The Random, Meaningless Announcements Thread 3!

[sun rise]

 

[ChristineM]

My watch gave me a sleep score of 83 for last night. That means I had a good night's sleep last night but not an excellent one.

Why do you need a watch to tell you how you slept? I know how i slept... Wake up feeling fresh and relaxed = good sleep... Wake up like a @Wu Wei with a sore head = bad sleep

 

[ChristineM]

FLEX PIPE!!!! to fix an exhaust system for the pipe that runs from the catalytic converter to the exhaust manifold......

Yup...that is what I heard today...a "friend" was fixing their car......

Made me remember a car hat came into the shop that was the first place I worked as a mechanic.....Midas Muffler

Guy came in complaining his exhaust system was noisy and rattling and he wanted it fixed....come to find out he had replaced the entire think himself......Flex pipe from the exhaust manifold to muffler.....flex pipe from the muffler as the tail pipe....he had removed...and thrown out...his catalytic converter.....he left angry because I would not bolt on 500 muffler hangers to quiet his monstrosity down and I would only put on the proper pipes, muffler AND catalytic converter......as his new muffler, he recently installed, sparked on the pavement as he left I waved goodbye

Also reminded me of a guy who came in with his 1970 Rolls Royce....it had stainless steel parts in its exhaust system, but the front pipe needed to be replaced.....he wanted it done right.....we did not have the parts, they were expensive, but we could have them in a week..... I asked him if he was the original owner...ye said yes..... I then asked him why he came to Midas....to fix my Rolls he said....... I told him about 1 mile down the road there was a Rolls Royce Dealer and that all the parts n his car were guaranteed for life...he could go there, they would have the parts, fix it, and cost him nothing.....he too left...but he left happy

There are other stories...from my mechanic days at Midas, Honda, Volkswagen/Jeep and a privately owned garage....but those are for another time

Reminds me of 2 stories about rolls royce that i heard

First. A guy bought an old one at an auction to convert into an ice cream van. He spent months on the conversion, installed freezers and a whippie machine from his old broken down ice cream van and got it through type and hygiene testing and went to work with his brightly painted rolls royce with its jolly chimes. The whole job was a fraction of the cost of a new ice cream van, he was back in business and happy. An official from rolls royce called on him, "we dont allow our cars to be used for commercial purposes, offered him more than enough to buy a brand new custom built ice cream van that didn't have a spirit of ecstasy on the bonnet (hood)

Then there was the guy took his rolls to Africa to cross the Sahara because he wanted to say he'd crossed the Sahara in a roller. On the trip the back axle broke. He contacted RR about a replacement, they told him it would be despatched that day and should be with him the following day. Next day comes, a helicopter appears over theveand dunes and lands nearby, two machanics emerge. They unload a crate, remove his broken axle and fit the new one, the helicopter leaves. Being a conscientious guy he called RR several months after his return to the UK because he hadn't received an invoice. He gave all the details about the breakdown and repair. The person on the phone replied "you must be mistaken sir, our cars don't breakdown"

 

[Wu Wei]

Why do you need a watch to tell you how you slept? I know how i slept... Wake up feeling fresh and relaxed = good sleep... Wake up like a @Wu Wei with a sore head = bad sleep

Wake up feeling fetid with the taste of Haggis in your mouth like @Revoltingest = where the heck was I last night

 

[ChristineM]

Wake up feeling fetid with the taste of Haggis in your mouth like @Revoltingest = where the heck was I last night

I don't drink and its very, very rare but i would only eat haggis sliced and fried for breakfast so waking up feeling like a grumpy and hungover Scott is not a problem for me

 

[Revoltingest]

Why do you need a watch to tell you how you slept? I know how i slept... Wake up feeling fresh and relaxed = good sleep... Wake up like a @Wu Wei with a sore head = bad sleep

Same here.
I've less need to quantify things personal.

 

[Wu Wei]

Same here.
I've less need to quantify things personal.

Besides why would you quantify a 1, 2, or 3 bottle(s) of scotch sleep basically the same eh

 

[Shadow Wolf]

You just might become so again.

I don't see myself being gung ho about work. lol.

 

[Revoltingest]

I don't see myself being gung ho about work. lol.

Need for money can insidiously familiarize one with work.

 

[Shadow Wolf]

And according to @Revoltingest...you pay tuition....so you are just making money to give that morally challenged, thieving reprobate, more money....for shame

Oh I don't give him much money. I have these magic papers that prevent too much of that. In all reality you give him way more than I do. Tons more. To the point it's possible out of every paycheck you give him more than double what I did for the entire year of 2019. Possibly triple or more, because really I didn't give him that much.

 

[Wu Wei]

Oh I don't give him much money. I have these magic papers that prevent too much of that. In all reality you give him way more than I do. Tons more. To the point it's possible out of every paycheck you give him more than double what I did for the entire year of 2019. Possibly triple or more, because really I didn't give him that much.

That's not what I heard.....that's my rumor and I'm sticking with it

 

[Shadow Wolf]

Need for money can insidiously familiarize one with work.

