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  • CCA car battery?

    Is there anything fairly inexpensive where the average Joe can test the CCA of his car battery?

    Now that I use synthetic motor oil I don't see the dealer for oil changes as often to have the battery tested.

    Thanks

    7 AnswersMaintenance & Repairs3 years ago
  • Hidden restaurants in Chicago?

    I'm meeting a friend in Chicago.

    I'd like to take her to places like Seven on the 7th floor of 400 E Randolph, heaven on 7 111 N Wabash, Pittsfield cafe, Tufanos in Little Italy. I know Nuevo Leon burnt down.

    Any other suggestions of restaurants like that?

    2 AnswersChicago4 years ago
  • Instigator penalty in hockey?

    Simple enough. However at the Hawks Coyotes game they gave the other player a agitator(?) penalty or something similar to that. Do you know what the correct name is?

    Also watching the Coyotes & sharks in OT (3 on 3) there was a penalty against the Coyotes. So it became a 4 on 3. When the penalty expired the Sharks still had 4 men on the ice. When does the 4th man have to leave the ice & go back to a 3 on 3?

    2 AnswersHockey4 years ago
  • Can the average Joe test CCA on a car battery?

    My voltmeter is reading 11.2 instead of the normal 12.4

    I have a cheap voltmeter. Will that work?

    I live in the desert & as you know the heat is what kills the battery. They last about 2 years. Trouble is if the battery is marginal the stores won't give you a replacement.

    It has to be dead, who wants to wait for that & be stranded.

    4 AnswersMaintenance & Repairs4 years ago
  • IRA distributions?

    Is there a tax difference between taking "X" number of dollars from the principle each month VS receiving the dividend & reinvesting capital gains?

    Their both ordinary taxes? Right?

    On one hand it makes sense taking a certain dollar amount from the principle & reinvesting the dividends & capital gains.

    7 AnswersUnited States5 years ago
  • How come there's no 2 on 5 in hockey?

    I go to see my local college hockey team. Twice this year I've seen 3 of the opponents go into the box. NONE of the penalties were served for the goaltender.

    Yet it's always turns out to be a 3 on 5.

    I doubt we'd ever see that at the NHL level but are college rules different?

    4 AnswersHockey5 years ago
  • OpenOffice spreadsheet?

    Hi can someone help me? This is so simple but I can't figure it out. I basically only want to use 1 column. (if this can be done)

    All I want to do is have deposits & then expenses for a calendar year.

    I named column "A" as above but I can't get the sum. It's doesn't appear on the bottom either.(sum)

    It may be 3,4 or 5 deposits in a row & then

    an expense. All I want to do is keep a running total.

    Thanks for your help.

    2 AnswersPersonal Finance6 years ago
  • Closing cost on TV show Flip or Flop?

    Why are what they claim to be closing costs 24K on a 500K+ house?

    2 AnswersRenting & Real Estate6 years ago
  • Why do I keep getting extensions on chrome?

    I'm using Google Chrome. A new window opens wherever I click on a page. I have to go to settings > extensions & remove them. The same extensions keep coming back that I have been deleting & have to keep deleting them.

    I ran Malwarebytes & occasionally it has a few malware. I delete them then of course I have to restart. That's when they seem to come back.

    I've read to run Malwarebytes in safe mode but in windows 8.1 it seems impossible to get to safe mode

    Any suggestions?

    Thanks

    3 AnswersSecurity6 years ago
  • I can't download GIMP?

    I'm trying from gimp.org on Chrome & Mozilla.

    Chrome gives me a notice that it's a bad website with viruses. Mozilla reads to open with "movie maker" Movie maker doesn't support gimp.

    I clicked on "save file" & still nothing.

    Any suggestions?

    1 AnswerSoftware6 years ago
  • More help with GIMP "PLEASE"?

    If I'm driving you nuts I'm going CrAzY

    Now my paint brush & eraser don't work.

    I've checked the opaque(?) & it's set at 100. I've uninstalled & reinstalled it 3 times.

    Can someone help me? I'm in the middle of a project.

    Thanks

    2 AnswersSoftware6 years ago
  • Help needed with an aftermarket HD DVR?

    I'm looking for a HD DVR that has an HDMI port in from a HD cable box & then a HDMI out to the TV.

    All I can find is OTA boxes.

    I want to use it like we did a VCR back in the olden days.

    Thanks

    TiVO & DVRs6 years ago
  • Simple computer help needed?

    I've scanned an item into my computer.

    I've placed it in documents. I have to upload it to someone. The question I have is that when I click on browse I select documents. Then the particular item. To me it looks like it's giving the hard drive location which of course can't be accessed by a 3rd party.

    Am I doing this correctly or am I missing something?

    Thanks John

    1 AnswerSoftware7 years ago
  • Your thoughts on Obama. WHY doesn't anyone admit they went to school with him,?

    dated him, or even hung around with him?

    He supposedly went to Columbia for undergrad and Harvard for Law school. Not to mention his classmates in grade school, high school or college.

    There are NO pictures of him in any of the yearbooks or a record of him taking the bar exam or passing it.

    Sure one can say "his records are sealed" BUT nobody remembers him, has a yearbook with his picture or name mentioned. Not even any of the schools reunions.

    I went to school with a girl that became an actress. At the time I always said "I went to school with her" now if her name is mentioned or one of her shows I again say "I went to school with her"

    Does anyone find this strange or have a link that shows his classmates saying they knew him?

    13 AnswersPolitics7 years ago
  • OD of a 1/2" 3/8" or 3/4" copper pipe?

    I'm going to try & replace my water softener. I'd like to try & figure out what size pipe is coming out of the wall going into the unit before I shut off the water, take it apart & then have to make a trip(s) back to the store. I "think it has a 1/2" copper pipe going into the unit BUT that seems kind of small for a house.

    Is there a way to measure the OD to help me figure this out?

    Thanks John

    2 AnswersDo It Yourself (DIY)7 years ago
  • Malwarebytes constant popup?

    WHY all of the sudden do I keep getting a "malicious website blocked" popup every few seconds?

    It reads

    IP 69.85.88.100

    Port 61029

    Type Outbound

    Process C/Windows/System32/svchost.exe (it's actually a backslash)

    I get an option "exclude website"

    I've run a scan on both malwarebytes & windows defender & no viruses found.

    Please HELP. Not only is this driving me insane I also don't want to get, spread or have a virus

    4 AnswersSecurity7 years ago
  • coin collectors?

    I'm looking for a thousand dollar bill. I've looked on ebay BUT how do I know if their real?

    Any suggestions on where else to look?

    Where would you try to buy one?

    Thanks

    2 AnswersHobbies & Crafts7 years ago
  • Need help with the Las Vegas strip transit system?

    I'm staying at the Luxor. My wife wants to see a show called "Jersey Boys" at the Paris.

    I know I can take the free tram from the Luxor to NY,NY.

    I recall I once rhode a monorail by the MGM (?) to the North.

    MapQuest is reading the 2 are almost a mile apart. That may be too long of a walk for her. MapQuest shows make a right at "X" a left at "X". Sounds complicated. Don't I just go North on Las Vegas Blvd.?

    Worst scenario we have to take a cab.

    Any suggestions other then a cab? I'm trying to save a few bucks to lose in the casino :(

    Any help will be appreciated!

    2nd Q how can 3799 Las Vegas Boulevard South be a mile from 3655 Las Vegas Boulevard South? In theory it sounds like it should be a block away.

    4 AnswersLas Vegas7 years ago