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Wow, that's uncharacteristic of you BRENDA. What the heck happened???

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"The messy American environment, where most people don't agree, is perfect for people like me. I CAN DO AS I PLEASE." - SECOND

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Well... for sure my car problem is not the transmission. Now that it's warmed up after I adjusted that cable, the problem is just a tiny fraction of what it used to be.

It's harder than I would have thought to find the part. I'm going to have to shop around because the place I usually go only has one option for one of the two cables I need and it's over $50 bucks. I'm sure I can get this stuff cheaper than that.

Warm weather is coming. :)

I think all I'll need is these new cables, a transmission fluid flush and filter replacement and I should get another 100k miles on that car. Probably last me another 10 years.

Do Right, Be Right. :)

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Have you considered getting another car? A second, backup car would allow less stress when repairing another, if repairing is the choice. Or just switch cars, not get rid of the old. You seem to be willing to spend much more on repairs than I would expect.
My last 5 or 6 vehicles have all been $600 from dealers, and lasted several years without somebody crashing into me.
Would you like to know how to buy cars from used dealers which are driveable, and least expensive?
Mine have included a full size wagon, a compact, a full size van, a 1/2 ton pickup, a minivan with sliding doors on both sides. Most times I had several to choose from. One was a sweet CA car, Nissan Sentra RWD, but I didn't expect it to be rustproofed. The full size vans, I had a choice of several Chevy's, couple Fords, and a Dodge.
When somebody would total me, I'd get a few thousand from insurance payouts.

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I haven't really spent that much. A bulk of it last year was a new windshield and 4 new tires, just because I didn't know how to do it myself and the labor was reasonable. ($145 for the glass, and 265 for the tires).

Timing belt was $35, the seal I needed to replace for the massive oil leak was $8, spark plugs were around $12, air filter was around $10, and I probably spent around $60 on various types of Sea Foam.

The cables I'd need might run around $100, and shouldn't be that difficult to change. Maybe another $30 for a new transmission filter and fluid for a change. The entire exhaust system should run around $150, but that's only if it turns out that I can't just replace the small part that's busted without welding.

It's a 90's Toyota with less than 170,000 miles on it. The body looks great. Once I get that transmission cable thing sorted out, anything else I put into it is really cosmetic. It should last me another 50,000 miles with very little repair work, and the way I drive that's another 5 or 6 years. It only cost me $2,000 around 11 years ago, so maybe $2,800 after all the repairs. Not to bad paying about $250 a year for a car.


If you have a way of getting a reliable car for $600, I'd certainly look into having a 2nd one. I'm just not looking to spend much on a new car right now.

Otherwise, I have really gotten to know this car over the years. There's a lot to say about that. The devil you know, right?

Do Right, Be Right. :)

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For the SeaFoam, just stick with the $6 item, like I had originally said.

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I hate people - BRENDA

Wow, that's uncharacteristic of you BRENDA. What the heck happened??? -SIGNY

Yeah, I usually keep that little opinion to myself. But Thursday at my work place was not a real good day.

Someone else who works there a few weeks ago offered me a hand to get rid of some dead electronics I got around this place. I didn't take her up on it then, so I did this last Thursday or I tried. She said she didn't remember which friend she had been talking about then started hemming and hawing about helping me and I am thinking in my head, "Never mind".

Also my boss' husband started harping about unpacking boxes and sorting them out to see what is what. I said, "What is the point of unpacking and the repacking things when I can just do that when I move and have the room to put things away properly."

Then he asked, " Is it because you live to far away to easily get somewhere to donate things?'

I said, "Yes." and just left it at that.

My boss wasn't much better not wanting to pay me for something that I did the week before and again I am like, "Whatever" in my head.

They had given me a single bed when I moved into another place and the man didn't remember that and I almost thought he was going to ask for it back. Which for them would be about normal.

Then other people have the nerve to wonder why I think such things. = BRENDA

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I hate people - BRENDA

Wow, that's uncharacteristic of you BRENDA. What the heck happened??? -SIGNY

Yeah, I usually keep that little opinion to myself. But Thursday at my work place was not a real good day.

Someone else who works there a few weeks ago offered me a hand to get rid of some dead electronics I got around this place. I didn't take her up on it then, so I did this last Thursday or I tried. She said she didn't remember which friend she had been talking about then started hemming and hawing about helping me and I am thinking in my head, "Never mind".

