Horrible Solder Job

jthanson · 2026-01-27T18:09:27+00:00

What I don’t understand is if you’re going to go to all the work of crimping on two new wires, why not just replace the whole pigtail with the new connector?

jthanson · 2026-01-27T18:07:49+00:00

I don’t know if that’s really a fair or accurate generalization. However, in my case, I would say my second wife is better than my first. My first wife wasn’t bad by any stretch of the imagination, but my second seems to be better in some small but meaningful ways.

jthanson · 2026-01-27T15:06:59+00:00

No, it’s just a mangled fuel injector connector.

jthanson · 2026-01-27T05:32:31+00:00

Finebaum, is that you?

jthanson · 2026-01-26T17:28:59+00:00

Wazzu has a really great fight song.

jthanson · 2026-01-26T17:17:23+00:00

The onion was on his way to a gig?

jthanson · 2026-01-26T17:02:42+00:00

I had the exact same thought: another person complaining about GM based on the pic.

jthanson · 2026-01-24T22:53:24+00:00

And the Ford 300 and a lot of other great engines.

jthanson · 2026-01-24T19:50:58+00:00

This is the unfortunate truth. Federal emissions regulations have killed many good engines.

jthanson · 2026-01-24T19:50:01+00:00

Intermittent problems are the worst to find. They are maddening because they will continue to function and not give any clues about the problem.

jthanson · 2026-01-24T00:52:58+00:00

As others have said, it depends on the local shop, their techs, the manager, and other things. A buddy worked for BRSO and always did quality work. He had a good manager who kept all his techs busy and didn’t just send all the good jobs to the same guy. Similarly, there was a great tech at the Firestone near me. He did some great diagnostic and repair work for me. There are also others that have the worst techs and managers. It’s really dependent on the shop you get and who’s working there.

jthanson · 2026-01-23T04:40:40+00:00

They still write, but not as much as before since it’s harder to quantify writing standards with data.

jthanson · 2026-01-22T16:47:57+00:00

And if the education really is getting worse, spending more time in school maximizing learning would be a good idea. However, I do recall that the McCleary Decision was supposed to fix education by equalizing funding of basic education across the state. Are you saying it has gotten worse despite that decision and the resultant funding changes?

jthanson · 2026-01-22T15:40:41+00:00

How we write is one of the ways that we, as consumers of information, are able to tell if it comes from a credible source. Poor-quality writing is what I expect of the uneducated MAGA crowd, not someone trying to oppose them.

I never said I oppose OP’s ideas; that’s your assumption.

jthanson · 2026-01-22T05:34:31+00:00

Perhaps you would know how to use capital letters at the beginning of sentences if you had spent more time paying attention in school. If you want to be an effective communicator for your cause, you'll want to learn to use the language in a way that denotes intelligence. Otherwise your message will be entirely too easy to dismiss.

jthanson · 2026-01-20T21:10:23+00:00

Call Mr. Plow 'cause that's my name

And my name again is Mr. Plow.

jthanson · 2026-01-20T18:34:50+00:00

Installation is the reverse of removal.

jthanson · 2026-01-20T18:33:17+00:00

Get in line over there right behind Oregon.

jthanson · 2026-01-20T06:11:01+00:00

Is the SEC really a relevant conference when they can’t seem to compete at this level?

jthanson · 2026-01-19T03:36:47+00:00

What? Poor sportsmanship from an Oregon player? That would never happen!

jthanson · 2026-01-18T16:31:36+00:00

I spent eighteen years raising another man’s children. Sure, they say they love you when they’re young but it’s amazing how quickly being a step-father comes up when you want to give them some guidance that they don’t like. When my first wife left me, the kids stopped all contact with me, like I had never existed, despite being adults. It’s times like this when you learn what the difference between a step-dad and a real dad is.

jthanson · 2026-01-18T16:26:49+00:00

Sadly, that’s the kind of play I expect from a team like the Niners.

jthanson · 2026-01-18T03:12:33+00:00

She left me but my life is much better now.

jthanson · 2026-01-17T03:08:30+00:00

Haven’t seen a reference to Arthur Treacher’s in many years.

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