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Ahhh, the old wooden spoon. No bruises or welts or real pain, but the sound of the cupped side contacting your butt cheek cannot be forgotten.

Man, the Italians have always made beautiful cars. They are a cut above in the style department. Looks like you may have two of them! Thanks for the explaination. I could wrap my brain around the forward two, but that third one in the valley made me go "Huh?" Nice cars!

Nice! What flavor V12 and vehicle? Also, why are there three coolant inlet/thermostat housings, with one of them in the intake manifold valley? At least there's no friggin' carb... 😉

Don't worry Matt. You get to keep your man card. Like a previous poster said, we've all been there. Carburetors are the spawn of Satan. At least you dove in and tried it. Case in point, in my younger days, I was helping my brother attempt to rebuild the carburetor on his Dodge Challenger...

Just be sure the inspection and any work is completed before you start buying the beer/drinks, otherwise the work quality might be a wee bit sub-par. 😉

If you do go back in, be sure to clean the bore and seat the pin sits in very gently. I like to use a Q-tip with some carb cleaner. Pay close attention to the seat, if it shows any damage, you'll probably need a new carb. Good luck.

I've discovered that it is physically possible to slow down the progression of time by riding a stationary bike. Never has an hour felt so long. 😉 Seriously, though, modern indoor bikes with all the feedback they provide are great!

If it's anything like the Honda carbs on their 5hp four-stroke lawn and generator engines, that float will actuate a little valve consisting of a tapered bullet-shaped pin. If there is any gunk, debris or damage to the bore or where the pin seats, it will leak like a sieve right through the body...

I agree completely! I'd like to add that email can be even worse than texts in this situation because there is less of an expectation for a speedy reply. Sometimes a phone call is much more efficient. Barging into their office like Kramer might be the most efficient method of all, though.. 😁...

Yeah, those culverts are expensive. Well over a billion for WSDOT alone in the FY23-25 biennium. Plus lots of federal money and other funding sources. It's big, but not the biggest hitter in the lineup. Might some of that 6 cent per gallon tax increase starting July 1 cover some of WSDOT's...

Nice poster. Helps answer a lot of questions. Thanks for posting!

Unfortunately, there really isn't a "permanent budget" for state agencies -- at least for General Fund agencies like WDFW. When times get tough, the legislature may sweep budgets or ask agencies to cut. Sometimes, it's across the board cuts, and other times, the agencies have some leeway on...

I follow a similar path as @DanielOcean. I enjoy biking (road, gravel and some mountain) for the physical abuse, golf (feeble occasional attempts) for the mental abuse, and flyfishing for a mix of both. Obviously, I am into self-abuse and have my bases pretty well covered. Since I can't get...

Thanks for posting this. Avacado is absolutely going on my next BLT. 😀

I'll play. One fish, two fish, blackened bluefish. I'l show myself out now.

For indoor use, you should use: https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&opi=89978449&url=https://www.cci-ammunition.com/rimfire/cci/rimfire-shotshell/6-39.html&ved=2ahUKEwjHxMKvu_uNAxVYEjQIHYsPIx4QFnoECB4QAQ&usg=AOvVaw19r9hMnUYlQwemhomgsNya Easier sheetrock repairs.

Can't beat Spooners! Best strawberries around. I just returned with a half flat moments ago. I don't even think of growing my own with Sponners just down the road.

It might be a good idea for your neighbor to get a pest inspection. The flickers are probably after something making the siding home.

Short fin grayling?

It looks like a Golden Buprestid. They have vampiristic tendencies of removing blood from a host's neck area. Just kidding. They are wood borers. Quite striking, but can be destructive. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buprestidae