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Thanx to all the respondents, you are all very caring and helpful people as we know Americans are by nature and culture. I will try to get back my progress or lack thereof, and what I found out in case someone else sees himself  with similar symptoms.  I included what I thought relevant to answer questions w/o itemizing every little ailment that has befallen me, and my understanding of the endocrine and the disease of Hep C, liver functions, health conditions that respond to naturopathic and homespun cures.  Before the 20th century, Doctors used to kill more of their patients with bizarre ideas and compounds of everything imaginable.  The one that was believed to cure people that confounds me is the bleeding of individuals and the concept of humours, biles and several other classifications, indicating causal effects.  The fact that discoveries of bacteria, and sterilization of medical instruments is relatively new in the scheme of things, and still we have the common cold.  I may have offended in my puzzlement of the actions of some doctors, but having survived many childhood diseases, scarlet fever, many outbreaks of dread diseases that I didn't get because of a healthcare system that paid attention and followed up.  It baffles me how doctors ever realize how they did with treatments, as they don't bother to ask or send a followup questionnaires, to track how well there methodology worked or didn't.  An MD could, on any given day, write a prescription for something that a person was allergic to, and never hear from them again.  I would find sleep at night difficult under the second guessing of ones abilities to diagnose and do no harm.

  Having said that, finding a GOOD doctor that spends the needed time, does a proper history, asks questions and gives you time to answer and actually listens to what you say, an exception rather than the rule.  I found and lost doctors like that maybe 5 times in a 63 yr life, a little like finding the right mate to marry.  If time is the problem, stop taking patients long enough to make time. Stay current with recent innovative treatments and medicines and keep an open mind to treatments that stand the test of time outside of medical mainstream.  And lastly, don't treat us as lab rats, look us in the eye, and speak in layman's terms what the problem could be.  As you take leave, ask us if we have any questions, understand the instructions and need any further assistance or info that an aide could supply.  People will respect you, follow your advice more closely, not feel like they have been rushed through a car wash, and than fleeced.  I take questions written out and get their attention, and if I don't get what I feel is reasonable care, I take it upstairs, if possible.  They are human too, given to stress, little sleep and there awareness of just another face, body and complaint awaits them in each little room.  And with no real gauge as to how well they are doing, unless the person dies in the office, and that, my friends is not good for business.  God Bless you all and I wish you a long and happy life with a peaceful death as you sleep, requiring just one doctor who signs your check out papers.

Regards, woofer49

Too many credit cards, high debt to income ratios, payment defaults, late payments, overlimit credit infractions, call them and ask them why, they are very cordial and upfront organization with great customer service.  I would guess bad credit report, so obtain that to make sure it is accurate. 

