Just because 81 is the man, I will answer car questions but.

StillHere

unlost dogs wrote:

When you say you work on cars, you aren't talking about dancing on the hood of one at an auto show, right?

And regarding the "extras" that come with your work... try being the emergency nurse at virtually any event you could imagine.

"Aunt Mary passed in her Scorpion Bowl at the rehearsal dinner? Get Unlost, she's an emergency nurse!"

Neighbor slipped in the bathtub, conked her head, can't get up, husband comes running down our driveway yelling my name. "Unlost! Unlost!" I came running out from the shower. (I did stop to grab a t-shirt and shorts before I went out the front door.)

Or, my favorite _ friend's daughter is nauseous after having her wisdom teeth out. Prescribed an antiemetic (anti nausea) medication, in the form of _ you got it _ a suppository! "Hello, Unlost? Would you mind coming across the street and shoving this bullet up my daughter's behind?"

True story, each one.

same here
and do you remember why we got into nursing in the first place?
to HELP other people...hahahaaaa...help them with their diapies that's what


OH..and Cav...I used to have to change my own oil all the time and i hated hated hated it
Glad to know I can call on you now

81

StillHere wrote:

OH..and Cav...I used to have to change my own oil all the time and i hated hated hated it
Glad to know I can call on you now

changing oil is relaxing...but now it's cheaper to have a shop due it....oil prices are nuts now a days.

CAVSTARR313

The screw driver will work on older cars.. I have done it..

But is much simpler to break open the steering column and just actuate the rod..

Modern cars with chips in the key wont allow this.. but, it is pretty easy to record the vin of the car on night one, have a key made at a dealership on day two, and steal the car night two.. But I have no idea what I am talking about so disregard..

Phantom Pain

Cavstarr313 wrote:

just actuate the rod..

uh...huh..huh..huh..huh

he said rod

brianlux

Cavstarr313 wrote:

And if you are old, quit telling me about the "good 'ol days" when you used to work on your own car.. The new shit is way better, get over it..

I am old, I did used to crawl inside the hood of my Chevelle and work on the 283 but yeah man, the new stuff is great- better than the rocket science we had when I was a kid- literally!

Cavstarr313 wrote:

Anyone else hate the "extra" things that come with their job??

Some of the more routine tasks get annoying but mainly I even more hate the shortage of hours in a day
to do them plus this, plus play my guitar, plus read, plus...etc.

pjfan31

I work with kids.... I love working with kids....

DOes it mean I want to baby sit them??

Fuck no....

DOes it mean I am happy when they come running up to me at the shops???

Fuck no....

Jennytree

I fix computers. Anytime I go for lunch or a cup of tea I get the "oh, while I see ye there, can you take a look at my iphone/blackberry/ipad/laptop"

And no, I haven't heard anyone take the piss out of the "have you tried turning it off and on again" resolution. It fixes 90% of issues you've caused yourself. Fuck off!

afroannnie

I'm a R &D Scientist that gets to work with Chlamydia & Gonorrhea pretty much everyday...recently we've been getting in some clinical specimens to use for our project...I'll let you think about what these specimens include. Overall I like my job and don't mind talking "shop" to people outside work...it's just that most people are scared to talk to me about my job after they find out what I do

megatron

you work on cars so you have to deal with "car guy".
i work in a metal fab shop i deal with a lot of cars/bikes/smokers small talk.
it seems convos these days are more about one upping. i just don't give a shit. i feel for ya...

comebackgirl

I work with people, but it doesn't really mean I like anyone :problem: :think:

My brother is a car guy and I am thankful for that. Although I'm sure he regrets it every time he gets one of my texts "my car made a weird sound. Not really a hissing or a whirring...kind of like a pinging. Oh nevermind it stopped. Wait it did it again. Maybe it is a hissing. Can I bring it by before work?"

heartdesire

Cavstarr313 wrote:

Doesn't mean I like them..
I have been working on cars professionally since I was 16 years old. Licensed and full of passion back then. I used to love fixing cars and making them go faster, but anymore it is beyond boring and is actually turning to hatred..
Nothing pisses me of more than a customer meandering back into the shop to talk about his classic car and the mods he has done to it.. Dude, I don't give a fuck!! Is the shit broken? I will fix it.. other than that, who cares if your GTO has the original wax pencil marks made at the factory..

