Air Care

Never having had a newer vehicle, air care has always been one of those excruciating experiences for me. I rock up in my vehicle, and the prayers begin. I am never sure which of the pantheon to go for when it comes to a vehicle miraculously passing, and maybe I used up my "used" car miracles with the Rabbit or the pickup, but we went to our trusty mechanic this morning, he fixed a vacuum leak and we all but did an offering to get through. It is like going to the dentist, you know that it will be a slightly painful experience only aircare will hurt the pocketbook and not cause physical pain in in the spirit of prevention and retention!

Alas, another failing grade. So, we will get three months insurance and when we head out to Alberta, trusty mechanic will fix all that ails our beast which didn't get done today. Which, after this round, should mean we are in great shape. I am so relieved that we have a great mech, who is also a friend. He is a great guy - has his own shop, works by his own rules. Plus, a case of budweiser goes a long way. He plays hockey with Ken on his men's team (which was how we got connected to him) and is one of the end of game tailgaters with us. It helps to trust the person fixing your vehicle, and know you aren't going to get ripped off in the process.

Video night! Watching Sahara (may be cheesy but should be a fun adventure) and Crash, and some old movie called Death Race 2000. A big bowl of popcorn, maybe a diet coke sounds like a great saturday night. And NHL 2006 for the XBOX.

Was weird, had to bail on other plans for tonight because of said truck issues, and was asked, why don't you just borrow a vehicle from your folks? Not really an option. My family has always been a bit strange with their vehicles. Extremely possessive and it has taken me a while to get over that. Ken's bro has bailed us out a few times, and just offered his vehicle, no questions asked. A totally different attitude to the whole realm of car ownership.

Damn. Went on a LONG ramble again!!!!!