Re: Malware on an Apple Mac OS X - Snow Leopard

[~BD~]

FromTheRafters wrote:
> "~BD~"<~BD~@nomail.afraid.org> wrote in message
> news:lLydnfEnTupszAjRnZ2dnUVZ7vidnZ2d@bt.com...
>> FromTheRafters wrote:
>>>
>>> Yes and no. I was Chief Technician for Bell Electronics in Gardena,
>>> California and left there to go back to New Hampshire when my father
>>> was
>>> diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. My mother (13 years his junior, but
>>> now older than he was when he died) needs my support now.
>>
>> You are a good man, FTR.
>>
>> I discussed your predicament with your motorcycle in detail with Mrs
>> BD earlier today (yesterday, now!) - but failed to come and tell you
>> what we'd said! So sorry about that.
>>
>> I'm quite sure you could tackle your bike problems yourself if you did
>> but try. There is much expertise lurking in this SE group should you
>> need advice on what to do to fix it! Better than asking on the 24hr
>> helpdesk I'm sure!
>>
>> Let us know how you get on.
>
> I am no stranger to the internal combustion engine myself, and as it
> happens I have been getting more time off from work for such activity.
>
> Motorcycle and automotive maintenance and repair was a former hobby of
> mine.
>
>

As part of the education of my children, my boys were each required (by
me!) to strip down a basic car engine (one had a Ford Escort and the
other a Vauxhall Cavalier (GM)) replace the cylinder-head gasket and
deal with all the other things associated with a top end overhaul. My
dad had made me do it, so I carried on the trend!

My daughter, some years younger, didn't take a lot of notice at the time
but when she got to 17 and I bought her a cheap Ford Fiesta ....... she
insisted that I taught *her* how to do a top end overhaul too! She
worked well and enjoyed the experience!

Although I still do all the maintenance on my boat engine, rarely do I
raise the bonnet of my car! ;-)

Good luck with the bike!

[Dustin]

"Jenn" <me@nowhere.whocareswhathisemailisanyway> wrote in
news:i786fm$a8c$1@news.eternal-september.org:

> FromTheRafters wrote:
>> "~BD~" <~BD~@nomail.afraid.org> wrote in message
>
>
>>> I'm quite sure you could tackle your bike problems yourself if you
>>> did but try. There is much expertise lurking in this SE group
>>> should you need advice on what to do to fix it! Better than asking
>>> on the 24hr helpdesk I'm sure!
>
>>> Let us know how you get on.
>
>> I am no stranger to the internal combustion engine myself, and as
>> it happens I have been getting more time off from work for such
>> activity.
>>
>> Motorcycle and automotive maintenance and repair was a former hobby
>> of mine.
>
> My son is a real hobbiest when it comes to all of that stuff, too.
> There isn't a car he's ever had that he didn't take it apart and put
> it together again under 5 times a piece. There always seems to be a
> part he wants to replace with an upgrade part ... add bells and
> whistles to it ... raise it or lower it ... get new wheels or swap
> parts with buddies. He went to an auction once and bought a car for
> $100 and fixed it up and sold it for like $1000. <shrugs> I just
> want a car I can put the key in and it'll start every time, has
> good AC and Heat and is safe to drive. The last thing I want is to
> put it in the shop to mess with it. If it works.. there isn't
> anything else to fix! leave it alone LOL ... not him ... he's got
> to be messing with his cars every chance he gets... lol
>

A car is only as safe as it's driver; and if you continue talking on
the phone while driving; you're not being a safe driver.


--
"I like your Christ. I don't like your Christians. They are so unlike
your Christ." - author unknown.

[Jenn]

Dustin wrote:
> "Jenn" <me@nowhere.whocareswhathisemailisanyway> wrote in

>> My son is a real hobbiest when it comes to all of that stuff, too.
>> There isn't a car he's ever had that he didn't take it apart and put
>> it together again under 5 times a piece. There always seems to be a
>> part he wants to replace with an upgrade part ... add bells and
>> whistles to it ... raise it or lower it ... get new wheels or swap
>> parts with buddies. He went to an auction once and bought a car for
>> $100 and fixed it up and sold it for like $1000. <shrugs> I just
>> want a car I can put the key in and it'll start every time, has
>> good AC and Heat and is safe to drive. The last thing I want is to
>> put it in the shop to mess with it. If it works.. there isn't
>> anything else to fix! leave it alone LOL ... not him ... he's got
>> to be messing with his cars every chance he gets... lol


> A car is only as safe as it's driver; and if you continue talking on
> the phone while driving; you're not being a safe driver.

