way beyond stressed out
I feel like I'm alone in a row boat, in the middle of a fierce storm on the ocean, in some really rough seas. I feel like braking up on some rocks is about as likely as taking on water and sinking, or flipping over and getting knocked out by the boat. There's no end in sight, no happy, peaceful waters in the sun to look forward to. It's all fight or die.
more problems than solutions. more debt than income. I'm working as hard as I can but it's not enough. Not really sure how all this mess is going to work out.
Nothing went according to plan today*. I obviously needed R+R after working two 6 day weeks in a row, so I didn't get to the junkyard today in a timely matter. Even though they close at pm, they were already locked up at 3:55 pm today. So I went another 20 minutes south to Wilmington, which also closes at 5 pm, but keeps letting people in until closing. They only had 2 Q45s and both were the wrong year, so the injectors were wrong as well. One would've been good intake removal practice if I had more time.. the other, already had the intake and injectors removed. I'm more confident that the Gardena (which closed early today) junkyard will have injectors that from the right model year, but I won't be able to get there before Tuesday at lunch, or Thursday, my next possible day off.
Got a speeding ticket a few weeks ago, on a Saturday morning, the only time I actually can speed on the way to work. I've been looking for the bail info in the mail.. glad it's finally arrived.. but unhappy to find going 85 MPH in LA costs more than going 135 MPH in Redding! Guess I won't be speeding any more! I'd rather be late. Pretty hard to speed with the Q45 misfiring too. although it seems to use less gas.. which is sort of disturbing for one injector failing.
I can't help but wonder if one of the injectors that can't be reached without taking the intake off has also failed. I'm going into this project assuming that at least two have failed, but since I've only tested 5/8, it could be as many as 3. One suggestion I read online, which make a lot of sense, when you go and take the intake off, if you don't have enough good injectors to go around, move any remaining dead injectors to one of three spots that don't require intake removal to replace. Or, if I had a bunch of money, I'd buy 5 new ones and install them in all the tricky places in one go.
And then there's the FR tire which still needs to be replaced. It's lasted this long because I started carrying the tools necessary to change to a spare in the car, and I got the spare out and put it on the back seat. Not to mention all the bills I have yet to pay..
I'm so desperate I started buying lottery tickets again. Gas station lady asked me twice if I wanted super or mega, with 8 mill on super, and 90 mil on mega. I don't need to split 90 mil with a bunch of people. 8 mil would suit me fine.
And then there's my job.. I like it, but I need more money. The best way to get a raise is with a pending offer from somewhere else.
And then there's housing... No dire moving plans yet, but I have to keep looking for when the need becomes urgent.
*Nothing went according to plan for the last several days. I guess it shouldn't be too much of a surprise. All I can do is try to make better plans now, and hope they're good enough upon reflection tomorrow.
more problems than solutions. more debt than income. I'm working as hard as I can but it's not enough. Not really sure how all this mess is going to work out.
Nothing went according to plan today*. I obviously needed R+R after working two 6 day weeks in a row, so I didn't get to the junkyard today in a timely matter. Even though they close at pm, they were already locked up at 3:55 pm today. So I went another 20 minutes south to Wilmington, which also closes at 5 pm, but keeps letting people in until closing. They only had 2 Q45s and both were the wrong year, so the injectors were wrong as well. One would've been good intake removal practice if I had more time.. the other, already had the intake and injectors removed. I'm more confident that the Gardena (which closed early today) junkyard will have injectors that from the right model year, but I won't be able to get there before Tuesday at lunch, or Thursday, my next possible day off.
Got a speeding ticket a few weeks ago, on a Saturday morning, the only time I actually can speed on the way to work. I've been looking for the bail info in the mail.. glad it's finally arrived.. but unhappy to find going 85 MPH in LA costs more than going 135 MPH in Redding! Guess I won't be speeding any more! I'd rather be late. Pretty hard to speed with the Q45 misfiring too. although it seems to use less gas.. which is sort of disturbing for one injector failing.
I can't help but wonder if one of the injectors that can't be reached without taking the intake off has also failed. I'm going into this project assuming that at least two have failed, but since I've only tested 5/8, it could be as many as 3. One suggestion I read online, which make a lot of sense, when you go and take the intake off, if you don't have enough good injectors to go around, move any remaining dead injectors to one of three spots that don't require intake removal to replace. Or, if I had a bunch of money, I'd buy 5 new ones and install them in all the tricky places in one go.
And then there's the FR tire which still needs to be replaced. It's lasted this long because I started carrying the tools necessary to change to a spare in the car, and I got the spare out and put it on the back seat. Not to mention all the bills I have yet to pay..
I'm so desperate I started buying lottery tickets again. Gas station lady asked me twice if I wanted super or mega, with 8 mill on super, and 90 mil on mega. I don't need to split 90 mil with a bunch of people. 8 mil would suit me fine.
And then there's my job.. I like it, but I need more money. The best way to get a raise is with a pending offer from somewhere else.
And then there's housing... No dire moving plans yet, but I have to keep looking for when the need becomes urgent.
*Nothing went according to plan for the last several days. I guess it shouldn't be too much of a surprise. All I can do is try to make better plans now, and hope they're good enough upon reflection tomorrow.