Only planes I have flown in were airline planes. I did fly a commuter plane from Los Angeles International Airport to John Wayne airport back in the late '70's when I was in the service. It held maybe 10 passengers plus pilot and co-pilot.

Jim

 

My mango tree is making progress.

If this tropical fruit grows in San Francisco, I will invite everyone to pick from it in 89 years. By then, Mango should be worth about $17 each.

 

Meanwhile, elsewhere in Northern California:

 

I work in transportation and really dislike those! I feel that there are better methods of traffic calming or road diets.

Today we hit 109*. Glad that I was at the office using their AC.

What a time to find out that the AC in the Bronco is not performing up to spec. May be trying to trouble shoot it on Saturday morning, but maybe not if it is too hot.

 

Going to be just over 100 here all week. No 109 in the forecast yet.

Jim

 

Last week, I did go back to get the tires filled up correctly - and as they are filling the tires, I can see on my computer that the sensors are reading in the wrong position. I tell the clerk that the sensors are reading in the wrong position - which means that the wheels were not installed in their original position and that the TPMS system was not relearned. Since the air pressure value and lug nut torque were both on the ticket, I want the TPMS relearned and the torque to be verified.

Another person comes over. He tries to explain to me that the air pressure in the tire is just recommended, I didn't need to have the correct PSI, and that it wasn't necessary for the TPMS sensors to be in the correct place since the dash light will still turn on. He further explains that if you double check the lug nut torque, you can strip the threads and break them.


So the average girlfriend who doesn't know about cars, just gets to drive off in an unsafe vehicle, and have a blowout or the wheel flies off on the freeway. If she dies, dead people don't complain.

I told him to get his TPMS tool, a breaker bar, and a torque wrench. And I will watch him as he relearns the sensors, breaks the torque on each lug nut, then tightens it down with the torque wrench until it clicks at the correct ft lb setting. Or I will go inside, into the manager's office, and demand that the manager come out to explain to him why tires have recommended air pressure value, TPMS monitoring systems, why lug nuts have a ft lb specification, and why he should already know that.

It is very clear to me. I've been around the block. I've had different jobs. I've supervised people. I've managed people. The people who work there have a culture of deliberate indifference. They are not happy. They hate their boss. They're pissed. And they take it out on the customer. They screw things up on purpose. It's their way of getting back at the boss for low wages, poor working conditions, and no recognition. It's like an office worker stealing office supplies.

I waited a few days. Cooled off a little. I sent a message to the Northern California regional office over the weekend.

Today is Tuesday. First thing this morning, I was contacted by the store's manager. I explained to him that I was not upset initially by what appeared to be mistakes. Sometimes people make mistakes. It's a busy day, the shop couldn't keep up with the service writer's estimated completion time. Maybe it's a new guy in the service bay, and he made mistakes. Maybe it was the supervisor's 1st day also, and he failed to double check and verify what the tech was doing. What I was really upset about, was when I returned, and the guy lied me like I was stupid. Like he was just trying to get me to go away, and leave him alone, so that he wouldn't have to fix the problem. Or he was trying to cover up for his co-worker's mistakes. Maybe he really does want customers to have blow outs on the freeway, or a wheel to come off at 70 miles per hour. To me, that is a systemic failure. There's a whole shop full of people who don't care, screw things up, and just try to get away with it.

 

When they rotate the tires in our F150, the TPMS sensors will show the wrong tire for a few miles (and/or some number of starts/stops), and then suddenly they will be in the correct position.

 

On my F150, and when I had an Econoline E150, rotating tires didn't matter. The truck computer just read whichever sensor was closest. No need to relearn and train the computer to a specific sensor. The Transit Connect computer is trained to a specific sensor for wheel location.

I like that your F150 is self learning.

My dad sees TPMS as an overreach of government authority. He said the same about helmets, auto seat belts, air bags, back up cameras....... Nothing against the technology. Just that the government has no right to enact legislation to force you to pay for it.

 

Not to worry. I am safe. That was not me, in the white F-150. I imagine when the OJ Simpson pursuit was broadcast on live television, someone else said, "not to worry, I'm safe, that's not me in the white Bronco".








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Could not be me either. Mine's in the driveway, and gee, it's a different color too.

 

Think it is time to buy a Mega lotto ticket. I am sure I could find something to buy with one billion dollars.

Jim

 

Not worth it. The taxes would kill me. There would be nothing left after.

 

I doubt there would be 100% taxes. the last winner of 1 billion opted for a lump sum, and was able to keep 866 million. More than enough for me to buy a Ford Maverick. Might even get the top of the line model instead of the bargain basement model. LOL

Jim

 

The bigger issue is that the odds are ~~ 300 million to 1. You are a hundred times more likely to be killed by a shark attack (but only if you swim in the ocean).

 

I don't plan on buying a ticket, with odds that high there is no way I would win.

Jim