[ale] [OT] Need to lock down a Windows laptop

[Greg Clifton]

If you want a jack or part thereof for a VERY reasonable price, you can't
beat www.pullapart.com "The Best Strip Joint in Town." They have 3 yards in
Atl area and are spreading all over the country like weeds (only in a good
way). You would have to go to the location and check for yourself, but they
put the jacks on a rack by the check out stations. The best thing is that
all prices are the same low price regardless of what make/model of vehicle
it is from. The down side is that they mostly stock 10yr old vehicles. Check
out their price list on the web site and you'll see what I mean. I'm a Volvo
buff and I picked up a complete hood (with grill & hinges) and a complete
driver's door (with all switches and trim) for ~ $40 each...pretty sweet!

Your next best option might be www.car-part.com. Put in your make, model and
year and it lists yards from all over the country with the part(s) you need
in stock.

Happy hunting!
GC

On Tue, Apr 12, 2011 at 7:42 AM, JD <jdp at algoloma.com> wrote:

>
> >>
> >> She needs to learn how to secure her PC, and sadly, she needs to get
> >> hacked in order to learn it. I speak from experience having a teen girl
> >> crying over her broken PC and forcing her to reload it herself.  These
> >> days, knowing how to do that is like knowing how to change a flat tire,
> >> IMHO.
> > <<more snip>>
> > You expect somebody to know how to change a tire???? You monster!!!! That
> > is why God gave us phones and AAA memberships!
> >
> > Silly sarcasm aside, probably a good idea. Both to expect offspring to
> > reload their systems, and to expect every driver to know how (by doing)
> to
> > change a tire.
>
> Before my father allowed me to get a drivers license, I had to show him
> that I could change a tire.
>
> Over Xmas, I had a flat on I-85 in NC.  That was the first flat tire
> that I've had in 25+ yrs of driving.  After pulling safely off the road,
> I pulled out my cell phone to call the $4/yr auto-insurance number to
> have my tire fixed.  ZERO cell coverage.  I was in a bend in the road
> and would have to walk about a mile in either direction to get out and
> get coverage.  Instead, I pulled the packages, luggage and other
> assorted things from the trunk, got the smaller emergency wheel out and
> spent the next 30 minutes cursing the damn jack.  At least it was
> comfortable temp, late afternoon sun with no rain.
>
> BTW, the jack used in high school was very similar, yet much better than
> the jack on my premium vehicle today.  It had a crank to cause the
> scissor to expand, not just a bar that needed to be removed and replaced
> every half turn. Piece of crap.  With only 6" of clearance, the
> replacement jack options are pretty limited.  I looked after that trip
> hoping to find just the crank. There are lots of options for $80+.
>
> Anyone know where I could find a crank for a scissor-type jack?
> Something like this, but it needs a different end to fit into the jack
> http://www.folandsales.com/catalog.asp?prodid=494416&showprevnext=1
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