My day began pretty slow. I had my usual bowl of dry Life cereal. It really is better with milk but I hate calcium and my stomach hates dairy so I live without. Then I watched a couple shows OnDemand before getting ready for the day.
Some time after that my dad and brother stopped by to pick me up so I could go get my car. I got the keys and as I was walking out to it the mechanic shouted to me to bring it back if it happened again because he would find out what was wrong with it eventually. I just smiled and kept walking. I wasnt charged anything so they obviously blew me off on Tuesday when I called and asked them to check stuff related to the fuel pump.
From there my dad followed me over to the other mechanics. My dad knows the guys there and that is where my mom goes a lot so they cant be two bad. This was the shop on the East side of town. The branch on the West side of town tried to kill me about seven years ago so I boycotted them for awhile. In that time they opened up the East side shop so I felt safe in lifting the boycott. Anyway, twenty minutes after I got home I got a call from the mechanic and he told me that he had found the problem. Twenty minutes. In that time he was able to replicate the problem and figure out what it was. My dad and I had told him that we thought it was related to the fuel pump relay or the pump itself and he actually listened. It ended up being the fuel pump. It is going to set me back about $630 but Id rather spend that and have a fixed car than sit around for two weeks twiddling my thumbs for free while my car wasnt even being worked on. I told my mechanic friend how long it took for the second mechanic to find the problem and he laughed at me for even going to the dealership in the first place. My new opinion is that the dealership has such a high volume that they dont really put much effort into cars that might take a little longer to figure out. I would imagine that cars still under warranty probably have a higher priority as well. From here on out I believe I will be sticking with independent shops because it seems like they have better customer service and higher quality mechanics. After I get a few more paychecks saved up Ill have to make another trip to the new mechanics to get tires. Well see if I have any money left for Christmas. This may be the year I rely on my craft skills for gifts.
At work I made progress on my scarf. Im up to about 20 inches so I only have about 52 more inches to go. That really seems like a lot. I need to get on that because I know Christmas will sneak up on me if Im not careful.
And finally, I only saw the beginning of the show but I did learn a couple things about the giant statues on Easter Island. The most impressive thing is that all the statues came from the same quarry which means the statues on the other side of the island had to be moved a distance of nine miles over hills and the through valleys and forests of palm trees.
Oh, and here is a video of the Zac Brown Band playing The Devil Went Down To Georgia at the CMA awards. The Zac Brown Band is really good regardless if youre a country fan or not. I will admit that the drum solo is very weak but the rest of the performance is good times.
Some time after that my dad and brother stopped by to pick me up so I could go get my car. I got the keys and as I was walking out to it the mechanic shouted to me to bring it back if it happened again because he would find out what was wrong with it eventually. I just smiled and kept walking. I wasnt charged anything so they obviously blew me off on Tuesday when I called and asked them to check stuff related to the fuel pump.
From there my dad followed me over to the other mechanics. My dad knows the guys there and that is where my mom goes a lot so they cant be two bad. This was the shop on the East side of town. The branch on the West side of town tried to kill me about seven years ago so I boycotted them for awhile. In that time they opened up the East side shop so I felt safe in lifting the boycott. Anyway, twenty minutes after I got home I got a call from the mechanic and he told me that he had found the problem. Twenty minutes. In that time he was able to replicate the problem and figure out what it was. My dad and I had told him that we thought it was related to the fuel pump relay or the pump itself and he actually listened. It ended up being the fuel pump. It is going to set me back about $630 but Id rather spend that and have a fixed car than sit around for two weeks twiddling my thumbs for free while my car wasnt even being worked on. I told my mechanic friend how long it took for the second mechanic to find the problem and he laughed at me for even going to the dealership in the first place. My new opinion is that the dealership has such a high volume that they dont really put much effort into cars that might take a little longer to figure out. I would imagine that cars still under warranty probably have a higher priority as well. From here on out I believe I will be sticking with independent shops because it seems like they have better customer service and higher quality mechanics. After I get a few more paychecks saved up Ill have to make another trip to the new mechanics to get tires. Well see if I have any money left for Christmas. This may be the year I rely on my craft skills for gifts.
At work I made progress on my scarf. Im up to about 20 inches so I only have about 52 more inches to go. That really seems like a lot. I need to get on that because I know Christmas will sneak up on me if Im not careful.
And finally, I only saw the beginning of the show but I did learn a couple things about the giant statues on Easter Island. The most impressive thing is that all the statues came from the same quarry which means the statues on the other side of the island had to be moved a distance of nine miles over hills and the through valleys and forests of palm trees.
Oh, and here is a video of the Zac Brown Band playing The Devil Went Down To Georgia at the CMA awards. The Zac Brown Band is really good regardless if youre a country fan or not. I will admit that the drum solo is very weak but the rest of the performance is good times.