Got tire, tube, event the little thingies that go on top the jack for Mooneys.  What I don't have include an airplane jack, English measure tools (mine are all metric),and even said cotter pin.  I do have safety wire and pliers for it, believe it or not.  Did change out the oil, filter, and battery, so I'm not entirely helpless.  But I've never changed a tire on anything (I pull wheels, but pay to have tires changed) and the last time I used an inner tube on a tire it was on a Schwinn.  Moreover, I've never jacked up an airplane myself either.

All this said, I've got a mechanic coming over from the neighboring airport early this week, so it sounds like my Oshkosh trip is saved.  I'll be paying careful attention, and I thin I'll have my eyes out of a jack.  I do not intend to be in this position again.

Then again, the lack of mechanical services is forcing me to abandon the airport at which I've been based since the beginning of this century.  I am moving the airplane, just don't quite know where yet.  I've been grounded of three weeks with a simple flat because a mechanic couldn't be bothered to come fix it.  I can only imagine how bad it would be with substantive engine troubles.

Excellent!! Other notes- You'll want some talcum powder too. Sprinkle it in the tire for your initial tube inflation. Your A&P will likely show you this. It helps to keep the tube from kinking in the tire when inflated.

Also, for just a tire and tube change, a Mooney can be jacked just for one wheel by inserting a heavy gauge 1" tube, or 1" solid round bar into the gear "knee" (you know where I mean) and using a floor jack, or bottle jack. Just make sure to chock the other wheels and don't try to climb inside the plane or on the wing while it's up. No wing jack is needed if you don't have one. This is a much cheaper option.

Crime tends to happen more in poor neighborhoods, and many of those are populated by African Americans.  More affluent neighborhoods, where crime rates are far lower, are not often populated by African Americans.

Yes, but black lives are supposed to matter. Why can't these poor people see that? There are poor white people and hispanic people and asian people and even native American people, but you just don't see these kinds of murder statistics with the other groups.

Why is that? I have my theories, I'm just wondering yours.

According to the GOP Obama was a Muslim who wasn't even American.  Now according to the GOP Hillary is the most corrupt person to ever live. Yeah, whatever.

I thought the E-mail thing was pretty classic Hillary, she is private to the point of obsession.  It was dumb, and she brought it on herself.  I never thought it amounted to criminal behavior, and the AG agreed with me.  According to he GOP if Hillary litters she should go for a felony.

Benghazi was a sideshow.  Some guys died, and it was a real pity.  I thought she was right when she told the grandstanding Congresscritters that the job was to not let it happen again, and not to lay blame.  Didn't sit well with them, they had more hearings on Benghazi than Pearl harbor or 911.  Go figure.

I think the biggest problem with Hillary is she isn't anything new.  She's done this before, and its really hard to get that excited about a familiar face.  My dogs get hyper excited when I get home, Mrs. Steingar somewhat less so.

I think Hillary, should she win, will have the least transparent administration ever.  I suspect she'll be enormously effective.

Should Trump win, well the only people who like him less than the Democrats are the Republicans.  Should make damn fine TV.  I suspect Trump will self-destruct before this is all over.  He'll say something stupid and offend the wrong people, and everyone will remember who he is.

You guys better hope Trump doesn't win.  It'll be the end of the GOP if he does.

That's what most of us fear, that she will be successful in implementing terrible feel good, political pandering policies.

Meet the shooter:

http://dailycaller.com/2016/07/17/baton-rouge-shooter-gavin-eugene-long-was-nation-of-islam-member-railed-against-crackers-on-youtube-channel-video/

I don't follow the news obsessively for my own well being, so I remember reading when this shooting happened that this guy got shot, but did he die?

He must use a "single payer, government sponsored" repair facility.

If you like your A&P, you can keep your A&P... 

Nah.  An awful lot of liberals are fed up with, and can't stand Hillary.

Sure, but where are they going to go? They could stay home and let Trump and Pence win, or suck it up and back Hillary just to stop the Trump/Pence nightmare from happening. I suspect they will do the later.

One small problem about the liberals getting "energized" this election cycle: Clinton Fatigue.

They don't actually suffer that bad from that. It's conservatives that are tired of her. They look at all the hearings on emails and Benghazi and all that stuff like Steingar does. Much ado about nothing and politically motivated, so now that Bernie's done, I'm starting to see Hillary bumper stickers showing up. Remember, I live smack dab in the heart of liberal territory, so I get decent pulse of mood of the left.

The left is not fatigued. The left is disappointed, but after the convention they will be resigned about Hillary, after all she is still married to their version of Ronald Reagan and all eyes will turn to this Trump/Pence ticket. We'll see how it goes, but I think that combo is horrifying enough to left leaning folks that they will get out the vote.

I don't remember any stories where the gypsies pledged their intention to exterminate an entire country. But maybe that is just me. If the Palenstinians acted like gypsies then there wouldn't be a problem. Heck, if they would just quit shooting Israelis and quit launching mortars and rockets and quit blowing stuff up, it would get better for them.

Yep, they could make all their lives better by giving up on the dream of defeating the Israelis. However, it's not likely. The rhetoric about destroying Israel and pushing the Jews into the sea is mostly political. While they fantasize about such things, it's mostly to look tough to their base and to broadcast their resolve. They need help from outside in the Arab world to get in any position to negotiate with Israel. The narrative of the plucky underdog that has been egregiously wronged by the wicked alien invaders plays well in the Arab world. However, to get any assistance, they need to show they are serious and willing to go the distance.