I gave my dear old car a zippy, good drive for our last drive together, rocking out to Flo Rida, Adele, and Carly Simon. At just 134,000 km, she’s retiring…
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My indoor garden is growing!
I’ve been slowly upgrading my indoor garden from the little peat pods I started the seedlings in last month, to their own pots. I was surprised how many little pots…
Read MoreCar issues – what is going on?
My Dodge Caliber SXT (2007) car always has troubles. Expensive troubles. Current Symptoms: service engine soon light is on emergency brake light is on ABS brake light is on speedometer…
Read MoreNovember’s here, fire, ticks, shopping, and a new bed is on its way
November is here, time to start heating the house! Jeff threw a load of wood down the basement walkout stairs yesterday and I stacked it in the basement wood rack….
Read MoreSneaky rust check bastards, a fiery rainbow, and just a bit of heat
Well after spending an obscene amount of money to replace some important undercarriage items of my car, we decided to take both vehicles to get undercoated before the winter. The…
Read MoreCar is in pieces, obsessive UPS tracking, and we have a buck!
It’s Friday morning in foggy, dewey Lochaber. Jeff opened the bedroom curtain this morning to see 3 deer in our front middle flower garden! They were eating my plants (don’t…
Read MoreThere’s a hole….. where?
Jeff and I swapped vehicles yesterday and he took my car to his mechanic for an oil change and for a little investigation into the squeak I’ve been hearing from…
Read MoreMy winning strategy paid off today!
When it comes to lines and waiting and timing and ice and salt and grime and dirt there is only one thing you can arm yourself with. A car wash…
Read MoreDoofus with the studded tires on November 1
Yeah. That’s me. Tomorrow my car is going to soak my entire pay cheque, plus probably more. I’ll never buy a new car again that is cheap and plastic and…
Read MoreI got rear ended yesterday
What happens a week after I pay off my 5 year car loan? A woman runs into my back end. I was leaving work and sitting at a red light….
Read MoreA funny thing happened…
A funny thing happened on our way to the airport the other morning. My car got old!
Read MoreOops, I think I got someone in trouble
Yesterday I had to get my car’s windshield replaced. I didn’t notice the crack until this weekend when I was sitting in the passenger seat, but a big long ugly…
Read MoreIce, cold, new wipers, days are longer, and I’m still standing
-11°C this morning! The lake is frozen from our place north, but is still wide open south, through the widest parts of the lake. We don’t have much more than…
Read MoreWhat should I do now?
I took my car to Jeff’s mechanic in Sherbrooke for a second opinion. Unfortunately his opinion was even worse. He said all four struts are shot. They are leaking and…
Read MoreI feel red flagged
So how suspicious is it that Chrysler has decided I replaced my control arms less than a year ago so they will be covered under warranty now so that will…
Read MoreI think I’m being hosed
So Chrysler has called. My car failed its safety inspection and the estimate is $1600. They said my car needs a right front strut, left and right control arms, and…
Read MoreWhew, I made it.
Here I am, wise guy, waiting until the second half of the month to renew my safety inspection for my car. (Nova Scotia requires a full safety inspection on all…
Read MoreRiding in Style
Here is our limo this week. Brand new Dodge Avenger with 22 kms on it. Now has over 126 🙂
Read MoreThe things I do to my husband
Imagine this strong, tough-guy, husband of mine, the man who was a self-sworn bachelor for life, the man who now has to deal with a woman’s irrational, tearful, crazy moments….
Read MoreSleep well, blue beauty
My car, my blue beauty, is away for a sleep over tonight. I hope she’s doing okay. I kept finding damp carpet on the right side of the car but…
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