I spent an hour typing a procedureI lost it by hitting some key by accident and its too late to redo it in its entirety. explaining the process that I had to do when mine was transported, which involved jacking it up well, securing it with blocks, not just on jacks allowing wheels to be free.  Safety is critical as if memory serves,  you run it with wheels in air front wheels chocked.  This is Auto transaxle models only as far as I know. I have both a 6 manual, and a 6 speed Auto which I recently got.  If this is the case, I will set you on the path, but won't rely on my memory for the details, as it can be easily read in the manual if you have one, download or buy one from sears or do a search for free manuals on the web.  The jest of the problem is air in the hydraulic fluid, caused by transport or some vibrations, similar to bleeding brakes of air.  You do not have to do that as the same result can be done running it with the wheels free (rear) and in gear, but the details are yours to discover.  There is also a free wheel lever on back rear for rolling it. It needs to be engaged.  If you do this on my slim advice, you risk life and limb and possibly a runaway lawn tractor if not done according to Manuals Safety Precautions and the exact sequence of starting, engaging gear, having brake in certain position and functioning WELL.  This process will after a short period of time release the air out of the fluid, allowing parts to pump up and shift as designed.  If this is not your problem or your model, than I have wasted an hour and a half, but this advice will be worth it.  If you try to do this half assed, you will possibly ruin the transaxle, hurt or kill yourself or somebody else, GET THE MANUAL, YOU WILL NEED IT FOR A LOT OF THINGS AS THEY EAT STARTER MOTORS, FOR INSTANCE, AND BREAK DOWN A LOT.  KILL SWITCHES SAVED MY DOGS LIFE AND ME FROM HARM WHEN IN A HURRY I POPPED THE CLUTCH ON MY MANUAL RIDE IN 6 HIGH, AND IT WHEELEED OUT FROM UNDER ME, NEARLY HITTIING MY DOG, SO NEVER CIRCUMVENT THEM, AS THEY ARE PLASTIC JUNK AND YOU NEED A GROSS OF THEM WITH THE TRACTOR (3,4, 5 OF THEM IN DIFFERENT SPOTS DEPENDING ON AGE AND MODEL. One last tip, for safety sake.  The brake relies on gravity and springs to keep it engaged.  It is very easy to accidentally hit the lever below the dash, and releasing them at perilous times.  When I dump my grass, I try to consciously take it out of gear into neutral, cutting the blade rotation lever off (first) and than engaging the brake, by depressing it fully and lifting its catch lever.  Therein is the problem, I took a bungie cord and attached it across to what ever spots I could, and put it on lever in such a way as to hold it from releasing accidentally.  If your like me, you won't want to shut it off each time, but do so if your clearing plugged chutes.  for sure.  I learned my lesson and almost lost my beloved Golden Retriever, so please do this BY THE BOOK.  I have never been quite so surprised at the torque and power that 15 hp can muster, but it threw me aside like a 1 horse Bronco.  I will check back and if I can find my manual and you need it, I may be able to copy and send it via scanner and email. If I can find it and it is a model similar or the same.  It may be free at the place I got to this site by downloading their toolbar.  We both know nothing is ever truly FREE.  Good Luck, and Be Safe. Utube also has good videos on procedures such as this, but again, these are not pros ussually as I am not, and some of the things I have seen have been questionable.  It is a nice option WITH the Manual.   This applies to a 42 in Kohler Auto 17.5 Horse, number not readily available the other manual one is 6 speed 42 in 15.5 Kohler, both have their blessings and drawbacks, but I am beginning to like the Auto, as it is set to run fairly fast, if you go by the cutting indicators speeds.  The drawback on the manual is shifting, you are supposed to stop, but in the higher gears it is possible to sync shift them with engine speed without grinding gears etc.   Lawns are Stupid and a waste of resources time, but are rewarding to look at after you've cut them (Mine are nearly an acre minus my log home.  3 days later they look like crap again and need to be cut weekly in the NW in the spring and summer.       Woofer49

Many companaies use kill switches as a safety device, so if you fall off it doesn't slice and dice you instead of the grass or keep going if you have a heart attack..  It has been a culprit several times when I have stupidly bought expensive parts when the 3-4 dollar (too much) switch was the issue.  Mine is a Craftsman, but given the danger of these things they put them under the seat, in blade engagement lever, on clutch/brake pedal and others I have yet to find. The same thing still happens occasionally and I have to jiggle, or clean the contacts on this annoying, but necessary safety measure.  In the above post I described an incident where I almost killed my dog and the mower had so much torque, it did a wheelstand underneath me throwing me off backwards. Don't circumvent it, if this is the problem.  They are a push button that grounds the engine out and kills it and chances are therre are several so read your manual and check the places I susggested  There are other causes but go from least expensive to more, rather than the opposite when checking for problems on these machines or any machine particularly cars.Good Luck, its an easy fix if this is the problem. Woofer

