I'm Undead. Not loving it. ::bits fall off::
Inara: We thought we lost you. Mal: Well, I've been right here.
'Out Of Gas'
Natter 68: Bork Bork Bork
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Consuela - Apr 14, 2011 11:21:21 am PDT #3308 of 30001
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
tommyrot - Apr 14, 2011 11:22:34 am PDT #3309 of 30001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
How long should brake pads last? I had new rear brake pads installed in December 2009, and by June 2010 they were down to 4 mm. Don't new pads start at 12 mm? It seems really sketchy that my brake pads would wear down 75% in 6 months.
Maybe it depends on how you drive?
A friend had a Toyota Corolla and she had to replace her pads every 9 months or a year, IIRC. But she tends to do this 'hit the gas, hit the brakes, hit the gas, hit the brakes' thing.
Her Prius only needs brake pad replacements every three or so years. Maybe it's the regenerative braking that saves the pads.
Liese S. - Apr 14, 2011 11:22:38 am PDT #3310 of 30001
"Faded like the lilac, he thought."
In the typical onerous task day side effect, I got my mailing list completely updated and ready to go, while avoiding doing financials. Okay, lunch now, and then I'll have another go at the numbers.
Steph L. - Apr 14, 2011 11:33:15 am PDT #3311 of 30001
I look more rad than Lutheranism
How long should brake pads last? I had new rear brake pads installed in December 2009, and by June 2010 they were down to 4 mm. Don't new pads start at 12 mm? It seems really sketchy that my brake pads would wear down 75% in 6 months.
Maybe it depends on how you drive?
A friend had a Toyota Corolla and she had to replace her pads every 9 months or a year, IIRC. But she tends to do this 'hit the gas, hit the brakes, hit the gas, hit the brakes' thing.
If there were a textual version of a shamefaced foot-shuffle, I would be doing it right now. Yeah, I pretty much drive that way. But I just don't remember replacing my brakes very often before this. (And no, that's not because I drove them down to the metal. Perhaps I have become a worse driver. Most people who have ridden with me would agree with that.)
Well, bah. I like my money with me, not Toyota. But I also like my car to stop when I ask it to.
§ ita § - Apr 14, 2011 11:36:28 am PDT #3312 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I DON'T UNDERSTAND THIS MEETING! IT'S NOT IN ENGLISH! I'M PAYING ATTENTION AND EVERYTHING!
Dana - Apr 14, 2011 11:46:00 am PDT #3313 of 30001
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
I'm also undead. That's no fun.
lisah - Apr 14, 2011 11:46:10 am PDT #3314 of 30001
Punishingly Intricate
I just had to write up meeting minutes for a meeting like that today. I literally had in my notes "something something blah blah blah."
Calli - Apr 14, 2011 11:49:17 am PDT #3315 of 30001
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs
I'm a time traveler. Jack and I should get together to compare notes. Or, you know, something.
My onerous task today will be getting the rear wiperblade replaced on my car. The actual replacement isn't that onerous, but remembering to do it has proven to be so.
Toddson - Apr 14, 2011 11:51:22 am PDT #3316 of 30001
Friends don't let friends read "Atlas Shrugged"
I'm undead too ... nothing's fallen off. Yet.
-t - Apr 14, 2011 11:54:35 am PDT #3317 of 30001
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
I may have found all the papers I need. I found some tax-related papers, anyway. My end table is four shelves that are actually removable trays. The top one is nice and stable and I forget that the lower ones are quite wobbly and will, if a cat jumps on them, for example, spill everything they are holding and right themselves. So under that bottom shelf is a treasure trove of things I wanted to keep handy. Was, as I have retrieved it all now. I am sure it will start collecting stuff again soon.