Bi+C# Thread for the nit-picky old men

[Brother Al]

Another truth...

the last fastner/nut/etc on any given project inevitably rounds off...shears off...spins in place...is locked tight..is just a hair beyond your reach...is a hair too close to a nearby object for you to access...is the one socket/wrench that is MIA from your toolbox... or you discover its unobtainium right after you destroy it trying to get it out.

 

[ssn696]

Hoarder's lament: about a week after you finally convince yourself that after years of careful storage, you'll never use that thingie and chuck it, you need one. Or someone is looking for one and offering big bucks!

 

[DRIVEN]

Too true X2^^

 

[liquidh8]

Hoarder's lament: about a week after you finally convince yourself that after years of careful storage, you'll never use that thingie and chuck it, you need one. Or someone is looking for one and offering big bucks!

I have had that happen more times than I can count.


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[tc1959]

Some universal truths that other techs will understand...
-If the fuel pump needs to be replaced, the tank will be completely full.
-If a van needs the engine cover removed, there is a CB, nav system, 4 chargers, a clipboard and a trash can screwed/wired to it.
-Only lifted 4x4s with a winch on the bumper develop bad water pumps.
-Heater cores with access panels never leak. Only the ones that require dash removal do. Even more frequently if there's a console too.
-If your schedule has 8:00, 8:30 and 9:00 waiter LOFs, one will be late - one on time - and the other will be early.
-The one time you forget to roll the window down, the security system will self-arm and lock the keys in the car.
-Your body aches every day but you only really hurt yourself the day before a vacation.

you described murphy's law...

My biography.....

 

[DRIVEN]

"Chunk" when referring to a drop-out style rearend's third member.


...and is it rear end, rear-end, or rearend? :wink:

 

[liquidh8]

Front windshield. The is only one, in the front on the car. If there were more than one, it would just be plural, windshields. There is no back windshield, it is an entirely different kind of glass.

 

[DRIVEN]

Poorly titled classified ads. "For sale" and "want to get rid of sum stuff" is just plain lazy. If you want me to open your ad, maybe try telling me what you have to sell. "Regal door panels" or "misc Cutlass emblems and trim" would probably be more helpful. It's a close second to to "testing the waters" type ads. QUIT WASTING MY TIME!

 

[jones20992]

The one I hate the most!

Every old Ford truck for sale is a "Highboy". -------> Every Ford Highboy for sale has a 390.

Sometimes I just respond to those ads just because I am looking for a good argument.

 

[Kansas Bu Wagon]

The one that gets me is is every sbc is "race ready" or "high performance". Or this car is very reliable, just needs a new blah blah blah to get it running.