Am I outta touch or am I impatient? I want to get my Cadillac detailed, inside and out, and the two places I checked into say that they would have my car two days. Last week I noticed that the Cadillac was leaking something and my initial thought was “no worries” I have an appointment for an oil change and a tire rotation next week (the appointment was today) and I will mention it and someone will look at it. NOT! I had to make an appointment and the service advisor anticipates keeping the car for two days. What in the world is going on!?
I have been experiencing sort of the same thing in different lines of business, everything seems to be so crowded and overwhelmed. I used to be able to make a appointment for oil change tire rotation for a couple days later now it seems to be two or three weeks at least I also asked for an additional service and they told me they could not do it. It would be three weeks before I could get another appointment, (smh)
Thank you for your response! Perhaps I shouldn’t be so quick to grumble. I only waited 8 days for my appointment for an oil change and tire rotation. As far as the dealership looking for the “leak”, that appointment is scheduled for Monday morning at 9:30. Another variable might be because I live in BFNowhere and that could factor into why the service appointment availabilities are met in a more reasonable amount of time.
There can only be a couple of places the oil can leak from, oil pan gasket, valve cover gasket, oil pressure switch and something as simple as a clogged pcv valve. I’ve had an oil leak twice from my oil pressure switch which on my car is a bitch to get to, a lot of labor work which took me about six hours to replace the switch which was about $32 bucks, I most always do the work myself. If you have an eight cylinder and it’s an ls motor, most likely it’s the oil pressure switch
Those motors are known to leak from a bad seal on that switch which only seems to last about thirty thousand miles b4 it needs to be replaced.
Thanks for your post however I don’t think it’s an oil leak, the liquid appears to be pink in color. Of course when I ran my hand under the car where I found the fluid was last week it was dry as a bone. The service advisor popped the hood and said he smelled the sweet smell of coolant. Funny, the coolant reservoir is on the driver’s side almost directly in front of the steering wheel placement but the leakage is on the passenger’s side, all the way to the front of the car, kinda like where the headlight is.
If your car overheated driving in the heat the pressure in your radiator will back flow into your overflow container which could have overflowed the container, but when the car cools it’s made to return the fluid back into the radiator, that’s why they tell you to not fill the overflow container more than half way. Ask dgraff, he will verify what I said, he’s the expert.
One of the things that I’ve come to recognize with regard to you, you have a sense of humor and you know your STUFF and you know about cars.
Ask dgraff? That guy is so deep into retirement, my guess is that he’s sitting in his favorite chair with his feet up watching reruns of Andy of Mayberry. Snickers is nearby and they both take frequent naps. When dgraff’s conscious and awake, he’s patiently waiting for Marcie to prepare his next gourmet meal and he repeats it all the following day(s).
There’s a blog written by a member regarding “Drinking Urine” /blogs/59966.html . The blogger wants us to believe that he enjoys drinking urine. Alrighty! I suppose if I were dropped into a forest without any provisions and there wasn’t any water or food source I MIGHT consider drinking my urine………. NOT!
The blogger goes on to say that sometimes his urine is salty and sometimes it’s sweet, yeah, I get that, ultimately it’s going to taste like something that was consumed. If I want to drink something salty I will grab a Gatorade and if I want to drink something sweet, I might treat myself to a cold Coca Cola !
Perhaps the member will choose to blacklist me, that is totally up to them. The difference between you and I is that I feel that I am able to convey my thought(s) without being abrasive.
Lol. Avery 6 months i have to piss on a little bottle. The they test my urine to see what's wrong like my liver now I have to take a pill a day . So what can happen if you drink your urine.?
I’ve never had the desire to drink urine, mint or anyone elses. My guess is that the blogger leans toward drinking urine for some sort of sexual gratification rather than for taste. He mentions being drawn to his morning urine, I don’t know about him or anyone else however my morning urine is darker and rather stinky. I have no desire to sip on warm and stinky piss!
well, i guess instead of septic tank to kitchen sink he just goes direct.
there was a big idea going around years ago about waste water being filtered and reused in home.
i can't fathom that myself.
could a person just pee and drink 24 7 and never have to have water from a outside source? i would think evaporation would eventually deplete the supply to a point it would not be enough.
It is written that if you ever need to drink your urine do not drink your first urine of the day because that’s the time your body is shedding most of the toxins in your body, so wait till your second pee of the day. I used to do a lot of hiking in the mountains and I have a book on how to survive in the forest and the urine thing was in there.
I have always been a SURVIVOR fan and a hundred years ago I recall a contestant getting stung by something they encountered in the water and another contestant urinated on the area to apparently disinfect it. My guess is there’s probably some positive effects with the use of urine but just to sit down and enjoy a good, warm glass of fresh piss, no thank you, I would much rather have a cold glass of Coca Cola OR take me to my happy place, a refreshingly cold Michelob Ultra in a long neck bottle!
