What about baby boomers? We didn't have dunce stools. Dwight Giles Jr. Wickford RI
On Tue, Aug 13, 2019, 3:04 PM G Mann via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > If paying attention was an explosive, a vast segment of present society > would not have enough to blow their nose. > > In days gone past, schools had something called the "Dunce Stool" which sat > in the corner at front of class room. It's purpose was to impress the rest > of the class on the importance of paying attention to detail in class. That > device worked well enough to create something now called "The Greatest > Generation"..... most now dead of old age. I wonder what history will come > to call the present crop of sub humans? > > On Tue, Aug 13, 2019 at 11:04 AM Dwight Giles via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > > Ah yes one of the joys of teaching. > > > > Dwight Giles Jr. > > Wickford RI > > > > On Tue, Aug 13, 2019, 1:53 PM Curt Raymond via Mercedes < > > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > > > > This week has been a real reminder for me that people don't pay > > > attention. We're building VMs to install Windows Server on, I put the > > specs > > > they should all be built to on the screen, no two student systems are > the > > > same.I say things like "The S: drive should be named "database"" and > most > > > of them aren't named. > > > The best one is "The public network connection must be named "public" > if > > > its not named public you'll get a "cannot find public network error." > > half > > > the students got the "cannot find public network" error. I stopped > class > > > and we had a talk about paying attention. I said it, I put a slide on > the > > > screen that had a big stop sign that said what I had just said, they're > > > supposed to be following the documentation which has a big note in > > bold... > > > *sigh* > > > > > > -Curt > > > > > > On Tuesday, August 13, 2019, 1:46:23 PM EDT, Mitch Haley via > > Mercedes < > > > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > On August 13, 2019 at 11:09 AM Randy Bennell via Mercedes < > > > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > > > My 2013 F150 does not have a transmission dipstick as we know it > > either. > > > > I am advised that there is a plug on the transmission that can be > > > > removed and a form of short dipstick inside to check the level but I > > > > have not personally looked for it or tried it. I am advised that Ford > > > > did that because owners were pouring the wrong type of fluid into the > > > > transmissions and ruining them and then seeking to have them repaired > > or > > > > replaced under warranty. > > > > > > Mbz sealed our transmissions and took away our dipsticks because the > > fluid > > > lasted long enough to keep from killing the transmission during the > > > warranty period. They did eventually admit the fluid was good for the > > life > > > of the warranty, not the life of the vehicle. The stated reason was > that > > > more harm came from lint from shop rags on the dipsticks than from low > > > fluid levels, and the transmissions with low fluid levels often needed > > > rebuilding or resealing anyway. > > > > > > My Cruze has a level plug. Warm the car until the transmission fluid > temp > > > hits a certain number, then pull the plug with it idling in neutral and > > > wait for it to stop dripping. > > > That's still not idiot proof, at least one guy on an internet forum > tried > > > doing it with the engine off and wondered why a couple of quarts came > > out. > > > > > > Mitch. > > > > > > _______________________________________ > > > http://www.okiebenz.com > > > > > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > > > > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > > > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________ > > > http://www.okiebenz.com > > > > > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > > > > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > > > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > > > > > > > _______________________________________ > > http://www.okiebenz.com > > > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
