FWIW, 5 nickles weigh very close to one ounce if you haven't scale.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Pressed Rat at 8:41 AM on August 3, 2008

along with all else that's been said, it's very handy, when you're a major power contesting influence with another, both heavily armed, to have a friend who has kciked the asses of your enemies client state, thereby gaining you access to their recent military technology to evaluate, as well as the ability to test out yours by proxy. That's certainly part of it.

Then there's the guilt thing over societal indifference to the plight of Jews pre-WWII & the horror of the... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by Pressed Rat at 2:11 PM on June 6, 2008

Check out RockAuto.com for online prices - they've been pretty good in the past. Struts are essentially a shock that fits inside your coil spring & are usually more hassle to remove install than old-time shocks. A car that takes struts doesn't also use shocks.

You ought to be able to google up info from Honda forums & by all means get a manual.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Pressed Rat at 7:34 PM on June 5, 2008 marked best answer

It has been a long time, but used to you could go down to Rio Grande village on the river and pay a local to row you across to Boquillas del Carmen - a quaint village on the Mexican side that feels (or felt in 1973) like stepping back in time 100 years. However, we had to steal a rowboat to get back as no one would take us, it leaked & sank & I almost drowned from laughing so hard before I could grab some roots & haul myself out the other side.

Dry creekbeds... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by Pressed Rat at 6:38 PM on May 21, 2008

As of last December, you could still order Dell laptops with XP instead of Vista on most models, which is what I did for my daughters. Most outlet/computer stores/ models come preloaded with Vista in my experience -maybe you should try ordering online with the manufacturer.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Pressed Rat at 6:51 PM on May 7, 2008

Listen to nitsuj
posted to Ask Metafilter by Pressed Rat at 4:16 PM on May 2, 2008

This happened to me once in Phoenix - we had them inside & out. Back when you could get the REAL stuff (1975) we A-bombed the outside with spray & they came out of the siding by the thousands. We set off about 20 bug bombs in the 3-Br. house after removing all clothes & anything washable, which we proceeded to wash in HOT water (38 loads). Seemed to work but the stuff you can get may not cut it, as it seems you're finding out - you need help from a pro with an EPA license and... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by Pressed Rat at 8:05 PM on March 18, 2008 marked best answer

I'm guessing that to take the case on "contingency," the lawyers would receive 1/3 of what you realize if you win. If so, that takes you to $2X, unless by showing malfeasance you get whatever to defendent would have otherwise gotten as well.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Pressed Rat at 6:57 PM on March 16, 2008

pandora
posted to Ask Metafilter by Pressed Rat at 10:07 AM on March 12, 2008

Please listen closely - the reason the walls are bowing is that there is hydrostatic pressure built up on the outside, likely due to a foundation drainage system that has become silted and inoperable, allowing saturated soil to build up pressure. The walls, in structural engineering parlance, are "rotating". The only authoritative fix is to excavate away from the exterior walls 4-6 feet, install a new drain line, drill into the upper cinder block and install rebar at least every... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by Pressed Rat at 5:46 PM on March 10, 2008

Uh, linear "feet" that is. Seriously, your friends don't need this problem, no matter how much they like the house otherwise.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Pressed Rat at 5:48 PM on March 10, 2008

watercarrier's answer bespeaks a certain negative bias that doesn't get at the answer, which is more like the earlier posts. As a verb, I'd view it much like "dialogue" - bastardization of the language
posted to Ask Metafilter by Pressed Rat at 5:32 PM on March 10, 2008

Unless Consumer Reports has a later update, check the June/July (can't remember) 2007 issue at the library. They recommended the Bosch Nexxt 300 and LG machines as most energy efficient & best value frontloaders, along with a Whirlpool model that is being/has been discontinued. Best Buy had/has the LG & Whirlpool units to look at - Lowes had the Bosch & LG.

