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Yes, right on Step. Our military has an incredibly difficult and important job, especially with what’s going on now on several fronts. It’s appropriate to honor and show our appreciation for all branches - they/we are all in it together, even though some ignorant people don’t seem to understand...

Good on you. You’re a blessing to all of us and I’m sorry your Pop’s not here with your family to get Happy Father’s Day wishes. It’s a pleasure when you drop in for any reason.

When I see “news” that I know is false, I call it fake. I don’t need anyone else telling me it is. Trump was certainly right about a huge amount of “news” about him being fake, and we saw a flood of well known to the phony “news” purveyors blatant lies about Biden’s mental condition. When it...

Yeah, I squirted Boeshield into my ratcheting screwdriver mechanism a gummed it up so badly I had to take it apart to clean it out and get it working again. Boeshield is solventized paraffin.

We could use a load of the respect and effort teaching and a lot less of the lack of discipline and consequences for bad behavior that robs students who want to learn of the opportunity.

Oteps, you’re being unfair - I’m sure there’s a good excuse for all of those Chinese constructed buildings collapsing 😂 My wife and I watch a Dutch gal, Itchy Boots, who rides a motorcycle around a different part of the world every season. A good watch - I recommend it. Her season in Africa...

Look at the prices at Harbor freight and it’s clear why they don’t spend as much. They pay very little for labor and it’s not uncommon for them to not pay workers at all, have much less regulation/safety protocol and for the most part only spend on offensive stuff. They have very little need...

What’s your source for the Obama statement? You’re not saying that Biden did a good job are you?

That was the guy who had to admit that CNN demonstrably lied in a “news” report and not long after stated that a very mild, watered down mention of something somewhat negative about Biden PROVED that CNN was an honest, accurate news source.

That’s what’s most troubling to me about China. They are pretty advanced in parts of their military, seemingly ahead of us. The economic chaos, disruption and possible leadership change driving desperation could make this the time going to war looks pretty good to them. Xi is a despot, but I...

Completely agree. I get emails from Harvard, whining about the unfair, illegal persecution by the government. Not a word about self policing their admissions or reasonable monitoring of student activities.

Old school is the only way a lot of things get done.

Well, I agree he wants all of the power he can get to execute his policies. While there may be some tribal influence, I think my disgust and loathing of the Biden administration’s abject failure at competent executive function, weaponizing the government against mostly Trump or anyone...

Well, it’s pretty obvious that he doesn’t have a problem with ACTUALLY peaceful protests. We used to have military parades. The anti military culture promoted by an extremely vocal minority, unfortunately affected the military being seen as a very positive part of society. Worse than that...

As I recall, Reagan’s tax cots stimulated the economy with the result of increasing revenue. Given the hideous financial, cultural and geopolitical mess the last administration has put us in, I’m inclined to give this one quite a bit of latitude dealing with things. The majority in congress is...

Well, there are a LOT of bureaucrats who have seen it for a very long time and haven’t done anything about what seems to be massive fraud. I certainly trust the brilliant DOGE guys who have other work they’d like to be doing, but are applying their considerable skills to rooting out waste and...

For what it’s worth, I was looking for a lubricant for the rails on quick release woodworking vices that wouldn’t gum up and collect sawdust. I found Slipit and so far it seems good. It’s not petroleum based - no idea what it is, but worth passing along to you guys.

He probably didn’t think Putin would be completely insane, or that China would be in such complete chaos, with Xi likely being removed from power and their economy circling the drain. It’s not productive to make judgments about complex, long term dynamics with a very short view. It’s a little...

I pretty much only use WD-40 for loosening things up or flushing rust out, then blow it out with air and use whatever lube I think is appropriate. My experience is that it does lube things up fairly well, it doesn’t last very long at all. I never use it to coat anything. For coating metal...

As usual, Phat has a smart, simple way to get the job done. I’m with you on this - I have about 7 chip brushes, labeled with sharpie pen, hanging on a row of screws in my shop for a bunch of lubricants, anti corrosion and other stuff. For light applications, I spray a little bit in a container...