tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9612609.post508070654750762836..comments2023-09-29T06:58:20.125-07:00Comments on Badtux the Snarky Penguin: ElitismBadTuxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01345749557330760251noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9612609.post-76534905849423691732009-09-11T11:45:02.779-07:002009-09-11T11:45:02.779-07:00I just saw Joe The Plumber on a "Cash for Gol...I just saw Joe The Plumber on a "Cash for Gold" commercial. It seems he's finally found his proper level in the universe. I expect to see Sarah palin hawking Sham-Wows by the end of the year.Aaronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02716397987389879836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9612609.post-25827781929716586102009-09-11T09:09:34.934-07:002009-09-11T09:09:34.934-07:00w3, I'm an engineer. I figure out how stuff wo...w3, I'm an engineer. I figure out how stuff works, take it apart, put it back together again in new and better ways. That's what I do for a living. My Jeep is just technology, like any other technology I take apart, figure out how it works, and put back together again in new and better ways. That said, there are most decidedly things on my Jeep that I will *not* do myself. For example, gear setup on Dana axles. I understand how it works, how putting shims between the bearings and the spider gear carrier puts the proper preload on the side bearings (and how this requires a case spreader to do properly), how you move shims from one side to the other to properly place the ring gear left/right in relationship to the pinion, how the crush bushing plus 200+ft/lbs of pressure is used to properly set pinion depth. But actually making it work in practice is something that requires years of work and experience, and I will find someone who can do that, because I'd use up a whole lot of shims and crush bushings getting the pinion pattern on the ring gear set up properly. If you've done it a lot of times, you just know the "feel" of how much more crush it takes to get proper pinion depth if you look at a particular pattern on the gears. If you haven't, you're in for a heap of hurt and hundreds of dollars of bushings and shims. <br /><br />So even if you <i>are</i> an expert in a particular area (as I am with technology), there are still places where you'll go to someone even <i>more</i> expert to do some particular task. Elitist? Fuck yeah. I ain't gonna have my brain surgery done by a pediatrician... and I ain't gonna have my axle setup done by some ham-handed penguin mechanic, even if I <i>am</i> that ham-handed penguin mechanic.BadTuxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01345749557330760251noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9612609.post-71758045525324603682009-09-11T07:45:48.333-07:002009-09-11T07:45:48.333-07:00Elitist ? Let me try to understand this . You work...Elitist ? Let me try to understand this . You work on your Jeep , is that elitism ? Wouldn't you be more elite to have all the work done at the Dealer ? <br />For instance I try to do every thing myself . House wiring , plumbing , roofing , fencing , minor pet surgery(cut out an infected grasss seed) cooking and baking , appliance repair , auto repair , gardening for food , etc. I always thought of that as practical not elite .<br />Besides nowadays the 'pros' F stuff up so much , how can I do worse and then at least I ddn't pay some dip to screw it up ? <br />Ok , I did have arthoscopic surgery on my knee and No way would I have done that , well first time anyway . Now that I have seen it , who knows . Learn something new Every day .<br /> w3skiw3skihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13993709956954374919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9612609.post-6212882068680513532009-09-11T03:42:00.338-07:002009-09-11T03:42:00.338-07:00yeah, but their like us! the elites are something ...yeah, but their like us! the elites are something to fear because they are different like our president.<br /><br />how could we get people to donate to our campaigns if simply and quietly, away from the television cameras and radio microphones, did our jobs as elected representatives.<br /><br />we thrive and prosper on controversy and discontent.lahruhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11239525908482280142noreply@blogger.com