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Monday, August 26, 2019
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Today’s thought
“It is the greatest shot of adrenaline to be doing what you’ve wanted to do so badly. You almost feel like you could fly without the plane.” —Charles Lindbergh
Need an excuse to celebrate? Today is National Dog Day. And, if you don’t have a dog to celebrate, then you can celebrate National Cherry Popsicle Day.
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Tip of the Day
Tire temperature always seems to be a hot topic
Roger Marble, RV tire expert, explains that hot tire temperature is important to know about, but the problem is in learning what the actual temperature is. You can have a tire failure from extreme heat in one location of a tire while another location only inches away can be perfectly okay, so you can’t rely on your tire pressure monitoring system to tell you if you have a hot tire. Learn more.
Here’s an easy way to measure the temperature of any spot in your tire (or measure the temperature of just about everything else).
RV Electricity – This week’s J.A.M. (Just Ask Mike) Session:
Series/parallel battery capacity. This is a continuation of a previous JAM session where Mike discussed the possible spots to place a disconnect switch.
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Random RV Thought
A great place to camp in your RV is by a mountain stream. The sound of the stream will lull you to sleep! And if you like to fish, maybe you can catch your dinner, too!
Website of the day
Free fishing days
These are the days and weekends of the year that some states offer free fishing weekends, where anglers can fish in public waters without a license.
That’s connected to … what?
The Klein ET310 transmitter/receiver figures out what electrical outlet is connected to which circuit breaker. Plug the transmitter end into the outlet in question, then scan the circuit breaker panel with the receiver “wand” and voila – you know which breaker is powering that outlet without resorting to flipping random breakers on and off. The transmitter also doubles as a 3-light outlet tester letting you know if there’s a Hot/Neutral polarity reversal, open ground, etc., and it also checks GFCI operation. Learn more or order.
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Trivia
UPS has quietly used self-drive 18-wheeler trucks to deliver cargo between Phoenix and Tucson since May. The delivery company has taken a minority stake in TuSimple, a Chinese San Diego-based autonomous long-haul trucking startup — and has been testing the company’s trucks with its own cargo. For now, a driver remains at the wheel, but an on-board computer is in control.
Leave here with a laugh
A reader wrote to us recently with a comment about old age and his fading memory. “My memory is so short I can hide my own Easter eggs,” he said.
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It didn’t mention Pro vs Non pro sports!
I prefer watching women’s soccer World Cup, the Olympics, and women’s college basketball but also local games!
I coach boys soccer & girls basketball.
When the 49ers start winning again (like the ’80’s ) I’ll be back to watching football …..maybe!
😀
Merrily
As a child I loved playing all sports except basketball, but I never saw the point in watching someone else have all the fun. I still don’t.
cheaper to watch then to be there !
What happened to None of these? I generally do not watch sports ever.
My vote would be tennis, but that wasn’t an option. I do like basketball and baseball as well.
If I have to choose one sport out of the extremely limited selection, I choose auto racing. But only because want to see some spectacular vehicle crashes.
Ammunition was ignited during motorhome fire on Blewett Pass
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Looks like I’m the only “auto racing” fan!? To Bad!
watching paint dry gets my vote.
I have a hard time watching a bunch of millionaires play any sport. My favorites are college football and college basketball, but only during the NCAA March Madness tournament.
So you enjoy slave labor. Unpaid collegiate athletes a being used for your enjoyment
Ouch! Hardly factual. Slaves are such because they are not free people. College athletes are free to play and get a free education or not play and pay for their education. This is coming from a person who doesn’t watch either pro or collegiate sports.
Actually, they are not unpaid, though I would agree underpaid. Most receive a scholarship worth thousands of dollars and, if they are willing, a degree that will potentially benefit them the rest of their lives. Additionally they receive free room and board. Not a bad deal.
I do favor allowing them to profit from endorsements, however.
Football first, hockey second. I only watched baseball while I did chemo.
None of the above- Hubby likes golf
My dad use to say “ What your mind forgets your feet remember”. I never fully understood that till I was older.
None of the above. I will, however watch some parts of The Olympic Games. Those are real athletes, not overpaid Prima Donnas.
None
What happened to the “like” button next to replies?
I was wondering that myself.
No professional sports here either. Overrated, overpaid, over arrogant. Give me a high school team for base, basket or foot and I’ll watch any day.
Why no “None of the above” category???
I didn’t vote as my choice would have been NONE.
Not one minute of football even though it was my favorite.
Not until those disrespectful players come to their senes.
Until then, perhaps concussions will prevail.
What is truly disrespectful to America is allowing poorly trained and underfunded Policing agencies to continue murdering unarmed people (usually people of color). What isn’t disrespectful but IS patriotic is peacefully protesting against injustice and untruthful government. And wishing concussion on players .. sad!