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Everyone makes mistakes, good mechanics fess up when they do. I fail to understand how the car left the service bay with missing parts. When I think I'm done working on the car, the first thing I do is look around for stuff that I might have forgotten to reinstall. At the end of the day, the mechanic should be cleaning up his work area and found the parts. He should have told his boss immediately, who should have called the customer immediately. Sure, that's a bit embarrassing but it's better a lot better than the customer finding it days later.

Happy Easter folks!

Seems like spruce is commonly used for firewood in the great white north, and it does appear to split like kindling. I think it has something to do with sapwood in the cold.

A good mechanic is hard to find.    You might go back and chat with the service manager about the long term effects of running the car while missing an air filter (I assume it was sucking unfiltered air).  After all, you did follow that gravel truck down that dusty road for all those miles the other day, and it was pouring rain the day after that...      Reminds me of a friend in college...  He had a nice 300ZX turbo.  Took it to walmart for routine service (oil change, air filter, etc.).  Within a day or two it started running poorly, then just quit completely and appeared to be locked up.  He didn't get a warning light or anything.  Opened the hood to find the air filter housing open and no filter in place.  Looked up and noticed a big hole in the under-hood insulation.  Seems the turbo engine was generating enough vacuum to suck the insulation off the hood and into the engine.  Had it towed back to walmart.  They looked at it and had to towed to the local Nissan dealer.  Walmart ended up paying for a new crate engine from Japan to be installed by the dealer, and a rental car for him for over a month (took 3 weeks just to get the engine).  All because of a missing air filter.  Ouch. 

    Been thinking about that.  Not sure how I'd find the time, but would like to try it.        Was referring to a legal limit... hence my reference to PGA above.  But yes...

    I haven't bellied up to a bar and ordered a drink anywhere in a long time.  I've had a few growlers filled, but haven't ordered a drink in ages.  I've never understood why people pay $10 (or more!) for a couple beers in a noisy bar when you can get a whole 6-pack for that.

    Logan's the restaurant chain?  What's that got to do with the law?  And who buys moonshine at a bar?  I get it in mason jars from a coworker...  :ugh:     I'm no expert, but to my knowledge there's a beer license and a liquor license.  If you've got a liquor license, you can sell anything up to PGA.   http://www.tn.gov/abc/llicensing%20-%20liquor%20by%20the%20drink.shtml

    Right.  Always negotiate price, never payments.    I hate buying cars from dealers.  It really annoys me when a salesman is completely clueless about what he's selling.  And that goes for anything, not just cars.   I've walked out of a couple dealerships before we even got to talking money because the salesman was completely ignorant of features on the car.

    There's not a limit on moonshine either. 

    Grandpa (my Dad) has a crew cab truck.  The boys love riding in grandpa's truck.  I've got an SUV and a utility trailer.  If I didn't have the trailer, I'd have a truck, though likely not a black diesel dually.       I'm told that you can get a better price sometimes if you finance through the dealer.  They think they're gonna make money on the financing so they'll ease off the price a little.  Then just pay the whole thing off on the first payment (assuming no penalty for early payment). 

    They don't call me the party pooper for nothing...         True dat.  If I was real nerdy (and had time), I'd figure out the difference between the arc length and straight line.  I suspect scientific notation would be involved.      Fine.  FINE.  See what you made me do....    The difference between the arc length and straight line is 0.000004" for a 6 ft tall person.   That's 4 millionth of a inch.

    Because there is no limit on whiskey.

    If I did get a truck, it'd also have to be a crew cab for the car seats.  The 6 yr old really wants me to get a black diesel dually.            See what you did!  It's all your fault!   ;)   No hate on my part.  Just one of the many things that I don't understand.

    Heh... found a unit error above while working through this.  That's what I get doing math while sitting on the toilet...  :)       I used the arc length formula....  s = r * a  where s = arc length (straight line approximation is close enough in this case); r = radius; a = included angle in radians.   1000 yds / 2 yds = 0.002 rad (0.115 deg).   Same formula....  0.002 rad  * 16" sight radius = 0.032"   So a 6 ft target would appear 0.032" tall, if you could even see it at all through the mirage. 

    Been camping?  Drunk any purified water?  Giardia and Crytosporidium could cause similar symptoms. 

Speaking of DEVO.....   :)     http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SMhwddNQSWQ&feature=kp

    I'll admit to a bit of jealousy.    I make a decent living but I sure don't have $40k to spend on a truck.  I also don't have an additional $10k-20k to spend on farkles for said truck.    Seems like lots of these trucks are absolutely spotless.  Inside, outside, underneath, the bed.... everywhere.  So you've built yourself a truck that looks like it could climb Everest, but it's not got a spec of dirt or a scratch on it anywhere?  To me, the whole point of such a beast would be to haul things and go play with in the dirt.  So not only do these guys apparently have lots more money than me, they also have lots more time to sit around polishing their truck.  Sure would be nice to have that much spare time and money.  Wish I could do that.  

I get that a 6 ft person would appear 0.032" high at 1000 yds assuming a 16" sight radius.     Fixed error... oops. 

Service in/around the Maryville area is fine, same as most other carriers.  Verizon tends to extend a little further into the hollers, but that's about it. 

The law says something to the effect of "reasonable fear for your life".  In simple terms, my interpretation of that is: disparity of force and/or lack of escape options constitutes justification for deadly force.    As JAB said, the goal is to stop the threat by whatever means are available.  That could be escape, could be talking, could be deadly force.

I know why you like Rimsky-Korsakov.  :wave:   I actually found Scheherezade performed by the Royal Philharmonic on CD several years ago.  Not quite as good as when we did it, but close.  ;)   My musical tastes are also quite varied.  Metal, jazz, folk, classic rock, bluegrass, big band, blues, classical, prog, (even some rap).    Given today's business climate, a little spirit lifting is definitely necessary from time to time.  :up:

    Woodcraft maybe?  They have small pieces of nearly everything and might be able to get bigger ones.  Pricey though.   Look up a local boat restoration shop.  I'd expect a shop that does work on old wood boats would know where to get teak.

    Every time my wife sees a newer model truck that's been lifted with all sorts of accessories, she says.... "compensating for something, are we?"

    Tylenol (acetaminophen) or Advil (ibuprofen) at the stated doses are fine, assuming she's never had problems with them before.    (I'm not a doctor either).    Caffeine withdrawal is known to cause headaches, and given her caffeine intake (coke + tea +excedrin), that's not a surprise.  Many years ago I got to where I couldn't really function without caffeine.  I decided that wasn't a happy place to be so I stopped drinking it.  The ensuing couple weeks weren't a great deal of fun, but I felt better after.  Now, the only caffeine I get is by drinking a coke maybe once/week plus whatever fractional amount is in decaf tea.