[kiss my crisis]

T'was the month before Christmas....

...and a nasty grinding noise was coming from the brakes on our van. Hubby took it in to Crappy Tire today to get them fixed, the only place open on a Sunday (and likely the cheapest for generic issues like brakes). That'll be $540 please and thank you very much. I hope the children enjoy having a nice safe car to drive in because thats what Santa's bringing this year.

So much for a zero balance on Visa. Merry Fucking Christmas.

3 comments! kim e posted at 10:49 AM
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3 tell me what you really think:

why oh why does it always happen that way!? just when you think you got it under control, whammo, something like car repair fucks it all up. :(

By Sizzle, at 10:04 AM, November 28, 2005

This ALWAYS happens to us. Just today the dryer broke and even better Toby spent the night vomiting in his bed. No laundry + stinky sheets = yuck.

Hopefully you still have SOME room on that credit card!

By Anonymous, at 7:48 PM, November 28, 2005

This happened to us about 6 years ago. We had ONE brake that was grinding and giving us problems (the brake pad sheared right off of the brake assembly while driving on the freeway.) We limped down the road, with horrible grinding noises and pulled into a local brake place. They called us a few hours later and said "We can get everything done for about $525.00" For ONE brake??? Grease monkey then explains to me that their company policy doesn't allow them to release a vehicle unless ALL brakes are in perfect condition. I said "Fuck it. Put our car back together, and I'm coming to get it." I spent $15 on a Haynes guide for the car, and maybe $45 in parts and had the whole thing fixed in 3 hours. By myself. I've done most repairs on our cars since then.

By Anonymous, at 7:02 AM, November 29, 2005