Worn down camshaft, how to proceed?

[Ken in Oklahoma]

You know, ME109, I'm thinking that some bullet holes in the BBQ would be a nice touch. They would add a certain je ne se pas quoi to your RS Adventure Bike. And the women, I mean Shielas, would be greatly impressed with both you and your bike.

Bullet holes in the portable potty might be more useful though, at least in terms of making the tail-gaters back off.


Ken

[khittner1]

PITA on PITA: "Correct answer: 'Because he is an anti-social asshole . . . "

I was hopeful that Asperger's provided an explanation without blameworthiness, perhaps evincing even more tolerance from others than you've already gotten. But your own self-assessment, sans any DSM-V filigree, certainly works.

[PITAPan]

You know, ME109, I'm thinking that some bullet holes in the BBQ would be a nice touch. They would add a certain je ne se pas quoi to your RS Adventure Bike. And the women, I mean Shielas, would be greatly impressed with both you and your bike.

Bullet holes in the portable potty might be more useful though, at least in terms of making the tail-gaters back off.


Ken

Ken, any man that worries about which way the seat is, or even has it on his mind, has long been subdued. Just say, "yes dear".

Making holes in the tail gaters is more direct. Lug nut off an 18 wheeler chunked over your shoulder works. "Gosh, tires musta kicked it up...and you were so close"

[Steve in Golden]

Ken, any man that worries about which way the seat is, or even has it on his mind, has long been subdued. Just say, "yes dear".

Are you funholiday in disguise?

Must be nice to have such mastery of the fairer sex and toilet seats. Doesn't apply though, Ken was talking about a BBQ not the orientation of the porta-potty seat.

Making holes in the tail gaters is more direct. Lug nut off an 18 wheeler chunked over your shoulder works. "Gosh, tires musta kicked it up...and you were so close"

Sounds like a great way to get back at a damn tailgater. I don't like them either and have often wanted to do violence to them. The tailgater might well get the last laugh though, they would likely call the cops, and you'd probably be arrested and charged with assault with a deadly weapon. The cops ain't likely to be on the motorcyclist's side in such an argument.

[PITAPan]

Ken, any man that worries about which way the seat is, or even has it on his mind, has long been subdued. Just say, "yes dear".

Are you funholiday in disguise?

Must be nice to have such mastery of the fairer sex and toilet seats. Doesn't apply though, Ken was talking about a BBQ not the orientation of the porta-potty seat.

Making holes in the tail gaters is more direct. Lug nut off an 18 wheeler chunked over your shoulder works. "Gosh, tires musta kicked it up...and you were so close"

Sounds like a great way to get back at a damn tailgater. I don't like them either and have often wanted to do violence to them. The tailgater might well get the last laugh though, they would likely call the cops, and you'd probably be arrested and charged with assault with a deadly weapon. The cops ain't likely to be on the motorcyclist's side in such an argument.

Steve, this is quite a display of your character and cognition. The forum has an 'ignore' function. Because of this you are completely responsible for anyone you read. I use it liberally---I don't need asshats and the terminally stupid on my screen. It's quick and easy to identify them. For one cowardice stands out, y'know? For another, when someone misses it by a lot, a couple times, you can figure they are maxed out---and what they can manage isn't keeping up with a decent washing machine. No fault or foul on that one--but I don't need to be reading the babble anyway. I read vastly more than I write--time matters.

I strongly recommend you put me on your ignore list. I foresee you are going to be unhappy repeatedly. Who needs it? You deserve better. There isn't a single thing I know that someone else doesn't know as well. Nothing at all. No need to listen to me.

I have proposed this to people before. Oddly, they don't do it. They just keep on whining. Maybe they like being unhappy. Maybe they just don't have anything else to say or do. No clue on it really. But I certainly don't have to listen to it, and don't.

Keep the leaky side down bud...

Bye.

[Bamboo812]

Ken, any man that worries about which way the seat is, or even has it on his mind, has long been subdued. Just say, "yes dear".

Are you funholiday in disguise?

Must be nice to have such mastery of the fairer sex and toilet seats. Doesn't apply though, Ken was talking about a BBQ not the orientation of the porta-potty seat.

Making holes in the tail gaters is more direct. Lug nut off an 18 wheeler chunked over your shoulder works. "Gosh, tires musta kicked it up...and you were so close"

Sounds like a great way to get back at a damn tailgater. I don't like them either and have often wanted to do violence to them. The tailgater might well get the last laugh though, they would likely call the cops, and you'd probably be arrested and charged with assault with a deadly weapon. The cops ain't likely to be on the motorcyclist's side in such an argument.

