Good morning!!!!

[daugen]

I can honestly say that I've never had a car buying experience that was even remotely close to that, David. Color me envious.

I did buying a Subaru. Only time...though local Volvo dealer is very low key.

 

[daugen]

my plans for today sure changed as afternoon taken up getting rv, and didn't get back til dark, making backing in even more fun.
rv ran great, now it will sit here for two weeks until I take it to offsite storage.
Everything fixed and bill was reasonable for work done. I paid with a check to save 3.5%.
Also gave owner's wife some donuts for tomorrow morning.

some light rain due in tonight, then heavier rain due in tomorrow night. sure hope so, passed several flashing signs this afternoon
announcing burn ban

 

[sodamo]

my plans for today sure changed as afternoon taken up getting rv, and didn't get back til dark, making backing in even more fun.
rv ran great, now it will sit here for two weeks until I take it to offsite storage.
Everything fixed and bill was reasonable for work done. I paid with a check to save 3.5%.
Also gave owner's wife some donuts for tomorrow morning.

some light rain due in tonight, then heavier rain due in tomorrow night. sure hope so, passed several flashing signs this afternoon
announcing burn ban

How times change!!!!
Remember when if you offered to pay cash you could often get a cash discount?
And now they charge extra for credit card.
Here they the state changed the law to allow that.

 

[daugen]

How times change!!!!
Remember when if you offered to pay cash you could often get a cash discount?
And now they charge extra for credit card.
Here they the state changed the law to allow that.

I think she said they pay close to 4 percent to cc company
and while their shop rate is 175 an hour, so far they seem to be charging for about half
the actual hours. Or the guy is just a whiz mechanic and gets a V10 tuned up in a few hours.
at least none of those plugs broke.
and there is now zero miss at idle.

the serpentine pulley was 99 bucks, seemed reasonable
but again it's the bottom line.
He gave me a 1000 bill not a 1500+ bill he easily could have.
He did a lot of work for the money, including removing and reinstalling the electric steps.
so I couldn't sweat the cc issue, though I did miss out on getting 2 percent back on full charge from cc company.

ordered oranges and grapefruit from Hale Groves this afternoon and going to send them out earlier vs later to make sure they don't get frozen.
that has sure happened in the past. I always buy the same thing for myself so I can see what is going out.

 

[Buppies]

60 light shower Friday low in low 30s snow west of here enough to cover the ground I’m jealous as I love snow.

Nice buying experience Sodamo

Good Evening

 

[PJSprog]

I did buying a Subaru. Only time...though local Volvo dealer is very low key.

I once walked out on a salesman. He called me back about two weeks later and met my terms.

I almost walked out on the salesman who processed my current vehicle. He didn't sell it - I was already going to buy it before we got there - but he sure did have a good grasp on the lying part. What he didn't handle well, though, was being called out on it. He was a young guy, who I noted a couple years ago had left that dealership and started his own used car lot across town. Perfect move for him.

 

[buckeyefarmer]

Son locked his keys in trunk at Costco. Including his house key to get his other car keys.

 

[Buppies]

That’s awful BEF hope it got a way to get in

 

[buckeyefarmer]

That’s awful BEF hope it got a way to get in

He’s still waiting on AAA I think.

Worst part he has shoulder surgery in the morning.

He’s now waiting on a locksmith.

 

[mostly_gas]

