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July was hectic

Posted by linkmeister on 12 August 2020, 8:49 pm

Mom had several unscheduled trips to the hospital. She’s out and reasonably healthy now and looking forward to her 94th birthday next month. On one of my trips out of the hospital parking garage I managed to crunch the front bumper of my car into a support column, damaging the suspension as well as the …

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A One-Car Household

Posted by linkmeister on 14 January 2018, 8:38 pm

We now have just one car, the newly-acquired Honda Fit. I sold the 2005 Mini today. A few days ago I happened to wake up at 5:00 AM as the sprinklers were going off, and I heard a loud gurgle/burble instead of the spray one is supposed to hear. So I emailed the guy who …

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Newish car adjustments

Posted by linkmeister on 12 November 2017, 8:19 pm

I got the radio presets done. I got the mirrors set so I can see out of them while sitting in the driver’s seat. I got the new car added to my auto insurance policy. I discovered that the registration is renewable in December, so I’m waiting to see if I get dunned for it …

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