I noticed I posted under "anxiety" about the test-driving of a BMW in August of 2017. https://bec-87rb.livejournal.com/276538.html
I also notice that said douchemobile is sitting in our driveway right now, and I still hate it. :) Since he had the foot reconstruction in April, I am the sole driver, and have had time to evaluate it as a driver. ( Read more... )

This is a real bulletin sent to parent of kids in the Grand Forks, North Dakota, area this week ( Read more... )

One day this week, I came out in the morning to go to work, and as I get near the car, I hear squirrels arguing. Several squirrels shoot out from under the vehicle in all directions. As I round the left front quarter-panel, I still hear some chattering and screaming, and I can see that there's a squirrel perched on the left front tire, and he was ( Read more... )

Best part of Roadtrip 2012 was feeding a giraffe romaine lettuce at the Milwaukee County Zoo. They extort $10 from you for the priviledge, but there is something weird and wonderful about being eye level with a giraffe intent on grabbing something out of your hand with a foot-long black tongue. It's like a deer that a mad scientist got hold of ( Read more... )

Things fall apart, the centre cannot hold;
Mere anarchy is loosed upon the world.My car, now legally old enough to vote, refused to start last night when I got to it on the top floor of the Metro parking garage. Oh, I checked, as soon as it refused to turn over, not even a spark - had my routine of shutting-off-the-car failed? Were the lights left ( Read more... )

Saturday, I went to get the car inspected.
To reduce my time in line in the broiling sun, I popped on over to Virginia Tire & Auto at 6:15 am to get in line, behind some guy who had dropped his car off the night before just to be first in line - jeez, that's hardcore. The temperature was 63 degrees at that hour, I noted.
I spent a half hour ( Read more... )

So, I just got my car safety-inspected on Tuesday the 2nd after work. The VA quality control guy was an older man who wouldn't take no for an answer about giving me his seat while the actual inspection team worked, and he chatted me up about the car. I was in a pleasant mood, so I probably had my open, harmless Mom face on. The world was ( Read more... )