Well now things are completely berkeleyed: After I had already changed and washed up the good service advisor asked me to do a tire plug right quick for free. I didn't know it was for the customer's car I had just pulled out (1.2 hr ticket), and I was more than ready to leave, so i said I'd let someone else do it for free (ie someone hourly).
He was not happy with that so now I'm apparently not going to get tickets from him anymore. Awesome.
mtn wrote: This rant will probably come across as racist. I apologize if I have offended anyone. Why is it possible to come into this country (probably legally, seeing as most of the people I'm talking about are in real jobs that can't be done under the table) after living in a country with probably the most dangerous roads in the world, and you are able to get a drivers license without being told that you have to go at least 45 MPH on the highway? You are going to cause a massive pileup. Hit the skinny pedal to the right of the brake, and go with the flow. If you can't do that, stay off the highway.
Not racist..just misinformed!
Think of it like this..most folks who grew up in a 'third world' armpit as the child of a family rich enough actually afford a car stay in their country of origin. The folks who come here aren't so lucky. What we're seeing is a pack of 20-40yr olds that have the same skill level as a native-born American teen on a Learners' Permit.
I can't find the link to the news article anymore (thanks, Google filter bubbles! DIAF), but I recall a Latino guy being pulled over somewhere in the Midwest that had a piece of paper taped to the steering wheel telling him how to use the (automatic) gear level & the pedals. Scary.
So I wake up late, roll out of bed and decide today I will fix my AC (bad low service port, new accumulator and orifice tube).
Yesterday, I ordered a qt of vacuum pump oil at the local NAPA, it was expected at 2pm, it did not arrive yet. So I started work on the car, and after much swearing and yelling get the new accumulator and appropriate amount of oil installed. Then I pull the old orifice tube and oil the new one and try to slide it in. NOPE, the locating tabs are too big to come close to fitting the pipe. I clip them off(old one didnt have em), then it turns out the oring grooves are also way out of spec and I cut the orings installing the thing.
Now I'm pissed.
Go to orlly and get a new tube(bad one came from rockauto, 4 seasons brand), note new tube is same packaging as old, note part number is same, buy it anyways. Go to NAPA and pick up vacuum pump oil, nope, some shiny happy person dropped the ball and its still in Grand Rapids. OK, whatever, I'll get it all buttoned up and charge it tomorrow.
New tube will actually fit in the damn hole but orings wont go in, guess I'll have to go to the dealer and pay a billion dollars for a little piece of plastic, brass and screen.
This car better make Eskimos shiver when I get it done.
EDIT
Found my problem, turns out ford makes a very similar looking orange and white orifice tube with the same orifice size, whoever is supplying all the auto AC supply companies and parts stores is selling them Ford tubes(which dont fit) for the Delphi system found in the 98-02 Prizm!
So if anybody ever tries selling you a fixed (ie non variable) orifice tube with two o rings for a GM product promptly punch them in the dick.
FranktheTank wrote: He was polite about it and I flagged traffic till he got done. I may buy him some ramps next Christmas.
And some orange warning triangles!
Kenny_McCormic wrote: guess I'll have to go to the dealer and pay a billion dollars for a little piece of plastic, brass and screen which will fit correctly and work properly.
FTFY. Related rant: Why do people think they can spent way, way less money for a part that has already failed, and expect to get something that works? If manufacturer A sells a widget for $100, and somebody else has the widget for $10, something is wrong. And its not usually the dealership pricing. Its the wrong part, or the wrong size, or its made out of swiss cheese. I've been in the business for 35 years. I won't put E36 M3 in your car, no matter how much you whine, because when that E36 M3 you demanded quits, you are going to forget all about the price/quality conversation we had.
Mandatory OT is for people who have to be on site. If I can work from home during normal hours, why do I need to be on site for OT? Do you not realize that a father-of-four may have better E36 M3 to do than drive in to work at 9 PM? Sick Tunakid #1, sick Tunawife, and I'm at work, serving time. I make all the dates, get everything done well and on time - why the mandatory OT? Because I'm a child? Tell me it's optional but you're going to have aggressive dates, fine. Tell me I can work it from home, fine. berkeley, some people do 60% of their time at home, why mandate that these same folks are in the office additionally?
Now when I get home, Tunawife would not have gotten any sleep, Tunakids are undoubtedly sleeping "well", and to beat, she'll be mad.
Thanks!
Streetwiseguy wrote:Kenny_McCormic wrote: guess I'll have to go to the dealer and pay a billion dollars for a little piece of plastic, brass and screen which will fit correctly and work properly.FTFY. Related rant: Why do people think they can spent way, way less money for a part that has already failed, and expect to get something that works? If manufacturer A sells a widget for $100, and somebody else has the widget for $10, something is wrong. And its not usually the dealership pricing. Its the wrong part, or the wrong size, or its made out of swiss cheese. I've been in the business for 35 years. I won't put E36 M3 in your car, no matter how much you whine, because when that E36 M3 you demanded quits, you are going to forget all about the price/quality conversation we had.
Its a damn brass tube and a bit of plastic with some screen, not much to berkeley up, the tolerances aren't that tight, the cheap one usually works fine. My old sunfire had a cheap orifice tube in it and it would freeze you out of the car.
