posted by:
guerillafunk (
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post date:
01.08.07 (7:49 pm)
To your last comment: I hope so, for sanity's sake. D:
Car troubles unltd. Rotten.
posted by:
guerillafunk (
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post date:
01.08.07 (8:00 pm)
To your last comment: I hope so, for sanity's sake. D:
Car troubles unltd. Rotten.
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seochris (
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01.08.07 (10:17 pm)
seochris here
well I feel 2007 started with a bang for you.
Great!! I hope u would end up more happier by the year end
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mimi (
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01.09.07 (3:55 am)
this, my friend, if it is the worst,which i hope it is, is surmountable, and better days are ahead...so count your lucky stars! sometimes it don't take long to get the new year started, does it? one year it was just jan. 2 when my year started with a "bang"...someone broadsided me while i was just sitting at a stop sign! then of course, you remember jan. 13, 2006! so smile, know that you are loved and try not to worry too much...besides, let that "boyfriend of your daughter" worry about her car! time they grew up a bit, don't you spose?
xoxoxox
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doeeyed (
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01.09.07 (6:05 am)
Good Grief! That is bad and not to discount any of it but, if that's the worst day, then good for you :) At least they can be fixed or replace! Get my drift?
I can say this because, they aren't my vehicles! ;)
Wishing you better days ahead.
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surrogate (
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post date:
01.09.07 (6:12 am)
Wow. Glad everyone's safe.
Friggen cars.
I hereby suggest really fast moving sidewalks for everyone.
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tabootenente (
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01.09.07 (6:49 am)
sorry, brother. nothing like a steamroll of bad luck to get you thinking about balance, huh?
i'd guess you're not much into poker (i'm not anymore either, by the way), but they say when a poker player has a bad run of cards and starts thinking that his bad luck will one day be balanced by a run of good cards, he's probably in for a world of hurt. they call it, "chasing bad money with good money." you've lost the bad money already, and the books on the hands that have already passed are closed. like flipping a coin: just because the last time you flipped the quarter you it came up heads doesn't change the odds for the next time you flip the quarter. it's still fifty-fifty.
before i moved to boston from oregon, i sold my car--a nice white boat of a 97 mercury sable, leather interior, high quality stereo and sound, even an inflatable driver-side seat (which was a lot of fun, by the way). i sold that beauty for under $500. but when i came out to boston and saw the rules of the road out here, i considered myself very lucky.
taboo
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PastorDave (
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post date:
01.09.07 (7:24 am)
Reply to: guerillafunk
I do believe the experiences of life tend to even out. It's not a belief in karma, but simply a personal belief born from observation of life. I don't think life, or the universe, or for that matter God owe me "good" things. So when I have a rotten day, or year, I don't blame God and I'm coming to a point I don't sit down and whine about hwo life is so very unfair. "Unfair" would be to be born amidst abject poverty and disease and ignorance, instead of in this incredibly wealthy and blessed land we call America. I whine because I have three cars in the shop- unfair is that the majority of the world's population have little chance of ever even owning a car. So I take it in stride, and complain for a day or two, but I'm more than OK.
By the way, I am pleased that you are back to blogging again. Hope to wander over to your latest post and give it some thought.
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PastorDave (
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01.09.07 (7:27 am)
Reply to: seochris
What a bang, literally. The good news is that old cars can always be replaced. For me, that means another old car, but that's OK. Anybody have a 76 Mercury Hornet for sale? How about a Valiant?
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PastorDave (
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post date:
01.09.07 (7:36 am)
Reply to: mimi
You are right. A healthy perspective about the experiences of life is always needed. I have my health, family, home, friends, and faith- so I am indeed an incredibly blessed person.
The car in question is the one used by my oldest daughter, who is in College right now. She drives it back and forth to school, and uses it for needed transportation when at school. Some students do get by without a car while at college, so strictly speaking it is a luxury. But she has been an incredibly "good" child, and has blessed us so very much, that I want her to have this luxury of transportation as she is working diligently to be a good student and move toward a career. Now the other girl called to tell me she thought her car was running hot, but after we talked about the symptoms and the dashboard dials, we determined nothing was wrong. I'm always there for her. But she and her boyfriend have decided to pool their resources and live together, so I don't feel the necessity to see to her living expenses in the same way I do with my other kids. Right now they are having trouble paying the rent- $700 per month, plus utilities. Of course, they find a way to pay for high speed internet, all the luxuries of cable television, the latest of cell phone gadgets, out to eat everday of the week, etc. So to "rescue" her from such a situation would not be helpful. Still, I'll help her with her car. And Skylar, of course.
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PastorDave (
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post date:
01.09.07 (7:41 am)
Reply to: doeeyed
Many readers no doubt can read this and say, "I'll trade my bad days for yours anytime". You're right.
Often in the mornings, I see an immigrant (I'm assuming. He looks like one of the many hispanics of the area.) riding a gas powered, two-wheeled skateboard down the sidewalk and toward the town. He's going work. So I guess, if things get really tight, I can get me a skatebord. Maybe he'd like to carpool- we'll use his board one week, and mine the next?
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PastorDave (
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01.09.07 (7:45 am)
Reply to: surrogate
The sidewalks is a good idea. I enjoy going to the Atlanta Airport and riding their moving sidewalks around the terminals. We used to do that with the kids as a family outing sometimes. The airport has transit train, a mall for shopping, all kinds of fast food treats, and we could sit at the big picture windows and watch the planes take off. Now all the security because of 9/11 has ruined the fun.
But the moving sidewalks are still there. Unfortunately, they include x-ray machines that reveal your naked body to the person behind you.
