In reply to Antihero :
Jeez, what do you have, a 2nd gen Dakota?
mtn said:In reply to alfadriver :
I get frustrated with people taking pictures of everything at a tourist destination. There are better pictures of this online in 1,000 places.
Hell, why even go anywhere? 1,000s of people have already been there, taking better pictures. Just order the souvenirs of Amazon and never leave your apartment. 
Pete. (l33t FS) said:In reply to Antihero :
Jeez, what do you have, a 2nd gen Dakota?
97 k1500 actually
In reply to Antihero :
Sounds like a job for a uniball conversion kit!
GameboyRMH said:In reply to Antihero :
Sounds like a job for a uniball conversion kit!
Something needs to happen if this keeps happening.
Ball joint replacement is not a favorite pass time of mine, even if this one was easy
Antihero said:I live on a dirt road and while it is maintained by the county, it's actually " maintained" by the county.
The road finally got graded but before then well...... remember The Tank Trap? Not so bad but nearly as unpassable. Literally pot holes over a foot deep in clusters of hundreds all over the road. I was crawling along at idle or lower the whole 5 ish miles.
So guess who just replaced yet another upper ball joint? This guy! Last one was just under a year ago.
The silver lining is it came out pretty easy since it's been barely in there very long.
Not enough residents along the "road" to pool their resources and get an old motor grader?
I live on a much shorter section of gravel road and 4 of the 7 of us have tractors. 3 of us informally rotate on trying to fill the potholes.
Spearfishin said:Antihero said:I live on a dirt road and while it is maintained by the county, it's actually " maintained" by the county.
The road finally got graded but before then well...... remember The Tank Trap? Not so bad but nearly as unpassable. Literally pot holes over a foot deep in clusters of hundreds all over the road. I was crawling along at idle or lower the whole 5 ish miles.
So guess who just replaced yet another upper ball joint? This guy! Last one was just under a year ago.
The silver lining is it came out pretty easy since it's been barely in there very long.
Not enough residents along the "road" to pool their resources and get an old motor grader?
I live on a much shorter section of gravel road and 4 of the 7 of us have tractors. 3 of us informally rotate on trying to fill the potholes.
Actually sort of the opposite, it's got 50-ish families on it and if you do some work yourself, they will arrest you.
One old guy thought they were bluffing, turns out they are very very serious about it
Today my wife's 17k-mile Q5 decided to imitate a large brick displaying a transmission fault for the second time in the eleven months and 6k miles we've had it.
Jesse Ransom said:Today my wife's 17k-mile Q5 decided to imitate a large brick displaying a transmission fault for the second time in the eleven months and 6k miles we've had it.
Yuck, what year?
alfadriver said:Why do people spend so much time videoing a live show vs just enjoying it? We are on vacation, and have been at a lot of show- every one, people are videoing the show as if watching it again is just like seeing it live. These shows are done more than once- see it more than once.
The worse part is the morons who don't know the light is on, which we are told many times to not do that for the safety of the performers. They are doing a hard act that is dangerous already.
Chris Rock was doing a performance at a Christmas party for billionaire Anthony Pratt this week when he saw someone in the audience recording the show with his phone, so he walked off the stage in the middle of a joke and left. Apparently it's more and more common for performers to have explicit rules banning and recording, and in some cases people have to stow their phones in special signal blocking bags before they can enter the theater.
When rants are profitable.
I record what I do on my project Falcon mostly for myself and the 300 or so other guys who own one. My hopelessly slipping V belt was the result of some budget 'underdrive' pulleys that came on my engine. So I decided to rant about them. And then I didn't stop there. I was having fun while espousing some 'get off my lawn' opinion.
I don't know what YouTube did, but I got 30,000 views in a week. I think I paid for my new NOS crank pulley the first day. Apparently there is a market for old men complaining about car stuff. Who knew?
In reply to ddavidv :
Thinking about that, it's kind of a sad thing that YT makes money on people ranting vs doing work on the same vehicle. We are entertained by angry people, apparently.
People are mad because Air Canada wants to charge for carry on baggage.
Good.
