Modern Vespa

Continued from: [NSR] What's cheering you up today? III (Post 2758406)

Probably going to have to remove the engine to get at this to fix

Crap.

Did you save any beer?

HOLY C#$%! That's not pretty!
I hate to say it this way but; you'd never see a harness like that on a Japanese bike.

*gasps in Italian*

it did have a cover on it that I removed. it was brittle and cracking. due to the stiffness of the cover it would have concentrated the flexing at the bend with the ziptie - sorta like kinking a garden hose

Here's a photo of my neighbours, can already see the kinking and crack. his is 10,000km 3-4 years

I can fly myself to Copenhagen for 1400$. 23kg of check on and 7kg of carry on. 6 meals. More movies than I can watch. Warm refresher towels. 14hr stopover in Singapore for free.

SIP want 80$ to post me a seat cover and a gasket.

Had a doc appt at the AF Academy at 1030.

Arrived early like a good boy, waited my turn to check in, "oh hi yeah we moved you to 1325 instead. See you then!!"

Super stoked about the heads-up.

At least it was mid 40s so warm enough to ride back for the new time

Ouch! Landsberg is a great destination in itself and SIP has good coffee. Just sayin'.......

Where did all these "mistaken name on your (insert airline here) flight" come from??? SPAM

Commercials.

Opening credits.

Commercials.

Recap of what I just watched in the previous episode.

Commercials.


Yes, this is why we pay for Prime!

Asshats.

Took my truck in to the dealer for an oil change and the recommended 48k mile service (since I'm at 52k miles). I also wanted to have them check the radio because the XM saved stations are behaving oddly.

Instead of the saved stations being in numerical order, like they have been for the previous 3.5 years, they now randomly populate the list. And sometimes there are duplicates in the list. But when I touch on a station, the station it changes to is not the one it was displaying.

https://youtube.com/shorts/OgM8FpFQfEs?feature=share

I showed the service writer what it was doing, and he agreed it was odd, and confirmed that I'm still under warranty (5 years/60k miles), but that Hyundai now has a "Radio Swap" program. I have to leave my truck with them, at which point they order in a new radio. My truck has to remain with them until the new radio arrives and is installed. The timeframe is anywhere from a couple of days to a couple of months. If I don't leave my truck with them, the Parts Department will cancel the order.

So I'm now on a waiting list for a loaner vehicle. Once my name reaches the top of that list they'll give me a call to come in to start that swap process. Then I get to drive the loaner for as long as it takes them to complete it.

It seems to me that it would be a much better system to simply order the new radio and have me come in once it arrives. That way someone who truly needs a loaner vehicle can have access to it.

sounds like screen delamination issues. chrysler has that issue on multiple vehicles, primary 2013-2022 , the newer stuff they stopped using a glue like substance between the diffuser screen and the display. I replace my delam unit my self (out of warranty) on my 2020 ram for $400 from cuescreens. actually a much better display more high def. Ram wants $1500 for parts and of course $400 for install. Took me a whole 6-7 min to remove the dash piece and then 10 min to swap units and 6 min to reinstall. only need a phillips screwdriver

Freaking mailing lists.

I'm on one now that when I follow the unsubscribe link gives me a 403 Forbidden error.

By delamination do you mean the layers of the screen separating?

If so, I'm not sure how that would affect the data being duplicated multiple times, and incorrectly. And while it is a touch screen, I can also navigate using the arrow keys on the steering wheel, which shouldn't be affected by the screen delaminating.

The replacement will be covered under warranty, so I don't mind going through the process. What bugs me is the fact that I could be driving their loaner vehicle for several weeks, when my truck drives perfectly fine. The SiriusXM interface is not a safety or vehicle functionality issue, it is an occupant comfort issue. It makes no sense to have my truck sit there unused and have me use one of their few loaners, when I could use my truck and another customer who needs the loaner could use it.

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It's pissing me off that I'm a procrastinator.

I've always put things off until the last minute. Always.

One would think that I'd learn my lesson over time, from having to rush and turn in less than my best quality work. But one would be wrong.

As mentioned in another post, I'm in my last term at Southern New Hampshire University. As of today I have six more weeks until I'll have everything complete. The way the school terms are set up, weekly assignments are due at 11:59 pm (local time). The two courses I'm taking now are GRA-415 Multi-Channel Advertising Design and GRA-499 Personal Branding and Self Promotion.

I had a video presentation due last night for GRA-415. I started working on it on Friday while it was slow at work. I got a good chunk of it done, and figured I'd work on it throughout the weekend, along with the other assignments that were due.

I did nothing on Saturday.

I started my homework at 1pm on Sunday. I submitted the first of two assigments for GRA-499 at 8:14 pm. I then saw something wrong with it and resubmitted it at 8:28 pm. I submitted the second assignment for GRA-499 at 10:36 pm.

I then had to design a Social Media Ad for a ficticious ice cream parlor. I got it submitted at 12:32 am, only 33 minutes late. I then went back to work on the presentation.

Ideally, I was supposed to record a video of myself presenting a pitch as if I was a Senior Designer for an advertising agency, and we were trying to get a multi-channel marketing campaign for a local retail pharmacy. There's not a chance in hell that I'd record a video of myself, so I figured I'd put together a PowerPoint presentation and screen record it while I spoke over it, as if I were presenting it via Zoom. The later it got, the more I decided that I didn't even want to do that.

They always give us an out on these video submissions by allowing us to upload a PowerPoint presentation and a Word doc of our script for the presentation. So I did that.

I finally got the files uploaded at 5:20 am.

