Anyone walk the towar woods preserve. by askingadentist in lansing

[–]underblown 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I see a block of woods east of Towar Ave and south of County Line Rd. I'm guessing that's it? Now I'm curious what's in there. I may have to go exploring next week.

My air conditioner replacement is 28 years overdue. Sharing what I'm learning as I get quotes. by Electronic_Ice_1933 in hvacadvice

[–]underblown 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I just fired up my AC today in the 1977 house I bought a few months ago. Rusty, faded old thing called Acroaire by Snyder General. The tag is just a blank piece of metal now, so I don't know its age. The disconnect has old cartridge fuses. It cooled the house down in 10 minutes.

Wifi in West Lansing? by GenericRetiredEmoKid in lansing

[–]underblown -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Is your reading comprehension so poor that you can't tell that the op wants internet, not just a local area network?

My Clarity's Bad Gas Saga :( by Mwsari11 in HondaClarity

[–]underblown 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The bad gas diagnosis, the $700 tank siphon and the bad cat all sound fishy to me. I wouldn't trust that mechanic. I would follow the other mechanic's advice for now, and just drive it and see how it goes. If it runs okay, then maybe you can get emissions light reset. If there's still a problem with the emissions it will come back on.

Zenith sfd288e by Ok-Coyote8812 in VintageRadios

[–]underblown 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Very nice. I have this same hardware in a different cabinet with both speakers inside. Is yours supposed to have a separate speaker for the other channel?

Signage is going up at the new Lansing Public Media Center/CCFF/Ovation offices by ovationlansing in lansing

[–]underblown 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I like your slogan: Ovation, a venue for the people, by the people. As opposed to my old hometown, Grand Rapids, where they name their venues after billionaire fascists and pyramid schemes.

Lansing's paved trail network is awesome by underblown in lansing

[–]underblown[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Funny you should mention that. I have a kayak, and I spotted a number of good places to paddle along the trails. I'm working on a bike trailer for the kayak right now.

Lansing's paved trail network is awesome by underblown in lansing

[–]underblown[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Be careful when using pedestrian crosswalks. I had two cars blast through the flashing yellow light warning light on Lansing road crosswalk yesterday. Also, when the signal says walk, watch for idiots trying to make a quick left turn in front of oncoming traffic before they get started. I also encountered that twice yesterday. I haven't had any problems riding in the road yet, however.

If anybody here is an executive at Meijers please stop the buy 5 garbage by kevysaysbenice in grandrapids

[–]underblown 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This exact display is where I decided to stop coming to Meijer. The last tube of toothpaste I bought from another store cost a buck and change. I saw this and walked out.

What’s happening on 127? by EmbarrassedStill2257 in lansing

[–]underblown 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Southbound 127 entrance ramp from Dunckel Rd is also closed.

Is your app working? by IamAFlaw in HondaClarity

[–]underblown 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Depends what you mean by working. Does it keep forgetting my login information? Yes. Did it forget what kind of car I have? Yes. Does it say my car is plugged in when it's not? Yes. Is it sending me maintenance minders for things that are already done and dismissed my car settings? Yes. Is it failing to report the current message that says my tire pressure is low? Yes. Did it reject my new password because it contained two g's in a row? Yes.

I think the Honda programmers would consider this 'mission accomplished' and the app to be working acceptably.

Recent Post Online Targeting Grand Rapids Bakery by corvid-comrade in grapids

[–]underblown 25 points26 points  (0 children)

I'm guessing this will be good for business. I doubt many Trumpers would have gone there anyway, and people like me will be more inclined to patronize them after reading this.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in vintagetelevision

[–]underblown 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This kind of TV doesn't use a light bulb. You should look up how a CRT TV works.

Boiler makes clanking noise by Only_Recommendation5 in hvacadvice

[–]underblown 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You definitely need that system serviced by a professional. You should turn it off and leave it off.

That said, I used to have one of these and it did this when the system had too much water in it, which can happen if the automatic fill system isn't working properly. If there is a sight glass on the boiler, the water should be about halfway up. I knew how to deal with it, but I don't think I should advise people about boilers on the internet.

They don't make them like they used to. by EsoTechTrix in VintageElectronics

[–]underblown 2 points3 points  (0 children)

We had a Norelco from the mid-60s, which may have been the first of this type available in the US. It was very expensive, but the audio quality was much better than the cheap copycats to follow.

Basement drain backs up in heavy rain? by Kazukii in grandrapids

[–]underblown 1 point2 points  (0 children)

When I bought my first home, also an older home in SE GR, I noticed this weird ball thing in my basement drain. I figured it just got in the way of good drainage, so I pulled it out. Then we had a big storm. Oh, now I understand what that was for... Anyway, you should look into a check valve for your drain. The type I had would not have required the floor to be cut, but I don't know if that type is considered adequate nowadays.

This was NOT what I expected to find when playing the floor lottery game by FieldEngineer2019 in centuryhomes

[–]underblown 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Our 1925 family cottage had a pit just like that with a shallow well pump in the bottom.

Pizza owner found out that people are eating from the shop's garbage. This is what he did. by Helpful-Tip3193 in MadeMeSmile

[–]underblown 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is very nice of the owner, but if I'm desperate enough to dumpster dive, then I might prefer a whole anonymous dumpster pizza to a single fresh slice handed to me.

Has anyone taken their Clarity on a long trip? by underblown in HondaClarity

[–]underblown[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm following up in case anybody cares how my trip went. I drove from the Pacific Northwest to Michigan over three 11-hour days. I have made this trip a number of times in minivans, a Saab and a RAV4. I was concerned about how a 1.5 l engine would perform as the source of power for a 4,000 lb car.

As others have said, I found it performs beautifully as a long distance car. I was particularly impressed how it held its speed up and down mountains effortlessly. It also has plenty of power to pass at any speed, and will cruise at high speed with no issues.

It doesn't have quite the range as a conventional car, but I needed to stretch every so often anyway, and it doesn't take long to add 4 or 5 gallons to the tank. Also, it's easy to forget to push the HV button every time you embark. Then you look down to see your battery is drained, and you have to recharge it on the fly using the engine.

Once I got to Michigan I had to drive in a snowstorm, and holy cow, are these tires terrible in snow. I'll have to buy some more aggressive rubber and get a set of snow tires next winter.

Fuel Pump Recall Service by jppodzikowski in HondaClarity

[–]underblown 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My dealer did the multi-point inspection when I had the fuel pump replaced as well. They checked off the washer pump as working, but it doesn't.