RNG, I hag a similar experience buying fuel today. I went to one place, put my card in, entered the pin and it never completed the transaction. Wouldn’t turn my card loose, sore personnel had no idea, so I got out my needle nosed pliers and pulled it out. I was going to be late meeting my daughter for lunch so I took off. After lunch I went to another place that only has diesel on both sides of one pump, out of 16 pumps. The new Chevy I was behind for about a mile, turned in ahead of me and got one pump and there was an empty minivan in front of the other. I waited for Chevy boy to put $167 worth in his and I finally got mine. I paid $4.51.
Sorry for your wait...but you got off cheep for less than 5 bux.
It has been a strange week. I am normally very laid back, yet my wife said I've been "like a cat on hot bricks" for a few days. Now my paws are at last cooling down, thanks to the eventual arrival this morning of a baby girl to expand our collection of grandkids.
Helogabals, there must be a reason why tires attract screws and new rubber makes the most powerful magnet. I couldn't tell you why though, I must have missed that physics lesson at school
Congrats hot feet and wifey! Penelope? Margaret? Elizabeth?....
Ahh, physics and the tire/screw drama. Here's how it works, the front tire runs over the screw at speed, the friction combined with the force vector dynamics makes the screw flip up at just the right angle for the rear tire to impinge on it at the correct angle of attack, wedging it between the tire and the pavement. The pavement usually wins and tire usually loses. (between the treads makes it even easier.) Sorry Helogabals.
Nice photo Drew, I got held up by a train this afternoon too, and traffic was already horrible. I'm guessing it took at least 10-15 minutes until I got to go. Then, all the people that had tried to turn off on side streets and such, were all trying to cut line and jump out in front of me and the traffic alongside me.
HYdraulic sitrep: I got the last cylinder rebuilt. I had to go to JD to get 2 more O-rings. I still haven't mounted them, since I need a 3rd hand to stab the pins while I hold them in place.
Took wife and daughter out for lunch. They chose Taco Bell. meh. They agreed, meh. The new help was slow and food not so hot.
Until last week, the wifey said "NO" to getting some new chickens. Our old hens are about 2-3 years old. 1 of our last 3 is ill and probably not going to make it. Yesterday I saw a news blip about the price of eggs going up due to bird flu. Today at lunch, she relented, and now we have 6 new baby chicks. They will get to stay in my son's room for "a while" until they go into the separate pen I built for just this thing. The kids are having fun with them. They wanted some baby ducks but I said "heck no".
Don, 2 kids and I are going to try and come to the big garage sale Saturday tomorrow morning. I hope I can get some sleep tonight, I had horrible sleep last night. I was so thankful to be off today.
I'll be he paid at least $5 or $10 for that fance "looking" ring.
