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[Urwumpe]

We have some public wells here, where people can collect their water fresh from the aquifier. They are really popular, despite the water from the tap being only slightly processed here.

 

[Thunder Chicken]

Replaced my car's lower control arms and bushings and ball joints, on the ground with a breaker bar in nearly 90F temperatures.

Days like this makes beer taste good and air conditioning feel wonderful.

 

[Andy44]

I went for a run in the 90F sunshine after work today. It's a little nuts but I'm used to it and I have lots of water. Later after cleaning up I drove out a scenic road to get some food. Normally the summer weather in DC is miserable heat and humidity, but today it was not very humid at all, and just around dusk the temperature dropped to about 80F with a cool breeze.

So my drive was nice, windows down, hand out in the wind, pink sky turning to dark purple to deep blue.

 

[PhantomCruiser]

I do not miss the humdity in Maryland. I thought it was bad down here around Chattanooga, but Maryland was something else.

 

[Urwumpe]

Another night here with almost zero sleep, first some neighbor decides that 2 am is the right time for home improvement, then too little rain on too hot ground results in one hell of moist air... and then it was time for the children to go to the nearby school, so night was formally over.

 

[Thunder Chicken]

Ha ha...my nice new bushings and control arms are in and work great, but have exposed that my struts and mounts are completely garbage (car clunks when going over small cracks in the road). Struts are arriving today.

At this rate I should have a brand new car by next Thursday! :lol:

 

[Urwumpe]

At this rate I should have a brand new car by next Thursday! :lol:

When did you replace the piston gaskets the last time? :lol:

 

[Thunder Chicken]

When did you replace the piston gaskets the last time? :lol:

Bah, I replaced the block but forgot the piston rings.:facepalm::lol:

 

[Urwumpe]

Bah, I replaced the block but forgot the piston rings.:facepalm::lol:

Ouch, thats like replacing the timing belt but not the water pump on my old Volkswagen. :lol:

 

[Fabri91]

Speaking of car repairs...

for some reasone the aft lights of my car have started cracking, as can be seen.

The left one not so much:

The right one, on the other hand:

Working hypothesis is that sun exposure has something to do with it due to how it is usually parked. The right one also got a lot worse in the last few weeks and so I'm looking for a replacement part, especially since condensation has now been entering the right light cluster as in the picture.

 

[Thunder Chicken]

Speaking of car repairs...

Working hypothesis is that sun exposure has something to do with it due to how it is usually parked. The right one also got a lot worse in the last few weeks and so I'm looking for a replacement part, especially since condensation has now been entering the right light cluster as in the picture.

Yes, plastics will craze when exposed to UV. If they are otherwise intact, mask off the paint around them and sand them with 300-400 grit wet/dry sandpaper with water, rinse and dry thoroughly, mask again and spray them with clear coat, then polish them a few weeks later. Much less expensive than replacing the headlamps and they will look like new. I just did this to both of our cars and they look great, only took 30-40 minutes to do each car.

 

[MaverickSawyer]

Doesn't look like it's UV fogging... it looks to be more of fracturing due to breakdown.

 

[Andy44]

The right one also got a lot worse in the last few weeks and so I'm looking for a replacement part, especially since condensation has now been entering the right light cluster as in the picture.

You need to change your blinker fluid.

 

[Thunder Chicken]

You need to change your blinker fluid.

How to Replace Blinker Fluid - YouTube

They sell it in most auto parts stores, but they usually only have it behind the counter, so you have to ask the attendant for it.

While you're there, ask for a quart of K9P.

 

[Fabri91]

Yes, plastics will craze when exposed to UV. If they are otherwise intact, mask off the paint around them and sand them with 300-400 grit wet/dry sandpaper with water, rinse and dry thoroughly, mask again and spray them with clear coat, then polish them a few weeks later. Much less expensive than replacing the headlamps and they will look like new. I just did this to both of our cars and they look great, only took 30-40 minutes to do each car.

The fogging is condensation, I'm afraid.

Doesn't look like it's UV fogging... it looks to be more of fracturing due to breakdown.

Indeed. Replacing the cluster appears to be the best/safest choice. Used units are available for <50€, so that's something.

You need to change your blinker fluid.

How to Replace Blinker Fluid - YouTube

How could I have forgotten! :rofl:

 

[Urwumpe]

My work today: Sitting around with a headset listening to multiple subcontractors and managers discussing why one special subsystem is having problem interacting successfully with the productive distributed system running my teams software, while all other subsystems have no issues.

The hardest task: Not laughing out loud.

Looks like somebody decided to be smarter than our manual and recommendations. If we write a lengthy chapter about a proper transition from one major version to the other, it has a reason.

 

[PhantomCruiser]

Well, my 6 year old desktop computer has given up the ghost. It's a motherboard problem, so at least I can salvage the data from the HD (it will morph into an external HD). Relegated to a laptop for the moment.

Something that I was really pleased with? The laptop run Orbiter 1016 flawlessly. The '10 (and the '06) version has some graphics issues that I never was able to solve. But '16 works great.

The Mrs. Cruiser approved a purchase of a new desktop. So, I'll be shopping around, may build one.

 

[Quick_Nick]

Something that I was really pleased with? The laptop run Orbiter 1016 flawlessly.

The finest trebuchet simulator in the village!

 

[PhantomCruiser]

:facepalm:

Just saw that. OK. The laptop runs Orbiter 2016 flawlessly.

This frakin keyboard though...

 

[jedidia]

My work today:

My workday: Pretty smooth, half past three I go for a smoke break, I come back, throw a habitual glance at the dashboard and start screaming and running around in panick.

The main database server was unresponsive.

It runs again, but now I need another smoke break!