Nope. Not in Texas where I live, nor in Florida where I've spent the last three weeks.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Doohickie at 6:55 PM on July 3, 2008

Boxers or briefs?
posted to Ask Metafilter by Doohickie at 2:53 PM on July 3, 2008

I would suggest looking at Honda car forums. If you want a stock suspension, there is probably a 20-year-old ricer within 50 miles that would like your suspension on his car and would even do the work (or help you do the work) to swap them out at minimum expense.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Doohickie at 8:17 PM on June 5, 2008 marked best answer

No help, but interest. Mrs. Doohickie teaches in such a school. They have a couple of large-scale corporate sponsors, although they lose one of them at the end of the year due to a corporate relocation. The principal is meeting with local community and business leaders, and any good info that comes from your project would be helpful to this particular school I think.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Doohickie at 1:08 PM on June 3, 2008

Dodge Sprinters have some of the worst resale value out there. I think it's simply because it is not appropriate for anything other than a work van. Since that's what you're looking for, you win!

A Dodge Sprinter is really a Mercedes-Benz Sprinter, rebadged for the North American market (remember when Dodge, a part of Chrysler, was partnered with DaimlerBenz? This was a result.) So here's your chance to own a cheap Mercedes.... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by Doohickie at 8:00 AM on May 30, 2008

Have you been to Solvang?
posted to Ask Metafilter by Doohickie at 12:57 PM on May 29, 2008

This is why I switched to Costco a few years back:

Costco Chief Executive Officer Jim Sinegal, 68, is a Democrat who says President Bush's $1.7 trillion in tax cuts unfairly benefit the wealthy. He opposed the Iraq war and supports Sen. John Kerry of Massachusetts for president.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Doohickie at 10:29 AM on May 28, 2008

(oh. Forgot to say.... "Your politics may vary.")
posted to Ask Metafilter by Doohickie at 10:31 AM on May 28, 2008

Politics got me in, but Nthing what everyone else says about Costco service. At my local Costco, several of the employees actually know me well enough to call me by name even when I don't have my card out. I attribute that to an overall better attitude on the part of valued workers coupled with the fact that there is far less turnover at Costco than at Sams.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Doohickie at 10:34 AM on May 28, 2008

Model rockets. You will be the awesomest adult, evar.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Doohickie at 2:18 PM on May 27, 2008

You suffered a loss, you were compensated for it. End of story.

However, if you have collision insurance on your car and they've already paid out the claim, it would probably be best just to drop the collision and just keep liability on it.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Doohickie at 1:54 PM on May 27, 2008

*bookmarks thread for future meetups*

Once you get settled in, we (all of us in DFW) need to get together! Sorry, no new advice from me that hasn't already been offered, and I'm in Fort Worth so I can't comment on neighborhoods and stuff. Your dollars will go further here, I think, and UNT (is that where she is going) is a prettty good school; Mrs. Doohickie got her bachelors there.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Doohickie at 10:15 AM on May 27, 2008

Oh wait... you're the graduate student.... sorry 'bout that.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Doohickie at 10:16 AM on May 27, 2008

I can recommend an excellent realtor in the Detroit area. I mean, really excellent. Send me a MeMail if you want his contact information (I think I still have it). If he doesn't know Ann Arbor, he probably knows someone who does.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Doohickie at 9:15 AM on May 23, 2008

At first I would have said to let it ride; our son was like that. But considering it's a family trait coming from you wife, it might not be the worst idea to see a professional. In my son's case, we let him work within his comfort zone and eventualy he worked his way through it (mostly). He's a junior in high school, still a little cautious, but not nearly as afraid to try new things (and occasionally fail) as he once was.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Doohickie at 9:08 AM on May 23, 2008

The U.S. Constitution?
posted to Ask Metafilter by Doohickie at 9:03 AM on May 23, 2008

For restaurants with table service, the "standard" if there is such a thing, is 15% of the bill. Many states have sales tax is 7-8%; you can quickly calculate the "standard" tip by doubling the tax (or if the sales tax is something different, figure out the appropriate factor). That gives a base tip amount; from there, the advice in the thread pretty much covers it- more for good service, less for bad service.

