spiffy_spaceman

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[–] spiffy_spaceman 1 points 2 weeks ago

There should be some way you can hook up a voltmeter to the battery or main circuit and then pull fuses until the load disappears. I'm not an electrician of any kind, but from listening to my kid who's really into this, this is my guess. I had an Audi with a battery that kept going dead. Finally figured out it was a burnt out brights bulb. I didn't drive at night outside the city hardly ever, so I didn't know it was out. Changed the bulb and the battery never went dead again. So, it could be something small and seemingly inconsequential, or it could be a physical short. But I think you have a fun adventure exploring the wiring harness of that car ahead of you.

[–] spiffy_spaceman 2 points 4 months ago

Honestly, this is probably almost exactly how it went down

[–] spiffy_spaceman 7 points 4 months ago

Have you seen the way old men dress? Everything is gray or brown with the least amount of shape or texture. It's like boomers collectively agreed to be as uniform and boring as possible. There used to be as much style and individuality in men's fashion as women's, but sometime around the end of the 1800s they all said "let's just all wear this one plain thing for the next 200 years."

[–] spiffy_spaceman 5 points 4 months ago (2 children)

One of my old bosses once went to the police station when he was drunk or high (or both) to complain about something crazy, and maybe about a crazy person trying to drive his car that he was actually driving. I think they talked him into spending the night while they checked it out. He had issues.

[–] spiffy_spaceman 4 points 6 months ago (4 children)

I've heard an old man use it this way a long time ago in the west. You would only hear it from someone who's very old or thinks they're a polite cowboy.

[–] spiffy_spaceman 6 points 10 months ago

"opens new tab"

What?

[–] spiffy_spaceman 9 points 11 months ago

Can confirm. When we moved back to Colorado from Austin, we drove all day at 55mph (truck was speed limited) which was about 13 hours, and we were still in Texas. It was very disheartening.

[–] spiffy_spaceman 12 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I honestly cannot tell if anyone is flirting with me or not. I also cannot imagine that anyone would flirt with me in the first place, but if anyone did, I still wouldn't know. The only flirting I knew was when my wife called me up and lectured me for not asking her out. Apparently, she had been flirting with me and I didn't know. I am not bright.

[–] spiffy_spaceman 11 points 1 year ago

I still feel bad for the 1 kid in jr high whose parents refused to let him do the sex ed section. 13yos are assholes enough, they didn't really need something else to use to make fun of him for.

[–] spiffy_spaceman 26 points 1 year ago

Kids can learn to be quiet. Maybe libraries don't need whisper voices anymore, but inside voices for sure. Teaching kids (and adults it seems) to respect a public space and the people who are using it is not kid hostile. Sharing a space means all sides have to compromise and get along.

[–] spiffy_spaceman 11 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] spiffy_spaceman 4 points 1 year ago

I went back to school. You can find tons of online courses in just about any subject, and some will count for real college credit if you ever want to turn it into a degree. Many are free, but some will cost you and most are worth it. A way to make your addiction productive.

 

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