I couldn't resist another pair of skis

[Default] On Wed, 28 Oct 2020 13:30:14 -0700, The Real Bev
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So do I, but the whole batch cost $130 and included Goode carbon fiber
poles and some top-of-the-line Scott poles for a friend.

Do you buy used kleenex, too?

I buy a lot of stuff used, too. I often shop at Goodwill or the
Salvation Army Store. But I wouldn't buy used equipment over the
internet.

Neither would I. I used to get better prices at yard sales, but we
haven't gone to any of those for a long time. I bought my Lotta Luvs
from a nice lady after seeing the Craigslist ad. I really miss yard sales.

I do too. I used to go to garage sales in the 70's and buy comic
books. They're worth a fortune today.

I would have to see it first. I'm sure you didn't buy a
used car sight unseen.

Of course not, although this last purchase was totally atypical. I
looked at ads for a while and then decided to go out shopping. First
stop was the Toyota dealer to see what he had just to compare.

"I'm looking for a 3-year-old white Corolla."
"How about that one, it just came in this morning."

It looked pristine and had only 17,000 miles on the clock with a clean
Carfax report. I drove it around, including to the good mechanic that I
trust -- who said he'd looked at that car earlier in the day and was
thinking of buying it for his daughter. I didn't even lift the hood, I
just bought it.

I've NEVER bought a car from a dealer OR without checking everything
under the hood that I could -- color of fluids, leaks, etc. OR the first
car I looked at. So far so good. The only work I've had to do on it
was replace a tail-light bulb. I'm debating whether to replace the
front brake pads myself (a trivial job which I've done before) or just
pay someone else to do it. I really don't want to work on cars any
more, which is why I bought a Corolla. I'm kind of shocked that OEM
pads are down to 3mm after only 33K miles, but I guess that's close
enough to 40K to be within the ballpark.

I would change those pads right now. If they get down to the rivets
the rotors will be damaged.

And speaking of ballparks, how about them Dodgers?

Never heard of them. Unless the Tigers or the Indians are playing, I
just don't give a ****.

On 10/29/2020 05:15 PM, wrote:

I would change those pads right now. If they get down to the rivets
the rotors will be damaged.

Long ago (78 LTD) I didn't have time to deal with the brakes when the
little springy thing started making noise. (I don't know if these have
a little springy thing.) Ultimately the grinding noises were really
annoying and when the hogging in started and braking was actually
affected I bit the bullet and had the brakes done. The rotors had
really impressive grooves -- some 1/4 inch deep. Looked like a
beginner's lathe project. The amazing thing was that the braking itself
worked fine until the hogging in started. It cost an extra $10/wheel to
replace the rotors.

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Cheers, Bev
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Well, by definition, half are *even dumber*!

[Default] On Thu, 29 Oct 2020 20:14:20 -0700, The Real Bev
wrote this crap:

On 10/29/2020 05:15 PM, wrote:

I would change those pads right now. If they get down to the rivets
the rotors will be damaged.

Long ago (78 LTD) I didn't have time to deal with the brakes when the
little springy thing started making noise. (I don't know if these have
a little springy thing.) Ultimately the grinding noises were really
annoying and when the hogging in started and braking was actually
affected I bit the bullet and had the brakes done. The rotors had
really impressive grooves -- some 1/4 inch deep. Looked like a
beginner's lathe project. The amazing thing was that the braking itself
worked fine until the hogging in started. It cost an extra $10/wheel to
replace the rotors.

You got a good deal on the rotors. I've seen rotors ground to the
ribs. In high school I operated a lathe and ground some of my buddies
rotors. That was just before I became a famous New York City fashion
model.


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On 11/02/2020 09:36 AM, wrote:

The amazing thing was that the braking itself
worked fine until the hogging in started. It cost an extra $10/wheel to
replace the rotors.

You got a good deal on the rotors.

They were from a wrecking yard and it was before 1990. Still...

I've seen rotors ground to the
ribs. In high school I operated a lathe and ground some of my buddies
rotors. That was just before I became a famous New York City fashion
model.

"Turned", not ground. Just sayin'.

I cut threads once on a small Sears (Atlas, I think) lathe. Once. The
experience was unpleasant, although successful. Brass is a real joy to
cut, though.

Warped rotors (within limits, of course) are NOT a safety issue. They
work just fine, albeit not all that smoothly. Big deal.

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Cheers, Bev
If trees could scream, would we be so cavalier about cutting
them down? We might, if they screamed all the time, for
no good reason. - Jack Handy