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    Many years ago, we counted on the opinion of a...

    Many years ago, we counted on the opinion of a realtor to help us set the price of a lake house we were selling. That was a profound mistake. We sold the house for around $40,000 less than it was...
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    I prefer hearing Tommy play his own songs.

    I prefer hearing Tommy play his own songs.
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    I have a Hot Dog brand natural gas heater that is...

    I have a Hot Dog brand natural gas heater that is nearly identical to the one in your link. I think it is 40,000 btu and it does a fine job heating my well insulated 1100 sq ft shop. It is vented to...
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    I am shocked that anyone would take the original...

    I am shocked that anyone would take the original post as anything but sarcasm.
  5. Some years ago, I investigated heating water...

    Some years ago, I investigated heating water using solar energy. There are problems with it that make it a lot more complicated than you would think. For one thing, a system with any efficiency at...
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    You can do all sorts of things if money is no...

    You can do all sorts of things if money is no object. I once was involved in the adaptation of an electronic instrument cluster from a 1980's Chrysler Lebaron into a 1930's hot rod. It took several...
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    Yes, I am an automotive engineer. I also spent...

    Yes, I am an automotive engineer. I also spent some time working for a military contractor doing a study on the feasibility of converting the HMMWV (Hummer) to a hybrid power plant. It was proven to...
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    I am afraid you are speaking from a position of...

    I am afraid you are speaking from a position of very little knowledge as to what it would take to do such a conversion. I spent an entire career as an engineer for a major automotive manufacturer and...
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    This report does not make me want to buy GM...

    This report does not make me want to buy GM stock. I think they need to devote their development dollars to projects for which there is a significant demand.
  10. Your range and charge time are just wishful...

    Your range and charge time are just wishful thinking. If you are towing a trailer or have a load on the truck, the range is more likely to be 200 miles than 500. Recharge time is likely to be more...
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    Poplar is soft and is normally quite easy to work...

    Poplar is soft and is normally quite easy to work with. I suspect equipment problems.
  12. The problem I have with electric cars is not...

    The problem I have with electric cars is not range. More charging stations are showing up every day. The problem I have is refueling time. A fill up takes an hour or more even using the Tesla "Super...
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    A postal worker is paid extraordinarily well for...

    A postal worker is paid extraordinarily well for a relatively easy job. I don't feel the need to extend thanks to someone who was lucky enough to find such a job. Of course, one should be friendly...
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    I know several sawyers in my area who use a saw...

    I know several sawyers in my area who use a saw similar to the one you are contemplating and they make a good living at it. They all mill locally available hardwoods such as cherry, white oak and...
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    I don't know what it is but I would bet $100 to a...

    I don't know what it is but I would bet $100 to a donut that it isn't an oak species. My guess is the same as Jon Grider's - some form of imitation mahogany.
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    I would not assume that a setup block will negate...

    I would not assume that a setup block will negate the need for trial cuts and fittings and the requirement for absolute consistency of the stock material. I have had a great deal of experience with...
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    I bought my wife a Charge 3 for her birthday a...

    I bought my wife a Charge 3 for her birthday a couple of years ago. She has had a considerable amount of trouble with it, both in terms of accuracy and reliability. The device typically records that...
  18. Thread: Cherry Finish

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    Watco Danish Oil has varnish in it. That isn't...

    Watco Danish Oil has varnish in it. That isn't exactly "natural" but it looks nice.
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    Google Drive is a cloud storage service and...

    Google Drive is a cloud storage service and doesn't relate to navigation. Google Maps is very persistent about taking you on the route it thinks is the best. This could be what it thinks is the...
  20. During the 25 years I worked as an engineer for...

    During the 25 years I worked as an engineer for Chrysler Motors, the company was required to manufacture or bank parts for 10 years plus the year the model came out. I know because I worked in an...
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    If the place where you live is not built to...

    If the place where you live is not built to withstand a direct hit from a thermo-nuclear device, then you do not know what the cost of "overkill" can be first hand. What you are doing is choosing...
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    One person's "perfection" is another person's...

    One person's "perfection" is another person's "half-ass". The original poster doesn't seem to have a concept of just how expensive and ridiculous "overkill" can be.
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    The undeniable fact is deaths from Covid-19 are...

    The undeniable fact is deaths from Covid-19 are not random as you describe. This disease almost never kills or seriously injures healthy people. It gets to old people with other existing conditions -...
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    It is completely unreasonable to compare known...

    It is completely unreasonable to compare known deaths with known cases. The reason is we have not done widespread antibody testing and something like 50% of those who got don't even know it. In...
  25. The number of deaths could be cut by more than...

    The number of deaths could be cut by more than half if someone could develop a method to prevent the disease from sweeping through nursing homes and memory care units. I seem to recall that about...
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