We got the Bosch W/D with 15 inch risers & have been very happy with them. Works great &... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by Pressed Rat at 2:24 PM on February 28, 2008

Geology & environmental science? Try Los Alamos National Lab 45 minutes from SF, or any of a number of environmental engineering support contractors. And yes, it's damned expensive to buy there, so much so that a number of years back Debbie Jaramillo, the firebrand mayor, threatened to stand out on Cerrillos with a shotgun if the Orange County real estate boomers, hollywood types, & rich Texans & New Yorkers didn't stop moving there & driving up real estate prices such that... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by Pressed Rat at 7:29 PM on February 19, 2008

Check out the "Handbook of denominations in the United States" by Frank Spencer Mead to get a feel for differences in beliefs, available inexpensively through ABEbooks.com, etc. When you visit a church, ask to see their articles of faith for more info.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Pressed Rat at 2:13 PM on January 16, 2008

You might try checking out some of the training available leading to certification as a Project Management Professional (PMP) through the Project Management Institute
posted to Ask Metafilter by Pressed Rat at 2:09 PM on January 16, 2008

OK - Houston Police anecdote time, circa 1977. I was temporarily staying at my brother's in an upper middle class neighborhood off of 1960, North of town near Interstate 45. One Sunday morning around 7 am the dog (doberman) started barking like crazy, we went to the front door and saw a burglar hotfooting it across the yard carrying stuff from the house next door. My sister-in-law let the dog out to run after him, and he dropped a VCR in his haste to get away (the dog, a family wuss, petered... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by Pressed Rat at 7:29 AM on December 12, 2007

You need to have a shunning - google it up.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Pressed Rat at 6:20 PM on December 11, 2007

Your baby's fever will come at night on Friday after the doctor's office is closed, and you'll become frantic about the time the pharmacy's closed. Get some periatric liquid ibuprofen to set aside for later.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Pressed Rat at 7:23 PM on December 7, 2007

If you haven't seen it before, check out Publicradiofan.com. Some of my favorites are WWOZ, WNCW, KCRW, WYEP, WEMU, all of which have great blues and eclectic programing in general.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Pressed Rat at 6:01 PM on September 25, 2007 marked best answer

My 2 cents.... No, it won't ruin your life. However, FYI, my experience with Allstate back in 1986 went something like this:

Guy spun out on ice in front of me during a snowstorm/blizzard in Albuquerque and came to rest sideways in the intersection. I was sliding about 5 mph when I hit his passenger door (it was that or the telephone pole), crumpling it and breaking the window - no injuries. It was the ~300th accident that morning so the police had us just come to the... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by Pressed Rat at 10:30 AM on July 3, 2007

Only a marginal shade tree mechanic here, but it sounds like you have ball-joint, tie-rod, strut issues, or some combination.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Pressed Rat at 8:31 AM on June 22, 2007

Shame your lawyer (if you had one) didn't move for judicial deferment on your case if it was indeed your 1st-ever offense - after a period on probation it could have been removed. Check with the criminal court clerk in the county the case was held in and ask them if you can file for expungement. You can do this yourself instead of paying a lawyer to do it for you, if you do a little research & have a helpful clerk. Good luck.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Pressed Rat at 1:00 PM on April 18, 2007

Uh, custodial parent would have to sign a release (Form 8332) allowing shitbird to take the tax credit or his shit's weak. Call the IRS & let the games commence.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Pressed Rat at 4:55 PM on March 1, 2007

You want opinions? I'd have to go with stephanie and melissa may, if you know what I mean.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Pressed Rat at 7:17 AM on March 1, 2007

Salt, with a little pepper. Grab some sour cream, a little dill and some capers & whip up a sauce to spread on top. Roast/broil some fresh asparagus in the oven with some seasalt & boil up a few red potatoes. DOne.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Pressed Rat at 1:50 PM on February 22, 2007

Well, not so fast. While a commendable sentiment, you may want to look here and here for some additional info.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Pressed Rat at 1:48 PM on February 22, 2007 marked best answer

Thank you miss lynnster - that was scrumptious!
posted to Ask Metafilter by Pressed Rat at 6:18 AM on February 21, 2007

A wealth of info from koeselitz...If driving north of SF, gert directions to Rancho de Chimayo, a wonderful restaurant out in the country east of Espanola and NE of Tesuque.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Pressed Rat at 5:25 PM on February 12, 2007

Or just google the it up!
posted to Ask Metafilter by Pressed Rat at 5:27 PM on February 12, 2007

Oh man, Blake's Lottaburger - how soon they forget (it has been 18 years). Thanks for that memory, padraigin
posted to Ask Metafilter by Pressed Rat at 6:32 AM on February 13, 2007

Holy shit, Collins St. Bakery in Corsicana, TX, home of world-famous fruit cake, but the Apricot Pecan Cake is to die for. Forget the price, you MUST have some. Trust me on this.....
posted to Ask Metafilter by Pressed Rat at 11:01 AM on February 7, 2007

My '86 whirlwind with 2 brothers:

Fly to Vegas (I drove from Santa Fe with my Blazer - you'll have to rent it sounds like - get a jeep or something with ground clearance [for Monument Valley]). Don't stay up late playing Baccarat - get some sleep the first night.

