It’s been quite some time since I last posted…

Here’s a quick summary of what’s gone on in my life:

• The bastard Probe is still in the garage, status really unchanged since August.
• I got bored after doing an install in Columbus and wandered in to a used car dealer.  Somehow I drove home in a 2002 BMW 325i…
• Charlie and Mary both quit at MV (this was over the course of a few months, not at the same time), which threw me in to a situation I really did not want to be in.  I kinda paniced and nearly quit to do contract work.  Fortunately, when I went to discuss my 2 weeks the boss offered me a significant raise, and after sleeping on it I decided sticking with what I knew and continuing to ride out the bad towards the good (which seems to be getting closer) was the better plan.
• My parents moved to Virginia, making me the primary “support” for my brother when he’s in Toledo at school.

I might go in to detail on some of those later.  Anyways, what I came to post follows:

I’ve been getting in to a few blogs recently, and this one I just discovered today.  All I’ve read so far is interesting and well written, here’s a few favorites in no particular order…

http://www.violentacres.com/archives/319/just-say-no-to-bastard-children

http://www.violentacres.com/archives/59/two-phrases-that-destroyed-american-culture

http://www.violentacres.com/archives/48/four-rookie-mistakes-people-make-that-keep-them-poor

http://www.violentacres.com/archives/250/the-pentecostal-church-and-the-holy-ghost-want-you-to-wear-pig-panties

http://www.violentacres.com/archives/279/a-pedophile-lurking-behind-every-dark-corner

edited for linkification…stupid wordpress, what else does it think i might want when I post a URL?

Yesterday I got in a pretty bad crash with the T-Bird. I’ll let the pictures do the talking:

http://cars.seanharlow.info/v/1995tbird/crash/

Also, I put the Crown Vic up for sale on eBay. Unfortunately with the T-Bird possibly totaled, I might have to pull the auction and fix it up to be my daily driver once more.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=110049606222&ssPageName=STRK:MESE:IT&ih=001

We’ll see.

I just updated this site with new pages telling about the things I love and a bit about myself as well. Links are at the top of the page.

I’m also trying out a new template which I really like.  I think I’ll keep it.

Holy crap does a subwoofer ever make a difference. This one can be blamed on a nice chain of events.

1. Roommate gets me listening to Sirius 20 “Octane”
2. DMX — “Party Up” comes on, I realize how pitiful the bass in my car sounds
3. Roommate’s ex-GF comes to town, somehow gets him to buy new front speakers
4. While we’re installing said speakers, I decide to figure out why my rear speakers don’t work
5. I rewire the speakers to run from the head unit instead of through the amp the previous owner left in the car, and now I have a spare amp to mess with.
6. I drive to Car Stereo One, who just happen to be having a sale on subwoofers, so I end up buying a 12″ sub instead of the 8 or 10 inch models I was looking at.
7. By 3 AM, we have the thing ghetto-wired and powering on. We burn bass test discs and lap the block.
8. I have very limited hearing now.

Unfortunately, I just have to sell my Crown Vic. It’s been a great car for the past 14 months, and as my first car I’ll always remember it.

Here’s the info:

• 1993 Ford Crown Victoria P71 “Police Interceptor”
• VIN 2FACP71W7PX188764
• 4.6L (281ci) SOHC V8 (200 HP)
• AODE electronic 4 speed automatic transmission
• Factory true dual exhaust with “H” pipe
• 8.8″ rear axle w/ 2.73:1 gears

The car has year-old tires, has been maintained at the recommended intervals, and runs fairly well. It has leather seats from a Grand Marquis and a CD playing head unit (not installed). This car will do triple digit speeds comfortably if one is so inclined.

With the good, there’s always the bad. It’s dripping coolant from some unknown place, it burns oil, and there’s a hole in the exhaust. The paint isn’t great and there’s rust in the fenders. There are also some stains on the carpet and a major crack in the dash cover.

Regardless of this, if the coolant and oil levels are checked and topped off every week or two, it runs fine. I used it as my daily driver right up until I got my Thunderbird and it never left me stranded or gave me any real trouble.

Pics can be found at http://cars.seanharlow.info