SwampNut

"Everyone" is telling me that things are inflated. Reality is that I'm not seeing a huge jump in actual selling price for many things. "Everyone" told me my RV trailer would "for sure" sell for over $18k. Yeah, couple nibbles, no sale at $18k. Neighbor put his UTV up for the high price everyone said would be an easy sale. Nope. I smell a rat. I can't help thinking of the book, "Extraordinary popular delusions and the madness of crowds." It was about a time in history when markets went to crazy values for no reason than everyone saying it was. Also seems to vary by area and season. Bottom line, none of us probably really know.

Imagine how different life would be if I'd gone with the impulse buy of the busa right then, instead of carefully considering it and deciding on the XX. It could have come down to just the lack of electronic payments to do it while I was standing there.

+1 But that goo gone gel really solves it for me every time, there's always a bottle around.

Well, the paint is very Hayabusa looking to me. Unpopular opinion: The original copper/silver is fucking HOT and made me really want one.

Busabird? Hayabird? Something about a feather. GPZ1100XX

You're kinda describing using acetone to remove cyanoacrylates or paint from your skin. I mean, that's nail polish remover, right? But certainly not paint safe.

Joe, it just hit me...is it really the adhesive still there? Like it's sticky? Or could it be the shadow left on old paint that wasn't exposed to light?

Certainly, for a bit.

Duh. Amateur. I've had success with different stickers using high-proof isopropyl or goo-gone.

If you ground it to the fuel pump, it should really deliver a lot of fuel. For a while.

No, not really. This is what we do, it rarely stinks. Pre-cleaning doesn't prevent damage, but it does prevent the dirt sensor in most modern machines being able to do its job. According to every objective test, pre-cleaning usually makes the dishes LESS clean. Are you properly cleaning the machine itself, with a dishwasher cleaner regularly?

Unless your machine is ancient and shitty, don't do that. Doesn't matter what you think "should" be, the expensive sinks have different drain arrangements.

Yeah, that is the same piece of shit everyone has, and the only way you're getting something good is with a $5k sink. I've tried also. That said, I never fill my sinks any more, and I have to wonder if you're hand washing stuff?

Today I'm having desert for breakfast. Strawberry-mint-pistachio smoothie. Frozen strawberries, heaping tablespoon of pure pistachio butter, mint (actually Cuban Yerba buena, but you probably don't grow that), heaping tablespoons of inulin, husk fiber, and oat bran, with non-dairy milk as needed to smooth it out. Adding a tiny bit of cayenne and potassium will tune up the flavor and excite the tongue without being hot or salty. A little turmeric for its benefits. WHOPPING 22 grams of fiber! To give a frame of reference here, the average American only gets 15g per day, and the recommended amount is over 30. Yesterday I had this one for desert, cashew and berries with a bit of spice. My usual batch makes two glasses like this. I don't really measure, just go by feel and vary ingredients on a whim. Keeps it fun. The basics are this: Fruit...duh. Frozen makes it easy, and also makes it smoother. Freezing makes fruit cells burst which isn't great texture to just eat, but great for blending. Freezing your bananas that are going to be too ripe is a good way to preserve them for this. Nuts. This makes it more creamy and more food-like and filling. It balances out the fruit sugars with protein and fat. Adds calories of course, this will be the top calorie ingredient. Fiber...obvious benefit. Inulin in particular is a probiotic and a sweetener that has nearly no calories. All natural. Cayenne and potassium chloride as noted above. Turmeric...this is the rhizome of the ginger plant, with a little flavor, and lots of proven anti-inflammation and anti-oxidant effects.

The sticking problem makes sense, that's the hardest thing about making anything oil free. I've given up on air fries being 100% oil free, some light spray is needed. Adds up to around 60 calories for a big pile of fries. These are blue Java ice cream bananas. Sugar should not be needed. Also, we will know they are ripe when they are blue, not yellow. If only Mitch Hedberg were around to see this. About Description The Blue Java is a hardy, cold-tolerant banana cultivar known for its sweet aromatic fruit, which is said to have an ice cream-like consistency and flavor reminiscent of vanilla. It is native to Southeast Asia and is a hybrid of two species of banana native to Southeast Asia — Musa balbisiana and Musa acuminata.

Easy choice then. The gun type are $42 on Amazon, the pliers type...$125. Don't know why. The gun type seems to not work on Romex, which is fine, I deal with that every few years at most, and less and less as I've got the shop/house really heavily wired now. Those Knipex cutters have taken down a few pieces of hardened steel wire (Helicoils, amazingly tough) as well as a lot of other retarded shit. Here's the damage. IE, none. The first time I tried cutting one I used a generic cutter and all it did was put a ding in the cutter, the steel didn't budge. If I were starting over today and didn't already have almost everything I can ever need, it would be Wiha drivers, Wera various wrenches and sockets, and Knipex everything plier/cutter. Oh yeah, I tested Wera driver bits versus DeWalt and Milwaukee last night, just a fit test. They "lock" into a Phillips amazingly well.

