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Aug. 30th, 2003
blast and drat
Aug. 30th, 2003 12:52 pmlast night, i was driving home when the battery light came on. it was just after 8pm, so all the garages were closed. i drove the car home and decided to wake up earlier and either drive it to Finley's or call the tow company.
we took the car to Finley's at 10am. it was packed. only one mechanic on duty (the other guy on duty isn't a mechanic, but can do tires, oil, etc) and he was overwhelmed. i asked if he could look at the car sometime today and he said yeah, but only if i left it. so we left it and set off on foot toward the bus stop, stopping at kroger to get a bottle of water. we had to walk half a mile to get to the bus stop, only to find that it wouldn't be buy for about 50 minutes. i pointed out we could walk to the dry cleaner in less time than that, so we started walking.
fortunately, we had a lot of shade, since we had to go up and down a couple hills. the temp today is in the mid-eighties with a heat index of the mid-nineties.... *humid*
we got to the dry cleaner and i got my blouse/jacket... they forgot to do it, so the guy in charge stayed late to turn on the machines and clean it for me since i need it tomorrow. i got it no charge. i'm impressed that they were able to help me--they'll get more business from me if the stuff they used is unscented.
we walked on to the downtown mall to hit the farmer's market, then came home. i had to pick up another bottle of water because i started getting dizzy and tingly and woozy. been sitting at home for awhile. boy told me over an HOUR ago he was taking a shower, but he *just* got in. i could've been clean, dressed, and packed by now. i don't want to pack while i'm still sweaty. yeah, the sweat dried, but i'm all salty and it could rub off on anything dark I pack.
i walked way too much today, but it felt kinda good until i started getting woozy.
i'll call the garage in a couple hours. if the car's done/okay, i'll go pick it up (begging a ride from any willing friends). if it's not, i'll have to beg a ride to the car rental place.
we took the car to Finley's at 10am. it was packed. only one mechanic on duty (the other guy on duty isn't a mechanic, but can do tires, oil, etc) and he was overwhelmed. i asked if he could look at the car sometime today and he said yeah, but only if i left it. so we left it and set off on foot toward the bus stop, stopping at kroger to get a bottle of water. we had to walk half a mile to get to the bus stop, only to find that it wouldn't be buy for about 50 minutes. i pointed out we could walk to the dry cleaner in less time than that, so we started walking.
fortunately, we had a lot of shade, since we had to go up and down a couple hills. the temp today is in the mid-eighties with a heat index of the mid-nineties.... *humid*
we got to the dry cleaner and i got my blouse/jacket... they forgot to do it, so the guy in charge stayed late to turn on the machines and clean it for me since i need it tomorrow. i got it no charge. i'm impressed that they were able to help me--they'll get more business from me if the stuff they used is unscented.
we walked on to the downtown mall to hit the farmer's market, then came home. i had to pick up another bottle of water because i started getting dizzy and tingly and woozy. been sitting at home for awhile. boy told me over an HOUR ago he was taking a shower, but he *just* got in. i could've been clean, dressed, and packed by now. i don't want to pack while i'm still sweaty. yeah, the sweat dried, but i'm all salty and it could rub off on anything dark I pack.
i walked way too much today, but it felt kinda good until i started getting woozy.
i'll call the garage in a couple hours. if the car's done/okay, i'll go pick it up (begging a ride from any willing friends). if it's not, i'll have to beg a ride to the car rental place.
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Aug. 30th, 2003 02:05 pmcrap.
the garage called. it was the alternator. he's already put a new one on.
we had an alternator put on LAST July. that garage is now out of business, though. grrrrr.
well, at least Finley's is trustworthy and probably did the job right. they'll also likely guarantee the work/parts if i have trouble in the next year. they're good folks.
i'm rather upset. we're already overextending ourselves a little this week because we have to do the whole wedding thing, but now i have to pay another two hundred bucks for something i had done just a year ago. *sigh*
i need to call around and find a ride because they'd like to go home ASAP.
i'm just peeved. if i'd *known* AAS wasn't top-notch last july, i wouldn't have used them. but i was new in town and needed it fixed ASAP. i didn't *know* any other garages. when they replaced the alternator, they ended up blowing a lot of fuses that *I* had to find and replace myself. i didn't use them again because i thought that was really unprofessional... after replacing the alternator, one should CHECK the electronics. if some things don't work, find and replace the damn fuses.
anyhow, i found Finley's after that and i've been really happy there. *sigh* they're just across town. i didn't know![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
red_frog's mechanic at that time, otherwise i'd have considered going there (it's just down the street).
the garage called. it was the alternator. he's already put a new one on.
we had an alternator put on LAST July. that garage is now out of business, though. grrrrr.
well, at least Finley's is trustworthy and probably did the job right. they'll also likely guarantee the work/parts if i have trouble in the next year. they're good folks.
i'm rather upset. we're already overextending ourselves a little this week because we have to do the whole wedding thing, but now i have to pay another two hundred bucks for something i had done just a year ago. *sigh*
i need to call around and find a ride because they'd like to go home ASAP.
i'm just peeved. if i'd *known* AAS wasn't top-notch last july, i wouldn't have used them. but i was new in town and needed it fixed ASAP. i didn't *know* any other garages. when they replaced the alternator, they ended up blowing a lot of fuses that *I* had to find and replace myself. i didn't use them again because i thought that was really unprofessional... after replacing the alternator, one should CHECK the electronics. if some things don't work, find and replace the damn fuses.
anyhow, i found Finley's after that and i've been really happy there. *sigh* they're just across town. i didn't know
red_frog's mechanic at that time, otherwise i'd have considered going there (it's just down the street).
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Aug. 30th, 2003 03:20 pmthe lovely mbickers was kind enough to give me a ride to get my car. as i was getting ready to leave the garage, the ominous clouds from the west descended on us with lots of wind (blew all the doors to the station wide open) and rain. i made it home after pulling over a few times for emergency vehicles. i've been making two salads (pasta with feta, curried rice, seitan, and almond). boy just got home from getting the new seitan. the stuff we bought last night was *bad*.
anyhow... made the stuff, packed my bags. leaving soon.
mbickers was kind enough to give me a ride to get my car. as i was getting ready to leave the garage, the ominous clouds from the west descended on us with lots of wind (blew all the doors to the station wide open) and rain. i made it home after pulling over a few times for emergency vehicles. i've been making two salads (pasta with feta, curried rice, seitan, and almond). boy just got home from getting the new seitan. the stuff we bought last night was *bad*.anyhow... made the stuff, packed my bags. leaving soon.