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We could use some advice on whether there are any good substitutes for a Suzuki crush washer in a situation where the old one is letting some oil leak past after an unexpected mid-trip oil change. (And on the off chance, I'll ask: Any of you live in Vancouver, by chance? Have a spare...

Wanted to ask what y'all thought of the Seafoam shock treatment to clean out carbs. Here's the background: Bought a 2002 Bandit 1200 with 5200 miles on it. Owner put about 500 miles a year on it, garaged it when not in use, bike is cosmetically perfect. No mods, no messing with carbs, bike is...

I just completed my Master's Degree in Fine Arts (Fiction), and my awesome husband nickb just bought me a new (to us) motorcycle. We're picking it up tomorrow. 2002 Bandit 1200. Just over 5k miles. And with the exception of some rust spots on the chain, in showroom condition. Does not seem to...

A couple of days ago, my brother's 2008 CBR600 was stolen from in front of his house in Vallejo. He lives in a not-great part of town, and his garage is currently unusable due to needed repairs. He's been chaining his bike to his Jeep in front of his house. A few days ago, he rode home from...

Kids today are so spoiled with their snack options. Sweetened yogurt in squeezy tubes, 15 kinds of cheezy crackers, chips, meat sticks, Lunchable snacks... it's crazy. Other than fresh fruit, the only snack food in my house growing up was a big Tupperware container full of GORP. It always...

A little while ago, I made spinach tofu by juicing spinach and blending that with the soaked soybeans instead of water when I made the fresh soy milk that I then made into tofu. http://asummerfromscratch.blogspot.com/2011/07/soylent-green-isnt-people-its-tasty.html Well, today, I wanted to go...

I need suggestions for good places to go camping with my dog, within 30-100 miles of Vallejo. I'm looking online, but I thought some of you all probably had experience and recommendations. I'm looking for a place I can drive up to and park, and either set up a tent or camp in the back of the...

After a few false starts, it's finally on! My Summer From Scratch food/writing project is up and running as of June 18th. I've got a page for it on Facebook (A Summer From Scratch), and am writing it up with Google Blogger and Open Salon. I think the first one looks a little nicer, and it's...

Due to a series of events, I have not ridden my motorcycle since late December. I did NOT plan on this, and didn't even put in fuel stabilizer. It's been stored in the garage, at least. The battery can be recharged or replaced, but I'm pretty sure that if I start the bike up as though it never...

Last week, my husband Nick made an appointment with Berkeley Performance for today to check out a slow leak from his Bandit 1200's gas tank that he's tried to fix a couple of times to no avail. He picked that shop because it had so many excellent reviews. The problem was, when he arrived with...

Epic. I want t-shirts. https://mediumlarge.wordpress.com/2011/02/24/cats-quote-charlie-sheen/

Our dog loves going to the dog park, but I've had it up to here with asshole dog owners and their aggressive, untrained dogs. Honestly, the politics are worse than high school, and if I hear one more person use the tired excuse that their clearly aggressive, unsafe dog is "just playing," Janna's...

We have an issue with our hallway bathroom, and need to get a second opinion/bid. The tile is loose in one area and we have mold in some of the grout, and it is surmised that when the bathroom was built, they didn't use a vapor barrier. The guy we use for other household repairs thought all...

This is Zoe, our new puppy that I just brought home today. She had a hard drive back from San Jose (she got carsick and yarked in her carrier halfway home, so I had to pull over and clean it and her off). She is trying to adjust to life without her seven brothers and sisters, and her very sweet...

We're picking up our rescue puppy this Sunday (yep, on Halloween) and the woman who rescued the mamma dog and is caring for the puppies wrote that she recommended we pick up some bully sticks, because the pups really like them. I'm all, "Absolutely, I'll make sure to pick some up." and then I...

We are adopting a rescue puppy from Pound Puppy* in Palo Alto. The litter was born to a beautiful, seemingly pure Chocolate Lab, and daddy was apparently a boxer/pit mix. We met all the pups at an event in San Jose, and there were a couple we took to. This one was the foster mom's favorite out...

My SV650 has a tiny little horn. A gentle "Ahem!" horn. A "Hi, my name is Sniffles!" horn. Its unassuming, dulcet tone is like asking, "Excuse me, do you have any Grey Poupon?" That's fine when I need to blip my horn nicely at an elderly woman with a heart condition, to prod her into waking up...

Not what you expected? :laughing Today, I tried my hand at making sausage from scratch for the first time. I deboned a 5 lb. pork shoulder, cut the meat into small cubes, and put in the freezer for 45 min. I ground it using my KitchenAid and meat grinder attachment, then I added about 2 tbsp of...

I was curious. Here's what I found out. Every year in late summer, people in the know get twitchy awaiting the harvest of the world-famous Hatch green chiles. It's not a specific type of chile, in the way a habenero is different from a jalapeno. The term refers to chiles grown in Hatch, New...

I'm just embarking upon cheesemaking -- mozzarella and goat cheese. I want to start making raw-milk Camembert, washed-rind cheese, and Cheddar. Anyone on BARF done any cheese-making?