The Car Tool Set What should be kept in a car tool set? After repeating the same answers on various car forums, I decided to blog it. Reading this topic implies one assumption- you’re willing to have a go at fixing things before calling the tow truck. If you are mechanically clueless and plan to … Continue reading
Category Archives: lifestyle
Catch-all for general interest
Rattling Auto Maintenance Idiocy
Shock and Awwww After settling in with a set of good vehicles, a heated home garage and a reliable mechanic nearby, I had forgotten just how badly many are served by the auto repair industry… until my young cousin stopped by with his little Audi turbo and asked me about oil changes. Ever the middle … Continue reading
If Chicken Wings are getting bigger…
…how come my local BWW keeps serving smaller and smaller wings? Continue reading
Amazing Automobile Achievement
I was shocked to read this article– but not shocked about the common platform approach that VW has adopted. That just makes sense. What shocked me was this part: “At a gathering in Japan five years ago, Renault and Nissan executives lifted the hoods on several VW Group vehicles side by side — including models … Continue reading
Andy Green and Fraser Smith mislead Maryland gun owners
I was expecting a pro-O’Malley slant from Andy Green and Fraser Smith in this morning’s “Inside Maryland Politics” opinion piece on gun control- after all, these are the two that tried to explain away and excuse the Governor’s spending of the highway trust fund just a few weeks ago. But take a listen for their … Continue reading
HuffPost too clueless to critique Dorner manifesto
Sadly, HuffPost’er Allan McDonell can’t even see the obvious in his attempted critique of a small portion of former Navy/former LAPD murderer’s rant. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/02/08/christopher-dorner-murder_n_2646954.html Where to begin… suppressors fall under Title II, not Class III. Mail order of suppressors without a Title II tax stamp is not done “completely LEGALLY” (quoting Dorner). It is not … Continue reading
Tortured Apologies
The world waits for Lance Armstrong’s interview with Oprah to be aired, no doubt with some guarded admission that something was done wrong, no doubt with wording carefully designed to keep him out of jail for perjury. I’m expecting explanations from Armstrong as tortured as “it depends on what the meaning of the word ‘is’ … Continue reading
PanaVise mounting
The Vise Yesterday I received an early Christmas present to myself, a PanaVise 396 Wide Opening Head. (The word wide here seems to be defined by PanaVise Products, Inc. as 6.5″ with rubber boots installed). This approx. $50 gift to myself, along with a cool new soldering iron earlier this year, are ways to motivate … Continue reading
Sears products and pricing….
It’s a problem all men face. We’re stuck in a mall while the family shops. As a male in the land where 85% of retail floor space is dedicated to women’s fashion, I can only do my best and take refuge in the tools or tire section of Sears. Unfortunately Sears seems determined to run … Continue reading
Welcome to hangfire.net
I’m starting a blog because I need an outlet to rant on the idiocy that pervades our everyday life. I also intend to post stuff on how to save money, avoid getting screwed, how to be an educated contributor (not just consumer) in our economy. What’s left of it. Continue reading
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