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20190323_3692_7D2-27 Chalk Message #3
It is nearly eight days since the horrific mosque shootings in Christchurch and it has been a difficult week. 50 people died in two locations in the city.
Photography has not been a major focus, and if it wasn't for the fact that I am into my fourth year of a "photo a day" project I would have put the camera away for a few days.
We took our grandson Ethan to his children's cricket game this morning at his home ground of Edgar McIntosh Park, and beside the field were a lot of chalk drawn messages, all on the footpath apart from a couple on the rear wall of the Papanui Bowling Club building, and presumably from school children sometime during the week.
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Photos posted to link to this car's thread on the Cadillac message boards.
www.cadillacforums.com/forums/classic-cadillac-forum/8854...
It's HOT out! But that doesn't mean you should have to break a sweat in your Cadillac. I invested some time into making that a reality once again for this car.
This car was "retrofitted" to R134a in 2004. From the time that I owned it, performance was forgivable until the outside temperature got into the mid 80s and above, or parking in the sun for an extended period of time. Basically it exhibited all of the flaws of a converted car. When it was really hot out, the AC was a bad joke, especially when driving slowly. After exhausting everything else, the only choice was to go back to R12.
I had never done any real AC work besides the occasional charge with a can until the air coming out "felt good." I wanted to have an AC shop do everything, but no one in my area does anything with R12 anymore. I was definitely nervous, as, despite it sucking, the 134 system didn't leak at all. I found that it really wasn't that bad, and I would do it again if I had to.
This is what everything looked like before I started. The compressor was changed in 1991...R4's are not known to live that long so it was definitely going to be replaced. I bought an ancient but new Harrison 200 on Ebay some years ago in preparation for this. Here it is getting ready oiled and ready to spin for the first time in decades! Hopefully it will hold up.
At some point the evaporator core was replaced, evidenced by the black goop sealing the box. I wasn't sure of it's condition so I was going to replace it too (it wan't in bad shape and was probably a waste to anyone who might be considering undertaking something like this). I'm glad I did it because the way the box was sealed really wasn't the best and was probably sacrificing some efficiency. I didn't take any pictures of the box itself, but the sealant that was used was a nightmare to remove completely. This was really the worst part of the job, as whoever did it last must have bought stock in the sealant company. Even the drain was filled full of the stuff
So I'm not sure how exactly it was draining before (it did drain though, no standing condensate) There is a bolt that holds the bottom of the HVAC box to the firewall, just about where the passenger's left foot would rest that goes behind the carpet, through to the engine bay. This bolt was missing, and the box was surprisingly...you guessed it, glued to the firewall with about a 1/2 tube of sealant! I was able to find a nut and bolt that was appropriate to hold the box as it was designed to. While I was behind the carpet, I also noticed this.
This rubber plug has 3 vacuum lines running through it. Mine was loose, so much so that if one shined a light at the firewall from under the hood it would come through the car. It was a bitch to get a grasp on and seat back into position. I had no idea that it was there, much less that it was loose and causing an air leak into the car right by one of the manifold-to-Y pipes. I only mention this because I told my buddy about it who owns a 1985 car and his was just kinda dangling there like mine was. Worth looking at if you own a car of this era. I had to use two pair of tiny needlenose to put enough power on it to pop it back in.
There was nothing really wrong with the lines or condenser, so they would be flushed out, 134a-dapters removed, mineral oiled and put back into service. At an HVAC pro's recommendation, I used RX11 AC flush. Nasty stuff, but did a great job. It is really important to get the 134a oil out of the system, along with any garbage that may have accumulated over the years. My job was made easier by tons of green dye that was in the system.
The orifice tube is supposed to collect physical contaminants. They really shouldn't be that dirty, provided you're not working with a car that had a blown compressor. No idea how old this tube was, but it was not bad.
Once I had the system flushed, I put everything back together using one of those AC o-ring kits. My mechanic checked it for leaks, and then vacuumed it down. Finally I was ready to charge! I was excited, and regrettably forgot to take pictures of the process (I even bought a gauge set). Anyway, the only one more excited than me was the car!
Can you see the cold?
Vent temps are in the mid 40's around town, NYC. Figure 90 +/- 5 and very humid. On the highway, I've seen as low as 37, but no lower. Of note, these measurements were taken from the center vents using a digital temp sensor, not a vent thermometer. Regardless, of the vent temp, the car itself is actually cool inside which is something I remember about R12 that even newer cars that have much more consistent performance seem to lack. Ice coming out of the vents, but you have to be in the airflow to actually be cool. Not so anymore. I'm so pleased with this, and kinda shocked that it worked! To anyone contemplating AC work, I recommend watching this guy's videos, especially this one
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kh0CGLWX_Wc
It helped me out a lot (read: gave me confidence to tear into an air conditioning system) I'll be back with an unrelated update sometime soon, and I don't mean 3 months soon like last time!
