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Don't Block the %$#king Diesel Pumps!!!!!
- Thread starter sirhrmechanic
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As a mechanic for 30years I have to 100% agree. I apprenticed with an old school mechanic in '87. He was the alignment specialists and he would read the tires and make adjustments based on what the tires told him. He would reference the specs but really didnt give two shits what the specs were if owner hauled a heavy load all the time or the mustang owner drove agressive through the canyon everyday. He was amazing. Did on car wheel balance also.
Fast forward 30 years and if all the candy crush pieces are green then is HAS to be aligned correctly.
I dont have an alignment machine (that may change soon). So I sublet them to a buddies shop. He normally does very good work. But just last night my uncle dropped his vehicle off and the right front is chewed to shit. Had it aligned 2 months ago the day before my uncle got new tires.
So now I have a pissed off uncle on one side and a life long friend on the other giving me the "wtf do you want me to do" look.
Obviously it has to much camber or toe.
One of reasons I left the dealership after 23 years was because of the new training/procedures. They train them now to NOT analyze, use your intuition or experience. To follow the book and ONLY follow the book. Stray from the book and get reprimanded so bad it will make your head spin.
I determined you can not teach an old dog new tricks so I left. I got tired of being in the bosses office trying to explain shit I had done for 20 years.
I dont care if it was done a year before. If everything is tight (which is was, going to recheck) this should not happen in about 3500 miles
The folks I use want to see how the tires wear. They say bring it in before changes tires.
I'm not a mechanic but i have worked on my own cars my whole life, everything from rebuilding engines ,trans, suspension,..etc.
Before i have new tires mounted i will check the entire suspension and will replace anything that is worn or old and due for changing, only then will i have new tires mounted and aligned.
That tire looks like something is bent or way out of adjustment. Did you ask him if he hit a curb or something.
Yes, so they can check to see if everything is tight and not bent or worn.
Just went through this same thing at the BMW/Mini dealership about a year ago. Long story short, someone ran a left turn red light and I clipped them (drove right across the front of me) in the early morning hours. Car ends up in the shop for the front right damage (hood, headlight, bumper etc.). I go pick it up and it drives like shit. I take it back and give the polite "WTF?" question about alignment. To which they respond "Yes, we do that automatically when a vehicle is damaged." I ask "did they align it to factory spec, or the actual car, now that things have been tweaked by the collision"?....blank stare....light bulb goes off..."Oh, we'll have them take another look." Picked up the car later and it drove reasonably straight (still think something is tweaked or a control arm bushing is loose). Meh...she's a garage queen these days, so I have lived with thus far. One of these days I'm just going to upgrade the whole suspension/steering components...
My Land Rover does something similar, in that the AC ices up, and if the LR is shut down for a few minutes and then restarted, it thinks the temperature outside is 20*...and kicks the heat on until you start moving and the ambient air starts to flow fast enough to hit the sensor (pretty funny watching the "outside temperature" rise one degree every second or so). It's what we at work jokingly refer to as "a user induced engineering design flaw".
Just going down to Tennessee to pick up,6 cannon carriage wheels,and a Tredegar mountain rifle confederate cannon that fell in my lap... Unless,that is what you thought I was doing... Then... Good guess!Wrong part of PA. Sheetz is a Coal Country/NEPA/Central PA/Western PA phenomenon. They stay out of Philly 'cause WaWa will kick their ass and take their lunch money.
Besides, I don't have the luxury of undoing my hair and letting it hang out for public observation. The man bun stays under wraps.
So, @sirhrmechanic , Flying J on 81? Sheetz? Hmm. You didn't decide to do what I think you may have decided to do, did you?
Plus goong,to see buddies at ft Campbell to shoot new mk13 on long range...
Cheers. Jefe.
Sirhr
I thought for a second you were going to revisit your youth and grab that Norton.
I fully intend to block every gas pump I can. In my “pos Chevy”.So I spent 20 minutes waiting at the ONE diesel pump for this dickless, unwashed, lard-assed, tick-bitten, monkey-faced, Sonny-Barger-Wannabe, scooter-trash-who-can't-even-afford-a-Vespa, driving a POS Chevy with Pennsylvania Plates while he blocked the ONLY diesel pump for 20 minutes. During that time, he paid in advance for his ten dollars worth of regular and came out with a bag full of Slim Jim's, Little Debbie Snack Cakes, Gummy worms and probably a Diet Coke.
Here's some news for anyone who cares..... people... for f*&ks sake... DON'T BLOCK GAS PUMPS WHILE YOU GO SHOPPING. And if you are a fat-assed monkey-boy Tons of Anarchy Wannabe in a POS Chevy Cruz... DON'T EVER PULL UP AT THE DIESEL PUMP! EVER! You Don't belong there.
Now... off to create a meme of this fat greasy-haired, cousin-porking, scum-weasel jailhouse tat f*&k... and send it viral.
I'll post here, so you can all share it with friends and family.
Idiots.... so many idiots.
Sirhr
A member of the Mongols MC no doubt. Probably a 1%'er by the looks of him.
You did the wise thing by not confronting him
I had a one hand on my camera... one hand on my glock. And in the back seat is an M4, my Saw and a Mk 13 Mod 0 Mongols? Bring them on. That may also answer the later question of SirHR vs. Sons of Lethargy....
Oh and, do the Mongols come out of stores cupping their weenies in their baggie pre-washed jeans pockets, jangling their biker wallet chains and, well, driving 6 year old Malibu's with "Fail" written all over them? Don't answer that.... yes, I suppose some do. But this guy's hands looked like he and Madge soaked in Palmolive all day.... and his face was soft as one of those bear-ass-wiping tissues from the tv ads. This guy's never been away from a Nintendo pod, much less earning a rocker.
All aboard the failboat!!!
Cheers,
Sirhr
I usually find its the big pickup trucks pulling trailers blocking all the pumps so they can put 2 gallons in the gennie tank for their beer cooler. At least out here we usually have at least 2 diesel pumps and my car is small enough I can just block the idiot by parking crosswise so I can reach the hose. I don't know what it is about shopping at the gas station......and using all the change you've saved for the last 30 years to buy that pack of smokes or can of chew....I think the attendants love counting pennies and nickels.
One thing is certain though, there is always an idiot available to screw up your day. Sometimes there is a considerate person too. You just never know what you'll get.
Frank
One thing is certain though, there is always an idiot available to screw up your day. Sometimes there is a considerate person too. You just never know what you'll get.
Frank
A member of the Mongols MC no doubt. Probably a 1%'er by the looks of him.
You did the wise thing by not confronting him
What do you call a single Mongol at the gas pump ? A freebie.
What do you call a group of Mongols in a parking lot ? A target rich environment.
What do you call a group of Mongols on bikes in motion ? Moving targets.
What do you call the Mongol clubhouse parking lot ? A free fire zone.
What do you call when the Mongols are pissed at you ? Your friends to bring beer and pizza, and guns, ammo, and attitude. After the free fire zone is cleared, you plunder the Mongols, eat pizza, drink beer, and pee on the good Mongols, but for God's sake, don't video pissing on them and put it on u-tube.... marines found that out the hard way....
