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    How do you talk to a car mechanic…

    And get him to actually look at what you’re concerned about? Back I July I changed the oil in my daughter’s car before she headed back to school, and noticed some oil lines that were seeping where the metal fittings were connected to the rubber hose. Crappy pic, but you can see where the...
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    Car tow dolly brakes

    We’re looking to get a tow dolly to pull my wife’s car behind the RV. Choices are no brakes, electric brakes, or surge brakes. The trailer dealer I talked to said most people don’t use trailer brakes on a tow dolly behind a 25’ or larger RV. I have reservations about that, plus, the RV may not...
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    Who knows what you’re getting for Christmas already?

    No, I don’t snoop. My wife is the gatekeeper for packages that are delivered, but she’s been sick in bed for 3 days. I see a package on the piano bench from one of my favorite tool stores, I grabbed one off the porch from an electronics place (something for the RV)… excitement is building. ;)...
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    New game…Identify Nauga’s Avatar

    1. Who can identify it by name? 2. Who has used one? (I can answer positively to the second.)
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    Nephew graduated from Rescue Swimmer school

    My phone blew up this morning at work, but it was a good thing, ;) My nephew is in the Navy, and recently was selected for Rescue Swimmer school…out of 20 or so on his ship, he was the only one to pass the qualification test to get into the school. Once he was in school, he said he was “about...
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    First RV adventure

    My wife and I bought an RV last summer, and while we took a few short stays at a local lake last year, we just finished our first big trip down to Texas. The RV turned 18 on the 10th according to the sticker, and we left on the 11th. Parked in some friends’ driveway near San Antonio for Sunday...
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    Doc Holliday,

    What’s the difference between “person” and “passengers”?
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    Interesting report on the P-51

    ...a lot of engineering data, plus some stuff that’s actually readable. Somebody posted it on another forum. @Vance Breese , your dad (I think) is mentioned on page 42 of the document (page 44 of the PDF.) https://crgis.ndc.nasa.gov/crgis/images/5/52/North_American_Aviation_Report_No._1691.pdf
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    What plane should I buy—4 engine edition?

    I hear 747s are going to be available cheap.
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    The dog and I are sleeping in the basement...

    Just before bedtime, when the dog was out for her evening potty, she tangled with a skunk. :( We (and by "we", I mean my wife and daughter) got most of the smell cleaned off her, but unfortunately it happened just outside our bedroom window, shortly after my wife opened it for the evening. UGH...
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    Who flies REAL VFR?

    all for you, @FORANE. ;)
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    Part 101

    Does operation of model aircraft under Part 101 require membership in the AMA or a similar organization and/or operation from a sanctioned field to comply with 101.41(b)?
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    Friggin' airlines...

    my 16-year-old daughter is making her first airline trip by herself. Naturally, her originating flight was delayed, so she missed her connection and got stranded in Minneapolis. Fortunately I was able to get a phone number for an old family friend whose response was, "text me her phone number...
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    American Eagle has honesty issues...

    Flight 3124 from KORD to KICT canceled due to weather...”widespread fog at the destination” was the first story... Data at: 0408 UTC 04 Feb 2019 KICT 040353Z 17018G26KT 10SM CLR 16/12 A2951 RMK AO2 PK WND 17026/0346 SLP988 T01610117 $ KICT 032329Z 0400/0424 18017G25KT P6SM FEW040 FEW150...
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