HOWDY & Welcome to another round of Questions of The Week!
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**Choose your prize from the following list:
$50.00 gift certificate from Inspector Outlet
Case of books “Now That You’ve had A Home Inspection”
A full pound of the soon to be famous “Kevin’s Hawaiian-Style Chicken”
YUM! Kevin Leonard strikes again!
How many different ways can moisture move in and out of a home?
What way is the most prevalent?
a) With air currents
b) By diffusion through materials
c) By heat transfer
d) Garden hose
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2) What is the number-one rule of professional plumbing?
a) Don’t eat with your hands
b) Have a fully stocked truck & workbox
c) Join a union
d) Clean all work spaces, do not leave a mess
e) Call Martin Willes when you have a question
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3) What attracts opposite charges and repels like charges
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4) The _______ is a safety issue
a) distribution panel having a larger rating than the service entrance wires
b) main fuses having a higher rating than the service entrance wire
c) main fuses having a lower rating than the service entrance wire
d) service panel having a higher rating than the service entrance wire
e) service panel having the same rating than the service entrance wire
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5) This may be opinionated, what was the most horrible car failure ever produced?
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WHO sang this on WHAT song? You’re giving me the chills (I love this song)
Rambler had the air cooled engine and bad reputation. I had one of those for several months before it blew up.
I remember Dad bought a brand new Vega from the Chevy dealer, we went a couple blocks to BBF (special treat) to celebrate with burgers n fries and when we came out the new car would not go into reverse. LOL that opened up a whole can of worms that took them a few weeks to fix.
Air currents such as ventilation and air exchange are the most common (vent fans, dryer vent, open windows
c) join a union
Electromagnetic force (Coulomb force)
b) Main fuses having a higher rating than the service entrance wire
Pinto is blamed for 500-900 deaths, but it’s hard to calculate the indirect deaths and the worldwide health implications of Dieselgate. If you measure by the scale of deception + damage to public trust, Dieselgate is arguably the worst car failure in automotive history.
Bonus:
Toni Basil (1981) “Mickey” “You’re giving me the chills, baby please baby don’t”
Peter Bjorn and John (2006)
"You’re giving me the chills
Your fear is crowding
And there is still no room
You’re giving me the chills
Me, the chills
You’re giving me the chills"