I've been terribly busy. Having a life and all that. (Scary, innit?)

• Moving -- I think I've actually tied up all the details. Go fig.
• Work -- going fine. Found out some product I personally handled is worth $1,900... Each. Gulp.
• Car -- happily repaired. I may even buy the roof rack I've been needing to get for her, now that all the repairs are done.
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I took Beauvoir** the Volvo to the shop today and had some unpleasant (yet fortunate) repairs to make.

Unpleasant, as they were expensive. Fortunate in that they were better discovered now, than empirically at my usual Interstate speeds, at 4 a.m. through the passes.

So...
1 Transmission Flush
2 front control bushings
1 Fog light and
1 bent rear stay ( Read more... )

...that having to buy tires can clean out your savings account?
Crimeny! At least it's the day before payday....

...there are no emergency alignments available at Les Schwab?
You have to make a bleedin' appointment...

...it's still cheaper than hitting the breaks and being rear-ended would've been?
Thankfully, the d*mn thing was already dead. :P

Have a tire blow spectacularly while you are (as usual) driving too fast in a construction zone, said construction zone being where they narrow two wide lanes into one, braced on both sides with concrete barriers. So, while your new (to you) Volvo is going *shudder*shudder*pull-to-the-right*, the semi behind you isn't slowing down either ( Read more... )