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Posted in random on Mar 20th, 2007
While out and about on Sunday afternoon I managed to run over a can of spray paint laying in the road. The paint is in the red family of colors. I know this as my car has a surprising amount of paint on it now.
From looking at the car I can tell that the passenger-side [...]
Posted in random on Jul 7th, 2006
Believe it or not, my windshield woes continue. In our last episode the technician came and examined the rain sensor assembly and decided that a new “gel pack” was needed. He called his office and they placed an order. Later that day I was called by the dispatcher and informed that the parts would arrive [...]
Posted in random on Jul 5th, 2006
The saga of my windshield continues. Yesterday morning we had intermittent showers while I was out having breakfast and buying groceries and the automatic rain sensor failed to work properly.
When the windshield was replaced the old sensor stuck to the removable housing and cable assembly. The technician didn’t notice this and consequently there were two [...]
Posted in random on Jun 29th, 2006
My worst fears about the reapplication of the rain sensor to the inside of my new windshield were realized this afternoon. Just 90 minutes after the repair was completed the sensor was once again dangling from its wire harness.
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I called the SafeLite people once again (it’s a bad sign when you can remember [...]
Posted in random on Jun 26th, 2006
So yesterday, after successfully traveling to Illinois and back (over 750 miles round trip), I went to Border’s around 5:00 to kill some time. When I came out and started home I noticed a 4 - 6 inch long crack in the windshield starting in the lower left corner (as seen from the driver’s seat). [...]
Posted in random on Nov 20th, 2005
If you live in a large city sooner or later you will see a construction dump truck, or cement mixer, rolling down the road or highway in front of you. They all have the same legend painted on the back:
NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR DAMAGE - STAY BACK 500 FEET
The idea is, by painting this warning (usually [...]
Posted in random on Dec 29th, 2003
Last evening we decided to have Mexican take out. There is a wide lane between the restaurant entrance and the parking lot proper, so I pulled up to the curb by the door and ran in to get our food. As it was ready I was only inside for 4 or 5 minutes. During that [...]
Posted in random on Jul 15th, 2002
I just had another lovely ’service’ experience at the local Audi dealer. It’s one of these multiple marquee places handling Toyota, Audi, and Volkswagen. The underlying service model is distinctly American. That is to say a no service model.
Recently I had new tires put on my Audi. During that process the technician managed to gouge [...]
I am sitting in carousel at the local Audi dealer waiting for my car to complete its 15K service visit.
I use the term service euphemistically as this is not pleasant.
There are two places to sit here ~ in the room with the TV or in the room with the loud obnoxious music on. Furthermore, [...]
I am sitting in carousel at the local Audi dealer writing for my car to complete its 15K service visit.
I use the term service euphemistically as this is not pleasant.
There are two places to sit here ~ in the room with the TV or in the room with the loud obnoxious music on. Furthermore, [...]
