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And it’s about damn time…  The awesome folks at Burke Automotive were able to take care of things right away and in the time it took me to walk over to the shopping center, grab some lunch and walk back, I had a repaired tire.  $35.  Nice.

Had to pop over to the vet and pick up flea & tick stuff, and met the newest member of Dr. Alt’s family - an adorable beagle/basset/cocker mix puppy named “Jill”- she had been hit by a car and her leg was broken, someone brought her in and no owners could be located.  (How you could not miss this darling pup is beyond me.)  So, she now belongs to him.  Well, the little one couldn’t have landed in better hands for a forever home.  Her leg seems to have healed up quite well and she LOVES to make new friends.  (Much to Moxley’s dismay when I returned home and smelled like another dog.)

But I swear the tires are magnets for sharp objects. Little bro pointed out yesterday that my back right tire was low - took a look this morning, and I managed to pick up a screw in it. Last time it was a huge BOLT I managed to get in the tire. This seems to happen about every 6 months, I swear.

So, time to get enough air in the tire to get over to the mechanic and get it swapped out with the spare* and find out if the tire can be plugged or if I’ll need to order a new one.

*Yeah, I can do that myself, but it’s a PITA and I’ve no problems with letting someone else handle it.

The CD burner finally decided to work and the cable came back on.  Then I got a call from the shop that my car failed it’s inspection.  Something about brakes… Yeah, I guess that is kind of important.

They *might* be able to get it done by COB tonight, but if nothing else, it will be good to go tomorrow.

I absolutely loathe not having a car available.  I can always borrow my brother’s car, but it’s still incredibly annoying.

Still very annoyed about the car, to the point where I’ve been on USAA.com this morning playing with the ‘build your car’ feature, and thinking at some point I need to go really look closely at the GC Laredos & Limiteds to get a better idea of how they’re “different” other than the V6 vs V8 engines. As much as I’d love one, it’s very unlikely that I’ll have a new car by the end of the week, but I just have so little tolerance for broken cars, and at least pricing out new ones makes me feel a little better for whatever strange reason.

What I do like about USAA is that they’ll save the buildup for 90 days and then if you decide you want what you’ve built, just click a button and they’ll go find it and do all the negotiations for you. That is the part of buying a car I totally despise - just tell me when I can pickup the car and I’ll bring you a check. But for the moment, that button remains unclicked.

Apparently the Verizon Center is falling apart, as they’ve gone through 4 glass repairs in todays Caps game. It’s 1-1 at the beginning of the 3rd period, and I’m really hoping they can pull out a win today - they’ve just come off a horrid road trip and could really use a good day.

ETA: And they win it in the shootout!!!!

Apparently I have the death touch for all things mechanical lately.

Tonight I discovered that the window would no longer function on the drivers side of my vehicle. This after dealing with the ignition cylinder falling apart, and then it deciding not to stay running while in idle.

And people wonder why I am suddenly considering trading my current vehicle in for either of the vehicles pictured below.

The thing is, I have a few OCD tendencies, but I can also deal with a lot of less-than-perfect things in my life, especially when it comes to less than perfect automobiles. One of those things has been the craptastic interface between my car stereo and my iPod. I have a “generic” iTrip, and frankly, it’s sub-standard in my eyes. I was actually ready to go out this weekend and replace the stock radio with something that either had a) a cassette on it that I could easily plug a converter into with no worries of radio frequency, or better yet, b) something I could just plug the iPod right into… This may not be an issue anymore, as to the best of my knowledge, both of these vehicles are iPod ready or can be with a few swap-outs of equipment at the point of purchase.

or

So, the REAL question remains…which would I look hotter with, driving down Beach Road with a kayak strapped on top of the vehicle and me driving with with a bikini top…

Regardless, there is a good chance I’ll be at the dealership in the next 7 days discussing my options with them.

Not so thrilled that I get to use it.

Went out, ran some errands, and as I am pulling into the driveway at home, the car stalls. That isn’t really a big deal, cars stall sometimes. Restart, put it in gear, get about a foot, it stalls again. Put it back in park, restart and it turns over and then stalls out again almost immediately. Repeat a couple more times for good measure, same results.

