Sweet gas station freebie: Upgraded air unit

Both Wawa and Sheetz gas stations around where I live have free self-service air stations for topping off soft tires.  Other gas stations charge.  I don’t pay for air if I can help it. The Sheetz gas station right next to my place of work did a very good thing.  They upgraded their air station … Read more

I KNOW what’s wrong with my trumpet!

A couple of weeks ago I finally got around to trying to fix my trumpet. The spring for the water key (“spit valve”) broke a year ago or so, and currently a rubber band is holding the water key closed. Solution: buy a water key spring, and replace it. I go into the one music … Read more

A couple of quick trip odometer hacks

If your vehicle has a resettable trip odometer on the dashboard you can put it to good use tracking a couple of things: Easier gas mileage calculation.  Reset the trip odometer after you fill up and before you drive away from the pump.  The next time you fill-up, make a note of the number of … Read more