Air in tires worn out?

mazda323

I think peach schnapps is used as a carpet deodorizer. It is so effective that it can even cover up the smell of moose urine from seats and carpets after an unfortunate hunting trip incident. As an added bonus, it lasts a long time. The down side of using peach schnapps is getting pulled over for speeding. "No ociffer, I'm not as think as you drunk I am"

guitarzan

"I don't think that anything can
compare to the smell of overheated, burnt whale
blubber rotting in a VW tranny for a few thousand
miles. I would rather bathe in septic tank than
risk smelling that again.
BTW, at least I got a nice tip for this."

1) I fell off my chair at this post
2) This last statement, well, I suppose I can't think of anything more correct.
3) What did he give you, $500?

brayden

Will this help the smell of ct pee to?

woodytx

Possible uses for peach schnapps, from a former bartender:

Makes a pretty good substitute for a bad heater.

Helps keep air pressure in leaky tires. Really, as the tire pressure decreases, the alcohol evaporates from a liquid to a gas, increasing the pressure. Incidentally, it will also work the other way, in case of overfilling.

Helps keep plastic bodyparts on cheap cars. Pour the schnapps on the offending area, and clean off old glue. Apply fresh schnapps, and allow to dry. Stick plastic bodypart onto car body. The natural adhesion will hold better than Chevy paint.

Great for when life sucks and you really, really want to hurt yourself in the morning. Better than tequila for this purpose. Not recommended for use with motor vehicles in this case.

Great for getting arrested for contributing to the delinquency of a minor.

And it's a great birth control device. When she drinks enough that you think you might have a chance, she'll get sick to her stomach and you'll spend the evening holding her hair back from the toilet.

mazda323

Thanks for the advice. I can relate with Use #4 and Use #6 on your post.

tboner1965

I heard a rumor that Mobil is going to produce a synthetic blinker fluid and add it to the Mobil 1 line of products.

The benefits of this new type of fluid are:

1) Faster initial blink than the conventional organic fluids.

2) Brighter flashes for a safer turn or lane change.

3) Better self canceling characteristics especially during lane change signal situations.

4) Louder clicking inside the vehicle to help those with hearing issues or premium audio systems detect a "forgotten signal"

Gosh, what will they think of next.

Cheers,

TB

marsha7

will NEVER sell well in Atlanta because a vast majority of drivers were never taught the function of the turn signal stalk except to hang extra keys or trinkets, like a coat hook. Or, in the other extreme, they cut you off and then blink the signal twice, not to tell you what they are about to do, but to verify for you what they just did, as though you could not tell that a 2-ton vehicle just moved in your lane six inches in front of you. They take their lousy habits of driving farm tractots and let them loose on the interstate highway system. Probably off-topic, thanks for the rant.

Bob

spectre3

same here in indiana bob

lee

pat84

Wouldn't sell well in the Washington DC area either. We have Diplomats driving automobiles whose last means of transportation was an elephant or camel. The rest of the drivers are too concerned about the political correctness to use turn signals until the polls are in.
Lastly, do you know that all vehicles in the DC area have two extra idiot lights ? One, sensing rain says "do not exceed 15 MPH." The other,sensing snow says " abandon car now"

tboner1965

I was teaching a Java Programming course in Tysons corner last winter (98-99) and experienced the Abandon Vehicle Now syndrome. Drove from near Tysons II to the Residence Inn and must have seen about 30 (no kidding!) vehicles abandoned in place. There was probably 6"-8" of snow at the time I left. I had no problems getting there in my rear wheel drive rental sled.

Cheers,

TB

pat84

I would prefer that Mobil add "Smart Pills" to its line of Mobil 1 products. Then another idiot light could be added to all cars, "Take smart pill now". This light could come on before the other two, or outside the DC area you would just have this one. This would greatly improve traffic congestion.
Taking smart pills would be in accord with the theorem: "The I.Q. of the universe is a constant. (The population is increasing).

marsha7

If the IQ is constant, but population is increasing, then the average IQ per person might be diminishing rapidly, aka, the Law of Receding Horizons. Does that mean I become stupider (ok, you come up with a better non-existent word) as more people are born?

tboner1965

Your IQ is decreasing, but not because of population. I think (there goes that IQ just a bit lower) that IQ is based on your age, so as you get older, if you don't learn faster than you age, then your IQ has to drop.

