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Why can't I write?

Anonymous wrote:
If it's that much of a struggle to do it, maybe this isn't the right time.

There is no "right time". There is now. Period. Just do it. Tomorrow is never promised.

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Your favorite horror movies?

J.N-Bucking wrote:

soco wrote:
Speaking of Stephen King, both he and his wife have taken a ride with me (Uber). He was going to start a book signing tour and the publisher had a chartered jet scheduled to take them to the beginning location. He has a mobile home to travel in from place to place along with chauffeurs but it had left days before to get something in it repaired or replaced. So I was the lucky recipient of his Uber transport. When we parted ways he gave me a gift. You will have to read my book to find out what it was.

Are you messing now or are you serious that you met him???

Where did this lift take place?

Dead serious Joe. He lives in the same County as me. Casey Key, FL. It is basically a very long and very narrow road with 0 places to do a 'U' turn. If you have Google Earth look it up. The King estate is on the west side surrounded with a very tall wall for privacy. Two electric gates with a circular driveway right at the main entrance. The electric meter is mounted on the wall right next to the oversize mailbox.
When we get a hit on our phones for a passenger needing picked up we only see a first name and the general area of pickup. We have 15 seconds total to decide if we want to accept that pickup. When we accept we briefly see the address before the navigation takes over the screen. I had no idea who 'Stephen' was until he came out the door with 6 bags of luggage.

I kid you not. My first words to him were, "Do you know who you are?" The rest of the ride was quite pleasant as he asked more questions of me than vice versa. I garnered that the entire purpose of that was to determine my level of threat to he and his wife.

My book is going to be short vignettes of the passengers I've met during my time as a ride share driver. This will include celebs, actresses, political figures, and regular folk like you and me. All the stories will be true but the names will be changed.

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Every time I try to find myself, I end up getting lost...again...and again.

twosocks wrote:
If you weren't lost where would you be?

Found. But everyone knows lost & found are like buttt-cheeks right next to each other.

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My car has a leak inside.
My car has a leak inside.

Found this today Joe.....


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SEP 29, 2016 5:07 PM
Ford Focus: Wet Carpet On Passenger Side
Models
2012-2013 Focus

ISSUE
Some 2012-2013 Focus vehicles built on or before 11/12/2012 may exhibit wet carpet on the passenger-side front foot well. This is likely due to leaking climate control condensate.

ACTION
Follow the Service Procedure steps to correct the condition.

Figure 1
Figure 1
SERVICE PROCEDURE
1. Start the engine and operate air conditioning in the fresh air mode, temperature control on full cold and the fan speed control on high. Allow the vehicle to operate in this manner for a period of time long enough for condensation to develop, considering ambient weather conditions.

2. Check the lower section of the heater core and evaporator core housing inside the vehicle for damage.

3. Is the heater core and evaporator core housing damaged?

a. Yes – this procedure does not apply.

b. No – proceed to Step 4.

4. Check if the heater core and evaporator core housing drain tube are present and fully seated in position.

5. Is the heater core and evaporator core housing drain tube present and fully seated in position, and does condensate flow freely from the drain tube?

a. Yes – proceed to Step 6.

b. No – this procedure does not apply.

Figure 2
Figure 2
6. Remove the five (5) T20 Torx screws to evaporator core access cover. (Figure 1)

7. Place the rope seal across the bottom of the evaporator core access cover groove, and starting in the middle, push rope seal into the groove. (Figure 2)

a. Stretching the rope seal may result in a water and/or air leak.

8. Wrap the rope seal around the corners and continue working into the groove.

9. Install the evaporator core access cover.

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3 Reasons To Replace Cabin Air Filters In Winter
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Often driven by an “out of sight, out of mind” mentality, most consumers don’t think about purchasing cabin air filters. That’s why educating consumers on the benefits of cabin air filters can be a shop’s best sales pitch for selling these maintenance add-ons.

A recent Maintenance Matters survey found that 49% of cabin air filters are sold during the spring. Increasing pollen counts, coupled with the benefits cabin air filters provide for allergy suffers, makes for a fairly easy sell. One could argue, however, that winter is the more important season to replace a vehicle’s filter.

There are three major reasons to replace a cabin air filter in the winter:

1. Increased Particulate Emissions

As cars idle on cold winter mornings, the exhaust can pump out damaging emissions that are harmful to drivers’ respiratory systems. The most damaging component of tailpipe emissions are particulates. Vehicle emission particulates range in size from 2 microns to 10 microns in diameter, and can aggravate the lungs when inhaled.

A vehicle’s tailpipe particulate emissions are higher when the engine is cold. Scientists found particulate emissions increased exponentially as the temperature decreased, according to a Kansas City Light-Duty Vehicle Emissions Study. In fact, this study found that particulate emissions doubled for every 20° F temperature drop.

The one thing that can stop exhaust particulates from reaching vehicle occupants is a cabin air filter. Some cabin air filters can even stop particulates that are as small as 1 micron in diameter.

2. Defroster Performance

In the winter, the benefits of a clean air filter are easy to see. Clogged cabin air filters can restrict defroster performance, making it harder to see out the windshield. If a cabin air filter is clogged, it will create a restriction that will decrease the amount of hot air the blower can deliver to the windshield, which diminishes visibility and adds time that it takes to defrost the window.

3. Summer and Fall Can Be Brutal on Cabin Air Filters

Following months of battling heavy pollen, dust, leaves, bugs and other debris, winter is the perfect time to give a customer’s cabin air filter a fresh start.

This debris piles up, restricting airflow through the filter and causing heating and cooling problems. With no leaves, pollen or bugs to contend with over the next few months, replacing the cabin air filter in the winter will address heating problems immediately and help prevent cooling problems from cropping up once spring rolls around.

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Grad Scheme Vs real job

Marry wealth and you can do WTF you want to including running with the bulls in Pamplona wearing a Lady Gaga meat suit.

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anyone who remembers me say something.....

J.N-Bucking wrote:
Something

There wasn't a time you weren't a mod on this version

It was part of her resigning bonus along with the prenup agreement.

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Why can't I write?

Forget about the goal, just put it down in black and white and keep going. Journal. Nobody has ever said to write only non-fiction. Let it spew out like an eruption on Mt. Edna. And I agree with Rockster. Don't delete anything or nitpick spelling and grammar immediately after. That makes you loose focus.

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My car has a leak inside.

Bumper?
Who needs one of those!?? Remove and ditch it completely. Then just Bondo the crap out of it.

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Your favorite horror movies?

Speaking of Stephen King, both he and his wife have taken a ride with me (Uber). He was going to start a book signing tour and the publisher had a chartered jet scheduled to take them to the beginning location. He has a mobile home to travel in from place to place along with chauffeurs but it had left days before to get something in it repaired or replaced. So I was the lucky recipient of his Uber transport. When we parted ways he gave me a gift. You will have to read my book to find out what it was.

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