Also my boss' husband started harping about unpacking boxes and sorting them out to see what is what. I said, "What is the point of unpacking and the repacking things when I can just do that when I move and have the room to put things away properly."

Then he asked, " Is it because you live to far away to easily get somewhere to donate things?'

I said, "Yes." and just left it at that.

My boss wasn't much better not wanting to pay me for something that I did the week before and again I am like, "Whatever" in my head.

They had given me a single bed when I moved into another place and the man didn't remember that and I almost thought he was going to ask for it back. Which for them would be about normal.

Then other people have the nerve to wonder why I think such things. = BRENDA

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The people that you're dealing with are privileged and oblivious. Obviously, the husband was suggesting that you get rid of a few things rather than move them. But did he offer to help you donate some of your items? No?

The woman who said that she would help you get rid of some of your elecronic junk, did she follow through?

Now being paid for work that you did?

These people supposdely know you, but they seem incapable of putting themselves in your shoes. They're heartless and unfair.

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Pity would be no more,
If we did not MAKE men poor - William Blake

"The messy American environment, where most people don't agree, is perfect for people like me. I CAN DO AS I PLEASE." - SECOND

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Well... for sure my car problem is not the transmission. Now that it's warmed up after I adjusted that cable, the problem is just a tiny fraction of what it used to be.

It's harder than I would have thought to find the part. I'm going to have to shop around because the place I usually go only has one option for one of the two cables I need and it's over $50 bucks. I'm sure I can get this stuff cheaper than that.

Warm weather is coming. :)

I think all I'll need is these new cables, a transmission fluid flush and filter replacement and I should get another 100k miles on that car. Probably last me another 10 years.

Do Right, Be Right. :)

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Have you considered getting another car? A second, backup car would allow less stress when repairing another, if repairing is the choice. Or just switch cars, not get rid of the old. You seem to be willing to spend much more on repairs than I would expect.
My last 5 or 6 vehicles have all been $600 from dealers, and lasted several years without somebody crashing into me.
Would you like to know how to buy cars from used dealers which are driveable, and least expensive?
Mine have included a full size wagon, a compact, a full size van, a 1/2 ton pickup, a minivan with sliding doors on both sides. Most times I had several to choose from. One was a sweet CA car, Nissan Sentra RWD, but I didn't expect it to be rustproofed. The full size vans, I had a choice of several Chevy's, couple Fords, and a Dodge.
When somebody would total me, I'd get a few thousand from insurance payouts.

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I haven't really spent that much. A bulk of it last year was a new windshield and 4 new tires, just because I didn't know how to do it myself and the labor was reasonable. ($145 for the glass, and 265 for the tires).

Timing belt was $35, the seal I needed to replace for the massive oil leak was $8, spark plugs were around $12, air filter was around $10, and I probably spent around $60 on various types of Sea Foam.

The cables I'd need might run around $100, and shouldn't be that difficult to change. Maybe another $30 for a new transmission filter and fluid for a change. The entire exhaust system should run around $150, but that's only if it turns out that I can't just replace the small part that's busted without welding.

It's a 90's Toyota with less than 170,000 miles on it. The body looks great. Once I get that transmission cable thing sorted out, anything else I put into it is really cosmetic. It should last me another 50,000 miles with very little repair work, and the way I drive that's another 5 or 6 years. It only cost me $2,000 around 11 years ago, so maybe $2,800 after all the repairs. Not to bad paying about $250 a year for a car.


If you have a way of getting a reliable car for $600, I'd certainly look into having a 2nd one. I'm just not looking to spend much on a new car right now.

Otherwise, I have really gotten to know this car over the years. There's a lot to say about that. The devil you know, right?

Do Right, Be Right. :)

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Originally posted by 6IXSTRINGJACK:
Well... for sure my car problem is not the transmission. Now that it's warmed up after I adjusted that cable, the problem is just a tiny fraction of what it used to be.

It's harder than I would have thought to find the part. I'm going to have to shop around because the place I usually go only has one option for one of the two cables I need and it's over $50 bucks. I'm sure I can get this stuff cheaper than that.

Warm weather is coming. :)

I think all I'll need is these new cables, a transmission fluid flush and filter replacement and I should get another 100k miles on that car. Probably last me another 10 years.

