Neanderpundit

So I knew the 99 sploder had some issues with front wheel bearings, I ordered a new set week before last and today I put them in. Ed came by to gloat and laugh, and I gave him adequate reason to do so.

Typically of older vehicles, I snapped off a couple of screws while dismantling the dust guard, and had to drill and tap the holes back out, and find screws that fit ( I did! Imagine that! And then started reassembling the stupid thing WITHOUT the dust guard in place, to Eds amusement. he stopped me before I got very far, but it was clear what I was doing.

Anyway, it’s all together now, and I’ve also discovered I need to put new plugs and wires in the 99, but that was much to be expected. The bearings I could hear, the plugs and wires I merely suspected. Now I know. And I also know what I’m doing next weekend.

The previous owner had installed- or caused to be installed- new wheel bearings. Except that he hadn’t tightened them properly. So they loosened up, and what was essentially a brand new spindle bearing was hosed. Dumbasses.

Anyway. That was my sunday, if you throw in some dog poop raking.

On that subject: the dog goes outside on a pegged leash to do his business, and there’s one small area of this that he eschews. Is it dog poop resistant grass? Maybe I should try to cultivate that.

Also, for anyone who hasn’t heard this yet, because you’ve been living under a rock since 1965, Joe Walsh sings “Ordinary Average Guy”, the song that was tops in it’s category for mention of Dog Poop.

WordPress editing tools just don’t work in Chrome.

it’s missing toolbars. It won’t let dropdowns work. This is a no brainer, folks; if the stupid thing can’t do the basic shit IE does, without me having to hunt around for settings to allow me to do the crap that I’ve been doing for ages, fuck it. It gets uninstalled. To borrow- okay, shamelessly gank- something from Ed Hering:

What a useless pile of shit.