ALL DAY?

Lol.

I finished Duolingo. Day 1200.

I have not. Got bored of it.



Random quote of the day: Oh, look! We're holding up our knitting!



Reaps probably knows that quote

Lol.

I might quit it now. I still don't speak Swedish.

Neither can I.


I just pretend

Lies.

Zzzz

Zzzz indeed.

Dropped my car off for repair <crosses fingers> first thing yesterday morning. Wore sweats and athletic shoes so I could walk home from the repair shop. Did so. I suspect the distance traveled was at least as far as my exercise-walks. To be on the safe side I walked the first third of my normal 'path' before calling it quits.

Now mid Tuesday afternoon, the car still hasn't been looked at, let alone repaired. That's a problem I tend to have at that shop. They take forever to get around to me. Normally it's not a big deal, as I don't take the car in without knowing I have a good four-five days free to vegetate at home while they get around to me. This time it's different. Due to the nature of my car's ailment, I don't dare drive it any distance. What's more, I wasn't able to make my weekly grocery run. I ran out of bananas today, and will run out of more stuff tomorrow and each day forward. I should get by on short rations and a few skipped meals, assuming the car's done by Friday. Past that point, a distinct possibility, I'm hosed. Poor pitiful Decrepit. LOL.

Decrepit, I hope they get to your car soon, then fix it quickly as well.

I sympathize in that Mrs Acadian and I only have one car as well. So when it does go in for service (too far to walk), I end up renting a car. Fortunately, it only goes in for service every year or so since I do some things myself. A few 'rental car days' a year is notably cheaper than maintaining a second car as a backup.

The only more budget friendly option I can think of would be some prearranged 'co-op' agreement with a friend in a similar situation where you can ferry each other around a bit during those times when one of you has your car in the shop.

When I used to travel more, I had that sort of 'co-op' arrangement with a neighbor regarding rides to/from the airport.

Thanks Acadian.

Good news. I called again not long ago, more as a reminder (and gentle prod?) than anything else. Best I expected was for them to have evaluated the situation and give me an estimate one time-in-shop and bill. At best, I thought, I'll get it back late tomorrow, more likely Thursday or maybe Friday depending on what's wrong. To my happy surprise I was told that the car was done and sitting in my driveway! Sure enough, there it was. I drove straight to the shop and paid my bill, which at $145US is another happy surprise. With the sound my car was making, and where those sounds originated from, I fully expected to shell out a LOT more.

So, all's well that ends well, assuming what they repaired indeed ends my car issues for the foreseeable future. I'll make a grocery run first thing tomorrow, so not face any overt food shortage other than not having a banana for tomorrow's oatmeal + fruit breakfast. A younger me would make the run today, but I no longer feel comfortable driving in the dark except in unavoidable situations, which isn't the case here.

So glad to hear of the great outcome!

Its nice to see that this thread is still going all theae years later lol

That's partly my fault man. I keep posting.

Eh... *hrrm*


*looks awkwardly around*



-I think I may, MAY, have something to do with that too... .... ...

lol.

I am hear.

Sorry, can't here you.

Rocu: Whoops!

Acadian: Whoopsie!

What the...??


*points*


-WRITE SOMTHN, PEOPLE!!

SOMTHN, PEOPLE!!