Working on my car & observations....

[Deleted User]scottdc297 (deleted user)
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So a few days ago my wife and I were doing door dash and I noticed after taking a break to fill up the gas tank I started the car and the radio display died and wouldn't play music so I'm like now what cause this vehicle (a 2011 Chevy Impala) has been making tick tick tick sounds and it needs some electrical work done....

I didn't really think much about it until the next day I was asked if I could cover night shift and I did and I told my coworker Zack what was going on and he said "your battery is probably getting ready to die"and two days later on Sunday as I was getting ready to go to work, I put the key in and yep dead battery.

So my mom bought me a new battery and it took about 3 hours to change it cause I couldn't find my tools and eventually a neighbor stepped in and let me borrow what I needed 😌

But as hard as it was to replace considering it's location is under the hood behind the left headlight and as cold as it was; I wished it was in the car under the backseat where my old Buick LeSabre was cause it would've been a warmer location and more ideal for my feet considering that I was born with bilateral clubbed foot.

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  • Fanta73Fanta73

    I had a similar issue. Car battery died, then I noticed several electrical problems like the radio display, key fob not working to lock doors among other things. Found a blown fuse and replaced it. Haven't had issues since.

  • OhioMikeOhioMike

    Yeah battery placement in vehicles is definitely an adventure sometimes. Take for instance this ‘92 vette where the battery is an inch or so directly behind the front tire and just inches from the ground. You have to crawl under to remove the side panel to slide the battery out …

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  • [Deleted User]scottdc297 (deleted user)

    @OhioMike and the fact that it's only protection from the tire is a mud flap 😳 it kinda reminds me of when I worked at Tilt. We had so many games that had countless wires and screws holding everything down I had to not only take pictures of cables, I had to draw diagrams with colored pencils so I knew what color cables plug in where but I thought, nah it doesn't need 20 screws to hold the power supply in place and it usually wasn't an issue until it got unplugged, moved and plugged in again.

    I'm nervously jittering my teeth like 😬 Please start, please start...

  • [Deleted User]scottdc297 (deleted user)

    But the most nervous I felt working for Tilt is when we got a yellow circle crane; they come in three parts and we had 3 entire circle cranes so I being a non manager had the pleasure of riding up the lift gate with nothing to worry about; to the frightening sensation of riding down the lift gate with a machine that only left me with a foot between me and the pavement below. And having to hold this top heavy machine in place. 🥵 To say I was sweating bullets was an understatement.

  • [Deleted User]scottdc297 (deleted user)

    For context this is what one part of a circle crane looks like...

  • achetocuddleachetocuddle

    Yes, changing the battery in a lot of cars is a b*tch! I have a 2013 Impala and my dad changed my last battery. I had no tick-tick warning or any other warning. After watching my dad change out the battery I told him I would never ask him to work that hard again, lol. I meant it.

  • TheFunCartelTheFunCartel

    If you have AAA Premium they will change the battery for you. Even in your own driveway. You still have to buy the battery, but the rest is free.

  • interalia626interalia626

    I had a Plymouth Breeze and the battery was in a compartment in the wheel well. Just, why?

  • [Deleted User]scottdc297 (deleted user)

    So instead of me starting a new thread I thought I would update everyone on what is going on using this forum. So my wife and I are moving from one town into another and that has me stressed out because HUD showed that I have double occupancy meaning two apartments in my name;

    Which apparently is not a legal thing to do, so the manager where we are living said I should have terminated my old lease on a certain day and I said I wasn't going to terminate my lease until I got the keys in my hand for the new place. So there's that.

    I may have to pay the full note rent for the new place but I'm going to do all I can to get my security deposit back from the old apartment...

    So I got a letter from a school retirement plan and since I haven't worked in the public school system for 3 years I took the option of cashing it out.

  • [Deleted User]scottdc297 (deleted user)

    So now I'm trying to get a 401k out of a former employer and I called to speak to HR and the receptionist said "Nickels and Dimes" and that's it, dead silence... I'm like yeah I need to talk to HR. "Transferring". I'm like ok 🫤 someone enjoys their job 😆 and I'm actually happy I'm not working there anymore, but it's crazy to me when I answer the phone I say "thank you for calling (company) Scott speaking how may I help you?"

    Is it expecting too much to ask for a receptionist to greet you kindly without an attitude? So I tried calling the HR company directly and twice I was sent to voicemail... So I'm gonna keep on trying because I need that money for rent...

    That's the end of my rant for today. Hugs and cuddles 😊

  • [Deleted User]scottdc297 (deleted user)

    So after a month, a lot has happened. I got my retirement money from the school system and after calling the corporate office of the arcade I worked for I realized I was calling the wrong HR company, not remembering they switched companies while I still worked there 🤦

    So after I called, I left an email and didn't hear anything back. I emailed them again on Friday and hopefully they'll get back to me soon so I can collect my 401k.

    Last Monday I went to an open interview and afterwards my car was making very loud rumbling noises. I took it to a local mechanic and found out I needed new wheel bearings, new sensors, new sway bar and front brake pads. Eventually will need new wheel bearings for the back at some point in time.

    And we are completely out of the new apartment we were going to move to. And back in the old.

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