It’s Been Awhile

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Mar 302010
 

As Patti has pointed out to me numerous times, it has been quite some time since I last posted.  I guess that is not because I’m not interested in posting, but more that I don’t think I have anything interesting to share with the world.

I guess one thing worth mentioning, possibly, is that I am now working from home two days a week which saves another 100 miles worth of commuting which means we save in gas, time, wear and tear on the car, and mental health.  When I work from home I am actually more productive because I am more likely to be working more than the standard eight hours.  The only thing that would make it better, besides working from home all the time, would an extra bedroom or space that I could use as an office.  Sometimes it can be distracting with Erik downstairs yelling and screaming or wanting to play with me.  He’s starting to get the idea that when I work I have to be left alone for the most part.

So, that’ll be nice come summer when I don’t have to commute an hour home to enjoy a nice afternoon.  I also wonder if it’d be inappropriate of me to work down by the lake?!  Hmm….  There’s a thought ;-)

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 Posted by Brandon at 10:00 pm  Brandon

Very Interesting

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Feb 052010
 

A Family is a Family is a Family

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 Posted by Patti at 12:50 am  Patti

Fixing the Neon and the Trailblazer

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Dec 152009
 

So, when we last left off I was trying to get the transmission to shift. Well, having talked to a mechanic it’s been determined that the transmission is shot, most likely from being towed while in gear! Just our luck! I would say that’s a very reasonable explanation especially since the shift cable is broken so either, it was towed in gear and then the shift cable was broken trying to get it into gear, or the shift cable was broken and it was assumed that it was in neutral even though it wasn’t.

If you’ve been paying attention, that leaves us with two dead cars each with a blown transmission!

This whole vehicle situation is really wearing on Patti and I because every step we take ends up being a step backwards. Not only are we down to one vehicle (which leaves Patti or I home with Erik and no vehicle if there was an emergency), but we’re piling the miles onto the only car we do have (that we still owe money on)!

So, we’re really at a loss as to how to proceed. We have a transmission for the truck (taking up all of Patti’s trunk), but no one to put it in yet (or the money to do so). And even if we pull that off, we’re still stuck with this gas guzzling POS truck that bites us in the ass every 3 to 6 months with something major!

Hopefully we can get the truck running and still buy groceries and hopefully we can trade in the truck at the next opportunity for a more reliable vehicle that gets better gas mileage. I also think I’m going to keep working on the Neon, possibly try and rebuild the tranny myself. I don’t ever want us to be in a situation like this again!

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 Posted by Brandon at 9:16 am  Brandon

I hate cars!

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Dec 082009
 

Owning a car is ridiculously expensive! Worse, they all cost the same really. You can buy a reliable vehicle that is maintenance free and doens’t give you any grief, but you’re going to end up paying $500 or more a month for a loan and then a ton for insurance. On the other hand, you can get yourself something cheaper, but then you’re probably going to be forking out cash to keep the freakin thing running! Either way, you’re screwed!

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