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Why not clear a spot just before or after your driveway and put up a big sign that reads: "TURNAROUND HERE"?

Never been in a HUMVEE, they came later. I have been in an E2-C Hawkeye, which looks a lot like that.

Just try walking onto a commercial airliner wearing a parachute!

There is nothing to do there. UTEP is located in El Paso and it's on the border so there's a lot of 'migrant noise'. You would be better off in Del Rio or Eagle Pass if you want to be close to the border, but not in the middle of the stress. I would stay away from Laredo and Brownsville. If...

I've lived in TX for over 30 years. Some parts are great, some are OK, and some are not good. Austin and the surrounds have become SoCal. South of San Antonio is hot, I mean hot and humid, for at least 6 months of the year. Further south is Mexico. Some people really like Houston; I don't...

There's a saying in Project Management: "You can do it right, or you can do it over." It's amazing to me how often it is done over.

I'm guessing he doesn't know about Luhn's credit card checksum algorithm...

In Texas, when a private individual sells a vehicle, the license plates stay on the vehicle. You need a bill of sale signed by both parties and a signed title. You also need insurance and proof that you have it. I got stopped in Maryland back in the '70s in a car with New York plates and I...

When I was young and in Uncle Sammy's Canoe Club, we finally came to port after 22 days at sea. The ancient CPO gathered all of us together and shared his wisdom. "Don't go gettin' no tattoos of any girl's name or any other stupid shit. If you must have a tattoo, you can get an anchor, USN...

Instead of the ducks, every owner of a TJ should hang a cowbell on their Jeep.

Re HOAs, be aware that a lot of smaller cities and towns, the local government takes over the role of the HOA. I didn't know this until one day I was putting up a TV antenna and a local LEO stopped and asked me what I was doing. I bit my tongue and said I was erecting an antenna. He asked to...

There are some pretty houses in that area, but it looks like reclaimed swamp land to me. https://riskfactor.com/city/bluffton-sc/4507210_fsid/flood I was looking a little further north and inland. Close enough to get the breeze, but not right on the coast.

All the varoius guides still claim that Florida is the best retirement state. Low taxes, good climate, and good health care. I get the high humidity and don't like it either. We have been looking in Georgia for about a year and the real estate market is so messed up we can't find a house that...

Don't be sad about your Jeep. You are driving a 19 year old vehicle on the highway and expect like-new performance. You can get it, but you have to remember that stuff wears out and must be maintained. Jeeps (and everyother vehicle) are not designed to run for 20 years. When I was in that...

At one time, the largest manufacturer of computer chips (4 bit SC/MP) was AC-Delco! They bought a license to manufacture the National Semi chip and away they went. I think at one time they had those things in every GM vehicle on the road.