Happy post Halloween recovery day! Another awesome block party was had. I'm sure I'm going to regret all the jalapeno poppers I ate here in a bit.
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Happy post Halloween recovery day! Another awesome block party was had. I'm sure I'm going to regret all the jalapeno poppers I ate here in a bit.
Morning, fall has finally arrived in the desert raining and a high of 61 today. Trail ride later and maybe go see John wilk movie.
Morning.
Took the little one over to my wife's aunt's house last night to show off his dinosaur costume. We've got our friend's annual Halloween party tonight. It used to be insane with all of us partying our asses off all night long... now it usually ends around 9pm since we all have to get the kids home and in bed. Getting older with responsibilities sucks.
Took the little one over to my wife's aunt's house last night to show off his dinosaur costume. We've got our friend's annual Halloween party tonight. It used to be insane with all of us partying our asses off all night long... now it usually ends around 9pm since we all have to get the kids home and in bed. Getting older with responsibilities sucks.
Mornin!
Actually getting on my bike today! To ride over to a buddy's house that is. Time to do some wrenching.
Actually getting on my bike today! To ride over to a buddy's house that is. Time to do some wrenching.
Morning monkeys!
BigT is going bike shopping today. Doubtful that she will make a decision today.
Be safe out there.
BigT is going bike shopping today. Doubtful that she will make a decision today.
Be safe out there.
We actually had a real rainstorm yesterday> It did let up enough for the kids to trick or treat without getting soaked then cranked back up at 9pm. Nice to finally have a few days off. I'm going to fix some stuff and kick back today, maybe try and ride an easy flat route and see how the MCL likes it. Fishing tomorrow
Morning! Another Nor'easter here today. Hoping for a good day at Highland tomorrow but it will be super chilly.
We ran out of our non-candy treats in about an hour last night and then turned off the porch light.
Today: Costco run with wife and kid, washed and vacuumed both cars, tried to fix a tiny crack in the Land Cruiser's windshield, new wipers for LC (PIAA Super Silicone, oontz), and, in an hour or three, I'm playing in a community band concert.
Oh, I also managed to cram both the LEAF and the Land Cruiser into our tiny garage after rearranging junk. Even parked optimally we can't open doors fully. Next house has to have a larger garage else it won't be our next house.
Today: Costco run with wife and kid, washed and vacuumed both cars, tried to fix a tiny crack in the Land Cruiser's windshield, new wipers for LC (PIAA Super Silicone, oontz), and, in an hour or three, I'm playing in a community band concert.
Oh, I also managed to cram both the LEAF and the Land Cruiser into our tiny garage after rearranging junk. Even parked optimally we can't open doors fully. Next house has to have a larger garage else it won't be our next house.
Did the final bits to close the camp - winch stairs up from beach, pull the boats up, shroud vents, clean gutters.
Tried? No bueno? What did you use?
I have the tinniest of chips in my windshield that I need to nip before it spreads.
Borrowed a cyclocross bike today and I'll race on it for sake of what gives. I plan on going then for Strava king of the mountain on all rail path segments.
Project day=crappy weather. got the grime cleaned out of the house. Went and bought some fishing gear, Also tracked down all my winter camping gear ( snow shoes, ice tracks, gaiters, gloves, gore tex shell). I am debating heading to the river in the morning to do some bass fishing from my kayak
I've used two products over the years from amazon, both of which have a similar concept of little rig that suctions or tapes to glass, and some sort of forcible epoxy injector. None have been great long term fixes--ended up replacing the LEAF's windshield outright a month or two back, and I think this 1 cm 90 degree crack in the Land Cruiser's windshield will eventually spread come wintertime.
Safelite came to my house and fixed the cracked window on the Racing Honda. Insurance paid for it.....
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Yeah, seriously, that's what insurance is for. They came to the studio and popped a new one in and it didn't cost me a dime. The guy was done in about 45 min.
Then a couple weeks later my toaster got vandalized in a trailhead parking lot. Which resulted in another replacement windshield, along with repairs to two windows, the hood, and two doors. Insurance paid for all of that as well and covered the cost of a rental.
Then a couple weeks later my toaster got vandalized in a trailhead parking lot. Which resulted in another replacement windshield, along with repairs to two windows, the hood, and two doors. Insurance paid for all of that as well and covered the cost of a rental.
I didn't have to pay the deductible. Atleast I think I didn't....
Insurance company will get their money back out of you.
I dropped Farmers and now have Allstate. I pay half of what I payed to Farmers for the last 20 years. Nobody ever shops for insurance. I do now....
Fortunately windshields are really cheap out here. We had to replace the pickup's within 2 months of owning it.
Never replace a windshield if you live in CO unless it's in your field of vision and/or leaking.
Or it's so pitted that driving into the sun is like looking through a fogged window.
That's a good point - although generally you'll have a crack in front of your face long before the pitting becomes a problem. I think they used to make windshields better...
There are certainly a bunch of glass vendors to choose from (not just the installers). I got price quotes varying by over a factor of 2 for the glass alone for the LEAF's windshield, and that's for a relatively new model that doesn't have many vendors plying for one's monies. I went for the cheapest, of course, since it's a leased car.
For an F-150 or even my Land Cruiser (given that its generation ran from 1999-2007!) there should be a ton of options, some better, some worse. Unfortunately I have no way of judging glass quality before it's in place, which is too bad since I'm neurotic about distortion from uneven-thickness panes acting like lenses. <-- big surprise, eh?
For an F-150 or even my Land Cruiser (given that its generation ran from 1999-2007!) there should be a ton of options, some better, some worse. Unfortunately I have no way of judging glass quality before it's in place, which is too bad since I'm neurotic about distortion from uneven-thickness panes acting like lenses. <-- big surprise, eh?
The replacement they put in the Racing Nissan had a weird wavy effect at speed or in sunlight. I called Safelite and they called my insurance up and replaced it the next day. New windshield was slightly better.There are certainly a bunch of glass vendors to choose from (not just the installers). I got price quotes varying by over a factor of 2 for the glass alone for the LEAF's windshield, and that's for a relatively new model that doesn't have many vendors plying for one's monies. I went for the cheapest, of course, since it's a leased car.
For an F-150 or even my Land Cruiser (given that its generation ran from 1999-2007!) there should be a ton of options, some better, some worse. Unfortunately I have no way of judging glass quality before it's in place, which is too bad since I'm neurotic about distortion from uneven-thickness panes acting like lenses. <-- big surprise, eh?
Yep. Everybody does common models. It was a hair over $250 to get the pickup's replaced. I think the van and Subaru were about the same...
My Corvette was $180 with the OE style antenna in it. I got a chip in it on the way to work, by the time I was at the office, it was split pillar to pillar. My coverage covers chip repair, but not replacement unless it's broke by the guy fixing the chip. 
I'm sure there must be some vehicles that have really expensive glass... but for the most part it probably makes no sense for people to have glass coverage on their insurance.My Corvette was $180 with the OE style antenna in it. I got a chip in it on the way to work, by the time I was at the office, it was split pillar to pillar. My coverage covers chip repair, but not replacement unless it's broke by the guy fixing the chip.
IIRC the IROC Camaro from like 2000 had those huge windshields. They are close to a grand each, or they were at one time when my buddy had to replace his. 2002ish? But most are less than $500.
I think it may be regional, as well - the volume of windshields getting replaced out here has to dwarf most other metro regions...
F***ing gravel...
F***ing gravel...
That's why I just don't replace mine.