u/eerst

I purchased this saw used on Gumtree. I now need to replace the blade. However - it is absolutely, resolutely, impossibly, vehemently stuck. I am working counter-clockwise to remove it.

I sprayed a bunch of WD40 on it. Nothing doing.

I have tried a hex key with a pipe on it to extend it and give me more leverage. This just causes the motor, blade and bolt to turn together.

So I jammed the blade into a block of wood to prevent it spinning, and attached vice grips to it as well. The blade stops spinning, but the bolt, the axle and the motor still turn.

Then I tried my power drill on hammer mode. Nothing.

So I poured boiling water on it. Still nothing.

I tried jamming the other end of a drill bit into one of those two little holes, hoping they're more securely attached to the motor than the bolt itself. I jimmied this with a vice grips to try to secure it. Doesn't work. Bit comes out and the motor spins.

Do I just toss it and buy a new one?

WS recently announced an extended layover/stopover program: https://www.westjet.com/en-gb/best-of-travel/canada/calgary-stopover

My wife needs to go to YVR and YYC this fall, from LHR/LGW. I'm following the instructions provided, but they don't seem very clear to me:

* Select multi-city
* Use the booking widget on this page and choose multi-city as your trip type to build your full trip in one reservation 
* Add your Calgary stop 
* Choose your dates on either side of your Calgary visit. Mix fare bundles per segment to suit your budget 
* Everything under one confirmation 
* Your Calgary stopover books with your flights as a single itinerary 

So I'm going for a multi-city booking, but I'm unsure how many legs to choose. So I go with three: LON>YVR, YVR>YYC, YYC>LON. I'm able to select flights, but it's charging me for the YVR>YYC leg, which I would have thought would not happen.

And if I choose multi-leg with two legs, and choose simply LON>YVR, YVR>LON, then it's as if I did a normal booking and while I see connections through YYC, it never gives me the option to choose how long I want to spend there (and accordingly which flights exactly I want for that return).

Anyone have any clue how this is supposed to work?

Seriously, this boat has been sunk here for a few weeks now. I think it's that old houseboat with the dazzle paint job. Anyone know the story? When will the ports authority salvage it?