I R an engineer

Have you ever met an engineer? I have. Now, I'm not going to paint with a broad brush, I've met some fine engineers who have helped me out, but there is a kind of breed that gets a degree and produces the kind of kluge like I had to deal with today. I'm talking about the ones that shouldn't be allowed into the R & D facility.

If I were in charge of hell- I'm getting my resume ready- I would make whoever designed the hold down for the Dodge Dakota's battery go through replacing that battery over and over and over. And every time he took more than it would to do my old Ford, he would have to stick his fingers in those little holes in the battery and keep them in there. For a thousand years. I've never seen such a conglomeration of clamps, shrouds, bolts- with corrosion securing the nuts- all seated on a platform that you can't get under to hold the nuts still while loosening things. Trust me, you had to see it to believe it. I should have taken pictures. Seriously, is this truck going to put out to sea?

I got the truck going for now, but is the charging system ok? The guage is holding steady, but if I had my oscilloscope I would know for sure. I might have a 'scope tomorrow.