Author Archives: tomdwyer

We do DEQ-2!

Posted on August 25, 2020 by tomdwyer

With the current lines at Oregon DEQ, this can be a real relief! We do just about everything else for your vehicle, but did you know we can do your emission testing through DEQ TOO? DEQ TOO is a program … Continue reading →

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Popcorn Shorts for August 2020

Posted on August 24, 2020 by tomdwyer

Popcorn Shorts Cool stuff that’s too small for a big article Just like it says, Popcorn Shorts is about the kind of things we think are really interesting, but don’t really need a large article to explain them. From the … Continue reading →

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Book Spotlight- “It Was All A Lie” PLUS: The Reading Habits Of Five Generations!

Posted on August 24, 2020 by tomdwyer

It Was All A Lie- How The Republican Party Became Donald Trump by Stuart Stevens from the publisher– “Stuart Stevens spent decades electing Republicans at every level, from presidents to senators to local officials. He knows … Continue reading →

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Health Notes- Battling Alzheimer’s with light and sound

Posted on August 24, 2020 by tomdwyer

Battling Alzheimer’s with light and sound President Trump infamously recommended putting light “inside the body” to fight Covid. Doctors were quick to point out that this was delusional, but research is showing light and sound can actually be useful against … Continue reading →

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Drew’s Kitchen- Crab Mac & Cheese

Posted on August 24, 2020 by tomdwyer

If mac and cheese is the ultimate comfort food, is CRAB mac and cheese the ultimate-ER comfort food? Ingredients: 1 lb. elbow pasta ¼ cup butter 1 shallot, finely diced 3 cloves garlic, minced ¼ cup all-purpose flour … Continue reading →

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Shop Talk- Carwash Coupon Season

Posted on August 24, 2020 by tomdwyer

Comment of the Month- Client Carol B. wrote- “We rely on our van in order to deliver our far produce. You make it possible- we couldn’t ask for better service.” Thank you Carol! Everyone has their … Continue reading →

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To Mask or not to Mask

Posted on August 24, 2020 by tomdwyer

How the Mask debate is playing out here at our shop As the entire world deals with Covid, we thought we’d tell you how the controversy over mask-wearing is playing out here at the shop. Here are all our covid-related … Continue reading →

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Welcome Republicans!

Posted on August 24, 2020 by tomdwyer

It’s official now… Biden v. Trump. I think Bernie had a better diagnosis of the country’s problems and a better prescription to fix them, and I think the Dems are missing a golden opportunity to reboot our country. I have … Continue reading →

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News To Make You Furious- Don’t like paying for other folks pollution? Frack you.

Posted on July 30, 2020 by tomdwyer

Don’t want to pay to clean up other people’s greed? Frack YOU! From Eoin Higgins at Common Dreams “A devastating new report from the New York Times details how as fracking companies are going out of business they are leaving … Continue reading →

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Shop Talk- Do you follow us on Facebook? Here’s the deal with Lee

Posted on July 30, 2020 by tomdwyer

Comment of the Month Do you follow us on Facebook? Just like this newsletter, we try to bring you something that’s occasionally mechanically useful, but we also post things on politics, the environment, politics, humor, politics, science, politics, Portland, politics, … Continue reading →

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