csb
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AUGGGGHHHHHHH!
Wait...why are you screaming?
Wait...why are you screaming?
Sometimes you just need to scream!!!
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Chucktown PE
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BBBBBBRRRRRRRRRRRRRRAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
Why are there 5 people working on my project that don't know what the f they are doing.
Why are there 5 people working on my project that don't know what the f they are doing.
FLBuff PE
Multi-disciplinary engineer
I was screaming b/c my fridge died last night, which means we have to buy one NOW. Then, the wife points out here hissing rear driver side tire. So I get up this morning, and change the tire. As I'm putting the spare on, a plastic POS that you use to center the tire on the wheel broke off in the hub. That was about 15 minutes to get the broken plastic part out of the hub. Next, I'm late for work. No big deal, since the boss is out skiing today. Also, my mom is leaving. That is actually a relief (I love her, but can only take so much of her).
Update: I am much better now. Wife is at Costco, and looking at TVs...looks like I'll have either a 40" or 42" LCD HDTV in the FLBuff household tonight!
Edit: Chuck, I'm working on it b/c I have nothing else to do.
Update: I am much better now. Wife is at Costco, and looking at TVs...looks like I'll have either a 40" or 42" LCD HDTV in the FLBuff household tonight!
Edit: Chuck, I'm working on it b/c I have nothing else to do.
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cement
gray haired dude
the guy getting two new TV's needs to scream? :blink:
csb
Well-known member
must be a Colorado thing...
snickerd3
Taking suggestions
[SIZE=14pt]AAARRRGGGGHHHH!!!!!!!![/SIZE]
[SIZE=10pt]I have been waiting on comments from one of our Community Relations people on a Community Relation plan for one of my sites. I emailed him today to find out if he had any comments as it is past due and his response was he was waiting to see if I had any comments before he responded. WTF. :brickwall: [/SIZE]
[SIZE=10pt]I have been waiting on comments from one of our Community Relations people on a Community Relation plan for one of my sites. I emailed him today to find out if he had any comments as it is past due and his response was he was waiting to see if I had any comments before he responded. WTF. :brickwall: [/SIZE]
FLBuff PE
Multi-disciplinary engineer
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That's typical. <_<
Been there. Done that. Got the t-shirt.
JR
Been there. Done that. Got the t-shirt.
JR
snickerd3
Taking suggestions
AAARRRRGGGGHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I'm very pissed off right now. Reading through the oversight contractor field notes for a landfill cover installation and I noticed they made a notion about how there was no way they could get the geonet covered in the required 20days and did nothing about it until I pointed it out to them TWO MONTHS LATER at which they played dumb about the time limit.
I'm very pissed off right now. Reading through the oversight contractor field notes for a landfill cover installation and I noticed they made a notion about how there was no way they could get the geonet covered in the required 20days and did nothing about it until I pointed it out to them TWO MONTHS LATER at which they played dumb about the time limit.
wilheldp_PE
PE, LEED AP, SPAM KING
RIP - VTEnviro
His Memory Eternal
YARRRRRRRRGGHHHH!!!
My car decided to give me a surprise birthday present. I went out to clear the snow off it this morning and saw I had a flat tire. Musta hit something yesterday and it leaked out overnight.
First I had to scoop out all the snow around it, then jack it up, which was a pain once snow got into it. So I got the old tire off, then learned that my spare tire cover (I have an older CRV with the spare mounted on the back) was frozen on. So I had to take my electric kettle and heat up water several times to thaw it to the point where I could get it off. The yanking on the tire and cover was enough to dislodge the jack, so I had to jack it up again. I finally get the new tire on there, but there was snow caked onto the rim, so I had to play the melting game again so gets the bolts on tightly.
And of course one blown tire means you need a pair. Ugh.
Not a fun day.
My car decided to give me a surprise birthday present. I went out to clear the snow off it this morning and saw I had a flat tire. Musta hit something yesterday and it leaked out overnight.
First I had to scoop out all the snow around it, then jack it up, which was a pain once snow got into it. So I got the old tire off, then learned that my spare tire cover (I have an older CRV with the spare mounted on the back) was frozen on. So I had to take my electric kettle and heat up water several times to thaw it to the point where I could get it off. The yanking on the tire and cover was enough to dislodge the jack, so I had to jack it up again. I finally get the new tire on there, but there was snow caked onto the rim, so I had to play the melting game again so gets the bolts on tightly.
And of course one blown tire means you need a pair. Ugh.
Not a fun day.
TXengrChickPE
Here we go Steelers, here we go!
I know that some people are anti-patching/plugging... but I had my tire patched last week. The guy at NTB said that as long as the tire is in good shape otherwise, patching from the inside is very effective. Considering that he could have made a sale if he had told me that it was not safe, I feel like he was telling me the truth. I have read that plugging (from the outside) is not recommended as a long-term repair.
bigray76
Food & Beverage Director
I hate my boss. He knows I am under the gun to finish a big project here... so what does he do, he decides that I need to go on a presentation tomorrow... granted I set up a week of meetings with subcontractors to talk about their scopes to make sure out number is responsible.
Instead, I lose a day (a day I don't have time to lose) going to a presentation, smiling, and speaking for a maximum of about 2 minutes about the glorious world of estimating.
Instead, I lose a day (a day I don't have time to lose) going to a presentation, smiling, and speaking for a maximum of about 2 minutes about the glorious world of estimating.
Our constructability guy who rants and raves about what we're doing, and how we're going to do it, had just asked me to do his presentation on our weld tracking software for him. Well, that'd be nice... if we actually had one. We have scratched the old one, and a third party is developing it for us right now. Ought to make for a reeeeeally short presentation.
bigray76
Food & Beverage Director
^^^Like when my boss makes us talk about our 'cost database'... ummm, yeah, like where is that? Did I miss that memo... Cost Database = my head.
Sounds just like our weld reject rate tracking on our scrubber jobs with no radiography requirements!
IlPadrino
Well-known member
Plugging or patching is a great repair so long as the hole is on the tread... but the sidewall is a different story - something about the movement of the sidewall as you're hitting bumps, potholes, etc.
What did they charge you for the repair... or was it under warranty? I've often wondered how slim the margins are on tire sales - you hardly ever see blowout sales. But if the margin's too slim, how can they afford to offer warranties?
TXengrChickPE
Here we go Steelers, here we go!
Mine was a nail through the tread... just about dead center of the tire, so easy to fix.
They did not charge anything for the repair. I was surprised. We bought the car 3 months ago from carmax, so no warranty... the guy just said "remember us when it's time to replace all of the tires, in about 20,000 miles or so"
Last time I had a tire plugged it was < $10. You can also buy a plug kit and do it yourself, but I figure for < $10 it's not worth the hassle.
Last time I had a flat tire was a nail through the sidewall. Thankfully I'd paid for the road hazard warranty at Discount Tire, so my replacement was free. But the Bronco takes a weird sized tire so it took a week to get it.
VTE, why did you need a pair of tires? Do you have a limited-slip differential?
Last time I had a flat tire was a nail through the sidewall. Thankfully I'd paid for the road hazard warranty at Discount Tire, so my replacement was free. But the Bronco takes a weird sized tire so it took a week to get it.
VTE, why did you need a pair of tires? Do you have a limited-slip differential?