Certain things make a commute tolerable: comfort, space, entertainment, thoughts, and dreams. Most important: being left alone to them.
Philosophie der ringenden Menschlichkeit
Gehe gelassen in der Hetze,
denn selten erwartet dich mehr als Lärm.
Meide laute und aufdringliche Menschen,
denn sie sind eine Qual in dein Innerstes…
Denke daran,
welcher Frieden im Schweigen wohnt.
Höre anderen zu,
sogar dem Törichten und Unwissenden,
wenn er/sie in Not ist;
denn an ihm/ihr offenbart sich
die Tragik und das Geheimnis
auch deines Lebens.
Versuche soweit wie möglich
die Menschen zu verstehen
und mit denen, die es verdienen,
ohne Preisgabe deines Ich
gut zu sein.
Obwohl niemand in der Wahrheit ruht
und in ihrem Namen verurteilen darf,
triffst du sie doch als Wahrhaftigkeit
in der aufrichtigen Begegnung
mit dir und dem anderen.
Deshalb stehe ich zu ihr
entschlossen und tapfer,
vor allem, wenn sie auf dem Spiele steht.
Wenn du dich mit anderen vergleichst,
betrüge nicht –
denn es wird immer Bedeutendere,
aber auch Geringere geben als dich.
Freue dich,
wenn von dir errungenes Maß
in dein Leben wirkt.
Erfülle dich in deiner Aufgabe,
da sie im Leben außer Freundschaft
der einzige Besitz ist.
Bleib dir treu; heuchle niemals Zuneigung.
Sprich nie gering über die Liebe,
denn sie zählt zu dem wenigen,
was dem Leben
unvergessliche Erinnerung schenkt…
Lass jede Lebensanschauung,
jede einzelne Meinung gelten,
sofern sie der andere lebt,
und niemand durch sie Schaden nimmt.
Alle Ängste entstehen im Selbstzweifel,
in der Erschöpfung
und in der Einsamkeit;
darum gönne deinem Geist und Körper
auch Ruhe und Entspannung.
Erhole dich auf einsamen Spaziergängen
und kehre zurück in deiner Seele…
Du bist ein Geschöpf des Universums,
nicht weniger und nicht mehr
als die Bäume und die Sterne am Himmel;
versuche dich als Geschenk – zu leben.
und sei vornehm im Umgang mit dir selbst…
Mache gerade durch das Wissen
um die Einsamkeit eines jeden
ein Wesen der Mitmenschlichkeit aus dir.
Dies ist die einzige Hoffnung,
wenigstens für einen Augenblick
in einem anderen
dem Alleinsein zu entrinnen.
Jeder wird nur durch deine gelebte Größe
an seine erinnert –
voller Anerkennung oder Beschämung…
Elmar Kupke (*1942), deutscher Aphoristiker und Stadtphilosoph
© Susanne Hupfer; All Rights Reserved
Every July, thousands of Bostonians gather at the Forest Hills Cemetery for a moving remembrance ceremony inspired by Buddhist rituals. Participants decorate lanterns with calligraphy or personal messages for departed friends and family and then, at sunset, light and launch them into Lake Hibiscus.
This ceremony is based on the traditional Japanese Bon Festival -- when a door is thought to open to the world of the ancestors, allowing the living to send messages to the other side.
Some of the messages and tributes, when observed closely, are truly heartbreaking.
Citation: Mennonite World Conference. Twelfth Mennonite World Conference, 1990, Winnipeg, Canada. Slides by T. Klassen; Script by John Dyck. X-9 Box 52 Folder 4 Slide 112. Mennonite Church USA Archives - Goshen. Goshen, Indiana.
It was the message taped on the front door that first attracted my attention:
"NO Flyers
(or I will run you down with my bike)."
I enjoyed the sense of humor behind the threat.
I took the photo.
I'm still amused.
When I took the top off of some of my favorite Black Raspberry ice cream tonight I was confronted with this cryptic message.
Upcoming message series starting in March. Will be leading up to Easter Sunday looking at how God can take failure and turn it into something great...
looking for feedback, suggestions, etc...
One of the messages displayed in Cornerhouse. To send a message to Cornerhouse Scribbler visit cornerhousescribbler.co.uk
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The Greenpeace airship A.E. Bates takes to the skies over the Seattle, Washington area on Monday May 27, 2013 to call attention to Alaska's Bering Sea, a unique ecosystem, which is currently at risk from industrial fishing. Activists are asking the body that oversees the fisheries in the Bering Sea, the North Pacific Fishery Management Council, to protect the canyons from industrial fishing fleets. Photo by Marcus Donner/Greenpeace