Steve, this is quite a display of your character and cognition. The forum has an 'ignore' function. Because of this you are completely responsible for anyone you read. I use it liberally---I don't need asshats and the terminally stupid on my screen. It's quick and easy to identify them. For one cowardice stands out, y'know? For another, when someone misses it by a lot, a couple times, you can figure they are maxed out---and what they can manage isn't keeping up with a decent washing machine. No fault or foul on that one--but I don't need to be reading the babble anyway. I read vastly more than I write--time matters.

I strongly recommend you put me on your ignore list. I foresee you are going to be unhappy repeatedly. Who needs it? You deserve better. There isn't a single thing I know that someone else doesn't know as well. Nothing at all. No need to listen to me.

I have proposed this to people before. Oddly, they don't do it. They just keep on whining. Maybe they like being unhappy. Maybe they just don't have anything else to say or do. No clue on it really. But I certainly don't have to listen to it, and don't.

Keep the leaky side down bud...

Bye.

This pretty much sums it up: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=45Ynt0mNSwo

[Major Softie]

AH, now I get it. He puts people who point out his mistakes on Ignore. No wonder he never corrects his errors.

If we all put him on Ignore, who will let outside readers know about the errors?????

[Ken in Oklahoma]

AH, now I get it. He puts people who point out his mistakes on Ignore. No wonder he never corrects his errors.

Very clever! If you are never corrected or even challenged, you must be a genius. You become a legend in your own mind.

When I was married I could really have used that ignore feature. Not for me. For her.

Ignore-ance is bliss? (Sorry, couldn't help myself.)


Ken, "Don't ignore me bro!" in Oklahoma

[PITAPan]

AH, now I get it. He puts people who point out his mistakes on Ignore. No wonder he never corrects his errors.

Very clever! If you are never corrected or even challenged, you must be a genius. You become a legend in your own mind.

When I was married I could really have used that ignore feature. Not for me. For her.

Ignore-ance is bliss? (Sorry, couldn't help myself.)


Ken, "Don't ignore me bro!" in Oklahoma

Maybe they ain't errors?

Not bliss so much as screen hygiene. You have to deal with enough screwed up people in RL that letting them into your pixels is silly.

[I was going to razz someone about some rust on their proudly-being-shown-off bike and fortunately before I could get to it I realized it was actually some crud on my monitor. Coulda sworn it was a rusty centerstand.]

Softie went on ignore not long after I got here. He's a head case. I think it was the copper incident. More to that one than seems and it ain't over yet but he was largely right. But what came across in a big way was his investment in being right. He really needed it. That's a self esteem issue and someone using the net to prop up their sense of self. They live in strongly dichotomous worlds--lotta black and white. I could detail the neurotic process more but I'm retired---including retired from dealing with people like that personally or professionally.

He also gets it wrong a lot. He could be thinking things through more carefully, doing some direct investigation, some research on what's known...he doesn't. These things lead towards truth and understanding. His interest is in being right. Trying to make someone else wrong is the short path to that--for him. Whatever. Why pop his bubble? If he is happy that makes one more happy person in the world. This is a good thing. So I leave him to wander Softie land and please himself as he likes. Franky to do otherwise would be mean.

If you need to know about some matter you could ask. Notice that isn't happening? Why?

I ignore you on some things simply because straitening you out would be too much work. What you don't know about manufacturing, for example, is substantial. But I can't even point you to some decent texts on the subject. I learned OJT and what I know doesn't make it into books. On Engineering Design and failure analysis I could suggest some good reading you might like. There is a reasonably new one out on human failures that's a good read...I'll think of the name.

I find it interesting that people consider this funholiday/supershaft person knowledgeable. Anyone can sound authoritative with a little practice and the guy is a class A bullshitter. He pulls stuff out of his butt constantly and blow smoke up everyone elses just as constantly. I appreciate a well considered opinion when solid fact isn't available. He can't even manage that--and then he comes up with opinions, presented as fact, that don't cut it when faced with actual fact on the matter. What betrays him, other than his combativeness, is his constant coup counting. Lions don't need to roar. Try to pin him down on his supposed experience and he gets all sorts of flaky. Mostly he's just a troll---he needs a lot of attention.

