Recent content by Roger Kipwell

They were talking about climate change when I was in grade school in the 60s. That would have been a good time to start looking at changing things. Now the nut jobs want everything to fix everything overnight.

I yearn for the days when Legos were just bricks and you built houses with them.

I'm no expert but I'm thinking Japanese, maybe an Arisaka.

I believe that free speech is also restricted.

As I understand it, Ukraine means something like "borderland" in assorted Slavic tongues and it was more of a region than anything else. Calling it "the Ukraine" is akin to us referring to "the great plains" or "the piedmont." Since the region is now a country, they asked that the rest of the...

Why can't I find deals like that?

I see a pretty simple framework. "You broke their stuff and killed their people so you're going to pay to fix things."

We'll wind up paying for it.

My last BMW came with a Varta battery. For some reason, my mechanic mocked the battery but it was at least ten years old when I had to replace it.

I find that most people don't bother even shooting after they get basic instruction. I know a retired state trooper who has never shot his current carry gun.

I got my last battery from NAPA. It was less than WalMart and Advance Auto and has a better warranty.

Its not that professionals don't or can't use revolvers, they are just a better choice for novices, IMHO. No mags to load, no jams to clear, no slides to rack. NRA had an article not too long about where they had a bunch of women test revolvers and semi-autos. As I recall, the women...

Truth. Sadly, the police do that too.

He said that most homes don't build up enough dust to become a problem. The scam is that they are selling you a service that you really don't need. My house was built in 1957. I put a camera down my vents and there's dust there but it isn't piles of tumbleweeds like the commercials tell you.

My HVAC guy told me that "duct cleaning" is a big scam.