorted vegetables for the other meals. Drinks were tea (always) or your choice of beer...

IIRC that was the stuff they issued to us when I served in Vietnam. Big orange pills - that upset my stomach. There were always bottles of them on the tables in the mess hall - along with the condiments. Dave

Correct. The place I mentioned was the intersection of a freeway with a secondary road - with the former having the underpass. The roundabouts I referred to as "being studied" consist of a freeway, on and off ramps, cross streets, and frontage roads all coming together in the biggest mess you...

Yes - but the process takes years and years. In my neighborhood they have been "studying" two badly needed roundabouts for a long time. They will probably happen eventually - but don't hold your breath. On the other hand, we have a few - and they are wonderful! One I use several times a day -...

In the county where I live we had two firefighters responding to a wildland fire go across a new traffic circle and turn over the water tender they were riding in. The guy in the right seat was killed. I suspect that adrenaline, rather than alcohol, was a factor in the accident. Dave

I came to the conclusion a long time ago that Gillette was ridiculously overpriced. So I shopped around - and found the offerings all over the place in both price and function. I have settled on Personna "Comfort Coated" Twin Blade throwaway razors. I can often get a pack of 10 for a buck at the...

Disastrous results is a distinct possibility. It's been almost 50 years, but one night just after I had crawled into bed there was a very loud "KaBoom!" that shook the whole place. It wasn't the building I was living in, but another across the back alley. It happens that the water heater for...

There is a bridge like that where I live - at a freeway offramp. In spite of all the signs, it still catches an unwary trucker now and then. I have seen a box truck with the top peeled back like a sardine can - and an 18-wheeler laying on it's side underneath. Not sure how he managed that. Of...

As stated previously, I used a small hoist successfully for pulling my plane up a slope and into a hangar. Bearing in mind the nuisance of unspooling the cable under power, I would probably try a different approach if I had the need at present. Specifically, I would get a cheap handcrank winch...

I rather think that the citizens would be less likely to be angry about the drop than the folks in Kansas who had to endure this: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/drunk-crop-duster-drop-manure/ Dave

No! What I did was to get two nylon lifting straps and loop one over each landing gear leg (as close as possible to the fuselage), then join the strap free ends together with a shackle. Hook up the hoist or winch to the shackle and pull the plane in (backwards, of course). Dave

I used one of the smaller (100KG) HF Hoists in exactly the same way - and it worked just fine. I used the hoist because I had bought it for another purpose, and had it laying around. Spooling out the cable was a nuisance - but I put up with it. Like your situation, there was usually someone...

Passed away now, but actor George Kennedy was a pilot (as was old time actor Wallace Beery). Dave

Add Prince Philip (who is now 98). I found a link that says he has nearly 6,000 hours in 59 types of aircraft! Dave

TMobile is peddling something similar. Here is a link: https://www.t-mobile.com/ISP It is not available (yet) where I live, but I intend to try it when that happens.. Dave

I have no personal experience to relate. but a former mechanic told me that he had previously used a kerosene torpedo heater in his maintenance hangar. He said he quit because it made him somewhat sick all the time. Dave