Today was my "run car errands" day. Since I managed to badly hit a curb and whacked my wheels out of alignment last week, I really needed to get to the tire shop and get that fixed. My car was shaking badly at speeds 60-70 mph... Of course, when I got there, I remembered that I have been thinking of replacing my tires anyway for the last couple ( Read more... )

Yesterday I saw mile-long gas lines, today I saw no lines at all. But I saw all six gas stations I drove by flash big "NO GAS" signs. I really hope it gets better by next Friday, or I will have to get very, very creative. With a perspective of spending a night in New Brunswick. I wouldn't worry too much if I only had this one job - first of all ( Read more... )

Потратила 1 (один) час и 10 (десять) минут на то чтобы проехать 2.5 (две с половиной) мили. Естественно, что безнадежно опоздала на лекцию - за то время что я стояла в пробке, она не только началась, но и кончилась. Так же безнадежно опоздала забрать важные бумажки. Теперь надо думать - то ли ехать забирать завтра, то ли попросить прислать. ( Read more... )

That was some adventure - getting back from DC today through the storm. Normally, it takes me between 3.5 and 4 hours to do so. Today, it took me full 6. First, the roadwork and the confusing intersections in DC got me, so instead of 10-15 minutes to get to the major road it took me some 25-30 minutes. Then, the entire damn state of Maryland ( Read more... )

Well, we did close early tonight - closed at 8pm rather than 10pm because no one was coming anyways. The drive back was slow - I didn't dare to go faster than 25mph, but it was not too bad. I only agreed to work there because I knew they would all be major roads and they were in decent shape. Yes, it felt like driving on washboard because of the ( Read more... )

Just a brief note that I am, in fact, still alive and kicking. It's only that I've been busy running around and working, and had not had any energy to post ( Read more... )

Вот жеж жопа. Я только порадовалась, какой день выдался хороший, так тут же ложка дегтя мне прямо по ушам. Сдох СД-плейер в машине. То есть не совсем сдох, но диск не выпускает, жужжит только. Не знаю, что делать. Гарантия у меня уже истекла фабричная, надо бы поискать народного умельца - может, оно лечится? Тут я и механиков-то не знаю, в ( Read more... )

За глупость надо платить. И хорошо, когда есть чем. Сегодня умудрилась не вписаться в выезд с парковки и здорово поцарапала себе бампер. Была в убитом состоянии (зачем я вообще в этот гребаный Нюарк поехала в тумане, на бесполезнейший семинар - ну хоть бы что полезное сказали!) весь день, ушла с работы рано, поехала в мастерскую сказала - ( Read more... )

These fuck-brained bastards at Nissan dealership had put some rusty crappy parts on my new engine, which they weren't supposed to even touch! As if I wouldn't notice! Did they think that if I am a girly-girl, I won't notice? Not only did I notice, I am going to set a lawyer, a TV station, Better Business Bureau and Nissan Corporate after them. ( Read more... )

When a car accident causes a routine thought like "I feel I have been through it before...". Anyways, I was in a car accident today. There is a street in Omaha, that 7-9 in the morning is both lanes eastwards, during the evening rush hour 4-6 pm it is both lanes westwards, and other times it is one lane in each direction. Well, at 4:15 as the ( Read more... )