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Re: What did you do to your car today?
« Reply #8220 on: January 16, 2018, 11:01:17 pm »
the little Mirage passed inspection! Only note was "Strange: missing glovebox"  :rofl2:

Time to sell Old Blue off and get ready to come home!
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Re: What did you do to your car today?
« Reply #8221 on: January 17, 2018, 08:14:47 am »
Quote from: ChaosphereIX on January 16, 2018, 11:01:17 pm
the little Mirage passed inspection! Only note was "Strange: missing glovebox"  :rofl2:

Time to sell Old Blue off and get ready to come home!

So you're moving back to Ottawa for good now? Or at least until you land a gig somewhere in Canada?
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Re: What did you do to your car today?
« Reply #8222 on: January 17, 2018, 08:59:45 am »
Quote from: Gurgie on January 17, 2018, 08:14:47 am
Quote from: ChaosphereIX on January 16, 2018, 11:01:17 pm
the little Mirage passed inspection! Only note was "Strange: missing glovebox"  :rofl2:

Time to sell Old Blue off and get ready to come home!

So you're moving back to Ottawa for good now? Or at least until you land a gig somewhere in Canada?
yes, funding ran out down under, have to move back to finish the PhD in the next few months and try and find a job

looking forward to being yet another unemployed PhD... YAY  :rofl2:
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Re: What did you do to your car today?
« Reply #8223 on: January 17, 2018, 09:43:32 am »
Quote from: ChaosphereIX on January 17, 2018, 08:59:45 am
Quote from: Gurgie on January 17, 2018, 08:14:47 am
Quote from: ChaosphereIX on January 16, 2018, 11:01:17 pm
the little Mirage passed inspection! Only note was "Strange: missing glovebox"  :rofl2:

Time to sell Old Blue off and get ready to come home!

So you're moving back to Ottawa for good now? Or at least until you land a gig somewhere in Canada?
yes, funding ran out down under, have to move back to finish the PhD in the next few months and try and find a job

looking forward to being yet another unemployed PhD... YAY  :rofl2:
So you will be our insider at GM for pricing  ;D
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Re: What did you do to your car today?
« Reply #8224 on: January 17, 2018, 09:47:31 am »
Quote from: Airbalancer on January 17, 2018, 09:43:32 am
Quote from: ChaosphereIX on January 17, 2018, 08:59:45 am
Quote from: Gurgie on January 17, 2018, 08:14:47 am
Quote from: ChaosphereIX on January 16, 2018, 11:01:17 pm
the little Mirage passed inspection! Only note was "Strange: missing glovebox"  :rofl2:

Time to sell Old Blue off and get ready to come home!

So you're moving back to Ottawa for good now? Or at least until you land a gig somewhere in Canada?
yes, funding ran out down under, have to move back to finish the PhD in the next few months and try and find a job

looking forward to being yet another unemployed PhD... YAY  :rofl2:
So you will be our insider at GM for pricing  ;D

He did sell GM's at one point, did he not?  ;D
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Re: What did you do to your car today?
« Reply #8225 on: January 17, 2018, 09:53:40 am »
Quote from: ChaosphereIX on January 17, 2018, 08:59:45 am
Quote from: Gurgie on January 17, 2018, 08:14:47 am
Quote from: ChaosphereIX on January 16, 2018, 11:01:17 pm
the little Mirage passed inspection! Only note was "Strange: missing glovebox"  :rofl2:

Time to sell Old Blue off and get ready to come home!

So you're moving back to Ottawa for good now? Or at least until you land a gig somewhere in Canada?
yes, funding ran out down under, have to move back to finish the PhD in the next few months and try and find a job

looking forward to being yet another unemployed PhD... YAY  :rofl2:

Cool, we'll have to have a YOW gathering when you get back with a few from the local crew... and get that Alfa out on the track at Calabogie  ;D
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Re: What did you do to your car today?
« Reply #8226 on: January 17, 2018, 11:49:01 am »
Quote from: ChaosphereIX on January 17, 2018, 08:59:45 am
looking forward to being yet another unemployed PhD... YAY  :rofl2:

