I’ve bought more than one vehicle from the Internet. Sometimes through car sales sites and other times on eBay auctions. People always ask me “How can you know you aren’t getting a pile of junk?” It is pretty easy. My real question to them is “Why aren’t you buying on-line?” You still pay the vehicle tax for your area when you register it so it isn’t like you are taking textbooks from children or cops … The Secret to Buying a 300K Mile CarRead more
Thank You Sir May I Have Another
Tales that just make you want to scream and other humiliating kicks to the crotch.
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No Gnews
It is odd what triggers memories of youth. Now that my contract is in the winding down phase, or at least in a breather phase where I don’t need to work 7 days per week I started thinking about things to do when I was heading home. For some odd reason today I remembered “The Great Space Coaster” and “No Gnews is good Gnews with Gary Gnu.” Perhaps I simply remembered seeing a sign for … No GnewsRead more
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The Minimum Wage Debate
Few things should tell a person just how bought and paid for elected officials are than the current minimum wage debate. Somewhere, somehow there must be an on-line auction selling the votes and souls of elected officials. It won’t do any of us much good to find it since we couldn’t afford the opening bid. It is difficult to admit being born a Republican in this day and age. The “quick fix” for the economy … The Minimum Wage DebateRead more
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Idiots and Oil
Today I was sitting at Meineke getting an oil change when one of the mechanics came out of the back to show the manager a perfectly dry dipstick. This wasn’t wiped clean, it was dry. Listening to the discussion about it was even more entertaining. That particular car had been in for oil changes multiple times when it was out of oil. The manager showed the mechanic the service log. Twice they had told the … Idiots and OilRead more
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A Sad Tale of Power Supplies
A few days ago I came into my office to be greeted by a funky electrical smell. I checked all of the computers. They were all running. It was most odd. For some reason, later in the day, I ended up having to walk around behind my desk and noticed the fan in the power supply wasn’t spinning. The lights were on, though I’ve never figured out why power supplies need need internal lighting of … A Sad Tale of Power SuppliesRead more