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The Chit Chat Chit Chat Thread
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Songbird76
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Yeah, according to google, I think it was 193 miles from you? Something like that.Dallas/Fort Worth (2 separate large cities, but, really close together, by Texas standards anyway) are about 200 miles northeast of us.
I saw video yesterday of some of the actual pileup happening. A small car slid into the back of a stopped semi at pretty high speed, then another semi slid into the back of the car and semi at pretty high speed...whoever was in that car was mush, unless maybe they were able to somehow get down on the floorboard, but, they probably didnāt even survive the first impact.
6 people died in all that sadness.
When they showed the footage, I don't think they had information about anyone's condition....at least they didn't say anyone had died at that point. But they did show either a police chief or a mayor or some official saying they'd never seen such a horrible accident and hoped never to see on that bad again.
MinnieM123
Premium Member
So I took my jeep renegade in yesterday because my check engine light came on. Left it there for about two hours. They called and said it was fixed. Just needed a software update.
I drove it home-no light on-and to the grocery store this morning. We took it out on an errand this afternoon to Home Depot. As we headed home, guess what?!, the check engine light came on! I am so
I just checked on the internet and see that auto parts stores will check it for free. So, heading there in the morning to see what it shows. Why does something always go wrong when you almost have a car paid off?!!
And this is why I hate all the newer cars (actually, within the past 15 years at least). It's all the crazy computer issues that spring up. As just one example only, hubs uses his code reader to identify the problem going on behind (whatever warning light comes on the dashboard). What happens, is that it's rarely ever just ONE issue -- it could be a number of different codes that appear, of "possible" issues.
So what the dealers and private repair guys do, is start with the most common issues, and work their way down the list to "fix" the problem. (Some rather unscrupulous repair people will cherry pick the more expensive ones first, and work down the list that way.
) Really lucky that hubs knows a lot about cars and used to (years ago) be a licensed mechanic. So he's done various repairs himself on our car, but certainly not everything (as he doesn't have all the necessary tools that the repair shops have). The good thing is that he knows how to talk to mechanics. (I wouldn't have a clue what to say, and am sure I'd be way overcharged.)Anyway, determining which repair code problem is creating the actual issue, can sometimes be trial and error (even for top mechanics) -- similar to your software "upgrade". Perhaps something didn't quite "take" in the upgrade and it needs to be done again, or, it may not be that at all. Hoping all they need to do, is just redo the upgrade only.
I'm certainly no car mechanic; but I do know from various guys I've known down through the years, that prior to so much computerizing cars, the car problems were a lot clearer, as well as the repairs that followed.
Santa Raccoon 77
Thank you sir. You were an inspiration.
That's where we are lucky over here. Too small an island for con artists. People talk and they soon close.And this is why I hate all the newer cars (actually, within the past 15 years at least). It's all the crazy computer issues that spring up. As just one example only, hubs uses his code reader to identify the problem going on behind (whatever warning light comes on the dashboard). What happens, is that it's rarely ever just ONE issue -- it could be a number of different codes that appear, of "possible" issues.
So what the dealers and private repair guys do, is start with the most common issues, and work their way down the list to "fix" the problem. (Some rather unscrupulous repair people will cherry pick the more expensive ones first, and work down the list that way.
Anyway, determining which repair code problem is creating the actual issue, can sometimes be trial and error (even for top mechanics) -- similar to your software "upgrade". Perhaps something didn't quite "take" in the upgrade and it needs to be done again, or, it may not be that at all. Hoping all they need to do, is just redo the upgrade only.
I'm certainly no car mechanic; but I do know from various guys I've known down through the years, that prior to so much computerizing cars, the car problems were a lot clearer, as well as the repairs that followed.
Santa Raccoon 77
Thank you sir. You were an inspiration.
I hope you have him a comprehensive list. If not you can't complain about what he brings back .In today's good news I'm feeling betterI have almost 0 pain in my foot and I'm up to 75% mobility in my back
My dh is doing the grocery run this morning
Did he take James with him ?
Santa Raccoon 77
Thank you sir. You were an inspiration.
Temperatures in the teens, snow coming tomorrow dinner tonight groundhog soup
MinnieM123
Premium Member
Oh my gosh, yes. I certainly wouldn't mess around with the heavy security there . . .
Figgy1
Well-Known Member
Very detailed list exactly what I want and quantity of said items. He's pretty good at grocery shopping except for the items that get purchased that aren't on the list
Bacon never seems to be on the list but it makes it's way to my house far too often
Wow. That kind of temps and some cars batteries won't even turn over to start.
Songbird76
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1 C? That's not too bad. Our high here this week has been -5C with a feels like around -13C....which I looked up and even the feels like temp is around 8* Fahrenheit. In Wyoming we always plugged our cars in at night in the winter. They all have block heaters to keep them from freezing. If you don't plug it in, your car won't start. But here we've never needed a block heater. I don't think it's ever been down to 0F here before since I've lived here.
That's good to know. Doesn't fare well for condo owners and apt renters where their cars sit frozen in the open parking lot.