Jaimie's Erotica
I sucessfully managed to change the battery in my Mini today, all on my own.
I had offers from kind and well meaning men to come over and do it for me. I told them that I'm a competent, independent woman, and I was sure I could do it, thanks very much.
If you catch me making proclamations like that in the future, please tell me not to be such a twat. An hour and a half of my life I will never get back. And those things are feckin' HEAVY!!
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Show threadBattyboy8h ago
@Jaimieserotica
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Show threadSundial8h ago
@Jaimieserotica well done you :) they are heavy beasts!
Show threadNeil Brown8h ago
@Jaimieserotica Go you!
Show threadErotic Mythology 🌹8h ago

@Jaimieserotica Well done! I have changed the car battery by myself as well and it's not hard per se, depending how well it can be reached, but fucking heavy they are!

EDIT: "It's not hard" meaning to encourage others to do it, not to belittle the achievement!!!

Show threadJaimie's Erotica8h ago
@AimeeMaroux Thank you!
Yeah, the hard bit was getting at the battery to remove it! It's all boxed in at the back of the engine bay and you have to remove all these bits and pieces just to get at it. Total pain.
Feeling quite empowered now though and lugging the battery about was a workout all on it's own!
Show threadElla "Ärgernis öffentlicher Erregung"8h ago
@Jaimieserotica They're called lead-acid batteries for a reason...

Luckily I never have to fix anything on my car by virtue of not having one, but the one time I helped my sister with changing tires we seriously struggled (even after getting help from our (much more car person) uncle)
Show threadElla "Ärgernis öffentlicher Erregung"7h ago
@Jaimieserotica I'll stick to machines that I can disassemble and reassemble on my own without heavy equipment, is what I mean to say


.oO(I should get a mechanical watch, just so I can spend an afternoon servicing it)
Show threadJaimie's Erotica7h ago
@la I have a mechanical watch. Not as accurate as a phone or iWatch or whatever and if I don't wear it for a couple of days I have to reset the time and wind it (not a big deal) but it has soul. No electricity - just lots of little cogs and springs whirring away. Amazing.
Show threadElla "Ärgernis öffentlicher Erregung"7h ago
@Jaimieserotica I've once bought a cheap movement, which hadn't been serviced in too long, and ran very rough, and always had the plan to machine a pocketwatch case and service the movement.

Unfortunately I never found the time, nor the money to buy the tools to service a watch movement, but I still really enjoy the mechanisms. There was a youtube channel that made me wanna take them appart, I think it was called wristwatch revival, who made ~1h long videos of stripping a watch to each individual part, cleaning them, and reoiling and reassembling them. And it looks so fun. Turning the complex thoughts off for a few hours and just focusing on whatever is happening on this little space on your desk...

Now I have a job, and maybe in a few months even some disposable income again, so maybe I'll give it another shot.
Show threadJaimie's Erotica7h ago
@la Let us know if you get around to doing that - sounds really fascinating. x
Show threadElla "Ärgernis öffentlicher Erregung"7h ago
@Jaimieserotica would probably be something for the main account, but yea, I'd probably post a picture of all of the seperate parts, and something like

"how did this go together again?"
Show thread🔞Amber🔞7h ago
@Jaimieserotica
Brava, Jamie. 👏 👏 👏
As for me? I don't have a car, but if (and when) I did, I'd call AAA folks.
As I'm not mechanically inclined, and I prefer to rely on pros to do it 4 me.
And, by the way, AAA stands for American Automobile Association.
Again, great job, Jamie. 👍👍👍