Re: What did you do today NOT lighting wise « Reply #391 on: July 14, 2023, 06:25:53 PM » Author: Rommie
Yeah, it was a problem with licensing as you say, but at least the programmer/developer for this particular one is easy to contact, there aren't many programs that offer telephone support direct from the guy who wrote them.
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	Re: What did you do today NOT lighting wise « Reply #393 on: July 20, 2023, 07:47:12 PM » Author: wide-lite 1000
...Well yesterday anyways .   I had to fix a MAJOR exhaust leak on the SubaFord !  The 30yr old , 231,000 mile front pipe cracked cleanly in two right behind the front catalytic converter . Now common sense would say to replace it HOWEVER a new one costs anywhere between $210 & $1,000 depending on where you look !!  Due to the overall condition of the car  , I decided to get out the grinder and MIG welder and weld it back together . DONE !!   Until it cracks AGAIN somewhere else !!    ( I've already fixed 3 other cracks in this one pipe alone !)
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	Re: What did you do today NOT lighting wise « Reply #394 on: July 22, 2023, 12:25:17 AM » Author: Bulbman256
Had the AC fixed on my accord, the compressor and expansion finally tapped out 2 weeks ago. Got the new stuff installed by a local shop and they also found my slow leak was that someone misassembled part of the system in the past and left a small piece of foam between the seals causing it to seep. It blows Ice cold now, of course it broke when it was 95F outside and as soon as it's fixed the temps dip into the low 70s in mid july..... And no, I'm not going to talk about how much it cost, lest I be banned from this site.
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	Re: What did you do today NOT lighting wise « Reply #395 on: July 22, 2023, 12:18:41 PM » Author: wide-lite 1000
Welcome to the joys of car ownership Max !!
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	Re: What did you do today NOT lighting wise « Reply #396 on: July 22, 2023, 03:33:55 PM » Author: Mandolin Girl
Ermm... 1, 2, 3, lots.? $$$$$$$$$$$$$$
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	Re: What did you do today NOT lighting wise « Reply #397 on: July 22, 2023, 05:52:02 PM » Author: Rommie
Quote from: Bulbman256 on July 22, 2023, 12:25:17 AM And no, I'm not going to talk about how much it cost, lest I be banned from this site. Now would I do that to you, Max..?
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	Re: What did you do today NOT lighting wise « Reply #398 on: July 22, 2023, 11:21:16 PM » Author: Bulbman256
@Tim: Buy a Honda they said, they're reliable cars they said. @Sammi: Lets just say it was a few extremally rare lamps worth to fix. @Ria: You might give me a slap on the wrist (face?) if I used such language, but I don't think the other moderators of the site would be quite so lenient towards my hypothetical vocabulary regarding that subject. Oh and don't get me started on how much the alternator cost to get fixed last May.... I should have it all sorted now, everything else has worked fine so far in my 6 months of ownership. Changed the oil on it a couple weeks ago with my BMW friend and that thankfully only set me back 40 dollars for parts. (And an extra forty for a new set of air filters since the old ones where quite shabby.)
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	Re: What did you do today NOT lighting wise « Reply #399 on: July 23, 2023, 11:12:40 AM » Author: Mandolin Girl
You managed to barter some lampses to get the job done .?
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	Re: What did you do today NOT lighting wise « Reply #400 on: July 23, 2023, 11:48:51 AM » Author: Bulbman256
No Sammi, it was the price of a few very rare lamps to fix. Sorta in the range of the ones you got from London a while back.
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	Re: What did you do today NOT lighting wise « Reply #401 on: July 23, 2023, 11:51:59 AM » Author: Mandolin Girl
Sheesh!
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	Re: What did you do today NOT lighting wise « Reply #402 on: July 23, 2023, 12:02:29 PM » Author: Rommie
Max, you should know by now if Sammi can derail a thread (she's been known to do it to one of her own in the description ) then she will
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	Re: What did you do today NOT lighting wise « Reply #403 on: July 23, 2023, 08:47:16 PM » Author: wide-lite 1000
@ Bulbman :   Regardless of what they say , ALL cars have what I call their "Personality Quirks"  Plus , every car regardless of the brand will go thru cycles where EVERYTHING seems to fall apart at once !! How long the time varies between cycles varies from brand to brand & car to car  !  I'm currently in the middle of one with the Subaford right now .  The middle of those cycles are typically when cars get traded in the most !!
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	Re: What did you do today NOT lighting wise « Reply #404 on: July 23, 2023, 09:17:30 PM » Author: LightsoftheWest
Quote from: Bulbman256 on July 22, 2023, 11:21:16 PM @Tim: Buy a Honda they said, they're reliable cars they said. Not anymore. The 1.5T engines in the newer Civics are failing left and right; some even suffered from oil/water dilution... The only Hondas I'd buy nowadays are the ones with the V6 (Pilot, Passport, Ridgeline, etc.). Even new Toyotas are having problems (ahem Tundra). Hyundai/Kia seems to be making a turn for the better and so is Mazda. Nissan is probably our last hope for a solid, reliable full-size half-ton pickup truck. TL;DR: The automotive industry is going to hell.
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