The last time I took Chumley to the vet, I hit upon the excellent notion of putting a dish towel over the edge of the upturned cat carrier. Therefore, when I went to insert him, and he used his polydactyl paws to try to cling to the edges, all he grabbed was the towel, which neatly slid him right in without me having to unstick each of the many claws.
The basement is as dry as its going to get for the nonce, unless I go mad, drive to the supermarket, buy 48,000 paper towels, and blot up the remaining dampness. I suspect that it's still slowly seeping in, so I'll monitor the situation, but at least I won't have to start with it three or four inches deep again....
Out of annoyed curiosity, I sat down to try to figure out when I put in a help call about not being able to send mail. April 25 (thank goodness I bitch a lot here.)
Have I heard back? Of course not. Now normally, I'd have been bitchier about this but I was preoccupied. So I log on to the site to make another call, and I notice something. Something about changed email settings. Dated May 5. Fuckers. Cowardly, lazy, incompetent customer service morons.
Just back from dentist. Teeth cleaned. Teeth X-rayed. Teeth OK.
Just heard from garage. Diagnosis performed. Catalytic converter busted. $1200.
I'm having the brakes fixed today, and the converter put off until my next oil change.
At what point of $$ of repairs does one consider a new car?
At the point where the repairs will start to exceed the value of the car.
At the point where the repairs are more than car payments
It's easy if the next repair exceeds the price of the car. But I end up repairing one thing per oil change, at about $300/change. Over what period would I add up the repairs to see if they exceed.
Man, if they made Jettas like the one I have, I wouldn't even ask the question. I'd be excited about a new car. So far, there aren't any that are as fun as mine.
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At the point where the repairs are more than car payments
My car payments are $0, so that's been exceeded.
But I end up repairing one thing per oil change, at about $300/change. Over what period would I add up the repairs to see if they exceed.
For me? You've about reached the point where I would consider looking at a new car. Once something's broken every time you go in. On the other hand, I suppose you could just hold out until you've repaired almost everything.
