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I'm with ya. I spent a week rubbing out then waxing the motorhome. I'm glad I did, as it made a world of difference, as the fiberglass on this 15 year old motorhome was starting to chalk. It's a real pita, but it's worth it. ps I tried a buffer, but had better luck rubbing it by hand. Buffer worked great for waxing though. Anyhoo. Good luck with that.

Wow...Devastating....Glad everyone's ok.... The sun will still rise....life goes on....Thoughts and prayers are with you for the tough times ahead.

SLEEP RIDING

When I start seeing things that aren't there, I know it's time to stop. Only happened a couple of times in my life.... Thought I saw something run in front of me....startled me....but it wasn't real.... I was just done....

I hadn't thought of that.......I'll certainly give it a try. Thanks a bunch !!!

Seems like the second gens have their share of issues with the stereo. I've had trouble with mine cutting out...replaced the stereo unit, which I think helped, but the handlebar control is flaky when it gets hot. I never had any luck with the gps connected to the aux input either. Phone and Ipod work well when plugged into the aux port, but the gps sounds horrible when connected to the stereo inside the fairing. I was planning on trying to figger this out this year......have to see if I can find time...... I generally prefer earbuds anyway...better sound and blocks the wind.

WOW ! That prop plane landing is beyond belief...!!! I was at an airshow once where they actually flew a F22 backwards. It was amazing.....The pilot flipped the plane over, and "coasted" backwards for about 10 seconds, flipped it over again and took off.....was a speck in the sky in a few seconds.

Amazing story. http://www.businessinsider.com/israeli-air-force-pilot-land-an-f-15-with-only-one-wing-2016-4

I suppose anything's worth a try, but it doesn't seem like it'd work to me. The pads / calipers will move somewhat with the warpage, so I don't see how you'd just be removing the "high" spot, and, as mentioned, it seems like it'd take quite a bit of sandpaper to remove enough rotor metal to make a difference......I mean....even to remove .005 would take quite a bit of sanding. Color me skeptical.

Bravo !!! Very nicely done.

Interdasting......was the tank still heating? Seems like it shoulda' popped the breaker. Some humidifiers have canisters that put line voltage directly to the water within, ...boiling the water, so I guess it wouldn't be a direct short. Also, with the ground wire right there, I don't know if it would have been an active hazard or not....I'd like to see if it was drawing any amperage through the water........either way it's a bad situation that needs resolved quickly.

I just followed your link to e-bay and ordered a new pump to keep on hand. Ya couldn't have made that any easier. Glad you're rollin' again and thanks a bunch for the info.

It was pretty good. Must've been an April Fools thing. Alex came out without pants on, ...just a glimpse....then they were there...scores were backwards for a sec...then they were correct....Alex's suit changed a couple of times....Ken Jennings answered one question....(wasn't one of the players).....had some Wheel of Fortune sound effects.......all in little snipits, but it was pretty funny.

Yeah, I did something like that when I was a teenager. I had a fuse that kept blowing in my 73 Vega, so I cut a 1/4" bolt and put it in the fuse holder. Car turned into a fireball in the school parking lot. Learned my lesson on that one.

I was out in Zanesville, OH today helping to replace a compressor in a rooftop HVAC unit. I don't typically work out that way, but the job required a second guy to get the compressor onto the roof and set in the unit. The guy who wrote it up for replacement forgot to order new fuses to replace the ones that'd blown when the failed compressor shorted, and, being in his stomping grounds, suggested a local supply house to get new ones. We needed 3 but figured we'd get 6 and leave the spares there. I told the counter guy I needed 6 FRSR30 fuses. He said he only had the "no spike" style. I thought that was a bit odd. I assumed that by "no spike" he meant "fast blow" which aren't meant for motor loads, as a motor will easily draw twice it's normal amperage during startup....for a second or two....before settling down to it's normal running amp draw. Since I'm not used to seeing fast blow fuses at the supply houses we frequent, I told him to bring them out so I could look at them....I thought he may be mistaken....and this is what he brought out....

Yup, I swear by it. If I'm not feeling too good, I take a shot of it, wait a half an hour or so, then run around the block a couple of times and it fixes me right up. Just kidding......don't wanna get anyone thinking they can drink the stuff. lol

I'm planning on attending, and will likely bring the wife....may even show up in the rv....just haven't thought to sign on the calendar yet. Will do it now.

You're not saying you're getting out of it completely....are you?

First Yammy was an early 70s MX90. I rode it quite a bit, but it never ran right. I kept messin' with the points, which sometimes helped, but I was only 12, so messin' was about all I could do. Second Yammy was about 8 years later, and was a TT500. which was a very capable hill climber. My buddy and I used to go out to the quarries....town was actually named "Hillsville"......which is where I learned to hill-climb. It's amazing what you can ride a motorcycle up if you have the right bike, skills, and lack of common sense. (And a big set of cohonies) Had a bunch of fun on that bike. Next Yammy was my First Gen. The most recent / last Yammy is my Second Gen. (Black Cherry) I love me sum Yammies......

