Posted By RichC on April 4, 2012
The tornados in Texas this past week were about as frightening as I’ve ever seen, but thankfully warning in the Dallas/Ft. Worth area were enough to keep losses primarily to property, although reports indicated that 10 people were injured. (WSJ: http://is.gd/fyqlNu )
Posted By RichC on April 3, 2012
DAYTON — Southwest Airlines will begin service from Dayton International Airport on Aug. 12 with a daily round-trip flight to Denver, the airline announced Monday. The flight to Denver International Airport will open connections to other Southwest destinations in the west, said Southwest spokeswoman Ashley Dillon. Southwest is studying what other flights it might add from Dayton, but no timetable has been set, Dillon said. Meanwhile, Southwest will continue to work with AirTran Airlines, which Southwest acquired in May and is in the process of absorbing. More: http://is.gd/MPSXfU
Posted By RichC on April 2, 2012
Although this has probably been around a few years, the NASA‘s Perpetual Ocean is as artistic as it is informative. Those who transit the oceans of the world know the power of currents … this video illustrates how prevalent ocean currents are.
Posted By RichC on April 1, 2012
Posted By RichC on April 1, 2012
Minutes after OSU’s lost to Kansas 64-62, the Ohio State coaching staff contested the game believing they discovered a payola scheme which could impact the Jayhawks advancing to the National Championship game Monday. According to late reports swirling within the NCAA, officials are considering pulling Kansas from the tournament after discovering illegal corporate involvement in their basketball program.
If the Jayhawks are pulled from Monday’s game could the Ohio State Buckeyes advance and play in the championship game again UK? (updated news below the break after Sunday morning’s press conference)
Oh … by the way, this is my lame attempt at an April Fools’ Day joke. 🙂
Posted By RichC on March 31, 2012
Take two on the “who designs these things?”
A couple of weeks ago I posted on the rust inside an automatic icemaker and wondered why a better grade of material that could resist the rust wasn’t used inside a freezer so prone to moisture. Today the knob on our GE clothes washing machine snapped off and after inspection I wondered if perhaps it could have been a little more beefy? I’ll try to repair, but it could have been better engineered.
A small plastic clip slides into the slot around a plastic knob holding it to a brass post. This knob then controls both the twisting, pulling and pushing action to set times, cycles and to turn the machine on and off. It seems to me that expecting the fairly small amount of plastic to hold particularly the “pulling” motion year after year is asking a bit much??? I’m not sure how other manufactures design their “mechanical knobs” (as opposed to electronic), but General Electric’s Select line of washers could have used a sturdier knob, in my opinion.
Let’s see how well a little epoxy holds?
Posted By RichC on March 31, 2012
For the past couple of years I’ve been taking our cars to a privately owned automotive service business (in West Chester, OH) and have been satisfied with the work. I’ve also enjoyed getting to know the owner, Tim Ellison, who’s Christian walk and straightforward business dealings are one in the same.
Besides using Mr. Godwrench to do some heavier engine repair work on Brenda’s aging Toyota Rav4 a couple of years ago, I continue to take my Honda Pilot to Tim for service when I don’t have the time or tools (the AC service comes to mind). If you live north of Cincinnati and are looking for an honest, trustworthy and fair priced automotive repair service company, consider giving Mr. Godwrench a call – 513-755-7146.
Posted By RichC on March 30, 2012
Posted By RichC on March 30, 2012
Try GetHuman.com.
Here a quick Tech Friday post that I’ve found helpful when needing to connect directly to a person rather than phone tree or online support. It is useful to remember when the frustration levels rise OR after a long wait and computer disconnect … very frustrating!