This is because of those twats who try to cram their whole trip into the overhead compartment.
Carry-on is a pain in the ass, just check your damn luggage. The airline almost never loses it and if they do, your credit card probably covers lost luggage.
I travel enough that my carry-on is my laptop and maybe a book. If my luggage goes missing, there's a credit card in my wallet. If you're that frightened of it getting lost, don't pack stuff that you're not comfortable losing. It's just clothes and a shave kit.
alfadriver said:Why do people spend so much time videoing a live show vs just enjoying it? We are on vacation, and have been at a lot of shows...
That's an interesting question, I see that a lot. I don't really do that as much as I take too many pics on vacation, roughly 100% of which I eventually delete. But pre-smartphone I never took any. I would bet most of those videos are deleted shortly after as well.
We've had quite a few resort type vacations, and I've not been shy about how bad I thought most of the entertainment is. Small sample size but from what I've seen, post Covid that looks like it's changing
In reply to ShawnG :
Counterpoint: If they didn't charge for the checked bag in the first place, would there be as much carry-on luggage? I always prefer to check my bag, but if it's going to cost me an extra fifty bucks for the round trip, then guess who's going to make it the flight attendants' problem?
In reply to ShawnG :
You've never had your luggage lost, apparently. We switched to carry on only after a few incidents of getting them lost, one was two weeks late getting home, the other almost missed a ship we were heading to. It's not as simple as using your credit card- you need to spend a few thousand for a few weeks worth of all your clothes, including underwear; suitcases, and all of your other supplies that you checked.
Let alone that you get charged to check a bag. Which makes no sense, as the bag handlers work regardless, and the weight is carried regardless.
If they are charging for both checked and carry on, just freaking raise the price. Unless they really think people don't use luggage. Stupid.
In reply to ShawnG :
I don't really think people are mad. I think there's one person trying to create outrage, giving the impression that they're doing something about it. It's the same people who created outrage over grocery prices, and you saw what happened there.
And the media is more interested in reporting the dog and pony show, and not the truth
alfadriver said:In reply to ShawnG :
If they are charging for both checked and carry on, just freaking raise the price. Unless they really think people don't use luggage. Stupid.
Except then they will appear as higher priced on the travel aggregator sites. And many many people have conclusively proven that they shop for lowest apparent price, not lowest actual total price.
In reply to Duke :
Some states don't allow that anymore. The cruise line we travel on have to include all fees when a basic search is done thanks to California. Now I know all of the costs including all of the port fees and taxes in a basic search. Kind of the opposite of a minor rant there.
Spearfishin said:Jesse Ransom said:Today my wife's 17k-mile Q5 decided to imitate a large brick displaying a transmission fault for the second time in the eleven months and 6k miles we've had it.
Yuck, what year?
2021, plug-in hybrid. We'll theoretically find out Monday whether it's a recurrence of the same issue or a new one.
My mom passed away suddenly a month ago at 63. I'm still having a hard time finding peace in the way the funeral was conducted. I know that it's silly, but it's still bothering me. And I miss my mom.
A berkeleying tampon commercial in the middle of a kids show? Up yours, YouTube.
In reply to grover :
I'm sorry about your mom's passing, it is hard losing a parent. Missing someone is tough, you want to keep them in your thoughts but that tends to lead to sadness. In time the sadness goes away and you can remember the good times and experiences you shared , be patient it takes time to heal. As for what ever occurred at her service, unless it is something you had control over, try to let it go. Funerals can bring out some strong emotions and sometimes things get done or said that shouldn't. Another hard thing to let go of but likely better for your mental health. I used to hold grudges against people who wronged me and then realized the person I was pissed at had no idea anyone was upset and even if they did know they didn't care. I was the only one that was miserable. I hope you are able to find peace soon. Lean on your friends, that's why they are so good to have.
In reply to Duke :
I really like only using carry-ons because i'm able to just grab my bag from overhead and walk off the plane and out of the airport. Very easy
In reply to budget_bandit :
It also forces you to pack very carefully and light. Which is good if you are on a trip that moves places a lot.
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