What is a Lawson 976 cyclometer clock worth?

And was it really gold plated??! Internally, the body is brass and the left side of the bezel was black until I polished it; there is a smaller remaining spot shown here on the right side. It runs and has the original cloth cord.

u/crosleyxj — 1 day ago

Good re-use for 50ml Similac bottles?

High quality thick translucent plastic - probably chemical resistant, volume scale (though inverted), large opening with solid OR ring cap, ergonomic shape, similar size as pill bottles. I’m collecting 10’s of these things and it seems they would be good for something better than recycling.

u/crosleyxj — 5 days ago
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Does NordicaLabs operate under other names? Can they?

I just got bit by the subscription scam and Paypal refused to do anything. Nordicalabs is now on my Paypal non-approved list but do they come back under a different name and get paid again?

My concern is that I used Paypal directly - not a CC - and my PP is tied to a hobby bank account. I came close to being overdrafted and MORE fee$.

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u/crosleyxj — 8 days ago

"Walmart+" $4.00 study experience?

Anyone else do this? It's supposed to be anonymous, then if becomes more and more obvious that it's Walmart selling dubious (to me) "membership benefits". Then AFTER I complete 10 minutes of honest response and reach the end of the survey I'm messaged that I was screened out and will be paid $0.25.

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u/crosleyxj — 1 month ago

Any central Kentucky photo booth service/rental for an event?

Working on a class reunion and got this idea in another subreddit. Doesn't have to be an old-timey cabinet, in fact electronic instant results might be better.

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u/crosleyxj — 1 month ago

Ideas for how or how not to have a 50th reunion?

I'm looking for people's experience with good ideas OR ideas to avoid in organizing a later-years class reunion. This is a class of ~200 in a rural-ish area. I estimate that 90% still live within 50 miles and we have about 3 months to complete plans. Questions I've thought of so far:

  • How to definitely contact people? I estimate that half have a FB account but only maybe 20% even look at FB anymore.

  • How to identify people and spouses/non-classmembers? Clever name tag ideas? Etc.

  • Seating / Non-clique venue layout? We had a loosely organized 40th and all the local people sat with all their local friends and any travelers were left to fend for themselves.

  • Thoughts on graduation-era music or entertainment?

  • Any form of organized event program?

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u/crosleyxj — 1 month ago

Any Lexington mechanic that fixes "Hyundai Steering Clunk"?

Gotta think that some shops have more knowledge of Hyundai, maybe even specialize. If you don't know what the ubiquitous CLUNK is, your shop probably hasn't done of lot of them or you've never had a Hyundai.

2013 Hyundai Elantra.

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u/crosleyxj — 2 months ago

Hyundai Elantra: Thoughts on Zerk fitting control arm?

I'm sort of resurrecting my daughter's 2013 Hyundai Elantra and one front ball joint was scary loose. I ordered a Mevotech lower control arm from Rockauto and the ball joint has a Zerk fitting for lubrication. Would you consider this better or worse than a permanently lubed, sealed ball joint?

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u/crosleyxj — 2 months ago

Any way to avoid license plate toll "service charges" on rental cars?

We recently rented a car to travel to through Pennsylvania, New York, and Connecticut and just got a bill for $24 PLUS $14 "service charges" for tolls. These systems used license plate readers and there wasn't an obvious way to pay immediately. Any ideas?

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u/crosleyxj — 2 months ago

Does anyone else not have a concept of "studying hard" or special mental effort?

I'm a very late diagnosed ASD engineer and recently met with an old friend, our valedictorian. He said I was "the smartest person he'd known" and I was shocked. He also said ".....well, I worked really hard in HS". I don't really know what this means - I apply myself to a problem and I don't sense any intensity of effort or study. In college I tried some all-nighters and I'm not sure they helped except when I needed time to get papers written. I do a lot of my own car repair and If I can't visualize a solution (or find a video) I'm really hesitant to attempt stuff. NT's seem to just tear into problems, expecting to figure it out.

So basically I just apply myself to problems and do the best I can, there's not a feeling of "thinking hard", just my processes to learn or search out information. Anyone else?

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u/crosleyxj — 2 months ago

DAE anyone else "stalk" FB Marketplace sellers?

Not as ongoing stalking but some listings really arouse my curiosity and the person's FB profile is available. IE, who appreciates this obscure vehicle (like me!) and what else do they like?? Who has a tiny home for sale and what's the neighborhood?? Why is a soccer mom selling 5" platform heels??

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u/crosleyxj — 2 months ago

Do autistics tend to ignore personally unimportant information?

I know my wife is going to an event this morning and she's told me 2-3 times but I don't remember exactly when - just that I get a day mostly alone. Another instance, I didn't know my months in order until 5th-6th grade when we had to start putting dates on our schoolwork.

I'm an ASD engineer - discovered as a 50+ adult - and think I read about Einstein saying "Why should I memorize (something) when I can look it up in a book?"

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u/crosleyxj — 3 months ago

"Questions about movies" By mdx.ac.uk - Are you kidding me??

Is anyone REALLY supposed to know these 6 movie details? Are we supposed to Google answers? Am I that out of touch with current culture?

Really wonder what the point was; it didn't even ask for demographics...

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u/crosleyxj — 3 months ago

Annual free open house at Great Saltpetre Cave near Mt Vernon this weekend

10-3:30 Saturday and Sunday. Free soup beans and cornbread. Donations appreciated

u/crosleyxj — 3 months ago

Are Vevor mini-lathes any better than others?

Are these usable for hobby work? There are other brands - some that seem like a random combination of English letters - that look identical and are $100-200 cheaper.

For reference, in college 40 years ago I bought a similar Atlas lathe the seemed like a toy compared to even a South Bend No.9 I used in my part time job. But I've read that these can be cleaned up to be OK relative to taking a chance on another small South Bend. Thoughts?

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u/crosleyxj — 3 months ago