i'm gonna try and swing a free new chair from work.
also, that's not the joke i'm looking for.
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also, that's not the joke i'm looking for.
We've all sucked a dick or two to get a document through quality at least once. Right guys?
Right?
Guys?
Right?
Guys?
Sure is.
Of course, it doesn't help that nobody learns proper documentation practices and structure. I can't tell you the number of documents I've encountered where section breaks were used instead of page breaks. 200+ page documents with unique footers on each page. White boxes to get rid of inconvenient information that are neither grouped nor embedded in images, so they'll float away if you change anything within the document. Captions and references that aren't linked, so you must change the entire numbering scheme instead of just updating all. It goes on and on...
"i'm not gay, but i can report on my performance evaluation that i met the deadline"
Cumpany fluffer.
@CrabJoe StretchPants 's performance evaluation:
"Goes the extra 5" to get the job done."
That ‘ping’ was your brain breaking.
try to warranty it?
Do one thing and do it well.
Second time today I've used that expression, actually.
Way to ruin it for me, Skinny...
no....
i did hold a german shepherd while a vet i worked for jerked it off for a sample....aussies are fucking hilarious....
Upper endoscopy for the wife is going to cost $2500 out of pocket. Upper endoscopy and colonoscopy for me is going to cost a total of $0. We go to the same doctor at the same facility. Toshi and scrublover need to fix this shit.
May I suggest working towards a career goal that doesn't involve these conversations... like riding your bike to the post office and grocery store in sweatpants and sandals? Not reaching for the stars but well within my skillset so that's what Ima gonna do today.
Came to the monkey to find out if CNC wallets are still a thing. Want one.
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not on same insurance....?
No, we've always kept our own since it's been cheaper (much cheaper) payroll deductions. Also, adding her to my insurance would still cost more for a year than paying $2500 for her procedure. ($3800 a year if I add her)
They aren't last time I checked.
Kinda want more now...
our new tenants know you, Midge. I’ll try and remember the mother’s name, she lives in G.F.
Negative covi test - not that I thought I had it but seeing people tomorrow.
Picked up two growlers and some cans at a really good coop brewery. Could not be more local and money straight into the pocket of the people who deserves it. I got two 75cl growlers filled up and 4 cans of 50cl for 50 USD. I thought it was reasonable.
I really need to ride a bike and get some fresh air.
Picked up two growlers and some cans at a really good coop brewery. Could not be more local and money straight into the pocket of the people who deserves it. I got two 75cl growlers filled up and 4 cans of 50cl for 50 USD. I thought it was reasonable.
I really need to ride a bike and get some fresh air.
He's from Denmark, though - they probably have that shit sorted in a civilized nation such as that.
Did my first mountainbike ride on some properly technical trails since I have been having back problems. The ride neither made the back feel any better or any worse making the issue a little more confounding, but happing to be riding again.
nice. what trails?
Now it's really not my fucking day. Just had a dialysis client pop their arterial port as we were loading. Blood in the vehicle , blood all over the walkway. At least the tech was with us. Took me 20 minutes to decon the rig. Client is back in the clinic to get the bleeding stopped. Barf and blood what a fun day
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my day was not nearly as fun as eric's, but i did have to suffer through an all-day department retreat. now, currently at home on the couch with a beer. things are looking up!
Attn @Adventurous and @SkaredShtles,
Changed belt in cx-5. Discovered that serpentine belt /= water pump belt. Water pump belt *did not* come up during any of my searching on various auto parts retailers websites. Cut the old one out, searched the part number on it. Found one half way across town. R&R was easy enough. 3 hours of my time, learning by doing including drive to pick up surprise belt. Parts were 30 bucks. Shop rate maybe hour and a half? Any semi competent home mechanic really ought to be able to do the job. Water pump belt was in pretty good shape, serpentine belt showed a number of cracks, maybe 10k left on it. Definitely wouldn't want to do it on the side of the road.
Changed belt in cx-5. Discovered that serpentine belt /= water pump belt. Water pump belt *did not* come up during any of my searching on various auto parts retailers websites. Cut the old one out, searched the part number on it. Found one half way across town. R&R was easy enough. 3 hours of my time, learning by doing including drive to pick up surprise belt. Parts were 30 bucks. Shop rate maybe hour and a half? Any semi competent home mechanic really ought to be able to do the job. Water pump belt was in pretty good shape, serpentine belt showed a number of cracks, maybe 10k left on it. Definitely wouldn't want to do it on the side of the road.
Got it on my to-do list, was hoping to schedule some shop time at the old man's house so I can lay on his nice garage floor and not a dirt driveway.
Any special tools required?
I can be your plan b....
Got it on my to-do list, was hoping to schedule some shop time at the old man's house so I can lay on his nice garage floor and not a dirt driveway.
Any special tools required?
Wrrk until 6pm, now beer, bread goes in the oven in 10 minutes, then moar beer.
Nope, pretty standard stuff. I did use a couple plastic, paint stir sticks to pry the serpentine belt on. Tensioner doesn't really give a fella a lot of extra room, even when fully pried on. There is no tensioner for the water pump belt. Mazdas manual says to pull a rag up into the water pump pulley and use that to leverage the belt off. I just cut it. Finger pressure and turning the crank with a ratchet was enough to work the new one on the water pump pulley.
Got it on my to-do list, was hoping to schedule some shop time at the old man's house so I can lay on his nice garage floor and not a dirt driveway.
Any special tools required?
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Hardest part is getting all the bullshit plastic buttons that hold the wheel well trim out without breaking them. Might pick up some of those if you can.
How old's the water pump if you're doing all those belts?
As old as the rest of the car, about 5 years. The issue is that the belts seem to let loose earlier than one might expect, so I decided to replace them before I got a side of the road phone call from the wife.
When I used to daily drive my old Volvo I threw a belt at some point on the way to work. Of course I did not know this. It started a little slow, and the headlights seemed dim but it ran. As I was driving over the mountain pass I noticed the headlights were growing dimmer and dimmer. I didn't dare to stop knowing it wouldn't start again, assuming it was a charging problem. I managed to make it home with barely any headlights left and it was misfiring something awful with any major throttle inputs. At the end of it my battery only had 4 volts, the water pump never turned but thankfully the cold weather prevented it from overheating. They are dumb and innefficient but there is something to be said for the simplicity and durability of a carburetor and points ignition.
I threw the belt because a weld on my home made alternator bracket failed. Actually the alternator fell completely off but got trapped between the cross member and fire wall.
Mmm yes, I'd rather like to avoid that. Already gotta get tires installed and do spark plugs, might as well add belts to the list.
Tire replacement for the blow out on the truck arrived. Got it mounted and balanced. Tomorrow I will jack the rig up, pull off the passenger set of dualls. install the new inner tire, remount the outer, tighten all the shit then but the spare back where it belongs. It will be nice doing it in daylight and not being one foot off the fog line on I5 with vehicles whizzing by at 75-80 mph.
How often are spark plugs slated to be replaced on those? I ask because I've got 120K on the Ford with the original plugs.