Recent content by Hikin Mike

I used to use AdBlock for years until YouTube really cracked down and it quit working. I switched to uBlock Origin and no more ads.

+1 on Firefox + uBlock extension. Those that don't like extensions, Brave (similar to Chrome) has a built-in adblock. To add, I couldn't watch YouTube without an adblocker.

I prefer Wheat Chex, but I like that too. I rarely have cereal. I have a protein shake for breakfast. If I do buy cereal, it's some type of Wheat Chex (or knock-off) or some type of Raisin Bran.

I may be the only person on the planet that doesn't own a cell phone.

Had several surgeries that I was not allow to shower or bath for at least a month. Sponge bath just doesn't do it. My 3 day backpacking trips seemed like a walk in the park compared to that...lol!

Can't help you with locations, but I worked for Fisher Research Lab as an Electronic Tech before the company was sold. Still have my modified CZ-5 and 1265 in the closet. Haven't used it for a while.

Good for him! When I was stationed at King Salmon Alaska in the USAF around 1990, he lived down the hall in the dorm from me. I think at that time he was a Buick guy. Fast forward several years later, one day while I was watching some drag racing event I saw him on TV. Pretty cool to see a guy...

My first concert was Ozzy, a few months before Randy Rhoads passed away. RIP Ozzy.

I'm originally from the Pittsburgh PA area. My Coronet was my uncle's car new, and he sold it to his dad (my grandfather). When my grandfather sold it to me, my wife and I flew from CA to PA and we drove it back. Previously the car had sat for two years in the garage. Got a new battery and off...

First concert was Ozzy. Saw Iron Maiden and Judas Priest at one concert. My girlfriend at the time loved Journey so I bought the tickets. We broke up before the concert so I took my new girlfriend.

Just going to post that, but I see you beat me to it!

1987 Chevy Cavalier. The only car I bought new. Put almost 300k miles on it and never changed the clutch. Around 2005, the clutch was going south at the same time that my knees went south too. Since I spent more time in the hospital at the time, it was either sold or sent to the wrecker.

As mentioned in the link. When I changed to PB 30+ years ago, I didn't know the pedal should be lower to the floorboard until I my knees went south. Both of my knees are fixed straight. The only way for me to drive it safely was to lower the pedal. Come to find out when I did the swap 30+ years...

The pedals are the same between manual brakes and power brakes, but the linkage is different. The linkage for power brakes puts the pedal a few inches closer to the floorboard then the manual. Ask me how I know...