There was a thread a while back about ads on this site that make you feel bad about yourself, but I couldn't find it. Anyway, the ad that made me feel bad was one for a nail clipper specially designed so senior citizens don't hurt themselves while clipping their nails. I'm looking forward to saving 5% at the grocery store on Tuesdays, but I am not looking forward to not being able to cut my own nails without pain.

Sometimes I consider doing journaling, but then I realize I just live too boring of a life. Every entry would be basically the same.

thank you, normal mechanic and ford stealership, for not having any service openings until monday, even for a completely disabled vehicle. That forced me to buy the part myself, and instead of a $650 <dealership price, probably half that from my mechanic> + towing, I spent 70 bucks and 45 minutes to replace my electronic throttle body.

When I moved out here I discovered the dealership provided good service and competitive pricing on both parts and labor. I always get a coupon some time around a regular maintenance date that would be a significant cost savings. The turn around other than one time was always good.

For me after 100k I hope to find that good independent mechanic, which is honestly sometimes hard to find, where you can get a better deal and understands your goals regarding the vehicle.

Right now I’m lucky to have confidence in both my dealership and my mechanic for my older vehicle.

Don’t know if it was just a back east thing, but I had the very same experience and opinions of dealership service as Bucky prior to moving.

and in the double reverse serendipity department, the throttle body on this is a known issue- and they extended the warranty to 150K miles. My car? 153K. @#$%.

BUT- if it had been covered- I probably would've taken the monday appointment and rented a car until then (lyft is good, but not very practical for fire calls). So I would've spent more money on the rental than I did on the parts. Not often that being just past warranty save you money.

Bucky wrote:and in the double reverse serendipity department, the throttle body on this is a known issue- and they extended the warranty to 150K miles. My car? 153K. @#$%.

BUT- if it had been covered- I probably would've taken the monday appointment and rented a car until then (lyft is good, but not very practical for fire calls). So I would've spent more money on the rental than I did on the parts. Not often that being just past warranty save you money.

Was this a matter of not knowing how easy the repair would be? Because given the savings and the fact that it took you probably less time that it would have taken you to get to the dealer and deal with a rental car seems to suggest fixing it yourself is the rational way to go. I'll do easy stuff myself, because it's easy and cheaper. And I guess I sort of enjoy doing it. Actually, I guess what I like is buying stuff from the auto parts store.

Though I won't change my own oil. Too messy and I really don't want to do anything that requires getting under the car.

I took my car to the dealership a couple weeks ago, which was the first time I ever took a car into the dealership for service. It was just an oil change and tire rotation, though.

TenuredVulture wrote:

Bucky wrote:and in the double reverse serendipity department, the throttle body on this is a known issue- and they extended the warranty to 150K miles. My car? 153K. @#$%.

BUT- if it had been covered- I probably would've taken the monday appointment and rented a car until then (lyft is good, but not very practical for fire calls). So I would've spent more money on the rental than I did on the parts. Not often that being just past warranty save you money.

Was this a matter of not knowing how easy the repair would be? Because given the savings and the fact that it took you probably less time that it would have taken you to get to the dealer and deal with a rental car seems to suggest fixing it yourself is the rational way to go. I'll do easy stuff myself, because it's easy and cheaper. And I guess I sort of enjoy doing it. Actually, I guess what I like is buying stuff from the auto parts store.

Though I won't change my own oil. Too messy and I really don't want to do anything that requires getting under the car.

pretty much, with an embarrassing twist. there's a yootoob of replacing the throttle body on a gas-only vehicle, and it looked pretty easy. however, when i looked in my hybrid's engine compartment, where I thought I would find the throttle body I saw the air cleaner assembly. Peeked under that, and I STILL couldn't find it. Figured the hybrid was different, so I'll let someone else do it (I had no idea of the high cost at this point). BUT, as it turns out, it was simply a matter of perspective. I thought he was filming from the fender side, but it turns out it was actually from the bumper side. And the battery in the vehicle in the video was removed, so that wasn't even there to give me a clue. But once I figured out where to look it was simple.

My daughters bus stop is at the bottom of our driveway which is pretty convenient, our next door neighbors have two kids on the same bus and their stop is also at the bottom of our drive way. The neighbor wife gets her kids on the bus in the morning and I get my daughter on. We are pals or anything, but we are friendly enough and make small talk waiting for the bus. She has an annoying practice of waiting at the top of our driveway, like right outside our garage door. This morning I walked out with my daughter and she was laying down at the top of our driveway with her hands behind her head and her husband was in his car at the bottom of the driveway talking to their kids. He drove off and she just stayed laying in my driveway until after the bus came and picked up the kids then she got up and told me to have a good day.

This is weird right?

she wants you


duh

which reminds me of the school bus story i forgot to tell yesterday:

there's a 5 house cul-de-sac off the bottom of my street. its about 450 feet from the start of the street to the farthest house (h/t google maps). Saw a parent waiting with their kid in their car yesterday for the school bus. beautiful weather, not cold, not hot, clear skies.

now with the possible exception of one of them having a bad wheel, why do you start your car and drive 300-400 feet instead of walking?

Bucky wrote:which reminds me of the school bus story i forgot to tell yesterday:

there's a 5 house cul-de-sac off the bottom of my street. its about 450 feet from the start of the street to the farthest house (h/t google maps). Saw a parent waiting with their kid in their car yesterday for the school bus. beautiful weather, not cold, not hot, clear skies.

now with the possible exception of one of them having a bad wheel, why do you start your car and drive 300-400 feet instead of walking?

Millennial Mom

Bucky wrote:she wants you


duh

Bill, before you listen to this man, I advise you to go back to page 5 of this thread and start reading.

Bucky wrote:which reminds me of the school bus story i forgot to tell yesterday:

there's a 5 house cul-de-sac off the bottom of my street. its about 450 feet from the start of the street to the farthest house (h/t google maps). Saw a parent waiting with their kid in their car yesterday for the school bus. beautiful weather, not cold, not hot, clear skies.

now with the possible exception of one of them having a bad wheel, why do you start your car and drive 300-400 feet instead of walking?

Maybe they were going straight to work or somewhere right after their kid got picked up?

Slowhand wrote:
Bill, before you listen to this man, I advise you to go back to page 5 of this thread and start reading.

Seems Slowhand was making a whole box of linguini those pages ago. Not sure what that has to do with your yoga partner.

Meditating on death is actually quite rewarding.

After a second treatment Wednesday morning, it looks like the wasps are gone for good. Final toll: 6 stings. 2 each for me and the kid, one each for the wife and dog.

According to a headline teaser in the WaPo digital edition (i.e., click to buy) Lester Holt was a country music DJ