Time to update my resume, I guess.

Indeed. Good luck!

meara, if you have a Chiropractor you should get there. Sounds like a pinched something.

IME, Subarus last more or less forever.

True. I've heard many stories about their long lives.

Oh yeah -- my poor mother's car crapped out on her at 7:30 this morning when she was on her way to a meeting. At least it was in the driveway, but still! A neighbor suggested that was her third thing and now she'll be fine. (Wiring, hot water heater, car.)

I'm on the Facebook group for the rural county I grew up in. The representative for that district has a healthcare survey up that asks for the ZIP code to verify residency. I remember my old ZIP code, but I can't bring myself to fill in that survey.

Are people talking about Feud: Bette and Joan anywhere? (Susan Sarandon is killing it, btw.)

Cars: I've been looking into the Subaru Impreza lately. Mostly because I've been thinking of moving to a lake-effect snow area, which may change. But still, the 2017 looks like it might be worth a test drive.

Feud: Bette and Joan. I haven't seen anything about it, but I've really been enjoying it.

Oh, my god, I just unpacked one of the remaining boxes which has been hiding under other stuff, and it's full of stuff. Knickknacks. Crap. We used to have a curio cabinet where we could put all of that stuff, but we got rid of it, and have not yet been successful in getting rid of the stuff.

I also found our blender in another box. We thought it was already in a cabinet.

I haven't driven a recent Impreza, but I've been in one and it seemed like a pretty nice car.

I am kind of ready to buy a car- I feel like my mother is getting to old for me to not be mobile- but I literally have no idea how to do so. I have only ever bought a car from a) my friend's father's car dealership in high school and college and b) my small town mechanic, with a loan from my former manager who went to work at a bank.

I have no idea how to navigate care buying a) as an introvert who hates being sold things b) without a car to get to the car dealership or trade in and c) not in a small town where I know people.

I would go back to that same dealership if it still existed, but my friend's father retired (and his dealership was eaten up by big dealerships and closed anyway).

ETA: What would be ideal is for my mom to give me her car, but that will not happen even though she really can't drive any more. I thought she lost her license because my aunt had been driving her to shop, but she drove down to the post office the other day.

I'd suggest using the Internet as your guide to car buying. truecar.com can give you a good idea of a fair price to a new car. For used cars I like to shop with autotrader.com so I can compare prices on the Internet rather than going off what's on the lot. It's easy to see what a fair price is for your area.

There is also CarMax which is a chain of big used car places that have no haggling and prices that are acceptable though you won't get the best deals there.