Neanderpundit

And I’m not afraid to use it.

Tonight I put in a new set of front brakes and rotors on the exploder, set number… I think 17. I never let them get really thin, in fact I usually change them before they get halfway through the pads. Todays job was less about braking ability than warped rotors; every once in a while, a little nasty traffic and extra hard braking warps a rotor and you end up with “wobbitawobbitawobbita” as you stop, and i had that in spades. I also suspected maybe my passenger outer tie rod was loose, so I replaced that too.

Halfway into the job, which I’ve always done on my knees on a mechanic’s mat, I realize there’s a bucket close by- a friend gives us buckets from food-grade frosting, which we use to store food etc.

So I grabbed a bucket and sat on it while doing brakes.

My knees actually feel as though they still contain cartilage and lubricating fluid, and not pea gravel. Imagine!

Still had to lay on the floor to do the tie rod end.

At least I don’t do the “wobbitawobbitawobbita” anymore.

The Official Snack food of the Zombieapocalypse.

I wonder why they haven’t marketed that yet? It’s a natural.