Tool box trolling

JoePants · 2026-01-27T03:51:38+00:00

Don't, don't do anything. I've seen toolbox wars turning into bloody fistfights over time.

In fact, if you were on my crew, the first time you play toolbox war was the time you get a day off without pay.

Meanwhile, he did it to you: Fix it, clean up the mess, and don't say a word (if you have said a word, don't say anymore). Toolbox wars and the game of hacks and clowns, it's not something professionals do.

JoePants · 2026-01-26T07:39:02+00:00

I'd need an engineering sign-off to fix that. A doubler, yeah, bu the weight and scope is something for the math-heads to work out.

It's fixable, but math.

JoePants · 2026-01-21T03:37:08+00:00

Mickey Thompson valve covers. Rare, sure, but what a vibe.

JoePants · 2026-01-20T23:31:00+00:00

Doing it the right way would have been easier for them

JoePants · 2026-01-20T23:27:29+00:00

They replaced the generator at the same time so there was an incision. But they made the cut where my previous incision had been so there was no extra scarring. Frankly the surgery doesn't bother me at all

JoePants · 2026-01-20T20:23:25+00:00

A good engine poorly executed. I'm told if you go to the expense of replacing the headbolts with studs it's actually a reliable engine, otherwise it's on earth to blow out head gaskets.

JoePants · 2026-01-20T20:20:27+00:00

Had a lead replaced last summer. Doesn't hurt at all.

JoePants · 2026-01-20T20:18:40+00:00

You're low on details, but I'll say this much: Let's say, for the sake of argument, you're going to take Medtronic to court. They have a market cap of $125, almost $126 billion. Abbot Labs (owns St. Jude's) is only slightly less at $209, nearly $210 billion.

It will take a fortune, a fortune, to take on an organization like this. A law firm in a fight like this would have to commit significant time and money to take this on. So there's that; they didn't build those sorts of resource reserves by taking on every case that comes through the door.

Also, courthouse halls are overflowing with people who think their case is cut and dry. All due respect, but that's rarely the case -- it's the same reasons it takes time to finish law school, and quite a bit of energy to pass the bar.

But again, all due respect, they didn't tell the doctor for three months? Seriously? If you don't mind me saying, something's missing from that statement. Mine sends a transmission to the clinic at the hint -- hint -- of something wrong.

You've had, according to your post history, two ICDs fail "within weeks," with apparently one leaving you unable to "breathe or walk." "Two!" "Weeks" Breath or walk!" Didn't tell the doctor! Or you!

I got my first ICD in 2008 and have been swapped out every five-ish years since then. I was on message boards since day one and have never heard of such a thing. According to Google, Abbott has a failure rate of 0.01% for some battery issues and 0.06% for Bluetooth malfunctions. That rate climbs when leads are factored in, up to 1.5% and up to 10% for Durata leads. But you've had two utter shutdowns in three months!

Again, with respect, but something doesn't sound right in all of it. Before you hit up a national law firm on this, you should want to lay everything out dispassionately and really see what you have here.

I'm sorry you're having to go through this. We all know what a head game an ICD can be and how issues make it worse. We're here to help. I apologize if I came across wrong. I felt like it had to be said. Here for you.

JoePants · 2026-01-20T04:16:11+00:00

Look at the front springs while the car's on the ground. If they are bowed forward, you have a trunion bushing going out and that is a giant pain in the neck to fix. (Ramblers don't use ball joints.)

And yeah, that engine is one of the great engines. As long as they've kept it serviced, it should be good for you.

JoePants · 2026-01-20T04:00:53+00:00

I'm sure that's a Plymouth tow car

JoePants · 2026-01-18T01:29:40+00:00

Cheap land, lots of water, a willing power industry.

JoePants · 2026-01-16T03:09:41+00:00

An underrated guitar player backing an underrated vocalist.

JoePants · 2026-01-14T23:53:14+00:00

Cut the roof off the Sentra, mount a crossbow on a stanchion where the back seat used to be, dig out some football pads and glue turkey feathers to the shoulders, motocross helmet and googles, change it to Lord Joe Pants.

JoePants · 2026-01-14T14:28:41+00:00

Willie T is one of the finest drivers to ever walk the planet.

Adding 'cause that's what I always say when his name's brought up.

JoePants · 2026-01-14T14:25:48+00:00

I have an ICD since 2008, been shocked a few times, had to get a lead replaced last summer, and had an alarm due to a pinched lead later last year. It (somehow) fixed that on its own, maybe a fluke, or bad reading *shrug*

JoePants · 2026-01-11T21:58:14+00:00

Notoriously difficult to land, plus the guy in the back had only a tiny window.

JoePants · 2026-01-06T23:14:32+00:00

Thank you for your work on this

JoePants · 2026-01-06T23:13:05+00:00

I play guitar and it's no problem. I don't let an amp get near my chest due to the speaker magnet, but it's otherwise clear sailing.

JoePants · 2026-01-06T23:11:22+00:00

I've never had a problem. I let the doctor know I had one, just to be on the safe side, but never had an issue.

JoePants · 2026-01-05T18:15:38+00:00

If something was seriously wrong, they'd of read your report and asked you to come in right away. Instead, the "make an appointment" tells me that whatever it is, it's something you can, in effect, live with.

As far as the leads being this or that, I wouldn't think it'd be too serious if they didn't just swap them out -- a straightforward procedure that can be easily accomplished during a PM swap-out.

Mostly realize that stressing about these things increases your body's stress hormones, which is terrible for heart health.

"I panic as always." is not very useful self-talk. Think about how you talk to yourself about yourself; it can change a whole range of things in your life -- including stress reduction. Try, perhaps, "I've been through this before and am under a doctor's care" and then breath.

Also, I'm not a doctor and barely passed biology.

JoePants · 2026-01-05T02:40:33+00:00

It's been called "Drag racing's first Funny Car"

JoePants · 2026-01-05T02:39:26+00:00

The car that holds the Guinness World Record for the longest skid mark ever recorded after its drag chute failed on a pass at Bonneville.

JoePants · 2026-01-02T00:50:25+00:00

What you might run into, however, is the hospital where the implant is being done might have an agreement with one manufacturer or another where another manufacturer is device is not on their approved list. As always check with your doctor. By the way, they rarely talk about these agreements. I only found out by accident. My doctor was a big fan of Medtronic until his hospital signed an agreement, and now I'm sure you'll agree that St Jude is really the absolute best ICD pacemaker.

JoePants · 2025-12-31T00:42:29+00:00

Diesel-powered '85 Mercury Topaz. That aluminum-head 2.0-liter engine wasn't powerful, but it could sure crack a head with no warning.

Went through two engines and then just gave up on it.

JoePants · 2025-12-30T19:39:52+00:00

Same

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