Thursday, March 9, 2017
After my webcam mishap on Tuesday prevented me from taking my Macroeconomics assessment, I had to purchase a new external webcam and had to fashion a workaround in order to be able and take my assessment last night.
Assessments at WGU are done by having a proctor watch you while you’re taking the online exam to ensure you’re not using any prohibited material (also known as cheating).
Here was my solution. I ended up taping my new webcam onto the top of my broken one. The cam had to be elevated and able to rotate 360º so the proctor can see that my test environment is free of any reference material. I was worried that my cam wasn’t able to give a wide enough field of view, but everything went off with out a hitch and I was able to take my assessment yesterday after work.
I passed Macroeconomics with a score of 73% and have 64 of the 121 credits I need to complete for my BA in Business. I’m on a mission to get these ALL done before June.
I was feeling unstoppable after passing my assessment and decided to run into the bus garage and see if I could replace the blower motor in my Jeep Commander. I’ve gone for a couple of weeks without a working heater and thought now was as good a time as any to “get ‘er done”. I had already replaced the blower relay…nope. Then I replaced the blower motor resistor…nope. After eliminating the cheapest items, I finally decided to buy a new blower motor and replace it.
Here’s the old blower motor:
Here’s the new blower motor installed:
Hosanna! I have heat again. 😉 Next, I’m going to fix my right windshield washer – it’s been busted for the better part of two months. Tiago can vouch that I’m horrible at keeping my rig in good working order.