I agree with most of the above, but there is one part I think overlooked,  smart implies clever, cagey, streetwise etc, educated or not, well-educated implies an ability to learn, but not necessarily an ability to implement the learning that you received.  Many people are very good at taking test and learning from a book but lousy at performing what they  learned.  I think emotional intelligence, that ability to withstand pressures and stresses of a task is the the key to balance learning and implementing that learning for  what is termed "success", but is no guarantee of that.  Mr shank, in his own way describes exactly what I am referring to, a smart person learns how  to win over people with an emotional intelligence that cannot be taught, so he perceives them as arrogant and egotistical, which may or may not be true. It may be Mr Shanks own prejucide if , for instance he has an axe to grind with academic types that my have wronged him, so he resorts to name-calling.  Understandable, but to achieve ones goals, diplomacy is the smart thing to do, not engage in namecalling which is meaniless to the question.  Also, it is an inherited, nurtured commodity, that has to come from genes of intelligent people whose offspring inherit certain qualities like curiousity, likeabliltiy, personality, and gain it by being raised in a stable home that nurtures the learning process and ambition.  You have heard "a mind is a terrible thing to waste", there are smart criminals, smart, intelligent rocket scientists, actors who appear smart and intelligent, but are parroting lines written for them and are as dumb as stump about other things.  Summing up, Smart is a balance of native intelligence and emotional stability that either is educated or not, that allows them the ability to make educated choices that will move them forward beneficially. Well-educated can mean all of what I just said and they were smart enough to want more, thus education is only a tool to measure mock performance of subjects that depending on the educator, either is behind current information in what's happening in a certain field.  Well-educated in of itself can mean everything or absolutely nothing if you find that you chose wrong, the wrong career, the wrong suit you were strongest in,  One can be regarded as well-educated who skated through school not cracking a book, but manipulating, cheating, charming profs (I think of Ted Bundy) a man well educated and smart, but a diabolical killer, not a great career choice.  Thanks for a good question, a difficult complex question that required a slightly longer answer, and just barely touched the subject in it's intricacies  Good answers from all, and Ed I meant no disrespect, but why would you toss a blanket over all educated or most and call them morons,?  School and education as rule does not produce morons, unless they flat dont give a rip and attitude and demeanor become the dominant theme in their lives.  You don't need to respond, as you must have your reasons.  woofer

My 98 Silverado does something similar when I am engaged in 4wd.  Not privy  to how the transfer case gives power to the wheels, as it seems to me a positraction front end would make it difficult to corner and steer properly and if one wheel is spinning faster than the other, it would be dangerous. Mine acts real stiff and there is no coasting to it, even in high range. I can drive it fine, but it is nothing like my 97 Bravada AWD which is seamless and I wish I could disengage it for gas mileage. How do the wheels behave when you are on a lift, it just seems to me that what you are describing is positraction in the front end, but is more like convention cars where the wheel with traction grips, allowing the other to spin for the reasons I stated. (at least in the front end.  I am guessing, as we may both need a better understanding of how they engage, which any good mechanic or manual will explain, I am sure. I have had Jeeps with Warn Hubs and if you forget to turn both in or out, all sorts of hellish noises occur.  Interesting question, wish I had a definitive answer, but maybe the auto hubs in the front end aren't engaging in sync.  I had a ranger and you could shift on the fly, but this GMC it has to be in Neutral or Park before it will engage.  I will follow this as I am curious myself.  Tires are all the same radius and style? Mine has 17" wheels and when I bought it the guy had increased the size, but left me w/o a spare.  The junk yard I went to had only the stock wheels, and they said it shouldn't be an issue for a short drive to get it fixed.  Just a thought.  Good Luck Woofer

For the most part, it is humid and hot.  I believe November is out of hurricane season which is more like Aug sept, Oct. , I believe.  You can usually count on sunny and clear, but it is mercurial and get rough and change in a heartbeat.  I have been on 6 or so cruises, southern, western eastern, and loved them and they were New Years, and various other times of the year, but generallty peak season is dec,Jan, Feb as summers can be brutal, even in Florida.  I had one cruise where the weather got rough and the ship an older narrow beam without stabilizers. It was a roller coaster ride, the larger ships have computer controlled stabilizers and you hardly know you are on a ship they are so large.  The rough cruise, they passed out barf bags everywhere and that ship The Sea Breeze is now at the bottom of the Mediterranean Ocean.

The problem with that is the specialist is usually a dermatologist, who have yet to  fix any skin problem I have visited them for and misdiagnosed others.  Skin problems are indeed notoriously difficult to read as they occur and look different at different stages and can be caused by so many things including allergies, toxic exposures, bites, autoimmune disorders, environment, lack of mineerals and vitamins and tons more. I am beginning to think it is hormonal in nature and a endricrinolist is my best choice due to high testoterone, but I have seen one and he couldn't come up with anything definitive.  Thanx for the suggestion, been there, done that, not to say I won't do the same again different doc.

they need to be all of the same format file endings, ie jpeg being the standard compressed format most generally used today, but there are many others .PSD,= photoshop is another, pict,  Most use JPEG as I stated, or another reason is the files are too large and for instance Yahoo allows 25Mb at a time, so you may be filling your quota for the email attachments.  Given the nature of computing, though, there could be many other reasons as well,.  Like ownership of the photo, is it licensed etc.I hope this helps or is in the ball park.  woofer