Do Right, Be Right. :)

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Have you considered getting another car? A second, backup car would allow less stress when repairing another, if repairing is the choice. Or just switch cars, not get rid of the old. You seem to be willing to spend much more on repairs than I would expect.
My last 5 or 6 vehicles have all been $600 from dealers, and lasted several years without somebody crashing into me.
Would you like to know how to buy cars from used dealers which are driveable, and least expensive?
Mine have included a full size wagon, a compact, a full size van, a 1/2 ton pickup, a minivan with sliding doors on both sides. Most times I had several to choose from. One was a sweet CA car, Nissan Sentra RWD, but I didn't expect it to be rustproofed. The full size vans, I had a choice of several Chevy's, couple Fords, and a Dodge.
When somebody would total me, I'd get a few thousand from insurance payouts.

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I haven't really spent that much. A bulk of it last year was a new windshield and 4 new tires, just because I didn't know how to do it myself and the labor was reasonable. ($145 for the glass, and 265 for the tires).

Timing belt was $35, the seal I needed to replace for the massive oil leak was $8, spark plugs were around $12, air filter was around $10, and I probably spent around $60 on various types of Sea Foam.

The cables I'd need might run around $100, and shouldn't be that difficult to change. Maybe another $30 for a new transmission filter and fluid for a change. The entire exhaust system should run around $150, but that's only if it turns out that I can't just replace the small part that's busted without welding.

It's a 90's Toyota with less than 170,000 miles on it. The body looks great. Once I get that transmission cable thing sorted out, anything else I put into it is really cosmetic. It should last me another 50,000 miles with very little repair work, and the way I drive that's another 5 or 6 years. It only cost me $2,000 around 11 years ago, so maybe $2,800 after all the repairs. Not to bad paying about $250 a year for a car.


If you have a way of getting a reliable car for $600, I'd certainly look into having a 2nd one. I'm just not looking to spend much on a new car right now.

Otherwise, I have really gotten to know this car over the years. There's a lot to say about that. The devil you know, right?

Do Right, Be Right. :)

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Least expense for a reliable vehicle:

Make a list of used car dealers, the cheapest ones. Include Salvage yards, metal scrap yards because they often keep a dealer operation on the side.
Call each one with this:
You need a car, you don't have much money. What is the lowest price they have on a vehicle on the lot, that runs? Say under $1,000. They will try to pigeonhole you: what color do you want, what size, what type, what make? Always say you don't care. If they have more than one, which are they and what prices are they? You are letting them fight against themselves, negotiate in their own heads.

Some won't have anything low priced, but the ones who do might be only valid for a day or 2. You can always go there at night to look-see what vehicle they were talking about.
You are obviously under no obligation to buy, but this is the way to find what they most want to sell, what has been on the lot the longest, what they most want to deal on.
I've seen $1,200 prices on the vehicles I paid $600 for.
As dealers, they should still have those required vehicle inspection reports on the window, showing what works and doesn't.
Also test drive before you hand over the cash. Oh, yeah, tell them you have cash to pay.

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Originally posted by 6IXSTRINGJACK:
Well... for sure my car problem is not the transmission. Now that it's warmed up after I adjusted that cable, the problem is just a tiny fraction of what it used to be.

It's harder than I would have thought to find the part. I'm going to have to shop around because the place I usually go only has one option for one of the two cables I need and it's over $50 bucks. I'm sure I can get this stuff cheaper than that.

Warm weather is coming. :)

I think all I'll need is these new cables, a transmission fluid flush and filter replacement and I should get another 100k miles on that car. Probably last me another 10 years.

Do Right, Be Right. :)

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Have you considered getting another car? A second, backup car would allow less stress when repairing another, if repairing is the choice. Or just switch cars, not get rid of the old. You seem to be willing to spend much more on repairs than I would expect.
My last 5 or 6 vehicles have all been $600 from dealers, and lasted several years without somebody crashing into me.
Would you like to know how to buy cars from used dealers which are driveable, and least expensive?
Mine have included a full size wagon, a compact, a full size van, a 1/2 ton pickup, a minivan with sliding doors on both sides. Most times I had several to choose from. One was a sweet CA car, Nissan Sentra RWD, but I didn't expect it to be rustproofed. The full size vans, I had a choice of several Chevy's, couple Fords, and a Dodge.
When somebody would total me, I'd get a few thousand from insurance payouts.

