NWI INGO General Thread #27 - Fresh Pink Air On US-30 smells like...

[marvin02]

There were 4 squad cars and 2 ambulances here on my block (49th Place, Woods Park sub-division) for about 30 minutes. All gone now. I have no idea what was going on.

Edit: I emailed Region Sports News and they replied they thought it was a psych call. I'm guessing they have better scanners than the app on my phone.

@Snapdragon - hope Mama Snap is doing better, keeping you both in my thoughts.

 

[darkkevin]

Just finished roadhouse 2024, not as terrible as I expected, certainly not like the classic but watchable.

 

[tv1217]

First of all, you all came off as being smartasses about it. Second, it's reasonable to assume Toyota are being a bunch of overcharging dicks because they want $40 whenever I need an cabin air filter and I end up getting them for like $15 on my own.

 

[Snapdragon]

@Snapdragon - hope Mama Snap is doing better, keeping you both in my thoughts.

Thank you so much. She is making progress, but it will probably be about another month before she is ready to come home.

 

[cg21]

First of all, you all came off as being smartasses about it. Second, it's reasonable to assume Toyota are being a bunch of overcharging dicks because they want $40 whenever I need an cabin air filter and I end up getting them for like $15 on my own.

I had to re-read the exchange…. Definitely not seeing the smarta$$ery you’re referencing.

Blink 8 times if the spiders are holding you captive and making you type this.

 

[Doug28450]

Safe Sport is pretty much a joke. Several molesters have successfully passed Safe Sport training

pretty much

 

[KLB]

First of all, you all came off as being smartasses about it. Second, it's reasonable to assume Toyota are being a bunch of overcharging dicks because they want $40 whenever I need an cabin air filter and I end up getting them for like $15 on my own.

Is that installed or just buying the filter?

 

[tv1217]

$15 for the filter. I never had them actually do it so I've never actually seen their breakdown for labor and materials costs.

 

[jedi]

$15 for the filter. I never had them actually do it so I've never actually seen their breakdown for labor and materials costs.

They just trying to make a living wage.

 

[Doug28450]

what happened to the armageddon like rain and storms we were supposed to get last night?

 

[2A_Tom]

to @tv1217 - helpful equals what
Edit: everything is overpriced. I say that with true boomerish crankiness.

Haaaaay, I resemble that remark!

With material prices nearly tripled from a couple years ago and not being able to get an unskilled laborer to come to work for less than $20 an hour!

 

[Snapdragon]

what happened to the armageddon like rain and storms we were supposed to get last night?

They were going on at about 5am here in CP

 

[2A_Tom]

First of all, you all came off as being smartasses about it.

None detected. People told you why it was expensive.

Second, it's reasonable to assume Toyota are being a bunch of overcharging dicks because they want $40 whenever I need an cabin air filter and I end up getting them for like $15 on my own.

A proprietary as opposed to aftermarket device should be installed for free?

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They just trying to make a living wage.

Aren't we all?

what happened to the armageddon like rain and storms we were supposed to get last night?

I woke up to a thunder clap for the first time in years. I told G-d, "That was awesome! " and went back to sleep.

 

[melensdad]

what happened to the armageddon like rain and storms we were supposed to get last night?

Our big dog decided that all the thunder outside was a good reason to sit on my pillow and shake all night. We had wind, rain, thunder and lightning.

 

[Doug28450]

I guess I slept through it, or.....the golf carts scared it away.

 

[actaeon277]

Yup. I've been a smarta$$ all my life.
And I didn't see anybody being a smarta$$ there.

If it's so much, do the job yourself, and then tell us which is worth it, pay for it or do it yourself.

 

[KLB]

Yup. I've been a smarta$$ all my life.
And I didn't see anybody being a smarta$$ there.

If it's so much, do the job yourself, and then tell us which is worth it, pay for it or do it yourself.

I know for me these days it is very much on the pay someone to do things side.

 

[marvin02]

If it's so much, do the job yourself, and then tell us which is worth it, pay for it or do it yourself.

Depends on the stage of the job.

Just got quote - holy moly, I can do that myself!

Knee deep in job - why didn't I pay someone else to do this?

Job done - glad I did it my self! *


* assumes job went well and you didn't have to get a professional to finish/fix it, which cost you more than the original quote.

@tv1217 - why not clean it up before you take it for a quote?

You do know that super high quotes are a way of saying, "We'll do this job, but we don't want to."

 

[mmpsteve]

what happened to the armageddon like rain and storms we were supposed to get last night?

Had some thunder rumbles about 1:30 am down in Cedartucky. Went back to sleep. Heard the sump running, so we must have got rain. I need to put the rain gauge back out.

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[mmpsteve]

$15 for the filter. I never had them actually do it so I've never actually seen their breakdown for labor and materials costs.

Costs a lot to have that employee available, even for small jobs. Between wages/taxes/benefits, etc ... may cost $50-100 per hour each employee. They've gotta make that back somewhere. Little jobs are a quick little bump to the bottom line.

And ... some people can't twist their bodies into the positions you need to install filters and such, so they pay the premium.

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