Ugh.

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Lancer woke me up with their call about Clyde the Chev today. Seems they want almost $900 to fix the front brakes and rotors and some kind of hose, and even more than that to fix the rear cylinder, whatever that is, even though that can be held off. We were expecting something under $300. And that doesn't take into account the problems we're already ignoring, like the tires it needs and the various leaks and the worn out belts.

Clyde is not worth $1000, so unless we do something else (have it towed to another shop for a different estimate and hope it's manageable or have S4 repair what he can himself), we're without car. Which sucks, but wouldn't be half so bad as the fact that the "good" car on loan is also scheduled to be returned from whence it came in another week or two. Arrrgh.

Went from two cars to none pretty damn quick. At least I walk to work.

And now I'm feeling really guilty about agreeing to buy that keyboard, even though I couldn't really have forseen this.

Is anyone out there selling a cheap, reliable little hatchback?
I'd buy it from you in a heartbeat.

*sigh*

Ooh, wait.
Does this mean I don't have to pay my $200 insurance bill, now? That'd be neat. I can't remember if you pay forward or back on that.

Is it motorcycle season, yet?

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when you finally give up on it, call the insurance company, tell them you're not using the car anymore. If there's anything left to bill for, they'll prorate -- like if you paid up (a couple months at once? or did you pay 4 payments over six months?), then you're paid up and they might refund it, but if they bill as you go, they'll prorate from the first day of the billing cycle to the exact day you called them. Or they should if they work. Note, an all-areas-even-express bus pass is less than a $200 monthly insurance bill and Way less than gas, oil changes AND insurance. The ride from your place to ...is it Southdale? would only be like 60-80 minutes. A lot of reading could get done.

In other news, I found your jack!

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I actually looked at the bill before I left this morning. It's due on Feb. 18, and covers from then until the same time in August, I think. I think we'll have a decent idea of what's going to happen by then.

Awesome about the jack! Thanks! If there's a dinner tonight, are you coming? I could get it from you there, otherwise I'll wait 'til after I get back from NYC.

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...and I dunno about busses to Southdale for S4. It'd probably work fine if he worked business hours, but not when he's there until 10 or later. Even getting busses back to Mpls is tricky or impossible at that time.

[burnunit.livejournal.com]

if there is dinner, as soon as I find out where, I'll plan to be there with the jack for you!