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Posted on 11/03/2004 6:16:42 PM PST by HairOfTheDog
Good morning!
Huh...my Dad did a shocking thing yesterday. I feel like what I know of the world is falling apart. The van that quit on Margaret the other day wasn't salvageable (needed a new engine, and it was too expensive to bother with), so he bought a car that was newer than seven or ten years old - a 2001 Ford Focus, mostly for Margaret to drive. Only 33k on it.
This has never happened before! I feel so...vulnerable, somehow...
A Focus is a nice car...along the lines of a Cavalier, right? I loved my old blue Cavalier.
That's what I'm worried about with my van...that fixing it will cost more than it's worth. What does one do in a situation like that??
Good morning everyone!
New shoes eh? Well we went and loaded up on new sweaters. I bought perhaps the coolest sweatshirt ever, I am going to wear it every day.
It's kind of the new version of their Escort, I think. Cute little car. A bright yellow hatchback.
Sometimes fixing it might be more than you think it's worth, but less than it would actually cost to replace it.
Have you had it looked at yet? You think it's the transmission right?
As for the old one...I think the mechanic has a network of people who will take cars for parts...but I doubt they'll get much for it.
Dad was pretty down about it all yesterday. He's almost always bought junkers and just drove them until they died, but what with Margaret driving quite a distance for violin school and with the bad luck he's had with the last few junk cars, he decided he just couldn't do that anymore.
But debt isn't fun, either!
Post a pic!
Good morning! I'm happy to be back! If I can't GO anywhere, I'd just soon be able to Freep, you know? LOL I mean, think about it...if all you guys were sitting here visiting with me in RL in my livingroom, would I be wanting to jump up and do a bunch of stuff?
What's the difference?? :-)
SO...what is it?
I'm not postin' a pic of me, I have bed hair. It's a big tent of a blue sweatshirt that hangs down real long and has a zipper at the neck that zips up and it has yellow trim. ;~D
Joshua has a question...
When does one quit being a toddler? At what age?
He's sitting literally inches from me, here on the floor.
Is it fleecy, Precious?? Is it cozy?
Heh...I'd say when you're old enough to ask, you're no longer a toddler!
LOL
Ooh..that does look cozy.
I don't see bed hair. I WISH I had hair like that!
It gets kinda big in the night.... I don't know what happens.
It's GORGEOUS! It is something you could wear all the time!
I wish my hair looked that good first thing in the morning!
It's just a function of his having more money available now that you older kids are leaving the nest. ;o) We never owned a brand new car until the year of our 25th anniversary!! We always bought used cause there were so many other things for which we needed the money! But we still bought used this last time cause I'm waiting for Toyota to introduce the hybrid Sienna.
Well, thanks ladies.... it's renegade hair ;~D
And I am going to wear this sweatshirt every day ;~D
We binge-shopped at Value Village again.... prolly got 5 new sweaters for me, 4 for ecurbh, a few pairs of pants and some muddy paddock boots for a hundred bucks.
That sweatshirt looks nice and toasty! It would be useful this morning here; it's about 28 degrees!
Uh Oh, now you're askin' for it.
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