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Take US 287 to Amarillo. I40 is a the shortest way to Albuquerque from Amarillo. Lots of things to see on that route. Most of the main streets in the towns are on Historic US 66. We like to sight-see in the small towns on the route. Most are historically and architecturally interesting. Be...

My A/C compressors work year 'round, So, covering the compressors is not an option. The thermostats switch from heat to cool automatically and may switch from heat to cool and back within a within a few hours. I am surrounded by large oak trees. The leaves are not a problem around the...

We changed out a drop-in stove for a black free-standing Maytag electric range a couple of years ago. We bought the stove from a large independent dealer that is very competitive with Lowe's, Sears, and Home Depot. A handyman charged $100 for the carpentry. He did a very neat job. DW retired...

I've been on 20 mg pravastatin for probably 20 years. No side effects that I know of. Recently I had a stress test which revealed that I had one artery 40% blocked. The other arteries are clear. My heart clinic tells me that my results are good for a 69 year old man. My heart clinic will not...

I've been reading "Theodore Roosevelt; an Autobiography" This is a free Kindle book on Amazon. The sections on his life as a cowboy in North Dakota, African safaris, The Spanish War, the national parks and forests, conservation, Panama Canal, equal rights, and the history of the administration...

As a last resort, I followed the instructions:). Initially, I did not notice that they had changed from zzz-vanguard to Vanguard. This appears to me to be the only change.

I'm fortunate in that I sleep very well. My problem is that I wake up at first light. This was not a problem when I was working because I had to get up way before first light. I've tried keeping the room dark. That doesn't help. For a while I blamed the Canadian geese that can make quite a...

My MegaCorp (a Fortune 50 company) is getting out of retiree health insurance for Medicare eligible retirees as of 2015. We do get a MegaCorp furnished HSA account. The retiree gets a set $ amount and the non-working spouse gets about half the $. We now have the opportunity to find and pay for...

I live in an unincorporated area, so I don't pay city property tax. I do pay county property tax and a state forest fire protection tax ($.09 per acre classified as forest).

I've had two mini-strokes. In both cases the symptoms were rather atypical. The first occurred a year ago. I ignored that one and pretty much forgot about it. The second stroke was about a month ago. The symptoms were that my left arm went numb suddenly. It's like my arm belonged to someone...

You could use some surplus AN/TRC-75 radios. The AN/TRC-75 was the work horse for heavy ground communications for the Army and Marines during the Vietnam era. The military may have some stashed away. Under proper conditions the AN/TRC-75 could easily transmit/receive from West Coast to East...

It's 150 miles to the nearest Costco from my house. So far, I've been able to survive without Costco. We have two Sam's Clubs within 10 miles.

$4.39 for 93 octane no-ethanol gas. $3.29 for 87 octane 10% ethanol gas.

DW does not have pierced ears. Our DD, who is over 30, does not have pierced ears. DW does wear clip-on ear rings. DD does not wear ear rings. Period.

Who pays for checks? I have Old Timers accounts at two different regional banks. Both banks offer free checks. DW writes a check for cash every week and takes it to the drive-through. My job is to be sure the money is in the account(s).

I hate serrated knives. The less said about them, the better.:)

When DW and I are on a road trip we stay away from the interstates and the big cities. This often puts into "dives". I prefer to call them "mom and pop motels". Usually you can park on the first floor in front of you room. We meet some very interesting people, like oil field workers, farmers...

A replacement motor for my 30 year old bathroom vent. The replacement is a perfect fit and I only had to remove one screw. The replacement has a regular AC plug. Also bought a Dell print cartridge to make up $35 for free shipping.

DW and I had an estate attorney do ours. He made health directives, power of attorneys, revocable trust agreements, deeds associated with revocable trusts and pour over wills. He recorded the documents in each of the counties where we own property. When I say "record" that means that each county...

In my Mega Corp there was a school of sharks (financial advisers that followed Mega Corp and appeared to know all the rules and who was close to retirement) that aggressively sold in-service 401K rollovers. They wanted you to roll over your 401K and let them handle it.

I lost 5 pounds this morning after 2.5 hours behind my walk-behind mower in 90 degree heat. That would be about 2.5% body weight for me. My mower mows at 4.5 MPH, so that should be about 9 miles walking. I enjoyed it so much that I saved some for tomorrow.:) This is my exercise. I do have a...

I have been called for both county and federal juries. IMHO jurors are treated better on county juries where all officials are elected by the jury pool, rather than on federal juries where all officials are appointed for life.

I discovered recently that an exhaust manifold leak sounds almost like an engine knock. I discovered that when I took my 1995 GMC to an independent muffler shop to replace the muffler which obviously needed to be replaced. The muffler man said I also had an exhaust manifold leak on one engine...

Non-ethanol gas in 87, 89, and 93 octane is fairly common around here sold by independent dealers. The big companies like Exxon, Chevron, Texaco, etc don't have it. I use 93 octane non-ethanol gas in my lawn mowers, tillers, chainsaws, string trimmers, and blowers. I use 87 octane 10% ethanol...

I have been called for both county and federal grand jury duty. In both cases I got the impression that the courts had already researched the jury pool and knew who they wanted to be on the jury. With the access that the authorities have to the internet and other records, they know more about...