tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15170815.post5389912462688079448..comments2023-09-22T06:56:46.508-05:00Comments on Adoro te Devote: Last Day of 2007Adorohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02853244433854822731noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15170815.post-90922647721703730972008-01-01T12:23:00.000-06:002008-01-01T12:23:00.000-06:00Good grief, sweetie. Tikaani's confused? I'm confu...Good grief, sweetie. Tikaani's confused? I'm confused.<BR/><BR/>Through all this drama I'm glad you are safe.<BR/><BR/>I had a good laugh over the oil change guys asking if there is a secret way to start your car!ROFL! The coupon inquisition scene was funny too! LOL!<BR/><BR/>Really, I'm glad you are ok. I hope it is nothing too expensive with the car.Cathy_of_Alexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16795566831031491371noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15170815.post-77510995651548891732008-01-01T07:45:00.000-06:002008-01-01T07:45:00.000-06:00Happy New Year, Adoro! Hope you had a nice party l...Happy New Year, Adoro! Hope you had a nice party last night. There must be some kind of "car flu" going around. Sunday we couldn't shift one of our cars out of "park". Later on, in the afternoon, after the sun had shined on it for quite a while, it worked fine. Now I don't trust it, I think we'd better have it looked at.<BR/>I agree with you, most repair shops are honest, otherwise they won't stay in business. They depend on repeat business and referals.Melody Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00442985285647041700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15170815.post-8167764154312990472007-12-31T23:49:00.000-06:002007-12-31T23:49:00.000-06:00Well, this is toooooooo weird. Here it is my birth...Well, this is toooooooo weird. Here it is my birthday, all excited to run to Costco to get Photoshop and do a few other errands and.........my car had been acting strange yesterday so I decided we needed to take hubbies van. <BR/><BR/>It became clear when one of the back wheeels wouldn't turn we wern't going anywhere in the van. My poor hubby kept saying, "I think it's just cold." Right, honey, everyone knows that the wheels don't turn on cold cars.<BR/><BR/>Ok, lets give the Chrysler a second chance. Half way down our road, with all the lights on the dash going bat-shit crazy it decided it preferred low gear to drive - thank you very much.<BR/><BR/> My husband was all for just blowing off the errands and I threw a fit and called a rental company. $29.95 for the whole day but.....they closed early and won't be open tomorrow so we get to keep the car till Wed. morning for the same price.<BR/><BR/>Other than that is was a super fun day.Adriennehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01562944653624224107noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15170815.post-75131712413042789942007-12-31T22:48:00.000-06:002007-12-31T22:48:00.000-06:00oopsA-R Abbey-Roads Blog AM Angela Messnger BlogT...oops<BR/><BR/>A-R Abbey-Roads Blog <BR/>AM Angela Messnger Blog<BR/><BR/>Take Care<BR/>Anna B.Anna B.https://www.blogger.com/profile/12641606926191802924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15170815.post-75794895301209073792007-12-31T17:19:00.000-06:002007-12-31T17:19:00.000-06:00Uncle Jim ~ It's good you're staying in, in that w...Uncle Jim ~ It's good you're staying in, in that weather! I have 2 parties to attend...one about 15 miles away that is inviting people to stay if they wish. The other is about 6 blocks away, and I know I could stay there, too, if necessary. <BR/><BR/>It won't be necessary at either. I have decided to forego the 1st party, because I have a dog to take care of and I plan to go to Mass at 8:45 tomorrow morning. I'd stay there just to NOT be on the road tonight. But I WILL go to the latter party, the closer one. I was there last year, and had only 1 drink the entire evening...a wine cooler. And we prayed the rosary. Both parties are groups of great people, so it's not a drunkfest in any case. I love it!<BR/><BR/>I just don't like to be out and about on nights like this. <BR/><BR/>Laura ~ I HATE car problems, but I'm not like other women in this regard. One day I must do a post on what I learned; repair shops aren't as shady as we've all been led to believe. Are shady shops out there? Yes. But they're not stupid and they are aware that the internet is a huge resource for everyone. People can be more knowledgeable about everything, including car repairs. <BR/><BR/>When I was in insurance I used to look up on my work computer, the diagrams for my car while discussing parts with the shop. They didn't know what I knew or what was in front of me, and they NEVER steered me wrong. If I did happen to reveal in the conversatio what I do and say I'm looking it up right now so I can see what he's seeing, he never had a problem with it. In fact, it was an aid in our conversation, between shop/customer just a it was in a conversation if it was shop/adjuster. <BR/><BR/>Shops like it when people can understand them. <BR/><BR/>The first shop had no interest in misleading me; their diagnosis, while informal, was sincere and wished for me the best. They don't get any monetary value from a proper or improper but expensive diagnosis. The dealership is also trustworthy.<BR/><BR/>The good thing is that my years as an insurance adjuster, especially as an investigator handling very difficult and specialized damages, included mechanical issues, so I learned a great deal. And when things happened to go wrong with my own car, my co-workers knew a lot and educated me on those things as well. <BR/><BR/>So as a woman, don't put yourself down; the shop has no interest in doing this. MOST are very good; they know that if they mess with one woman, they will go out of business. Because all it takes is for them to mess with one intelligent, knowledgable woman, and they will be DONE. :-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15170815.post-79145020635538907102007-12-31T17:05:00.000-06:002007-12-31T17:05:00.000-06:00Hugs to you, Adoro, Dear - somehow car trouble is ...Hugs to you, Adoro, Dear - somehow car trouble is exponentially worse for women... and we're never quite sure the repairmen are being quite fully honest with us, either. <BR/>Prayers, Dear One.Elisabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05596161738655132279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15170815.post-8588293923680118832007-12-31T16:51:00.000-06:002007-12-31T16:51:00.000-06:00Guardian angels - 24/7and Happy New Year!we were o...Guardian angels - 24/7<BR/><BR/>and Happy New Year!<BR/><BR/>we were out of town [only 4 hours away] and were almost going to stay another night when the weather forecast this morning said they were to get 7 - 9" during the night.<BR/><BR/>so we came home - we'll celebrate together, here, just the two of us...we're only supposed to get 3 - 5 " ... much more manageable.uncle jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01879341171634900790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15170815.post-71209733782613667412007-12-31T14:56:00.000-06:002007-12-31T14:56:00.000-06:00Hi, Anna B. Happy New Year!Uh...what is A-R and A...Hi, Anna B. Happy New Year!<BR/><BR/>Uh...what is A-R and AM?Adorohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02853244433854822731noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15170815.post-1136768284926566342007-12-31T14:06:00.000-06:002007-12-31T14:06:00.000-06:00I found your blog through A-R and AM. Sorry for yo...I found your blog through A-R and AM. Sorry for your car problems, <BR/><BR/>CHEERS!! To a Great New Year!!..Anna B.https://www.blogger.com/profile/12641606926191802924noreply@blogger.com