Seen in Print

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My daughter is traveling to Missouri and sent this photo saying why dad?

Uranus is a tourist attraction in unincorporated rural Pulaski County, Missouri, United States, along the former U.S. Route 66 (US 66). All businesses are owned by Louie Keen, who calls himself the "Mayor of Uranus".

The name attracts attention due to a common pronunciation of Uranus. The accent should be on the U. Uranus. noun. ˈyu̇r-ə-nəs

There is another Uranus fudge factory in Indiana.

Uranus Fudge Factory
14400 Hwy Z
St. Robert, MO 65584

Uranus Fudge Factory-Indiana
1423 W. 53rd
Anderson, IN 46013

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Speaking of planets, why on earth would anyone build a toilet scooter?

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And then there are the plastic burning barrels being sold on this planet only.

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The incredible shrinking 2x4.

I remember when 2x4 framing lumber was 1 5/8 x 3 5/8 x 96 inches and "rough cut" framing lumber measured 2 x 4 x 96 inches.
Today I purchased 2" x 4" x 8' studs that measured 2 1/2 x 3 1/2 x 92 5/8 inches.
Where is this shrinking size of framing timbers going to end?

https://www.reddit.com/r/RealEstate/com ... ea_to_buy/

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THE TEN LAWS OF DROPPED SCREWS

IF YOU DROP ONE
1. It will always roll much farther than you believe it can.
2. If there’s something it can roll under, it will.
3. It will always roll in the opposite direction of the sound it makes in falling.
4. If it falls without making a sound, you will never find it.
5. When it hits, it actively seeks a hiding place that you “just can’t quite reach.”
6. If you try to find it with a magnet, it will be made of brass or stainless steel.
7. If it falls on a carpet, it buries itself deep in the pile.
8. When you think you’ve found it, it will be the screw you dropped from your last project and could not find.
9. If you lay it down all by itself on your workbench, it will move.
10. If you are able to watch it fall, it will know you’re watching it and will give up and forego its evil intentions. This is your only hope of beating the Second Law.

SOURCE: John Portune, Nuts and Volts Magazine