Recent content by me_no_boss

I am not onboard here. Wouldn't the game of chess be more analogous than football? It is you and your spouse. No teammate to blame for fumbles. And you can sacrifice your pawns to get something better. In my mind, offense in football is about formulating a plan of attack, roles/repsonsiblities...

Hi Raygun, It is a difficult situation for you. I divorced 12 yrs ago. My present DW also divorced years ago. We both had to deal with young children, which you won't if you divorce. It will be much cleaner for you if you go this path. I do not advocate divorce, especially at 56. I do not...

Ok I am OF'ed, but I really don't want to the winner of this contest. :) I am too embarassed to bring up the car tire thing.

A few weeks ago I found some unused wiper blades from a car that I sold. The front pair is too short for my truck, but the rear wiper is long enough. So you guessed it. I pieced together the two short ones for the passenger side and used the long one for the driver side. It took maybe 15 minutes...

You are correct, I am not from there. To the best of my knowledge, no one ever escaped from Texas. Here are two smileys to make up.;);)

Subaru developed a hard-core following, their owners are loyal. Their models are not so good to look at, although much improved over the years. Attached is a peace offering, I have to attend to the ”rain gutter project”, autumn is almost here. I’ve already wasted too much time looking at this...

China is transitioning rapidly from developing to developed status. There is a more discretionary income than emerging third world countries. The GM success in the Chinese market is with cars that were designed by Korean Daewoo. Herein lies the problem, in order to compete they have to...

Right, whatever. :rolleyes:

Let me guess. Air leaks in cooler? Now I know you are extremely scientific in your measurements since you are a musician. When you have flooded the cooler with melted ice water, the air volume is much reduced so heat conduction by air leakage is reduced. But with a nice tidy plastic baggy...

Anyone that even have a fleeting thought of buying said 911 turbo should be banished from FIRE forum. I think the true cost (if I do all my repairs, is it an untrue cost?) curve of cars as function of selling price is non linear. Think $/sq-ft for homes. It doesn't approach zero if you have a...

Was told by a Texan "friend" that the reason they wear cowboy boots in Houston was to corral the cockroaches and whack them in the wall corner with the pointy toe.

I love to bash the incompetency of the car design as much as anyone. But I think there is another side. This kind of cars and the Chery (sp?) are dispicable cars by 1st world standards. What no bun warmer or powered tail gate? Shame. They are the model T's forf the 3rd world. If you spend 5...

I would rent in my area starting 2005/2006. But as someone said, I don't want to deal with the hassle the family would have to put up by renting. I may also add, if you rent, choose your landlord wisely. Landlord would be happy to have a tenant that behaves well, pay on time, stay for 2-3...

Here is serious reply. I find that even if I don't fall asleep, a 15-30 minutes of deep relaxation is almost as good. First I find a room where it is quiet and cool. I put on soft foam ear plugs. They are comfortable. Then I put on sound cancellation headphones and play nature sound cds' on...

Another surefire method is go take a long drive on I5 between Modesto and Stockton. What works for me is to drink coffee in the afternoon. Here how. You drink a grande Starbucks at 2pm everyday for 4 weeks. Then you go cold turkey. You'd be in sandman's company in no time from cafeine...