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My daughter got one of these. The school bus was pulled over on the side of the road; not in a travel lane. The bus driver opened the door as she was passing the back of the bus an…

The bed is only 4.5' long. The 5.5' short bed available on an F150 Lightning is too short for me, the ICE F150 with a 6.5' bed at least lets you have flat sheet goods with the tail…

Yes. They are bad in very different ways. Trump has no moral compass; and the only thing that matters is his ego. Harris had domestic policy that I almost universally disagree with…

I think that the median US voter likely did not want this. With two candidates and a variety of issues, you are very likely going to have to compromise on something. You can suppor…

I've not bought an origin, but think it definitely has a niche. You can do almost everything you can do with a Shaper Origin with a regular router, but you'll need a template or ji…

There was a Roomba equivalent company out there, which would have wheels that drive the motor around, but they never shipped. Maslow moves itself by pulling on belts on fixed ancho…

I don't actually care about battery backup for my house. I have an $800 generator for that which is not tied to my truck being parked in front of the house. I do want my pickup tru…

I've heard my wife say it that way because it is a plural in her native language.

My snowblower is 283lbs with a 10hp engine. It takes about 30-45 minutes to do my 3000sf driveway for a normal snow. Adding the weight and expense of batteries is something I'm not…

I don't find the Medtronic solution to be that off. But the closed loop solution can't raise your blood sugar, it can only lower it. It only has insulin which it can dial back or i…

One thing that I would object to is this characterization from the article: >There are people who take insulin pumps (which provide insulin in very small very frequent doses and ar…

You might not actually care about any particular brand or model. When I bought a new car in September 2023 (probably one of the worst times to do it), I was pretty much content wit…

I have a Sawstop for my main cabinet saw in my shop at home, but also a regular job site saw for working elsewhere. The table saw is a great tool, and the safety feature makes sens…

As an American, American soldiers are not fighting. The Ukrainians are not asking them to either. We are paying taxes, and those taxes are being used to send weapons to Ukraine. I'…

The university and a Kangaroo court should not be involved in either of these cases, we have real police and courts for that.

Salt water entering the pipeline can damage more than just the single length of pipe that has the hole in it, so fixing it is can be uneconomical.

I had an active nuclear plant in my neighborhood (Indian Point Energy Center) until the NY government made it untenable to continue the relicensing process. I would be perfectly fi…

The lousy towing performance probably doesn't matter. 75% of truck owners tow one time a year or less. I've had my F-150 for 8 years 45,000 miles, and it's seen a trailer 3 times f…

With a car it is even more complicated, because the sales tax is based on the county you register it in - not the county that the dealership is in.

I might not hold up the new Tappan Zee Bridge as a beacon of meeting design goals. https://www.timesunion.com/news/article/mario-cuomo-bridge-s...

Dewalt is one of Stanley Black and Decker's brands. But I don' think they offer many power tools under the Stanley brand (though now SBD is using Dewalt for hand tools like tape me…

Except in NY, where before the SAFE act they did. Westchester county responded to a FOIA request. Putnam county told the Journal News to pound sand. https://www.rcfp.org/journals/w…

Anecdotally we have about 1/3 of our roof with a vaulted ceiling and the other 2/3 with an attic. The side with an attic is the side that would be suitable for solar panels (more s…

If you're worried about gas usage, the stove seems to be the wrong place to care as well. We use propane for our stove, which comes to somewhere in the neighborhood of $100/year ( …