Question: Do you listen to music when you're driving?

--
Jenn (from Oklahoma)
http://pqlr.org/bbs/

[Dustin]

"Jenn" <me@nowhere.whocareswhathisemailisanyway> wrote in news:i78j2k
$tb9$1@news.eternal-september.org:

> Dustin wrote:
>> "Jenn" <me@nowhere.whocareswhathisemailisanyway> wrote in
>
>>> My son is a real hobbiest when it comes to all of that stuff, too.
>>> There isn't a car he's ever had that he didn't take it apart and
put
>>> it together again under 5 times a piece. There always seems to be
a
>>> part he wants to replace with an upgrade part ... add bells and
>>> whistles to it ... raise it or lower it ... get new wheels or swap
>>> parts with buddies. He went to an auction once and bought a car
for
>>> $100 and fixed it up and sold it for like $1000. <shrugs> I just
>>> want a car I can put the key in and it'll start every time, has
>>> good AC and Heat and is safe to drive. The last thing I want is to
>>> put it in the shop to mess with it. If it works.. there isn't
>>> anything else to fix! leave it alone LOL ... not him ... he's got
>>> to be messing with his cars every chance he gets... lol
>
>
>> A car is only as safe as it's driver; and if you continue talking on
>> the phone while driving; you're not being a safe driver.
>
> Question: Do you listen to music when you're driving?

On occasion. As the radio is busted in my van; it's not often. I have
an mp3 player wired up to external speakers; but I keep the volume real
low so I can listen for engine/transmission noises.

You won't find statistics that say average drivers who do listen to
music cause nearly as many fatalities as that of a drunk or cell phone
using driver.




--
"I like your Christ. I don't like your Christians. They are so unlike
your Christ." - author unknown.

[Jenn]

Dustin wrote:
> "Jenn" <me@nowhere.whocareswhathisemailisanyway> wrote in news:i78j2k
> $tb9$1@news.eternal-september.org:
>>> A car is only as safe as it's driver; and if you continue talking on
>>> the phone while driving; you're not being a safe driver.
>>
>> Question: Do you listen to music when you're driving?
>
> On occasion. As the radio is busted in my van; it's not often. I have
> an mp3 player wired up to external speakers; but I keep the volume
> real low so I can listen for engine/transmission noises.
>
> You won't find statistics that say average drivers who do listen to
> music cause nearly as many fatalities as that of a drunk or cell phone
> using driver.

... cause NEARLY as many?? Are you saying that causing any accidents from
listening to music is acceptable?

--
Jenn (from Oklahoma)
http://pqlr.org/bbs/

[Dustin]

"Jenn" <me@nowhere.whocareswhathisemailisanyway> wrote in
news:i78mub$c86$1@news.eternal-september.org:

> Dustin wrote:
>> "Jenn" <me@nowhere.whocareswhathisemailisanyway> wrote in
>> news:i78j2k $tb9$1@news.eternal-september.org:
>>>> A car is only as safe as it's driver; and if you continue talking
>>>> on the phone while driving; you're not being a safe driver.
>>>
>>> Question: Do you listen to music when you're driving?
>>
>> On occasion. As the radio is busted in my van; it's not often. I
>> have an mp3 player wired up to external speakers; but I keep the
>> volume real low so I can listen for engine/transmission noises.
>>
>> You won't find statistics that say average drivers who do listen to
>> music cause nearly as many fatalities as that of a drunk or cell
>> phone using driver.
>
> .. cause NEARLY as many?? Are you saying that causing any
> accidents from listening to music is acceptable?

What I said was that if you are talking on a cell phone while driving
then you are not a safe driver. I am not going to be distracted from my
initial comment; no matter how many off the wall side comments you decide
to make.




--
"I like your Christ. I don't like your Christians. They are so unlike
your Christ." - author unknown.

