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That reminds me of my neighbor when he was tidying up the house so he could sell it. He had some bushes next to the front wall that he was yanking out with a chain attached to his van. One of them fought him back and took his water supply out of the ground and tore a big hole on his wall.😖

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The problem appears to be not when the same battery is removed and reinstalled. The issue is with a new battery. If the BMS (Battery Management System) is not reset, the computer assumes that it is still dealing with the old battery and it will not charge the new battery properly. My 2014 Focus...

Here is another "annoyance" with new trucks. You can not even replace the battery yourself.

Gas has gotten so expensive that even the "Cozy Coupe" is going electric! :ROFLMAO:

It looks like the chassis got separated from the body but the brand new exhaust held the chassis together. :unsure:

Every one of these engines fail somehow these days. Some failures are preventable. Check out the post mortems: Ford Ecoboost 2.7 Toyota Twin Turbo 3.4 Chevrolet 2.7 Turbomax Ford 5.0 Coyote Engine Duramax 3.0

Maybe you need to try Brazilian wax ....o_O

I have 1 acre and I think that the BX is great for what you want. I went "smaller" with the BX1880 because of the 48 inch mower since I have trees A/C units, shed etc. However, mine came with the smaller R1 tires that were terrible in every way. When driving on concrete they felt like square...

First robot arrested in China for harrassing a woman: https://x.com/CyberRobooo/status/2030290624084332944

It's already that time of the year to start feeding the mosquitos.😠

The roll out of Columbia from the Orbiter Processing Facility (OPF) for its first flight was a significant NASA milestone. The orbiter had been ready for roll out for hours waiting for the scheduled time for the VIP's to be there. In the mean time the technicians did nor have much to do. So the...

It's magic.....

Here, it is so flat that water flows one way sometimes and the opposite way the next. Sometimes the land is higher than the water and sometimes it is the opposite. Here, the bars at the end are to keep the manatees from getting stuck inside. Manatee Rescue

WARNING! BORING ENGINEERING TOPIC I have seen a ray of hope that humanity might survive AI. I have been running calculations on a spreadsheet to figure out if a "flap gate" which is the only means of providing drainage to our neighborhood can open by itself. I intend to discuss the issue with...