Recent content by JJ13

Does the member box have to be so damn large? I used to read this forum in a half window. Now, 25% of the width is member info. The actual text doesn't start near enough to the left edge. I for one am really disliking this change and it's not that I'm set in my ways and inflexible. I looked...

One of my brother's friends just asked him to help build a ramp after her father suffered a heart attack and is using a walker. He was already building 4+ large mailbox posts to hold about four boxes with a paper box underneath and knew the crazy cost of lumber. He told me the 4x8 sheets of...

This sounds familiar. Friday I was delivering mail (USPS Letter Carrier) and I got a good laugh out of one pain in the **** customer. She had a flat and must have roadside assistance coverage, a tow truck operator was putting her spare tire on the car. This is the same customer that couldn't...

While Slime or a similar latex based (as far as I've read) sealer might help it is nowhere near permanent. I've tried it with MTB tires but my brother has more experience. I tried DIY tubeless without buying the proper rims/tires while I was in college. It sealed the leaky sidewalls but only...

Stanley Leverlocks are my favorite. I bought a 12' in 2003 or earlier. Around 2008 I had a temper tantrum with a failed project and threw it as hard as I could onto the driveway. It cracked a bit and seeing that upset me more for having damaged it...so I threw it another two times. It survived...

My meter tag was damaged (opened) when I moved in back in 2007. It's never been replaced and I neef to update the breaker panel. They better not try to fine me! I wish I'd taken a picture when I moved in for the time stamp

Cars without ABS require less pressure. My previous car didn't have it and it bled with less pressure, the new car (same model but newer with ABS) required 15 psi before I noticed any real flow at the caliper. I also jumped the diagnostic connector so I could lightly apply the brake, turn on the...

I used them 20 years ago. The problem with Speed Bleeders is the thread sealant wears out. About the fourth time I bled my brakes air was able to get back in through the threads as the pedal was released. They sell extra thread sealant to refresh them but I'd rather have a pressure bleeder. With...

You're right that you want to slightly overfill just before bleeding. When flushing the brakes I had to refill the reservoir for each line. I made a pressure bleeder for about $25 using the cheapest garden pressure sprayer ($9-11), a pressure gauge, and a few brass fittings. I reused an extra...

Man did this post ring true with me. For 15-20 years I was a professional violinist and the one in our quartet that usually scheduled the jobs and worked directly with the bride/groom or whomever was hiring us for an hour or two. The absolute worst were the ones that tried to control everything...

Tell me about it...I'm an USPS Letter Carrier. Many people get used to backing to the street without any obstruction and it becomes habit/expected. Over the years I've startled tons of people in an attempt to wake them up and pay more attention. I'll stop next to the driveway watching them...

Check out Viair compressors, there are some models designed to be permanently attached to off-road rigs if I remember correctly. I bought the 88P Portable Air Compressor for about $60 shipped. I chose that model because it uses battery clamps instead of a lighter plug. It pulls slightly more...

PLEASE call and let the owner of the install company know immediately! Unfortunately, I experienced similar when I had new A/C installed. To remove the old evaporator coil and install the new one the supply and exhaust PVC pipes for my HE furnace needed to be removed. After they charged the...

What? I don't use a jack stand. On my 2016 Mazda 6, I raise a corner, pull that 19" wheel and replace with the tiny spare. Lower the car and move that 19" to the front/rear. If you're rotating front to back and not crossing over you get to install and remove the spare TWICE...once per side. For...

I'm a USPS Letter Carrier and laugh every other day at the very least with worthless descriptions meant to entice ignorant buyers. I also cannot stand TV because of the crazy commercials. I agree with a previous post that said they try to avoid any product with this type of advertising. I myself...