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Good morning everybody

I took a few days off, catching up now.

@vssman Paul, I’m sorry to hear about your pup, I’ll light a candle for her.

 

Happy Monday to all

 

You know if you put your hands on the home row this would not be an issue…

Does look nice

 

Garage is a work shop for awhile, got stuff to get done before the cold really sets in

 

Good afternoon, I'm just getting up.

I had to call out from work when the alarm went off, I felt bad. I had a few emergency bathroom visits during the night. I had a hot pretzel with a cold crab dip at the RenFest, I'm thinking that the crab dip was bad.

It was beyond disgusting with the amount of people walking around and smoking tobacco products at the festival. I couldn't enjoy any of the shows or watch any of the blacksmiths give demonstrations without having to smell that disgusting stench.

When I asked a security person about it, I was told that people are 'supposed ' to use the designated smoking areas.

I won't be going back there.

 

Feel better

 

Whelp, got a call from the garage that the MB GLK350 has to go to the dealer. It was having a rear end handling issue when braking. The rear subframe has rotted through. MB USA has an extended warranty for 20 years, unlimited miles for this problem. They’ll replace it for free. Toyota isn’t the only one with a frame rust issue and replacement program… Of course I would have expected better corrosion protection from MB.

 

We were told at work (when they gave us expired boxes of test kits) that as long as the control line changes color, the results were valid. Maybe that's why I only tested positive once

 

Bummer

 

Yikes and um great news at the same time I would think. Did they say how long it would take to do this repair?

 

Can't "like" this, but at least MB will take care of the problem for you.

I got your clock boxed up, I will drop it off at UPS tomorrow after work. I plugged it in to make sure that it still worked.

 

They told me don’t expect it back until the end of the week. I’d imagine it’s a 1-2 day job. The entire rear drivetrain, suspension, and braking system has to be removed and reinstalled.

 

That is a good chunk of work to get done.

 

Saw dust, vacuum what I can and then the leaf blower, trying to keep it clean. It’s really more of a green space than lawn , and in the shade somewhat

 

Prudence (the firewood truck) AC system was going strong for a few weeks, then it started to not work so great. I started looking at every o-ring connection again with the black light ( for the UV leak detector dye that I added to the system) and after not finding leaks at any of the new hoses that I made, or any or the o-ring connections I looked around the compressor.

There's yer problem, lady!






Offfhh. I'll wait for the charge to leak out before pulling this apart. I'm hoping it's just the O-ring on this fitting that I don't use for my application.

I found some tea that all of us could use during the week!

 

Good morning

Coffee is brewed. Enjoying the early quiet time of the day. I’ve got a list to do when there’s daylight.

Dammit, bad crab dip will get you every time. Get well soon Walter.

Dammit. At least MB USA has the warranty to cover replacement.

 

Mornin’