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Has the time come for flying cars?
Some time ago I clicked on a link (no idea which one) in Facebook that put me on a list of recipients interested in human-sized drones and flying cars. And it’s now a rare day that goes by without some...
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No. 2
Well I finally dragged the second 440LTD in from the shed. I decided to go with the '83 belt drive model as it seemed to be in the best and most complete condition. The belt is in good shape which is...
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True believers
We hear about true believers in many contexts. Faith and politics are the two most common but there’s a third, and that’s technology.The younger generation(s), those who Gerry Seinfeld once described...
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A Canadian scandal
Like many Canadians who follow politics I have been consumed by the bizarro world that Washington inhabits these days, Canadian politics being dull and boring in comparison. However we now have our...
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Dear Abby
Dear Abby: I just finished rebuilding my master cylinder and I have a piece left over. Why do manufacturers always use more parts than needed? Signed: Give me a brake.Dear Give Me A Brake: It’s brakes,...
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A special guest
Our small rural area is home to a vibrant community centre. Managed by locals for the benefit of locals, the centre hosts all the usual sorts of events and activities one would expect – euchre groups,...
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Starting to itch
Here we are again, in April. Finally, after a long winter, we’re starting to see some relief from the cold. The snow is mostly gone and the sun’s heat warms the soul. But there’s still enough frost in...
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No, this is not in reference to any 60's dance craze.I did get the second little Kawasaki running. Not great but good enough to warrant proceeding with a carb refresh and making a few other repairs...
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California Road
It was a beautiful day today so I thought I’d take a run down California Road to see how much spring runoff damage there was.There was still snow in places and the swamps and ditches were full of...
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Killers of the Flower Moon - a review
In the early part of the 20th century some of the richest people in America were the Osage Indians in Oklahoma. Like many tribes, in the 1870s the Osage were forced from their ancestral home in Kansas...
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For more than 5 decades, the Canadian Navy flew the venerable Sikorsky CH-124 Sea King. Long past it’s projected life span, they were finally retired in 2018 after a 35-year project to select a...
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But is it art?
A few years ago, when we were in New York City, we visited the Museum of Modern Art. One of the exhibits that caught my eye was Marcel Duchamp’s “Bicycle”.(Picture MoMA)In case it’s not clear from the...
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Coddiwompling
CODDIWOMPLE (v.) To travel purposefully toward a vague destination.Could there possibly be a better word to describe what many (most?) motorcyclists do? I rarely have a destination in mind when I head...
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When did 'Olympic-size swimming pool become' a unit of measure?
With all the recent flooding here in the northeast and storms battering the central US we’ve been hearing a lot about Olympic-size swimming pools. The water spill over dams is described as "the...
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Non-smoking home
I (sort of) follow a number of Facebook marketplace sites where people advertise everything from furniture to used makeup to garbage bags full of clothing (“All boys, size 6”). Truth be told it’s...
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Nickeled and dimed...
It’s become a sad fact of modern life that the price is NEVER the price. Airline seat sale prices pull you in until you realise “the deal” will cost you as much in extras as you thought you were...
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Finally! A ride report.
Between the weather (which has sucked!) and other obligations (far too many!) there wasn’t a lot of riding happening here this spring. Today made up for it.The stars finally aligned in that I had a...
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Well that explains it.
Way back in April (http://ontwowheels-eh.blogspot.com/2019/04/three-steps-back.html) I posted about a final drive issue with the Kawasaki motor I’m currently working on. I removed the engine (lots of...
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A Woman of No Importance - a review
I first came across this book last year, and the subtitle, “The Untold Story of the American Spy Who Helped Win World War II”, caught my eye. It took a while but I finally got to read it last week. And...
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Back at 'er
I know I haven’t been spending much time online lately, (with one exception: http://ontwowheels-eh.blogspot.com/2019/09/a-woman-of-no-importance-review.html) but I have excuses.We had some nuptials in...
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Ergonomics
I suppose back in the early 80s these bikes were considered cool with their pullback bars and sit-up-and-beg stepped seats, but in truth they’re an ergonomic nightmare in stock trim – especially for a...
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It never gets old
Enjoying the fall colours, that is.I’ve circled the sun more times than I care to count and every year I am still awed by the wonderful show Mother Nature puts on for us in the fall. This year the...
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Messing about with electricity
I know. I know. One does not simply "mess about" with electricity, as to do so one invites disaster(s) of immeasurable proportion. Or so I'm told.But still, when most of the dozens of YouTube videos on...
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Made in North America quality ..... pfffft.
After spending the last 30-odd years fighting with and cajoling old, second-hand, sometimes free, snowblowers into action, I decided to treat myself to a brand new machine this winter. With a simple...
View ArticleFake News
Fake news. Popularized by the current resident of the White House and his entourage, the term has come to mean “news with which we don’t agree”. No matter how many videos, audio clips, photographs, or...
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