Stu W
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Well, I'm on a 3 day swing, have a ton of things to do around the house, and haven't got out of my t-shirt and sweat pants in 2 days. I just can't get motivated.
1.I've been replacing my windows one at a time because the well known replacement window company did such a lousy job.
2.I've been replacing my leaking shower pan which was just done by a pro a few years ago because he did such a lousy job. We hired someone to redo it but fired him because he was doing the same lousy job.
3.My 2 year old roof that according to firestone should last 30+ years is leaking.
4. I had my brick porch replaced and it is so cockeyed when viewed from across the street as to be an embarassment-What do you expect for $20.000. I think I'll buy the mason a spirit level for xmas.
5. I repair my cars myself because each time I let someone else repair them they're worse than when they were brought in.
6. A woman ran a dead red light, hit me, admitted it on the police report, the insurance company report, and the state accident report but sued me for 30million anyway.
7.Worst thing on the list-MyDad had a minor surgical procedure, was hospitalized for a few days, nobody checked his urine drainage tube-it clogged-and Dad didn't realize it cause he had a neurogenic bladder. Well being the tough guy that he was he beat the complete renal failure but during his now extended stay contracted every hospital borne disease in the book and finally passed away. All because the staff was too lazy to check a simple thing like urine output.
8.The Exxon Valdez runs aground, trashes the west coast, and the oil companies make billions in windfall profits.
9.A hurricane hits the US, has no effect on oil supply, I pay $80 to fill my car, and the oil companies make billions in windfall profits.
10.My home heating gas bill goes up 60% just because.
11.The jerk across the street from me hounds the electric company so much that they eminant domain my property, because she didn't want a transformer on hers, put a pole and a big tranformer on it, and run the wires across to feed her house.
Anyway, being a baby boomer, unfortunately I can remember back before this kind of crap. I remember when competition lowered prices, when people did their jobs, neighbors were considerate, stores were closed on Sunday, we ate dinner at the dinner table, when I got in trouble for running out into the street without looking and got hit by a car, and things were built to last.
I look at my M3's and I marvel at the way they're put together. They were truly designed to be infinitely rebuildable. Maintain them, and they should last forever. They represent "the good old days". The problem is will there be any craftsmen left to keep them going.
Moderator, feel free to delete my rant. Stu
1.I've been replacing my windows one at a time because the well known replacement window company did such a lousy job.
2.I've been replacing my leaking shower pan which was just done by a pro a few years ago because he did such a lousy job. We hired someone to redo it but fired him because he was doing the same lousy job.
3.My 2 year old roof that according to firestone should last 30+ years is leaking.
4. I had my brick porch replaced and it is so cockeyed when viewed from across the street as to be an embarassment-What do you expect for $20.000. I think I'll buy the mason a spirit level for xmas.
5. I repair my cars myself because each time I let someone else repair them they're worse than when they were brought in.
6. A woman ran a dead red light, hit me, admitted it on the police report, the insurance company report, and the state accident report but sued me for 30million anyway.
7.Worst thing on the list-MyDad had a minor surgical procedure, was hospitalized for a few days, nobody checked his urine drainage tube-it clogged-and Dad didn't realize it cause he had a neurogenic bladder. Well being the tough guy that he was he beat the complete renal failure but during his now extended stay contracted every hospital borne disease in the book and finally passed away. All because the staff was too lazy to check a simple thing like urine output.
8.The Exxon Valdez runs aground, trashes the west coast, and the oil companies make billions in windfall profits.
9.A hurricane hits the US, has no effect on oil supply, I pay $80 to fill my car, and the oil companies make billions in windfall profits.
10.My home heating gas bill goes up 60% just because.
11.The jerk across the street from me hounds the electric company so much that they eminant domain my property, because she didn't want a transformer on hers, put a pole and a big tranformer on it, and run the wires across to feed her house.
Anyway, being a baby boomer, unfortunately I can remember back before this kind of crap. I remember when competition lowered prices, when people did their jobs, neighbors were considerate, stores were closed on Sunday, we ate dinner at the dinner table, when I got in trouble for running out into the street without looking and got hit by a car, and things were built to last.
I look at my M3's and I marvel at the way they're put together. They were truly designed to be infinitely rebuildable. Maintain them, and they should last forever. They represent "the good old days". The problem is will there be any craftsmen left to keep them going.
Moderator, feel free to delete my rant. Stu
