Recent content by Elkins45

There’s a lesson here about the harsh reality of inserting yourself into a situation that doesn’t involve you.

I’ve been considering buying a car off a used car lot in Nashville. This thread makes me wonder how much of a hassle it would be if something went wrong on an out of state purchase. I can only imagine how much of a hassle it would be if the dealer goofed up the paperwork.

Power on the passenger side would be nice. It hurts my arm now to reach across the seat and turn the crank. My brand new 2019 Ford Fiesta had hand crank windows. Power remote locks and a backup camera, but manual windows.

I didn’t even need power steering.

I used to grow vegetables but I gave it up about a decade ago. Between poor soil and deer it just wasn’t worth the effort. Nothing thrives where we live now except fescue and locust trees. Even kiri trees have trouble growing in this heavy clay.

Renata is a well-respected maker of button cells for watches and hearing aids. If they make a 2032 I would give it a try.

I've used straight 30 in all my small engines for decades. For a hot running air cooled engine it's a more robust choice than a variable viscosity oil. Only recently I switched to 10w-30 for my generator since it is most likely to be needed in bitter cold and yanking the rope isn't as much fun...

At what value (either in absolute $$ or as a % of purchase price) do you decide to drop collision and/or comprehensive coverage on a vehicle? I just have liability on my cheapest vehicles but still have full coverage in the newest ones because they still hold enough value it would hurt to...

Conversion barrel and a G17 mag for cheap practice, but use actual 40 if it’s a defensive gun.

I would be afraid to carry them without shooting a few boxes full to see if my gun was reliable with them. That would get pricy!

My first gun was a 24D in 20 gauge/22LR. I still have it.

Require all cell phones with text capability to have GPS and to disable texting while in motion. There could be a dismissal screen that says “I’m not driving” but if you lie it’s grounds for losing your license and/or forfeiting your insurance coverage.

I don’t know anyone who ever said their seatbelt malfunctioned. I personally was involved in a low speed accident because the malfunctioning ABS in my truck refused to just let the brakes work despite me standing on the pedal and only going about 5mph. Now the power to the ABS unit has been...

So now much trouble is the pilot in with the airline or the FAA?

This is the reason I installed fuel shut off valves on all my small engines.