We need a "You know what sux?" thread....

Post by **D&D72** » Thu Mar 29, 2012 12:18 am

airbur wrote:Thanks. So far their place has been spared.

glad to hear and hope it stays that way!

Post by **akaFrankCastle** » Tue May 01, 2012 3:40 pm

Second day of vacation. Woke up with flu. "Toughed" it out long enough to throw up twice at the salvage yard while grabbing 65mm Exploder throttle body. Time for bed.

Post by **airbur** » Thu May 03, 2012 7:48 pm

Anything for the Explorer throttlebody! Anything! Feel better man!

Post by **akaFrankCastle** » Fri Jun 07, 2013 1:21 pm

Bringing this one back from the thread with a whopper.

1) Closing on a house and not being there for it.
2) Finding out just before moving in that said house has a beehive in the wall. Exterminators won't touch it. Beekeepers do not return calls.
3) Buying brand spank

ing new refridgerator. New refridgerator is installed by Best Buy. Said new fridge "malfunctions", according to Best Buy installer, overnight pretty much destroying kitchen, bathroom, and large portion of living room.
4) Not even moved in completely yet.

Think I'm going to be shopping for new homeowner's insurance once this claim is done. According to USAA the house is still inhabitable until repairs are done, despite the fact that there is no kitchen and we have an 18 month old who surprisingly likes food. Did I mention no one from the insurance company has been in the house yet?

Happily enough my sister, soon to be brother in law, and nephew came out to help with the move, so at least Frau Castle is in somewhat of good spirits through it all.

Oh, and Best Buy's reply? "We can send a repairman out to fix that fridge for you." Just what I was hoping for; a "technician" to come out and repair a job he likely also screwed up. Not that a repaired fridge would do a lot of good, considering the rest of the kitchen is *$#&@! destroyed!

Sorry for the tirade. Always seems to be something when I go on work trips.

Post by **Colorado75bronc** » Fri Jun 07, 2013 2:58 pm

Sorry to hear, I'll be helping her tonight get the kitchen table moved, wasn't expecting them to have had the rest moved between yesterday today, and I couldn't help last night, so ill see the mess tonight

Post by **Jesus_man** » Mon Jun 10, 2013 3:57 am

Yikes, what'd the fridge do? Start pumping water into the kitchen?

Call the fridge manf.

Post by **Eck** » Mon Jun 10, 2013 8:07 pm

Not near as bad as the kitchen flooding but I am just as happy to vent... Spent a couple of hours in the 95 degree heat today installing my new rear and tumble Trailmax II seat (that cost $300 nonetheless) only to find out after everything was installed, that it was defective. This thing came BENT TO $#/!

banghead

Post by **akaFrankCastle** » Tue Jun 11, 2013 11:13 am

Colorado75bronc wrote:Sorry to hear, I'll be helping her tonight get the kitchen table moved, wasn't expecting them to have had the rest moved between yesterday today, and I couldn't help last night, so ill see the mess tonight

Thanks for the assist Corey. I really appreciate it. It just sucks being so far away and feeling helpless to take care of this crap. It sounds as if the initial reports I got about the kitchen might have been a little exaggerated. But I can't really tell from the pics. And Frau Castle is without wifi to send me detailed pics to judge from.

Post by **akaFrankCastle** » Tue Jun 11, 2013 11:18 am

Jesus_man wrote:Yikes, what'd the fridge do? Start pumping water into the kitchen?

Call the fridge manf.

Sounds as if the ice maker didn't make ice. It only poured water into the freezer until it forced its way out the door and on to the floor. I'm quite surprised it never touched the electrical in the fridge. Might have had a fire or shock hazard on our hands.

Post by **ZOSO** » Tue Jun 11, 2013 5:39 pm

My fridge does that often it seems. It's brand new also.

Post by **plumbdoctor** » Tue Jun 11, 2013 7:27 pm

This just happened to my neighbor... 15k in damage.. New fridge but this one wont make ice anymore

Post by **plumbdoctor** » Tue Jun 11, 2013 7:34 pm

Also having early onset Alzheimer's and looking for brake parts for 4 hours, when there in the seat of the truck the whole time!!! FU$& me!

Post by **Jesus_man** » Wed Jun 12, 2013 1:47 am

Keith - that's like looking for the pencil that's tucked behind your ear... BTDT!

Post by **akaFrankCastle** » Fri Apr 18, 2014 11:54 am

Bringing this one back for a special bonehead moment. Currently sitting in a lawn chair, next to the road, waiting for CSprings Utilities to show up and turn off the gas. Been working all morning to take down a 30' pine growing next to the house. Dropped a branch and hit the gas meter. I can hear the hiss from 100' away.

