Pet peeves that should be pet peeves

[schurchill39]

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I would be perfectly happy to see a dish of tater tots come out, regardless of what stupid name they give it on the menu.

Agreed, I fucking love tater tots.

[03ozwhip]

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This is the way

Always

[you&me]

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Westjet lounge "patatas bravas"

No bro, thats tater tots. You cant fool me. Attachment 122570

You put the quotes around the wrong part... It should have been: Westjet "lounge"


On the topic of tots, one of my favourite cities is Chicago and the fact that it seems like tater tots are served as the default side plays a not insignificant part in my fondness hahaha

[Twin_Cam_Turbo]

You guys want to hear a comically sad story?

My car had very weak heat just under two weeks ago, and it got worse as soon as it got actually cold outside. Tried vacuum filling the cooling system, flushed the heater core with air and coolant to confirm it wasn’t plugged, watched all the live data, probed the two solenoids to check for continuity and applied 12V to hear them click, checked the blend doors and it eventually became zero heat. So I narrowed it down to huge air bubble despite vacuum filling, failed water pump impeller or else the second solenoid that was a bit less accessible was jammed. I went ahead and ordered a timing belt and water pump, valve cover gasket and stretch belt, oil change stuff etc as the most likely problem was broken plastic water pump impeller and the car had no history of timing belt replacement at 9 years and 173k, so I figured it was time to do all the “while you’re in there” stuff to be safe. Got it all apart and the waterpump impeller looked fine, bearing was just starting to feel slightly rough but nothing obviously wrong with it. Pulled the second solenoid and visually inspect it after all the stuff was removed and out of the way and…there was a tire valve stem cap wedged in the coolant shutoff solenoid.

I have so many questions.

[SJW]

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You guys want to hear a comically sad story?

My car had very weak heat just under two weeks ago, and it got worse as soon as it got actually cold outside. Tried vacuum filling the cooling system, flushed the heater core with air and coolant to confirm it wasn’t plugged, watched all the live data, probed the two solenoids to check for continuity and applied 12V to hear them click, checked the blend doors and it eventually became zero heat. So I narrowed it down to huge air bubble despite vacuum filling, failed water pump impeller or else the second solenoid that was a bit less accessible was jammed. I went ahead and ordered a timing belt and water pump, valve cover gasket and stretch belt, oil change stuff etc as the most likely problem was broken plastic water pump impeller and the car had no history of timing belt replacement at 9 years and 173k, so I figured it was time to do all the “while you’re in there” stuff to be safe. Got it all apart and the waterpump impeller looked fine, bearing was just starting to feel slightly rough but nothing obviously wrong with it. Pulled the second solenoid and visually inspect it after all the stuff was removed and out of the way and…there was a tire valve stem cap wedged in the coolant shutoff solenoid.

I have so many questions.

Hey at least it's not a mystery failure any more. I'm always glad I find a solution.

[Twin_Cam_Turbo]

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Hey at least it's not a mystery failure any more. I'm always glad I find a solution.

That’s one thing I’m very glad about, I was not excited to put the car back together with no definitive answers.

[ercchry]

So all you had to do was purge the system with the handy valve??

[Twin_Cam_Turbo]

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So all you had to do was purge the system with the handy valve??

Purge the system by removing the “handy” valve and fishing a valve stem cap out yes lol.

[ThePenIsMightier]

I didn't think you would find it that quickly.

[SJW]

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I didn't think you would find it that quickly.

Don't underestimate the power of being cold.

[ercchry]

Who do I have to talk to about putting in a mechanism where if you go to register a RAV4, they instead revoke your license?

[schurchill39]

These door to door salesmen are getting out of hand. We get quite a few where I live but we've had 2 different solar panel companies come this week at like 7pm who have obviously had some sort of "no is not a no" training because they won't shut the fuck up. The second guy I just had to straight up cut off and say we weren't interested like I said the first time and slam the door.

[ThePenIsMightier]

Not answering the door makes me moist.

https://www.instagram.com/x929calgary/reel/DA_H2qkPUjT/

[Brent.ff]

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These door to door salesmen are getting out of hand. We get quite a few where I live but we've had 2 different solar panel companies come this week at like 7pm who have obviously had some sort of "no is not a no" training because they won't shut the fuck up. The second guy I just had to straight up cut off and say we weren't interested like I said the first time and slam the door.

They've been watching too many instagram videos of that window washing guy.. When Calgary had all the water turned off this summer, alllll the window washers came to Cochrane and it was 2-3 a day for a week. 'Oh your neighbour bobby is getting it so we'll give you a special discount"....

[schurchill39]

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They've been watching too many instagram videos of that window washing guy.. When Calgary had all the water turned off this summer, alllll the window washers came to Cochrane and it was 2-3 a day for a week. 'Oh your neighbour bobby is getting it so we'll give you a special discount"....

Thats exactly it! "We were out here getting a quote drawn up for your neighbour Jacob and wanted to check in the area while we were here as we can offer a discounted price". I know the names of the majority of my neighbours all around me and there is no Jacob.

[LilDrunkenSmurf]

Yeah, I keep talking to solar dudes, and I keep regretting it. I want solar, but none of them make it enticing enough to pull the trigger.

[killramos]

The changes of me kicking off a 50k Reno project becuase someone came to my door is absolutely 0

[XylathaneGTR]

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we've had 2 different solar panel companies come this week at like 7pm

Yeah, that happened to me a few weeks ago and I actually answered the door because I thought "if someone is knocking when it's already fuckin' dark out, something must actually be wrong" and it was some schmuck doing solar door to door. Feel bad for those guys who are stuck on the beat like that, but come on man, fuck off... my kids are already in bed.

Well, at least that guy is out there trying to compete; should bring a tear of joy & hope to 89coupe's old sour eyes.

[BerserkerCatSplat]

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You guys want to hear a comically sad story?

My car had very weak heat just under two weeks ago, and it got worse as soon as it got actually cold outside. Tried vacuum filling the cooling system, flushed the heater core with air and coolant to confirm it wasn’t plugged, watched all the live data, probed the two solenoids to check for continuity and applied 12V to hear them click, checked the blend doors and it eventually became zero heat. So I narrowed it down to huge air bubble despite vacuum filling, failed water pump impeller or else the second solenoid that was a bit less accessible was jammed. I went ahead and ordered a timing belt and water pump, valve cover gasket and stretch belt, oil change stuff etc as the most likely problem was broken plastic water pump impeller and the car had no history of timing belt replacement at 9 years and 173k, so I figured it was time to do all the “while you’re in there” stuff to be safe. Got it all apart and the waterpump impeller looked fine, bearing was just starting to feel slightly rough but nothing obviously wrong with it. Pulled the second solenoid and visually inspect it after all the stuff was removed and out of the way and…there was a tire valve stem cap wedged in the coolant shutoff solenoid.

I have so many questions.

That is definitely not how I expected that story was going to end.

I once tore down a presumably factory-sealed Dodge 2.2 and found a drywall screw in the oil pan. 80's UAW quality was... something.

[bjstare]

I put a no soliciting sign on the door, and a little teeny tiny one on the doorbell right next to the button.

Have only had one guy brave enough to knock after I put them up, and I just so happened to be in a room where I could see him pause and read the sign before he rang the doorbell.

I opened the door, pointed at the sign and asked him if he knows what that meant. He stumbled through a response that contained a "sorry" in it, after which I shook my head and closed the door on him.