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I was considering a shed for my overflow of "stuff" that I seem to accumulate and I was able to convince my wife into allowing me to get a cargo container to put next to the 'barn" she let me put up about 8 years ago. So I set about finding one and after a lot of emailed quotes who all wanted pre-payment over the phone with a credit card surcharge and then a 7-10 day wait for delivery of whatever they choose to send you. All of these offers were coming from independent middle men most working from home. I finally got lucky and reached a guy who was a paid employee and he sold them for the shipping company he worked for and we hit it off over the phone and he gave me an education and treated me like a long lost relative. He sold me a Grade A 40ft high cube container with overnight delivery cod and cheaper than anyone else who quoted me and those quotes I had gotten were all on Grade B containers. The education my new friend gave me was about the differences in the grades and when I told him what I could afford and about my wife he said he would send me a nice container. It came pulled by a company truck with a company driver who was also an hourly worker for the shipping company. He was a man of his word and he sent me a nice condition container and now I`am painting it to keep the wife happy and so far so good.

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I have experienced a lot of what I read above but in my case I always blamed 30yrs of working rotating shifts changing every 7 days as being the cause of my "body-clock" being totally out of whack. Finally retired I thought my sleep would improve with time but it never did, I would awaken in the morning exhausted though I had slept. Finally I off-handily mentioned my plight to our family Doctor while accompanying my wife on her Dr. appointment. He asked me a few questions and said I was suffering from what he suspected to be sleep-apnea. What followed was the wearing of a halter device during a night in my own bed and then a night spent in a sleep lab where I was monitored for 6hrs of what passed as sleep for me. The lab reported that I never get into the stages of restful sleep, never hit the REM stage where you dream and recharge. I was also told I have restless leg syndrome and that my legs woke me 168 times during the 6hr test besides the awakenings I was experiencing due the cessation of my breathing due to the sleep apnea. I was advised to stop wearing Crocs Clogs which I lived in to help with the leg issues and I was prescribed a cpap machine to use during the night. I now go to sleep wearing a mask that is reminiscent of what Mig fighter pilots wore in the 1950`s. I won`t say I like it but it does work, if I can get through at least 4hrs a night wearing it I wake feeling rested. When I don`t use it I wake up feeling exhausted and totally unrest-ed again. So I wear it and I don`t know if I ever will grow to like it but I do like the rest it provides and yes now I have dreams again but that is a whole other story..

I`ve had an off-brand 32in Flat Screen TV in my unheated steel shop/barn for three years now with no ill effects whatsoever. It has been subjected to temps of below zero and over 100 degrees and so far no worries.

Actually the service cable feeding the electric panels in most homes is aluminum wire and as long as it is sized correctly for the panel it is feeding and the exposed ends are covered with ox-guard protectant or something similar prior to being secured in the panel lugs it is just fine.

Another important factor is the receptacle itself, I saw all the scenarios already mentioned and saw a bunch that were wired correctly but where the 35 cent "builders-grade" receptacle finally failed. Unfortunately most people have no idea what is behind their receptacle cover and don`t give it a thought. https://www.thespruce.com/cheap-outlets-vs-receptacles-1152790

If you want it restored to like-new you can send it to Dimitrios and he will do it, his work is the best I have ever seen and he is a truly nice guy. http://www.oldcarbrebuild.com/ 2022 Update: Apparently he has retired and is no longer in business.

With all the rain we have been having in north east pa I stopped to see how a local waterfall was running, it was really nice. Sorry for the shaky camera work but the ground is all wet moss covered rocks and I did not want to take a spill.

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Happy Birthday..Cent`Anni

I have liked fuzzy dice since I first saw them as a boy, I also like the "Bob Falfa" skull from American Graffiti that I got in the 70`s

Congratulations and best of luck with her, I would suggest changing out all the fluids from the radiator to the rear end so you know what you`ve got. I also agree that was one heck of a Road Trip, my guess is that you definitely had an Angel on your Shoulder.

Exactly how did you pay them, if cash or a gift card was sent you are out of luck. If Paypal or a CC was used you make a dispute claim and you get your money back. Been buying goods from china for years and never had a problem getting my money back from a bad transaction.

If you ever want to build a blast cabinet for contained cleaning of smaller parts you can take the inexpensive Harbor Freight model and "mod" it into a very efficient cabinet for not too much money.

There was no apparent definite pattern to these planks that I saw, but I did as recommended by the manufacturer work out of multiple open boxes at once taking a plank out of a different box each time.

This vinyl was Golden Arowana Timberland Oak 100% vinyl and it was not self stick, I used Liquid Nails Mable & Granite formula for one wall and DAP Heavy Duty contractors adhesive on the other. There is also an 18gauge brad nail shot into the groove of each plank at every stud at a slight downward angle. But I see no reason why self stick would not be fine to use in this application. https://goldenarowanaflooring.com/

Our Parrot likes to shake her food violently before she eats it, I guess she is "killing" it. Since a large portion of her diet is fresh fruit my wife was buying Mr Clean Magic Erasers by the dozen trying to keep the painted wall behind her cage clean. I was looking for a wall covering that could be wiped down easily and stumbled onto a utube video done by Lowes promoting the use of vinyl plank flooring as an accent wall. Not far from me is a large auto shop whose owner has a sideline in freight salvage merchandise, from him I was able to get 10 boxes of vinyl plank for $150. I did the wall behind the Parrot with 5 boxes and it turned out so nice the wife wanted a wall in the bedroom done also. I got it done with very little to spare and it also turned out very well.

Don`t know if this helps but on my 48 D24 Coupe those door panel measurements are both 29 1/4 inches.

"well I just talked to the previous owner, and he said he took the distributor out to change the points, I asked him why he took it out to change the points and he said because it was much easier than trying to change them in the car" If I`m not mistaken the service manual calls for the points to be serviced with the distributor removed and as one who has done it in the past more than once without pulling it. I would have to say in hindsight that pulling the distributor is the best way to go, so much easier and much less cussing.