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    California Grapes in June?

    Isn't that a little early?
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    The Spirit of Safety I (Goodyear Blimp)

    ...has crashed and burned. The Australian pilot was killed, the passengers got away alive. I won't post links to a better report and video, because there's PG-13 rated language, which is totally inappropriate on BITOG. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-...es-Germany.html
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    A case of bad "breaks" - a cautionary tale

    Last November I had to replace rotors and pads all around. The rear calipers needed rebuilding, and I also wanted to replace the rear brake lines. Now, I've done this many times before, and the worst thing I've run into was a rotor that was stuck to the hub. Keep in mind this is a week before...
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    Mog and Pinz

    A nice old Unimog and a not so old Pinzgauer. A German and an Austrian walk into a bar... Why does BITOG scale images to 800 pixels? Are people trying to post huge images? Right-click to see the 900 pixel wide version that looks properly sharp.
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    I want one!

    Alas, a Polaris RZR is probably no street legal and I don't own a private beach.
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    Unusual Lighters

    This lighter by The New Method Company was made in the USA in the 1950s. It is a catalytic lighter that uses a tiny ball of platinum black which is suspended on fine wires in the igniter cap. To use the lighter, you pull off the cap. You dip the igniter into the hollow wick tube. The platinum...
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    Pelican

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    RIP, Matt Dillon

    James Arness has died at age 88. Gunsmoke was probably the most consistently good western series. As a kid I saw the reruns.
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    Web design question

    I want to have a vertical scroll bar with a number of thumbnail images on one side of the page. If I click one of the thumbnail images, I want the linked, larger version to load next to the scroll bar. I can make the scroll bar with an html script. I can link those thumbnails to larger versions...
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    Memorial Day

    I thought Old Glory looked good in a stiff breeze yesterday.
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    File Format

    Which of the following file formats do PC users prefer for a letter? My guess is it's one of the .doc files, but which version?
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    Senseless Shooting

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?&v=awq90APEVgw
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    My Mutilated Eye

    That happened a few hours ago. You should see the other guy.
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    May I post about bamboo?

    I'm trying to dry out 6 feet of bamboo without cracks (not an obscene word in this context) developing. Unfortunately, I can't get my hands on still green bamboo. All I find is mostly dry bamboo at the gardener's supply shops. I have tried three times so far, and each time I bring a piece of...
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    The Beast is taboo on BITOG?

    Why was my post about the POTUS's limo bottoming out pulled? I have to ask publicly, because the person who removed my post didn't say peep. I don't know whom to ask.
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    Drilling Hardended Carbon Steel

    I have to drill a hole in hardened carbon steel. The piece of steel is 4.5 mm thick. There's already a 3 mm hole in this piece. The hole has to be widened to 3.8 mm. Then I have to drill three more holes with a hair under 1.5 mm diameter. There are no pilot holes. The piece of steel I have to...
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    Bel Air

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    This Pontiac is Nuts!

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    Antenna Cactus

    I thought that antenna cactus mascot was amusing. Who can ID the vehicle?
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    Big Bike

    The only thing I remember from the posted spec sheet is a top speed of 65 mph. There's a driver's seat between the panels that simulate the tank. The vehicle has six wheels: two large one, two "training wheels," and two caster wheels. It's one of the most idiotic vehicles have yet seen. Here...
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