No, I’m like Bella, no piss will ever enter my mouth. And I’ve done a lot of back country hiking eating off the land, I carry a life straw in case I need water, but I have gone without water for over 24 hrs and got so thirsty I would think about licking the morning dew off the leaves to get water.
Yesterday, June 20,2025, was officially the Summer Solstice, aka the first day of summer in the Northern Hemisphere. Yep, the day when the Northern Hemisphere has more daylight hours than not. Gee, I couldn’t tell! The entire day was rather dark and overcast and rained on and off. Welcome SUMMER!
This is day #2 of summer and another gray, overcast and rainy day ahead. According to the weather map for my area, the temperature for the next few days is going to be “up there”…….Sunday, 92, Monday, 92, Tuesday, 90, Wednesday, 86, Thursday, 80, Friday, 87…….
The high 80’s and 90’s are concerning to me because it seems that there’s always high humidity that accompanies the higher temperatures.
There’s something “shitty” going on in Pennsylvania and our PA affiliate, dgraff did alert us to the woman dubbed as the “DELCO POOPER”. Please read on and don’t forget to watch the short video. WARNING; you won’t be able to “un-see” this.
If memory serves me correctly, the DELCO POOPER’s actions were a result of some road rage/altercation. Why/how someone would achieve some type of satisfaction by actually taking a crap on someone’s car is beyond me. Since I am unable to “un-see” what I saw in that video, the poop looked like a “juicy” mess.
my question is how does someone shit on demand? i mean you are just driving along and something happens and you just get out and take a dump like flipping a switch. i have to sit down and ponder the ordeal most of the time unless i went to taco bell.
I’ve been hooked on a show lately called air disaster's although it is somewhat safe to fly with in the United States 🇺🇸 the other countries seem to have their fair share of air plane crashes with the Netherlands 🇳🇱 pretty high on the list
The “short” video was uploaded by someone who later claimed to be on the plane that departed just before this flight. It’s pretty scary what and how many of the “amenities” don’t work, especially the air/air conditioning.
Other than some First Nation customs/ceremonies, I haven’t noticed anything burning. You sure that whatever you’re smelling is coming from that direction? Seriously, you’ve got New York from the north, New Jersey from the east, Maryland, West Virginia and Virginia from the south and Ohio on the west…..
some are allowed to burn to clear underbrush and such but i honestly think alot of the fires are allowed to burn to destroy timber inventory to increase prices. there is no way there is a good reason to let some forest just burn.
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fire fighting is a tough job but i see no reason they can't be put out if enough people are put to work to put them out. rough terrain or not ,helicopters can haul water and dump it.
Those motors are known to leak from a bad seal on that switch which only seems to last about thirty thousand miles b4 it needs to be replaced.
Ask dgraff? That guy is so deep into retirement, my guess is that he’s sitting in his favorite chair with his feet up watching reruns of Andy of Mayberry. Snickers is nearby and they both take frequent naps. When dgraff’s conscious and awake, he’s patiently waiting for Marcie to prepare his next gourmet meal and he repeats it all the following day(s).
The blogger goes on to say that sometimes his urine is salty and sometimes it’s sweet, yeah, I get that, ultimately it’s going to taste like something that was consumed. If I want to drink something salty I will grab a Gatorade and if I want to drink something sweet, I might treat myself to a cold Coca Cola !
there was a big idea going around years ago about waste water being filtered and reused in home.
i can't fathom that myself.
could a person just pee and drink 24 7 and never have to have water from a outside source? i would think evaporation would eventually deplete the supply to a point it would not be enough.
I have always been a SURVIVOR fan and a hundred years ago I recall a contestant getting stung by something they encountered in the water and another contestant urinated on the area to apparently disinfect it. My guess is there’s probably some positive effects with the use of urine but just to sit down and enjoy a good, warm glass of fresh piss, no thank you, I would much rather have a cold glass of Coca Cola OR take me to my happy place, a refreshingly cold Michelob Ultra in a long neck bottle!
The high 80’s and 90’s are concerning to me because it seems that there’s always high humidity that accompanies the higher temperatures.
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Just joking, I know it was just on the outside
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well the back end could be the planters peaNut van!
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some are allowed to burn to clear underbrush and such but i honestly think alot of the fires are allowed to burn to destroy timber inventory to increase prices. there is no way there is a good reason to let some forest just burn.
fire fighting is a tough job but i see no reason they can't be put out if enough people are put to work to put them out. rough terrain or not ,helicopters can haul water and dump it.
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