[FromTheRafters]

"Jenn" <me@nowhere.whocareswhathisemailisanyway> wrote in message
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> FromTheRafters wrote:
>> "Jenn" <nope@noway.atno.how.anyday> wrote in message
>> news:i73u6k$o2c$1@news.eternal-september.org...
>
>>>>>> I live with my mother and sister now, so working on it in the
>>>>>> comfort of the living room is out of the question. (
>
>
>>>>> Didn't you change jobs so you could move in and help take care of
>>>>> your mother?
>
>>>> Yes and no. I was Chief Technician for Bell Electronics in Gardena,
>>>> California and left there to go back to New Hampshire when my
>>>> father
>>>> was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. My mother (13 years his
>>>> junior, but now older than he was when he died) needs my support
>>>> now.
>
>
>> I'm proud of them, they did a good jpb of raising us kids (it
>> *couldn't* have been easy). D
>
> ... for your mother or your sister? LOL

I have three older sisters and an even older stepbrother - I'm sure mom
had her hands full with the five of us back in the 60s.

[...]

[Jenn]

"Dustin" <bughunter.dustin@gmail.com> wrote in message
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> "Jenn" <me@nowhere.whocareswhathisemailisanyway> wrote in
> news:i78mub$c86$1@news.eternal-september.org:
>
>> Dustin wrote:
>>> "Jenn" <me@nowhere.whocareswhathisemailisanyway> wrote in
>>> news:i78j2k $tb9$1@news.eternal-september.org:
>>>>> A car is only as safe as it's driver; and if you continue talking
>>>>> on the phone while driving; you're not being a safe driver.
>>>>
>>>> Question: Do you listen to music when you're driving?
>>>
>>> On occasion. As the radio is busted in my van; it's not often. I
>>> have an mp3 player wired up to external speakers; but I keep the
>>> volume real low so I can listen for engine/transmission noises.
>>>
>>> You won't find statistics that say average drivers who do listen to
>>> music cause nearly as many fatalities as that of a drunk or cell
>>> phone using driver.


>> .. cause NEARLY as many?? Are you saying that causing any
>> accidents from listening to music is acceptable?


> What I said was that if you are talking on a cell phone while driving
> then you are not a safe driver.

You also made the comparison that listening to music won't cause nearly as
many fatalities. Sounds like it's ok with you to cause SOME fatalities from
listening to music.. just as long as it's not as many as drivers on cell
phones? If you felt that having distractions while driving caused people to
be an unsafe driver, you'd be equally outraged with people who listened to
music because that can cause accidents and deaths too.. just not as many.

Which is it? Are you for being a safe driver or not?


--
Jenn (from Oklahoma)

[Jenn]

"FromTheRafters" <erratic@nomail.afraid.org> wrote in message
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> "Jenn" <me@nowhere.whocareswhathisemailisanyway> wrote in message
> news:i7864m$8so$1@news.eternal-september.org...
>> FromTheRafters wrote:
>>> "Jenn" <nope@noway.atno.how.anyday> wrote in message
>>> news:i73u6k$o2c$1@news.eternal-september.org...
>>
>>>>>>> I live with my mother and sister now, so working on it in the
>>>>>>> comfort of the living room is out of the question. (
>>
>>
>>>>>> Didn't you change jobs so you could move in and help take care of
>>>>>> your mother?
>>
>>>>> Yes and no. I was Chief Technician for Bell Electronics in Gardena,
>>>>> California and left there to go back to New Hampshire when my father
>>>>> was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. My mother (13 years his
>>>>> junior, but now older than he was when he died) needs my support
>>>>> now.
>>
>>
>>> I'm proud of them, they did a good jpb of raising us kids (it
>>> *couldn't* have been easy). D
>>
>> ... for your mother or your sister? LOL

> I have three older sisters and an even older stepbrother - I'm sure mom
> had her hands full with the five of us back in the 60s.
>
> [...]

I can imagine ... that's a big family. I have one older sister, one older
brother, and one younger brother and I know we were a handful too!

--
Jenn (from Oklahoma)

[~BD~]

Dustin wrote:

> On occasion. As the radio is busted in my van; it's not often. I have
> an mp3 player wired up to external speakers; but I keep the volume real
> low so I can listen for engine/transmission noises.

Interesting!

My wife turns the radio volume UP so she can't hear odd noises!

BTW - have you decided what kind of vehicle you are going to get to
replace your old van when you become rich very shortly?

Maybe a Hummer? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yf9FPs40VUM