peejman

Good luck finding a builder, they're booked years out and the cost of materials is climbing just like house prices. A fixer upper is your best value right now. We saw a house in our neighborhood get flipped recently. The price they got for it made my wife say "we should sell and move!" Yes dear, but then we have to buy back into this crazy market. "Oh."

Yes, yes they were.

Mount it with French cleats or like floating shelves. You could get some sort of conduit for the cables and paint it wall color. It'll be nearly invisible.

You're not a cheapskate, you're frugal. I've also worn the Magellan brand with no complaints. I'm not super hard on clothes, but they last fine for me. I got a pair of Dickies for Christmas and they seem to be made well enough. At 1/4 the price of Duluth, I think they're a pretty good value. If I got the Duluth, I'd end up with perfectly good jeans covered in stains.

The spit/snot/mucus/moisture is the carrier. Think of it like the VOC's in a spray paint can. The virus particles are stuck to and in the moisture and need it to survive. Without the moisture, they dry out and die quickly. The moisture helps the virus live long enough to be touched or inhaled by another host. And all masks are definitely not created equally. Most single ply cotton masks help a little, but not much more than sneezing into your elbow or shoulder. The 2 and 3 ply work better. Then into surgical masks and respirators that are yet more effective.

My interpretation is the CDC didn't directly say that the recommended cycle count was too high. However, it very unlikely for an asymptomatic person to be a "super spreader" even with a positve test.

My wife's family is from Scotland and minen is from Wales, so the wishes of royalty are equally trivial.

My F-I-L got into genealogy a while back and found that William Wallace (the Braveheart guy) is their 16th great uncle, so apparently I'm obligated to not like you now.

Doctors and researchers, no. The bean counters who run the business that employs them, possibly (Martin Shrekli, Heather Bresch, ). It's an argument against privately funded medical research. The .gov doesn't care about ROI.

Yep.

It seems fairly commonly known that the antibody test is woefully inaccurate from a statistical perspective. Only 70-80% based on this... https://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/which-test-is-best-for-covid-19-2020081020734

I did that with mine as well. Pretty easy and came out nice.

I've got a CRKT Woods Chogan, its a handy camp sized axe. Not in the same category as Granfors, but functional for my needs.

So when should we come over for the BBQ?

Don't use Slime with aluminum wheels, it causes very rapid corrosion from the inside out. It's also a PITA to clean out of the wheel and makes the tire difficult to balance.

After just replacing all my worn out quick connects, I've learned this..... https://toolguyd.com/quick-guide-to-air-line-couplers-plugs/ https://www.amazon.com/dp/B085QLQX3R/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_RvB-FbSZR1SBG?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1

Once I got an air compressor, i wondered what I did before. I have a small 1 gal Husky brand and a bigger 20 gal Harbor Freight one. The husky one is nice for topping stuff off, but its too small to air up a flat car on a single tank. The HF one is 10-12 years old. It blew the head gasket a few years ago, but was easy to fix. Its starting to wear out and has always leaked a little oil. I also have one of those 12V mini compressors in each vehicle. As mentioned, they're really slow, but better than walking.

Agreed. And SCOTUS has addressed this fairly recently. I think it would take some very creative work to spin it in a different way.

Several times in the past (pre metal detectors), the guard inspecting my wife's purse found her folder, palmed it, handed it to her, and quietly said "put this in your pocket please." Good to know they'll let smaller blades go. It's not like they have metal tableware in the restaurants...

Same here. I couldn't justify it strictly on a financial basis, but it does protect against future cost increases and its one less thing i have to mess with.

No, it's not reusable. But it does a good job of capturing geometry that's hard to do otherwise.

We have reprorubber and an optical comparator at work. Same basic idea as cerrosafe, but without the molten metal.

Cool rifle, shame its been modified. If you were closer, I would be happy to handle the chamber and bolt face measurements.

The common mistake made with the scientific method is the motivation behind the experiment(s) is to disprove the hypothesis. And you keep experimenting until you can't disprove it. Else its too easy to end up with a self fulfilling result, which is what the funding agency typically wants. Quick answers, not exhaustive research in our instant gratification society.