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This is one of the best shots from my good old Canon powershot S5IS.
I miss the macros that this camera is capable of, after upgrading to a Canon 50D.
So I'm in this little dance number in a play and I've been rehearsing after work.
Here I'm double checking to make sure I haven't left anything behind before I head to rehearsal. For some reason my trusty velvet ribbon untied on me.
A pair of CSX GE's cruise west through East Yard in Plymouth, Michigan. It's a quaint yard that houses cars serving the many industries in the area. Following pretty close behind on the other mainline was a single GP40-3 reversing westward. I have no clue what was going on but it was certainly strange to me.
This is part of the REPAIR work (YES, this is the finnished job) to fix the leak from the upstairs bath that was "RAINING" into the living room below. This was one of several previous leaks reported by past tenants so I guess a little more water would not matter! It took maintenance 2 weeks and 3 calls to respond to this leak. According to the manager and the head maintenance person in their depositions - REPORTS OF A LEAK ARE TO BE TREATED LIKE A FIRE!!!
His shoulders are slouched his tie is loose,
Judging by his face, you'd think he'd be facing the noose.
But it's work that causes him to feel like this
He starts at nine and his mood is far from bliss
Our Daily Challenge: Nine
Photos posted to link to this car's project thread on the Cadillac message boards.
Wow, I think this marks my greatest length of thread-neglect! Almost 5 months! This isn't the new normal though, I will have some time again to work on the car and clear out my parts shelf which once again is getting a little cluttered with the crap I buy on ebay.
I have not done much to the car since my last update besides drive it until the first snow in December. The alternator remains un-rebuilt. Fortunately (?) I made a discovery that the noise I was hearing under certain conditions was not the alternator at all, so it won't need anything besides diode replacement (coming soon).
Now, I did find where the noise was coming from-one of the A.I.R. check valves had failed and sounded something like an accordion for a few minutes when the car was restarted hot. The A.I.R. system switches between two modes of operation-one in which the pump pushes air into the exhaust manifolds, and another in which air gets shot into the catalytic converter-both of which help to keep emissions down. The mode selected depends on what conditions the ECM sees. The check valves keep the boiling hot dirty exhaust from flowing into the hoses and pump which would ruin them in short order-ironically kind of like a diode! In my case, the check valve for the exhaust manifold had failed or was beginning to and on a hot restart the air from the pump would disturb it to create that annoying noise. So it needed to be replaced. Here is the part in question in case you have never heard of/seen it (I didn't)
It is in the vicinity of the power module
The little bastard screws onto a "T" fitting that looked more like plumbing equipment than an auto part to me. On each side of the T, there is a metal line that runs to each exhaust manifold. Clean air flows through the check valve when the switching valve directs air to it.
While the two lines came off easily, the check valve itself was stuck like you would not believe. The tee fits into a 7/8ths wrench, and the captured nut on the valve is 1 inch, and using my two largest wrenches on each with every ounce of strength I had I was only able to break them loose after soaking in transmission fluid for a few days. And even then just barely.
The exact part number of the failed valve was not available so I substituted another one that was otherwise identical. I suspect the differences in part numbers (there are a ton of them) have to do with unique backpressures for every engine configuration GM made across all their cars. I bought one spec'd for a 307 Olds V8, which I figure is as close to the 4100 in terms of back pressure as I could get. Could be totally wrong on that too. Anyway, it no longer makes the noise!
Now the other part of the A.I.R. system is for the catalytic converter. The check valve on this one was good, and I suspect it lives a much easier life than the one for the manifolds as it is not subjected to the high pressures or heat. But it needed love too, when I had the catalytic converter changed, the shop cut off the end of the pipe which entered the old bead converter at a 90 degree angle and used high temperature hose to make the connection.
I can't say I was happy with the way it looked but it seemed to do the job. Except that when braking or accelerating hard, the hose would allow the metal tubing (now loose) to move back and forth which made for an annoying knock. I wasn't sure what to do but I was certainly surprised when I learned Rockauto still stocks this pre-bent metal tubing unique for the 84-85 Eldorado. Go figure. I ordered it and when it arrived, I was disappointed to discover that it lacked the mounting bracket that goes up near the engine. So I ended up taking my old and new tube to a welder who transferred the bracket to the new one for me.
I also put a new check valve on it. Note that this valve lacks the captured nut. That is a catalytic converter check valve and it is physically smaller than the one for the manifold. They thread size is the same, but the nipple is the part that won't allow you to put the other diameter hose on it.
Here it is mounted to the "new" cat. I have to spin that clamp at the Y fitting, it should face the passenger side. Bah shops! So, that concludes today's edition of what invisible repair I managed to waste my time and money on!
My desk at work. Left some notes to explain. I have a Dell computer setup to the left out of the frame. Best part: This was shot with my new Tokina 12-24 lens at 1/20 hand-held after some tips from award-winning phtographer Dale Omori. LARGE
Well, kind of...this is the building I've worked in for just over nine years, in November we moved just over the road to a fab old terraced house.
No rest for the busy artist.
An image showing you a glimpse into how I work. Once the 27 inch screen comes out.. you know I mean business !!
CANNOT WAIT to get this done !!
i thrifted this skirt the day before I wore it, it's super comfortable cotton and i think my closet has a new best friend.
mustard scarf--me knit
purple-y/grey long sleeve top--uo from several years ago
purple with micro specs of other colors cropped short sleeve hoodie--thrifted
cotton multi stripe maxi skirt--thrifted
black slouchy flat boots--thrifted
the outerwear is here: www.flickr.com/photos/50677804@N00/2051815650/in/set-7215...
эта девочка из вологды выиграла какой-то там конкурс имени киры пластининой. ей лет 12, кажется. такое, очень невинное порно.
Title: Work Table
Artist: attributed to Duncan Phyfe
Date: c. 1810
Acquisition Date: 1971
Image by Bruce White for the White House Historical Association.
My first mohair reroot, for Oles birthday custom Blythe doll. The hair is a pleasure to work with!
I'm still the slowest rerooter on earth, took my 5 hours already.
Santhi working at the quarry. She is married and has two children. We are working to provide education for the children and better health and social support for the family.
Check out my Apple sticker on my glass - drives our IT people crazy!
(one of them even has a Powerbook Laptop!)
This is what my desk looked like when I came back from a long weekend. My team thinks, since I play a Tauren druid in WoW, I should have some mates around me during the day.
It happens to the best of us, but it's the best of us that break out the camera and work with what you've got. I work at a Lids, a hat shop in the mall. Since the holidays things have definitely slowed down, and it's given us all some time to catch up on things that have been neglected. It's time that we all catch up on those things we put on the back burner during the Christmas season.