A good question came up in response to my hard to flush toilet blog post. How do you find the overflow in a toilet?
How to find the overflow in a toilet
Marx Allstate train set 9725
Marx train set 9725, also known as Allstate train set 9725, was an unassuming low end electric train set Marx produced for Sears starting in 1967.
Why Orel Hershiser isn’t in the Hall of Fame
In the late 1980s, Orel Hershiser was one of the best pitchers in Major League baseball. People compared Greg Maddux to him, not the other way around. Nolan Ryan joked he was afraid of him. So why isn’t Orel Hershiser in the Hall of Fame?
80s jam shorts
’80s jam shorts, or jams, were what you got if you crossed a tropical-themed shirt with a baggy pair of shorts. They were hugely popular in the late 1980s. Originally designed to appeal to surfers, skaters, and punk rockers, they found a fourth niche in an unexpected place.
Cleaning vinegar vs distilled vinegar
I was shopping for vinegar the other day and noticed a lot of unanswered questions regarding the difference between cleaning vinegar and distilled white vinegar. In this blog post, I will explain the difference between cleaning vinegar vs distilled vinegar and when it’s okay to substitute and when substitution is dangerous. I’ll also share a trick for saving money.
In both cases, the main ingredient in white vinegar is grain alcohol fermented a second time to form acetic acid.
What happened to Tipton Appliances
Variously known as Tipton Electric Company, Tipton Appliances, Tipton Centers Inc., and Tipton Supercenters, Tipton was a St. Louis-based retail store specializing in home appliances and electronics. It had aspirations of going national the way Best Buy and Circuit City did in the late 1980s. But when its stock price faltered, it ended up merging with Silo, another now-defunct home appliance and electronics chain, on August 11, 1987.
Marx Happi-Time 9616 train set
Marx train set 9616 was an electric train set Marx that Sears sold in 1953 and 1954. But you may also hear collectors refer to it as Happi-Time train set 9616, because that’s what Marx printed on the box.
MFM vs RLL hard drives
The most common type of hard drive for most of the 1980s was called MFM. At least that’s what we commonly call them today. That was to distinguish them from a similar type we called RLL. How much difference there was between the two was always a bit controversial. But let’s look at MFM vs RLL hard drives.
Cusanelli’s, St. Louis
A very old white building stood for decades, and allegedly centuries, near the intersection of Lemay Ferry road and Bayless in the inner ring St Louis suburb of Lemay. The historic building, most recently home to Cusanelli’s, was demolished in 2023 after more than three years of vacancy. But colorful rumors about its history persist.
Mac Bluetooth stopped working? Four ways to fix it
So you get to your virtual meeting on time, but nobody can hear you. Or you get connected and your Mac insists on using its built-in speakers and microphone, and not your headset. I’ve been there. Here’s what I do if my Mac Bluetooth stopped working. It’s usually possible to get the Bluetooth working again without too much disruption.
Fixing Mac Bluetooth is generally a matter of turning your Bluetooth off and back on, resetting the Bluetooth stack, deleting and re-adding your Bluetooth devices, and/or rebooting. Sometimes it takes a combination of those things, so following a process can help.