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I was often told that folks who use an electric lawnmower did it because they could find their way back!

95 in a Rambler American, back in 1958 (I was 17). Four cylinders, & unbalanced tires. Thought the car was gonna shake itself to pieces. Later, found out that the Silver Strand in San Diego was supposed to be swarming with speed cops, looking out for young fools doing just that -- don't know...

85 on a 2003 Suzuki Burgman AN650, on a Pennsylvania Interstate (age 65). Then I did about 62 on a 35-marked road in the New Jersey Pine Barrens, resulting in a skid, spill, over-the-handlebars & 7 busted ribs plus a cracked vertebrae (age 67). I just converted it over to an Insta-Trike...

Thanks, all, for the helpful tips and leads. In the intervening days, I found a old program from DW called PictureIt -- it has LOTS of royalty-free, public domain clip art -- I copied out the art I wanted -- switched from 'document' to 'picture' -- re-saved it in 'My Pictures' as JPEG -- then...

I probably should go to a tech site, but don't know any that speaka-da-English.??? Running XP-home and in MS Word, I'm trying to create a small file in JPG format. This, so that I can upload a simple book cover into my Kindle book, Tails from the Burrow. The file has a WordArt top, in GIF --...

Some really bad RVs Came across this on another board. There are good RVs and then there are ... http://www.fototime.com/inv/90C1A14D8E14D77 :rofl:

For those looking for a minimalist trailer, I suggest looking at the teardrop units. Google on that term. Think of the shape of half a drop of water, on wheels. Should pull easily behind the smallest of cars. It doesn't work for me, at 6' 8" tall, but for most folks, it might. However, I'm...

BI-MIX NUMBER 9 (tune is Love Potion No. 9) I went to the MD office, to score blue pills, You know, that men’s sex clinic, up in Cherry Hill. They’ve got a practice that serves guys really fine, And seven little bottles of … Bi-Mix No. 9. I told ‘em that I had a floppy dick...

Rudioso is fine. I'd avoid Roswell, it's flat, hot and dull, except during the Roswell Festival (then, literally anything that looks vaguely humanoid will be roving the streets -- I believe that, if aliens landed anytine during the festival, they'd go un-noticed). Check out Espanola, north of...

Hammocks Realizing that I've already posted once, I'd like to chime in again with a note about hammocks. I routinely carry one (Trek-Light) on my maxi-scooter (Burgman 650), & I make good use of it for that mid-day siesta, when it's hot, I'm tired and saddle-sore. Please note that hammock...

Been there, done that ... ... several times over the last 5 decades. I started when I was a late teen, & traveled before the Interstates were built. "I've been everywhere man, I've been everywhere.";D Actually, I prefer the minimalist approach. In any such trip, your biggest expense is...

My biggest splurge Hands down, it was all my finances and resources, which I shared 50-50 with DW, in the new trust we had written. It certainly simplified things.:whistling:

Kilts I wear a kilt around the house and to certain public events. I expect my kilt will be servicable to my children and grandchildren. What's to wear out? All that happens is the the bottom get a little bit more ragged and the seat gets shiny. I wear a breechclout, too, but I expect that...

Look for the bumper stickers If you see, "Convert, Jew, or die!" "The Bible said it, I believe it and that settles it!" "I believe everything that Jesus said, in the language he spoke ... King James English" ... on the same car bumper, you're probably in the Bible Belt. Then turn on your car...

It was in Boulder, Colorado in the winter ... ... of 1962, I think. Some how, I'd gotten friends with the fencing club, and we'd somehow gotten plowed on 3.2 beer (you have to fast for several hours, first, then 'tank up' fast). We all had on our gear, and so the little car bristled with...

Busted arm hints Back when I was poor/broke, I broke my arm. Slipped on a patch of mud ... in New Mexico, in the summer. Probably the only patch of mud within a 100-mile radius. Being alone at the time, I found ... Showering was difficult. I had to put my arm-cast in a plastic bag. I...

Dropping water balloons ... Out of the Atlanta hotel's 'way-up-there' floor, during a Speech and Hearing Association convention. We were all [-]****-faced[/-] drunk. We filled up 7 or 8 balloons, plus we added some creamers from the coffee trays. We had to unscrew the anti-suicide jumper...

I'd like to start a thread about who has published a book. But I realize that, to reply, the person could/would likely mention his/her writer's name, title and place to access it. Mine, for instance, would be on Kindle. Please let me know if I can do this, under the current rules of no...

Boats--particularly sailboats--can be one of the most addictive things on this planet, next to drugs, guns, computers and girls. It can be sooo painful when Ya-Just-Gotta-Get-A-Boat. In my case, it was a 26' long steel 'sharpie,' built by a Famous Yacht Designer, near Newport News, Virginia...

Former diver ... Went bubbling from about 1964 to 1967 in San Diego, CA. Several trips to the Los Coronados Islands, and off the cliffs at Ocean Beach, as well as Catalina. Equipped myself at the Diving Locker, in PAcific Beach. Didn't like spearfishing, so I took up UW photography, using...

Early stuff When I was in elementary school, I remember seeing my first TV -- A Philco, with a 4" screen. When I entered middle school (Jr. High), plastics were just beginning -- Bakelite. Electronics were tubes, with transistors just coming in. My first car, in 1958, was a Rambler, and it...

Travel light at first Personally, in the same circumstance, I would buy a modest-size motorcycle or maxi-scooter; buy a camping hammock, like a Hennessey; and plan to stay out in modest-end motels and/or camp. Buy your food, don't bother to cook. See much of the country. If you've got the...

Alternatively, the 'State' could provide economic incentives, special jobs, etc., for those willing to practice homo-sex (not necessarily be homosexual, just practice the 'art,' since it doesn't lead to reproduction). This concept was fairly well covered in a SF novel series by Joe Haldeman...

I've got a question. I have a laptop computer (slave) connected via an internet router to the master computer, using Cat5 cable. The master computer has a printer attached; my laptop does not. We both run XP and use MS Word. Is there a practical way that I can send a Word file, graphic image...

Boston for scrod Somewhat off topic, but a friend had a similar layover in Boston, and he was advised to go out and get a dish of immature cod (called scrod). So he de-planes, goes out to the cab-stand, gets in, and tells the cabbie, "take me somewhere I can get scrod." The driver turned...