I worked in the apartment complex world for many years and have changed out more of them than I can count.

The Badger brand are good ones, I would not get anything less than the 100 dollar range if you have to change it out.
They come with instructions that are easy to follow, if you have never done it before.

Oh, and it will come with a key so be sure and hang on to it for the future. I used to spray the cutters with WD 40 when installing a new one and then slowly run water through it while it is running to coat the insides.

Most of the failures I replaced were lock ups from the people not running water through them after using them to clean it out, this causes rust and then the blades/plate seizes up and you are dead in the water unless you can free it up with the wrench.

A Saturday morning groaner

rootabaga said:

Sorry, but that is far to apropos (and hilarious) to be considered a fail!

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The question that remains is:
How long will that bruise last?

Pizza, last night, at a little place in Old Town.
Tonight, were supposed to be at the steakhouse, onboard the ship.

Having seen and greatly enjoyed "The Martian" I read that (also by Andy Weir), and greatly enjoyed it as well.
I'm currently on the waiting list (it's pretty long) at the library for "Project Hail Mary;" I kind of have an agreement with my wife that neither of us will buy another book until we cull the gargantuan collection we already have. Since that task it too insurmountable, we just borrow from the library for now. I did read a PHM excerpt that really drew me into it.

That said I am currently reading the commendable "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly. It goes so much deeper than the movie and has thus far really appalled me at the deplorable way folks of color were treated back then. It's so much more systemic than what is depicted in the movie. And yes, I borrowed it from the library.

BTW, if you don't mind reading on a screen, Hoopla will use your local library card to link you with card catalogs across the US, so even if your local branch doesn't have the ebook, you can still "check it out" from another library across the state or across the country. And it's free, too.

I finished up the mother's day / birthday flower garden for my wife today. I was pretty much worn out by the time I had the garden completed. I rested up some and then decided I would ride. It was very windy but oh well. I headed South and my back was hurting. When I started to battle the South wind it really was bothering me. I decided that when I got back home I would just call it a day. I was just departing the town South when the assist became all but non responsive. Instead of cutting out now and then, the motor would assist now and then. I had the wind on my back and found that the throttle still worked. I stopped and unplugged the sensor cable and then plugged it back in which gained me nothing. I got home and came in and pouted for an hour. I then went out, turned the bike over, and changed the washers adding a fraction more distance between the number nine gear ring and the sensor. Flipped the bike back over on it's wheels and rode across three blocks, down to blocks, across the three blocks, and back home without a single cut out. I came in, changed back into my bike clothes, and took off. I rode around the block and back home. I had zero assist. I'm sorry.. I'm mad as hell. I can't fix something that is that fickle. What made it work.. and what made it stop working again? I simply do not get it. My wife said flip the bike over and back again and see if it's fixed again. I laughed but she might be right...

I looked back through this thread. It proves to be a great source and timeline. I read that the controller, like every darn bit of an e-bike, is not expected to last as long as it has on the bike. I took the upgrade controller I put on the bike when it was new off of the bike and put the original back on in hopes it would fix the problem 200 miles after the new sensor install. It fixed nothing so I put the upgraded controller back in the bike. I plan to put the original controller back in the bike tomorrow. The test will cost nothing and I can do it now. I will search for a new sensor as well.
$200 sensor
$150 motor
$200 drivetrain
$550 towards a new bike and the more I spend the worse it seems.

I bought ground barrier, border stones, and rock for a 22' X 5' flower garden for my wife's mother's day and birthday. I hope I'm done with it. I'm pooped. There is something about grunting the border stones across the yard and placing them that warmed me up to moving a ton of rocks fifty pounds at a time.

I had to fill up my gas can for the cabin mower yesterday. I bought gas for my normal mowers Tuesday and failed to catch the price. I'm very sure that regular was $3.98. Two days later regular was $4.29 and premium was $4.89. This morning I passed two fuel outlets on my way to Lowes. Both had their premium priced at over five bucks a gallon. I have never raised my mow prices in the middle of the year but a dollar a gallon increase so far is felt. I'm sure we will all feel it with all goods that are transported.

rootabaga said:

Thanks for fixing the link. Not sure what was up with the one I posted (other than it being the middle of the night and I couldn't sleep due to this nagging cough).

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Sorry about the cough but enjoyed the article.

OK, I will try it with tomorrows brew, on the last pot for this morning ...

Ever since I sprained my ankle, it is like fifteen cups 0f c0ffee t0 my system, yeah pain always keeps me up...
yup...D0 n0t wish a sprained ankle with ligaments alm0st 0ut 0f 0xygen t0 y0ur enemies 0r sciattica... 😢

IMHO this is one of the most hauntingly-beautiful classical pieces ever written. The video is kind of cool to watch as well.

MikeHunt555 said:

Thanks for replying.

I had little understanding of them. However, all four of them have all disappeared now. No idea why!

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Yeah pr0bably system apps they appear f0r a sec0nd.

Microsoft is a lost cause. Heck NOTEPAD and PAINT now have Copilot embedded in them! S24 Ultra and content to patiently wait for Samsung to innovate again (not holding my breath).

It Happens Each Day - Byrds

Give Me Just A Little More Time - Charimen Of The Board

Length

It is supposed to warm into the upper eighties but it is to get very windy. I've already logged a 24mph gust this morning. It will make for a miserable day to be outside.
With the watering restrictions and the lack of rain, compounded by the warm temps and drying winds, the yards about town are burning up. I've seen grass this distressed in mid August but never in early May.