peejman

Alcohol, brake cleaner, simple green, soapy water... its just oil.

The thing that bugs me most is the over saturation.  They issue so many warnings that don't amount to anything that people (including me) are becoming numb to it and just ignore most of them.  To me, a "tornado watch" means conditions exist where one could form; while a "tornado warning" means there is a tornado.  This business of blabbering on and on about "doppler radar indicates...."  is garbage.  It does nothing but scare people unnecessarily and desensitize them.  I know they're just doing their jobs and trying to help, but it's over saturating.  They really need to refine their computer models to better distinguish between what's real and what might be real.  Easier said than done, I know.      As for the house thing... my parents' house quickly became known as the "bomb shelter" by the guys helping build it.  While it doesn't have a purpose built storm shelter or panic room inside (they weren't very common when it was built), the structure in the basement is considerable. 

    I understand and agree.  But being a recall, I would hope that all the relevant documentation would be available from the OEM.  One might even think that there would be a system in place to flag any recall eligible bike that came in to a dealer for service to verify that recall had been implemented.  But maybe my expectations are too high. 

After all that hullabaloo, it didn't really even rain that hard at the house.  Both my kids slept through it.   Looked like Etowah got hammered. 

    Excepting things like constrained thermal stress, things that don't flex don't fatigue.  They may still break, but not due to high or low cycle fatigue.  It says it's made of aluminum which exhibits no endurance limit.  If it's aluminum and it flexes, it'll break eventually.  There are instances when allowing a structure to flex a bit can be beneficial and reduce the tendency to crack, but it just bugs me when marketing people make statements that are inherently wrong.  Call it a pet peeve. 

Agreed, very well thought out.  However... "A small degree of flex eliminates metal fatigue" ..... um, no. 

    Bathroom mirror. 

    :woohoo:     :ugh:       :shhh:

Here's the holster he made for me. It's quite comfy....

If it was part of an ignition switch recall, they must have published a new wiring diagram for the mechanics to use when implementing the fix.  Make the dealer find it.   I'm not an electrician, but I can read a wiring diagram and usually figure things out.  Without one, it's really hard to diagnose.

Yep. The weather goons go on, and on, and on, and on about it so much anymore that it seems like most people just ignore them. Anytime there's a line of thunderstorms they talk about it. I quit listening to their drivel. Look at the radar and make up your own mind.

Another vote for gjohnsoniv... And on this very topic, I got a knife that needs a sheath. I'll be in touch in a week or two. :)

    Usually there's a handful of small phillips head screws holding those things together.  It's usually not too hard to get them apart, but then I like taking stuff apart.    Here's an alternative.... there must be a hole where the sound exits.  Get a drill and a bit slightly smaller than the hole.  Go until the beeping stops. 

It rarely happens, but I typically respond with questions such as....     Why do you wear a seatbelt?  Why do you have smoke detectors in your house?  etc., etc.     You care for and protect your family however you see fit.  I do the same. 

Cut the wire to the beeper.

I'll go against the grain and give a solid "meh" to the Melting Pot.  My wife loves it, but I'm just not big on the idea of paying that much for dinner consisting of boiled meat that I had to cook myself.  I'd rather grill at home.  If you wanna go there, go for dessert only (they do that).     Dinner =  :-\    Dessert = :up: 

Bill dead and legislature adjourned not withstanding...   Give an HCP holder the right to sue after the fact?   :squint:    Yeah, that'll fix it.  :shake:

    True.    Given the "pattern" a shotgun produces at typical home defense range, it's functionally a rifle, albeit one with a very large projectile.    Depends on the size of your wife, but a youth stock with a recoil pad is a good suggestion. 

    This.  Or just pick a light load.  Given that home defense use will likely be at very close range, those 3.5" magnum shells aren't really necessary.  Also consider that in the very unfortunate event she actually has to use it in self defense, recoil won't exist. 

Welcome!

I can't carry at work so that limits me a bit.  If I'm out with the family, I'm carrying everywhere I can. 

    Only if they're smart enough to not get married...   :ugh:         It does indeed.  Part of the record required a demonstration of it's grass cutting capabilities.            Lawnmower racing rocks!   :rock:

I wish mine would go faster.  I won't even wheelie.  :(     Some friends and I built a couple mowers in college.  The first was a front engine mower.  We removed the deck and did every hot rod trick we could come up with on it.  If you put it in top gear, held the throttle wide open, and dropped the clutch,... it'd pull the front wheels about 18" in the air and carry them a good 30 ft.  It would run a good 30 mph.  We had a course laid out in the woods around a friend's house and used it for drunk driving practice.  There were 2 rules... you had fail field sobriety tests and you had to wear a helmet.  :cool:   The second was a rear engine mower to which we bolted a large recliner.  We even made hand controls so you could drive it while reclined.  It made a fun project for a few bored engineering students who couldn't afford to go anywhere for spring break.  We thought it was awesome.  The campus police weren't quite so amused.  :cop:   :taunt:

Been a while since I've been to Sevier Indoor Range, but it's always been a nice place with reasonable prices on stuff. 

    Yep.  Cost me about $700 to have the timing belt changed in the wife's mini-van.  That included the other belts, hoses, and such that aren't otherwise accessible.