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insta posted:Haha yeah I know what .. *squints* a car nutsack is doing on the ground haha Still laughing over this
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mobby_6kl posted:You're saying... petrol is stored in the balls? It's the car equivalent of an inguinal hernia.
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Fender Anarchist posted:hmm what's the most likely reason for metal parts falling off a car in an area that sees decent amounts of snow A burst water main
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Feb 8, 2019 14:35
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Found on another site Pregnant tire 
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Feb 10, 2019 16:04
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Combat Theory posted:Found on another site It would be hilarious if the tire manufacturer’s logo was proudly displayed in grotesque distortion on that bubble...
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Feb 10, 2019 17:01
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Combat Theory posted:Found on another site It might be pregnant; it's definitely hosed.
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Feb 11, 2019 00:23
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They need to do way to instain mechanic, who kill their tire
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Feb 11, 2019 01:21
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Combat Theory posted:Found on another site TBH, this is one of those where you don't gently caress around with the situation.
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Feb 11, 2019 01:31
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It's just a car tire. It's not a supercritical demon core bulging Caterpillar 797 tire
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Feb 11, 2019 03:16
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Safety Dance posted:It's just a car tire. It's not a supercritical demon core bulging Caterpillar 797 tire you keep your screwdriver far the gently caress away from that thing, thank you very much
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Feb 11, 2019 03:23
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Colostomy Bag posted:TBH, this is one of those where you don't gently caress around with the situation. The safest thing to do is to get back inside the car, where you are shielded, and then do handbrake turns in the parking lot until it is safely disarmed.
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Feb 11, 2019 05:19
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It is very dangerous and ve must deal with it!
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Feb 11, 2019 05:25
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Platystemon posted:It is very dangerous and ve must deal with it!
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Feb 11, 2019 05:30
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bolind posted:It would be hilarious if the tire manufacturer’s logo was proudly displayed in grotesque distortion on that bubble...  *beeping* “The lever you have pulled-- "brakes"-- is not in service. Please make a note of it.”
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Feb 11, 2019 08:47
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Colostomy Bag posted:TBH, this is one of those where you don't gently caress around with the situation. I had one of those, on the home from a concert, in a van back in my early 20s. I thought, ok, better let the pressure off and reached down to unscrew the valve cap and kerblooie. Hurt like hell.
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tactlessbastard posted:I had one of those, on the home from a concert, in a van back in my early 20s. I thought, ok, better let the pressure off and reached down to unscrew the valve cap and kerblooie. Hurt like hell. Exactly.
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Feb 12, 2019 16:32
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Feb 12, 2019 22:07
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I always thought it was strange that auto manufacturers affix calipers to cars with bolts in shear loading.
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Feb 12, 2019 22:22
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Yet that never seems to be the failure point. Brakes are the Nintendo of car parts.
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Feb 13, 2019 05:49
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ApathyGifted posted:That kind of degradation in 7 months is something that deserves a medical exam. Tell him to go to the doctor. So we did. Turns out he's got Parkinson's. We're currently trying to talk him into going on short-term disability (80% salary), and then go on long-term disability (50%) when that runs out, and then cash in all his PTO and retire. Beats getting laid off because you can no longer actually do the job of doing designs for stuff that has flight-safety implications.
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Feb 13, 2019 16:34
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Feb 13, 2019 16:58
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Yeah that loving blows
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Feb 13, 2019 18:33
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Phanatic posted:So we did. Turns out he's got Parkinson's. Poor bastard.... I feel like thats going to happen to me one day. Horrible Neurological failures...
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Feb 13, 2019 19:01
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Nocheez posted:Yet that never seems to be the failure point. Brakes are the Nintendo of car parts. The hardware just works? I think what happened is that my brake was dragging for a hundred or so miles (I know, I know), and the heat and vibration backed the bolts off enough for them to shear the bracket off the hub. At least I hope that's what happened, because I don't know what else could have sheared 4 14mm bolts clean off
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Feb 13, 2019 19:14
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wesleywillis posted:Horrible Neurological failures... Having witnessed my great-uncle (grandmother's sister's husband) spend the better part of 10 years with increasingly severe Parkinson's symptoms, I think I'd rather blow my brains out while I'm still able to than let it run its course.
