Don't even think of replacing that tank. You must also replace the O ring. If so much as one tab cracks off, and it will, you are done. I did an experiment on my own car that had a cracked plastic tank. It started out as a 1 inch crack where they over tightened the bolt to hold the fan on. I used plastic weld. It held for awhile but the crack grew even after drilling the " holes ". After the crack grew to about 5 inches i replaced the rad. I took the tank off. Well, you should have seen the inside of the tank where the crack was.It was completely etched away and the plastic tank was about as thick as a dollar bill where the hot gasses and anti freeze leaked out eating away at the plastic tank. There was nothing left of the plastic where the leak was as it ate away the plastic from the inside.You know, the place you never see. John you were so bloody lucky. I wasn't. A 390 came into the shop one day. Just off the highway. Supposed to have the cap and wires replaced.Opened the hood, removed the cap and BANG the bypass hose let go. I was very lucky. Only spent 2 days in the burn ward and 4 weeks off work. When i got new skin it was the softest skin i've ever had. Baby's bum. My whiskers still grew back so that didn't change.Lost the scar under my left eye and the freckels on my nose. Lost the liver marks on my neck but they came back. I actually made more money on compensation than i did in the whole 2 months before the accident. Good stuff. Well if you want to call having all your faceial skin fall off good stuff. Yes it does actually fall off. I'm actually very lucky. I only have one " floater " in my left eye. The right eye lid feels tight but that is probably old age and I can still see with both eyes. Thank god. Yah he was probably with me under that hood. Actually he was under the hood with me. I can still see. could have lost my sight. Anyone that has been burned with hot antifreeze knows what i mean. Where i live water boils a 207 degs. F. anti freeze under pressure boils can boil at 260 F. Now we are getting into science.

Hi! FINALLY! a computer that works! I have so much catching up to do! I am down another 2 lbs this week! I have taken Jen's challenge to heart and exercised 6/7 days this past week. Jen, I am only doing Curves right now till the knee is better, but I have a goal set for myself to switch to a regular gym by November. I love the emails you send We are on the same page. DeeMarie how wonderful to present those scholarships! I think that must have been awesome. I am glad that your knee is doing better. NH Suzanne, I love the word pictures that you paint. I will say it again; you should submit some of your thoughts, adventures, musings to a nature magazine. I'll bet you would be published in an instant! I named my Burmese cat Blue, many a moon ago. How did you pick that name? Hey Marci, wait up!! I'll have to walk VERY fast to meet up with you, DeeMarie and Raeanne! Hi Milkdud! Glad that knee is on the mend. Veggies are a good thing! Heard from Patti lately? Hey Zig!! How are ya?? Raeanne, yes, I am still planning on buying a kayak. I am still in hopes of winning one on Paddling net. Ha ha! I enter that darn contest every day... I am going to use that kayak as a reward for reaching my fitness goals. What??? I can't blame Mercury?? Oy vey... Qod: (I am SO behind) Location, location, location! aka equity / rent from property investment via a self directed IRA and profits/eventual royalties from my growing business. Qod: I have Verizon too. I would love to talk with any of you who do too. How nice if we could get to know eachother better for free! Donna, where are you? Where are all of the other MIAS? Seems to me that BJ's class should be about over... John? Besh? Maddie? Amy? Patti? Hard to type with cat sitting on keyboard... Tikanas

The Brewmatic is great! It connects to a receptacle behind it in the backsplash wall and is fed by a 1/4" line that runs in the wall and pokes out behind the unit as well. I ran the water line in a piece of 3/8" flexible electrical conduit that extends to the basement where I have the water filter. This provides protection to the water line as well as providing the means to replace it if needed in the future. I simply grouted around the water line as it comes through the tile and that seems to be working well. Extra cord and water line are coiled and tied and tucked up behind the unit.

My cat's also a lover girl. Very love-dovey. I boarded her for the first time over Thanksgiving for 4 days. When I got her home, she clung to me like Saran Wrap for days. I felt awful. I know she thought she was abandonned. Both when she was boarded and when she had been isolated for the Radioiodine treatment, she was very quiet and scared. They told me that she was a tough cookie because she was so quiet and stoic, but, I know that she was scared and confused. Usually, she's a real blabbermouth. With that said, you have to do what's best for your cat in the long-run. He'll be confused and sad for the time he's isolated, but, after being home for a few hours, he'll forget about it. He'll be okay. Call the treatment center each day to ask about him. Also, give them a blanket or tee-shirt that smells like you (used, not washed) to put in his cage (you won't get it back, so, don't use a good one). Bring your own food (if they don't have your brand). If you give him wheatgrass at home, bring a pot of it for his cage-- a toy, too.