Post Race!

[Shaggy Hiker]

Off to my wife's 80 year old parents house for all those seven fishes Italians eat.

I do not eat seafood.



I'm sure our resident fish biologist has something to add to this

Nothing useful, so go, with the grace of cod!

[Shaggy Hiker]

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I like that. I'd like to en-JOIN you to post more.

[Shaggy Hiker]

Oop, I guess that pun left everybody stunned.

[dday9]

We should have a Christmas tree smiley.

[dday9]

Anyone know of a moderator that could propose that?

[dday9]

It could be :tree:

[SJWhiteley]

Oop, I guess that pun left everybody stunned.

No, just disconnected. I think your data was way off-base. Maybe everyone is just trying to collate after the Christmas holiday?

[Shaggy Hiker]

The collation will be even more disordered in a few days, from what I hear.

[Shaggy Hiker]

At least I got in some good skiing. We haven't had that for several years.

[Gruff]

Darn. Time for DEQ (Again.) Wish I was Skiing.

[Shaggy Hiker]

Department of Environmental Quality? (that's what it would be to me)
Depressed Elf Quantifying? (that seems appropriate at this time of year)
Derogatory Effusive Quatrain?

[Gruff]

Dangerously Evil Que-tips?

Yeah. I live on the border of the zone where DEQ is required.
If I lived a couple of streets over I would not have to get my car checked at all. It's not that big a deal except I have to take time off work to get it done.

I also have take my car to a mechanic and get the "Check Engine Light" reset so DEQ will run their tests.
It passes every-time, but they will turn me away if it is on.

Its been on since I bought the car. The diagnostics say there is an issue with the catalytic converter, but the car runs clean anyway. Meh!

[dday9]

I had a friend who's catalytic converter went out. It got so bad that he could not go over the threshold from his driveway to his garage.

[Gruff]

Okay the light is out.

[Shaggy Hiker]

He should try some Metamucil. I hear that works on blockages.

[Shaggy Hiker]

Okay the light is out.

Black tape works wonders, doesn't it?

[Shaggy Hiker]

So, DEQ does mean Department of Environmental Quality? And you were using it as a synonym for emissions testing??? Bad raccoon!! You're confusing the masses.

[szlamany]

I had a friend who's catalytic converter went out. It got so bad that he could not go over the threshold from his driveway to his garage.

IF I am not mistaken that is due to the trapping of exhaust gases in the engine.

I had a straight pipe cut the shape of a cat convertor for my 83 Pontiac TA (actually it was more bent then straight).

[dclamp]

I submitted my first Coding Contest entry. I hope I win.

[Gruff]

So, DEQ does mean Department of Environmental Quality? And you were using it as a synonym for emissions testing??? Bad raccoon!! You're confusing the masses.

I am a never ending source of emissions.

[Gruff]

Black tape works wonders, doesn't it?

Dude! Wish I had thought of that.

[Shaggy Hiker]

Do you deem it fit to remit what you emit?

[Shaggy Hiker]

IF I am not mistaken that is due to the trapping of exhaust gases in the engine.

Try some bean-o in the tank.

[szlamany]

I'm glad I could be of service to your wit

[homer13j]

I also have take my car to a mechanic and get the "Check Engine Light" reset so DEQ will run their tests.

Most auto parts stores will read the error codes and clear them for you. You can also pick up an OBDII scanner for $30-$40 and do it yourself.

A few years back I had a misfire issue but needed to pass the emissions test so I cleared the misfire error code while in line to get tested and hoped it wouldn't pop back on until the test was done. It worked.

[dday9]

We don't have an emissions test in Louisiana but we do have an inspection sticker that checks if the lights, brights, blinkers, wipers all work and windows roll up an down and make sure that there are no cracks running across the driver's side of the windshield. It's a sham though, you can find an inspector to pass for you if need be.

[Shaggy Hiker]

I remember putting some cracks on the windshield of a gals car one time. She was having a going away party and left a camera out so that people could take pictures at the party for her to take with her. We took the camera out to the parking lot and "put some cracks on her windshield", among other places. The camera went back into the party and you could tell when people were reviewing the pictures as the laughter would get suddenly much louder. The gal who took the pictures for us was pretty much incapacitated from looking at the pictures. She was laughing so hard she couldn't breathe, and she took the darn pictures.

[Shaggy Hiker]

I got an emissions test one year and have never heard another word about it. I know the county wanted nothing to do with the testing, so perhaps they got out of it after that one year.

[Gruff]

We don't have an emissions test in Louisiana...

How much of an inspection do you need when the vehicle is up on blocks on your front lawn.
*Zing*

[Shaggy Hiker]

Quite a bit, really. You have to inspect for snakes and badgers.

[dday9]

Funny you should say that, I've had my Mustang up on blocks for about 5 weeks now.

[dday9]

I've changed out the transmission with my buddy but we have a few more things to do and we haven't had time to get together to finish it.

[homer13j]

It's a sham though

Of course it is. When I lived in Pennsylvania I used to have a hell of a time getting my vehicles through inspection. If you took your car to 10 different mechanics they would tell you 10 different things you would have to pay to have "fixed" before they'd give you the sticker. After a couple of years I actually found an honest mechanic who passed me every time.

When he died I did the most logical thing: I moved out of Pennsylvania.

[homer13j]

How much of an inspection do you need when the vehicle is up on blocks on your front lawn.
*Zing*

Sounds more like Mississippi to me.

[homer13j]

And in Ohio the only vehicles required to get the emissions check are in the 7 county area immediately surrounding Cleveland. The other 81 counties are exempt. Because reasons.

[Gruff]

What's next? Inspection of your electric motors for RF transmission on your electric cars?

[Shaggy Hiker]

Emissions testing here is due to the annual inversions that lock the valley in pretty badly for weeks at a time. It's still controversial, though, and appears to have largely gone away. Our inversions can be entertaining. The air becomes 'chunky style', and has gotten to the point where people were told not to go outside if they could avoid it. During that one, I had a sore throat for several days due to the air quality. It hasn't been that bad for a few years, though. The last fairly bad one was a couple years ago when the temperature stayed below 10 degrees for a couple weeks. That wouldn't sound so cold to lots of folks on here (except DDay, who is probably putting on extra shirts just thinking about those temperatures), but keep in mind that this valley often gets above freezing every day. Lots of houses weren't prepared for a long stretch of single digits, and pipes were freezing all over town.

[Gruff]

Passed DEQ and renewed my registration. Woo hoo.

The only reason I have the check engine light reset is that it costs me at most $25.00 every two years. The cost of a new catalytic converter is around 600 bucks for my model and year of car. At that rate I can own the car for 48 years before it becomes a push. Subaru's have a head gasket time bomb built in and you have to pull the engine to do it. I will sell the car before I do that again.

Still one of the best cars I have ever owned. AWD with heated leather seats. Mine is Teal Silver in Color.

[Shaggy Hiker]

What's the time bomb, and what's it set for? I have a Subaru with about 220K miles and no head gasket issue.

[szlamany]

Just got to hold my two brand new nieces - my younger brother just had twin girls.

So cool!

Makes you forget all about coding, bugs, clients, faulty head gaskets, Donald and Hilary - ahhhh - babies are the best!