Good evening all. yesterday morning weather: 71ºF for the start, overcast with rain, 1.1 inch in gauge, windy. Squall line came through about 9AM, Rain limited visibility, strong wind and gusty, sky cleared off in afternoon, and high temp was 72ºF. Low temp was during squall line and was 64ºF Made coffee to start day, got good reading from BS meter, cleaning lady prep, cleaning ladies showed up on time, worked on computer work for fish club and ICVFD. After lunch was going to ride couldn't find wallet, so spent rest of day looking for it . Canceled 1 CC locked the other. Today's weather: 47ºF for the start, mostly clear sky, light breeze. Light wind, clear sky. and high temp was 72ºF. Made coffee, Grief Share, bike ride, trip to bike shop to get Volagi, nap, ICVFD board meeting, dinner, more computer work, found wallet .
Catching up starting at Monday Morning 2:09 AM CDT post 199,516:
Buppies glad you got truck cleaned. 99,000 lot of miles. prayer sent.
Ron sorry about the white stuff. Glad progress on shop clean up. Hope you are getting close to finish with leaf work. Nice junco pic.
Thomas you don't feel up to puttering. Hope you can find correct belt for mower deck.
Bill hope rabbit ole was entertaining.
Drew hope you had a good trip home.
Happy(nc) losing a loved one always rough time. You might consider some grief counseling, local hospice should have some reasonable options. Sorry about speeding ticket those are no not fun either and in this case add insult to injury.
Billy when I was young it was a family joke when the odometer rolled over to all 0's, we would look a new car .
Scott(vt) hope you got your walk in. Hope you can transition well back to real world.
Lou enjoy the last of your good weather. Hope they find your tires. Good luck with new car charging station.
Mike good to hear latest trip went well! Good luck with chores and next trip to do honey-do's. Good luck find the wood for your milk hose projects.
Ken sorry about no rain. Stick pick up here is an on going progress. Hope new car doesn't break, any kind of warranty on it? nice pics
Dennis sorry your burn bans are state wide. And people keep electing the same idiots to make the same dumb decisions. I need to review new plans myself. Sorry about the headache and wife coughing. prayers for you both to get better.
David hope you got everything done.
Drew glad you are safely home. Hope you got home before bladder went critical. Quite the difference between RV and Volvo. Glad car ran fine and got some carbon blown out.
PJ sorry about the unexpected rain, probably messed with traffic too. Thanks for reminding me about the hoses.
Fritz impressive Costco bill, hope that included truck tire. Sorry about the scratch in rim. Glad cleaning wire connectors cured the wonkiness. Good luck with fuel leak.
Paul you hit a home on first visit to dermatologist. I had a basil cell fist visit, 1/2 inch became 3 inch incision. Glad pain low level.Hope you heal quickly, and margins were good. prayers sent.
Thomas glad kitties talked you into nap. Not good to overdo when under the weather.
Dennis bet hard to tell difference between layer headache and sinus headache. Anybody else have oil recycle program you can take oi to?
Scott(vt) the slow driver happen even in Texas I use little wagon and construction wheelbarrow to store a week of wood on back porch.
Frits sorry about crowd at Costco.
Randy glad you got your mowing in before the rain. Easier to trim wet grass than mow it. Hope stacking went well too.
Dennis I take SUV shopping now, much easier to load from back.
Dennis good luck with minister, sinus pain really hanging in there. Nice rain.
Buppies thanks, found wallet tonight, think it was hiding in chair, just fell on floor while dong computer work.
More catch up tomorrow.
prayer for all, especially Jay/Peg, Kyle /Daughter, /mom's breathing, /son's migraines, Bird /aging issues,Mike /BIL in FL, Ron /heart, David(moss) /remodel, /divorce, Buppies /cancer,parathyroid,blood sugar /wife, Thomas /gout, Phil /reflux, Frits /veteran son with mental issues, /granddaughter with Evans Syndrome, Ken /dad possible dementia, /chronic fatigue, Diet not working, Steppenwolfe /son-auto immune disorder, Grev /wife's eye, Ted /knee recovery, /retirement & disability red tape, /family issues, /wife back issues, Lou /eye issues, /heart issues, /wife hip replacement, Doug and wife/health issues, / hand nerve and surgery, /fall and recovery, / wife headaches and heart eval, / David(sadamo)/Sophie's hip or leg pain, /back issue, Scaredy/shoulder dislocation, /marriage dissolving, / friend stop drinking, Dennis /retirement, /neighbor issues, /brother's lymphoma, /dad surgery recovery, Drew /back operation issues, /friend's wife cancer diagnosis and recovery, Scotty /back pain, Helogabals /wife's friend situation, Fatjay /father broken hip, ******, Ukraine war, hurricane victims, and Country.

 

[buckeyefarmer]

Son made it home. Locksmith was able to get it open

Mostly, glad found your wallet

 

[ronjhall]

Coffee is brewing. 43° with fog this morning. Heading to 50° with rain and wind. .14" rain yesterday. Put battery maintainers on tractors and mower. Then worked on shop cleanup. Been many years since I cleaned under bench and tool boxes. Maybe I will be able to find things after I drop them on shop floor in the future. Going to do grocery shopping today. So I do not need to go out in the cold and possible snow tomorrow. Will continue shop cleanup when back from shopping.

Mostly, glad you found wallet.

Everyone stay safe and well.

Good Morning All.

 

[scott_vt]

Good Morning,
Punta Cana, 77 to start going to 83 ! Looks like a good weather day but we have to leave for the airport by 10 am !

It will be a long travel day and we get into JFK during rush hour in the rain so it won’t be a fast trip home I’m afraid!

Mostly, glad you found your wallet and Dennis glad son was able to get his keys unlocked from the trunk !

Hope all have a great day !

 

[riptides]

48 outside this AM, may touch 70 today. Did not hear the weather report so no clues as to what the day will bring. There was talk of rain for today. It looks super foggy out this AM so it must be warmer than usual.

Got the honey-do list done at daughters, matter of fact the other two daughters managed to get down there too. So it was a first for all of us at the middles new house. Seems we all were together when we got the bad news of their grand fathers passing. Not sure what the arrangements will be as it was sudden but expected. For some of us in the family anyway, expected.

Made it home last night and need to unpack the tools this AM. Not sure what the next couple of days will bring. I know I need to be to the MD house at the end of the week. That's about all.

Hope all have a good day, be safe.

 

[daugen]

good morning all
cloudy morning waiting for rain tonight
off to breakfast with old friend, still on school board I was, will get caught up on news
then home to do the leaves and work on the rv.

Riptides, hope your family challenges slow down
Mostly, wonderful you found your wallet

 

[Buppies]

Glad you found wallet mostly, happy son got car unlocked good luck with surgery son, sorry about grandfathers death riptides
53.6 outside very foggy rain this afternoon.18 inches of rain before midnight last night. Back to work today.

Prayers for all our Country

 

[wngsprd]

52 heading to 66. Last warm day.

Rip, prayers for your family's loss.

Mostly, good you found your wallet.

BEF glad son was able to get his keys from the trunk.

Ron, Sharp-shinned hawks are making appearances around our feeders now, too.

Della needed lots of exercise yesterday, so since it was warm, put on the shorts and t-shirt and took her on the long hike to the river to swim. Met up with two nice Siberian husky/Chocolate Lab mix dogs and owner. Interesting. I guess school was out, or the big group of young kids I passed are home schooled by the moms with them. Came home and managed to climb up a tree for a couple of hours before dark and watch a couple of does. Just as it was getting dark, two squirrels came home...climbed trees to go to bed, each in a different tree about 20 yards away.

 

[Buppies]

Being in the woods good for the soul

 

[Thomas]

Being in the woods good for the soul

AMEN to that.

 

[Thomas]

31F clear sky low 50's for high.

Outside chores done E muffin time.
Plans for today...trip to town 2 stops,get caught up on puttering outside much needed showers rain maybe snow next 4 days +-.

Enjoy your day all.