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| March 26, 2009 - 12:30:55 Oh no! Back to job hunting? Damn this economy. Robin |
| March 26, 2009 - 13:42:27 No, damn my ungrateful boss. But the news is not all bad for me. Job interview in Los Gatos! Wish me luck! James Conrad |
| March 26, 2009 - 13:52:58 More job interviews, please! paperdummy |
| March 26, 2009 - 16:30:12 Applying as I speak! James Conrad |
| March 26, 2009 - 18:17:46 You go James! paperdummy |
| March 27, 2009 - 16:38:48 I cannot believe your brother went to the E.R. for fasciitis! Good luck job hunting :) Sam |
| March 27, 2009 - 18:26:11 Tell me about fasciitis. Is it a thing? Or is it just a sore foot? Or what? What's the deal with it? paperdummy |
| March 28, 2009 - 15:52:59 Fasciitis is an inflammation of the fascia, which is the connective tissue surrounding the muscle. I went to the E.R. Because I was in tremendous pain and needed to get it looked at. I seriously could not walk without wincing. |
| Luckily, the compression bandage, 600 mg of ibuprofen every 8 hours and plenty of rest put me all the way right. James Conrad |
| March 29, 2009 - 17:45:49 Wikipedia be James was a good summary. It is a real thing. I have seen in more in people with high arches, and most in obese (or pregnant) persons with high arches that are compressed from the weight, and pulling on the back insertion area. It usually does not go away quickly (often months to resolve), so James could have had a bruise... or an ant bite. Sam |
| March 29, 2009 - 19:18:10 Whatever it was, it sucked ass!!! James Conrad |
| March 30, 2009 - 15:58:32 That would be "FLUSHiitis." paperdummy |
| April 07, 2009 - 11:01:20 How many times can I rate this cartoon? 5 Sam |
| April 07, 2009 - 11:02:00 This answers my own question. 5 Sam |
| April 07, 2009 - 11:12:30 Sam: |
| My little "content management system" is very unsophisticated. I probably should take the time to implement more careful filtering (to eliminate spam and false ratings) and make it easier to administer over the web. For example, to update the RSS feed, I have to manually FTP the file and edit it. You would think it would check the date, look for the comic strip, and update itself automatically. But no. Unfortunately, I'm up to my gunwales already, so there you go. P. S. I still haven't solved the mileage problem with the bug. No oil leaks, so I think the compression must be okay. I'm tempted to get a new carb and electronic ignition. Peter S. Conrad |
| April 07, 2009 - 11:13:23 Also, I have another one of these comics drawn and ready to go, but haven't had time to scan and upload it. sigh Peter S. Conrad |
| April 07, 2009 - 21:48:37 What we see on this end is good, but it is a pain in the ass for you. I thought Mexican technology was the only system where "it could be made to do more, but it somewhat works, so why bother." Actually, I think it is more this university than Mexico in general... maybe. |
| I was unaware of any mileage problem on the bug. How is it running (aside from eating gas)? Is it a new problem? 5 Sam |
| April 08, 2009 - 07:51:07 You know, Peter, if you didn't devote so much time to pizza, you'd have time for this. 5 Susan |
| April 08, 2009 - 22:01:24 Easy there, Susan. Pete's a very busy man. James Conrad |
| April 09, 2009 - 02:27:24 Sam: The bug runs fine, mostly, except that if I put in the clutch at a stop sign on the way down a hill, then it stalls. And sometimes it starts a little hard. I am wondering if I need my caburetor rebuilt, or a compression test (but it's not leaking any oil at all). I think the ignition timing is okay, and the valves were adjusted within the last 1500 miles. Weird. I bought the bug in August, and have never gotten more than 19.83 mpg on the highway, and 17 and change in town. Should be way higher than that. paperdummy |
| April 09, 2009 - 16:12:06 Yeah, drawing comics and making gourmet pizza — life sounds too hard. How do you go on? R |
| April 09, 2009 - 16:12:40 Not to mention collecting German cars. R |
| April 09, 2009 - 21:04:19 Well, two is hardly a collection. I do kind of think it would be neat to have an old 2002 though. Hmm... paperdummy |
| April 09, 2009 - 22:42:48 The most those things got on a good day was 30mpg. I think where you live is not that flat, so you are not ever going to see that. Maybe 27mpg on the I-5. The three biggest factors that could lower it are compression, retarded timing, and the carb(s) being too rich. |
| If 27mpg is the best you can get there, minus 3 or 4% for a little wear in the cylinders, you might be close to normal. If I had to blame anything else, I would say carburetor. I have never works on them on the bug, but in theory you could have a worn needle and seat, or a heavy float (if non-metalic). |
| Remember those hand scales that are famous for weighing small amounts of drugs? They were actually used to weigh carb floats. I do not know about all cars, but around the late 70s, GM started using a closed-pore foam float that would absorb gas and slowly over years get heavier, and thus the scale to check that. Honda used a hollow plastic float that would crack and simply slowly sink. Float is a good scapegoat :P Sam |
| April 10, 2009 - 11:28:37 Well maybe I'll get a new carburetor. New carburetor?! You're thinking. How much is that gonna cost?! Well, it's a bug, so the part is maybe $125-$175 and it's an hour of labor. Pretty cheap for a car repair. But I'm not in a rush, since I only drive it one day a week. |
| Man oh man, you sure do know a lot about cars though. You remind me of another guy I know, happens to be a doctor, who has similarly vast reserves of seemingly infinitesimally detailed knowledge. |
| Anyway, the motor was supposedly rebuilt, so cylinders should be okay; not leaking, so probably not compression (hmm, should find a way to get an emissions tester on it, or get a compression test); so at this point I'll agree with your carburetor hypothesis until it can be proved. It's not that hilly here; I'd like to get 22-25 around town. |
| My two-ton 1966 Chevy Biscayne wagon got 22 miles per gallon, and it had 6 cylinders. I should be able to beat that with a bug! paperdummy |
| April 10, 2009 - 11:29:17 Well maybe I'll get a new carburetor. New carburetor?! You're thinking. How much is that gonna cost?! Well, it's a bug, so the part is maybe $125-$175 and it's an hour of labor. Pretty cheap for a car repair. But I'm not in a rush, since I only drive it one day a week. |
| Man oh man, you sure do know a lot about cars though. You remind me of another guy I know, happens to be a doctor, who has similarly vast reserves of seemingly infinitesimally detailed knowledge. |
| Anyway, the motor was supposedly rebuilt, so cylinders should be okay; not leaking, so probably not compression (hmm, should find a way to get an emissions tester on it, or get a compression test); so at this point I'll agree with your carburetor hypothesis until it can be proved. It's not that hilly here; I'd like to get 22-25 around town. |
| My two-ton 1966 Chevy Biscayne wagon got 22 miles per gallon, and it had 6 cylinders. I should be able to beat that with a bug! paperdummy |