And just because I work on cars does NOT mean I like NASCAR!! I fucking hate NASCAR and nothing would make me happier than to choke you with your Jeff Gordon shirt..

And if you are old, quit telling me about the "good 'ol days" when you used to work on your own car.. The new shit is way better, get over it..

I love to tell my customer that we should all be riding bicycles.. everyone is in a good mood on a bicycle

Anyone else hate the "extra" things that come with their job??

Ok, so you are burnt out on cars. It happens. Why don't you open a bike shop ... or start doing bike repair? One step at a time into something new. Who knows you could own the most rock n' bike shop one day ... life is short, go for it!

rick1zoo2

81 wrote:

i hate excel.

tell me about it.


access too


especially dislike SAP

81

how often should i rotate my tires.

thanks in advance

Wma31394

I buy electronics...sort, process, refurb, repair (someone else does), repack, and then sell in bulk or on ebay and amazon. Mostly gaming and ipods...but people always ask me if I have have played a certain game or like it. Video games hold my attention for like a minute and I dont play them at all. Well..golf games I can play for a half hour or so. Then they always say.."my dvd player is doing this..what do you think the problem is" I dont have technical experience (besides basics on gaming and ipods) and cant help you out brother..You can send it in for repair though!! ahhahah

Back to the cars..fricken chain inside the motor is likely busted on my grand am. I guess its a common problem. Like an 8-10 hour labor job. Thank god my father in law is a car guy..has saved me many g's on cars through the years.

81

timing chain....it's not really that important.

loveontwolegs

Cavstarr313 wrote:

Anyone else hate the "extra" things that come with their job??

I hate when doctors pressure laboring women into unnecessary interventions such as epidurals and ceseareans so that they can receive a larger kick back from the insurance company.

I hate when society convinces a woman that her body is flawed and so she chooses to look at birth as a medical event instead of a natural process.

I hate when true emergencies arrive, and my mamas are scared for the lives of the baby they were anxiously awaiting for so long.

Otherwise, I love what I do, and am so blessed to get to witness women becoming mothers.

Wma31394

81 wrote:

timing chain....it's not really that important.

Yea it happened 3 yrs ago too..needless to say its up for sale once fixed. I guess on the grand am motor I have its like a little dinky bike chain..garbage!

chadwick

Cavstarr313 wrote:

Doesn't mean I like them..
I have been working on cars professionally since I was 16 years old. Licensed and full of passion back then. I used to love fixing cars and making them go faster, but anymore it is beyond boring and is actually turning to hatred..
Nothing pisses me of more than a customer meandering back into the shop to talk about his classic car and the mods he has done to it.. Dude, I don't give a fuck!! Is the shit broken? I will fix it.. other than that, who cares if your GTO has the original wax pencil marks made at the factory..

And just because I work on cars does NOT mean I like NASCAR!! I fucking hate NASCAR and nothing would make me happier than to choke you with your Jeff Gordon shirt..

And if you are old, quit telling me about the "good 'ol days" when you used to work on your own car.. The new shit is way better, get over it..

I love to tell my customer that we should all be riding bicycles.. everyone is in a good mood on a bicycle

Anyone else hate the "extra" things that come with their job??

this is the greatest post i have ever read. you are my newest hero typea dude. i fucking hate mechanical bullshit. i hate nascar and nascar fans and nascar clothing and nascar driver should be slapped for wasting the earth's natural resources. i hate nascar anything.

i hate the GTO guy you are talking about. that guy is a piece of turdshit or something.

when i was a truck driver i despised my fellow truckers who covered their big trucks in dale Sr. stickers or wore the dale earnhart racing sunglasses, nascar racing jackets, cowboy boots, black cowboy hat, and were very unfriendly to anyone who hadn't been a truck driver for at least 30 yrs. btw, they were and still are the greatest truck drivers known to mankind. all others are shit and piss behind the big wheel

nascar dicks are fucked and should be run over

chadwick

81 wrote:

how often should i rotate my tires.

thanks in advance

81, you are priceless

lol... again

StillHere

rick1zoo2 wrote:

81 wrote:

i hate excel.

tell me about it.


access too


especially dislike SAP

I LOVE Excel

Access makes me too OCD

SAP??? (data processing??) Since you love it so much, maybe you can teach me all about it