I'm a "born and bred" Texan all the way, but since my elders weren't, I never adopted a full Southern accent. I can switch it on for kicks, usually when mimicking comics like Jeff Foxworthy or Larry the Cable Guy...but that's just an exaggeration.
Things that frustrate us all
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I watch so much Canadian television - and vacation in Canada so often - that I've picked up a bit of a Canadian accent! 
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I got another damn flat tire on my bike yesterday. I got all ready to go, and started to roll it out of the garage, only to find that the back tire had a thorn in it and had gone completely flat since Monday morning.
One major disadvantage to living in the desert is that there are tons of cactus and other plants with thorns on there. There have been several times my mom and I have been out hiking or walking the dogs in the desert, and I've either slid past or pushed a bush out my way, only to discovery it had thorns on it and come away with my hands, or arm, or back bloody.
One major disadvantage to living in the desert is that there are tons of cactus and other plants with thorns on there. There have been several times my mom and I have been out hiking or walking the dogs in the desert, and I've either slid past or pushed a bush out my way, only to discovery it had thorns on it and come away with my hands, or arm, or back bloody.
Yikes. Even after changing the password?
To be fair, Larry the Cable Guy's accent is an exaggeration as well. Weirded me out the first time I heard his real voice.
I just spent over a half hour on hold to make an appointment with a specialist. ("You are #6 in line, estimated wait time....") When they finally answered, it was just an automated message telling me to leave a message. Not only that, but the message said I could make an appointment request on their website. Why didn't their wait message say that to start with?!?
Not only that, but the message said I could make an appointment request on their website. Why didn't their wait message say that to start with?!? I have been without my truck since Wednesday.
While driving back from the bank, my truck died on the road... barely a mile from home. Too busy a road to simply push her the rest of the way. I called the dealership and got the tow. (At least it was free.) My brand new truck... only have had it since November, and not even 3,700 miles on it. And it dies on me. No warning lights, dashboard alerts... nothing.
Tried jumping it with my portable battery charger, didn't work. So once I talked to the dealership service person, she set up an appointment for that day at 2:30 p.m., which the tow arrived there at about that time. I figured I would at least get an update on what the issue might be by the end of the day. I called them at 6:00 p.m. (an hour before closing), and no response, so I left a message. I get a call back at 6:40... they haven't even put up the ticket to start looking at her!
After describing what happened, he said he had a good idea on what it was... the fuel pump modulator (or a word that sounded like it). Seems to be the computer component that controls the fuel pump. He also said that this seems to be a common problem. So yesterday, after getting no call back, I called at 2 p.m. for an update. Nothing, so left a message. Called again at 4:30 p.m., nothing... left a message. Got a call back about a half hour later... it was what he said, but they didn't have the part, so ordered it and it should get there today, maybe Saturday.
So two questions come to mind... if this is such a common problem, why don't you have enough stock to take care of it the same day? And if this such a common problem, why hasn't a recall been issued to take care of it?
And of course it's the (apparently) computer portion of this... yet another reason why I am not a fan of too much computer reliance. In my old truck, my fuel pump lasted me about 200,000 miles and over 9 years. Why do we need these overly complicated computers when the simpler machine works better?
But the thing that pisses me off the most... I bought a new truck so I wouldn't have these type of problems for a LONG time. (After over 320,000 miles and almost 23 years with my old Silverado, I finally had to give in and let her go.) This is NOT supposed to happen so young in Zhaan's life! (Since my new truck is blue, I named her Zhaan. You can probably guess why based on my screen name.)
At least it happened during the warranty time... considering how often planned obsolescence occurs with things, probably a blessing in dusguise.
While driving back from the bank, my truck died on the road... barely a mile from home. Too busy a road to simply push her the rest of the way. I called the dealership and got the tow. (At least it was free.) My brand new truck... only have had it since November, and not even 3,700 miles on it. And it dies on me. No warning lights, dashboard alerts... nothing.
Tried jumping it with my portable battery charger, didn't work. So once I talked to the dealership service person, she set up an appointment for that day at 2:30 p.m., which the tow arrived there at about that time. I figured I would at least get an update on what the issue might be by the end of the day. I called them at 6:00 p.m. (an hour before closing), and no response, so I left a message. I get a call back at 6:40... they haven't even put up the ticket to start looking at her!
After describing what happened, he said he had a good idea on what it was... the fuel pump modulator (or a word that sounded like it). Seems to be the computer component that controls the fuel pump. He also said that this seems to be a common problem. So yesterday, after getting no call back, I called at 2 p.m. for an update. Nothing, so left a message. Called again at 4:30 p.m., nothing... left a message. Got a call back about a half hour later... it was what he said, but they didn't have the part, so ordered it and it should get there today, maybe Saturday.
So two questions come to mind... if this is such a common problem, why don't you have enough stock to take care of it the same day? And if this such a common problem, why hasn't a recall been issued to take care of it?
And of course it's the (apparently) computer portion of this... yet another reason why I am not a fan of too much computer reliance. In my old truck, my fuel pump lasted me about 200,000 miles and over 9 years. Why do we need these overly complicated computers when the simpler machine works better?
But the thing that pisses me off the most... I bought a new truck so I wouldn't have these type of problems for a LONG time. (After over 320,000 miles and almost 23 years with my old Silverado, I finally had to give in and let her go.) This is NOT supposed to happen so young in Zhaan's life! (Since my new truck is blue, I named her Zhaan. You can probably guess why based on my screen name.)
At least it happened during the warranty time... considering how often planned obsolescence occurs with things, probably a blessing in dusguise.
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That is frustrating. My parents ran in to that with their new (at the time, 2018) Subaru. They had to take it back to the dealership like 3 times in order to navigate whatever was wrong with it.
My friend who works on trucks doesn't like tinkering with the computer stuff. He got a new diesel and did some minor adjustments so the computer stuff wouldn't cut out on him. He knows enough to be dangerous with the trucks, but also that some of the rules are primarily due to emissions and EPA laws that manufactures are adding in.
But, yeah, computers on cars is frustrating.
Especially if it's something like a refrigerated or frozen food item, but someone leaves it out on any old shelf.
Kor
The pair of denim knee shorts I've bought because the previous pair got torn at the crotch... just got torn at the crotch after only two months. Nothing better when your best friend confirms it's because my thighs touch and there's no choice but to buy larger pants... and then my mom uses half of her phone call ostensibly to wish me a happy name day (they're a thing where I live) to criticize me for not dressing properly for my body type. As if I didn't feel bad enough about my body already.
Consider yourself lucky it happened under warranty. I'm guessing you stayed with General Motors when you got a new truck. The Chevy/GMC fuel pump driver module (FPDM) can be over $300 not including labor. Probably why they don't keep a bunch of them on hand, and instead expect delivery from a central warehouse within a day. You can thank fuel efficiency standards causing the switch from carburetors, where air is mixed with fuel using a float and accelerator pump. To direct fuel injection systems where air entering the engine is metered with a Mass Air Flow (MAF) Sensor, and the exact amount of fuel is directly injected into the cylinder (by the FPDM) where it meets the right amount of air prior to spark.
GM's quality, or lack of, is why I switched to Ford. I still have some old pre-computer 1964 & 1972 Pontiacs around. They sitll run, but get crappy fuel milage.
Fuckers from Peacock won’t let me watch it in Canada.
They don't have the password, thus the daily attempts. The email address is 20 years old, so it’s been out there on the dark web, likely with an old password from when whatever site had a data breach.
haveibeenpwned.com is a great site to see if your email addresses are out there.
Yeah. I get that. *HUGS*
I just want to watch the Liverpool match…Welcome to our world!
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