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I haven't really spent that much. A bulk of it last year was a new windshield and 4 new tires, just because I didn't know how to do it myself and the labor was reasonable. ($145 for the glass, and 265 for the tires).

Timing belt was $35, the seal I needed to replace for the massive oil leak was $8, spark plugs were around $12, air filter was around $10, and I probably spent around $60 on various types of Sea Foam.

The cables I'd need might run around $100, and shouldn't be that difficult to change. Maybe another $30 for a new transmission filter and fluid for a change. The entire exhaust system should run around $150, but that's only if it turns out that I can't just replace the small part that's busted without welding.

It's a 90's Toyota with less than 170,000 miles on it. The body looks great. Once I get that transmission cable thing sorted out, anything else I put into it is really cosmetic. It should last me another 50,000 miles with very little repair work, and the way I drive that's another 5 or 6 years. It only cost me $2,000 around 11 years ago, so maybe $2,800 after all the repairs. Not to bad paying about $250 a year for a car.


If you have a way of getting a reliable car for $600, I'd certainly look into having a 2nd one. I'm just not looking to spend much on a new car right now.

Otherwise, I have really gotten to know this car over the years. There's a lot to say about that. The devil you know, right?

Do Right, Be Right. :)

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Least expense for a reliable vehicle:

Make a list of used car dealers, the cheapest ones. Include Salvage yards, metal scrap yards because they often keep a dealer operation on the side.
Call each one with this:
You need a car, you don't have much money. What is the lowest price they have on a vehicle on the lot, that runs? Say under $1,000. They will try to pigeonhole you: what color do you want, what size, what type, what make? Always say you don't care. If they have more than one, which are they and what prices are they? You are letting them fight against themselves, negotiate in their own heads.

Some won't have anything low priced, but the ones who do might be only valid for a day or 2. You can always go there at night to look-see what vehicle they were talking about.
You are obviously under no obligation to buy, but this is the way to find what they most want to sell, what has been on the lot the longest, what they most want to deal on.
I've seen $1,200 prices on the vehicles I paid $600 for.
As dealers, they should still have those required vehicle inspection reports on the window, showing what works and doesn't.
Also test drive before you hand over the cash. Oh, yeah, tell them you have cash to pay.

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Good tip. I do have the cash and I don't care what color or "frills" it has. Just a point A to point B car.

I'm hoping to clear out my garage this year after I fix my 3 season room. If I can get the 2nd space, this will probably be a worthwhile investment. I let my brothers old beater Toyota sit in my driveway and it rusted through. Gotta keep this one in the garage and take it out for a spin every once in a while.

Do Right, Be Right. :)

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Well... for sure my car problem is not the transmission. Now that it's warmed up after I adjusted that cable, the problem is just a tiny fraction of what it used to be.

It's harder than I would have thought to find the part. I'm going to have to shop around because the place I usually go only has one option for one of the two cables I need and it's over $50 bucks. I'm sure I can get this stuff cheaper than that.

Warm weather is coming. :)

I think all I'll need is these new cables, a transmission fluid flush and filter replacement and I should get another 100k miles on that car. Probably last me another 10 years.

Do Right, Be Right. :)

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Have you considered getting another car? A second, backup car would allow less stress when repairing another, if repairing is the choice. Or just switch cars, not get rid of the old. You seem to be willing to spend much more on repairs than I would expect.
My last 5 or 6 vehicles have all been $600 from dealers, and lasted several years without somebody crashing into me.
Would you like to know how to buy cars from used dealers which are driveable, and least expensive?
Mine have included a full size wagon, a compact, a full size van, a 1/2 ton pickup, a minivan with sliding doors on both sides. Most times I had several to choose from. One was a sweet CA car, Nissan Sentra RWD, but I didn't expect it to be rustproofed. The full size vans, I had a choice of several Chevy's, couple Fords, and a Dodge.
When somebody would total me, I'd get a few thousand from insurance payouts.

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I haven't really spent that much. A bulk of it last year was a new windshield and 4 new tires, just because I didn't know how to do it myself and the labor was reasonable. ($145 for the glass, and 265 for the tires).

