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Yep. You guys have it just the way I do. I wouldn't pay $320 for a ticket to ANY pro sporting event. My living room is always at my preferred temperature and I can hit pause, rewind, and fast forward to suit myself.

Salt and pepper both cause me problems. My taste buds were burned while getting the radiation treatments for my cancer. I never got all my taste back and certain foods now burn the inside of my mouth just like having Ghost Peppers in it. Ketchup, mustard, Miracle Whip, and salt & pepper are...

I haven't heard anybody refer to CB radios as 11 meter in a while. LOL! I remember those good old days too. Names like Teaberry, Moonraker and more come to mind. I had a set of beams that I would swing over the trailer park I lived in and turn the 1000 watt cooker on with the D104 mike. Tore the...

Yeah, I'm trying to behave. I was all set to go to the garage today, but two, actually three, things prevented it. First, it still hurts like hell. Second, it's my birthday and my wife is insisting we go out to eat to celebrate, so I would have to quit early anyway. Third, my wife. LOL! She has...

You mentioned that place had fiber to the door in 1975. Most people don't realize that fiber optic technology has been around for a LONG time. I don't recall the exact date, but some inventor or scientist back in the late 1800s actually experimented with what would eventually become fiber optic...

I hated that data cap stuff myself. Since I use Linux, I am constantly downloading different distros to try out. I don't do it now as much as I once did, but I still try a couple new flavors each month. When we bought his house 6 1/2 years ago, I was able to get 300 Mbps service, but it had a...

I feel your pain with the government intervention. Back in the dial-up days I convinced an ISP from out of our area to offer service in our area. What we all had at the time was complete and total garbage. I knew a fellow that lived quite a ways south of me who had service with the outfit I...

HAH! I laugh about that myself. I have 600 Mbps service now. They keep sending me emails, trying to get me to up my service to their 1Gbps service for only $15 a month more. There are exactly two people in this house and my wife doesn't get in the 'Net very much. I see no need for increasing the...

I gave up on T'bird and all the other email clients long ago. I used to do the same thing you mentioned. I just got tired of screwing with all the intricacies of the clients and having to save all the emails, logins, password, etc, etc, etc, every time I wanted to do a fresh install of whatever...

Yep, you got it. Many years ago a man much older and wiser than I told me the same thing you are talking about. He told me to just look at the casinos, the various acts that are free, the free meals and free drinks, and what the owners and managers of such places drove and what they wore. Then...

It appears it's going to be a few days before I can get back to working on anything. On the 19th of January, I did something to my left knee. It too the VA until a couple of days ago to get me into an orthopedist to see what the problem is. I was afraid it was finally time for a total knee...

Hey, I wasn't trying to convince or persuade anybody to try Waterfox. I just know that Firefox is painfully slow at certain things and uses a huge chunk of system resources. I just offered the info about Waterfox in case anybody is having issues with Firefox. I started out long before there...

. Bert, I never realized gambling was such a big issue down under. It looks like you guys actually have a bigger problem than here. It's a shame that gambling has become such an issue anywhere. One of the things that really sets me off is that elected officials in damned near every state in the...

. I know a lot of guys are now using their phones to do all their digital tasks, but there are still a bunch that prefer using a laptop or desktop computer. I use a laptop almost exclusively and one of the things I am always after is a web browser that is quick and secure. I've tried a bunch of...

Boy, you sure hit that nail on the head. It's not just television and sports, either. My wife and I have recently been making comments about just how many places in our little town that now offer video gaming and slot machines. We're a little burg of only 9,000 people and there are at least 15...

Yep, I agree with both of you guys. It's truly sad that no one is allowed to just enjoy a sporting event anymore. It's far too important to promote some cause or to relay a political agenda to unsuspecting people. Years ago, before they started all this crap, I would sit down and watch baseball...

Yeah, I know, but it's not just there. The reason I was put off was because it seems to be THE NEWS on most sporting websites and most news websites. It's not just Bloomberg. Like these: https://www.nfl.com/news/patrick-mahomes-jalen-hurts-recognize-significance-of-first-super-bowl-meeting-b...

I have pretty much stopped watching any and all college and pro sports. One of the few things I WAS going to watch was the Super Bowl. After seeing what the headlines are, I guess I'll not bother to watch it. The link below is just one of several I ran into while trying to get the latest on what...

Yep. That looks like a few carbs I've had myself. The one I pulled off the tiller that was my dad's looked even worse. .

Never heard that one before. Do you have any idea how well that would work on a small engine that has had water in it? I usually pull the tank, fuel lines, and carburetor to remove excess water. If the engine is still running, even poorly, I wonder how well that trick would work to remove what...

OK. I see what you were saying now. I also have no idea about the mechanics and chemistry of fuel. I'd have no way to test such things either. I wonder how much difference it is going to make with pure unleaded being in all my OPE this winter. For that matter, any and all of the equipment I am...

Yep! The carb off the tiller I let sit for over 6 years looked like that, only a little worse. I know there are guys that will argue with me, but I'm 100% convinced that carb ended up that way because Dad used E15 gas with no fuel additives at all. I then let it sit for all those years with that...

You got that exactly right. Knowing where you are located tells me you are aware of the ethanol plant in Palestine. I was privy to a lot of conversations between farmers about how much they were going to invest in the plant to be sure it was built locally. Those farmers aren't stupid. They...

I'm right there with you. I have made three rather lengthy trips with the car since switching to ethanol free gas. I'm pretty sure I can feel a difference when I step down to pass somebody, or step down just for the hell of it. It's minimal, but I still think I notice an increase in power. I'll...

Man, that is just nuts! $25/gallon for ethanol free gas is more than highway robbery. And here I complain about it costing me 50 cents more a gallon compared to E10 or E15 gas. .