I generally don't get too worried until I start getting above 240 v. I occasionally work on 480v equipment, and I HATE doing it when it's wet out. Some equipment is prone to arc flash when it gets old. Must be carbon build up or something, but I already know that if it's an old Carrier or York, and 480 volt, I'm gonna be extra careful working on it. Generally I prefer to use my meter rather than my finger. lol

I think it was last Summer. I actually had the front of the cabinet off and vacumed it out. Couldn't get all of the vent pipe, which goes under the house to an outside wall, but got what I could with a brush. This scared me enough that I'm going to shorten the vent pipe as well and have a solid 4" pipe going directly through the wall, about 3' to the side of the dryer. This could'a turned out really bad. Someone was looking out for us.

This is pretty good. Read it all the way through..I especially like the suggestion for resuscitation of someone who's unconscious from electrical shock..........The suggested method would tell ya who your friends are....lol... What do you think of this?? The following is from The American Electricians Handbook (1942) A Reference Book for Practical Electrical Workers. Terrell Croft, consulting engineer. McGraw Hill Book Company, Inc, New York and London 1942 Electricians often test circuits for the presence of voltage touching the conductors with the fingers. This method is safe where the voltage does not exceed 250 and is often very convenient for locating a blown-out fuse or for ascertaining whether or not a circuit is alive. Some men can endure the electric shock that results without discomfort whereas others cannot. Therefore, the method is not feasible in some cases. Which are the outside wires and which is the neutral wire of a 115/230 volt three wire system can be determined in this way by noting the intensity of the shock that results by touching different pairs of wires with the fingers. Use the method with caution and be certain that the voltage of the circuit does not exceed 250 before touching the conductors. (This and the several paragraphs that follow are taken from �Electrical Engineeringhttp://forums.mikeholt.com/images/smilies/smile.gif 159. The presence of low voltages can be determined by testing. The method is feasible only where the pressure is but a few volts and hence is used only in bell and signal work. Where the voltage is very low, the bared ends of the conductors constituting the 2 sides of the circuit are held a short distance apart on the tongue. If voltage is present a peculiar mildly burning sensation result, which will never be forgotten after one has experienced it. The taste is due to the electrolytic decomposition of the liquids on the tongue which produces a salt having a taste. With voltages of 4 or 5 volts, due to as many cells of a battery, it is best to test for the presence of voltage by holding one of the bared conductors in the hand an touching the other to the tongue. Where a terminal of the battery is grounded, often a taste can be detected by standing on moist ground and touching a conductor from the other battery terminal to the tongue. Care should be exercised to prevent the 2 conductor ends from touching each other at the tongue, for it they do a spark can result that may burn. RESUSCITATION FROM ELECTRIC SHOCK By Frederick Koliz, MD 1st. Lay the patient on his back, 2 Move the tongue back and forth in the mouth by seizing it with a handkerchief or the fingers, while working the arms to induce respiration. 3. Don�t pour anything down the patient�s throat. 4. Try to cause the patient to gasp by inserting the first and second fingers in the rectum, and pressing them suddenly and forcibly toward the back. 5. If possible, procure oxygen gas, and try to get it into the lungs during the effots at artificial respiration

Took the smoke detectors out years ago. We used to supplement our heat with an old wood burner, and it'd set them off too much. I'll be putting some new ones up.

Was working out in the yard, wife's in the house doin' laundry. I came in to heat up some pizza for lunch, and went up to the loft to watch TV. Wife's sitting in the recliner and says "I smell something burning". I don't smell it yet, but I head downstairs and it hits me like a brick....dryer's on fire...flames starting to shoot out of the seams.....I got a pot of water and threw it on (electric dryer)....grabbed a fire extinguisher and it did nuthin'....gauge shows good.....OH CRAP .....ran out to the work van and grabbed that extinguisher, which did the trick. At this point the house is full of smoke...wife took the dogs and went out on the porch to get air....I set fans up in the windows to create a cross breeze through the house, and now, 3 hrs later, the smell isn't as bad, but still noticeable. Probably gonna have to live with it for a while.... Thank GOD I was at home, and in the house when it happened. Looks like it was electrical....or perhaps friction from the drum to the cabinet...???? I dunno what started it, but it was a pretty scary experience. Bunch of clothes thrown out...that fire extinguisher powder went everywhere. What a mess.... At least we didn't lose the house.

The 338 is a bad puppy. I've a Ruger, and I rarely shoot it unless I have something that's difficult to put a hole in. Last time was a `1/2" hardened titanium plate that I was told I couldn't shoot through. I tried it with an AK47 first, and the AK splattered, and didn't so much as scratch the surface. Seriously....you couldn't even feel a scratch where the AK hit..... .338 popped right through it. I heard somewhere that snipers are leaning towards it....something about the heavier round carrying farther.