Why oh why did we buy a car in November oh so many years ago? We weren't thinking of the horror of having to register it every year this close to Christmas obviously. I went to register my car today feeling pretty pleased that I could do so but didn't realize I was going to have to have the safety and emissions testing done, so that was blow number one. Then blow number 2 came almost immediately when they told me my front outer tire rods need to be replaced (a $200 repair)...I almost cried, but then I reminded myself that it will all work out and that at least this was discovered before I was flying down the freeway right? Blow number 3 came when they handed me this unmistakable message on the paperwork. Sheesh. In fact, Randy just brought the paper into the office as I'm writing this and said, "How is this supposed to help me feel good about myself?" Good Hell.
Peace on Earth, Good Will Toward Men. Fa la la la la.
Comment Window Tidbit: I'm working 12 hours tomorrow because it's Parent/Teacher Conference night. I will be accepting food, beverages, chocolate and messages of good will as offered.
13 comments:
good grief...
do you think they got that LARGE ENOUGH??
dang
Good wishes on tomorrow from me!
Oh dear. This is a terrible blow, obviously, but you sure did have a humorous way of delivering the news! (Not that I'm laughing at your expense.)
Marc bought his car in November (or was it December?) as well, and it always feels so wrong to have to pay for that stuff right before Christmas.
Oh what a pain! So sorry your car didn't pass and that you have to get something fixed! I hope the "PASSED" message is in really big letters too!!
Oh my in Louisiana you update your registration by mail for $50 once every two years, no safety testing etc. I cannot imagine this...
We had to sink a lot of money into our 6 year old Camry recently, just months after it was paid off. I wanted to cry. We finally didn't have to make a monthly payment yet moved on to a repair that cost 3 times more than a monthly payment. Just plain wrong.
Sorry for your major issue...but you seriously made me laugh out loud! Thanks for the giggles :)
I know this isn't funny but you're so funny, and Randy's line is the best. This reminds me of getting my van towed last year when I was doing an act of service for someone. Ho ho ho.
Oh ho. Randy's line made me laugh. Exactly. How is he supposed to feel good about himself.
Fa-la-la is right.
Seriously, that rejected could not get any bigger.
We had a car for 8 years that would never pass emissions. I dreaded it every year and wondered what kinds of tricks we were going to have to do to get it to pass.
I feel for you.
I'm pretty sure "Fa la la la la" is not the F-word you were looking for. But okay.
I took my beater van to Jake's Automotive in PG for major front end work and was pleased.
I am sooo sorry. At least you are funny talking about it..
I'm sorry, I know it was a terrible blow but that is AWESOME! How much bigger could it be? Maybe next time they should just stamp it on your forehead. Hilarious. Someone has a wicked sense of humor.
I just spent Friday afternoon at the car repair place. The bill wasn't too bad. But, the cumalitive effect of car problems, car repair bill, and the time and planning it took to get it done was too much!
I am responsible for a car again. I hate it. I hate it, hate it. I've spent $1k on repairs since November. I don't think I spend that much on Metro for a full year.
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