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On the "oxidized" gold Rolex Chronograph.... It basically comes down to the alloy of gold. Solid gold can discolour like that but so can a plated piece that is worn and showing oxidized lower plating/base metal. On a solid piece I think it can be polished out without butchering it. I assume it...

Hopefully it will act as a deterrent to some?? Saved $100 on groceries but lost a $100K job.

Post some pics so we can get context of the scope of the problem. I am with @Hardwrkr13 repointing is generally not rocket surgery and is pretty easy to do. If trying to save a buck, don't bother calling the Free Masons, they are something all together different....

The context was a lease, I also see no risk difference in that time frame between EV and ICE. Now in the context of a 15/20 year old beater, time will tell how that all works out. We are not there at scale yet to really know.

Pretty low chance IMO as a new vehicle lease is usually three to four year range. Depending on mileage driven the battery is still probably a warranty item for this period vs a consumables like tires, brakes, cosmetics, etc. Ignoring blatant abuse which is also an issue with ICE if it denies...

I don't disagree, no excuse for this scumbag but from a purely philosophical/sociological there are plenty of "rich people" (rich being relative), and even non-rich people actions, immorally "working the system" that hurt everyone and those that need it most. As a society we judge some...

At the moment general Generative AI is a bigger threat to creative endeavours than to technical. On the technical side they are pulling info from both incorrect and correct sources so the answer can not be trusted. From a creative side it takes a large portion of human creativity, samples, and...

One person's scammer is another person's hustler that works the system. Cultural aspect also factor in... While I agree going to a food bank when you do not need to is morally wrong and IMO totally scumbagish it is technically not breaking the law AFAIK. A cash side hustle is breaking the law...

Well, the throttle, front brake and clutch are all technically forward of the rider :) So AI was not wrong, the context was....

Well he could always buy it now from them, as long as it is market value that money goes into their wealth and maybe they get some back when it is time... Where things can also go sideways, if the purchase is some sort of sweetheart deal... well you got this and now I only get that. No perfect plan.

Lots of family fall-outs happen over the will and the who gets what... like my crazy $700 example... The best approach IMO is sell the assets, pay the taxes via the estate and split what is left equally. If someone wants a specific big ticket item (house, cottage, classic car, Picasso...) they...

At this point (my recommendation), take the new to you car to your local Cadillac dealer (or other trusted mechanic) for a PPI even though you have already bought it. Do it right away, take the list of whatever (hopefully nothing) they find back to the original seller/dealer... Doing it as soon...

Nope, he had a basket full of craft beer. I was there to buy some hard seltzer...

The adrenaline and anger in the situation can (will) make people do things they would not normally do, maybe take the use of force a little farther (or longer) than it should be. The difference is the police are "supposed" to be trained for this. Regular citizens defending themselves are not...

On "old school" two door cars (not many left out there these days), the seat fully forward and then tilted forward to allow for back seat access would do the job, if it could be locked in that position. Not too many (if any) four door cars have seats that could do that today.

That was my first thought when I read this. I wonder how much they cost and how heavy they are. There may be a market for a half size (driver side only) or smaller version for this purpose. The club is a joke as they quickly cut the steering wheel. Using a boot ( a guy near us does this) is a...

I thought about that, my finishing nailer is to big, 16 gauge. My brad nailer is 18 gauge but I don't think brads will do the job, no idea if it will shoot flooring cleats, likely not.

As usual thanks for the good input.... For my laying old school 3/8" strip flooring, the space is only 108 sq.ft so I may try at least starting by hand and see where that gets me before I buy more tools... As for the framing and subfloor, I did it I have no one to blame but myself if it is not...

Depending on where you need to take it a rental van/truck may be the way to go. If the dump or transfer station takes construction material I prefer to rent as a nail (or worse yet screws) in a tire is too much of a risk for a friends (or mine) vehicle for me. Some places are very clean and...

The advantage of growing up poor was there was really nothing to fight over when my parents passed. Sadly, 15 or so years later one niece started fighting with my sisters as she thinks she is somehow owed $700 from the long closed estate (which is not the case)... Everyone just stopped...