What Made you Smile/What Ticked you off Today?

[Ack]

Fudge: http://thedissolve.com/news/6187-the-end/

One of the best, no bullshit, movie review sites is about to be ghost.

That sucks.

[CRTGAMER]

Most auto stores will check your alternator for you. Don't know if they can check a starter, though.

As mentioned an easy DC voltmeter read. You can even watch the gauge to confirm the employee is interpreting the voltage correctly. Check volts first BEFORE starting the motor, should be close to the 12 volt mark, depending on accuracy of gauge and age of battery. Basically the volts will kick up a notch or two while running, usually around 13.5 to 14 volts. The alternator (unless you have a vintage car) has the regulator built in so an easy troubleshoot. Pretty much if no issues of a dead battery, then the alternator will check fine. Rare that it will stay in full charge mode from a defective built in regulator once the battery is topped off. If that was to happen the diodes inside will give out from the heat, the alternator would then quit working anyways.

In addition to the simple volt test, I have a permanent amp gauge on my 62. Spliced right in the 12volt wire (used 8 gauge cable) to get a true reading what the alternator puts out at a given time. Biggest draw on the charge (amps kick up) are lights and when kicking on the two Fosgate amps. The charge gauge literally bounces with the music!

Most auto stores have a starter tester, but only if you take the starter out of the car. Pretty worthless though since it does not put the starter on any kind of load. My 10.5 compression 327 small block eats starters even with the wide duration of the cam. Fortunately Autozone has a LIFETIME warranty on their Duralast parts, even brake pads! Plenty of free replacements over the years, always get the heavier duty model with the extension rod between the solenoid and armature. However, I will pay for the new shoes every time due to brakes do wear out.

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I don't think I could pull my 63 mile mail route off in the 6-7 hours I have left after sorting the packages, mags, and local mail in the morning in anything other then my Right Hand Drive Jeep .

Sweet, a Europe vehicle or one specialized for mail delivery? Good luck on the troubleshoot, hope it works out.

I thought postal vehicles were company cars with all maintenance and breakdowns handled by the postal service be it UPS or FedEx? Hopefully you at least get a decent mileage add on pay to cover gas and the wear and tear.

[Luke]

That sucks.

It really does, but I think some of the guys will be on the AV Club which will make for a better AV Club writing staff.

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Okay, this lil' bit might tick some people off, but I say it without snark or sarcasm. I am being one hundred percent honest when I say "I don't get it".

A lady who is overweight was shopping at an Old Navy where she saw kids doing kid stuff. They picked up a shirt, said how two kids could fit in it, and their Mom was all "Yeah, it's huge...Now come on...", like Mom's do when they'd like to get home.

So the overweight lady ran to her car and cried for a while, and then went back into the store, tried the shirt on and took a selfie.

And now she's a hero?

She posted her "traumatic" story on facebook and it went viral and people are praising her for her "ferocity" and people can't tell her how brave she is. By the way, this is a grown woman, not some twelve year old.

A few things.

This grown woman is wearing an American flag tank top, and the stripes are blue and white. Even if the colors were correct, it's still an ugly tank top. She also mentions that she looks "fierce". Oh boy. The misuse of that word is as hip as when my Mother says "bling bling".

Again, kids are kids. Kids have no filter and what they did wasn't "fat-shaming" they just noticed how huge the tank top was. That's the woman's issue, not children being disrespectful. They made an observation, the lady internalized it to self loathe. Which she did.

Now has this woman never taken a selfie before? Was this her stand to prove to herself she doesn't care about her weight? Was this a moment where she would take a stand for herself and finally have her picture taken?

Nope. She's taken plenty of selfies and posted them.

Now if this was posted about a twelve year old kid who saw his or her peers putting on similar sized shirts while making whale noises, I would get it. That would be tough and posting a pic in that shirt would be a great "F U" to those kids. But this is a grown lady who saw kids making an observation, and a grown woman who seems to be proud to be overweight.

And at least this woman can find clothes in her size.

So yeah. Kids who are silly make adults weep. A selfie is apparently empowering.

Weird world.

[Ziggy]

I might get some shit for what I'm about to say, but I really don't mean this in a disrespectful way. Hopefully you people know me enough to take it the way I mean it.

I just don't get "fat tolerance." I completely understand that some people just can't help being overweight. Genetic predisposition, medical reasons, medications, etc. People who are overweight through no fault of their own. I have people close to me in my life with such conditions. Really, I have no discrimination toward people who are overweight.

