The Everything Thread, Here you can post about anything you wantu Options

[mirocu]

ALL DAY?

[Sakiri]

Lol.

I finished Duolingo. Day 1200.

[mirocu]

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

[Sakiri]

Lol.

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

[mirocu]

Neither can I.


I just pretend

[Sakiri]

Lies.

Zzzz

[mirocu]

Zzzz indeed.

[Decrepit]

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.

[Acadian]

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.

[Decrepit]

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.

[Acadian]

So glad to hear of the great outcome!

[King Of Beasts]

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

[Sakiri]

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

[mirocu]

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... .... ...

[Sakiri]

lol.

[mirocu]

I am hear.

[Acadian]

Sorry, can't here you.

[mirocu]

Sorry, can't here you.

Rocu: Whoops!

Acadian: Whoopsie!

[mirocu]

What the...??


*points*


-WRITE SOMTHN, PEOPLE!!

[Decrepit]

SOMTHN, PEOPLE!!