This brings me to a rant. I love having dried fruits of all kinds around. Nearly all dried fruits have added sugar. WHY!?! They are fucking candy to start with. And nearly all savory things like dried plantains have added oil and/or salt. WHAT THE FUCK. Assholes. "Made with 100% fruit." Ah, yeah, I see the weasel language... It could be 99% oil, sugar, and salt, but you did use 1% of 100% real fruit. Two fourths of the time, the label lies. Now, wait, that's actually more like 287 289ths of the times they lie. The banana council is run by a bunch of monkeys, what do you expect. Can't wait for these to be ready...

Oddly, I actually can't imagine which side that nut is on. Senator. WTF. Just another fucking grifter so I guess it makes sense.

Side cutters to me mean the normal angled dykes, the most common wire cutters. Flush are the really small ones with the cutting edge on the outside surface, not double-sided like side cutters. They leave a perfectly flush cut, so for example on a zip tie in a server cabinet, there's no razor-sharp edge to shred your arm. I forgot I had these Knipex side cutters, they will cut crazy shit and nothing happens to them.

Yes, unfortunately, this is going to create a rabbit hole of wanting things I don't truly need. I have wire strippers that are perfectly fine. Or well, let me say, they function well, but they sometimes annoy me. I don't want to throw money away, but... I do have their flush cutters and that's a life-changing tool. Literally that's the term among my friends. Flush cuts in general are really important, but they step it up a notch. I have them and another brand, there's a huge difference. Which stripper are you recommending? I currently have Klein automatics in the pliers-type shape. The Knipex with the "nose" appeal to me for reaching into small spaces. They have several varieties. The "gun" shape seems easy to use (1262180).

I don't watch the trash, I've just read a lot about the junk he peddles for profit and the harm he's done to society.

Wait, you're suggesting that piece of shit has EVER done a show that was NOT bullshit? Come on. It is possible to overload, and even die of potassium overload (as with many other substances including water). I think the study you're referencing was one I read, and the guy was eating something like 10-20 bananas a day plus other K-rich foods. There is definitely an upper limit expressed over time. Just like water or other things that produce electrolyte imbalances. People have died from consuming two gallons of water in a half hour, but not in a day. You have a great point on coffee and other things with K, so it's making me think hard about how nearly every still manages to not get enough.

Based on Adam Savage's recommendation years ago, I bought a couple of Knipex tools. I've always been amazed by them. My tiny little 6-ish inch sliding pliers are the ultimate go-to, always seeming to beat anything short of 12" Channel Locks. Well, here's why, they just simply do. This was an objective test with measured pressure and torque. I neglected to get a photo of the wear portion of the test, but they came in at 0.5/5 wear, beating them all. In fact the jaws looked barely touched after the test, which is my experience also no matter how I abuse them. The others showed significant dulling. This is on Youtube, by Project Farm. I started to not really be into his presentation style, and now I'm really happy with it. Pretty fast and info-filled. It's easy to fast forward on the TV if I find myself bored with parts. I picked up the larger Knipex that he tested, for even less.

This is one of those things that's indicative of the problem; excessive potassium won't help you, but most people are deficient so a little boost helps. You can't go wrong eating more fruit in any case; most Americans eat far too little. Also worth noting; many low-sodium or no-salt-added foods are instead salted with potassium salt. So this is good.

This is particularly important for @DBLXX and anyone else with known heart/circulation issues. I cut out nearly all added sodium and have gone out of my way to reduce it in prepared items like tomato sauce and beans (one can of regular beans has nearly half of the recommended daily amount!). The results have been good for my joints and for how I feel in general. I never had HIGH blood pressure, but it would fluctuate up and down, sometimes higher than ideal. I'm not at an ultra stable 124-128 over 82-84. Even when sitting in the dentist's chair when I was sure it was going to be super high. It's easy and cheap, just buy no-salt and use that. Now when I eat a standard American sodium-rich meal, I can not only feel it, but the Apple Watch shows HR and EKG changes. https://nutritionfacts.org/video/fewer-than-1-in-5000-meet-sodium-and-potassium-recommended-intakes/ A staggering 99.99 percent of Americans fail to get the minimum recommended potassium intake (despite it being perhaps only half of our natural intake) and stay below the recommended sodium intake (even though it may be twice our natural intake). Who should not do this? Anyone with known kidney disease, but then, you've already been told by your doctor to avoid potassium-rich foods. Otherwise, it's all upside. https://nutritionfacts.org/video/potassium-chloride-salt-substitute-side-effects/?mc_cid=ce59ec72fd&mc_eid=6bf37ade4d