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Morning all.

The ads are becoming tedious, especially now that they're starting to get nasty. Even worse is I got my name on a 'donation' list and I'm getting 3-5 calls a day. I don't bother answering and I've blocked more than a few. It's an irritation.

It was sprinkling a few minutes ago but is supposed to clear up which is fine by me, I have to errands to run this AM. Going to get out early and drive in the opposite direction of the morning rush traffic flow. People out hear don't kow how to drive in the rain very well. I think their brains melt. :)
 
Surprisingly they can't seem to get the knack of driving in snow either. <shrug> I either stay off the road of take the less traveled routes.
 
Ice seems to be more common than snow here.
I just don't go anywhere. I am always fully provisioned.
 
When I lived in AR., black ice was common. I got caught out in that shit once and learned my lesson. Fortunately I didn't bend anything but it was a real white knuckle drive that night.
 
With all the rain here, the roads are flanked by deep ditches.
One slide on the ice leaves you with a ruined car.
That's why I just say no...


:D
 
That's pretty much the case anywhere that black ice is common. Out here it's the bridges that ice over. The roads stay fairly clear. So people will be trucking along at or near highway speed only to lose it on a bridge. I-40 runs right through town and that's almost always a parade of semi's. Needless to say almost any accident on the interstate ends up involving a big truck. Little cars don't fair too well.
 
They have folding signs on the bridges in Oklahoma that unfold to warn the Okies that water freezes when it gets cold.

Of course, the signs aren't big enough to define "cold."
 
I'm trying to remember the last time I drove through OK. I can remember, just don't want to admit it. :D
 
This one won't lay down as much water.
It's special feature might be wind speeds, but it's not going to sit there and grind away.
 
Home, thanks be to Allah. Got the rooftop project knocked out. There were a couple of lovely views to be had while up there.


Looks like the rest of the projects will be inside. The front doors need help, so help they will get.


The Number One super-crew bossman is going home this weekend - right when Wat will be there. He says, "I'm so glad you speak Spanish," Pinche chingao!!! :rolleyes:


Anything to make the times more interesting . . . .


 
I've been having back trouble for the past couple of weeks it is nothing that I did as far as straining a muscle it just seems very tired and I have trouble bending over or straightening up either position is fine but the transition is awkward and uncomfortable.

As far as I recall I said nothing in the presence of my phone nor did I type or voice to text anything about the issues I was having with my back.

One of those Google ad placements popped up in the place that usually pops up when it thinks it is something relevant to me. It was specifically some exercise physiologist guy selling an ebook about hip flexors and how stretch them out well improving everything that every snake oil salesman in the history of time has claimed that they are particular Elixir or program will improve.

Reading it what caught my eye was that the common cause for this problem is sitting too much which I definitely do. The flexors become shortened and throws your posture off causing back problems leg problems ankle problems and so on.

Despite being a little weirded out by Google's intrusiveness I went ahead and Googled hip flexor stretching exercises. I worked through a few and darned if that didn't make a significant Improvement.

Thank's Google! Also, get the fuck out of every aspect of my existence.

I think I need a yoga consultation with the yossarian cat. Meow!
 
Home, thanks be to Allah. Got the rooftop project knocked out. There were a couple of lovely views to be had while up there.


Looks like the rest of the projects will be inside. The front doors need help, so help they will get.


The Number One super-crew bossman is going home this weekend - right when Wat will be there. He says, "I'm so glad you speak Spanish," Pinche chingao!!! :rolleyes:


Anything to make the times more interesting . . . .



Not that I'm complaining about teh big tittays, Wat, but I think you posted these before...? :confused:
 
Good to hear you're inside now Wat. My little project is almost done. Got rained out today but tomorrow looks promising.

Got me some green chile stew simmering on the stove. Good meal for a cool, rainy, night.

My friggin' car has sprung a coolant leak. I'm hoping it's the thermostat housing gasket. Next worse case is the intake manifold gasket. Absolutely worst case is a cracked manifold. I'll work through it one way or another.
 
Home from a Dawn sighting. She snuck off before I got to chat her up, but I got to grope her with my eyes.


Depending on the age of the vehicle, it might be a fucking freeze plug. Why they still put those things in, I have no idea. You might try a bottle of Barsleak. I've had good luck with it. If you try it, be sure to shake it up thoroughly so all the little rabbit turds in the bottom of the bottle go into the radiator. Insh'Allah that it's nothing too serious.




Then again, I guess it still works. I haven't had a coolant leak that wasn't a busted manifold or a hose in 20 years.


The big knuckle on the middle finger of my right hand hurts with some regularity now. I guess it's one more thing to remind me how Jesus hates a pussy. Free Gaspipe!!!


 
Morning Wat.

NO go on the Bars Leak. I'll fix it right or get rid of the SOB. I have a parts car that is just sitting there waiting for me to pull the drive train out of it and this is the motivation. :)

I'm losing ~ a pint/100 miles so it's not horrible as long as I keep an eye on it. I'm going to pour some fluorescent dye in the radiator, drive it for 40/50 miles and then go over the engine with a black light. That'll pin the leak down and I can round up what's needed and get greasy.
 
That'll be more gooder.


The last leak I had was a wee fiber water manifold on the Chrysler engine. It is a weird little thing, and it had split. The part was maybe $15 and changing it wasn't so bad . . . after I removed the top half of the intake manifold.


Turns out you have to do that to change the rear three plugs and/or coil packs.


Which is no biggie since it's sealed in place by o-rings.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jfBsQJzMxs4


 
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