My work schedule is M-F, from 8 am - 5pm. I got just under 2 hours of sleep, and made it to work at 9 am.

If I'm going to attempt to get a Master's degree after getting the BA, I need to develop better time management habits.

Elf 'n' Safety Gone Mad!

Just received email invite to this important Safety Course!

Not really pissing me off, but I just had to Report an email I received at work as a phishing attempt:

We get emails like that very often. Most of them come from within our organization. It's a practice to see how many employees can identify a phishing email and report it...

We had an email informing us of changes to the phishing scheme that included a link to click to further inform us about the phishing changes.

I reported it of course.

It was legit.

I spent the last twenty years in IT support. Before retirement, we were sending out test emails too. It was amazing how many people in senior positions did the wrong thing. Shouldn't use the excuse they were too busy to check.

I suspected it was something like that, which is why I reported it rather than simply deleting it. We had one come through like that last year. Most of the staff reported it. Yep, upper management is the worst at avoiding these scams.

Part of what makes me more vigilant is that if I were to click on the links too many times, I'd have to attend an in-person email safety class. If I continue to do so, my boss has to attend with me. And if enough of our department falls for them, then our entire department has to sit through the class.

We have better things to do with our time, so now we report everything that is even remotely suspicious.

"micosoft". Yeah.

Got a letter from one of our retirement funds that set off alarms..."We need you to call us at this number ASAP."

Just had a meeting with our advisor who rolled his eyes and told me " they did exactly what we try to tell our clients what to watch for."

FWIW... They just were asking for proxy votes....

The rain... 2 days now without being able to ride... I split my waterproof trousers on Weds while I was out so now I have to wait to buy new ones on pay day... I was supposed to be hosting a ride-out for my birthday weekend tomorrow but the forecast is horrible so I have cancelled it... just 'MEH'

The elk and bears didn't cooperate. And i sat on a cactus.

That's as bad as squatting while wearing spurs

I can assure you it is far worse.

I'll take your word for it; I'm not about to conduct any personal research on the topic

found the exhaust I want on sale, but too afraid getting nailed with presidential euro tariffs if shipped through DHL/FedEx: https://www.motocard.com/en/exhausts/mivv-mv_pg_0005_lv.aspx?country=US&currency=USD&srsltid=AfmBOopv5THyuSuioQcmDxY2hmAQ68AfaG6WpeekdxvsF9AXVs8u1E12SJ8

My service contact for my wide format printers is pissing me off.

We have four printers from this vendor: three hybrid UV (can print on both roll and rigid media), and one eco solvent (can only print on roll). The eco solvent printer is great for banners, and is cheaper to run than the UV printers. But it's printing random patches of lines across the prints, and we've not been able to figure out why or resolve it. So I emailed my service contact to have a tech come out and fix it.

His initial response was, "did you perform a Paper Feed (PF) Adjustment and a Printhead Alignment? If not, here's how you can do so..."

Of course, we hadn't done those things, so yesterday I tried to perform them. The PF Adjustment requires accessing a specific menu on the printer. When I looked for it, I found it didn't exist. I moved on to the Printhead Alignment. That also requires accessing a specific option in a specific menu. Again, that option did not exist in that menu. I took videos of both menus and emailed my contact, letting him know, and asking for a tech to come out.

His response: "if you google PF adjustment for the [incorrect model number] the available video should help you." He also included links to videos for the incorrect model of printer.

I googled PF adjustment for the correct model number, and all the results said to enter the menu that I don't have. I emailed him back and told him as much, and again asked for a tech to come out.

This time he replied only to me (we'd been copying three members of the vendor's sales and executive staff, as well as my supervisor and Director). His response was detailed instructions on how to access Super Secret Service Mode.

Dude. Don't get passive aggressive with me because you don't have adequate reading comprehension and lack communication skills.

And this vendor wonders why we're not wanting to renew our copier fleet contract with them next year.

broke a 1/4" to 3/8" adaptor.

luckily have another.

what was I doing? removing the nuts on the studs for the cylinder head.

Take it back for a replacement. Most tool companies will stand behind their products.
54 years ago, I bought a large set of Craftsman's mechanic tools from my local Sears, for what at the time, seemed like a small fortune. As a younger man, I shattered a few sockets and ruined a 3/8" ratchet wrench due to my ignorance and impatience. Sears always replaced any tools with a smile. Now, 40+ years later, I wore out another 3/8" ratchet. Luckily, Lowes Hardware bought out the brand and still stands behind the life-time guarantee. Downside is that the quality is nowhere near what it used to be. I went thru everything I found on the shelf before I settled on the best one. Since then, I found that the original broken ratchet, which Lowes did not in as an exchange, can be rebuilt. I just ordered the parts, so I'll see how that goes.

While it's true some will still do an even exchange, most retail big-boxes will claim no receipt no exchange.

It's also frustrating to have to stop the work in progress for 30 minutes to a couple hours (depending on duration of the trip hoping for an exchange) to get it swapped.

I always keep a backup or three of stuff most prone to breakage (ratchets, adapters, extensions mainly) that I can keep going and then worry about trying to get swapsies later on.

Even snap-on is using more and more potmetal these days. Really a shame.

Gawd. Commissary has one lane open right now. And they just shut down all the self checkouts.

Family that stick their noses in where they're not wanted

Hangovers on a work day

when you search for grease and get crocs. This is why I am always irritable

Just a lil AI making life better for everyone.

If you like that, you're gonna love how much fresh water that search required.

Makes life better for my shrink's bank account.

That's the kicker. I bet it wasn't even created by big tech. I bet it was created by shrinks knowing what it would lead to.