I had driven less than a block when I realized that the seat was out of adjustment. At the first corner, I looked in the exterior rearview mirror, only to find that the mirror had been knocked out of its cradle and was giving me a view of blue sky.
When I, down at the dash to see how much gas I had left, the readout had been changed from “fuel range” to “odometer.” The most frustrating of all was that the radio, which I had left on
This Heavenly King of Hong Kong pop music had humble beginnings.
In a recent episode of TVB’s 55th Anniversary Footprint, it was revealed that pop legend Aaron Kwok worked as an air-conditioner mechanic before he found success at TVB.
During the episode, images of Aaron’s application to TVB to be a dancer in 1984 were shared, including details such as his prior employment and salary received.
According to these images, the 18-year-old Aaron worked as an air-conditioner mechanic before joining TVB, earning a salary of HK$1,700 (S$311). He was introduced to join the broadcaster by a “canteen boy” from the company.
TVB’s 55th Anniversary Footprint is a commemorative variety show that celebrates milestones in TVB and the people who have made it big in the industry.
In this episode, the showbiz debuts of the Four Heavenly Kings of Hong Kong pop music — Andy Lau, Aaron Kwok, Leon Lai and
A mechanic has been fined more than $400,000 after his teenage apprentice was crushed to death while working on a truck.
KML Auto Electrics in Dubbo, New South Wales, was this week ordered to pay the fine following the death of Darby Paxton, 18, in January 2020.
Mr Paxton had only just started his apprenticeship 18 days earlier.
The garage’s early guilty plea saw the fine reduced by 25 per cent, from $500,000 to $375,000.
The mechanic has also been ordered to pay $32,600 in prosecution costs, leaving the final bill at $407,600.
Mr Paxton and mechanic Kurt Michael Lew were working on an Izuzu tilt cab truck when the tragedy struck, the NSW District Court heard.
The truck had been raised appropriately but Mr Lew did not manually install a lock pin that would have kept the truck raised.
Mr Lew then left to attend another job, leaving Mr
In the continuation of a very congested ceaseless spoiler season, Wizards of the Coast has recently revealed more details about The Brothers’ War. Alongside revealing a new extraordinarily rare foiling technique and casually announcing the Power Nine for MTG Arena, Wizards also confirmed the first of The Brothers’ Wars mechanics. Much to the delight of MTG fans, Meld is returning to Magic: the Gathering. US literally the biggest MTG mechanic of all, this is sure to make The Brothers’ War a set to remember.
As one of the primary protagonists of the Antiquities War and most prominent figures in Magic’s history, Urza was one of the most anticipated cards in The Brothers’ War. As a Planeswalker who existed beyond the Great Mending, Urza was also expected to
A shortage of automotive repair parts is continuing to frustrated vehicle owners and mechanics. The ongoing shortage is creating long wait times for repairs, mechanics said.”There’s parts delays on everything as far as brakes, exhaust, tires,” said John Lightbown, service manager for Toyota of Portsmouth. “Lightbulbs are easy to get, but the stuff we really need to get people out on the road is very difficult to get right now.”According to industry experts, supply chain issues brought on by the pandemic, from factories shutting down to backed- up ports and transportation and staffing issues, have not caught up with increased demand.”Beyond semiconductors, these can be metal stamped components, these can be aluminum or iron castings, they could be plastic parts — I mean, a whole variety of parts that feeds the auto industry,” said Alan Amici, of the Center for Automotive Research. One woman told News 9 that her new … Read more