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I thought I had a simple problem but I can't find a solution. I tried the Onkyo forums but there were no topics and they're not accepting new members. I want to unpair/unsync the remote for my Onkyo receiver from my Proscan TV. Currently when the receiver volume is changed using the Onkyo...

This is for anyone that wants to post their day's workout. It might give you more incentive, it might give someone else some incentive. I'll start: I've been lazy and had a couple injuries and am just getting back into it. We're currently in Mazatlán and I don't have weights but brought some...

BMW has rolled out subscriptions for their heated seats in some countries. If you want the software activated expect to pay about $18 a month. Is this the future of car ownership? I suppose of this works you can expect to pay a monthly fee to use the air conditioning or heated steering wheel as...

I started workout thread in 2021, partly as incentive for me to keep working out regularly, and also for others to chime in if they felt like. It lasted 2 - 3 months before fading away. I'm hoping to do better this year!! I'm already off to a rough start because we scrambled to leave for...

We're thinking of buying a pizza oven. We make our own pizza from scratch and are wondering if can get better results over using a regular oven with a pizza stone. Does anyone here have experience with one? What are the pros and cons? If brand matters we're considering an Ooni. A couple things...

The recent threads on home gym equipment and workout plans for 2021 have inspired me to start one for workouts. Maye this will encourage me to be more consistent. Feel free to post your workouts!! 2020 was a bad year for working out. I undertook a huge home reno and my GF moved in so my gym was...

If true, this would be ground breaking: "Using three new and different proprietary materials, which have never before been recorded as being combined in a battery, our team at IBM Research has discovered a chemistry for a new battery which does not use heavy metals or other substances with...

There probably was a poll about this but I've never seen one. Did you retire at the right time, or: Way too early A little too early At the right time A little too late Way too late

For the first time in decades I'm taking a trip longer than a week or so and am looking for some tips from those who travel for longer periods of time. My girlfriend and I are driving from Canada to Florida next week. We're staying in a furnished condo for all of February and with a few stops on...

Airlines have been getting a bad rap lately, but this pilot deserves a load of praise...an engine exploded and detached in mid-air blowing a hole in the plane that almost sucked out a passenger, and she never loses her composure. The audio between pilot and control tower is at this link...

Compilation of trucks hitting a low bridge. One of them actually bursts into flames:

The Koenigsegg Agera RS. It recently set a new world record for a street legal vehicle of 284 mph (457 kph) on a closed highway in Nevada:

I'm not sure I'd be this calm feeding a bunch of cobras... :laugh:

I was talking to co-worker "Bob" today who has a one hour commute and car pools with a married couple that live near him. Bob and the husband of the couple alternate driving a week at a time. That got me thinking...Bob is one person and the couple are two people, yet Bob drives half the time...

Hi. New guy here. I'm 52 (53 in May) and will be retiring when I turn 54. Unlike many people here, I do not have massive savings and never earned much more than average (currently $50k or so), and in fact, spent most of my career earning $30k or less. BUT...what I do have is a government job...