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  1. I've got a pair of needle nose pliers that I bought from Sears 35+ years ago to work on my first car. They don't have craftsman markings on them anywhere. They are the best pair of pliers I've ever used. I have looked to find a replacement pair (just to have handy or to give to my son) of the exact same unit. Nothing out there is the same size / quality. These are small but strong, side cutters are sharp and flawless, still open and close smooth as butter, no slop from side to side, and the taper to a fairly fine point is perfect. They feel like they are only limited by your grip strength. Feels like you could pull splinters with them or lift an engine block. I have used them on boats, cars, and a myriad miscellaneous projects around the house. Several times my brother has tried to just toss them in his tool box after helping me with something and I stop him cold. Similar to these but with thinner jaws and asymmetrical taper. Lots of cheaper tools have cruder molds and looser tolerances.
  2. Agree, I saw a tweet attributed to Elon that said SpaceX wanted a simplified pad due to the nature of the planned future missions. That tweet also indicated that choice was a risk. They found out. I get all that, but the part I don't understand is the idea that a Hydrogen/Methane rocket (which we can be 100% sure was the propellant) somehow created a chemical/biological risk from physical destruction of concrete and steel. Perhaps the RCS used hypergolic fuel like the dragon capsule? I don't know that's why I asked you space nerds.
  3. I'm ignorant of the details but I'm not understanding the health fallout aspect being investigated. The rocket dug up concrete and soil and some surrounding superficial infrastructure. All but 3 of the engines fired at lift off and would have burned any leaking propellant. Even if it didn't, the fuel is Liquid oxygen and Methane, it's not the nasty hypergolic stuff. After the rocket was detonated, the O2 and methane would have boiled off in the atmosphere leaving only bits of metal, plastic and the shielding material... I can understand the pause for safety but I think it would have been for kinetic considerations not chemical ones.
  4. I'm not sure how it works for you guys, but no matter what the fans want the local business and administration will want home games. That generally means you are stuck with 1 or 2 games to pad wallets, not to delight fans. It's a business now more than ever.
  5. Don't you try to make me sad when Trump dies.
  6. Check out Curried Split Pea made with a country ham bone ... oh man
  7. It's cheap and it'll kill ya...
  8. Just got back from Drive-by Truckers 9.5/10 Much more Southern Rock than Country. Great set, only marred by the sound guy at the venue. Do recommend
  9. I'm late to this thread, but reading back a few pages it's clear that different folks are looking for different things in this show. I kinda feel bad for you If you are on team OMG this isn't realistic. The very best parts of the show are wildly unrealistic. Also don't check out Field of Dreams... I mean how is that even possible?!
  10. Anyone else notice Keely was doing the hotel welcome guide in Amsterdam too? I hope they make this a running gag
  11. The assistant coach aka Piggy Stardust makes the series IMHO. Prefect deadpan foil and agent provocateur.
  12. Not a Space X fan boi, but anyone dragging Space X for ULA... I present this... I think Musk has made a hobby out of showing his ass, but frankly they are running laps around ULA
  13. lol on the insurance adjust having to write up damage to the minivan
  14. what's the cover you want to play?
  15. I didn't know a lot of guys in bands but in the small sample size of my first hand experience the drummers were just low key crushing it. I think girls want to date the singer, but like you said they have other thoughts for the strong sweaty dude with stamina and rhythm.
  16. He could have just stopped at String. If my daughter was to date a guy in a band, I'm most worried about the drummer.
  17. It was summer, the bug was old, and I was a poor high school kid who bought his first car. I also needed that car to get to work and over to friend's houses. Old Bugs have the battery under the rear bench seat Bugs are NOTORIOUS for having rusty floorboards especially under the battery My bug had a full internal roll bar Getting the bench out was a massive pain in the bollocks The first time I went to check the battery and see if it just needed water (does that ever work?) most of the floorboard started pulling up with the battery I knew I needed to get in there with a wire wheel until I hit good metal (lulz), prime, paint, and then screw in aluminum roof flashing so the battery wouldn't drop out the floor. You also need the right battery because if you get a taller one, the metal "springs" under the bench can cross the terminals. So it took me a while to get everything I needed so I could knock it out on a weekend I didn't have work.
  18. Incorrect. My 71 VW barely had a transmission, never mind anything automatic. I spent a month only parking on "hills" because I was too lazy to go buy a new battery.
  19. I get the ergonomics and the fold down stick is a decent idea, but it's just wasted build expense, complexity, and real-estate in my opinion. Chances are that 60% of that transmission tunnel is just molded plastic covering up air. (Also a pet peeve). As my dermatologist can attest, I usually drive with my right hand on the wheel and my left arm on the window sill. My tundra has a "gated" shifter. Next time I'm driving around I'll try to see if my hand rests there at all. I don't think I do that though. If I want to shift my truck, I'll just take the old mechanical analog FJ out and that'll get old after about an hour. I am intrigued how you're accidentally hitting the buttons, but it's hard to visualize where that is on the dash. Do you ever turn on the passenger's seat heater on a road trip... because if you haven't that can be mildly entertaining.
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