Post by **Kinder** » Fri Apr 18, 2014 4:16 pm

Oh crap!

Post by **Colorado75bronc** » Fri Apr 18, 2014 5:40 pm

Oh crap indeed!!

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Post by **Jesus_man** » Mon Apr 21, 2014 1:34 am

You don't smoke do ya?

Post by **akaFrankCastle** » Mon Apr 21, 2014 6:20 am

Broncos are the only vice I have left.

Post by **mickphatmac** » Fri Apr 25, 2014 1:46 pm

"March 23, 2003 - A 24-inch diameter gas pipeline near Eaton, Colorado exploded. The explosion sent flames 160 meters in the air and sent thousands of Weld County residents into a panic, but no one was injured. The heat from the flames melted the siding of two nearby homes and started many smaller grass fires."

HA! I live about 6 miles away and it sounded like a Jet trying to take off in my front yard! They had a camera from 9News mounted @ the DTC over 90 miles away you could see the bonfire!

P.S...I only have 1 Vice left for my Bronco! ;)

Post by **akaFrankCastle** » Wed Jun 11, 2014 5:43 pm

I'm officially prohibited from driving for the next 45 Percocets. And then I'll be on autos only for about 6 weeks after that.

And no, this is not my Forrest Whitaker impression. The nerve block went a little north as well as south.

Post by **Kinder** » Wed Jun 11, 2014 6:12 pm

Post by **akaFrankCastle** » Wed Jun 11, 2014 6:28 pm

kinder wrote:WTF!

Shoulder repair. Officially I had a torn labrum, from front to rear, and an improperly healed impact fracture to the top of the humeral ball.

I've been dealing with it for a few years now. Decided with impending retirement it would be a good time to put myself in the shop.

Post by **D&D72** » Wed Jun 11, 2014 7:58 pm

Good call. I was out 6 months for my shoulder repair. (was like taking retirement for a test drive) Painful recovery the first few weeks.

Post by **Jesus_man** » Thu Jun 12, 2014 12:10 am

Get better quick!! And take it easy. No sense is rushing things and not healing properly!

Post by **akaFrankCastle** » Thu Jun 12, 2014 12:49 am

with 30 days off from work i dont plan to rush anything.

Post by **EFI Guy** » Sat Jun 28, 2014 8:24 pm

You know what sux... Owning a home with aluminum wiring!

This makes the 4th time I could have potentially had a serious fire. Junction box in my basement laundry room (that I'm sure the P.O. installed to meet local code specs lmao

) decided to let out a bunch of magic smoke. Thankfully, it didn't catch any dryer lint, but burnt the Romex in to the wall in a really bad spot. Not quite sure how I can fix this one without some serious remodel.

While trying to assess the damage I feel a drip. Look up to see the shut off valve for my outside spigot dripping. banghead

Post by **Moab Mike** » Sun Jun 29, 2014 8:00 pm

It sux when you do an EFI swap in April and your gas gauge doesn't work when your done. You find this this out only after you fill the new 23 gallon gas tank. Then your driving home from a long day working on a friends bronco to find out that your new 23 gallon gas tank has less than 23 gallons in it. I apparently didn't put 23 gallons in it when I thought I put 23 gallons in it.

Note to self: Fix the Freaking gas gauge!

Post by **Woodscaper** » Sun Jun 29, 2014 9:11 pm

76fordbronco wrote:It sux when you do an EFI swap in April and your gas gauge doesn't work when your done. You find this this out only after you fill the new 23 gallon gas tank. Then your driving home from a long day working on a friends bronco to find out that your new 23 gallon gas tank has less than 23 gallons in it. I apparently didn't put 23 gallons in it when I thought I put 23 gallons in it.

Note to self: Fix the Freaking gas gauge!

No you didn't! !
That does suck, at least it was a warm day ! oops

Post by **Jesus_man** » Mon Jun 30, 2014 1:04 am

When I was a newbie bronco owner, I ran out of gas, but I knew I had a little in the aux tank. Flip the switch on the dash, but still no start. I learned the next day the purpose for the selector switch in the footwell ...

Post by **Moab Mike** » Mon Jun 30, 2014 6:18 am

jtsbronc wrote:
76fordbronco wrote:It sux when you do an EFI swap in April and your gas gauge doesn't work when your done. You find this this out only after you fill the new 23 gallon gas tank. Then your driving home from a long day working on a friends bronco to find out that your new 23 gallon gas tank has less than 23 gallons in it. I apparently didn't put 23 gallons in it when I thought I put 23 gallons in it.

Note to self: Fix the Freaking gas gauge!

No you didn't! !
That does suck, at least it was a warm day !

It happened at a very convenient time and place. The worst part was the 30 minute wait for my wife to bring me the gas.

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