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My Pet Peeves on New Cars

I can’t find the logic behind the following features. Especially because a small something, or absence of something, can have a big negative affect on the driving experience.

Here’s my list of the little things that bug me the most. Tweet or email me yours!

Read it online at Autonet.

Favourite line:

To the automakers who have omitted a volume dial – no, the steering wheel volume button is not a reasonable replacement.

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That SOS button has its own post, here.

So does the chrome interior touches, here.

Back to ‘Keri on Driving’ – Index

 

 

Insane Things Discovered During the Renovation

Let’s start with the grossest – a 3 foot snakeskin inside the insulation in the main room wall.

Neighbour: look what we found
Me: OMFG it’s gone right?
Him: Don’t know, maybe. Probably
Me: Lie to me please
Him: the snake is long gone Ker
Me: okay good

A live wire that was just hanging in the wall.

All fans vent directly into the insulation in the attic.

Including the moist air after a shower. What is wrong with people.

The plumber dives under my house and exclaims, “holy crap it’s illegal under here!”

Pipes rated for below ground used above, bonded together with the wrong chemicals, and the rest were duct taped.

Duct. Taped.

Yes I had a home inspection before buying. Never recommending that guy.

 

 

Worked in my Car all Last Week

Wasn’t the easiest, especially in Recaro seats; it’s like typing with Tyrannosaurus Rex arms.

The back seat was slightly less arduous.

My desk, oh boy.

Friday night I was telling my neighbour all about it:

Him: isn’t your kitchen table in your trailer?
Me: yaaa…
Him: well there you go
Me: woah – the solution was here the whole time!

Tada! Pretty great eh.

Have power, and even a plant for decoration.

Anything you read by me this week will come from here.

 

 

Evidence of a Good Electrician

After holes are made to fish wire, the drywall pieces are screwed to the wall, then labeled how to puzzle them back in.

This way when it’s time to patch, instead of having to cut new pieces, just put the existing ones back in.

I’m a drywaller now.

“Stop applying the mud like nail polish, Keri.”

A good-looking junction box.

Electricians speak in symbols.