I am entirely flabbergasted when anyone who's seen me tries to be racist/sexist/homophobic with me.

Okay, I was. Now I just wonder -- if I'm light enough that people assume I have a white parent, but am obviously black, although a couple people think I may be part-Korean too? And get taken for lesbian? Shhh. Don't look to me to agree with you.

DumbAss Witness: he was always trying to jew people down.. you know, save money whereever he could.

That's so appalling.

Feh. I just figured out what I wanted to order from the nearby sushi restaurant to pick up on my way home, and then remembered it's still monday and the place is closed.

eta: It really is, Allyson, especially since she was suing because she was allegedly discriminated against.

That's right, Tom, you went through this this morning. I'm a little worried about the boiler, but...running water! Flush! Flush!

I turn into such a whiney first world brat without running water. It's downright panic-making. Which is why I have probably 15 gallons of water stashed in jugs from the last time this happened.

I've been told most of my life that I don't look Jewish. Usually after someone makes an offensive remark about Jews and I inform them that I am one.

Once, after a one nighter, the boy i was with was making small talk about his neighborhood and said something about the "fucking niggers down the street."

I told him that I hoped he didn't have any issues with Jews since he just had his dick in one.

And that was the end of that.

I'm the past month I've had one co worker use the term "jew down" and another describe someone's eyes as "chinky."

Now I just wonder

Stop wondering. Arm yourself with the knowlege that people can be infinitely stupid and jackassed.

And perfect the slapdown.

And that was the end of that.

No doubt!

perfect the slapdown.

Mostly I have a quizzical look that at least stops the train of discussion. Which is the most immediately important thing.

Going home now! Meeting ended on time! Whee!

Going home now!

Poopyhead.

two gaskets in between the carb and the spacer, and no gasket in between the spacer and the intake manifold

That's bad enough to report to the mechanic's boss.

Using a torque wrench is always a better idea than guessing at it. Under-torquing risks things coming loose, and over-torquing risks pinching the gasket too thin to do the job.

I've known mechanics who had a good feel for their own self-calibration, but I've also known some whose idea of wrist-tight was less than 10ft-lbs., and one whose idea of finger-tight was more than 15.