I know quite a lot but there are some big holes in that. Some things I know about, some I don't. I don't even want to know about some things. I'm content to leave the systems as black boxes and deal with them that way. But I just discovered that there are things to know about voltage regulators that I don't know---but want to. So I will go off and learn--and I have some I can tear apart and fiddle with. I rarely ask questions. By the time I have my question well framed and have done my homework on the existing literature the thing is answered. If I have to ask on a forum I just run into no one else knows either---I can only recall a single exception where the thing was obscure as hell, a bunch of people were wondering too and only one person knew the magic answer (sweet!)---although mysteries remain on that one. I keep in mind that I'm not special and if I'm wondering someone else is too--so I go look for their question and answer as a starting point. Worked great on the blown up truck ignition. If I'm going, "$300...AAACK!!!" someone else is too. Sure 'nuff, the 4x4 forums were littered with the issue and the standard solution. Worked like a charm, I filled in the missing bit myself and was back on the road for under $50. This takes a genius? Methinks not.

[chasbmw]

AH, now I get it. He puts people who point out his mistakes on Ignore. No wonder he never corrects his errors.

Very clever! If you are never corrected or even challenged, you must be a genius. You become a legend in your own mind.

When I was married I could really have used that ignore feature. Not for me. For her.

Ignore-ance is bliss? (Sorry, couldn't help myself.)


Ken, "Don't ignore me bro!" in Oklahoma

Maybe they ain't errors?

Not bliss so much as screen hygiene. You have to deal with enough screwed up people in RL that letting them into your pixels is silly.

[I was going to razz someone about some rust on their proudly-being-shown-off bike and fortunately before I could get to it I realized it was actually some crud on my monitor. Coulda sworn it was a rusty centerstand.]

Softie went on ignore not long after I got here. He's a head case. I think it was the copper incident. More to that one than seems and it ain't over yet but he was largely right. But what came across in a big way was his investment in being right. He really needed it. That's a self esteem issue and someone using the net to prop up their sense of self. They live in strongly dichotomous worlds--lotta black and white. I could detail the neurotic process more but I'm retired---including retired from dealing with people like that personally or professionally.

He also gets it wrong a lot. He could be thinking things through more carefully, doing some direct investigation, some research on what's known...he doesn't. These things lead towards truth and understanding. His interest is in being right. Trying to make someone else wrong is the short path to that--for him. Whatever. Why pop his bubble? If he is happy that makes one more happy person in the world. This is a good thing. So I leave him to wander Softie land and please himself as he likes. Franky to do otherwise would be mean.

If you need to know about some matter you could ask. Notice that isn't happening? Why?

I ignore you on some things simply because straitening you out would be too much work. What you don't know about manufacturing, for example, is substantial. But I can't even point you to some decent texts on the subject. I learned OJT and what I know doesn't make it into books. On Engineering Design and failure analysis I could suggest some good reading you might like. There is a reasonably new one out on human failures that's a good read...I'll think of the name.

I find it interesting that people consider this funholiday/supershaft person knowledgeable. Anyone can sound authoritative with a little practice and the guy is a class A bullshitter. He pulls stuff out of his butt constantly and blow smoke up everyone elses just as constantly. I appreciate a well considered opinion when solid fact isn't available. He can't even manage that--and then he comes up with opinions, presented as fact, that don't cut it when faced with actual fact on the matter. What betrays him, other than his combativeness, is his constant coup counting. Lions don't need to roar. Try to pin him down on his supposed experience and he gets all sorts of flaky. Mostly he's just a troll---he needs a lot of attention.

I know quite a lot but there are some big holes in that. Some things I know about, some I don't. I don't even want to know about some things. I'm content to leave the systems as black boxes and deal with them that way. But I just discovered that there are things to know about voltage regulators that I don't know---but want to. So I will go off and learn--and I have some I can tear apart and fiddle with. I rarely ask questions. By the time I have my question well framed and have done my homework on the existing literature the thing is answered. If I have to ask on a forum I just run into no one else knows either---I can only recall a single exception where the thing was obscure as hell, a bunch of people were wondering too and only one person knew the magic answer (sweet!)---although mysteries remain on that one. I keep in mind that I'm not special and if I'm wondering someone else is too--so I go look for their question and answer as a starting point. Worked great on the blown up truck ignition. If I'm going, "$300...AAACK!!!" someone else is too. Sure 'nuff, the 4x4 forums were littered with the issue and the standard solution. Worked like a charm, I filled in the missing bit myself and was back on the road for under $50. This takes a genius? Methinks not.

How little do you know.

Supershaft/funholiday nearly brought this forum to its knees. It is not a popular name round here and might be a reason that we are a little suspicious of know all blowhards.