Recent content by supton

Yep. Fun to sit in on the quarterly report and hear that there's a bonus for last year's effort--and that furloughs aren't off the table. And no pay raise this year. Absolutely beats layoffs, those are no fun to sit through. I remember one year getting my bonus the same week as I took a...

That was my first thought. EV demand may be down, but the market may be down in general, EV and ICE. As you state, everything's expensive now.

True, although I need a trailer hitch on my next car. I regret getting my Corolla due to this--I don't trust it to tow even a small 4x8 trailer. Next vehicle needs that and the ability to move a mobility scooter. But I think I'm moving out of the tightwad category. That's probably my...

Not sure. Guessing $5k and up. Plus another $1k for R&R. Depends on the vehicle and what transmission it is. Maybe you can get lucky and score a junkyard find at a grand, but you still have to install, and it's still a gamble. CVT's don't seem rebuildable, and I want to say I've heard of...

Can’t one say the same thing about any of the latest automatic transmissions?

Been wondering where you were! In college I wound up with my own font… I tend to alternate between block and cursive, whatever is faster. As long as I can read it, I don’t care what others think of it.

Bummer. I usually have it just about right, but had a good year and sold off some RSU’s that vested, so I have to write a check this year (err, wife does, she seems to like this stuff). I keep a spreadsheet for my budget. I have in it the tax brackets and thus can estimate my tax load. But...

Got the brakes done yesterday. The service mode for the electronic parking brake didn't work properly, or more likely, I didn't do my bit properly. Regardless: applied 12V, got the darn thing disengaged, was able to press the pistons back in. Done. I think the prior years had a manual e brake...

I can see why. I've pressed coworkers to document their work. And have a separate tool where I would track project status. Intent being, how did we get here. Too often I have found us documenting the answer but not the reason why. People have to follow a process, and to make it easy to...

I fully agree. Back then I had no data, but a gut feel. Now that there are studies, stating this to be true, I don't know how to go back, but I do point it out when I can to whoever. When it comes to learning, pen and paper. Type it up later. Just make sure to put a date and if necessary...

It's amazing how much better one does with writing by hand. I take notes these days by computer, but at times will switch back to pencil and paper. Most of these notes are trivial, although with meetings via computer I can screenshot things easily into OneNote. But back in the day, I felt bad...

I haven't watched that show in nearly 30 years... used to watching it at my grandparents. Might be closer to 40 years now... Funny show.

Makes you long for when they had a drain plug and a fill plug. Fill until it dribbles out the fill plug. Done. Granted, you had to row your own gears, but life was arguably simpler.

Did the rebuilder give any info as their input? Why conventional? Do you have concerns about synthetic being "too slippery"? What is the temperature range there? am wondering if any xW40 is fine.

I haven't checked, oops. I should... but what am I to do, drive faster if it's reading too high, or drive slower if it's reading too low? Unlikely I'll change my habits, so... it's an interesting number on the dashboard, otherwise ignored, just like the speedometer.