Random Thought Thread

[Cap’n Smudge]

Congrats oldmanwilly !

 

[ferider]

Or here:

 

[trevitrace]

Next McDonald's near me:

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That's amazing.

 

[Retired UPS Driver]

Next McDonald's near me:

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Definitely don’t order ahead of time

All i miss is the Fillet of Fish and the BBQ rib fake patty,

Edit spelling, freaking autocorrect!

 

[bluemax_1]

Racing stripes lol

So they go in and out, faster?

Wait… is that how they named the other burger joint?

 

[ferider]

Here’s a funny one:



Must be because you can get a great burger at one of the local diners not much more expensive than I remember McD prices in California.

 

[jlauffer]

What are people's experiences with oem vs aftermarket car batteries? Have talked to people who say oem should last longer, but for a long time we weren't keeping cars long enough to really find out. But now we have 2 cars that we've had for 10 years, and I'm seeing the opposite:

2013 Acura bought in 2015. Original battery was replaced in 2016 by the dealer. Had to replace it again in 2019 and did it myself, and went with DuraLast Platinum. Just replaced the battery again this past weekend with another DuraLast. So the 2 oem's only lasted 3 years each, while the aftermarket lasted almost 6 years.

2015 Buick bought used in 2015. Original battery replaced in 2018 (3 years), and the replacement DieHard is still going (almost 7 years).

 

[SharpBits]

Next McDonald's near me:

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Still too close!

 

[Blues]

It's a crap shoot regarding the batteries in my opinion. Get one with the numbers and warranty you seek and call it good.

 

[Blues]

Re: McDonald's.

They're probably most prevalent in the populations where the most people are obese...at a guess. Which, seems like everywhere, to be honest.

 

[bluemax_1]

Maybe a hot-take here.....I don't like McD's coffee......tastes burned to me. I know it's supposed to be awesome, but I can't get behind it...mm

That’s been the contention by connoisseurs (or snobs? ) for the longest time.

They deliberately kept their coffee at a higher temperature than any other chain, all mostly for financial reasons (one being that it reduced the number of free refills an in-restaurant diner could consume within XX timespan, as they needed to wait for it to cool enough to drink), although they ‘claimed’ that it was because people would buy coffee to go (and apparently, not begin drinking it immediately, like EVERY normal person), and complain that it was cold by the time they got to work/their destination.

Coffee aficionados contend that those temps result in… overcooking? And that burnt taste.

It also resulted in this lawsuit.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liebeck_v._McDonald's_Restaurants

 

[ferider]

jlauffer - Can’t tell you about cars, but for bikes (BMW and HD) you can get better (by spec) and cheaper 3rd party batteries. I suggest to go by spec and warranty data.

 

[Retired UPS Driver]

What are people's experiences with oem vs aftermarket car batteries? Have talked to people who say oem should last longer, but for a long time we weren't keeping cars long enough to really find out. But now we have 2 cars that we've had for 10 years, and I'm seeing the opposite:

2013 Acura bought in 2015. Original battery was replaced in 2016 by the dealer. Had to replace it again in 2019 and did it myself, and went with DuraLast Platinum. Just replaced the battery again this past weekend with another DuraLast. So the 2 oem's only lasted 3 years each, while the aftermarket lasted almost 6 years.

2015 Buick bought used in 2015. Original battery replaced in 2018 (3 years), and the replacement DieHard is still going (almost 7 years).

Would replace my truck battery regardless, every 3 years to prevent potential problems.

Die hard for the win.

 

[JJ_Colt45]

Congrats oldmanwilly and momma willy!

 

[bluemax_1]

Thanks, bud. Little miss arrived abruptly, 5 weeks early.

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She gets to stay in the NICU for a while until her lungs get some more practice. Otherwise everyone involved is healthy and recovering nicely.

Mama is an absolute champ and is undoubtedly tougher than me. The things she had to put up with...

Also, nurses are saints; I don't think there's any doubt of that.

Fyi, buckle up for some loosely controlled diatribes coming up about the health insurance industry in the near future. Billing will be illuminating.

Congrats!

 

[yoko]

What are people's experiences with oem vs aftermarket car batteries? Have talked to people who say oem should last longer, but for a long time we weren't keeping cars long enough to really find out. But now we have 2 cars that we've had for 10 years, and I'm seeing the opposite:

2013 Acura bought in 2015. Original battery was replaced in 2016 by the dealer. Had to replace it again in 2019 and did it myself, and went with DuraLast Platinum. Just replaced the battery again this past weekend with another DuraLast. So the 2 oem's only lasted 3 years each, while the aftermarket lasted almost 6 years.

2015 Buick bought used in 2015. Original battery replaced in 2018 (3 years), and the replacement DieHard is still going (almost 7 years).

Check the warranty on the batteries

If I didn't get a discount on oem ....I would go oem equivalent with the best warranty

 

[SharpBits]

From what I can tell, car batteries are now undersized to save weight and over taxed by all the electronics that stays awake when your car is off. Combine that with a hot climate and you are looking at replacing every 3-4 years.

 

[jlauffer]

Would replace my truck regardless, every 3 years to prevent potential problems.

An idea starts to form in Nathan's mind...

 

[bluemax_1]

Spanking it doesn't count.

He didn’t specify. Could’ve been busy destroying the BK restroom

 

[jlauffer]

From what I can tell, car batteries are now undersized to save weight and over taxed by all the electronics that stays awake when your car is off. Combine that with a hot climate and you are looking at replacing every 3-4 years.

Maybe for oem, but that's not what I'm seeing with aftermarket.