Note also that if you happen to be with... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by Doohickie at 6:27 AM on April 29, 2008

This is kind of old school, but I learned with the Reader's Digest Complete Do-It-Yourself Manual. Also, I've found this to be a good forum for plumbing.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Doohickie at 2:01 PM on April 25, 2008

I think pracowity is in Poland; contact him via MeMail maybe?
posted to Ask Metafilter by Doohickie at 7:54 AM on April 16, 2008

oh wow... flashback!

There are free usenet servers I think... or at least their used to be. Check with your ISP; you may have access at part of your account.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Doohickie at 6:17 PM on April 15, 2008

As far as reading it, you either use a web based front-end, or you can use a program on your computer to read it (for instance, the "News" setting on Outlook Express).
posted to Ask Metafilter by Doohickie at 6:18 PM on April 15, 2008

Be.

Yourself.

You do NOT owe anyone ANYTHING based on the number of times you have seen him. Period. Frankly, I'm glad I waited until I met Mrs. Doohickie to "hit the sheets."
posted to Ask Metafilter by Doohickie at 5:15 PM on April 15, 2008

Most tire shops would put new tires on the drive wheels, and put the two best of the tires you already had on the other wheels, rotating them from the drive wheels if necessary.

Not any more they don't.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Doohickie at 2:21 PM on April 14, 2008

They were just talking about this over at 6chan.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Doohickie at 1:07 PM on April 14, 2008

Check with your municipality. According to my city's Department of Environmental Management,

You have several options for getting rid of yard trimmings and brush weekly:

Bag it
Place leaves, grass clippings and other small trimmings in Paper Yard Bags purchased at grocery stores, hardware and garden stores. Roll the paper yard bag top closed like a lunch sack. Please, don't staple or tape to close. Do not... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by Doohickie at 11:26 AM on April 14, 2008

Mrs. Doohickie likes teenagers because they aren't "needy"; you don't have to do everything for them. Also, they get sarcasm. It drives her nuts when they whine when she actually expects them to work.

If you're really going to do this, understand that the kids will spend the first half of the year trying to "break you". Know that if you get past that initiation they will, eventually, respect you. If you want to teach social... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by Doohickie at 6:48 PM on April 13, 2008

(P.S. She teaches 10th World History.)
posted to Ask Metafilter by Doohickie at 6:49 PM on April 13, 2008

Unprotected promiscuous sex is what cases transmission of the virus.

I think there is a perception (right or wrong) that homosexuals are more promiscuous than heterosexuals. If there is any truth to this at all, a major contributing factor is probably lack of legal standing for same-sex marriage. If mom is that worried about you, ask her to write a letter to her state representatives asking them to make same-sex marriage legal.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Doohickie at 1:12 PM on April 13, 2008

Remember that anything sent back to your cousin may be forwarded to other family members, so BE CAREFUL! That said, the two best sources I can think of for people who've had to deal with this sort of thing would be the BeliefNet Atheism and Secular Philosophies forum and Freethought-Forum.com.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Doohickie at 7:27 PM on April 3, 2008

Perhaps throw it back into its time context- do a brief history review and what was going on. Get them to know the Roman Empire so they can appreciate the play. And.... TOGAS. Seriously. Once they understand that togas were part of the apparel, let the kids who are reading that day where the togas as they read.

this is third-hand advice from me who got it from my wife, a 10th grade history teacher, who's remembering how the best 10th grade... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by Doohickie at 7:22 PM on April 3, 2008

Ack. I don't think he's lying as such. He's trying to survive the breakup. I think it's wrong to think of him as "trying to hurt you" by saying he doesn't care anymore; he's simply, in the context of the breakup, trying to do the most civil thing and move on. If he was shaking when he told you those things, he probably had a lot of pent-up rage. Trust me, he was being kind to you in not unleashing it.

Men and women go about these things differently. I... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by Doohickie at 11:39 AM on March 31, 2008

Can dogs and cats live happily together?

Yes, we've done and and are doing it now.

we'd be leaving a dog alone for too long.