I would rather think that generally each generation has a lower IQ than the previous.

Cheers,

TB

pat84

You may have overlooked the possibility of negative IQ. Or, perhaps, as I intended taking "smart pills" would not make you smarter (the old joke about rabbits).

tpmiller1

if you look real closely at the recently released pix of area 51, you will see several Mobil execs in conference with resident aliens and Bobby Labonte while a technician pumps synthetic air into #18's Nascar. It figures. Long time rumour has it that Joe Gibbs used synthetic oxygen on selected Redskins SuperBowl winning teams.

mazda323

I wonder if Mobil makes synthetic whale blubber oil for those old VW minibuses. And if so, did they preserve the smell!!!

anttrac

With so many vehicles today having a mix of SAE and Metric bolts it has required me to have a great many different sockets and wrenches when working on a vehicle. I think if they would make a Metric adjustable wrench it would simplify things, I've looked for one but all the adjustable wrenches I find are for SAE inch bolts. I think this is a missed opportunity for someone like Sears.....

pat84

An adjustable wrench for British Whitworth bolts would also be worthwhile. I survived both a BSA motorcycle and an MGB. Everyone should be required to own a British vehicle. You can't really appreciate the word "masochist" until you do.

marsha7

Pat: are you referring to that old joke about liniment, as in: Hey, this stuff makes my hand smart! OK, then why don't you rub some on your head?

TBoner: I have noticed an odd phenomenon lately, namely, that I seem to grow one day older with each passing day; how does that happen??????????

woodytx

Are idiot lights those brake lights that come on when the idiot driving the car in front of you can't decide whether to accelerate or brake?

Do they come on all cars, or just SUV's?

BTW, http://poseur.4x4.org is a great analysis of the SUV craziness ("crazy" best describes paying $40,000 for a tall station wagon on a truck frame)

pat84

I just heard that after conducting market research, Mobil is now replacing its Synthetic Blinker Fluid with its Synthetic Dim Bulb Fluid. It use is to avoid the dim bulbs whose headlights are so high that they shine into your vehicle
(e.g. SUV). A quart of this in their gas tanks and those high headlights will be a thing of the past. I understand it can also be used as a flavoring on waffles and pancakes.

marsha7

Only Belgian waffles and only Emeril's pancakes.

pat84

BAM !
I can't imagine New Orlean's style pancakes. I can imagine cafe au lait and begnets at Cafe du Monde in New Orleans.

tpmiller1

and are the insurance rates higher until you broken in to?

pat84

How long the break in period is depends on what kind of pet are we talking about. I had a Beagle once, he had the longest break in period of any dog I've had before or since.

marsha7

how long it takes for a burglar to enter your home, in which case "break-in period" takes on a new meaning.

pat84

If you have a lot of break-ins, your home owners insurance rates will be raised. Also, if you have a lot of break-ins in your car,too; I would recommend you move, because you're in a high crime area.

marsha7

when I heard that 90% of all auto accidents happen within 25 miles from where I live, I knew it was time to move.....:-)

pat84

Make sure to get that old winter air out of your tires and change it to the pollen laden spring air. The pollen will plug 1/2 pollen sized holes in your tires as an added benefit.

tboner1965

If 33% of all traffic accidents involve driving while under the influence, then doesn't that mean the 67% of accidents are caused by sober drivers?

(Note, this is not a call for you to indulge and drive. Nor is it support for such behavior.)

TB

marsha7

Good point. Haven't we 'met' in other categories?

tboner1965

I'm all over these boards.

Actually, my grandfather lived through WWII was in the Battle of the Bulge and was home long enough to see my mother born, then was killed on his motorcycle in an accident by a drunk driver.

So our family is pretty concerned about the entire drinking and driving issue. I can't even consider getting a bike until Grandma passes. And she may out live me, since she has outlived three husbands already.

Cheers,

TB

marsha7

we have to stop meeting like this