Do a Complete Tune Up First!

[240260280z]

I like the "out-smell" concept.

[Zedyone_kenobi]

Guess I should feel dumb

[TomoHawk]

" I used to drive a Lexus, so what's a tune up?"

Seriously... Too many people are browsing the Internet with their iphones, so how do you expect them to use the search feature when it gives you a list of 40 topics that match the search criteria? You just can't clip a laptop PC to your belt and go jogging or on the freeway.

The kiddies just don't realize how fortunate they are to have access to (nearly limitless) information about things through the Internet compared to what there was before 1990, which was when we still had things like books, and people actually read them when working on cars. The books started out bleached-white and were black with dirt, grease, and fingerprints (around the edges) when you finally got the car done. If you had a question, you went to the auto parts store and hung out with the knowledgeable guy behind the counter, or the guy at the service shop. That was back when the service shops had computers only to print invoices, do the accounting, and schedule appointments.

[240260280z]

Amen Tomohawk... service industry seems like it will be a goldmine with the upcoming spoon-fed zombie generation about to be unleashed onto mankind. Sad to say it but the decline has started... your spot-on observations are just touching the surface of how pathetic has become.

[TomoHawk]

seems like it will be a goldmine with the upcoming spoon-fed zombie generation about to be unleashed onto mankind.

That could be good! If people just get rid of the cars because they don't feel like repairing them, it would mean dirt-cheap spares in infinite quantities?

[coop]

You should go to Japan! There are no old cars on the road. The government doesn't want you to keep anything since if you did, you would not be supporting other workers by buying their new stuff. I wonder if there are some neat old items sitting around in junk yards over there? No one would know what to with it now though.

[sblake01]

Serious thread drift..........

[FastWoman]

Some threads need to drift!

Blue, you need an ozone generator (about $150 on ebay -- we have one like 380399465104). Ozone will kill ANY odor. I've successfully killed the odor of much worse than your 12 mummified rodents, but possibly not worse than a dead cat.

I'm not so sure about the bag of volcanic rock. We just bought a house with a musty smelling shed. The PO swore we needed to try a bag of this miraculous volcanic rock, bought us one, and hung it up. It's been hanging in there for a month, and the shed smells exactly the same to MY nose.

[Reverend]

Well, i got to admit i was like that once. Rushing to internet asking n00b questions before doing anything. But that's the name of the game today...hope it changes someday.

[Unkle]

Forget the time out rule.

Laugh at the '' you're grounded " threat .

How about the killer '' no TV " for a week ?

The new and almost inhumane punishment ?

"Give me your iphone Kaeden, I'm cancelling the contract ."

You should see a kid stumble around for a week without internet . Home made zombies having withdrawals.....!!

[black gold man]

Hay BLUE i happen to have two ozone generators . 50 bucks + ship.

http://airfilterprices.com/air-filter-resources/ecoquest-flair-living-air-purifier.html

[TomoHawk]

Well, I got to admit I was like that once. Rushing to internet asking n00b questions before doing anything. But that's the name of the game today...hope it changes someday.

Kids (or people in general) seem to think they're so "smart" lately because they use smartphones, High Definition TVs, the Internet, and so forth, but can you iron a shirt with a smartphone? (OK, maybe you could, just the once.) Practical knowledge gets lost in the tsunami of trendy tech-toys. I know a few kids who leave the phone at home, unless they know they will be needing one, say for a ride home after band practice, and it seems to be catching on with their friends (Maybe it's just a local thing.)

Maybe the only good thing about the latest tech toys is the ability to scan the car's stored computer codes, if you have the appropriate interface. Unfortunately, your smartphone won't help you set the timing, or read the air-fuel ratio or CO output on your L6 engine, but you can use it to call the auto parts store to check on the tuneup parts you need, or to schedule service at the import car "expert."

Edited January 9, 2012 by TomoHawk