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The rant thread...

Discussion in 'The Water Cooler' started by buckeye, Feb 3, 2013.

  1. Sota

    Sota Legendary Woodsman

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    Nope I went swimming and I do have a magnet, it is not strong enough to lift a pipe wrench I do know that.
     
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    NebMo Hunter Die Hard Bowhunter

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    was looking at bookings in a near by county jail for a reason....
    Now I understand failure to appear in court, suspended license charges, but when you throw on the "own a cat without a license" charge I think you're going too far.
     

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    cantexian Legendary Woodsman

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    Annual corporate compliance training, a 30 minutes waste of time online video. :whip::confused:

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    Sota Legendary Woodsman

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    Got home today half dozen packages on the bench by the door. Because I still do not have a washer and dryer my wife bought a bunch of dresses and clothes, son of a buck this is getting expensive.
     
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    Couner attack
    Counter attack .....
    With a "crossbow".:biggrin:
     
  6. LittleChief

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    Fifteen months ago I bought my wife a new 2022 Ford Bronco Sport. We went ahead and bought the Wrap Protection extended warranty because she wanted it.

    A could of weeks ago we noticed a strange sound when she was pulling or backing out of a parking space. It sounded like something was dragging but there was nothing there. She called and made an "appointment" to have it looked at. That appointment was yesterday.AAA

    About a week ago the check engine light came on as she was leaving for a hike so she turned around, swapped to my truck and I took the Bronco in to the dealer. The wife has the Ford Pass app and it said what the error code was Evap something or other (I'm no mechanic). Still, the dealer was able to see that in the system and said it was probably dust from the gravel road interfering with the capless fuel fill seal. They said it was perfectly safe to drive it until the appointment on the 29th.

    We dropped it off yesterday and towards the end of the day my wife called and they said something about it being out of coolant and there had to be a coolant leak somewhere. They also said that something is wrong with the turbocharger.

    They're going to have to tear the engine apart to figure out what's wrong, but they said my wife can't get a rental car because they're not sure it's not our fault. Okay, wait: This thing has high temp alarms, hot coolant alarms,.... alarms for everything and anytime an alarm goes off it is saved on the Ford Pass system. We never got a single instrument warning. No coolant warning. Nothing. The only thing that the Ford Pass system shows is the check engine light coming on.

    This has the potential to get ugly.
     
  7. wl704

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    Isn't the Ford complaint department on team 5?

     
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    cantexian Legendary Woodsman

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    The new Ford Broncos are earning a reputation for having bad engines. I have a friend that had to have their '21 almost completely rebuilt. Fortunately, it was under warranty. I am thinking that there will be a major recall from Ford for 2020-2022 broncos in the next year or so. If not, probably class action lawsuits.
     
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    My wife got stung on the ankle by a yellow jacket yesterday. This morning her leg was swollen and itching like crazy even though she was taking Benadryl so I dropped her off at the VA Hospital Urgent Care Ubit and went to the Ford Dealer.

    As soon as I voiced my concerns two of the staff walked me out to the service bay and let the mechanics explain what was going on. The engine Is leaking coolant, but it’s leaking into the turbocharger and is evaporating so there is no evidence of a leak.

    The coolant reservoir was actually empty but there was still enough coolant in the system to keep the engine cool. They verified that there were no warnings activated.

    The head mechanic said it would all be covered by the power train warranty. The Wrap warranty won’t even come into play.

    I feel better now. If I had to pay for this then I wouldn’t even be hunting Arkansas this year.
     
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    cantexian Legendary Woodsman

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    I think the same thing happened to my friend's Bronco. It seems to be a common problem. Those engines are too new for that kind of problem. There is a design flaw somewhere and probably a recall coming after a fix is figured out.
     
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    Listen I understand I may come off as an azzhole but for the most part I mind my business. Boat full of people out on a pontoon last night going by the house the guy driving the boat points at my house and says that rich azzhole works in the cities. Sound carries people and I have no idea who you are we never met. That being said if you want to be known for something, it isn't bad.

    People do not consider that what got me this place was 27 years of equity in my former home that I sold for more than 3 times what I paid. I did not take equity out to buy toys or pay off credit card debt not going for instant gratification has it's rewards, if that makes me a rich axhole so be it.
     
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    This grind we are all in ain't easy. We need to be kinder to one another.
     
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    It's been decades since I closed a door on a finger...
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    Get out a drill...
     
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    All bs aside that works

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    I’ll bet it felt just like you remember it.
     
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    "Better!"*

    * Note, the adjectives used have been censored.
     
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    virginiashadow Legendary Woodsman

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    My daughter's 21st birthday falls on a Fri night and she is in college. God help me.
     
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    That's when you use your money as a cushion. HI honey how about mom and I come up for the weekend and we take you to dinner and shopping. There's always finding a venue nearby but not too close you'd all want to visit and take her off campus to visit such, invite a friend to come along.
    You will never stop worrying just ask my 40 yr old daughter that has to travel for work.
     
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    You had 21 years to raise her right, now you need to trust her; hope she doesn't do something stupid; learn on her own from any mistakes...

    You've got this. She's got this.
     
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