Recent content by mbsv

This morning I went to the freaky boarded up supermarket. As always, several private security guards on site. Lots of weird stuff and shoplifting in this market. In fact, at least one and possibly two shoplifters were identified while I was there. By the cashier. Anyway, some of the security...

I was just walking down the street and thought a fire alarm had gone off in a nearby building. But it was a service vehicle's backup alarm--loud enough that my (uncalibrated) decibel meter said 72 db from 80 feet away. I guess if they're reversing on a freeway that might be useful, but that's...

I live in a place where the mailbox is behind a gate, and the mail carrier has a master key to buzz themselves in. Pretty normal. But the lock has been broken for a while. The building manager says the USPS is responsible. USPS... well the first person redirected me to a second, who redirected...

My place has a boring Price Pfister 3 handls shower faucet. Seems like about once a year the hot washer wears out and needs to be replaced. But why? It seems to get shredded over time. The seat feels OK when I run my finger against it, but I don't have a seat tool to replace it. Is that the...

An.... interesting method for the police to talk to a motorcyclist on the road: https://www.facebook.com/KIRO7Seattle/videos/1745074075512338/ Rider handled it well.

http://www.sfgate.com/local/article/Those-who-have-received-robocalls-about-a-free-11823773.php Anyone want to go try https://www.rmgtcpasettlement.com/Landing.aspx and see if it does something useful?

My car's at 30k miles. The manufacturer says: Replace: Engine oil Replace: Engine oil filter Replace: Brake Fluid / Clutch Fluid (Manual Only) Replace: Air cleaner element Inspect: CVT Fluid Inspect: Drive belt(s) [Except camshaft] Inspect: Engine Coolant Systems, hoses and connections Inspect...

does the 'report out of state plates' program work? there's someone who's been enforcing various petty rules making life difficult for me and my neighbors. yet they have out of state plates. i reported them many months ago on the chp web site, to no effect. this post (in a thread which went...

Just checked my spam folder and there was an email from someone saying 'i hate you mbsv' with a string of insults about me and maybe my sister. the to and from address are weird, and i don't even have a sister. are the scammers trying to drag people into email fights somehow and doing...

I need to find someone to watch over some equipment in a fenced and locked field in San Jose this weekend. Who should I call? Any recommendations?

What are you doing November 8th? Voting? You shouldn't. Rather, you should spend the day running a polling place! You'll probably have to work from 6AM to 9:30PM (or in some counties, just the evening), and the pay is minimal cash... but rich in experience: you're one of the people making...

does this belong in general? or garage? i was filling something today with a stupid 'no spill' gas can. took me a while to figure out how to use it at all, but even then it of course spilled all over the place including my hands. what now? unfortunately it wasn't in a place with good...

i want to file a report of vandalism. the purpose is for statistics, and also in case the license plate # i saw shows up in the future/past. no real action required. but... the online report needs all sorts of personal information about *me*. like my birthday. before i even get to the two...

SOLD: One pair of Helimot H-20 Gloves, Large. Basically pristine condition--I wore them like twice ten years ago, but they are too small/snug for me. Asking $100.

These handlebars have never been used AFAIK; got them when I bought my SV650, but not sure of what they are--possibly OEM, maybe something else. Markings read MOT 028ST W730 2004-00 So yeah, about 730 mm wide. Way narrower than 28mm diameter, I think it's 7/8" or 22mm. Make me an offer!