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10-02-17, 06:30 AM
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Today, I'm doing electrical work that I would normally hire out. If you want it done right......A big part of the problem is language, but culture comes into play as well. After this week of work, I'll consider myself well versed on my own house's electrical system. A good thing.
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10-02-17, 06:47 AM
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10-02-17, 06:50 AM
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I've got a scar and nerve damage in my left index finger from an immersion blender. I learned my limits with power tools.
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10-02-17, 06:52 AM
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The Prius Prime is a plug-in hybrid. About 53 mpg as a hybrid, 20-25 miles of electric range. We got 25 miles of electric vehicle range last night, including highway driving @ speeds of up to 80 mph
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Thanks for the feedback on the wheel crack, gang. To get one more opinion, I did send a short email and pictures to Williams and will let you know what they say. The wheel works great otherwise so I don't know if it's worth sending it back for them to rebuild with a new rim or just start all over.
10-02-17, 07:08 AM
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I notice no one has posited that wouldn't have happened on a metal rim. Most likely it would have dented badly and been just as unusable. I know a sharp edge is hard to protect against, but is it possible you are running your tires a little soft...even for your minuscule weight?
10-02-17, 07:08 AM
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I notice no one has posited that wouldn't have happened on a metal rim. Most likely it would have dented badly and been just as unusable. I know a sharp edge is hard to protect against, but is it possible you are running your tires a little soft...even for your minuscule weight?
10-02-17, 07:22 AM
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10-02-17, 07:26 AM
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10-02-17, 07:27 AM
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Is there any concern with the fuel going bad and do they have anything in-car to address that possibility?
10-02-17, 07:28 AM
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10-02-17, 07:32 AM
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Speaking of electric thingamabobs (wow - "thingamabob" doesn't get flagged by spell check!), I'm glad that the sun finally decided to come out and it's just in time - we have our solar system "witness" test in less than an hour. They need to be able to see that the panels aren't kicking unwanted juice back in to the grid during an outage - I was afraid that there wouldn't be enough sun to do so. Assuming all goes well, we'll be fully up and running in a couple hours.
10-02-17, 07:36 AM
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Georges Perrier, famous chef and owner of the now closed Le Bec Fin in Philadelphia, mangled four of the fingers on his right hand after tampering with the safety system of a food processor so he could use it without the lid.
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10-02-17, 07:42 AM
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Speaking of electric thingamabobs (wow - "thingamabob" doesn't get flagged by spell check!), I'm glad that the sun finally decided to come out and it's just in time - we have our solar system "witness" test in less than an hour. They need to be able to see that the panels aren't kicking unwanted juice back in to the grid during an outage - I was afraid that there wouldn't be enough sun to do so. Assuming all goes well, we'll be fully up and running in a couple hours.
And 'switcheroo' doesn't come up either
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My father-in-law removed the guard from his skillsaw. He survived.
10-02-17, 07:46 AM
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I notice no one has posited that wouldn't have happened on a metal rim. Most likely it would have dented badly and been just as unusable. I know a sharp edge is hard to protect against, but is it possible you are running your tires a little soft...even for your minuscule weight?
10-02-17, 07:47 AM
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That one is right up there with my constant worries over the bubonic plague.
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10-02-17, 07:57 AM
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An addendum to the 25 miles of electric vehicle range we got out of our new Prius Prime last night: In the Car & Driver road test of the car, they whined about the EV range 'plummeting' (their words) to only 12 miles in highway driving. Now when I drove the car last night I was not going easy on the accelerator by any means, normal mixed driving, 60-80 mph on the highway. And we did get the range we were hoping for. Which underscores my long term observation (I have been a subscriber for 30 years) that the idiot hammer-head auto writers @ Car & Driver are incapable of driving a car in a normal fashion, those jerks could make a Tesla get under 15 mpg.
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10-02-17, 07:59 AM
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I rode 46 miles yesterday you know. 3600 vertical feet of climbing. I do need that shoulder surgery, that's what hurt the 3rd hour.
If I already posted that it's because I'm lucky if I can remember what day of the week it is, I turn 60 years old in like 5 weeks.
If I already posted that it's because I'm lucky if I can remember what day of the week it is, I turn 60 years old in like 5 weeks.
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