FINAL WARRANTY NOTICE!

I got this in the mail the other day. Act now and get an additional 20% off this already great offer! The usual, send us ALL your information including your VIN# and mileage. What was really weird was the name was scribbled out with a ball point pen.

Tony Robbins HUNGRY!

So I was lazy and decided to get one of those Stoufer's Skillets dinner in a bag. What I didn't realize is that the serving size was for two. Two what? For two of the fattest American's? I followed the directions, Belinda and I ate, and this is what was left over.

Shotgun Photography at 75 mph

Belinda and I were traveling to Ft. Worth to get my truck and we were passed by a toaster on I-20. It says it right there on the back window. But I managed to stay in front of the high performance machine with the purple paint and flames.

Looking for Parts for the Jetta

I was curious about purchasing a new intake/air filter assembly for the Jetta and I came across an interesting article regarding how the on board computer works in my car. Here is what I found.

The vehicle's engine management system takes two readings regarding airflow. The first is mass air flow which the EMS uses to calculate how much fuel it can give to the motor and not smoke (because I have a TDi). The second reading is boost pressure, the EMS uses this reading to regulate boost pressure for maintaining a specific mass air flow.

When one claims that a filter or intake helps to develop more power it can only mean one thing, some property of the filter or intake must have caused more airflow and thus, more fuel is being injected. Cramming more air into the intake must mean that you are creating more boost, however the EMS has a pre-programmed control system that regulates the engine between specified parameters. If the EMS can to maintain the specified level of mass air flow it doesn't matter how much or how little restriction there is before the turbo. The EMS will see that and use the variable nozzle (the gas throat section at the inlet) on the turbo to reduce the boost and put the airflow right back to where you were with the paper filter.

Unless you are unable to maintain the desired boost level with your current intake system a higher flow airfilter WILL NOT HELP YOU. Less restriction is less fuel, no more power at wheel but less fuel for same power.

When Drug Deals Go Bad......

Sorry for the blurry picture, but I was taking them from behind my screen door. Those are ALL undercover police vehicles.
A little back story, directly across the street there is a 18 year old kid (Cory) that just graduated from High School and has been having problems with myself and my neighbor to the left, typical punk. He was jailed back in May for negligent use of a firearm for two months, he has been out of jail for only a month. The Mexicans that live directly across the street from him, the younger brother just got out of serving 2 years for a drive-by shooting in Lovington, I think that you see where this is going.
Friday night there was at least 5 police cruisers at the house, where the Key Energy truck is because Cory stole some beer from an Allsups is his mom's (he doesn't own his on car) 1980-something blue and gold suburban. This little shit was actually is his front yard yelling at the Police about his innocence and that the cops are just harassing him. The police didn't take him that night because they couldn't find any of the stolen property from the convenience store and because the surveillance tape had not yet been reviewed, however they were at his house for a good 3 hours.
Apparently later that night a drug deal went bad over in Lovington (2o Miles away) and my neighbors youngest son almost got beaten to death with pipes and a crowbar. So... his older brother and Cory across the street went back to Lovington and stabbed one of the guys that beat on the brother. What you see in the photo is both houses being raided Monday afternoon. So far there are two people in the critical condition in Lubbock from this incident, one for the beating and the other for the stab wounds, both have a 20% chance of living. The house were the semi truck is parked (the white house), the police took 2 pistols and a bunch of drugs. They didn't find anything in the mexicans house (which is two doors down from me on the right). I was told they trashed both houses looking for evidence, drugs, tossing over furniture, beds, emptying the cabinets and drawers, the works.
I am ready for my house to close, the neighbors told me that they are receiving death threats over the phone about the incident. Thats all I need is to catch a stray bullet from fucking drug dealers. I'll be out of here by the end of Sept.

Pictures of the House

Here are a few more pictures of the house that Belinda and I are trying to buy. We had the home inspection on Thursday and the only major problems with the house is evidence of termite damage in the garage, not the house. Other than that their were a few 'nit-pic' issues, which made us very confident in our offer and hopefully soon purchase of the home.
The white lamp in the picture of the backyard is actually burns natural gas, don't see too many of those anymore.

YUM!

Belinda and I went to Albertson's yesterday and picked up 90lbs of Hatch Green Chile. They had 30 lb bags for $15. Perhaps the only saving grace of New Mexico.