With ways of earning money that aren't regular work. Some ways that aren't even work by any stretch or meaning of the word.
If I want to play my books loose, I turned 20 into 60 without doing a damn thing to actually earn it. Just poker and voodoo magic money (cryptocurrency, because I truly do not get how this actually works or has any sort of real value in a tangible way given all the stuff behind it, as it seems to me we may as well make Monopoly money into currency).

 

[Shadow Wolf]

That's not what I heard.....that's my rumor and I'm sticking with it

Oh, so you're going to be like those who argue my taxes with me despite never seeing my accounts?
Ya know, someone here once upon a time was bored and curious, so did some research when I was arguing this with another someone else here. Turns out I was right.

 

[Revoltingest]

Oh I don't give him much money. I have these magic papers that prevent too much of that. In all reality you give him way more than I do. Tons more. To the point it's possible out of every paycheck you give him more than double what I did for the entire year of 2019. Possibly triple or more, because really I didn't give him that much.

Whatever the amount, I appreciate it.
Thank you for your service./

 

[Shadow Wolf]

Whatever the amount, I appreciate it.
Thank you for your service./

After Uncle Sam bought his bombs you probably only got about a dollar from me.

 

[Shadow Wolf]

I made more money today. Enough to pay my ticket Friday and then some.
I forgot it's interesting talking to other drivers. And remembered why I kept some candy in my glove box to nibble on after a few hours of driving.

 

[Wu Wei]

Well....goodnight RF....i be going to bed now

 

[Shadow Wolf]

I am so happy being able to go back to just buying stuff. And good thing because I have a ticket, insurance, and license plate renew. I should hopefully be buying this pair of pants I've been eyeing for awhile now on Monday. Tuesday it'll be signing up for voice coaching.

 

[Miken]

Reminds me of 2 stories about rolls royce that i heard

First. A guy bought an old one at an auction to convert into an ice cream van. He spent months on the conversion, installed freezers and a whippie machine from his old broken down ice cream van and got it through type and hygiene testing and went to work with his brightly painted rolls royce with its jolly chimes. The whole job was a fraction of the cost of a new ice cream van, he was back in business and happy. An official from rolls royce called on him, "we dont allow our cars to be used for commercial purposes, offered him more than enough to buy a brand new custom built ice cream van that didn't have a spirit of ecstasy on the bonnet (hood)

Then there was the guy took his rolls to Africa to cross the Sahara because he wanted to say he'd crossed the Sahara in a roller. On the trip the back axle broke. He contacted RR about a replacement, they told him it would be despatched that day and should be with him the following day. Next day comes, a helicopter appears over theveand dunes and lands nearby, two machanics emerge. They unload a crate, remove his broken axle and fit the new one, the helicopter leaves. Being a conscientious guy he called RR several months after his return to the UK because he hadn't received an invoice. He gave all the details about the breakdown and repair. The person on the phone replied "you must be mistaken sir, our cars don't breakdown"

The first story reminds me of a Rolls Royce that was built for an eccentric but rich Englishman. It was a 1958 Rolls Royce Phantom V Long Wheelbase Limousine edition customized to his specifications. The P5 LWB was a large very limited-edition car. Three adults could sit in the back seat without touching each other. And in those days a gentleman wore a top hat when riding so plenty of headroom, Likewise, plenty of legroom even when the fold-down jump seats were occupied. This particular example was customized as an estate car, aka a station wagon. Like I said, eccentric.

Years later the Englishman died and the car was sold ending up in the hands of a bigtime Los Angeles drug dealer. He had the interior completely rebuilt as a small living room, complete with small sofa that opened to a bed, stereo system, bar, TV, hidden gun compartment etc. I read about this sometime around 1980 or so when the drug dealer had been arrested and convicted. His car was up for auction. Never heard who bought it.

I read a version of the second story in Ken Purdy about 60 years ago. The details differed. It happened in the mountains of Spain in the 1930s.where the car broke a half shaft in a deep rut. He contacted Rolls Royce and they dispatched the part and a technician who arrived surprisingly soon and fixed the car. Back in England the man went to the RR office to settle the bill. They had no record of any parts or services being provided. After calling and visiting different offices, he finally came to the realization that Rolls Royce half shafts do not break.

 

[Shadow Wolf]

First. A guy bought an old one at an auction to convert into an ice cream van. He spent months on the conversion, installed freezers and a whippie machine from his old broken down ice cream van and got it through type and hygiene testing and went to work with his brightly painted rolls royce with its jolly chimes. The whole job was a fraction of the cost of a new ice cream van, he was back in business and happy. An official from rolls royce called on him, "we dont allow our cars to be used for commercial purposes, offered him more than enough to buy a brand new custom built ice cream van that didn't have a spirit of ecstasy on the bonnet (hood)

That's grade-a ******* behavior. I'd make them take me to court over as there is, I assume as it was bought from an auction, no contract between the buyer and manufacturer to govern the uses of the vehicle.