last night, pulling in the driveway, my right front tire made contact with the corner of a decorative wooden railway tie and popped. that said... getting a flat tire in one's own driveway, in daylight, when her husband is home and her friends around, is probably the best place/time to do it. oddly enough our car did not have a jack, but thankfully we were able to borrow rach's. neither b nor myself had ever changed a tire before, but i'd seen it done and it seemed pretty simple. it went pretty well. we were a good team and with the full-size spare i was able to drive to work this morning.
this is turning out to be one of those hidden blessings. i dropped the car off a mechanic down the road from the office. as i pulled up i saw a sign out front saying "tire event". good timing. i've been thinking for quite some time that it might be time to replace our tires but since i don't like spending money i'm not great at preventative maintenance like that. but it turns out, the tires were really worn down and all 4 need replacing. i'm very thankful that we're getting them replaced since we're driving down to cleveland this weekend and it's good to know we'll have good tires on. also this is giving me the chance to get new belts, which has been needed for about a year since the car squeals and shireks when it's first turned on.
in spite the fact that this will end up being the most expensive car repair i've ever had, i don't mind because i know it needs doing and it will get the car all set and ready for the road this weekend. it's nearly a 7 hour drive there, and another 7 back and i did have the thought at the back of my mind that i should do something about those belts before we go.
this is turning out to be one of those hidden blessings. i dropped the car off a mechanic down the road from the office. as i pulled up i saw a sign out front saying "tire event". good timing. i've been thinking for quite some time that it might be time to replace our tires but since i don't like spending money i'm not great at preventative maintenance like that. but it turns out, the tires were really worn down and all 4 need replacing. i'm very thankful that we're getting them replaced since we're driving down to cleveland this weekend and it's good to know we'll have good tires on. also this is giving me the chance to get new belts, which has been needed for about a year since the car squeals and shireks when it's first turned on.
in spite the fact that this will end up being the most expensive car repair i've ever had, i don't mind because i know it needs doing and it will get the car all set and ready for the road this weekend. it's nearly a 7 hour drive there, and another 7 back and i did have the thought at the back of my mind that i should do something about those belts before we go.
it's just tough since we just got our washer installed which was expensive and have to pay off the balance of our equal-billing (that was not covering the costs properly) at york street. we have a tenant who may or may not be moving because we're not lowering the rent, and are about to do renovations upstairs. PLUS, my dad is back in hospital after passing out a bunch of times.
while i'm not panicking, it's understandable that i've been stressed out and overwhelmed lately. i'm coping ok though. i'm feeling calm. more calm. but looking forward to this being behind us.
while i'm not panicking, it's understandable that i've been stressed out and overwhelmed lately. i'm coping ok though. i'm feeling calm. more calm. but looking forward to this being behind us.
hoping it will break.
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