Kittyhawk

I have to admit to being pretty bad at sharpening drill bits, the problem being that I don't do it enough to gain the skill. I've looked...

I was about to ask for assistance with a small difficulty that's been bugging me for years but as I began typing I suddenly realised...

Talking with the child bride about the ongoing debacle with Boeing and mentioning the fact that the astronauts 10 day mission to the ISS...

Elections tend to be a bit of a fractious time and I hope that for you all, your hopes and expectations are met. Here in NZ we have MMP...

Sadly true. When I first joined the ambulance service all our stretchers were manual. When I retired the majority were power lifters. A...

It is so hard to understand why people just will not take care of themselves. I don't remember the figures now but the number of failing...

The point I was trying to make, which seems to have been lost, is that its the public (us), that through unhealthy lifestyles, and...

And after 50 years of marriage we are still as besotted with each other as we were on the day we wed. I know on which side of the ledger...

I can't verify it but a trawlerman pal told me a similar story. Being weather bound in a remote anchorage, one of the boats got a flat...

Yes - same vehicle. I have a nice little 3 stage easily portable charger. The problem was that the two start batteries required a...

Love those sort of jobs, but always reminds me of the old Barclaycard adverts: Lathe- £2500, pillar drill- £950, soldering station-...

True, but with the amount of idle time the vehicle has, I need the option to attach a charger now and then.

I recently posted about the cranking battery in my truck. The battery is maintenance-free, housed in a metal box and access requires the...

Something I should clarify. In my 60's the child bride pointed out that I was bored in my retirement and that I should find something...

Exactly so. I understand what the designers are trying to achieve with this dual battery setup - having a dedicated cranking battery...