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The job is dead in the water - one bolt seized solid. You thought you'd finish in a day, but this has occupied your entire afternoon. You're cold, tired, bruised and frustrated. For me, it was a seized brake on my wife's hatchback. We didn't have the money for a garage bill, let alone a tow truck to take it there. I had to fix it, or sell at a loss. Then I'd have to face the second-hand car market and open a fresh can of worms.Road level components have a harsh life. Constantly caked with dust, mud, grit and road salt while exposed to water and enormous temperature changes. I'd bought a longer spanner (wrench), but I couldn't use the ring end because it fouled on other parts. All I'd done with the open crescent was remove 4 of the 6 corners from the bolt head. I had one chance left... No pressure. It was a toss-up between the pub and the Internet. Fortunately for me, I chose Internet. Use a long lever and a heavy friend: been there, and didn't need the friend Heat was a non-starter because of brake pipes and ABS wires.Use an impact wrench? There was no room for a socket. Several searches later, several pages down, I found an interesting answer, and it worked. That got me thinking. I'd written a couple of books in crowded genres, and sales had been poor. Was there a book of tips, tricks and tools to free nuts, bolts and screws? There was not. So I wrote this one. The research was an absolute joy. New tool designs reduce the chance of damage to nuts, bolt heads and screws. If things go wrong, there are clever tools to engage rounded off or gouged out heads. There are even special tools and techniques to extract sheared shafts and repair damaged threads. Finally, were myths to bust, poor advice to filter out, and misunderstandings to clarify. This was all music to the ears of a non-fiction writer. So it's all in here, organised for quick reference. It opens with a process which works in order of increasing aggression to lessen risk to you and whatever you're fixing. Reuse more original, possibly rare or even irreplaceable, parts and panels. Avoid delays waiting for replacement parts and save some money into the bargain. What was it that freed the bolt from my wife's car? I won't be cruel and tell you to buy my book to find out. It was a freeze spray. They shrink the fastener, cracking the rust. This creates a sliver of space for the lubricant in the spray to seep into. I didn't know such a thing existed until adversity taught me. I wish you luck fixing whatever brought you here - happy trails Chas Newport, Somerset, UK. Autumn 2021

Prepared feels good You'll never be ready for everything but smart carry choices can make you ready for a great many things. This book has simple rigs and ideas to help you carry more gear. Distributing it improves comfort, capacity, security and even stealth.Can some gear in your pockets or on your belt really save your life? Let's look at some common scenarios.HypothermiaThe weather has caught you out... or maybe the ice broke. You're cold and wet, an hour's walk from your cabin. Your mobile phone isn't waterproof, it's dead. With empty pockets, you're in serious, possibly fatal, trouble. But you have kapok in a waterproof container in your pocket. There's a small waterproof lighter on the rig suspended in your right pocket. You still need fuel... but you have a chance you wouldn't have with empty pockets.Car CrashYou're hanging upside down and the seatbelt is jammed shut. You reach into the rig in your pocket, it's a tight squeeze but there it is... a webbing cutter. It takes a few minutes but you're free. You don't need the integrated glass punch today... but it was there if you had needed it.MuggerYour heart is pumping. The guy looks twitchy and the knife looks really long. You consider giving him your real wallet from the shoulder rig in your armpit. But he's shouting and pointing at the obvious lump of the decoy wallet in your cargo pants. You throw it to him, raising your palms in mock surrender... the lanyard for the strobing attack alarm only needs one quick yank. But he's got what he wants... he's gone. You get anti-personnel spray off your belt rig and cautiously exit the alley, back into the busy street...Depending on your lifestyle and location some of these may seem far-fetched but there will be other threats or potential threats in your life. This book will help you carry the tools to shrug off adversity if it occurs.Our system doesn't need any fancy equipment. We've analyzed and combined existing belt, pouch, keychain and clothing systems.All NRTFM books come with Triple Jump Indexing. Three steps from the Table of Contents and you are on the topic you need. This is done with clicks/taps in the eBooks and with page numbers in the printed versions. Our books also have Live Links to additional information on Wikipedia and other sites, plus rapid shopping from web-connected devices. Even our paperbacks have the links collected on a single page of our website and clearly marked in the text.To get EDC at your fingertips today: Click Buy now] or Read Now]

Tablet (and box) not included I'm 50+, my reflexes are average, I have poor hand eye coordination and no sense of direction. None of that stopped me winning with the advice in this book Playing The GameEarning MoneyBuying & Selling GearLootingThe Mission SystemStayin' AliveMoving AroundGaining XP FasterGuns, Guns, Guns GrenadesElemental EffectsMeleeHints, Tips & TricksLearn from our mistakes Player CharactersCharacters & Skill TreesOne, Two & Three Tree StrategiesAxton The CommandoGuerillaGunpowderSurvivalMaya The SirenMotionHarmonyCataclysmSalvador The GunzerkerGunlustRampageBrawnZero The AssassinSnipingCunningBloodshedGaige The MechromancerBest Friends ForeverLittle Big TroubleOrdered ChaosOrder of PlayNO SPOILERS: GUARANTEEDIncludes all: Story MissionsOptional MissionsFindable MissionsEach with: TipsLevel GuideStart LocationMission LocationTurn-In LocationMission Prep (required weapons etc.)Reviews**** Fun and UsefulBy EMK on 18 July 2015Format: Kindle Edition (UK)There's a lot of information in here, and I really liked reading about playing the game from a casual perspective rather than a full-time gamer. The thing I liked the most, though, was that the author didn't spoil the game for me by giving me every detail of what happens. I like being able to find things out on my own. Casual GamerCredentials: I'm a "casual gamer" but I've finished this game. I'm a little over fifty... I was 9 when Pong kicked things off and 15 when Space Invaders hit the arcades. I wasn't good enough to get high scores then and I'm still not, I don't even play every day. My reflexes are average, I have bad hand eye coordination and no sense of direction. None of that stopped me winning. That's why many of you will enjoy this book. We haven't played from the age of five. We're not "twitch killers" with thousands of hours of experience. We don't have the reflexes of a coked up Ninja (BTW if you do, you'll still find value in this book because we go smart, not hard). The fact my brain only has eighty percent of the bandwidth required to play a modern FPS is not a problem: I still have fun This book shows you how...

