F#%@n' Murphy's LAW strikes AGAIN. Damn damn DAMN.

SO of course the absolute DAY that we put the one car in the shop; not to be regained until at least MONDAY morning; the OTHER car goes and blows something halfway down the freakin' highway (husband works TWO HOURS away from home).

Fortunately; we have secured his transport to work; and some very kind friends are going to get the car and bring it home to me, where we will give it a midnight inspection and hope the 24 hour Advance Auto can help. However; atm he does not have any way HOME from the two hours away job. Still working on that one. Cross your fingers.

Meanwhile; I have no dicernable family or freinds available to watch my toddler; so he will have to be watched by my friends who are going to get the car (whom he's never met before); or he will have to ride all over creation with us to get the parts late night.

OH, and the car that's in the shop; even if I manage to tell the mechanic not to start on it tommorrow; I still have to figure out how to get to it and get it home.
AND it's only a two seater; so I can't bring my baby with me anywhere in it.

AAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRGGGGGGGGH.

Heading over to the bar's open thread now. I DO have vodka in the house; and I'm about to use it.

man, that sounds tough. I hope you get it all cleared up before too long.

:loveya: :grouphug: :hug: :grouphug: :loveya:

I am sure it will.
Thanks!:hug:

when it rains...

:hug:

sorry that sounds like the shits. The only thing i can say is that it will pass it just won't seem fast enough.

:hi:

At least hubby got to actually go to work; some money is def. better than NO money!
I'm not really upset; just irritated. It could be much worse.
Thanks.

BTW; just read your thread; glad you are free to relax a bit now. Congrats on the hard work.
:hi:

thanks though!

glad you aren't too upset.

:pals:

Murphy's Law ;)

(sorry; said car was just delivered to my door; bless their hearts. Spent 20 min. going over the problem.....).
After much wrangling about timing; I believe it will be on the road by tommorrow evening.

Punch him a few for me; phuleeeze.:hug:

I'm sorry, babe. I hope you manage to work something out. I'm driving a tremendous pos, until we can replace it in September, and I live in FEAR that it will crap out in the meantime. I'd be screwed.

Good car vibes! Good car vibes!

:pals:

This one is a sorta-kinda clunker (actually in very good condition considering); but has VERY high miles; hence the fact we got it for under 2K. I am hoping to get something nice in either Nov. or Jan.

Thanks for the support.:hug:

I have a 16 year old minivan.
The engine light is on, it's burning oil, and (horribly embarrassingly) the muffler has gone to crap (or rather some of the pipes, which are stainless and $$ to replace). It is loud, it stinks, and it's scary.

It sucks that something that depreciates in value and costs so much to maintain is such a financial undertaking at the outset.

Bleh.

Had to replace the intake manifold three months after purchase (I KNEW the price was too good to be true!!) to the tune of $700. Ouch Ouch Ouch.
But; I think after this we will probably be able to sail on through the fall ok.

You can't get some replacements from the junkyard? Just being nosey.

Not that I can count on him to be real proactive about dealing with the issues of *my* vehicle. I wish I knew more about cars. Mine's foreign, so parts can be pricey and hard to come by.

:hug:

Y'know; if I had *bothered* to drop into ASAH *first*; I would have remembered that.
D'yuh!!!
Ah well. I really don't think it's gonna be really bad; just a pain in the ass.
At least money is not the obstacle it once was....not as bad; at least.
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