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Feb 13, 2019 19:51
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Geoj posted:Having witnessed my great-uncle (grandmother's sister's husband) spend the better part of 10 years with increasingly severe Parkinson's symptoms, I think I'd rather blow my brains out while I'm still able to than let it run its course. That's pretty much what Robin Williams did (Well, he had Lewy Body dementia, but if anything that's even worse). Deal I had with my dad was that if his brain started going, I was supposed to wait until the next time we went hunting when it was really cold out, and then just sneak back to the truck and drive away without telling him.
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Feb 13, 2019 20:11
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Feb 13, 2019 20:17
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Phanatic posted:That's pretty much what Robin Williams did (Well, he had Lewy Body dementia, but if anything that's even worse).  After working with geriatrics for years, I don't know if can disagree with "disappearing" on a hunting trip, but that's a hell of a thing to put on your kid's shoulders
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Feb 13, 2019 20:22
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Phanatic posted:Deal I had with my dad was that if his brain started going, I was supposed to wait until the next time we went hunting when it was really cold out, and then just sneak back to the truck and drive away without telling him.
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Feb 13, 2019 20:37
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Oh, it was tongue in cheek. Doctor sense of humor. Ended up being pancreatic cancer that got him. So at least way better than Parkinson's.
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Feb 13, 2019 20:43
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Geoj posted:Having witnessed my great-uncle (grandmother's sister's husband) spend the better part of 10 years with increasingly severe Parkinson's symptoms, I think I'd rather blow my brains out while I'm still able to than let it run its course. Dementia runs down both sides of the family and grandma got taken by ALS. I'm probably looking at a nine millimeter retirement plan.
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Feb 13, 2019 20:47
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My wife's family has a history of ALS so we've already had the "self inflicted gunshot while the other is at work" chat. My family is Alzheimer's so I won't remember to do it
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Feb 13, 2019 20:48
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Phanatic posted:Oh, it was tongue in cheek. Doctor sense of humor. Sorry about your pops.
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The Door Frame posted:The hardware just works? When tight the bolts aren't in shear, they're clamping the caliper to it's bracket. When loose they're in shear and get erm...sheared.
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Feb 13, 2019 21:06
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Phanatic posted:That's pretty much what Robin Williams did (Well, he had Lewy Body dementia, but if anything that's even worse). Yeah I was also at this one. That being said, I'd probably be more inclined to tell everyone the deal, go out myself and not come back, assuming I was capable of making my destination.
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Midjack posted:Dementia runs down both sides of the family and grandma got taken by ALS. I'm probably looking at a nine millimeter retirement plan. Dad has the ALS, he just said they game him enough opiates to kill ten of him. He gets to decide. He was a RN
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Co-worker just lost his dad, had Alzheimer's really, really bad last few years of his life. Terrible way to go and I think it was a relief to his entire family although I think he was the only family member that spent any time with him. It would suck seeing your strong, powerful dad reduced to a weak, feeble man that has no loving clue who you are or what he is doing there. That's pretty much my nightmare scenario, with only a locked in scenario probably being worse.
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My earnest hope is that if I end up disabled like that with Alzheimers or locked in syndrome or anything like that, that someone has the decency to come along and load me up with some huge dose of fentanyl and send me off in a beautiful dream. Or smother me with a pillow or something. Please.
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Midjack posted:Dementia runs down both sides of the family and grandma got taken by ALS. I'm probably looking at a nine millimeter retirement plan. Paternal grandfather died at 65, had Alzheimer's bad enough that he couldn't eat or communicate anymore. Maternal grandmother had severe dementia when she kicked the bucket a day or two before her 93rd birthday. So yeah, my retirement plan is probably gonna be similar. I already have health issues that don't seem to run in either side of the family (diabetes), though part of that can probably be chalked up to all the  in my 20s.Upside: dad's in his 70s and still doing well, mentally and physically, though he just got diagnosed with high blood pressure (high enough that his doctor sent him to the ER during his yearly physical... he got put on the same med I'm on, but a lower dose). He still works more than full time during tax season (from about now until the end of April, he might take a few days off, total). Fucker's been smoking since he was 14 or 15, can literally run circles around me, eats beef daily, was a really heavy drinker until he was in his mid or late 40s, and aside from his blood pressure, is overall in better health than I am.  (my BP is much better controlled, but I'm also on two meds.. ACE inhibitor and a beta blocker. he's just on the ACE)
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