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PastorDave (
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01.09.07 (7:51 am)
Reply to: tabootenente
Inflatable drivers seat? I'm thinking, whatever the outrageous estimate for repair I may receive today, I should tell them to go ahead and also install an inflatable drivers seat. That would make everything seem alright!
I don't play poker. Well, when my wife and I took spent a couple of days together at a local hotel recently, we stayed in the room and played a particular version of poker that was fun. I won.
Interestingly, my new Minister of Music is an avid poker player. He plays in tournments, and is a dealer. He says he does not gamble his money. I haven't checked into the matter too closely, and told him not to share his avocation with fellow church members.
Good to hear from you, my friend.
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surrogate (
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post date:
01.09.07 (8:41 am)
Reply to: PastorDave
See, I'm such a perv, I go hang out at the airports now waiting for that one person in a thousand worth looking at nude in the x-ray machines. Mostly it's boring, but they have hot pretzels there, so, it's not a total loss.
posted by:
bawdy (
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post date:
01.09.07 (11:42 am)
Bad day, sure...but if that's your worst day, I'd say you're doing all right.
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mimi (
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01.09.07 (5:19 pm)
Reply to: PastorDave
ooops! didn't realize daughter #2 was away at school...and of course, helping her is just the way it should be...and of course, helping any and all of your children is your perogative..easy for me to sit here and decide to "let the boyfriend" save the day! : ) but you know what i meant, right? sorry bout your car(s) btw, it motivated me to "afford" to renew my AAA membership...since i doubt you would drive to central florida to save me : ) but deep down inside, i think you actually might if i asked xoxoxo
posted by:
guerillafunk (
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01.09.07 (5:31 pm)
Reply to: PastorDave
Yours is a good view to have. God owes us nothing; we, in fact, owe Him everything. He never said life would be easy, only that it would be worth it. And if it's worth it, then things must have a tendency to even themselves out, mustn't they?
As always, my latest post is a tad controversial. Hope you enjoy it, whatever you think of it. :)
-G.Funk
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tabootenente (
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post date:
01.09.07 (6:36 pm)
Reply to: PastorDave
there is a rumor--and it may only be a rumor--that sometimes those inflatable driver-side seats are also heat-controlled.
sometimes i think . . . maybe it would have been best if i kept that car.
taboo
posted by:
babe4jesus55 (
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01.09.07 (9:55 pm)
It's at times like these and when the printer jams, and the computer crashes I wonder if machines help or hurt us more.
*hug*
posted by:
FinalyFree (
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post date:
01.10.07 (7:53 am)
Sheesh it's nice to know someone besides ME has this kind of luck, heh. But I am truly sorry you're having to deal with a day like this. Here's to better days ahead ;)
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69whisper (
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post date:
01.10.07 (10:16 am)
that was the worst day with the cars and sitting far from US, such behavior from 911 and the US Police is un heard of ? strange indeed. Hope the cars are behaving by now?
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bronwynj (
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post date:
01.12.07 (7:04 pm)
Reply to: PastorDave
"But the moving sidewalks are still there. Unfortunately, they include x-ray machines that reveal your naked body to the person behind you."
You're kidding, right?!
Gotta be.
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bronwynj (
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post date:
01.12.07 (7:11 pm)
Reply to: mimi
Yes, AAA must be your equivalent to our RACQ (Royal Automobile Club of Queensland), which is who we call if we break down, because we're members of it - it's a type of insurance I suppose.
Pastor Dave, aren't you a member of AAA, for those three cars? That's who you would have called if you were, I expect.
Did you get in trouble for calling 911 just for a car breaking down?! I imagine if anyone here in Australia called 000 for that, they wouldn't be too popular, because 000 is just for police, ambulance, or fire emergencies. Time spent on a non emergency could cost lives!
I would have thought the police would be too busy to be used as a taxi service, too?
In Australia if our car breaks down, we call whatever the RACQ equivalent is (if in another state), or if we're not members I think they can still be called but that would be expensive - or we call family or friends for help - or a towing service arrives or is called & that would be expensive too.
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PastorDave (
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post date:
01.12.07 (7:28 pm)
Reply to: FinalyFree
Thanks. I've donated the broken van to Cars For Christ, who will in turn sell it to a salvage yard and make a couple of hundred dollars. Tomorrow I go to look at another used van, hopefully something that will provide transportation for a year or so. One of these days I'll buy a Mercedes. Not tomorrow.
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PastorDave (
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post date:
01.12.07 (7:32 pm)
Reply to: bronwynj
9-1-1 will respond with officers if it is a true emergency. As I was sitting on the side of an 8-lane highway, being shaken by semi trucks breezing by at 80 mph, I sensed an emergency. What I needed from them was a tow truck, and they provided a phone number. On our metro interstates we have HERO units, which can provide assistance to broken vehicles. Unfortunately, I was located outside the serviceable area.
It was just a bad day, which complicated my week. But life moves on. Nothing of great importance was lost.
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PastorDave (
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post date:
01.12.07 (7:34 pm)
Reply to: bronwynj
I'm kidding about that particular matter. However... You are aware, I imagine, that such X-ray machines are available and soon to be put into use at some of our busiest airports. They will be used to screen suspicious passengers. Some consider their implyment to be a civil infringement. I think I agree.
posted by:
PastorDave (
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post date:
01.12.07 (7:36 pm)
Reply to: 69whisper
It was a bad day, but only in a relative and localized sense. No comparison to truly awful things.
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PastorDave (
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post date:
01.12.07 (7:37 pm)
Reply to: mimi
That trip to central Florida is going to happen. One of these days....
