mhoward
Hey look ~ they ~ bounce!
Joined: Sun Oct 22nd, 2017
Posts: 2736
Name: Michael ... Occupation: Technology Manager ... Interests: Trucks / Guitars & Music / Things that go BANG ...
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Yesterday (Monday 11/27/23), I got the front end aligned. It's getting expensive! After I picked it up that afternoon, I backed it into the garage, changed clothes and started in on the left side shackle and bracket. Got it cut off, the old sleeve and rubber bushing out of the spring eyelet, all cleaned up and a couple coats of black Rustoleum. New parts installed and torqued to spec. I wiped down my tools and put them away, pulled the truck out of the shop and gave the floor a good sweep. All junk parts and trash in the bin. Took the truck for a test drive in a circle that is about 5 miles long. I was amazed at how good it rides and handles. I pulled it back into the garage, planning on having a celebratory Scotch after my shower. That's when I realized I had left my phone on the left corner of the bed cover. Yeah, of course it was no longer there. I checked the driveway and down our street to where I made my first turn. No phone. I went into the house and logged into iCloud to work the "Find my phone" magic. That phone stayed on the bed cover almost the entire test drive. The next to last turn I made, I goosed it a bit to beat the light changing to yellow. Right there in the street, face down was my once pristine iPhone SE... the screen completely trashed. Not a scratch on the cheap eBay case. Amazingly, the phone functioned perfectly except for the Home button. Luckily, Apple has a virtual home button that I was successful in getting enabled, so the phone was "useable". Let me tell you; a broken phone screen will absolutely draw blood if you're not careful! Needless to say, I went to the AT&T store today and I now am the owner of a shiny new black iPhone 14.
Well, Squidward, what have we learned today? Don't park your phone anywhere on your truck!
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-- Michael
2003 Ranger Edge / Extended Cab / Flareside / 3.0L FLEX / 5r44e Auto / 2WD / 8.8 LS 4:10 / Sonic Blue Pearl
So many mods... so little time...
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