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Wednesday, July 9, 2025

BEWARE the O'Reilly's Brake Pad Scam !

BEWARE THE O'Reilly's Brake Pad Scam: so i bought brake pads with "lifetime warranty" in 2023 and they wore out prematurely (in my opinion), but even if not premature  my understanding of the O'Reilly's brake pad warranty is that:

"O'Reilly's policy, and that of many other major chains, generally DOES cover normal wear and tear on their premium "lifetime warranty" brake pads. The idea is that you buy one set, and as long as you own the vehicle, you get free replacements for pads that simply wear out.".

So i brought in the pads and the white guy ran up to the counter to help me. I pushed the box of used brake pads toward him and said "I'm returning these for a refund". The white clerk opened the box and quickly "inspected" the brake pads. He didn't even look up my account before quickly saying "I can't refund these. They've been used".

DUH ?! REALLY ? like he thought  he was sherlock holmes and had detected a major lie. It was SO RIDICULOUS - he was treating me like I had found some old brake pads on the sidewalk and thought I could walk in and get $50 bucks for them.

The reality is I purchased new brake pads at a different O'Reilly's near where I was earlier in the day (Westminster) and had them replaced at my shop near there. Then I had a meeting in Newport Beach, so afterwards I stopped in at the closest O'Reilly's to  hopefully get treated with the respect I deserve.

I told him "I know they've been used. I am returning them for a warranty refund. The Vietnamese fellow at the other O'Reilly's said I could return them "as long as they're not metal on metal" . But this white guy said "No. I can't do that." And said that "normal wear and tear" is NOT covered by lifetime warranty, which leads me back to the above quote .

I have been a faithful customer at O'Reilly's over the years because (usually) they are honorable about their warranties without playing Sherlock Holmes. But, sadly,  this was quite a different experience. Shame on this clerk for mistreating me. If he had a legitimate denial of my warranty claim it seems in contradiction to what I've been told and read. If anybody feels scammed, it's me, by him.

"While the exact legal wording might differ slightly, the intent and common practice for both O'Reilly's and AutoZone's "lifetime warranty" brake pads is to replace them when they are worn out from normal use...While both companies intend to cover normal wear on "lifetime" brake pads, the individual employee's understanding, training, and interpretation of "defect" versus "excessive wear due to other issues" can lead to wildly different outcomes...So, the real difference isn't so much in the underlying policy (which for premium pads often DOES cover normal wear), but in the consistency of [or lack of ] training and application by individual store employees."

   The initial reaction you received ("They've been used!") was indeed ridiculous in the context of a warranty return, as the whole point of returning a worn item under warranty is precisely that it has been used and worn out  .."

re O'Reilly's location at
1739 Superior Ave, Costa Mesa, CA 92627

Wednesday, June 4, 2025

Wild Rose Lake , Nebraska

https://goo.gl/maps/RSBKVvr4meXq77hA6?g_st=am 


So apparently everything back here is private unless you're invited guests. Even though it doesn't say that online at least not very obviously that I've noticed. so I drove up the road until the sign said private and guests only. And some guy in a cart saw me coming and you can see that he decided to quickly reverse his cart in my direction to block my way as if I was going to disobey the sign. What a freaking jerk. I don't want to be on anybody's stupid freaking private property. I can assure you, I come from places that are much nicer. I'm just passing through the state looking for some nice public areas to enjoy just like some of you do from Nebraska ( the few of you who DARE to leave your state. I know it's scary) when you pass through my area in my state and we try to be very nice & hospitable to you

Monday, May 26, 2025

Memorial Day 2025




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#MemorialDay2025
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Monday, May 19, 2025

CREEP CAM ATHERTON LIBRARY #Atherton #TheCreep

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/5t3Rt9TIBUA 


this guy entered the library and demanded that I get out of my seat and change my plug location to please him. When I refused because of his demanding attitude , he had a case of "road rage" and yanked my laptop cord out of the socket and plugged his own in. no shame, no apology. 

Simply unbelievable


Friday, May 16, 2025

https://maps.app.goo.gl/BBufAdiXjMyWpSFy8?g_st=am 


The guy in the POWER SUIT at mass every day at the MP monastery  seems to be  making the mistake of thinking he can be justified with God by perfect attendance at Mass.

 A lot of people go thru such a phase & then they (hopefully ) eventually realize this is not going to ultimately help them be justified with God- just by perfect attendance and being exceptionally well dressed, WITHOUT a change of heart ❤️ and service to God.

 And a change of heart will lead to wanting to deliver others from sin by being an evangelist of the gospel the good news of Jesus ✝️Christ. This will lead to HARDSHIP, because you will need to become an evangelist in one way or another and that usually DOESN'T mean financial success and the praise of others, especially in Silicon Valley๐Ÿ’ฐ. 

It's about the heart ❤️ young man, not externalities. As Jesus said to the Rich Young Man "Are you willing to sell everything and follow me ⁉️". Unfortunately the rich young man walked away sadly. He wasn't willing. 
    -Matthew 19:21-22 



Wednesday, May 14, 2025

Verse of the day 5.14.24


Make every effort to live 
in peace with everyone 
& to be Holy;
 without holiness, 
no one will see the Lord.
     -Hebrews 12:14

Saturday, May 10, 2025

VOD 5.10.25

Husbands, in the same way
 be considerate
 as you live with your wives, 
& treat them with respect
 as the weaker partner 
& as heirs with you 
of the gracious 
gift ๐ŸŽ of life, 
so that nothing will 
hinder your prayers ๐Ÿ™
    -1 Peter 3:7