Useless Conversation

[Nebu]

Car talk time.   I had a new fan belt installed for regular maintenance maybe 2 months ago.  Recently, when I start the car up cold and then reverse, there's a terrible screeching sound.  It lasts until I fully brake and then put the vehicle into gear.  Is this a) loose fan belt, b) sticky brakes, c) gears, d) worn bushings/bearings, or e) something else?  Thx.

Loose belt is what I'd guess.  You can tell if your lights dim when the screeching happens.  If not loose, it may be improperly aligned... but I think loose is a better guess.

[Chimpy]

Squeals are usually loose or mis-sized belts.

[WayAbvPar]

Car talk time.   I had a new fan belt installed for regular maintenance maybe 2 months ago.  Recently, when I start the car up cold and then reverse, there's a terrible screeching sound.  It lasts until I fully brake and then put the vehicle into gear.  Is this a) loose fan belt, b) sticky brakes, c) gears, d) worn bushings/bearings, or e) something else?  Thx.

Can you tell roughly where it is coming from? In my experience that is normally a loose/worn belt, but if it coming from the rear of the car or a specific wheel it could be something else. IANA Car mechanic, and pay to have my oil changed, so grain of salt and all that.

Edit- and I see that there was a another page where this was answered already. Oh well 

[Nerf]

Car talk time.   I had a new fan belt installed for regular maintenance maybe 2 months ago.  Recently, when I start the car up cold and then reverse, there's a terrible screeching sound.  It lasts until I fully brake and then put the vehicle into gear.  Is this a) loose fan belt, b) sticky brakes, c) gears, d) worn bushings/bearings, or e) something else?  Thx.

Loose belt is what I'd guess.  You can tell if your lights dim when the screeching happens.  If not loose, it may be improperly aligned... but I think loose is a better guess.

Dim lights would only happen if it is a serpentine belt that runs the alternator as well - while most new vehicles run a single serpentine (with maybe a secondary for the a/c compressor) it's not all of them.

Loose belt may not (but probably is) the mechanics fault though, if the car *only* has an auto-tensioner and there is no way to mechanically tension the belt, the auto-tensioner could have finally given up the ghost.  Generally tho, even if there is an autotensioner there is at least one mechanical tensioner in the system, and the mechanic more than likely forgot to tension the belt properly using this, or installed the wrong sized belt.

[Soln]

the belt was my suspicion as well (Hai Jiffy Lube).  Thx gents.

[Rasix]

I love my current conversation at work:

paraphrasing

me:  I broke this intentionally and now the code is saying it's all better, but it's still broken.
them:  Developer says that's working as designed.
repeat x20 with lots of "look, I wasn't trying to fix anything, I was trying to break it. It's broken. Trust me."

  Yay test!

[Paelos]

People get amazingly contrary when you mention something is wrong and it would require a lot more work. I see this on audits on a daily basis, so I feel your pain.

Also, I'm learning that some people simply refuse to understand the computing world. I'm considered the computer fix-it guy at work because I understand what task manager does.

[Merusk]

Also, I'm learning that some people simply refuse to understand the computing world. I'm considered the computer fix-it guy at work because I understand what task manager does.

Don't let that get around too much, or you find yourself doing all kinds of shit that you don't get paid for.  I've begun taking the route of nodding in agreement when the toolbar they (against company policy) have downloaded and installed makes IE stop working or locks-up their machine or some additionally silly shit.  You also have to use the phrase;  "That's weird. You should call IS about it because that's beyond my expertise."

[bhodi]

the belt was my suspicion as well (Hai Jiffy Lube).  Thx gents.

Never, never go to jiffy lube.

[Chimpy]

the belt was my suspicion as well (Hai Jiffy Lube).  Thx gents.

Never, never go to jiffy lube.

This.

[Minvaren]

the belt was my suspicion as well (Hai Goofy Lube).  Thx gents.

Never, never go to Goofy lube.

This.

FIFY.  And thirded.

[HaemishM]

Edit:  I'll do you a challenge Nebu.  Get a bottle of Volver Tempranillo (around $15, 12 with a good discount) or Can-Blau (same range) and tell me it's not 'decent'.

Deal.  I promise to be objective. 

If you want an amazingly good white, try the Barefoot Moscato. It is one of the cleanest, sweetest tasting whites I've ever had the pleasure to drink. There is almost no alcohol taste at all, making it an extremely easy wine to drink (and overdrink). Their Pinot Noir is good as well. The place where I bought them had all the Barefoots for $6.99 a bottle.

You don't have to spend insane amounts of money for a good wine.

[Nebu]

1) Drinkable whites are cheaper than drinkable reds almost universally.

2) $25 for a bottle of good red wine is hardly an insane price.  $100 a bottle for a daily wine... that's insane.

I drink maybe a glass of wine every 3 days.  A bottle lasts a week. Less if I cook with it. 

[RhyssaFireheart]

Wine contribution - I'm a complete noob and lightweight and like the Arbor Mist stuff.  Yes, mock away.

