Today I Learned (TIL)

TIL, via a birthday present CD from my oldest granddaughter, that the Ramones covered the Stones' "Street Fighting Man."

I have no idea why I didn't know this previously, but a small part of my life is now complete.

In reply to Stealthtercel :

Oh, wow. I know what I'm searching for next.

TIL what all the construction is about in town.  10 miles to the north and about the same distance south, lines of dump trucks and heavy equipment are at every train crossing, bridge and where you can see tracks; hauling 10 X 10" beams and bales of hay.  What I can see are the logs laid down on hay, then more hay and the equipment runs down it to the work site.

Interesting.

"The Champlain Hudson Power Express (CHPE) is an innovative power transmission project that will deliver clean, renewable hydropower to the New York metro area. It is an approximately 1,000-megawatt underground and underwater high voltage, direct current electric transmission facility extending from the United States' border with Canada to Queens, New York."

The other day. ....That I'm supposed to be de-scaling the tankless water heater once a year. OOPS.  Ordered the pump, de-scaler solution, and two hoses and doing that now. about 15 min left.

TIL that my 2012 Impala has a crazy 15 year/150k mile emissions warranty, since it's a PZEV. I could have gotten both the in-tank fuel pump and high-pressure fuel pump that I replaced done for free. At least I'm getting the evap vapor line for free.

Every horse in this years Kentucky derby is a descendant of secretariat. 

a US quarter is about an inch across if you need to measure something....

well really .955 inch  

In reply to californiamilleghia :

I've been using the end of my pinky for years. 

A (US) dollar bill is a pretty handy way to measure six inches. They're a little over at 6.14" but certainly close enough for rough field approximations.