Although it seems a confining, we crate our dog when we're not home, including work days. She does fine with it. The crate is her "den" where she prefers to spend her downtime anyway; she'll lay down in there even when we're home.... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by Doohickie at 11:04 AM on March 31, 2008

After Dachau is a story about reincarnation. Saying anything more would give too much away. Not exactly what you're thinking of, I think, but very close.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Doohickie at 12:42 PM on March 28, 2008

My wife used to sell Pampered Chef kitchen gadgets. They also have several cookbooks and as I recall they liked using Pillsbury products (probably a promotional tie-in). They have a recipe search on their website. I quickly searched but didn't find anything; you might give it a go.

FYI, Pampered Chef started in 1980, so it probably isn't the creator of the recipe. But still...
posted to Ask Metafilter by Doohickie at 2:19 PM on March 27, 2008

Yeah, what zsazsa said. You're not a dum-dum; you're "coming up to speed".
posted to Ask Metafilter by Doohickie at 2:12 PM on March 27, 2008

I think macadamiaranch is on to something here. When we first moved into our home, I used to wake up whenever the train went by. I didn't always identify it with the train, but eventually I realized that's what it was. Then, I realized a truck went by every day about about 4:30 am, but only when school was in session (it turned out it was delivering milk to the elementary school down the street). I've had a few other things pop up like that. Your sleep may be disturbed by an outside noise... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by Doohickie at 1:02 PM on March 26, 2008

Last time I had a window roughly the same size replaced, it was $100*.

*That was 10 years ago. I had homeowners insurance coverage that covered up to $100 per broken pane.

So, yeah, about $300 sounds about right.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Doohickie at 12:54 PM on March 26, 2008

I've got nothing to help you with the AskMe, but know that we are all thinking of you in this time of grief. I'm sorry.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Doohickie at 12:27 PM on March 26, 2008

Look into A Quaker Book of Wisdom by Robert Lawrence Smith. Yes, it's written by a guy from a specific faith view, but I found the book very interesting myself. You might want to read it yourself first to see if it captures what you are looking for.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Doohickie at 7:37 AM on March 26, 2008

Meh. I was going to write what dansdata just wrote- Controversy boosts readership. Every aspect of the newspaper's content is there for the very same reason- to get people to read the paper so they can sell advertising.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Doohickie at 1:54 PM on March 24, 2008

Ask the parents. I would think that they are 3 and up because of the wheels and other parts that could come off and become a choking hazard. You nephew will with teathing soon (if not already) and EVERYTHING goes into the mouth.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Doohickie at 1:43 PM on March 24, 2008

I know that "sweet" is one of the primary senses of taste, but it seems like each sweetening agent has its own baggage- combinations of other tastes that come along for the ride. A big marketing gimmic here in Texas is to sell "Dublin Dr. Pepper" which is produced in Dublin, Texas, using the old pre-corn syrup recipe that uses cane sugar as the sweetener. Some people swear they can tell a taste difference; other's can't. I suspect xylitol is similar. Some people cannot... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by Doohickie at 9:56 AM on March 24, 2008

I leave the wedding band on; Mrs. Doohickie takes off the engagement and wedding rings at night.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Doohickie at 3:18 PM on March 23, 2008

I can't report the same experience you had, but I did apply for a job at a company a year after interviewing with them, and I got the job. So, it does happen.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Doohickie at 8:48 PM on March 22, 2008

You don't have any cover, but you could provide it pretty easily and inconspicuously (if your driveway is fairly long). It is not uncommon for people to put reflectors on posts at the entrance to their driveway. You could perhaps put in some reflectors and use the posts to mount your monitoring system.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Doohickie at 8:21 AM on March 21, 2008

I'll have to point that link out to my wife, who happens to be a middle-class white woman teaching in a primarily lower-class, black and hispanic school. She seems to do pretty well, but she could probably use pointers from another source.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Doohickie at 8:07 AM on March 21, 2008

I just read Car & Driver's review of the Chevy Malibu Hybrid (which is pretty much the same as the Saturn Aura Hybrid). This line jumps out at me: "It isn't a full hybrid like the Toyota Prius, which means that it can't run on electric power alone." I wasn't aware that there were differing levels of "hybridness" until I read that. So if you're looking around, check into that.

Realistically, though, just do a cost comparison. Figure out how... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by Doohickie at 8:45 PM on March 19, 2008

Oh.... and along the lines of Hybrid SUV's you may want to see what Car & Driver has to say about them as well.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Doohickie at 8:49 PM on March 19, 2008