Ever have one of those days?

[xflow7]

Beautiful day, most of the salt gone from the roads. Beckoning for the first blat of the year.   http://www.usa7s.com/aspnetforum/images/emoticons/hurray.gif



Figured it would be the better part of valor to quickly give a couple of squirts of grease to the u-joints before setting out as it had been a while.



- Damn, old grease in the gun has separated. No prob. Nip over to NAPA for a new tube.



- NAPA closed. Drive across town to Autozone. Good, new grease in hand.



- Bugger! Can't get the old tube out of the gun. Burn 20 mins wrestling with it and cleaning all the separated oil out.



- Okay. First u-joint up.



- Zerk fitting a bit loose. Rummage for correct wrench and snug it up. Good. Sorted. On with the job.



- Hmmm...Grease only coming from 3 of the four bearing cups. That's not a good sign. Oh well, not going to let it jeopardize a blat. Add it to the list of things to check out later.



- Pull gun off Zerk fitting and move to rear u-joint.



- What's this in the end of the grease gun? ARRRGGHHH!! Front Zerk fitting broke off at the threads when I pulled the gun off (must have overtightened it). http://www.usa7s.com/aspnetforum/images/emoticons/blush5.gif http://www.usa7s.com/aspnetforum/images/emoticons/mad5.gif



F*** it. Went for a blat anyway.   http://www.usa7s.com/aspnetforum/images/emoticons/biggrin5.gif



Pretty nice blat, only considerably shorter than originally envisioned.

[slngsht]

bummer man, nothing is ever easy.

[xflow7]

It's all good. Wednesday's looking nice, too and now that I'm unemployed I've got nothing but time.   http://www.usa7s.com/aspnetforum/images/emoticons/biggrin5.gif   If I can find the correct fitting locally I may even sort out the broken fitting before then.   http://www.usa7s.com/aspnetforum/images/emoticons/smile5.gif

[slngsht]

unemployed?



I basically pissed away the winter, and am now undertaking major car projects, so I'll be missing the first few autocrosses... and start of nice spring weather http://www.usa7s.com/aspnetforum/images/emoticons/banghead.gif

[xflow7]

Yeah, the company I was working for folded at the end of January. Have a couple of feelers in at various places locally, and an offer in upstate NY, but am negotiating salary with them.



I managed to piss away the winter also. I had several projects in mind, but the notion of freezing my butt off trying to work on the car in my cramped garage damped my enthusiasm enough that nothing got done.   http://www.usa7s.com/aspnetforum/images/emoticons/ack2.gif

[slngsht]

what do you do? send PM offline if you prefer.

[slngsht]

I managed to piss away the winter also. I had several projects in mind, but the notion of freezing my butt off trying to work on the car in my cramped garage damped my enthusiasm enough that nothing got done.   http://www.usa7s.com/aspnetforum/images/emoticons/ack2.gif



ditto

[xflow7]

I'm an engineer, mechanical by background. Spent several years doing manufacturing line development/commissioning, then a couple of years as a finite element analyst, and most recently controls engineer.

[slngsht]

Yeah, the company I was working for folded at the end of January. Have a couple of feelers in at various places locally, and an offer in upstate NY, but am negotiating salary with them.





Upstate NY is still cold. You must love punishment http://www.usa7s.com/aspnetforum/images/emoticons/biggrin5.gif



You should look for a Seven-friendly location

[slngsht]

I'm an engineer, mechanical by background. Spent several years doing manufacturing line development/commissioning, then a couple of years as a finite element analyst, and most recently controls engineer.



Well, my degree from college says BSME, but in practice I've spent most of my career in software.



Sorry, not much help in your line of work, but perhaps others may have leads.

[slomove]

You should look for a job around here...



I went for a leasurely 160 mile blat around the Angeles National Forest today. Down here in LA it was pretty hot at 85 to 90 degrees but what a beautiful day in the mountains. Mid 70's and no traffic whatsoever. Funny enough, I drove by Mountain High ski resort and there were still a few hardy souls skiing on the remaining snow patches.



The only thing missing was the smell of the spring flowers but that has to wait another month or two http://www.usa7s.com/aspnetforum/images/emoticons/smile5.gif



Gert



O.K., if I got your interest send your resume by Private Message http://www.usa7s.com/aspnetforum/images/emoticons/wink5.gif

[Boxologist]

got some top down driving for the first time in 2+ months. very cold and windy at the beach.