Timing belt was $35, the seal I needed to replace for the massive oil leak was $8, spark plugs were around $12, air filter was around $10, and I probably spent around $60 on various types of Sea Foam.

The cables I'd need might run around $100, and shouldn't be that difficult to change. Maybe another $30 for a new transmission filter and fluid for a change. The entire exhaust system should run around $150, but that's only if it turns out that I can't just replace the small part that's busted without welding.

It's a 90's Toyota with less than 170,000 miles on it. The body looks great. Once I get that transmission cable thing sorted out, anything else I put into it is really cosmetic. It should last me another 50,000 miles with very little repair work, and the way I drive that's another 5 or 6 years. It only cost me $2,000 around 11 years ago, so maybe $2,800 after all the repairs. Not to bad paying about $250 a year for a car.


If you have a way of getting a reliable car for $600, I'd certainly look into having a 2nd one. I'm just not looking to spend much on a new car right now.

Otherwise, I have really gotten to know this car over the years. There's a lot to say about that. The devil you know, right?

Do Right, Be Right. :)

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Least expense for a reliable vehicle:

Make a list of used car dealers, the cheapest ones. Include Salvage yards, metal scrap yards because they often keep a dealer operation on the side.
Call each one with this:
You need a car, you don't have much money. What is the lowest price they have on a vehicle on the lot, that runs? Say under $1,000. They will try to pigeonhole you: what color do you want, what size, what type, what make? Always say you don't care. If they have more than one, which are they and what prices are they? You are letting them fight against themselves, negotiate in their own heads.

Some won't have anything low priced, but the ones who do might be only valid for a day or 2. You can always go there at night to look-see what vehicle they were talking about.
You are obviously under no obligation to buy, but this is the way to find what they most want to sell, what has been on the lot the longest, what they most want to deal on.
I've seen $1,200 prices on the vehicles I paid $600 for.
As dealers, they should still have those required vehicle inspection reports on the window, showing what works and doesn't.
Also test drive before you hand over the cash. Oh, yeah, tell them you have cash to pay.

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Good tip. I do have the cash and I don't care what color or "frills" it has. Just a point A to point B car.

I'm hoping to clear out my garage this year after I fix my 3 season room. If I can get the 2nd space, this will probably be a worthwhile investment. I let my brothers old beater Toyota sit in my driveway and it rusted through. Gotta keep this one in the garage and take it out for a spin every once in a while.

Do Right, Be Right. :)

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Some of the Used Dealers will occasionally get in a Trade-In beater, which they then shunt or auction to other dealers. You can ask them to call you when they get in an extra-cheapie, but those don't happen every week. That is a different ploy that the one I have been using, explained above.

Yes, invariably one of 2 vehicles will be better in snow, and one will be better in rain, and one has better heater and one has better A/C. One better for road trips, one better for hauling groceries or building supplies, or pulling a small trailer.

Yes, at least one of those vehicles did not have working A/C, at least when I bought it.

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#$@!ing snow on the ground all day!

Good thing it's going to be 70 degrees 48 hours from now.

Do Right, Be Right. :)

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#$@!ing snow on the ground all day!

Good thing it's going to be 70 degrees 48 hours from now.

Do Right, Be Right. :)

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Sorry to hear that Jack. Think it is suppose to rain here tomorrow.

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#$@!ing snow on the ground all day!

Good thing it's going to be 70 degrees 48 hours from now.

Do Right, Be Right. :)

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Sorry to hear that Jack. Think it is suppose to rain here tomorrow.

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My lawn is STILL white! It snowed all damn night while I was at work. Came home to my furnace blazing and I've got it turned all the way down to 54 degrees on the thermostat. What a waste of money. It's going to be 70 degrees tomorrow. :(

Do Right, Be Right. :)

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Latest round of Star Trek in at the library. I will pick it up tomorrow.

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Latest round of Star Trek in at the library. I will pick it up tomorrow.

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What is the latest round?

Shouldn't Canadian Libraries have a Shatner wing at each location?

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"Shatner is just an awesome human being."

I'm not acquainted with that side if him. Perhaps you could explain a bit.

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Rained today but on the flip side. I won at mah jong and had a nice fish and chip dinner out.

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Hey Brenda - that sounds enjoyable!

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Rained today but on the flip side. I won at mah jong and had a nice fish and chip dinner out.

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In Canada does that phrase mean deep fried fish and French fries?

