Posts Made By: Rod Kaufman

A CNN viewer responds:
It's Wendy's idea of a story, dum dum. Pot vacations to Colorado are popular right now. Apparently it was interesting enough for YOU to click on the story, then comment on it.
Now that makes sense, doesn't it...
PS I also got one thumbs up vote! Yeah!

Here's an account of Wendy's Rocky Mountain High Vacation:
http://www.cnn.com/2014/04/03/living/weed-colorado-family-vacation/index.html?hpt=hp_c3
and my reply:
rod kaufman • an hour ago
Is this Wendy's idea of an accomplishment? Is this Wendy's wish for a memento of her family's vacation for all to remember? Did Wendy enjoy her heart palpitations? Would she like to enjoy them again? Would she like her family and others to enjoy them as well? As Wendy said, it"can pack a punch" And, to sum up her wisdom, "who knew"...

http://hereandnow.wbur.org/2014/04/16/marijuana-study-brain

I believe we're probably the highest priced in the nation besides Hawaii. Two causes have been cited in the media. First, in what seems to be a replay of the same excuse every year, SCHEDULED ANNUAL maintenance is taking longer than expected at at least two refineries. If it's indeed "scheduled", then you know when it occurs and how long it takes. The second reason, apparently in response to the first, is that several refiners are now offline due to "unscheduled" maintenance.
I'm just wondering when the annual refinery fires will reoccur when the above no longer suffices. My guess might be Richmond, site of a number of prior Chevron refinery fires. Your guess?

I google it from time to time trying to find a reasonably decent one. This one isn't bad and click on the images:
http://imgur.com/gallery/Yrb9S

They must have read my review!

http://www.pqiamerica.com/
Recent, 7-3-14 update. My interest is in the MAG 1 and Mobil 1 0-20 tests. Both are comparable.

Have done a series of day trips on my vacation and today, 7-11-14, I visited the Blackbird Air Park/Joe Davies Air Park located in Palmdale Ca. If you're within driving distance, it's well worth the visit. Two helpful links:
http://afftcmuseum.org/afft-museum/blackbird-airpark/
and
https://www.cityofpalmdale.org/airpark
Basically you're up close and personal with an SR-71 and a U2 in Blackbird park. My daughter took some images of me with the SR-71 which I'll try to upload at a later date. When you pause to consider the planes were probably top secret area 51-type stuff a awhile ago, and now you can walk and take pictures with 'em, well, what a difference a few decades can make!
There's some neat stuff in a gift shop and you walk around the back of it to go thru a gate to enter the Davies air park, There, you've got ample representation from the Navy with a corsair, sky hawk, F4 phantom and an F-14 Tomcat. The airforce includes an f104 starfighter, f100 super sabre and a B52, among others. I got a kick out of a missile system included with the B52, called a hound dog or something to that effect. The latter was to be used against hardened silos and the like and it looks like a bulkier version of a modern day cruise missile. Here's the kicker: its main munition is noted to be none other than a thermonuclear warhead and in parenthesis it says:
"Removed"!
A couple of caveats if you decide to go:
1. You're in a dry desert environment so bring plenty of hydration, a good hat and sunblock, otherwise you'll fry.
2. The navigation gets squirrely around there and it'll put you about a half click away from where you need to be. Even google driving directions kept shifting back and forth between Avenue P and M. It's almost like you're being jammed.

Another reason to stick with top tier gasoline:
http://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/Tainted-Gas-at-High-Desert-Gas-Station-Leaves-Some-Cars-Damaged-267730551.html

Fined two million for alleged bribes...
http://money.cnn.com/2014/07/28/news/companies/smith-wesson-bribe/index.html?iid=HP_River