I spend the money on the parts I know take money to make correctly, nor do I screw around when it comes to safety gear. I just bought a set of H rated directional tires for a Prizm. I'll pay for moog suspension parts if I plan to keep the thing over a month. I bought a Delphi accumulator for it.
The dealer charges $25 for a orifice tube because they can, not because it costs $15 to make it or $10 million for a massive engineering team to figure out how big of a tube it needs. The cheap one doenst fit because of Chinese industrial berkeleyery.
Holy fluctuating hormones Batman! How in the world did our species ever procreate?
You know and I know its your time of the month. Says so right on the pill pack. Now can you please think before you lash out about trivial things? I know it can't be easy, and I have no idea what you're going through. With that said, its not my fault so don't take it out on me. You know, like the dissertation presented at volume on the fact that the light for the hallway was left on all day. Yes, those two CFL's. Yes they were on all day. Yes I probably forgot to turn them off at 6am this morning when we were running out the door because we over slept after I spent most of last night trying to unkink your neck.
Meanwhile I've got a room full of computer gear running all day/night long, along with the usual number of appliances, two ceiling fans, wall warts for the phones and tablets, etc.. Believe me, those two lights? Those two lights are not gonna make a difference in the light bill for being on for an entire day.
Don't believe me? Fine. Let me do the math for you....
Pulls out notepad, calculates the current draw of two 60-watt equivalent fluorescent light bulbs running for 12 hours, figures it into the KWH that we pay for that time period... compare that to the last electric bill that shows our total usage....
Oh look, I was right!
Whats that? Yeah well next time don't argue with about technology with someone who understands it! Oh and don't forget to turn off the lights!
Sigh..... can I get a pillow at least? 
Oh this is going to a FUN Birthday weekend for me...
Hey turbosuede, happy birthday. 
Dear Bambi,
Please don't wait until the very last second to cross the road, I think I missed crushing your ribcage by THIS much.
OTOH, Bravo to the Ford engineers and the guys at Pirelli, because the Vic's brakes pulled me down from 55 to zero in what seemed like under 100 feet.
slow shop + too many damn techs=
busted ass today for 10.5 hours to walk away with a measly 8.6, gonna have to work 6 days a week to catch up on bills and move out.
Why does every job fair feel the need to say "dress for success" when the recruiters could give a E36 M3 if you're there at all?!? They have no intention of looking at my résumé, let alone, at what I'm wearing!
^ "résumé"
I would hire you solely for being able to spell this properly, even if you were dressed in rags.
I know that we all had to learn to drive sometime and we were all slow in the beginning but seeing as we are open 24/7 and have many routes do we have to put all the student drivers back to backduring the morning rush. The people going to work don't want to hear that I don't know when the next bus is coming and when it does it's going to creep along with a new driver.
VWguyBruce wrote: Why does every job fair feel the need to say "dress for success" when the recruiters could give a E36 M3 if you're there at all?!? They have no intention of looking at my résumé, let alone, at what I'm wearing!
What do you do? I have an application engineer's position open.
I am tired. Haven't worked less than a 60 hr week since sometime last fall. Been working 75-80 weeks since the beginning of March. Hard to complain in some respects because I have a job and I actually enjoy the work, just wishing there were less of it to go around or more people to spread the load. I am far past the life-work balance point.
Flight Service wrote:VWguyBruce wrote: Why does every job fair feel the need to say "dress for success" when the recruiters could give a E36 M3 if you're there at all?!? They have no intention of looking at my résumé, let alone, at what I'm wearing!What do you do? I have an application engineer's position open.
22 years in aviation as an aircrew member and a maintainer. Gulfstream and RC-135. Backshop avionics repair and test. I've applied to several test engineer positions with a little success. Fresh TS/SCI clearance.
I stopped at the store on the way to do some project work for school, when I got there I realized I didn't have enough money for the snack I wanted. Tragic.
fritzsch wrote: I stopped at the store on the way to do some project work for school, when I got there I realized I didn't have enough money for the snack I wanted. Tragic.
Thats awful! Were they flaming hot cheetoes? That would be a real shame.
Im in Imlay City, Michigan. I put that in ads when I sell parts. Why dont people google it when they agree to buy the parts? Why do people think a 45 minute drive is cross country?!? Argh!!
Why doesn't anyone just listen anymore? Close your mouth, and listen. Don't offer excuses or point the blame to someone or something else. Just listen.......please......
Whenever I buy new tires for any of the vehicles, the shops invariably over inflates the tires. Just checked my F150 4x4, spec is 35 psi all around; found 45 in the rear and 42 in the front. Minor, but irritating.
I sanded and epoxy coated my GF's windshield wiper brackets and door trim last night. I pre-wiped and painted them this morning... She made me put the wipers on today before the paint was cured. Completely ruined the quality job and effort.
If I'd known this I would have taped good and spray bombed. Makes me look like a hack painter when others see it.
Dear self... stop applying your own sense of time to your project estimates. Stop buying new ones until you finish something. How many complete race cars do you think you can fabricate simultaneously in an attached 2 car garage with a day job, kids, wife and remodeling work going on?
Perhaps you should begin to look at a pile of metal and assorted parts with a certain amount of pessimism before committing to race it in 3 weeks, hmmm?
Your higher functions
I didn't realize you have to remove the engine and transmission to replace the transmission mounts in a classic Beetle. Berk.
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