Good evening, Lurkers! Just popping in to say hi and doing alright. Hope you all are having a respectably better year so far.
Hi SaraGood evening lurkers
Meatloaf, mashed tates and chef salad for dinner. Mid 30s, scattered flurries and gloomy here too.
We had taco salad.
Hey Paul! Good to see you and know you’re okay
well today was um....interesting....
so about a week ago my van wouldn't start
I've been trying to get someone to come jump it but no luck finding anyone....
today I called firestone this morning and they called me back in the afternoon with the number of a towing company....
long story short, I asked the tow driver if I could ride with him....man it took me like 10 minutes to get up in that bad boy....when the floorboard is like neck high
and you got two bum knees and a bad back
whew....finally hoisted myself up in there....only to get to firestone (whom I'd talked to twice today) and they be like, we're so sorry but honestly we wouldn't get to your van until maybe late tonight but probably not even then.....so they were nce enough and paid to uber me back home....
see back in like july/august they put a new alternator in it because this same thing happened and at the time they did their tests and everything else was fine...so I mean this shouldn't be happening!
ug *sighs* stupid van, I don't need this crap right now....been outta work since march, I really don't got the money to be spending.....but I don't have much of a choice either, kind of need my van to work...I mean even though I don't go anywhere, just once a month go to the pharmacy drive thru to pick up my meds and then every other month to get a money order to pay the next 2 - 3 months worth of rent so I don't got to go out and do that every month.
so about a week ago my van wouldn't start
I've been trying to get someone to come jump it but no luck finding anyone....
today I called firestone this morning and they called me back in the afternoon with the number of a towing company....
long story short, I asked the tow driver if I could ride with him....man it took me like 10 minutes to get up in that bad boy....when the floorboard is like neck high
and you got two bum knees and a bad back whew....finally hoisted myself up in there....only to get to firestone (whom I'd talked to twice today) and they be like, we're so sorry but honestly we wouldn't get to your van until maybe late tonight but probably not even then.....so they were nce enough and paid to uber me back home....
see back in like july/august they put a new alternator in it because this same thing happened and at the time they did their tests and everything else was fine...so I mean this shouldn't be happening!
ug *sighs* stupid van, I don't need this crap right now....been outta work since march, I really don't got the money to be spending.....but I don't have much of a choice either, kind of need my van to work...I mean even though I don't go anywhere, just once a month go to the pharmacy drive thru to pick up my meds and then every other month to get a money order to pay the next 2 - 3 months worth of rent so I don't got to go out and do that every month.
Hi Shad
I’m terribly sorry to hear that about your van Never a good time for vehicle problems.
Hope you’re doing okay otherwise.
I’m terribly sorry to hear that about your van
Never a good time for vehicle problems. Hope you’re doing okay otherwise.
oh man...other than hurting badly after all of that today yikes....
I'm ok....been out of my meds now for 4 days so that's not helping...couldn't find anyone to jumpstart my van or give me a ride...hoping they get my van fixed tomorrow.
unemployment stopped
it wasn't much to begin with ($100/week) but something was better than nothing....I got accepted for food stamps 
a whole $16/month
if nothing else happens, I can go for another 3 maybe 4 months before my savings is empty....so I mean, meh...it is what it is...
guess it's going to come down to either my safety or paying the bills (having to get a job with this stupid covid everywhere still)
yikes....I'm ok....been out of my meds now for 4 days so that's not helping...couldn't find anyone to jumpstart my van or give me a ride...hoping they get my van fixed tomorrow.
unemployment stopped
it wasn't much to begin with ($100/week) but something was better than nothing....I got accepted for food stamps a whole $16/month if nothing else happens, I can go for another 3 maybe 4 months before my savings is empty....so I mean, meh...it is what it is...
guess it's going to come down to either my safety or paying the bills (having to get a job with this stupid covid everywhere still)
Hey Paul, glad things are well. Happy New Year!
