Hazy, hot, and humid

[jhetley]

Fog this morning, dank, now the sun is out and the humidity is still there. Came back soaked from my bike ride. No idea what the real temperature is out there, but the comfort index is atrocious.

Bike computer glitched again, damned thing won't even work as a reliable stopwatch. 15.2 miles, _approximately_ 1:02. I only know the mileage because it was a regular route.

"Check Engine" light came on again yesterday, take the car into the shop tomorrow morning, find out how much poorer we'll be by evening. And got an estimate on foundation work needed on the house. Maybe I'd better do some work on that downtown project. The nice people pay promptly....

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[jhetley.livejournal.com]

Well, the humidity boiled up into thunderclouds and wandered through this afternoon, returning the air to saturation. I think the mold is growing mildew and mushrooms are growing on the both of them.

[johnpalmer.livejournal.com]

Just a note, re "Check Engine".

The "Check Engine" lights are the sensors in the exhaust/emissions systems. The environmentalist in me is trying to wrench the keyboard from my fingers before I say that you can probably ignore that for a time, if the car is otherwise working well, assuming that a delay will help, financially speaking.

Your gas mileage might suffer, and you probably won't pass emissions inspection, and, keep in mind, "I'll get to it next month" can end up meaning you get to it the month after, or the month after that, etc.. But, if you were tight this month, and would be semi-flush next month, you can probably let it go until then.

[jhetley.livejournal.com]

Yeah, "Check Engine" is a PITA. At least on Subarus, it can be something as simple as a gas cap not screwed down tight. And the dealer charges you something like $70 to hook up his computer and download the codes. On this car, I suspect it is the sensor on the catalytic converter -- hit a puddle just right, at the right point in the warm-up cycle, and the splash chills the sensor. Turn it off, and it stays off for a year.

The wonders of modern science.