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#1207: Washer Fluid Dynamics
Regarding your listeners, I meant to say, “Obviously there are impressionable, and some currently commendable, youth among your listeners, you might want to keep that in mind. We ADULTS know that you are better than that!”
#1207: Washer Fluid Dynamics
A great cleanser that does not scratch, is "Bon Ami", (you may have to Google it to find a retailer that carries it) make a paste of it on a soft, damp cloth,(one good friend also uses it DRY on a dry cloth to remove hard mineral deposits and then washes as usual; she swears by her method.) Bon Ami is also great on shower doors, and old, burnt grease on pots & pans, and removing nicotine smells, all without scratching hard surfaces! (NO, I do NOT own stock with the makers, but I hope they never stop selling it!) ...Also all the advice about washing with vinegar and waxing are also excellent, ESPECIALLY if you don't wax until AFTER you get the spots off as best you can!
Favorite Moment: Sorry, guys! I LOVED the whole show, EXCEPT where you endeavored to spoil that 14-year-old young man's future! That type of "advice" is better shared among grown men, over a few beers, and not on national broadcasts! There are (obviously) some few impressionable youths among your listeners, you might want to keep that in mind. We ADULTS know that you are better than that!
#1206: Help Me Blow Up an LTD
@ Charlie RT No! It’s not a “bogus puzzler”! Tom and Ray did NOT say to twist the entire fan-belt! They said the soldiers employed a technical maneuver in MAKING the fan-belts, so that they would last longer; that special maneuver is known as a “Mobius Strip”. To learn more about mobius strips, try looking “mobius strip” up on your favorite Internet search-engine, or in an illustrated dictionary, or check-out these two links: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M%C3%B6bius_strip http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BVsIAa2XNKc Brilliant!
Favorite Moment: Tom and Ray! Love you guys! (And kudos for refraining wisely from pyrotechnical commentary! LOL!)
#1150: Blinker Transgressions
Do they SALT the roads where she lives, Perchance? Road-dust can put minerals on the paint-job too. Horses will seek out salt and minerals where they can find it. Also, when horses are extremely bored, under-exercised, and/or hungry, they can start to "nosh" on non-food items within their reach. Definitely she needs to park outside the fence! (P.S. parking "outside the cattle-guard" as Jill called it, may not work, as horses do not have the vision-problem that cattle have which makes cattle-guards work...on cattle! A mineral-deprived, and determined, horse could decide to jump over the cattle-guard easily!)
Favorite Moment: Man, there are too many "moments" to pick a favorite! I find your jocund, MIT-enhanced, repartee often makes micturition importunate! Thanks for all the helpful tips, and the healthful laughs! Keep 'em coming, guys!