Yum, Dale, taco salad. We did tacos Monday. Tomorrow is chicken stir fry.
oh Shad, I really hope things get better for you. Sending positive vibes your way that you catch a break soon. ((Hugs))
sweet dreams lurkers
Yum, Dale, taco salad. We did tacos Monday. Tomorrow is chicken stir fry.
oh Shad, I really hope things get better for you. Sending positive vibes your way that you catch a break soon. ((Hugs))
sweet dreams lurkers
sitting here like why the heck am I so cold, like I'm shivering...
well I guess I am hurting and tired....
few minutes later, trying to stand up....ok I'm hurting quite a bit
as I try to walk into the kitchen....ok I'm hurting a lot
as I reach the kitchen...ok I'm hurting a lot more than I wanted to admit and more than I really realized....
trying to stand up and my knees and back are both like um excuse me what do you think you are doing? then trying to walk and my knee just laughing like yeah right ....*, I'm not moving.....stumbling around like some weird frankenstein's monster with two peg legs and my entire body is screaming at me what level of hell have we entered....
well I guess I am hurting and tired....
few minutes later, trying to stand up....ok I'm hurting quite a bit
as I try to walk into the kitchen....ok I'm hurting a lot
as I reach the kitchen...ok I'm hurting a lot more than I wanted to admit and more than I really realized....
trying to stand up and my knees and back are both like um excuse me what do you think you are doing? then trying to walk and my knee just laughing like yeah right ....*, I'm not moving.....stumbling around like some weird frankenstein's monster with two peg legs and my entire body is screaming at me what level of hell have we entered....
good morning
and oh thank god....
so firestone just called and they can't find anything wrong with my van other than the battery....
so I asked him is there anything draining it because that's like the 4th or 5th battery in that van
he said they couldn't find anything, if there is something it's so small that it's not registering...
and he pulled up my info and sure enough that is like the 4th or 5th battery and that's strange because I shouldn't be eating through batteries like that....and then he noticed the last time they charged me for it but they shouldn't have as it was still under warranty (I had thought so but they said it wasn't so meh)....
so he's not going to charge me for this one only for the tow and the check up and then wants me to come back like once a month to do tests and check to see how the battery is doing.
and oh thank god....
so firestone just called and they can't find anything wrong with my van other than the battery....
so I asked him is there anything draining it because that's like the 4th or 5th battery in that van
he said they couldn't find anything, if there is something it's so small that it's not registering...
and he pulled up my info and sure enough that is like the 4th or 5th battery and that's strange because I shouldn't be eating through batteries like that....and then he noticed the last time they charged me for it but they shouldn't have as it was still under warranty (I had thought so but they said it wasn't so meh)....
so he's not going to charge me for this one
only for the tow and the check up and then wants me to come back like once a month to do tests and check to see how the battery is doing.Good morning Dale and Shad
Shad, I’m glad he checked the records and won’t be charging you for the battery. Sorry about the pain. Hope you are feeling a little better today.
Shad, I’m glad he checked the records and won’t be charging you for the battery. Sorry about the pain. Hope you are feeling a little better today.
Good morning Shadgood morning
and oh thank god....
so firestone just called and they can't find anything wrong with my van other than the battery....
so I asked him is there anything draining it because that's like the 4th or 5th battery in that van
he said they couldn't find anything, if there is something it's so small that it's not registering...
and he pulled up my info and sure enough that is like the 4th or 5th battery and that's strange because I shouldn't be eating through batteries like that....and then he noticed the last time they charged me for it but they shouldn't have as it was still under warranty (I had thought so but they said it wasn't so meh)....
so he's not going to charge me for this one
That’s great!
Hope you’re feeling better
Good morning SaraGood morning Dale and Shad
Shad, I’m glad he checked the records and won’t be charging you for the battery. Sorry about the pain. Hope you are feeling a little better today.
More rain .... birds are looking for food
I fed them, they’re still at itWe’ve got more of the same....gloom, flurries and cold.
I bet the birds are enjoying their buffet
‘It finally quit raining, sun may shine tomorrow but it’ll still be cold.
Booo! But I spose it’s to be expected since it’s winter. Not sure what tomorrow will bring here. Same as today I think. As long as it’s not snow I’m good.I fed them, they’re still at it
‘It finally quit raining, sun may shine tomorrow but it’ll still be cold.
I’m okay with cold, should hang around through the weekend.
Elly is home with medicine, hoping it kicks in quickly! All this ...... is getting old.
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