Porsche 924S Maintenance

Friday, July 28, 2017

Shenzhen Lianhuashan Park

One of the many rental bike options around downtown Shenzhen

Plumeria

By Deng Xiao Ping Statue overlooking downtown Shenzhen

Tallest building is the new Ping An Insurance Building

Taken around Chinese New Year

On a sunnier day:

Deng Xiao Ping in mid-stride.
One of the acceptable Chinese Historical Figures of the current era

Massive Shenzhen Industrial Museum forms the gateway to the park- haven't been inside the museum yet.

On a windy, kite flying day:

San Francisco Aerial Photos (United SFO -> Chicago)

My hope was to capture some great SF Bay tide-photos along the lines of the Sausalito Tide Talks that the YRA holds every year. These are from a different direction that I ordinarily see and the light was perfect for capturing the buildings of downtown San Francisco.

Bay Bridge - Yerba Buena Island

Berkeley Marina - A great place to sail

See the color variation of the water. Much of the area is extremely shallow.
Berkeley Pier has been closed for renovation for some time now.

Sunday, July 23, 2017

Screw in Mazda CX5 Tire -- Prevented flat far from home. Removal and fixing steps.

I recently heard a characteristic clicking from my left rear tire, and pulled over to find an embedded construction screw and attached washer. The Mazda CX5 has large rims with expensive Toyo tires that are hard to get a hold of at a reasonable price in this country. Fortunately, the instructions below worked for me using the tire fix kit that I picked up from Harbor Freight.

(1) Don't pull out the object if it is preventing a flat tire (my case)

(2) Carry a flat tire repair kit including a rubber plug and needle tool.

(3) Rubber cement was optional for me. I did need to ream the smaller hole to make room for the needle and plug.