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Posted by JIMMIE on November 12, 2009, 10:28 am
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> > I still enjoy the imaginary illusions of this once having been a nation
> > of people who took responsibility for their own actions.
> Having one of the deeper pockets in this group, I can assure you that
> responsibilities for one's actions, as well as station in life, are
> fading very quickly.
> Even those that want to work have to be monitored in person, it
> seems. =A0I can get more done by myself, some days, than the three
> people put together that are supposedly working for me. =A0Complacency,
> Peter Principle, sloth.... I dunno what it is.
> Anyway, back to garage doors. =A0The springs on mine are fine. =A0But
> somebody moved a microwave stand under the track,which I did not see
> from the house door, and I lowered the door onto it (automatic/
> motorized =A0garage door). =A0Being in a growling mood at the time, I
> pushed the issue. =A0End result has been the breaking of the windows in
> the top panel of the door, as well as fracture of the top 2x4/header
> (dunno the terminology). =A0Need to get this fixed in the next few
> weeks, so I can lower this North facing door and keep the house warmer
> this winter.
> never a dull moment.....
> Linda H.
Replace the top panel. Mine broke like that because Sears installed
the opener wrong. It took maybe 30 minutes for the guys to replace
it.Cant help with the cost info Sears paid for it.
Jimmie
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Posted by AL on November 12, 2009, 10:31 am
Linda Hungerford wrote:
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> Jim wrote:
>> I still enjoy the imaginary illusions of this once having been a nation
>> of people who took responsibility for their own actions.
> Having one of the deeper pockets in this group, I can assure you that...
Exactly how did you come to this conclusion?
BTW, you posted across no less than 3 groups so you've covered a lot
more territory than "this group" with your opinion.
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Posted by Jim on November 12, 2009, 7:15 pm
Linda Hungerford wrote:
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> Jim wrote:
> > I still enjoy the imaginary illusions of this once having been a nation
> > of people who took responsibility for their own actions.
>
> Having one of the deeper pockets in this group, I can assure you that
> responsibilities for one's actions, as well as station in life, are
> fading very quickly.
speaking of deeper pockets and fading, have you ever bought a pair
of Red Camel Blue jeans? I mean seriously it's really fun trying
to reach the loose change in the bottom of the pocket when the pocket
goes all the way down to your knees... what were they thinking when
they came up with this deep pocket design....
http://www.belk.com/AST/Boutiques/Boutiques_Primary/Red_Camel/Men/Shop/Jeans.jsp
http://www.belk.com/AST/Boutiques/Boutiques_Primary/Red_Camel/Juniors/Shop/Jeans.jsp
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> Even those that want to work have to be monitored in person, it
> seems. I can get more done by myself, some days, than the three
> people put together that are supposedly working for me. Complacency,
> Peter Principle, sloth.... I dunno what it is.
that's precisely why I Farm soybeans and not some extremely labor
intensive crop requiring a crew of field labors.
On the Farming news for this year, three weeks ago the group
6 beans were in prefect condition to be cut so I got in Big
Buba TruckŪ to move him over to the field I'd selected to start
in and found out the truck had zero brakes, like pedal to the
floor kind of zero brakes... The repair started at a leaking
front wheel cylinder and progressed until I had replaced all
six wheel cylinders plus the master cylinder and several fluid
lines which busted during testing the repair. and yep, all I
could see was dollar signs when I did finally get the rear
axles out just so I could remove the rear brake drums to reveal
dual wheel cylinders at 48 dollars each. Then there was the fun
of trying to locate a parts house with parts for a 1973 Ford F600.
it was during my parts search I learned how there are 4 different
rear end types, four different rear brake systems and four
different styles of axle seals for a 1973 F600. So I just kept
laughing and searching. To my amazement CarQuest shocked me by
having more of the correct parts than those so called heavy truck
specialist. Anyhow, with that behind me now, I got the truck put
back together on the day before it started raining here four days
ago. Yep, it has rained for the last four days with present total
accumulation in my rain gauge currently now at 4 and 2/10s inches
with more rain for tomorrow and Saturday in the forecast.
It'll take 7 days of no rain for the land that drains good and 14
days for those spots that don't drain well before I'll even consider
taking that JD3300 combine out into the fields... oh well, maybe
I'm going to get my wish of not having to ride in a hot miserable cab..
