As a child I was a Marxist. I had a Marx Mystery Spaceship and a Marx Moon Base. My twinster Jean spotted this eBay auction for a complete Moon Base set in particularly good condition.
Category: Life with Pratts
Bose Sucks
I go past the Bose headquarters every day on my way to/from work, and a neighbor friend works at Bose. The Wave Music System is known for having more than its share of problems, but I bought one anyway, because it fit perfectly on the porch, and I could get it at a good price through our neighbor — not a factory renewed unit, but factory fresh.
Well, after only six weeks of light use, this is what happens when you try to play a CD. Eric demonstrates. Listen for a different neighbor’s cute, little attack doggies in the background.
[flv:http://www.dograt.com/Video/2008/JUL/BoseWave.flv 440 330]
At least the slot loader mechanism works, so the disc isn’t stuck in there. I should be able to get a new replacement Bose Wave without a hassle. This has been a bad summer for product defects.
Coming ‘Round The Corner
Here I am at this year’s Boston Marathon, turning the corner onto Boylston Street, getting my first look at the finish line. Those last 385 yards are a killer!
I’ll be running another half marathon in October, but won’t tackle a full 26.2 miles again unless I feel I can get my time back down to something approaching four hours. The facial hair is now gone, by the way.
2002 Honda CR-V A/C AOK
The air conditioner has been replaced, it works great, and I paid what I expected, a little over $1400, including the initial diagnosis; i.e., the cost of replacing the compressor. So that’s that. Time to move on to whatever coming’s next.
2002 Honda CRV A/C Black Death Compromise
A compromise has been reached with Honda. My position is that I can understand the compressor going on a car with 95,000 miles on it. But this Black Death thing, where the A/C is completely destroyed to the tune of $4000, indicates a product defect. I have agreed to pay $1300 for a compressor replacement job, and they will replace the entire system. The car goes into the shop on Thursday.
Secret Project Update
It seems likely that I am getting closer to being able to reveal the secret project I’ve mentioned occasionally for some months now. Once I’ve been released from my promise of silence I’ll let you in on the news.