The questions-not-worth-their-own-thread Question Thread!

[Dubai Vol]

Terrible and dramatic scraping noise came from my car wheel. 1st amateur diagnosis was grit in the disk. Second (slightly less) amateur diagnosis was a worn break pad. The noise went away after about half a mile, so I'm inclined to go with the grit theory.

If it sounds ok now should I check the breaks, or just not bugger about with them?

Hint: cars, unlike animals, do not heal themselves. Any problem will not get better, only worse and more expensive.

You have a jack right there in your car. Take the wheel off and have a look around. If you don't know what you're looking at, I bet you have a friend who does. Taking the wheel off will certainly not do any harm, and may save you some money. Almost all disc brakes are designed to let you see the pads if you turn the steering so that you can look into the caliper. Replacing brake pads is actually one of the easier jobs a person can do themselves.

 

[GinandTonic]

Hint: cars, unlike animals, do not heal themselves. Any problem will not get better, only worse and more expensive.

You have a jack right there in your car. Take the wheel off and have a look around. If you don't know what you're looking at, I bet you have a friend who does. Taking the wheel off will certainly not do any harm, and may save you some money. Almost all disc brakes are designed to let you see the pads if you turn the steering so that you can look into the caliper. Replacing brake pads is actually one of the easier jobs a person can do themselves.

Almost exactly what happened. Noise went away then returned. Took off wheel, pads fine, found grit, checked method of removal with abserdly macho Zimbabwean chap next door and got the bugger out with a screwdriver.

All good now

 

[Abaddon]

Any farmers here?

 

[D0NIMATRIX]

What for? I know some farmers...

 

[nonconformist]

What is the best option for me to make some cash to pay my way through college, from now to early september?

 

[Whomp]

What is the best option for me to make some cash to pay my way through college, from now to early september?

I'm thinking something that can work around your busy drinking schedule. How about dog walker or professional poker player or tutor?

 

[greenpeace]

I have real player playing clips in shuffle mode and whenever a clip is finished it always flashes oragne in the toolbar which is very annoying because I have to interrupt what I'm doing to click on it and then go back so that it goes away. Is there anyway to stop this from happening?

 

[GinandTonic]

I have real player playing clips in shuffle mode and whenever a clip is finished it always flashes oragne in the toolbar which is very annoying because I have to interrupt what I'm doing to click on it and then go back so that it goes away. Is there anyway to stop this from happening?

Use a better media manager, eg any other media manager. Winamp for preferance.

 

[Abaddon]

What is the best option for me to make some cash to pay my way through college, from now to early september?

Get a job.

 

[aronnax]

What is the best option for me to make some cash to pay my way through college, from now to early september?

Marry a rich woman, then divorce her and take half the money

Work

Beg

 

[Rossiya]

Be a car salesman.

 

[GinandTonic]

Be a car salesman.

In an oil crisis?

 

[nonconformist]

Yeah, when I asked, I was asking for something a little more specific than "work"

For what it's worth, I'm qualififed in chemistry, physics and some biology and I'm fluent in French.

 

[philippe]

Yeah, when I asked, I was asking for something a little more specific than "work"

For what it's worth, I'm qualififed in chemistry, physics and some biology and I'm fluent in French.

did you do a traineeship last year? If you did you might want to contact them to work there for that time.

 

[Rossiya]

In an oil crisis?

Yeah .

 

[GinandTonic]

Yeah .

Not feeling the noncon love today?

 

[Rossiya]

Not feeling the noncon love today?

On the contary.

 

[Angst]

Yeah, when I asked, I was asking for something a little more specific than "work"

For what it's worth, I'm qualififed in chemistry, physics and some biology and I'm fluent in French.

Natural-born mall boy.

 

[dwaxe]

What's the worst opening in Chess?

 

[CCRunner]

Moving the pawn in front of the King's bishop as black after white moved their King's pawn. Two move checkmate.