Fixed my lawnmower today - Lemmy.World
I received this Briggs and Stratton lawnmower from my Father in Law who bought
it from a flea market 7 years ago for $40. In those 7 years I’ve abused the
dickens out of it and only done 2 oil changes in that time. It started being
hard to start or randomly shutting off. I figured I finally killed it, but
decided to clean the carb, changed the oil, etc, and saw the governor spring had
been stretched out. Seeing as I had already given up on it, I clipped it shorter
and tried to start it. Second pull and started purring like new. No one around
me cares, but I figured this group would appreciate how good these small engines
really are. I’m sharpening the blade and going to cut the yard tomorrow.
I changed my oil today. - Lemmy.World
I only got oil on my fingers. I also drove to market for some veggies and it’s
time for a nap.
Imagine that - Lemmy.World
Lemmy
Richard Jewell - Wikipedia - Lemmy.World
A security guard that found a bomb and saved many lives at Olympic Park in
Atlanta during the Olympics in 1996. After an FBI leak, the media effectively
claimed him as the culprit. > A Justice Department investigation of the FBI’s
conduct found that the FBI had tried to cause Jewell to waive his constitutional
rights by telling him he was participating with a training movie about bomb
detection, although the report concluded “no intentional violation of Mr.
Jewell’s civil rights and no criminal misconduct” had occurred. > At a press
conference in July 1997, U.S. Attorney General Janet Reno expressed personal
regret concerning the leak that resulted in intense media scrutiny of Jewell.
She said, "I’m very sorry it happened. I think we owe him an apology. I regret
the leak. It’s something we should be aware of due to current events and major
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