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The adventure continues!
Jul. 5th, 2007 02:55 pmI didn't even finish replying to my email (though I did check my bank balance) before the skies opened up: it started raining mullets and mackrel and marlin, oh my---and thundering and lighning besides. So I shut down the computer and made some calls. W*M, bless their corporate hearts, will ONLY sell you whatever tires are originally listed as having come on your car. The wholesale club hung up on me, and the tire shop down the road ONLY had new tires that were roughly double what I was prepared to pay.
Once the rain tailed off for a bit, I ended up at the used tire place down on Blake Ave.---it's been a few years since I've availed myself of their products, and I got a pair of Bridgestones in nearly new condition for $60, installed. AND they aired up my front tires as well, and were kind enough to let me run down to Winn-Dixie for cash, cuzz otherwise it would've cost more. Good car-ma, boys!
Filled up my tank, cuz I was down to a quarter of a tank, which isn't enough to run back and forth to Melbourne five times. I did the math, though---I get just under 34 MPG, so it could be worse. I'll have to check to see how the new tires influence that.
Then, a half-block from home---and it was raining again pretty sincerely by then---I noticed that the guy who runs a lawn service and lives in the R's old house was out there, in the rain, weed-whacking. I'm not crazy, just a little desperate---I jumped out of the car and begged him to come look at my place. Told him I have to get it mowed by next week cuz they're taking me to court, and he's coming by in a while...if his prices are semi-reasonable, I'll hire him to mow monthly (whether it needs it or not). The R's place, which used to be no-frills weeds, is now one of the best looking homes on the block, and I could use a dose of that!
I'm very happy that I don't have to drive to Melbourne today, although the local weather report suggests tomorrow will be just as bad.
Once the rain tailed off for a bit, I ended up at the used tire place down on Blake Ave.---it's been a few years since I've availed myself of their products, and I got a pair of Bridgestones in nearly new condition for $60, installed. AND they aired up my front tires as well, and were kind enough to let me run down to Winn-Dixie for cash, cuzz otherwise it would've cost more. Good car-ma, boys!
Filled up my tank, cuz I was down to a quarter of a tank, which isn't enough to run back and forth to Melbourne five times. I did the math, though---I get just under 34 MPG, so it could be worse. I'll have to check to see how the new tires influence that.
Then, a half-block from home---and it was raining again pretty sincerely by then---I noticed that the guy who runs a lawn service and lives in the R's old house was out there, in the rain, weed-whacking. I'm not crazy, just a little desperate---I jumped out of the car and begged him to come look at my place. Told him I have to get it mowed by next week cuz they're taking me to court, and he's coming by in a while...if his prices are semi-reasonable, I'll hire him to mow monthly (whether it needs it or not). The R's place, which used to be no-frills weeds, is now one of the best looking homes on the block, and I could use a dose of that!
I'm very happy that I don't have to drive to Melbourne today, although the local weather report suggests tomorrow will be just as bad.
