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Actually, president Clinton started this financial mess. He amended the fair housing act to require loans to be made to low-income people that didn't have enough money to pay back the loans. The result was bad loans. The banks sold these bad loans as mortgage back securities, and when the...

difference between in-person and the phone is data compressi Why is it so dangerous to talk on the phone while driving? It's because of the poor audio quality of the phone. A cell phone converts audio to digital data, where it is sent over the airways and data networks, this is why they are so...

Nice console Jason! The console market is really drying up around here. I haven't seen a good one like that around here in years! The laundry room's a great place for it! that 64 maggie's a good one too!

I just know I earn my living off the backs of rich people...The middle class just doesn't buy audiovisual systems that cost $50,000 or more. When the rich are doing good, my company does good too, so I really don't have any qualms about them owning seven houses, or even a hundred for that...

We have been basically looking through the wrong end of the scope when it comes to solving our country’s woes. We are looking to the government to solve our problems, and most haven’t noticed that the government IS our problem! Why is it’s a problem? Well, we’ve basically voted away the...

cooling loops The idea behind a boiler (and your automobile's radiator system) is to raise the pressure, and thus raise the boiling point of the water. Now, in a closed-loop steam engine, similar to what's used in a power plant, or in a steamship, the boiler boils the water under pressure. That...

...actually, big storms are caused by cool atmosphere, and warm waters. The water evaporates out of the ocean. The warm, moist air rises into the atmosphere where it encounters cool air. Blammo! it condenses to form....Yep, that's right, rain!!! The bigger the temperature differential, the more...

Houston! We have a problem!!! Just had to say that! Hope you guys down there are getting out safely!

That repair record looks as good as the one for my 2005 Ford Freestar I drive for work! That van is rock sold! It has 120,000 miles on it and the only thing that has ever broken on it is the windshield wiper motor at 8000 miles, which the dealer replaced. The van handles very tight and...

My neighbor is looking for a heat-pump window unit to put in his attic room he finished off. He's going to make the attic sort of a "kids" room, with one side a bedroom, and the other a playroom. He doesn't want to buy just some big-box store clunker made in China, so he's looking for a Carrier...

Where was that in VA specifically? I'd love to find some good Frigidaire Built-in stuff for my kitchen! I'm going to be in the Blacksburg area next week, and would need to pay them a visit!

How hard is it to install a new compressor in a vintage fridge? I helped a neighbor friend install a new compressor in an 80's vintage coke cooler he got from a grocery store. That was a pretty easy task really, since I had experience working on auto air conditioner systems. He installed a...

This is a picture of the board on the far left. It is a microprocessor board. Although control of this instrument is a basic digital setup with an AMD 8048 CPU running the show, all the tone generation is done completely analogue. This instrument is fully polyphonc too, which is a rather...

This instrument was assembled in Chicago according to the label on the bottom, but the individual circuit boards were made in mexico according to the labels inside. Still, this is a very well made organ inside. It's got two good sized 6X9 speakers in the top. I might change these out with a nice...

A co-worker gave me this Lowery "Wandering Genie" electric organ that he couldn't sell at a yard sale, and he hated to trash what was a fully operational instrument, especially one that he paid $1000 for in 1981!...so I ended up with it. It's called the "wandering Genie" because it's a tabletop...

One significant advantage of this oven is that because heat rises, when the oven is open, less heat escapes when checking the food!

I thought GE air conditioners all used the "spine fin" coils. That one has regular style coils in it. That looks similar to the zone-line heat pumps that were installed in my grandparents home. Does anyone have anything on the GM-Frigidaire air conditioners?

NICE SCORE!!!! that is a beautiful cabinet! Love your display there! I'd love to find something like that too. You should have trucked away the whole load and sold them on Craig's list or something. I imagine a new cabinet like that at a trendy designer furniture or cabinet shop would cost you...

I purchased a Frigidaire refrigerator last year, and it only has a marking on the compressor indicating it's an Electrolux product. The fridge looks like an old WCI design, except for the fact that it has a more efficient Electrolux compressor in it to make it energy-star compliant. Over the...

There's also B&H photo in New York too. They are always closed on Saturday though and of course, on Jewish holidays, since it's owned by a Jewish family. They started out primarily selling cameras, but now they sell lots of pro audio and video gear, and are sort of a step above your typical...