Once upon a time, I had six websites... and time to write content for them. Then one of them was hacked As bad luck would have it, it was one with a lot of hand-written content... and no recent backups.I'd made a fundamental error not promptly applying updates to the WordPress core and some of the plugins. You can't afford to scrimp on updates because they often fix security vulnerabilities. Automatic daily backups for active sites should be a bare minimum.So I became paranoid, spending an hour or more every evening logging in and out of sites just to check on them, run a backup and apply updates. I was syndicating a few bits of attributed content to keep the sites active, but now had no time to write anything original. I needed a better way...First, I found an automated backup plugin and set it to run once a day, storing the backup in the cloud, not in my sites' webspace. Next, I looked for a way to automatically update the core and plugins. To my surprise, I found a plugin to do it... years later WP can do all this but back then these were real time savers.Then I started looking for ways to stop another hack... and found an amazing plugin which shares attack pattern information from all installed copies to generate an evolving blacklist. I was hooked... I spent the next decade looking for ways to automate my sites.At one point my site count was up from six to SIXTY. But I still had time to write because they pretty much run themselves... near-zero admin.Auto Defence with Learning CapabilityAuto Backup with One Click RestoreAuto Update of WP Core and PluginsAuto Content Generation (Optional)Auto Social SharingAuto Tuning and HousekeepingReal-time Performance WarningsBulk Installation of New PluginsAssisted Formatting of hand-crafted pagesAll by simply choosing the right plugins... we'll suggest one or two for each function and tell you how to evaluate others for yourself.

Maximum utility, with minimum gear. We apply that simple principle to: Fire: No other animal has mastery - use it Water: A single item for hundreds of litres.Cutting: Know your choil from your ricasso.Sharpening: An in-the-field essential.Sawing: Compact tools for fuel and shelter.Levering (Prying): Don't snap your blade Torque (Twisting): If you can't screw screws, you're screwed.Lighting: Learn why you need UV, red and white.Magnification: From splinters to distant landmarks...Multi-tools: Arguably the single most useful item.Pocket Knives: More compact but almost as useful.Navigation: The latest hybrid compasses.Signalling: Easily get noticed and found.Rope and Cord: There's more to life than paracord All NRTFM books come with Triple Jump Indexing. Three steps from the Table of Contents and you are on the topic you need. This is done with clicks/taps in the eBooks and with page numbers in the printed versions. Our books also have Live Links to additional information on Wikipedia and other sites, plus rapid shopping from web-connected devices. Even our paperbacks have the links collected on a single page of our website and clearly marked in the text.To start optimizing your gear: Click Buy now] or Read

Prepared feels good But every day is different. Why is your loadout exactly the same? We all have a basic set of tools and consumables we carry every day, it wouldn't be EDC if we didn't. But what if you could rapidly change your carry to adapt to those daily differences?TransportYour car won't start, so you take the bus. Grab your Transport Base Kit in case there's a problem. Mass transport systems are cheap and convenient but evacuation can be tricky... You have a keyring glass punch on your All Day Carry rig from book 1 but the full-sized glass punch and smoke hood are reassuring to have. Why doesn't everyone?WeatherIt may seem changeable but eighty per cent of the time the weather today will be the same as yesterday. When it does change, it's still handy to grab your Hot Climate Kit and switch it with the bulky Cold Climate one... you keep the Fire and Shelter Kits because you have plenty of room.ActivityThe wilderness camping trip at the weekend needs specialist gear you don't normally carry. You pack the Flight-safe Survival kit after checking the carrier's Ts&Cs. The Fishing Kit (Pocket) goes into your check-in as a backup in case hunting doesn't go according to plan. Finally three 24h bricks of snacks for you plus one to share... in case the fish aren't biting You consider the Water Filtration Kit but have a filter straw on your belt rig. You pack the Water Purification Kit instead as it's less bulky. The brown "perishable" tag reminds you to check the date tag on the Kit pouch... two months left. You make a note to check it on your return.Having the wrong gear is every bit as bad as having none.Using this system of colour coded, labelled kits means you can adapt in a matter of minutes.All NRTFM books come with Triple Jump Indexing. Three steps from the Table of Contents and you are on the topic you need. This is done with clicks/taps in the eBooks and with page numbers in the printed versions. Our books also have Live Links to additional information on Wikipedia and other sites, plus rapid shopping from web-connected devices. Even our paperbacks have the links collected on a single page of our website and clearly marked in the text.To adapt and thrive in a changing world: Click Buy now] or Read Now]