Productive morning

sammyg2 · 06-02-2006, 10:42 AM

This morning I was bored after dropping off the kids at school, so I went out in the garage to visit with the 911.

Next thing ya know, I was adjusting the toe in on the front end and replacing the rubber brake lines and bleeding the entire system.
Everything went almost too easy, so I washed and waxed the car and detailed it.
I tinkered with a few other things like re-installing the rear view mirror because it was too early to drink beer, but now I'm ready to get cleaned up and go for a spin and then have a cold one or three when I get back. I can almost hear the waste gate now

By the time I get back it should be close to 90 degrees out and a cold beer will taste............... well it will taste as good as it can get

Life is good.

defcon65 · 06-02-2006, 12:40 PM

It's an easy thing to get lost in the garage with a 911, isn't it? I went out last week to look for a misplaced CD and before I knew it I had cleaned and buffed out the seats with leather emolliant. Couldn't even remember what CD I was looking for in the first place. Sounds like you had a good day.

Joe

Dan in Pasadena · Dan in Pasadena's Garage

I always taught my kids that, Life is Good but it is not Fair.

Sammy, In your case it sounds very good and well, pretty damned fair too!

RickM · RickM's Garage

[QUOTE I can almost hear the waste gate now

By the time I get back it should be close to 90 degrees out and a cold beer will taste............... well it will taste as good as it can get

Life is good.

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Well, I'm out of here...I think I'll join you for a toast...although 3000 miles away. Now what beer to drink?....decisions, decisions.....

sammyg2 · 06-02-2006, 01:30 PM

Hic .............. sure tastes good, and boost is still as much fun as it ever was

mark '87 930 · mark '87 930's Garage

"I tinkered with a few other things like re-installing the rear view mirror because it was too early to drink beer,"

Since when is it too early to drink a beer? sammyg2, what's that old saying??? "It's noon somewhere!"

From the sounds of it, you are doing very well for yourself and at a point in your life where many of us want to be. Good job, I am joining you now with a cold one of my own after a LONG week!

RarlyL8 · RarlyL8's Garage

I wanna know how you get to stay home on a Friday! You a dentist?

dentist90 · dentist90's Garage

I resemble that comment!
Toss me another cold one, Dr Sammy!

sammyg2 · 06-03-2006, 02:05 AM

LOL, I jinxed myself.
I normally only work 4 days a week but about 9 hours ago I got the dreaded phone call, emergency at work. One of the refining units is down at the refinery and I need to help get it fixed and producing again.
Here I am working all night on my day off just so we can make enough gasoline to try and keep the prices from going up any higher. I hope you guys appreciate my efforts

randywebb · 06-03-2006, 10:59 AM

Sure we do. What co.?

dentist90 · dentist90's Garage

I think I want to switch to your company, but I'm not sure. Could I have a few hundred gallons of premium to find out?

sammyg2 · 06-03-2006, 07:12 PM

I'd rather not say which company, except it rhymes with the place you go if you don't get into heaven

randywebb · 06-03-2006, 07:40 PM

AH, yes, the company made famous in the early James Bond novel... he is driving past a flashing sign saying that company "is coming" but the first letter is not lighting up, so it says...

Hopefully, you can help push or entice them towards reduced pollution.

On a related note, the combined biodiesel and E-85 station just opened up here today - Senator & other bigwigs came down from the state capital.

sammyg2 · 06-04-2006, 12:34 AM

reduced pollution? Not sure if you are refering to the global situation or not but this particular refinery spends over half their maintenance budget to reduce/control/monitor emmissions. Big $$$.
Hard to imagine a way to take it more serious.

randywebb · 06-04-2006, 01:02 PM

OK

BTW, how old is the plant?

sammyg2 · 06-05-2006, 10:03 AM

The plant was originally owned and operatrd by Texaco, it changed ownership through the Equilon joint venture.

How old is it? Depends. There are a few pieces of equipment still in operation that date back to pre-WWII, but most of the plant is much newer than that having been upgraded or expanded through the years.
Since refineries are constantly being upgraded and modified the actual age is a dynamic number.
I'd say the average age of the rotating equipment in this plant is not much older than my 911.

randywebb · 06-05-2006, 03:25 PM

I'm asking b/c of the recent news on the CAA and plant modifications -- the statute seems to require that major mods. have to comply with NSPS (New Source rules - tighter). The claim is the oi co.s have been getting away w/o doing that. There was some news re the Bush admin. on this too but I forget exactly what it was.