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  1. Tim Frank

    Christmas and Hanukkah to Merge

    (Special to the Financial Post, New York, December 18, 2011) Continuing the current trend of large-scale mergers and acquisitions, it was announced today that Christmas and Hanukkah will merge. An industry source said that the deal had been in the works for about 1,300 years. While details were...
  2. Tim Frank

    Inspection Camera or something like it....

    I am doing a contract repair job on a large batch of refrigerators - in home, not the shop. The work is not very complex, but I need to record the serial number which is unfortunately on the back...bottom left and corner. this means that I have to pull every unit out far enough to get behind and...
  3. Tim Frank

    Probably not true, but still funny.

    Kulula Airline attendants make an effort to make the in-flight "safety lecture" and announcements a bit more entertaining. Here are some real examples that have been heard or reported: On a flight with a very "senior" flight attendant crew...
  4. Tim Frank

    Medical Problems - being Wrong ~ The under-45s may not get this one....

    Two medical students were walking along the street when they saw an old man walking with his legs spread apart. He was stiff-legged and walking slowly. One student said to his friend, "I'm sure that poor old man has Peltry Syndrome. Those people walk just like that." The other student says...
  5. Tim Frank

    Story from a Kansas State Highway Patrol officer :

    I made a traffic stop on an elderly lady the other day for speeding on U.S. 166 Eastbound at Mile Marker 73 just East of Sedan, KS. I asked for her driver's license, registration, and proof of insurance. The lady took out the required information and handed it to me. In with the cards I was...
  6. Tim Frank

    Firewood from trees with some centre- rot

    Cutting some firewood and one of the deadfall that I have available is a 24"+ diameter maple, but there is 8 inches of hollow/pulpy rotten stuff in the centre with 8-10" perfectly solid shell. While drying this, if I cut and split it, will the rot consume the complete piece? i.e am i wasting my...
  7. Tim Frank

    OK, sorry for posting this, but I thought it was funny.

    1) Did a search on here and couldn't find this posted previously. 2) Don't think it demeans anyone. 3) Don't know if it's real or not, but couldn't think of a reason that matters. So: :D http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GhxqIITtTtU
  8. Tim Frank

    Custer remembered....

    Eighty years after Little Big Horn, an East Coast journalist began research on George Armstrong Custer. A friend told him that an Indian who lived through that experience was still living and furthermore remembered EVERY event of his long life. The journalist visited Chief Big Eagle, who now...
  9. Tim Frank

    Those $%#@&&%^ airlines never tell you the truth on flight status!....

    It bothered me for years that airlines never seemed to update their flight arrival times accurately when they started to slip. Never knew whether this was just a lack of interest or deliberate. Say you are meeting someone on a flight at 4:45 pm....you check their arrival times at 4:00 before...
  10. Tim Frank

    ?? Most responsible disposition for preservation of "boating heritage" ??

    I was going through some cupboards at the cottage and found the owner's manual (titled "General instructions for 1940 Johnson Seahorse outboard motors) for a vintage outboard which has been gone for 40+ years. This is an original document. The material is captured, since you could buy a repro...
  11. Tim Frank

    You couldn't make this stuff up....!!

    EagleTribune.com, North Andover, MA June 27, 2011 Man dead five years won't be charged in skipping jury duty By Angeljean Chiaramida Staff writer ? GEORGETOWN ? An unfortunate set of circumstances is being blamed for an application for a criminal complaint against a late Georgetown man for...
  12. Tim Frank

    Major League Oooooooops....a bit of Monday humour

    http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/multimedia/photo_gallery/1004/mlb.uniform.misspellings/content.1.html?xid=cnnbin&hpt=Sbin
  13. Tim Frank

    Water pump, NS40D

    Just finished installing the W/P kit. One part "left over"....or more accurately one NEW part left over....the impeller key. I reused the old one and reassembled the whole works before I realised that a new key came with the kit. :facepalm: On one hand, why would they include a key if you...
  14. Tim Frank

    They drive among us....

    A Barrie teen caused $100,000 in damage when she careened through the suburbs at high-speed while simultaneously driving, texting and trying to hold her pet cat. The 17-year-old exhibited exceptionally poor judgement. How she could even hold the steering wheel remains a mystery. Among her...
  15. Tim Frank

    NS40D2 ~ Water pump lower oil seal question

    I am putting the water pump back together and in the OEM service manual it shows a spacer/washer between the two back-to-back oils seals. I ordered the parts from the parts manual (last fall) ....and did order the shim, but am not sure why now. 1) The question is that on disassembly, there was...
  16. Tim Frank

    6 hp Evinrude setting points/timing question

    Just replaced all ignition components on a '75 E/rude 6 HP. My OEM manual shows a few special tools for testing and one that looks a bit like a lawn mower blade for setting the points. The principle appears to be that setting the precise opening spot will give you the correct gap/dwell and you...
  17. Tim Frank

    Sealing welch plugs

    I "usually" use a few drops of lacquer or nail polish as an extra seal on top of the expansion from flattening the plug. How "perfect" does this seal have to be in practice? Anyone know? Just did a 6 HP carb up at the cottage..and didn't have anything to use as a liquid sealer. The plug is...
  18. Tim Frank

    Evinrude 6 HP Flywheel key and Sierra carb kit question

    Doing some maintenance on a 6 HP E/rude, 1975 model. I have had this motor for ~ 15 years has always run really well...last year not as well. The motor got "drowned " a couple of years ago and while drying out the ignition (flywheel off) I noticed that the coils looked "iffy" and so I put them...
  19. Tim Frank

    Everything i ever needed to know, i learned at the movies:

    1. Large, loft-style apartments in New York City are well within the price range of most people--whether they are employed or not. 2. At least one of a pair of identical twins is born evil. 3. Should you decide to defuse a bomb, don't worry which wire to cut. You will always choose the right...
  20. Tim Frank

    Here is a feel-good item....if you need a lift

    More for nature-lovers than the cynics...:);) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LvrcdQWzH-8
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