10-06-2022, 08:25 PM | #1543 |
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...because I went to DMV and actually completed my transaction without a hassle and on the first try! The Mighty Dodge's former custom plates have been liberated from the DMV's license plate jail, and will be attached to something even more mighty this weekend when I go to pick it up.....
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10-07-2022, 05:24 PM | #1544 |
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Because this gas station is about 15 minutes from my house. Took me almost 2 years after buying my car to realize it was there. This is perfect for me when running an ethanol blend; don't have to bounce between 2 gas stations anymore with a gas can.
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10-09-2022, 06:25 PM | #1545 |
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...because the empty spot in our driveway where the Mighty Dodge used to be parked is now occupied again. After a week-long wait to go pick it up, the even more Mighty Freightliner is finally in our driveway today.....
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10-09-2022, 06:36 PM | #1546 |
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10-11-2022, 09:00 PM | #1551 |
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Nah. Simple stuff. Wifey doesn't even want anything that blinks. Just solid color lights on a net for the Japanese Maple and the crab cherry trees out front.
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10-14-2022, 02:31 PM | #1553 |
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Got my bike back from the dealer. Normally I do my own basic maintenance like plugs, valves, fluids and coding but this time I had to send it in for a BMW re-call for the fuel pump. So, I asked them to perform the full spa deal.
Toral $1196.35. ($697.95 for labor, $290.36 for parts, $52 for mysterious shop supplies and taxes) $28.75 for a spark plug + Tax X 4 ...! It is what it is. PS: I should add that the re-call was a free $1500 job. Parts and labor. |
10-15-2022, 10:40 AM | #1554 |
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When I got to the gas station, I could only fit 15.876 gallons into my 16 gallon tank
I put a new thick steering wheel cover on. Blocks gas gauge and warning light from normal viewing angle
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10-15-2022, 04:42 PM | #1555 |
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Started my Fall cleaning since it was a crappy day by cleaning all my interior windows. I needed a friend to come over to hold the ladder for the top ones.
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10-15-2022, 07:14 PM | #1556 |
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Per weather.gov as I left our home to go for outdoor exercise at 3 PM this afternoon:
62°F / 17°C Humidity 28% Wind Speed W 6 mph Barometer 30.03 in (1016.6 mb) Dewpoint 28°F (-2°C) Visibility 10.00 mi I spent most of my life in San Francisco, and that list of data is what perfect looked like and still does. However, I'm not sure we ever saw humidity of 28% in the City!
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During those years, I used the very capable shop of a high school friend, so I can't speak to the breakdown of dealers' invoices during those two decades in the City. My friend the shop owner was always quite forthcoming in sharing why charges were what they were, whether for parts or for labor. He was the person who introduced me to book-rate charges for labor. That was startling to me at the time, and it still is when you consider customers' costs for supposedly labor-intensive work like brake jobs and other jobs like those where the labor charge may have absolutely nothing to do with the number of hours it took to do the work. As an example: at a Toyota dealership, I once had my Tundra returned to me after an hour-and-a-half while I was charged for four hours labor. Knowing about book rate labor, I put it to the person checking me out: "How can I be paying for four hours of labor when I've only been here for an hour-and-a-half?" I'd like to say that I got an intelligible answer. Instead, what I heard was the sounds of someone who had never been asked that question before. After listening to a bunch of nonsense, I simply asked: "You're charging book rate labor, right?" At that, the person collecting the money brightened right up, and said "Yes!"
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10-16-2022, 05:45 AM | #1558 |
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10-16-2022, 01:15 PM | #1559 |
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I found out McCormick brought back my beloved discontinued HotShot for a limited time. I ordered 6. I think I’ll order more.
That’s all.
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10-16-2022, 06:16 PM | #1560 |
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...because I finally fixed the last of the dashboard error warning lights on the soon-to-be-Mighty Freightliner.....
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10-18-2022, 11:59 PM | #1561 |
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Employee action form received: +18.9%. 4% COLA on the way. Both retro to 7/8
Last non-COLA was 2016, when I hit top of pay scale.
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