But then there's the people that are overweight simply because of their lifestyle. Horrible diet, no exercise, and then they cry about how fat they are even though it's their own fault. And now we want to tell them it's OK to be overweight. Don't be ashamed of who you are. OK, that's great, but it's actually NOT OK to be overweight. For the same reason it's not OK to be a diabetic. It's not good for your health. Telling these people it's OK to be overweight is telling them it's OK that you eat nothing but fast food, donuts and cupcakes, and that you don't get up off the couch ever. It's telling them that's it's OK to have a condition that could cause serious problems like heart disease, high blood pressure, diabetes, and respiratory problems such as sleep apnea (very common in overweight people). I'm not saying it's open season to make fun of and torture these people, that's not cool. But we really shouldn't be telling them there's nothing wrong with being fat and be happy with who you are and all that nonsense. You should NOT be happy with being overweight.

And FWIW, I know a lot of people who are overweight. Some of them are overweight from life style choices, and some through no fault of their own. I know people who have lost significant weight, which took dedication and effort, and now they look great. I know people that try really hard but just can't lose the weight they want. And I know people who always "diet" and never lose any weight, simply because they don't want to do the real work to lose it.

[MrPopo]

OK, that's great, but it's actually NOT OK to be overweight. For the same reason it's not OK to be a diabetic.

Really terrible analogy, because being a diabetic is not something you can change, like the aforementioned people who are fat for no fault of their own.

It's people like you who are pushing the healthy agenda that gave us Obamacare death panels. You keep setting up unrealistic standards of "not tanking your life expectancy before you reach your 30th birthday". You make me sick.

[Ack]

OK, that's great, but it's actually NOT OK to be overweight. For the same reason it's not OK to be a diabetic.

Really terrible analogy, because being a diabetic is not something you can change, like the aforementioned people who are fat for no fault of their own.

It's people like you who are pushing the healthy agenda that gave us Obamacare death panels. You keep setting up unrealistic standards of "not tanking your life expectancy before you reach your 30th birthday". You make me sick.

But Popo, a DDR champion like you must be in great shape!

[Ziggy]

OK, that's great, but it's actually NOT OK to be overweight. For the same reason it's not OK to be a diabetic.

Really terrible analogy, because being a diabetic is not something you can change, like the aforementioned people who are fat for no fault of their own.

It's people like you who are pushing the healthy agenda that gave us Obamacare death panels. You keep setting up unrealistic standards of "not tanking your life expectancy before you reach your 30th birthday". You make me sick.

It's not OK to be overweight. That's like saying it's OK to be a heroin addict.

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[Luke]

Ziggy, I have friends who are obese. They eat terrible food, and they eat it constantly. The whole "Fat Bastard Syndrome" of "I hurt because I eat, and I eat because I hurt" seems to apply.

But I agree with you.

Getting off the couch should not be an exercise. And I have "hockey knees" so I know it can be painful to stand up at times, but you shouldn't have to have a plan to stand up. There should be no preparation to stand on two legs.

I've also seen a lot of my friends gain a whole lotta weight after getting married. It's almost as they use marriage as an excuse to let themselves go. Let me rephrase that...They do use marriage as an excuse to let themselves go.


My biggest gripe is when people use the excuse of "I don't have time for that". And that goes for healthy food and exercise. I call fast food a "luxury meal" as you should only treat yourself once in a blue moon. Exercise doesn't have to be intense to show a payoff. You don't even need equipment to work out. If you have feet or arms you are good to go.

The entire "I'm proud to be fat" stuff is as dumb as someone saying "I'm proud I dropped out of school". Those are things you CAN change (depending on illnesses or just being really stupid).

[MrPopo]

OK, that's great, but it's actually NOT OK to be overweight. For the same reason it's not OK to be a diabetic.

Really terrible analogy, because being a diabetic is not something you can change, like the aforementioned people who are fat for no fault of their own.

It's people like you who are pushing the healthy agenda that gave us Obamacare death panels. You keep setting up unrealistic standards of "not tanking your life expectancy before you reach your 30th birthday". You make me sick.

It's not OK to be overweight. That's like saying it's OK to be a heroin addict.

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Much better analogy.

I'll agree with you guys that it's dumb to be proud of being fat, but at the same time there's no reason to be ashamed of being fat. If you care enough about your physical appearance and the health consequences then yes, go ahead and work at it. If you're indifferent then what business does someone else have to care about it?

[Opa Opa]

^the horrendously obese and overweight ought to at least feel a little shame for the extra effort the poor hospital staff have to go through pushing and pulling on an overweight patient. Being overweight becomes other peoples problems when you come into the ER with yet another cardiac arrest.