My Reason For Having a Drink

[YoursSINSerely]

January 13, 2011: Wheel bearing = $439.77

January 29, 2011: Just a piece of the exhaust system = $283.89

If I just sit here and drink, but don't drive, nothing else can go wrong. Right?

Please feel free to add your own reason below.

 

[mynameisben]

January 13, 2011: Wheel bearing = $439.77

January 29, 2011: Just a piece of the exhaust system = $283.89

If I just sit here and drink, but don't drive, nothing else can go wrong. Right?

Please feel free to add your own reason below.

As long as you have money or credit, you are never safe from being charged, fined, taxed or robbed.

 

[YoursSINSerely]

As long as you have money or credit, you are never safe from being charged, fined, taxed or robbed.

First estimate on the wheel bearing was $503 plus tax.

First estimate on the exhaust problem was $415 plus tax and labor. They were going to hit me with that after. I won't go back to a place I've been going to for years. Too bad they tried to screw this woman.

I think I did well on both purchases, but gees!

 

[fairygoddess68]

If they were going to screw you, THEY should have purchased the drinks.
Da-yum.

 

[YoursSINSerely]

If they were going to screw you, THEY should have purchased the drinks.
Da-yum.

LOL. I am getting a free oil change out it. Flirting helps sometimes.

 

[YoursSINSerely]

And, nobody is adding why they have a drink. This was supposed to be fun, not bitching from me.

 

[JAMESBJOHNSON]

Car repairs are outrageous. Fifty years ago anyone could make repairs with simple tools...I did it plenty of times in Vietnam for vehicles broken-down on the roads at night. I had a small tool bag ready to go when they came for help.

But dealers wanted all the money, and now cars are difficult to repair outside the shop.

 

[YoursSINSerely]

Car repairs are outrageous. Fifty years ago anyone could make repairs with simple tools...I did it plenty of times in Vietnam for vehicles broken-down on the roads at night. I had a small tool bag ready to go when they came for help.

But dealers wanted all the money, and now cars are difficult to repair outside the shop.

And, spark plugs, I can change, except for this car where they are tucked behind and underneath some freakin dust cover. You are right, it's getting more difficult. I think it was consipiracy to keep the tool industry in business. I'm not buying one of those bent-handle wrenches. So, I'm at the mercy of men--another reason to have a drink. That so goes against my grain. I think of myself as being self-sufficient.

Have you had a drink today, JBJ?

 

[Dianthus]

Hiya, Babs.

I'm having a drink tonight when the music starts just because it's Saturday.

 

[YoursSINSerely]

Hiya, Babs.

I'm having a drink tonight when the music starts just because it's Saturday.

Good for you, Di! I already started my music AND my drinking. I feel good!

 

[JAMESBJOHNSON]

Dealers lost tons of money from shade tree mechanics until the 70s, and they really felt the pinch when the Japs stole their lunch, so Detroit started all the happy horseshit with pollution control and computers etc about that time...to keep dealers happy while they werent selling shit.

 

[jomar]

Yes, cars are so complexed and packed with electronics hard to change the oil without training at the local community college.

But I'll have a few drinks with you...put out close to $3k in the last few months for car stuff/repair...and I still need a couple of tires!

 

[YoursSINSerely]

Yes, cars are so complexed and packed with electronics hard to change the oil without training at the local community college.

But I'll have a few drinks with you...put out close to $3k in the last few months for car stuff/repair...and I still need a couple of tires!

Ouch! Have two drinks. I'll buy!

 

[1sickbastard]

And, nobody is adding why they have a drink. This was supposed to be fun, not bitching from me.

Okay, My reason for having a drink is, well, to get drunk. Usually I go for the 'reality just a little furry around the edges' feeling. Some times I over-achieve and end up with the 'mucus on my brains and furry tongue' feeling. This is one of the few instances that being an over achiever is a bad thing.

 

[YoursSINSerely]

Dealers lost tons of money from shade tree mechanics until the 70s, and they really felt the pinch when the Japs stole their lunch, so Detroit started all the happy horseshit with pollution control and computers etc about that time...to keep dealers happy while they werent selling shit.

