On Saturday, May 29, 2021 at 6:34:08 AM UTC-5, Gary wrote:
> On 5/28/2021 10:38 PM, jmcquown wrote:
> > On 5/28/2021 9:56 PM, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
> >> On 5/28/2021 9:49 PM, jmcquown wrote:
> >>
> >>>
> >>> I took my car to the shop yesterday. The button under the brake
> >>> pedal broke. When I got home from work on Wednesday the brake lights
> >>> wouldn't go out and I knew immediately what the problem was. I
> >>> disconnected the negative battery cable, re-connected it the next
> >>> morning and drove it to the shop before going to work. The man fixed
> >>> it in under 10 minutes. He didn't charge me anything.
> >>>
> >>> Jill
> >>
> >> I'm impressed. Few people would know to do that. Even fewer would
> >> know how to do it.
> >
> > Thank you, sir! The nut on the battery cable was too tight for me to
> > loosen so I called a friend and he came right over. (Drove up in his
> > snazzy 1955 MG. This guy is a car enthusiast.) The nut on the cable
> > was *almost* too tight for him to turn. I was about to get the WD-40
> > when he managed to loosen it enough to remove. I hooked it back up in
> > the morning and drove it to the shop. One thing I noticed is people
> > don't tend to tail-gait when your brake lights never go off. LOL
> >
> > I basically haven't had to pay much for any repairs. The AC in the car
> > started failing last year. Not a problem in the Fall/Winter but would
> > be brutal in the Summer. Before it started getting hot this year I went
> > to an auto parts store and bought a can of coolant (used to be freon). I
> > didn't know where the valves are for adding it to this car, although I'd
> > done it myself with a Toyota I owned decades ago. So I took it to the
> > tire store where I once did clerical work. My former employer, Ana, had
> > one of her mechanics add the coolant and he showed me where the valves
> > are. No charge for the service. I'm thinking John just doesn't know
> > the right people.
> >
> > Jill
> I watched a cool documentary about a *nice* princess during WW2.
> She was never snooty or mean to anyone. In 1953, she became the Queen of
> England.
>
> Just imagine what you could achieve if you became a "nice" princess.


Heehee, Gary...

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