Drive to Zion Nat'l Park - stay as long as your schedule allows.

Then drive over East to Bryce Canyon (we camped out).

Drive to North... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by Pressed Rat at 9:46 AM on January 24, 2007 marked best answer

Uh, speaking from experience (having been rowsted before in N. Houston), the police are not required, even at your insistence, to give you a sobriety test when you aren't/haven't been driving, even at your own esxpense. They can maintain your lack of sobriety based on the "arresting officer's observance that you were acting intoxicated" and off you go to jail because they felt you "were a hazard to yourself or others." This happens all the time, and in most cases, unless... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by Pressed Rat at 9:15 AM on January 24, 2007

May I make a suggestion? If you have some disposal income (~$1200), this may be your answer.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Pressed Rat at 11:35 AM on January 14, 2007

uh, disposable, that is
posted to Ask Metafilter by Pressed Rat at 11:35 AM on January 14, 2007

Well, actually . .
posted to Ask Metafilter by Pressed Rat at 7:26 AM on December 24, 2006

Chemical synthesis
posted to Ask Metafilter by Pressed Rat at 2:24 PM on December 18, 2006

Cost me $7.95 for a DIY book & $40 court costs
posted to Ask Metafilter by Pressed Rat at 6:46 PM on December 14, 2006

My 2 cents - when I went looking for an acoustc for my daughter I wanted a solid wood top that would age/mellow, not a plywood like many ~mid-level guitars out there. After some research I settled on a Seagull, which I purchased from Dave Snider's in Canada & had shipped to TN. My experience was very positive. They are well made & sound great. I got the oldest a cedar top and later got a spruce top in gloss for my younger daughter. They were very competitively priced (~$340-365)... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by Pressed Rat at 11:05 AM on December 13, 2006

Just don't give them your credit card number - a friend agreed to "loan" LaRouche's campaign $500 when he was running for president back in the late 80's and never saw his money again. Yeah, stupid......
posted to Ask Metafilter by Pressed Rat at 7:56 AM on November 30, 2006

My persian chose the linen closet
posted to Ask Metafilter by Pressed Rat at 2:44 PM on November 18, 2006

http://california.usa.taoist.org/
posted to Ask Metafilter by Pressed Rat at 8:21 AM on October 31, 2006

I'd say a laundry list is of things to do (like chores), as opposed to a shopping list, etc.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Pressed Rat at 1:52 PM on October 25, 2006

Hah! Metafilter in 4 minutes. Wifey is suitably awed. Thanks Ivy
posted to Ask Metafilter by Pressed Rat at 3:41 PM on October 22, 2006

You should go to several gun shops and handle various makes/models/calibers/barrel lengths. Find what seems to fit in your hand most comfortably/naturally (even though it's a 1935 design, I've never found a better feeling pistol than the Browning Hi-Power, & I have Sigs, H-Ks, etc.). When you've narrowed the field down, find a shop with an indoor range that rents those models and put a box through each. That should answer your question.

The ppk can be rough to... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by Pressed Rat at 11:26 PM on October 13, 2006

Or DAO, as the case may be.....
posted to Ask Metafilter by Pressed Rat at 11:46 PM on October 13, 2006

Uh, go shoot machine guns, naturally!
posted to Ask Metafilter by Pressed Rat at 6:31 PM on October 12, 2006

Googling "dog choices" brings up a wealth of advice - perhaps not specific to co-existing with your lab, but seems like good info nevertheless. Good luck.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Pressed Rat at 12:00 PM on October 1, 2006

I'm thinking, based on review, that I have nothing to add other than acknowledging that Ethereal Bligh's comment above cuts through all denial and self-delusion to the heart of the issue - my compliments sir - the intellect behind your always thoughtfull comments is only further illumined by the laser-like piercing of the fog with this most excellent exegesis.

kudos.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Pressed Rat at 12:03 PM on September 27, 2006