Tundras live: Dumb Dad Jokes, Incorrect Opinions, and Relationship Advice.

YAY! Another quote for my signature.

 

Made an order on scamazon just now.




The Tank is a birthday gift for my brother.

 

I see you picked up the APS boards, nice.
I forget what part of the country you're in. Rust belt / salt state?
If I might make a suggestion: Give the steel mounting brackets a good coating of the rust preventative coating of your choice when/before you install.
Mine started showing surface rust relatively quickly.
I'll be taking them off, blasting, powdercoating and probably some rubberized undercoating / HercuLiner type stuff over the top of that.

 

I'm in Wyoming. Not a lot of salt, but it's still a good idea.

I went with them because of your pictures and because they are aluminum. Sure, I'd love to have the OEM, but I can go through 5 sets of these for the same price. Utter insanity.

 

Why have a work cell, then?

 

I only use my for the 2 factor authentication. They don't pay me enough to be on call.

 

My eldest grandson got a girlfriend at 17. My granddaughter got a boyfriend at 15.
Now my 12 yo grandson gets one. things are moving too fast for me.

 

Prior to retirement the last 24'ish years I carried a work pager/cell for being reached after hours. It is so freaking amazing and liberating to be freed from that shit. Never ever again!!!

 

Yeah, I used to thrive on the need to be needed. And to be able fix shit that most couldn't. I kept a go bag packed for things like, you need to go to Guam tomorrow. No more, my phone is on DND from 10 to 10, and most of the time I don't even know where it is. It was fun, exciting and rewarding, but I don't miss it at all.

 

I used to be the 'call me any time, at any hour, even on a holiday' guy and I would keep my word. I am no longer that guy.

 

Positive outcome from a Stealership?
A few weeks ago my wife brought her Forester in for an oil change and tire rotation at 45k., too busy right now to do it myself, so I said go for it I'll check it out when you get home. She also had a slow leak in the L/R tire I asked her to have them check. She ended up with the oil change/rotation and they said they found a leak and plugged it. Total was like $225.00. While there, they told her she needed rear pads and rotors and two new rear tires, quote was like $1350.00. Hold on said I, Thats Fuckery at its highest level, I'll do it myself and save some doe. When I went out to check out the job I noticed the rear tire was still pretty low and the tires weren't rotated, big problem. Went down there myself pretty pissed and explained my frustration with being charged for a rotation that never happened, and a plug that never held. To my surprise, they admitted to everything they did wrong, and as a repeat customer of theirs for many years promised to make it right. They said they would replace all 4 tires, rear rotors and pads and an alignment for $1200.00. Can't be pissed even though the Tech screwed up. I'm getting soft in my old age.

 

I wish every dealership was like that

 

Dude, that's pretty good. I get that a shop can't control every tech at every moment, and some will try to cut corners. At least they owned it and are making efforts to do right by you. That's all that you can really ask for these days.

 

Same here.

We get a monthly cell stipend plus disturbance pay for taking any calls/ texts outside of scheduled hours.


I don't mind the occasional disturbance

 

I'm that guy but I've gotten maybe half a dozen calls in 15 years. I'm also salary, not hourly.

 

Have to answer so you can take the overtime first.

 

Even if she's hot?

 

I wasn't swiping at anyone. Just a general statement. Everyone has to agree though, they keep everyone, in general, on a short leash if they can.

 

So... if you're driving 70mph, and it takes you about 4 hours to get 275 miles; then you have to sit for an hour and charge, it's now taken you 5 hours to travel 275 miles, or essentially you traveled the electric vehicle equivalent of 55 mph

 

Because most of us don't want to be doing work productivity, etc... on our perosnal phones. Some of us are/were in positions that were either sensitive or had a high probability of litigation... in that world the last thing you want is to have your personal phone snatched up as evidence and then every call, text, search, contact, etc. be part of discovery

 

That doesn't mean he charged for an hour, ya goofball.

 

Though the math is sound, I think the premise is off. The charge rate was 275 Miles added Per Hour. I don't think he charged for an hour. Also, that was a slower charger.

For a long road trip there is no doubt that an ICE can do it quicker, and so it would definitely be my preference. Short range commuting an EV makes sense though.

If the Slate hits it's goal price I would have to consider it if I were to ever get a second vehicle. My 2.9 mile commute isn't good for an ICE.

 

Just washyoursister, right?

 

Here we are right back to pizza and a F$ck???

You ask right up front, and if she complains to HR, just respond to the complaint with... "I'm so sorry she misunderstood me... I simply said, 'Best birthday meal ever... Pizza or duck'???

If she doesn't complain...