David

I got tired of using aftermarket front end parts that only last a year.

New cars go many years before they need a sway bar bushing (for example) so I decided to start using OEM parts even though they're more expensive, because my time is also expensive.

But a friend told me that OEM replacement parts are not the exact same parts that come on your car.  So they will surely last longer than aftermarket cheapies, but probably won't last as long as the parts that came on the car from the factory.

Is this true or BS?

2010 Silverado.  The headlights are on all the time the truck is running.

I want to be able to turn them off when I want.

Like maybe my headlines are blaring in the rear window of the person ahead of me in the McD drivethough.

There's a dial for the headlights but it does nothing.

Except when I turn off the truck and the lights stay on for 1 min.  The dial can turn them off then.

It's my truck. I'd like to be able to turn off my headlights in my truck.

I have two "mobile" AC's (on wheels).

One has a water pan that has to be emptied 3 times a day.

The other one never has to be emptied.  Like not one time this summer!

Both cool their areas just fine.

On the one that doesn't have to be emptied... WHERE IS THE WATER GOING?

There is no liquid water coming out the 5 inch white hose that goes out the window.

Is it converting it to vapor and sending it out with the warm air?  If so, why don't they make all ACs do this???

I got a portable AC and it works fine.  The fat hose goes out the window.

When cooling my apt, it collects water that must be drained occasionally.

I noticed that it also has a "dehumidifier" mode.

Since it is collecting water all the time, what would it do differently in dehumidifier mode? It still blows cold air in dehumidifier mode.

Interest on a mortgage used to buy a rental property is a valid deduction.  Right?

What about interest on a loan used to BUILD a rental property.

And if you build a rental with cash, are any of the building expenses deductible?

I am considering having a Wood Doctor (outdoor wood furnace) heat my house and large detached garage.

I hear that they waste a lot of heat and therefore waste a lot of firewood.

I have several shipping containers around my property.  (many people here call them 'seacans').

I am mulling over the idea of installing the furnace in the seacan, putting the chimney through the top of the container off course, and the boiler pipes through the bottom and underground to the buildings.

I thought that this would help to reduce the amount of heat that is wasted and perhaps help the furnace last longer, out of the elements.  Also, wood stored at the other end of the container would be heated, somewhat, and kept super dry.

I would leave the doors open for ventilation, which will allow some heat to escape, but I can't help but think that less heat would be wasted this way than having the furnace sitting out in the wind and snow.

It would be located plenty far away from the buildings, so any fire would be self contained.

Any thoughts?