In reply to RX Reven' :
I'll be honest, I only use RockAuto for stuff I don't have to have anytime soon. Granted this time, I did pay $2 extra to get it today instead of next Tuesday since a buddy is coming over so we can do some comparing. Working on getting rid of the Scorpio rear wheel bearings and brakes on my XR4Ti. I've toasted too many bearings on the track. Looking at doing 350z / 370z rear bearings and hubs. Copying a buddy's Lemons XR setup.
Just received a recall notice from FCA for our dually...
The brake hydraulic control unit on your vehicle may be susceptible to failure or malfunction...
How do I resolve this important safety issue?
The remedy for this condition is not currently available....
Gotta love this E36 M3...
We are losing the battle against spam, and it sucks.
Our home and cell phone services say they block spam calls, but in reality they are blocking legitimate calls from businesses that we use- but happen to use a call center because they are so large. At the same time, they let through real spam calls.
So the effort to reduce spam is just reducing legit calls and not stopping spam. Stupid.
to add- apparently I can't read- I saw the minor confession thread and posted this there first. I need to focus.
This could almost be its own thread, but there are a lot of motorcyclists who just don't get it, and it makes riding more dangerous for those of us who ride courteously. So I see a biker and a driver almost get into blows yesterday. The driver is making a legal right turn and the road is such that while it's 2 lanes wide (1 way) at the intersection, it immediately narrows to a single lane. The driver makes the right turn and continues on as it merges into a single one. A motorcyclist races up, taking the turn much more quickly and attempts an overtake. I don't think that the car even saw the bike till it was almost pushing the bike into opposing traffic in the narrowing road. Biker feels cut off, intentionally hits the cars mirror. Driver stops, hilarity ensues.
So the biker dive-bombs the car during the turn and immediately expects the car to stop and let him by. That's ridiculous. Riders have to understand that while they are blasting around, people in cars are just cruising and not expecting Valentino Rossi to make a high-speed pass. Riding motorcycles is great. Riding them fast is awesome. But just because you are in high-adrenaline mode, you still have to account for people who aren't.
a BMW with the license plate "BOSS LDY" cut off at least 3 people within 10 seconds.
gixxeropa said:a BMW with the license plate "BOSS LDY" cut off at least 3 people within 10 seconds.
That's weird, here in Atlanta that would a done by a Telsa Model X.
In reply to RX Reven' :
I have used Delta before and they were easy to work with and we got a free day in Hawaii on them once.
Does that make it better?
God.
berkeleying.
Damnit.
3 of 4. At least the sidewall is fine.
berkeley.
In reply to Mr_Asa :
Discount tire patches tires for free. Doesn't matter where you purchased them... which is a big reason why I'll be purchasing my next set of tires from them.
In reply to mtn :
Nearest is 60 miles away. I have a warranty through Tire Rack, but I've got no clue how it works. I'll have to get ahold of 'em.
Tried to unintentionally stop my heart this morning. If you know anything about blood glucose levels, 22 is a bad, bad number. I was 10 seconds away from driving an 8,000lb. weapon.
I've been sick as a dog all day. Started yesterday afternoon. Daughter brought it home Tuesday to my wife and I. And if her trajectory is anything to estimate by, tomorrow is berkeleyed too!
Trying to surprise my better half by cleaning up, organizing and painting her garage bay. The picking up, cleaning up and organizing is easy and long overdue on my part. Now comes the part that I can't stand, the painting. Now I build cars, houses, do electrical wiring, plumbing, hardscaping, landscaping and basically any and everything in life. There are 2 things that I despise doing, they are drywall spackling and painting. Hate, hate, hate both of them. Unfortunately both are in my future work tomorrow and I'm not looking forward to it. Many years ago I backed our plow truck into her bay and forgot that the salt spreader was on the back and put a nice size dent/crack in the drywall. Today I cut out the bad part, put a new piece in, taped and spackled it. Tomorrow comes the bad part, the sanding, re-applying more mud, sanding again and on and on..... For some reason I'm really bad at sanding drywall and doing bodywork. I put on a pound of mud/bondo and end up sanding off 1.5 pounds! I've watched others do it and they make it look so easy, I just have a mental block when it comes to sanding anything.
After fixing the hole, no matter how long that takes, then comes the next "fun" part, painting the walls. I don't mind grabbing a roller and making quick work of most of a wall, it's the detail work that drives me crazy. Cutting in to the ceiling takes do damn long, it's exhausting and usually looks like poop.
Rant over. Anyone from the northeast PA area like to paint and want to make a few bucks????
lotusseven7 (Forum Supporter) said:There are 2 things that I despise doing, they are drywall spackling and painting.
When I finally build my forever home, it will not include drywall except for possibly ceilings where it will only be painted/spackled once.
In reply to lotusseven7 (Forum Supporter) :
How much I wish I could trade places with you. While I'm not a great painter, it beats the E36 M3 out of the 2 ceiling fans I get to replace this weekend.
Four days and counting for USPS to get a package 190 miles across AZ. The Wells Fargo stagecoach could have beat that in 1880....
Yup, 1st world problems...
berkeleying ford can't fix a berkeleying backup camera to get me the truck i bought at Thanksgiving.....
I want my new truck!!!
It was so quiet the last two days. One idiot out sick, idiot #2 that comes over and blah blah blahs with him every 5 minutes was out of town. They're both back today and I already want to shove screwdrivers in my ears.
At least it's Friday.
Due to some people leaving or being let go due to conflict of interest stuff at my work, I'm now the only engineer working on electrical and controls stuff. I studied mechanical engineering and my electrical knowledge consists of 2 circuits classes like 8 years ago. I guess I just have to thug it out
In reply to Jerry :
You have my sympathies. Yesterday one of our youngest masters of the upward inflection got on an interminable call with someone with whom she evidently had an awful lot in common. They should have gotten a room.
I like to BS as much as the next person, but even a little decorum goes a long way.
In reply to DarkMonohue :
I worked at a job where this woman had a voice that, no matter how soft she talked, just cut through everything. It was like wearing headphones with a direct line to her microphone.
She was really good at her job, and had a de-facto office - it was the tiniest meeting room in the world, 2 seats fit and a 3rd could be shoved in there. It worked well. Everyone knew, don't book that meeting room, it's hers. Then the location got a new manager and new Secretary... and we had to go back to her sitting in her cubicle making 3 hours of calls a day.
In reply to mtn :
Oof. That's...not great.
This one is perfectly nice, and as far as I know, perfectly competent. I've mentioned her before. She's just a natural Chatty Cathy, and the combination of vocal fry and upward inflection work with her tone and habits to absolutely dominate the soundscape.
On a related note, another coworker still has not learned the fine art of applying underarm deodorant. And he sits right next to me. Thankfully, he only works in the office a few partial days a week. Still, it's damned hard to stay upwind of someone when you're indoors.
Concert prices. It's bad enough that nosebleeds for RHCP were going for around $500 per, but Even Nick Cave is running $170. I mean, I get that since streaming sucked the money out of recording they have to make more money touring, but ouch! It's a hard sell.
In reply to Kreb (Forum Supporter) :
Find bands on YouTubes. I haven't paid more than $30 to see a band in 5 years. I've had just as much, if not more fun at these shows as I've ever had. I'm going to go see Ollie Wride in February. For $27. I love well known bands, but $500 for ANYONE can berk right off.
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