The Birmingham Water Works messed up on my bill and about 15,000 others. But it was kind of shocking when you open the mail and the bill is $6,192 instead of around $100. The billing date was 05-19-1920 and the due date was 06-02-1920. This event made the news and the official said “it was a computer problem”. Really? I thought they were hand written.
Mark VII makes the most inaccessible self serve unit ever?
I know I am always complaining about my Mark 7 self serve equipment, but it is only when I need to try and fix something. The first picture shows the solenoid and needle valve that brings the wax to the high pressure water. I needed to remove the needle valve, which sounds easy. You just have to take the solenoid all apart and everything is so cramped, it is just terrible. The second picture shows; on the left the high pressure soap solenoid valve and on the right the wax solenoid valve. The high pressure soap it under the motor and is even harder to get to then the wax. I hope that Mark 7 has changed some of this layout. But I guess the previous owner could have did this?
Fixed an air compressor today
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I fixed my air compressor at Wylam today. Then I dropped another air compressor on my foot while swapping the spares out.
Craftsman table saw
I think that this Craftsman table saw is a piece of crap, model number 137.218240. The motor can pull wood chips into the table saw motor, seems like a bad design. But that was not the problem.
I decided to check the power switch. When I opened the switch cover it had sawdust in it. The last picture shows sawdust in the wire terminals. I took them all off and cleaned it out than everything was fine. Terribly bad design.
Lawn mower
LOOK! I finally caught the person that mows the road. He also picks up random kids on the way.
“cup weighs about 60% less”
Sam’s Club cup says “This cup weights about 60% less than a typical similar sized paper cup?” Is that really where all the weight is from, not the drink?
Fidel Castro, Jr graduated along with my little sister last night
I saw Fidel Castro, Jr graduate from Spain Park High School in Hoover, Alabama last night. My little sister graduated also but I did not take a picture, so this picture of a “random person” should do.
Bad paint /car accident
Looks like a bad car accident, but what is up with the paint bucket (last picture)? Pleasant Grove Road, Alabama
Auto Expressions new “Vent Clips” scent
Not really sure if anyone vends these, but check out the new scent, “Fresh Cotton”. If you want to order this the part number VNT-27.
Fresh cotton? Really?
How to spot Rowe counterfeit parts?
One of the reps in the Rowe International booth, at the ICA Meeting, told me this tip. Not really sure if it is true, but I guess I need to find a new service tech. The belts on the underside of the BA50 bill acceptor should be green. If the belts are black that means that the belts are not Rowe belts. It sounds good because I have some with black and some with green.