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Pissed!
I dropped $963.92 on my truck Friday afternoon, putting less than 30 miles on the odometer over the weekend only to have it not start this morning. I had it towed back to the shop to find out the problem which according to them is due to a bad alternator diode. It's being replaced under warranty but I still have to pay $110 in labor not to mention ( Read more... ) -
Truck update
It seems that I now have to replace more parts in my steering column as the new key ignition won't work with the old worn out steering wheel lock. That's another $300 barring anymore unforeseen problems. And the hits just keep on coming! -
When it rains, it POURS!
So I picked up Maximus today from the mechanic ($20 to fix a nail in my new tire) during my lunch break, stopped to pick up lunch, turned the key to the off position, and the truck just kept on running. WTF?!? Great, now I can't turn off my truck! So it's back to the mechanic's shop. Keep in mind that I just left the place 10 minutes before. It ( Read more... ) -
Flashback!
The 1970's saw America recovering from an unpopular war, inflation, economic recession, gas shortage, the death of the large American automobile, the small economical car becoming popular, a president who was being impeached for "abuse of power", "obstruction of justice", and "contempt of Congress", and finally the worst music ever "Disco ( Read more... ) -
Any takers?
As we clear out the detritus of our past lives, some items might be of some use to our friends. Therefore, I will be posting a list of things we will be giving away to those who would appreciate the soon to be revealed items. So far the list consists of 3 Pez Star Wars dispensers (Yoda, Darth Vader, & Boba Fett), candy not included, ten Hard Rock ( Read more... ) -
Spring cleaning.
On the home front, Kim has decides to clear out most of her life's detritus. This week, we've cleared out her doll/stuffed animal collection by 2/3rds and donated more than 20 boxes of books to Goodwill. We now have way too many empty bookshelves. She started on the closet today, deciding to get rid of her parents old 8 place setting silverware ( Read more... ) -
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KimBoo and I are off shortly to see the 8:30pm showing of "Iron Man" in Digital at the Tally Mall. If you are in town and want to hook up, you know where to find us. I'm not going out to Brothers tonight to celebrate my 38th B-Day due to having to work at 8am the next morning:( It sucks that I'm a loyal employee but there ya go. We just lost a part ( Read more... ) -
Party, party, party!
What a week coming up. First, Saturday, May 3rd is Free Comics Day so get on down to your local hookup. Then on (too bad it falls on a Monday) May 5th it's Cinco De Mayo followed by the most important day of this up coming week, May 6th which is Big Mike's 38th birthday. As it falls on a Tuesday (lame), I will be celebrating my B-Day officially on ( Read more... ) -
All 80's, all Kilted weekend!
It was a perfect day for the Tally Highland Games, early rain and partially cloudy with a cool breeze. Glad Chris and his female friend could make it out. It's cool being a V.I.P. Sponsor. Free food, an air conditioned Sponsors building to rest up, free soda and water and half price Guinness, Harp, Jameson, and Bushmills. We found a cool little ( Read more... ) -
Up yer Kilt!
Kim and I will be at the 2008 Tallahassee Highland Games this Saturday, April,18th which are being held at the North Florida Fairgrounds.
Link:http://www.tallahasseehighlandgames.com
The weather perfect for kilts so come on out and see me in all of my kilted glory! Cheers!