Nov. 3rd, 2006 12:32 pm
Funny doctors and unfunny auto repair
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mizarchivistThe allergist is a funny guy. After determining I worked for a progressive (lefty? Yeah I can say that) religious organization and live in Lexington, he regaled me with his opinion about conscenting adults (for) and hypocrital evanelists (against). Further jokes involving my parentage- "I snore like a bastard," says I. "Had no idea parental marital status had anything to do with it." We like him. I go back in a month for my scratch test. Oh, also the woman who performed the breath test asked me if I was really only 5'3". Yes. I really am. Oh. Because your stats are such (meaning good) that the doctor wanted to be sure we had that right. Suuuper Lungs!
So, in the grand total of things re: car. We are getting (drumroll) a new engine, clutch, radiator, and timing belt. Apparently the head gasket blew because the radiator was on the fritz. The engine over-heated and warped the al-U-min-E-um that is the engine block. There was no rebuilt engine to be had, so they have to make the current one work. The clutch was past the half way point to fix, so that gets done. Clearly the radiator needs replacing if it was the cause of the whole thing, and throwing in the timing belt on top of it because the thing is a bitch to do properly, so the Man Who Knows Subarus will make it go proper-like. Must be done. His hourly rates are 1/3 of the dealership (35 range) and all this must be done. It's only money. This, too, shall pass. Could be worse: I could be ugly. And stupid. (That's fordoeeyedbunny's granny) Any more aphorisms we want to throw out there?
So, in the grand total of things re: car. We are getting (drumroll) a new engine, clutch, radiator, and timing belt. Apparently the head gasket blew because the radiator was on the fritz. The engine over-heated and warped the al-U-min-E-um that is the engine block. There was no rebuilt engine to be had, so they have to make the current one work. The clutch was past the half way point to fix, so that gets done. Clearly the radiator needs replacing if it was the cause of the whole thing, and throwing in the timing belt on top of it because the thing is a bitch to do properly, so the Man Who Knows Subarus will make it go proper-like. Must be done. His hourly rates are 1/3 of the dealership (35 range) and all this must be done. It's only money. This, too, shall pass. Could be worse: I could be ugly. And stupid. (That's for
doeeyedbunny's granny) Any more aphorisms we want to throw out there?
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I/we should be dual-carred as of this evening so if you need lifts or errands, let us know.
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