The world of academia has been beaten down with a hammer - and what a shame.  The world of money now trounces the world of ideas and research.  Universities struggle to cope with huge budget cuts and so just want to fill seats with tuition paying schleps and stick a cheap sessional instructor in front of them to save money.
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Re: What did you do to your car today?
« Reply #8227 on: January 17, 2018, 12:43:16 pm »
Quote from: johngenx on January 17, 2018, 11:49:01 am
Quote from: ChaosphereIX on January 17, 2018, 08:59:45 am
looking forward to being yet another unemployed PhD... YAY  :rofl2:

The world of academia has been beaten down with a hammer - and what a shame.  The world of money now trounces the world of ideas and research.  Universities struggle to cope with huge budget cuts and so just want to fill seats with tuition paying schleps and stick a cheap sessional instructor in front of them to save money.

Hmmm the problem is a bit different I think - too many professors are sticking around for too long. We debated this before...


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Re: What did you do to your car today?
« Reply #8228 on: January 17, 2018, 02:42:14 pm »
Quote from: Gurgie on January 17, 2018, 09:53:40 am
Quote from: ChaosphereIX on January 17, 2018, 08:59:45 am
Quote from: Gurgie on January 17, 2018, 08:14:47 am
Quote from: ChaosphereIX on January 16, 2018, 11:01:17 pm
the little Mirage passed inspection! Only note was "Strange: missing glovebox"  :rofl2:

Time to sell Old Blue off and get ready to come home!

So you're moving back to Ottawa for good now? Or at least until you land a gig somewhere in Canada?
yes, funding ran out down under, have to move back to finish the PhD in the next few months and try and find a job

looking forward to being yet another unemployed PhD... YAY  :rofl2:

Cool, we'll have to have a YOW gathering when you get back with a few from the local crew... and get that Alfa out on the track at Calabogie  ;D
:iagree:
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Re: What did you do to your car today?
« Reply #8229 on: January 17, 2018, 02:55:22 pm »
I drove the Civic today to work. Its been sitting for at least month and I figured it should at least move once and a while. No winter tires so picked a warmer, clear road day.
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Re: What did you do to your car today?
« Reply #8230 on: January 17, 2018, 03:43:30 pm »
We have a full functional shop as a "training facility" at one of our branch offices at work; control of the shop area falls to me, which is usually just a pain....except when I need it  ;D
Used it today to rotate the tires on the Escalade; drove in, cranked the heat up to a balmy 72F, put the truck on the lift (2-post), swap the tires, reset the TPMS positions, did a good visual check on the underside, and a quick alignment check on the machine as well. 2 hours, working at a slow pace....nice to be back on the tools in middle of the winter.
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Re: What did you do to your car today?
« Reply #8231 on: January 17, 2018, 03:45:38 pm »
Quote from: Firm on January 17, 2018, 03:43:30 pm
We have a full functional shop as a "training facility" at one of our branch offices at work; control of the shop area falls to me, which is usually just a pain....except when I need it  ;D
Used it today to rotate the tires on the Escalade; drove in, cranked the heat up to a balmy 72F, put the truck on the lift (2-post), swap the tires, reset the TPMS positions, did a good visual check on the underside, and a quick alignment check on the machine as well. 2 hours, working at a slow pace....nice to be back on the tools in middle of the winter.



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Re: What did you do to your car today?
« Reply #8232 on: January 17, 2018, 04:19:46 pm »
Quote from: Gurgie on January 17, 2018, 09:53:40 am
Quote from: ChaosphereIX on January 17, 2018, 08:59:45 am
Quote from: Gurgie on January 17, 2018, 08:14:47 am
Quote from: ChaosphereIX on January 16, 2018, 11:01:17 pm
the little Mirage passed inspection! Only note was "Strange: missing glovebox"  :rofl2:

Time to sell Old Blue off and get ready to come home!

