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    My 195 foot Texas trench experience

    Mold and pollen have been hell here in FW lately. I've trenched in two different yards here. The house I grew up in over by Hulen Mall(actually, the Mall is by the house, we were there 1st) had solid limestone that ranged from 2 inches to 18 inches under the "soil". Lots of black clay. Water...
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    Tech: how to adapt vintage porcelain barn lamps for your shop

    May or may not make any difference, but if you actually look at the pics, that isn't plumbing PVC. That is electrical conduit PVC. Seems like I've seen all kinds of electrical boxes, made to hang light fixtures made from this stuff all over HD and Lowes...
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    What is this?

    C2AB-6222011-A looks like a Ford Part Number from the 1960s. I haven't found a reference for it, though.
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    My Sears rant

    I want to know who lives anywhere near a place that you can "Flag down an SO Truck." I drive through a part of town that has auto repair places by the **** load, and see a tool truck of any brand maybe once a month. How the hell am I going to flag down a truck on a particular day when I need a...
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    DFW Area Members Registry

    I miss her. Didn't like it too much when she was using her water hose on cars driving down the street, if I had just washed the car. Saw here vacuuming her roof one day, also...
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    Vintage License Plate Restoration:

    I have several old Texas plates in my garage and the lines weren't that straight to start with...
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    Wheel bearing failed at 10K miles

    Is it pressed into the hub? If so, they did it wrong. Lots of failures on older Taurus fronts bearings. You press the bearing into the knuckle, then press the hub into the bearing. If you aren't careful, the bearing gets messed up on the second operation. You usually find this out 5-10K...
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