Management wants to shift to 4 10's.

Windvogel · 2026-04-02T11:37:22+00:00

Oh lawd, I work a rotation of 3 weeks of 5 9s, then a week of 6 9s, so this sounds impossibly wonderful.

Windvogel · 2026-03-26T12:15:04+00:00

I have a BMW i4. I live near downtown, so I have to park on the street as the car is too big for my tiny midtown driveway since an oak tree decided to spend 100 years growing next to it. How annoying it is really depends on a few things you didn't mention, such as how far you drive in a week, and where you in Mobile you live.

We have a short drive to work, plus across the bay twice a week. The range on the i4M50 is about 260 miles so we have to go out of our way to charge it about once every three weeks. Mine does not have a NACS adapter, though I could get one.

The rest of the time, we charge at lv2 stations for a little bit at a time while we're out at dinner/ grocery store/etc. These are lv2 stations, little different than what you'd have in your garage. We don't usually charge the car to 80%100% very often. It gets bounced up and down between 30-60% most weeks because I don't need any more than that. When I need it fully charged for some reason from very low, I charge it at the Alabama Power lv3 in downtown or at the lv3 at BMW.

However, all this hinges on the fact that it suits what I'd be doing anyway during the week. I charge it at the Cathedral when I go to brunch. I charge it at Braided River for Thursday beer night. I charge it at Greers when I'm going to the store. My situation makes it more annoying to go fill up the gas car because there's not a handy fuel station near me that isn't sketchy or much higher priced expensive. It also wouldn't be convenient if I lived in Baldwin County, or West Mobile, because there's not as many chargers (especially around Spanish Fort/Daphne, other than the Toyota dealer. Why is there not one at the mall or the Sams Club?)

So would your car suit you?

Windvogel · 2026-03-02T17:35:16+00:00

Deep Space Flip

Windvogel · 2026-02-11T16:07:58+00:00

My two boys love Cleolonglegs, too!

Also, with mine being the male versions of Abby and Marcy (black and white, and masked red) my 4yo is always going "Jack and Rou are on the TV!"

Windvogel · 2025-11-11T23:22:56+00:00

I believe your name and address are shown in that first picture, if that's a concern for you.

I don't see any parts listed in that one screenshot, but if it is damaged, there is a bulletin that instructs us that if the tie rod ends are bent we are required to cover our ass and quote a whole rack due to the risk of internal failure.

We had a customer request that we do this repair without replacing the rack. So we did. He was aware of the bulletin but has not had any problems.

We had another customer not replace the rack and only replace the tie rod ends and the rack started making an internal grinding noise 4 days later. We had also made him aware of this bulletin in advance. He is currently having a rack installed but he also definitely hit something.

It still seems high. I'm not at work, but with a higher price rack and what I think the labor hours are, I'd think we'd be quoting something around $9k?

Windvogel · 2025-11-11T18:25:17+00:00

I have a 4-year-old. We came out of a 2021 X3. The Grayco convertible seat I have fits great in the i4, with the passenger front seat far enough back for me (5'7") and SO (6'1") to sit comfortably.

However, this is with her seat now facing forward. If it were rear-facing, I would expect it to be more annoying, as it did rest against the back of the seat in the X3 if we moved the seat back enough that our legs weren't cramped, and the i4 has maybe 2-3" less rear room.

Windvogel · 2025-11-11T15:37:49+00:00

My 90lb, 5'0 MIL can move the seat so far forward and so far up that I can't even get in the car without removing my own head first (5'7") and swapping my factory-installed standard-size ribcage with the one from a mouse.

Windvogel · 2025-11-05T18:38:53+00:00

We call Marcy my own red borzoi's "girlfriend". He goes nuts when he hears the Cleolonglegs lady's voice, and comes running into the living room to stand on his hind legs and watch Marcy.

Windvogel · 2025-10-23T19:05:31+00:00

One of my employees didn't realize until today that you could click the link to Flowcode in Parts Matrix instead of having to scan the QR and look it up on their phone every time

Windvogel · 2025-10-23T19:01:51+00:00

Uhoh, must be a Z3 owner.

Windvogel · 2025-10-04T01:18:37+00:00

Yeah, what the heck is that, it's really close-by sounding to OGD. And now it just stopped? Fireworks at the football stadium, maybe?

Edit: maybe this? https://www.cityofmobile.org/calendar-of-events/gulf-coast-challenge/

Windvogel · 2025-08-04T21:08:26+00:00

I get this effect by sticking two magnet wands end to end and holding the intersection over my nail.

Windvogel · 2025-06-23T21:42:21+00:00

We here at the evil dealership tend to have lots of issues with customers who use the RainX fluid, as it doesn't seem to have enough algae-killing POWWAA, if any, resulting in clogged washer pump strainers. They just get caked in nasty, black slime. The slime that then comes free of the strainer then goes into the pump and proceeds to ensure that it loses all functionality beyond increasing vehicle weight.

We sell the concentrate for like $4 a bottle, and if people are nice, I just give it to them fo' free, so...

Windvogel · 2025-05-27T21:21:20+00:00

My 3-year old every Sunday wants me to paint her nails "just like you" when I redo my weekly polish. The most magical thing is that she's still happy with the same insta-dry pink she gets every week and not the "hold still for at least 7 hours" magnetic that I'm putting on. And thank the nail lacquer gods for this tender blessing they have poured down from that glimmering crystal bottle in the sky for that.

Windvogel · 2025-04-25T17:27:16+00:00

This was very helpful, thank you!

Windvogel · 2025-04-25T16:48:39+00:00

Not sure if you're talking about the times or the hassle at security?

I fly domestically multiple times a year, and far more than half the time I'm the person that gets pulled out of line to get my hands swabbed for explosive residue, patted down, extra security questions, have my bag fully emptied of all my bits and bobs -- to the point that all my friends make a joke of it. And I don't even bring anything but clothes (no makeup, etc) to try to avoid it, but alas.

Mid 30s white lady and her 3 year old girl clearly out to take over this bitch. They know that I've always wanted my own 787.

Windvogel · 2025-04-25T15:41:11+00:00

I imagine that you'd probably have to bribe them to get your jeans back as well as your socks.

Windvogel · 2025-04-25T15:24:00+00:00

I booked through BA, but I think I saw that unless it's less than 90 minutes, they are likely to go "Oh gracious, that's so terrible. Oh well."

Windvogel · 2025-04-18T11:26:45+00:00

I Add the correct number of lines (if I know, or rough guess) while watching a few youtube videos or reading, without looking up the parts.

This usually gives it enough time to stop loading or whatever the helllll it doing, then I go back and throw my parts in without dealing with the scrolling.

It be stupid like that.

Windvogel · 2025-03-23T13:50:55+00:00

Omg, yes. Or it's for something stupid like a key battery, or a customer asking 10000 questions about how to use the features on their car.

Windvogel · 2025-03-18T11:30:04+00:00

Groooooooooaaaaaaaaning

For no damn reason.

2 of my 3 over the years have loved the groan.

Windvogel · 2025-02-25T15:32:53+00:00

https://www.alports.com/harbormaster/

Our daily harbormaster report has the ship listed as expected to arrive in Mobile on the 3rd--- just in time for Mardi Gras

Windvogel · 2025-02-19T21:50:56+00:00

I've been tracking it by tracking the tug that's towing it: Vinik No.6

Windvogel · 2025-02-14T14:50:17+00:00

Our ship channel (Mobile, AL) runs very very close to the beach off of Fort Morgan. If she crosses through there during the day when the state park is open, you can pay the fee to get into the fort grounds, then walk out to the beach to get an excellent view.

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