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> Anyway, back to garage doors. The springs on mine are fine. But
> somebody moved a microwave stand under the track,which I did not see
> from the house door, and I lowered the door onto it (automatic/
> motorized garage door). Being in a growling mood at the time, I
> pushed the issue. End result has been the breaking of the windows in
> the top panel of the door, as well as fracture of the top 2x4/header
> (dunno the terminology). Need to get this fixed in the next few
> weeks, so I can lower this North facing door and keep the house warmer
> this winter.
>
> never a dull moment.....
> Linda H.
best wishes 2U in obtaining a proper and adequate repair.
and yes, like Farming, "never a dull moment....."
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Posted by Dweezil Dwarftosser on November 13, 2009, 10:09 am
Jim said...
I hate to do this to you, bud, but maybe it will come
in handy next time. (It's sure a lot cheaper ...)
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> > Jim wrote:
> [...] The repair started at a leaking
> front wheel cylinder and progressed until I had replaced all
> six wheel cylinders plus the master cylinder and several fluid
> lines which busted during testing the repair.
The leaking (most probably) started in the rubber
seals (disc brakes) and rubber cups (behind the
little pistons inside drum brake cylinders). Very
similar seals are used in master cylinders.
Since 'rebuild kits' for almost any cylinder are
readily available (containing cups, pistons, and
internal springs) for LESS THAN 1/10th THE PRICE
of a cylinder, it makes sense to use them.
Added benefit: you don't have to remove anywhere
near as many pieces to replace the internals of
the cylinder.
Another 'cheating' hint for cleaning out any gunk
rings inside the cylinder: you can always insert
a finger into the cylinder. A fingernail is hard
enough to scrape it away, but not hard enough to
gouge the interior walls. I've even used some
very fine-grit rouge cloth over the end of a dowel
to buff the inside walls smooth of gunk. (not
recommended unless you **scrupulously** flush the
interior with copious amounts of brake fluid,
afterward . . . before installing the guts.)
BTW - the only time you can't use the rebuild kits
(which often are the only things - beside washing -
that are changed out in a 'factory-rebuilt' cylinder)
is when the cylinder has been physically damaged in
an accident: gouges, cracks, etc.
P.S. - there aren't really that many different interior-
diameter cylinders used on consumer/business vehicles.
Most times, you can get away with just replacing the
rubber cups, leaving the springs and pistons alone, with
nothing more than cleaning them up. If you leave the
springs alone, you don't have to worry about different-
length cylinders of a particular inside diameter.
The cup set alone should be about a dollar. (Maybe twice
that today, with Obama's counterfeit dollars.)
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Posted by Larry Caldwell on November 13, 2009, 10:01 pm
(Dweezil Dwarftosser) says...
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> Another 'cheating' hint for cleaning out any gunk
> rings inside the cylinder: you can always insert
> a finger into the cylinder. A fingernail is hard
> enough to scrape it away, but not hard enough to
> gouge the interior walls. I've even used some
> very fine-grit rouge cloth over the end of a dowel
> to buff the inside walls smooth of gunk. (not
> recommended unless you **scrupulously** flush the
> interior with copious amounts of brake fluid,
> afterward . . . before installing the guts.)
A brake cylinder hone is cheap, and lets you do a complete factory
rebuild on the brake cylinder.
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> > of people who took responsibility for their own actions.
> Having one of the deeper pockets in this group, I can assure you that
> responsibilities for one's actions, as well as station in life, are
> fading very quickly.
> Even those that want to work have to be monitored in person, it
> seems. =A0I can get more done by myself, some days, than the three
> people put together that are supposedly working for me. =A0Complacency,
> Peter Principle, sloth.... I dunno what it is.
> Anyway, back to garage doors. =A0The springs on mine are fine. =A0But
> somebody moved a microwave stand under the track,which I did not see
> from the house door, and I lowered the door onto it (automatic/
> motorized =A0garage door). =A0Being in a growling mood at the time, I
> pushed the issue. =A0End result has been the breaking of the windows in
> the top panel of the door, as well as fracture of the top 2x4/header
> (dunno the terminology). =A0Need to get this fixed in the next few
> weeks, so I can lower this North facing door and keep the house warmer
> this winter.
> never a dull moment.....
> Linda H.