Ironically, the better price on the wheel bearing came from the car dealer. Go figure. I continue to think there are some honest businesses out there. You gotta shop around and be knowledgeable enough to know an inferior product. I broke my tail light a couple of years ago backing into a truck ($3,300 worth of damage to him--LOL). I chose to go with a cheap tail light cover--it had nothing to do with the safety of the car. Why not? It looks good. I would never had done that for a bumper.

 

[1sickbastard]

Dealers lost tons of money from shade tree mechanics until the 70s, and they really felt the pinch when the Japs stole their lunch, so Detroit started all the happy horseshit with pollution control and computers etc about that time...to keep dealers happy while they werent selling shit.

I read somewhere that's the principle industry objection to an electric car-just no real money in the after purchase maintainence. Then again, I heard that from a 'greenie' who had a very obvious bias, so it could all be bs...

 

[YoursSINSerely]

Okay, My reason for having a drink is, well, to get drunk. Usually I go for the 'reality just a little furry around the edges' feeling. Some times I over-achieve and end up with the 'mucus on my brains and furry tongue' feeling. This is one of the few instances that being an over achiever is a bad thing.

A buzz is a buzz, One SB! I'm with you. I just don't drink and drive.

 

[YoursSINSerely]

I read somewhere that's the principle industry objection to an electric car-just no real money in the after purchase maintainence. Then again, I heard that from a 'greenie' who had a very obvious bias, so it could all be bs...

You might be right about that. I think its the same reason they haven't found a cure for cancer. Look at all of those people who would be out of job. Doctors, nurses, x-ray technicians, pharmacists, needle makers and casket makers.

 

[SimoneLisbon]

Well, I drink Bailey's in my coffee, and rum in my cherry Cokes...Why? Because it's noon somewhere on the planet...Or, I just woke up...Or, I'm about to go to bed...Or, my parents are alcoholics and I want to fit in...Or, I'm having a fat day...Or, I'm having a skinny day...Or, I lost my job and I'm two steps away from being homeless...Or, I just bought my first home and I feel like a grown up...Or, because my shirt is purple...Or, (my favorite reason) a hot man just did me from behind...Hey, we all have our reasons, but 'it's fun' is just as good as any of the ones I just listed...

 

[mynameisben]

And, nobody is adding why they have a drink. This was supposed to be fun, not bitching from me.

If it will make you feel any better, I'll be happy to give you a nice titty massage.

 

[YoursSINSerely]

Well, I drink Bailey's in my coffee, and rum in my cherry Cokes...Why? Because it's noon somewhere on the planet...Or, I just woke up...Or, I'm about to go to bed...Or, my parents are alcoholics and I want to fit in...Or, I'm having a fat day...Or, I'm having a skinny day...Or, I lost my job and I'm two steps away from being homeless...Or, I just bought my first home and I feel like a grown up...Or, because my shirt is purple...Or, (my favorite reason) a hot man just did me from behind...Hey, we all have our reasons, but 'it's fun' is just as good as any of the ones I just listed...

You made me laugh. Thanks. I think that is probably the only reason I drink. It's fun, and BTW, I love your name.

 

[YoursSINSerely]

If it will make you feel any better, I'll be happy to give you a nice titty massage.

How nice?

 

[1sickbastard]

A buzz is a buzz, One SB! I'm with you. I just don't drink and drive.

me neither! I have a hard enough time just being drunk and watching tv.
being drunk and doing anything else, let's just say I'm not 25 and immortal anymore...

 

[JAMESBJOHNSON]

I read somewhere that's the principle industry objection to an electric car-just no real money in the after purchase maintainence. Then again, I heard that from a 'greenie' who had a very obvious bias, so it could all be bs...

I pay little mind to what people offer up as explanations for what they do or dont do, cuz the real meaning of anything is the outcome you get. I dont care how well the road to hell is paved with good intentions, I wanna know whats at the end of the road.

So if GM strokes me about all the gas their cars save but I gotta spend a fortune to fix em, I think they made their cars a pain in the ass to make money from. Especially when they qualify the gas mileage quote with shit like, YOU MILEAGE MAY VARY. No shit, Sherlock; maybe I'm pulling a trailer full of cows. But my repair bill dont vary.

 

[oggbashan]

We're just finishing a bottle of French wine because I have to make room in the wine cellar for the wine I'll buy on my next trip to France.

OK. It's an excuse to drink the wine, but it went well with the salmon.

Og