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Deep fried battered fish and French fries ...

Gotta ask - with vinegar?

eta now I'm getting hungry ... I think I'll be taking off to rummage the frig ...

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Deep fried battered fish and French fries ...

Gotta ask - with vinegar?

eta now I'm getting hungry ... I think I'll be taking off to rummage the frig ...

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Trying to rain which is adding to my feeling of no one cares.

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I don't like vinegar. I just use a little salt on my fries.

Two other ladies I was with and one was eating ketchup. Another thing I don't like and the other is originally from Scotland and likes her vinegar.

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Trying to rain which is adding to my feeling of no one cares.

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Hmmm ... your landlady and her husband, your boss and HER husband, the person that you sometimes work alongside ... seem like exceptionally uncaring people, if not downright nasty. Maybe you feel that way because you're surrounded by uncaring people?

I care, and I think other people here care, but we're, like, virtual carers. Not much use in real life. But here's a virtual hug anyway.

*****
Winning at mahjong?

WOOHOO!

I NEVER win at mahjong, and I just play a computer game that lets me cheat and take back moves! I hope I never play against you.


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Pity would be no more,
If we did not MAKE men poor - William Blake

"The messy American environment, where most people don't agree, is perfect for people like me. I CAN DO AS I PLEASE." - SECOND

America is an oligarchy http://www.fireflyfans.net/mthread.aspx?tid=57876 .

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I don't like vinegar. I just use a little salt on my fries.

Two other ladies I was with and one was eating ketchup. Another thing I don't like and the other is originally from Scotland and likes her vinegar.

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I was quite young - less than 5 years old - and our family was vacationing up in Canada (Wasaga Beach to be exact). That was the first time I ever had vinegar on fries, or even knew about it! I personally think it's too strong and overwhelms the delicate potato-fry taste; but imo so does pretty much everything else I've seen on them - gravy, ketsup, tartar sauce etc. I too enjoy them with just a touch of salt. :)

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Speaking of In the garden, and RAIN!!!!

It looks like our rainy season is over, and we're not going to get any more until November (if we're lucky and it starts on time). It was a good rainy season, not phenomenally exceptional. One thing that was nice about it is that the rain came in regularly-spaced waves, which - I think - allowed it to soak in rather than run off.



The rain was enough to end our drought listing on the drought monitor, except for down by San Diego which is listed as exceptionally dry at the end of the rainy season. The last storm, which missed SoCal entirely by tracking east, brought some needed relief to the Four Corners area, which preciously had large areas listed under exceptional drought.



Even though the rain removed our drought listing, I do wonder about the 2011-2017 drought damage already done to huge swathes of forest. Hundreds of thousands of trees are already dead, and many are damaged.

Bark beetles have moved in and killed large swaths of forests in the wake of drought.

Will the rain allow many trees to recover their health, or will they continue to decline?

Also, there are a few quarries nearby, which are good indicators of groundwater supply in the area. Since I've been in SoCal (over 30 years), the lake levels at the bottom look like they've dropped about 30', and haven't recovered.

The fire forecast for SoCal is predicted to be fewer / smaller than normal - UNLESS there are unusual conditions like the "Ridiculously Resilient Ridge" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ridiculously_Resilient_Ridge, in which case, as the fire marshal said on the broadcast, all bets are off!

The north American drought monitor does indicate areas of up to severe drought in Canada. So it'll be interesting to see how the rainy season progresses, and how the fire season turns out.

https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/monitoring-content/temp-and-precip/drought/n
adm/maps/pdf/nadm-201903.pdf

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So...

In more positive news, I'm getting back into rehabbing my house after a 5 or 6 year hiatus! :)

I'm not sure if I had mentioned the fact that I had taken in water in my 3 season room and some of the floor joists had rotted out. Have I told that story before?

Anyhow, the porch was an addition to the house around 20 years after it was originally constructed, and the more I pull it apart, the more I realize that this wasn't a professional job. It was just hard to notice that from the inside where they had put large heavy 4'x 8' cedar paneling to cover up the hack job.

Outside of building garages from the ground up when I was a teenager, this will be the first time I do any structural work. I do hope that the only structural work I need to do is to replace the two joists that had rotted and fallen underneath the floor, but I won't know that until the demo work is done, and everything is revealed.

