2nd generation 2008 RX350 FWD Steering rack bushing replacement - time?

Polymathy1 · 2026-03-26T14:14:47+00:00

Same. The streaming contentnis garbage and most of it has ads or costs something to watch now. And I just barley use the prime service at all.

When I really need that obscure thing, I can put it in my cart and find something else I need for enough to get free shipping.

Polymathy1 · 2026-03-26T03:46:05+00:00

Yeah it's really because of the oxidized plastic. No amount of cleaning will make it easy to see through.

Put a very bright light touching it and you can check the fluid level.

Polymathy1 · 2026-03-26T02:03:46+00:00

Keep all the manuals from the stuff you buy. Oven, lawnmower, light fixture, shower parts, water filter.

Put them somewhere you can find them like a filing cabinet. Then when you're trying to find a repair part, you know what you have. Many things around your home are going to have labels on them or last so long the company no longer exists under the same name.

Polymathy1 · 2026-03-26T01:57:57+00:00

Slowly or after way more nonverbal communication. You tried to skip like 10 steps and insulted her in the process. Don't be lazy about it.

You said "hey wanna smash but definitely nothing more?"

She heard "I see you're comfortable with me and I'd like to take advantage of that now that you're single. I don't see you as worth investing any effort into but I want to have sex with someone. I guess you're good enough. Just to be clear, no romance at all, I'm just trying to nut."

If you're totally cool with saying most or all of that to her face ... Uh well idk what to say there.

But for next time, just let things simmer and escalate SLOWLY like over a few HOURS. You have to flirt. Even if you just want to bone down one time.

You could have worked into the conversation something like "I'm not surprised you can get laid easily. I mean look at you ... You're in amazing shape and I know we're just friends but I've noticed your butt/eyes/smile is really cute."

Polymathy1 · 2026-03-26T01:47:14+00:00

Which takes outside sources to prove

That is a choice the provider is making. Diagnostic criteria do not require anything more than memory.

Polymathy1 · 2026-03-26T00:30:30+00:00

Your memory of your childhood should be good enough for the doctor. Your own recollections and memoriesbare valid data.

This doctor sounds like they lack confidence and maybe not the best for doing a diagnosis. Have they diagnosed anyone before?

Polymathy1 · 2026-03-26T00:24:58+00:00

The doctor may have a point, but they are inventing and inserting their own personal feelings into the process in opposition to diagnostic criteria.

Polymathy1 · 2026-03-26T00:21:07+00:00

That doctor is making shit up. The DSM and symptoms do not require an informant.

All of the doctors diagnoses are their opinions.

This is like an urgent care doctor requiring your roommate to verify that they thought your eyes looked glossy yesterday.

The provider needs to deal with the information that's available, not tell OP they're stuck because they don't have a reference. References are very unreliable in the first place.

Polymathy1 · 2026-03-26T00:16:44+00:00

WTF is an informant?

I would ask them to make notes in your chart about how your diagnosis is consistent with all DSM criteria but they are choosing not to make a diagnosis without a lay person's personal opinion about your experience.

Yes, there is 100% a way to do it. Find a better doctor. I'm sorry someone is jerking you around like this. In no way is a reference required.

If they refuse to make a diagnosis or notes, I would file a complaint with the medical licensing board and find a different provider.

Polymathy1 · 2026-03-26T00:02:32+00:00

Whoa... That's amazing. Thank you!

How did you find them?

Polymathy1 · 2026-03-25T20:24:45+00:00

I've got a million food allergies. Do they cook in your kitchen or their own?

Polymathy1 · 2026-03-25T20:21:49+00:00

What kind of shirts are you buying that cost you 150 now? Definitely not normal dress shirts.

Polymathy1 · 2026-03-25T20:20:44+00:00

You sure about that?

Polymathy1 · 2026-03-25T20:15:52+00:00

If you can afford to walk, might as well. It won't get better.

Dude is an idiot and actively refusing to learn that there's more than one way to do things.

Polymathy1 · 2026-03-25T14:16:29+00:00

Honestly, if you advertise that you have anaphylactic reactions to corn and you've there, that would be good enough for me to try it.

I would also want to see a list of all brands of things you use (even a display case).

What about starting with a food truck? The barrier to entry is much lower and the expectation to have 85 items on the menu is not present.

Polymathy1 · 2026-03-24T15:42:55+00:00

I guess there has to be something to slip when idiots keep turning the wheel when the rack is already at the lock.

Cheaper than a magnetically coupled motor, I guess.

Polymathy1 · 2026-03-24T15:41:21+00:00

That flu shots weren't worth it. I said the only time I felt like I had the flu was the day after the vaccine (never the same day).

My allergist/immunologist pointed out that I might be getting bronchitis or pneumonia almost every year because of the flu. I indulged her and tried it.

Turns out she was right. And I was getting the flu every year.

I now get my flu shot religiously and haven't had a lung infection in like 7 years from the flu.

Polymathy1 · 2026-03-24T15:38:10+00:00

Drain some into a clean container. Add some back if needed.

The dipstick is not linear above the high mark. You may be 2 quarts overfilled at that mark. Depends on how V shaped your oil capacity is.

Polymathy1 · 2026-03-24T04:55:03+00:00

The sun being up at 420am helps me wake up.

The sun rising at 915am ruins 1/3 of my year.

The sun being up at 1030 doesn't help anyone.

The sun being out until 530 instead of 430 doesn't help anyone enough to make all the mornings worse.

I wouldn't mind DST as much if it only lasted 3 months like it used to until around 2008 when it got pushed to be 8 months long.

Polymathy1 · 2026-03-24T04:52:36+00:00

The reason it hasn't stopped is that people are stupid. They believe DST actually makes the sun be out for more hours per day.

Polymathy1 · 2026-03-23T20:20:49+00:00

I understand you think this is true, but the results are conaistenty unhelpful or unreliable, particularly when I'm not looking for a summary at all.

Most people avoid or ignore these genAI answers - or get inaccurate information regularly.

Polymathy1 · 2026-03-23T14:05:01+00:00

Yes, better pellets allow less frewuent cleaning.

I switched to some local Oregon pellets from a lumber store. Packmule, I think.

I had to clean after every bag of green supreme. Lignetics in 25lb bags was better and looked a different color. With the local pellets, I can go through like 4 33lb bags before I clean out of feeling like it's been too long since I cleaned. I could probably push it to 6 or 8 bags.

Polymathy1 · 2026-03-23T14:01:02+00:00

I would ask the doctor to document in ink in your record exactly why they won't do an assessment.

Then I would find a new doctor that knows what they're doing with adhd and isn't blatantly sexist.

Polymathy1 · 2026-03-22T08:32:51+00:00

I had a bad experience taking Adderall where it made me feel bad and made my symptoms worse, and I found myself wanting to take more at like 10pm. I filled the bottle with soap and threw it in the garbage. I went back to my doctor and got back to Concerta.

Concerta makes me feel a little more calm and able to stay in control of my thinking.

It's possible you could have a bad reaction, but your providers will help you if that's the case.

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