So you're moving back to Ottawa for good now? Or at least until you land a gig somewhere in Canada?
yes, funding ran out down under, have to move back to finish the PhD in the next few months and try and find a job

looking forward to being yet another unemployed PhD... YAY  :rofl2:

Cool, we'll have to have a YOW gathering when you get back with a few from the local crew... and get that Alfa out on the track at Calabogie  ;D
would be great, thanks for the invitation  ;D

Alfa needs some TLC before she is ready for the track, but look forward to thrashing her around for a few laps when she is - gotta break in the new camshafts somehow!
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Re: What did you do to your car today?
« Reply #8233 on: January 18, 2018, 09:54:19 am »
Had to replace a tire as it had a puncture in the sidewall. Fortunately I had purchased the extra insurance at CT back when I bought the tires and all I had to pay for was the mounting and balancing.
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Re: What did you do to your car today?
« Reply #8234 on: January 19, 2018, 03:32:50 pm »
Still searching for a new family hauler....was impressed by the Odyssey and Sienna overall last week, but didn't pull the trigger due to a nagging feeling that I would miss AWD.  A Sienna AWD would be a great compromise, but they are few and far between out here.  Oh well, not in a big rush to do anything...
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Re: What did you do to your car today?
« Reply #8235 on: January 19, 2018, 04:10:16 pm »
Quote from: valuator on January 19, 2018, 03:32:50 pm
Still searching for a new family hauler....was impressed by the Odyssey and Sienna overall last week, but didn't pull the trigger due to a nagging feeling that I would miss AWD.  A Sienna AWD would be a great compromise, but they are few and far between out here.  Oh well, not in a big rush to do anything...

Tahoe/Yukon time?  ;D
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Re: What did you do to your car today?
« Reply #8236 on: January 19, 2018, 04:39:45 pm »
Quote from: Firm on January 19, 2018, 04:10:16 pm
Quote from: valuator on January 19, 2018, 03:32:50 pm
Still searching for a new family hauler....was impressed by the Odyssey and Sienna overall last week, but didn't pull the trigger due to a nagging feeling that I would miss AWD.  A Sienna AWD would be a great compromise, but they are few and far between out here.  Oh well, not in a big rush to do anything...

Tahoe/Yukon time?  ;D
Where are you located ?
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Re: What did you do to your car today?
« Reply #8237 on: January 19, 2018, 06:48:33 pm »
Quote from: Firm on January 19, 2018, 04:10:16 pm
Quote from: valuator on January 19, 2018, 03:32:50 pm
Still searching for a new family hauler....was impressed by the Odyssey and Sienna overall last week, but didn't pull the trigger due to a nagging feeling that I would miss AWD.  A Sienna AWD would be a great compromise, but they are few and far between out here.  Oh well, not in a big rush to do anything...

Tahoe/Yukon time?  ;D

Aaah, that would be hard to justify. Likely wouldn’t fit well in the garage and just plain more vehicle than I need. Would be nice, though.
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Re: What did you do to your car today?
« Reply #8238 on: January 19, 2018, 06:49:30 pm »
Quote from: Airbalancer on January 19, 2018, 04:39:45 pm
Quote from: Firm on January 19, 2018, 04:10:16 pm
Quote from: valuator on January 19, 2018, 03:32:50 pm
Still searching for a new family hauler....was impressed by the Odyssey and Sienna overall last week, but didn't pull the trigger due to a nagging feeling that I would miss AWD.  A Sienna AWD would be a great compromise, but they are few and far between out here.  Oh well, not in a big rush to do anything...

Tahoe/Yukon time?  ;D
Where are you located ?

Moncton, NB.  Not a great used selection out here, some of what I looked at had been beat to hell already.
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Re: What did you do to your car today?
« Reply #8239 on: January 19, 2018, 07:20:11 pm »
Quote from: valuator on January 19, 2018, 06:49:30 pm
Quote from: Airbalancer on January 19, 2018, 04:39:45 pm
Quote from: Firm on January 19, 2018, 04:10:16 pm
Quote from: valuator on January 19, 2018, 03:32:50 pm
Still searching for a new family hauler....was impressed by the Odyssey and Sienna overall last week, but didn't pull the trigger due to a nagging feeling that I would miss AWD.  A Sienna AWD would be a great compromise, but they are few and far between out here.  Oh well, not in a big rush to do anything...

Tahoe/Yukon time?  ;D
Where are you located ?

Moncton, NB.  Not a great used selection out here, some of what I looked at had been beat to hell already.
Now I know why you want AWD  ;D
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