I'm wondering why you say not to use 87 octane. Are you referring to ethanol blended gas, or are you saying only to use higher octane fuel. High octane fuel is used in ICEs that have high compression ratios. Running 91 or higher octane gasoline in a regular car, truck, or piece of OPE doesn't do...

I agree 100%. That's why I'm not making any claims about power or mileage at this point. I'm only on the second tank of pure gas and that is nowhere near enough to make a real claim. I won't be sure of anything until I have used pure unleaded for several tankfuls and for different kinds of...

Interesting to see that you get better fuel economy. In my Internet research, I have found websites that state that you will always get better mileage with non-ethanol gas and then there are websites that swear you'll get better mileage with an ethanol blend. That's one reason I keep good...

Hmmm. I had no idea it would do that. Guess I should just stick with using ethanol free gas and my old faithful Seafoam. Thanks for that tidbit. .

And I have seen MUCH worse in the carbs off engines that have sat for long periods. My own tiller was one of them. I have no one to blame for what I found but myself. I left it with a half full tank of gas, no fuel shutoff, and the fuel was E15. What I found was a rusted mess. Yep, I did it and...

I realize your comment was aimed at hollydolly, but I'll reply anyway. I am now running only ethanol free in my car. I'm not sure what your question meant. Are you saying that you can't pump it onto a car for some reason? Could would clarify that question for me? I'm trying to understand what...

I agree that both fuel types will leave gum/varnish type deposits if the equipment is left sitting for long periods without running. The big difference I see is that on top of the gum/varnish, ethanol fuels will also cause rust to form on metal surfaces, especially any steel/iron type pieces...

I finally managed to get that mower back on the bench. I found nothing mechanically wrong with anything. So, I pulled the carb and dropped the bowl and looked at the gas that was in it. I saw no foreign material of any kind. I then pulled the fuel tank with the fuel line and let it run out for a...

No problem so far. The tubs aren't Rubbermaid type plastic. It's more like Tupperware. Very similar to the plastic jug the mineral spirits came in from the factory. In fact, the mineral spirits, paint thinner, and acetone I bought not too long ago all came in plastic jugs. My wife's fingernail...

I'm just experimenting with it right now. The one thing I'm certain I'll use it for is all my small engine equipment, especially the older 2 stroke stuff. Since the wife has finally retired, our car sits for several days at a time. I'm thinking it will probably benefit from using it as well...

I've gotten a whole lot more selective in buying stuff to flip. When I first got back into the biz I just needed material to start projects with. Now that I have several pieces of OPE that I can spend time working on, I'm being way more picky about what I look at and what I'm willing to pay. I...

Yep. True enough. I just got home from filling the car up with pure unleaded. I paid 55 cents over the price of 10% ethanol blends. This tankful won't tell me anything since I still had a half tank of ethanol blend in it. I'll not be too concerned with seeing any changes until at least the...

I've made a few people mad with the offers I make. I screwed up when I first put the word out that I was looking for mowers to buy. My first ads read, "Paying cash for non-running mowers". I got swamped with people calling me to come look at a pile of rust that hadn't run in 10 or 20 years. I...

Yep. That's it in a nutshell. I've never had problems with any of my OPE, but then I always prep them for storage each year. Seafoam might not be the absolute best fuel stabilizer, but it has always worked well for me. I know that STA-BIL works well for a lot of people and there are a few more...

That's when I first noticed what an ethanol blend can do to a carb. I ended up with my dad's Troy-Bilt tiller. I got it a couple of years before we bought this place in town 6 years ago. I had already stopped gardening when I got the thing so it sat in the shed until we moved here. Then, I left...

I'm really looking forward to seeing how much difference running pure unleaded makes in my car. Since I found that we actually have at least one place in town that sells pure unleaded I'm going to run it exclusively for a while.

I think it was over simplified due to the website it was on and that website's viewers. It came from the "Family Handyman" site. I expect point number three was intentionally worded so as to not totally confuse all the site's viewers. At least, that's kind of what I figure, but I could be wrong.

I guess this is the best place for this. If not, feel free to move it where it should be. I have had a few discussions with people recently about ethanol. A couple of the guys I talked with flat out disputed that ethanol causes any problems in internal combustion engines. It just so happens...

Yep. You're 100% correct. One of the reasons I decided to get out of the computing industry was that I had learned and relearned, learned something new, then relearned that, over, and over, and over,,,,,, After so many years of that, I just got burned out on trying to keep up. If you never heard...

Fortunately, diagnosing small engines is a LOT like diagnosing computers. The steps are the same, anyway. LOL! Obviously something changed between when I ran it for about 15 minutes right before sitting it in my outdoor storage and when I brought it out for the customer to see. That's why I'll...

Yep. Probably not a big deal, but it's sure frustrating. After I got the new carb installed I probably started and ran the thing a half dozen times. I know I let it sit and run for right at fifteen minutes right before I put it in my outdoor storage. Then WHAM, it decided to surge. Grunge in the...

I sold this Troy-Bilt mower I refurb'ed. When the gal said she'd take it, I told her I'd have it in the garage when she got here. I had put a new carb on it and then gave it a full servicing. When I put it away it was purring like a kitten. I pulled it out of storage to put in the garage and...

Nobody out there familiar with these two? I seem to be having problems finding old sales prices when they were new or even today's used prices for them.

That's another sad thing in our society. It's sue, sue, sue, every chance they get. Considering that you can sue McDonald's for the coffee you just bought being hot, I'm no longer surprised by some of the ridiculous and frivolous lawsuits I hear about. LOL! Even though I'm doing this small...

I used to do stuff like that. Now that I'm a town dweller I can no longer burn anything. Rules for living in town are a LOT different than for being a country boy. LOL!