Other news - the in-person interview I had on Tuesday must have went well.  They called the agency I'm going through asking for a reference check.  I'm trying not to get my hopes up though, I've been burned before at this stage.

Back to wine - I have difficulty finding a wine I can keep liking after the food has arrived.  For example, I'll get a glass when ordering out and really like the wine, but as soon as the food arrives (doesn't matter what I'm eating), the taste of the wine changes and I just don't like it anymore.  I know that certain foods and wines complement each other better, but it doesn't seem to matter.  /still a lightweight.

[Nebu]

Back to wine - I have difficulty finding a wine I can keep liking after the food has arrived.  For example, I'll get a glass when ordering out and really like the wine, but as soon as the food arrives (doesn't matter what I'm eating), the taste of the wine changes and I just don't like it anymore.  I know that certain foods and wines complement each other better, but it doesn't seem to matter.  /still a lightweight.

The beauty of wine is that it's all about what you like.  There is no right and wrong.  I also don't care to drink wine with my food.  I prefer the food and the wine to be separate experiences. 

[Rasix]

Heh, I'm starting to randomly smell garlic at odd times.  Google searches on this are freaking me the hell out.

[Lantyssa]

Eat more garlic then you'll smell it all the time rather than odd ones.  Problem solved!

[Chimpy]

Heh, I'm starting to randomly smell garlic at odd times.  Google searches on this are freaking me the hell out.

Are you turning into a vampire?

[Cyrrex]

Eat more garlic then you'll smell it all the time rather than odd ones.  Problem solved!

Not only that, but it will contribute to other people around you suddenly smelling garlic at random times.  You can spread the crazy!

[Typhon]

It's not a tuma! (/Ahnold)

[Nebu]

Heh, I'm starting to randomly smell garlic at odd times.  Google searches on this are freaking me the hell out.

I've seen this occur with nasal cavity infections.  Particularly with bacteria that can function anaerobically. 

If it persists, see a doc. 

[Rasix]

Heh, I'm starting to randomly smell garlic at odd times.  Google searches on this are freaking me the hell out.

I've seen this occur with nasal cavity infections.  Particularly with bacteria that can function anaerobically. 

If it persists, see a doc. 

Wouldn't be surprised if this is the case.   Just getting over a cold (seems to be coming back, however) and I'm prone to this sort of thing due to allergies and a deviated septum.

[Yegolev]

Surely some women do understand that they are not always right about everything.  Surely.

[Murgos]

Surely some women do understand that they are not always right about everything.  Surely.

No.

[HaemishM]

What he said.

[Minvaren]

...and stop calling me Shirley.

[RhyssaFireheart]

Back to wine - I have difficulty finding a wine I can keep liking after the food has arrived.  For example, I'll get a glass when ordering out and really like the wine, but as soon as the food arrives (doesn't matter what I'm eating), the taste of the wine changes and I just don't like it anymore.  I know that certain foods and wines complement each other better, but it doesn't seem to matter.  /still a lightweight.

The beauty of wine is that it's all about what you like.  There is no right and wrong.  I also don't care to drink wine with my food.  I prefer the food and the wine to be separate experiences. 

Yeah, that's probably the best way to handle it.  In fact, I tend to not drink anything much at all when I'm eating.

[lamaros]

The beauty of wine is that it's all about what you like.

I am glad we got this in, otherwise I would have had to jump all over the following...

Exhibit A:

If you want an amazingly good white, try the Barefoot Moscato. It is one of the cleanest, sweetest tasting whites I've ever had the pleasure to drink. There is almost no alcohol taste at all, making it an extremely easy wine to drink (and overdrink).

Exhibit B:

1) Drinkable whites are cheaper than drinkable reds almost universally.

[Furiously]

Back to wine - I have difficulty finding a wine I can keep liking after the food has arrived.  For example, I'll get a glass when ordering out and really like the wine, but as soon as the food arrives (doesn't matter what I'm eating), the taste of the wine changes and I just don't like it anymore.  I know that certain foods and wines complement each other better, but it doesn't seem to matter.  /still a lightweight.

The beauty of wine is that it's all about what you like.  There is no right and wrong.  I also don't care to drink wine with my food.  I prefer the food and the wine to be separate experiences. 

Yeah, that's probably the best way to handle it.  In fact, I tend to not drink anything much at all when I'm eating.

I'm just the opposite, I tend not to eat when I'm doing drinking.

[Lantyssa]

Surely some women do understand that they are not always right about everything.  Surely.

Hahahahahahahaha.

You're wrong.

[rattran]

At&t: when your dsl automagic setup asks if I want to use the wireless in my dsl modem, and I say no, that does NOT mean I want it setup active, and open. Pigfuckers.

I find southern French red table wines are palatable, and quite cheap.

[Miasma]

I like most any Australian wine.  Seems like a nice mixture of good grapes and modern production methods.

[Ironwood]

Even watching the Extended Edition LotR, it's clear that stuff got cut.

Can I haz it ?

[Rasix]

Heh, the day we take our house of the market, my wife gets 7 calls from different real estate agents.   Classy.

[bhodi]

"You seem like you're desperate! Can we help?"