The windows are the cheapest things I've ever seen in my life. Little more than some aluminum runners nailed into wooden planks nailed up around them on the inside and then covered with those cedar boards. Single pane garbage from the late 70's. Leaks abound. The porch has probably been taking in water for the last 40 years the way it was constructed, but it only became critical when I had re-used the carpet from the master bedroom and covered the porch with it because it was a perfect fit. The carpet was holding in all of the moisture, and on the extremely hot and humid days the crawl space underneath was a pressure cooker.

I wasn't aware of how bad the water issue was until I used a pressure washer a few summers ago to clean my entire house and afterward came into the porch and smelled it. The carpet was soaked. The damage was done. I immediately ripped out the carpet after that, and several months later when my brother came over he asked me about my sagging floor after he came in the house. He's a big guy, but he's not that heavy. Something was wrong...


So I'm going to be gutting the room, installing a new floor and windows and once it's all buttoned up I'll put in some drywall and a nice coat of fresh paint. Since there will be no heat source directly to the room, it would still be considered just a porch for tax purposes, but otherwise, it will function and look like a large additional room to the house.

It's where I do my smoking now. I'm almost afraid that when it's done I'm going to be forcing myself out to my own garage every time I light up.

Some interesting stuff has been revealed. I'll be taking pictures with my crappy camera and it should be a good laugh.

Do Right, Be Right. :)

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Careful.

Somebody here is liable to take part of your post out of context and claim you're a racist.

Do Right, Be Right. :)

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Trying to rain which is adding to my feeling of no one cares.

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Hmmm ... your landlady and her husband, your boss and HER husband, the person that you sometimes work alongside ... seem like exceptionally uncaring people, if not downright nasty. Maybe you feel that way because you're surrounded by uncaring people?

I care, and I think other people here care, but we're, like, virtual carers. Not much use in real life. But here's a virtual hug anyway.

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Winning at mahjong?

WOOHOO!

I NEVER win at mahjong, and I just play a computer game that lets me cheat and take back moves! I hope I never play against you.


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Pity would be no more,
If we did not MAKE men poor - William Blake

"The messy American environment, where most people don't agree, is perfect for people like me. I CAN DO AS I PLEASE." - SECOND

America is an oligarchy http://www.fireflyfans.net/mthread.aspx?tid=57876 .

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That is why.

Virtual caring is good as it allows me to vent my feelings and I can sort of get back on track.

I learned how to play mah-jong first on the computer. Still play on the computer and I can even beat the computer, sometimes. :)

I've actually won 3 times this week. Monday, Wednesday and today(Thursday). So a very good week for me.

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Trying to rain which is adding to my feeling of no one cares.

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Hmmm ... your landlady and her husband, your boss and HER husband, the person that you sometimes work alongside ... seem like exceptionally uncaring people, if not downright nasty. Maybe you feel that way because you're surrounded by uncaring people?

I care, and I think other people here care, but we're, like, virtual carers. Not much use in real life. But here's a virtual hug anyway.

*****
Winning at mahjong?

WOOHOO!

I NEVER win at mahjong, and I just play a computer game that lets me cheat and take back moves! I hope I never play against you.


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Pity would be no more,
If we did not MAKE men poor - William Blake

"The messy American environment, where most people don't agree, is perfect for people like me. I CAN DO AS I PLEASE." - SECOND

America is an oligarchy http://www.fireflyfans.net/mthread.aspx?tid=57876 .

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That is why.

Virtual caring is good as it allows me to vent my feelings and I can sort of get back on track.

I learned how to play mah-jong first on the computer. Still play on the computer and I can even beat the computer, sometimes. :)

I've actually won 3 times this week. Monday, Wednesday and today(Thursday). So a very good week for me.

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Well, if being a virtual ear is at all useful, then I'm prepared!

Winning three times at mahjong? Damn, girl! I'll never challenge you on that!

How's the move coming? Everything more or less on track? Life has a way of throwing curveballs at us, and I"m kind of a pessimist I guess so I'm always waiting for the other shoe to drop.

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Pity would be no more,
If we did not MAKE men poor - William Blake

"The messy American environment, where most people don't agree, is perfect for people like me. I CAN DO AS I PLEASE." - SECOND

America is an oligarchy http://www.fireflyfans.net/mthread.aspx?tid=57876 .

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