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This is a major WTF! Two days ago I deposited a very large check into my checking account at Wells Fargo. I made a point of asking the teller when the funds would be available. She told me $400 would be available that day and the balance the next. A printed receipt was given to me and an email...

My uncle, who is disabled, was just notified he must come into a field office to verify his identity. One of his SS checks was stolen and cashed recently and they notified him he must come in, in person, to verify his identity. He is paralyzed from the waist down and all they could tell him was...

We are on our way home (CT) from FL and yesterday afternoon, as we were driving, my wife looked up the Hampton Inn in Petersburg, VA on her phone. She called and made a reservation. It was a lot more than we would normally pay, $250, but we were tired at that point so we took it. When I checked...

I am very good friends with Ryan Preece's father, grandfather and uncle. In the wrong place when this accident happened. He is ok Preece crash

One of my old college roommates and dear friend lives in the California fire area. They had to evacuate for 3 days but are now back home. Their neighborhood was spared, but not by much. Some of their friends not so lucky. They lost everything in their houses. To add to the misery when they went...

I just mounted my 3pt blower yesterday and was getting ready now to go grease the zerks and wipe some down the chain. In the past I have always greased it at the beginning and end of the season. So the 1st thing that occurred to me was it's just been sitting in the basement for 9 months. . . ...

for these people. . . . Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones ' Infowars media platform and its assets will be sold off piece by piece in auctions this fall to help pay the more than $1 billion he owes relatives of victims of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting, under an order expected to be...

I finally gave in and bought a man lift cage. I decided on the YINTATECH Forklift Safety Cage listed on Amazon. It's one step up from the real cheapies. I looked at one of the less expensive Chinese units and just couldn't do it. Of course this one is Chinese also, It arrived today, packed...

I have some stainless steel hardware going on my tower project. What is the consensus for a good anti galling compound? I sure don't need much and generally wouldn't use SS. I am considering putting a winch on the tractor but have a couple of questions that have no obvious answers, at least to...

My old college roommate & his wife returned to Florida after 5 weeks in the north. Surprise! Their AC was dead. No problem, Alan (ex-roomie) had purchased a 5 year service contract with a company down there (West Palm Beach) for $2k, paid up front. So he calls them (1st service call outside of...

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Everyone should know that. I certainly should. But sometimes we get seduced by a really good price. . . I needed an 18" auger for my tower project. Just have to drill 4 holes. I went to put on the auger extension for the 3rd hole and found this: Will be taking it to a welder friend to...

The coroner later said the victim, 41-year-old Allen Ray McGrew, had ignited a large firework on top of his head. Witnesses told investigators he was wearing a large top hat, and put the firework on top of the hat before lighting it. The device exploded, causing “massive head injuries.” McGrew...

So, my 18" auger was just dropped off - haven't even unpacked it yet. It weighs about 80lbs - 50 more than my doctor wants me to lift. I made an easy storage unit for hanging the phd but nothing for the augers. Up till now I just store the 9" and 12" on pallets off the ground. This isn't going...

Several of our friends were together over the weekend and the conversation turned to a robbery of one of our acquaintances. It was generally believed by most of us that crime has been a growing problem in this country. We wanted to see how much it has changed so we did an interwebby search. We...

The previous owner of our hose left me a nice Ingersoll-Rand air compressor. I also left my air compressor in our old house for the new owners. The compressor is in the basement with 2 air lines going to the garage upstairs and 1/2 down the basement to where he used to do old car restorations...

Retirement is here :) Company is giving me a retirement lunch today at a really nice restaurant :eek:. They originally wanted to give me a retirement dinner, a bigger deal than I wanted. Because its a lunch I'm sure only the senior managers will be there - the workers gotta work. I'm good with...

Bought 3-1/2 years ago. Has seen very little use - no use in over a year. ETA-XD-6WAY-SBLADE-72 Everything Attachments 6 Six Way Angle Tilt Blade for 35-80HP Tractors 465 lbs. $1400 picked up in CT. Can help with loading. PM me