I’d say something is definitely broken. But at least it’s broken in my driveway and not on the side of the road somewhere. But damn, this is annoying.

Really, I’m quite ready for the rollercoaster to stop now, thanks.

Several hours and a couple hundred bucks later, I have a new ignition cylinder. Not surprised given that the cylinder wasn’t even engaging at the lock point. I was in such a daze when I left the house this morning that I didn’t even remember to bring a book with me. I do not do well when bored, and frankly, there aren’t a lot of places that are as boring as a car dealership.

I know it’s quite calculated on their part to make you wait while bored to tears. You’ll start thinking things like, “Maybe it would be faster if I just bought a new car at this point…” Which I did think, but only after things like, “What can I set on fire for entertainment purposes?”

I’ve been mad at Jeep ever since they discontinued the Cherokee, but this new trim line for the Commander did redeem them a tiny bit in my eyes: ( is cringing at this, but I loved the old Wagoneers.)

Unfortunately, that particular model was listed for 42K, which is a touch out of my price range.

No matter, I’m still in love with the new Wranglers. Dirty sex on wheels.

I can’t remove the key from the ignition of my car… It will go into the various modes of off, start, accessory only, but the ‘lock’ position where you can actually remove the key, seems to be gone…

I’m thinking this is something best left to the dealership rather than calling a locksmith. Of course, service at the dealer is closed until Monday.

I love my Jeep. The tires however, are an excellent example of a bad decision in the design process. They take a P215 75/16 size tire. This tire is only made by Goodyear and apparently also isn’t terribly popular.

A little over 2 months ago I took the spare to Merchant’s tire to be replaced. It took two months to get it. (No charge in the end for the stupid nightmare trying to get it. Yes, I could have gone elsewhere but I basically wanted to torture them and MAKE them get it for me since they said they would.) Part of the problem was that this is not a terribly common tire size so they didn’t have it in stock. The second problem was that their inventory system has gotten so completely and utterly screwed up since they merged with NTB & King Tire that it’s totally unreliable - at one point the inventory system said they had 3 in stock in the shop when they had none. They would try to get it from another shop, and it would get sold out from under them.

So, I finally got the spare. Then went to get my car inspected. Guess what it failed on? Tires, cause the alignment got out of whack and caused some very funky wear on one side… Of course. Tires. This would be the same day I’d finally gotten the spare. I talked w/Merchant’s on the snowball’s chance in hell that they might have a couple more of these in stock when they got mine, and no surprise, they didn’t. However, they referred me to the Goodyear retailer over in Burke, so I headed over there. They don’t have them in stock either and apparently have never had them in stock in that particular shop for any reason. They had to order them as well, but their inventory and transfer system actually WORKS and I had them today after ordering on Friday.

The gal at the desk asked if I needed them w/black or white lettering… At this point, the lettering on the tires could be neon green and in Japanese and I wouldn’t have cared.

But, I have a car with a valid inspection sticker, two new tires and nicely aligned.

Note to self: Ask how long the work will take before dropping off the car so you are not surprised when they say four hours. (Which I shouldn’t have been anyway.) But hey, it’s worth it, I’ll have a car in proper alignment and passing inspection.

I love how when I call my ISP they tell me I can check system status online. Chances are if I am calling, it’s because I can’t get online.

I have a small birdbath on the back deck to replace the “plastic table birdbath” that was created one day when a storm flipped it over. The new birdbath is just an oversized shallow pasta plate that seemed to be perfect and easy to keep clean, etc. I have yet to see a bird venture near the damn thing. Little flying ingrates.

The dog, who was soooo not happy with my packing up on Saturday morning, apparently got over it. It took him at least 5 minutes yesterday when I got back in before he noticed I was even back, and I got an “Oh, HI! Were you gone?!” greeting…

Colonial Beach is truly the land that time forgot. If you ever want to get away from pretty much everything for a couple days, this is a good place for it. My motel door had an actual real metal key.

Floyd Landis now qualifies as tough in my eyes. He’s getting his hip replaced after the Tour de France, and isn’t taking any pain medication in the meantime. I get a hangnail and it’s “Where is the advil and wine?!”

Happy Easter! Since was out of town this weekend, there was no full contact easter egg hunt this year, but we will make up for it with brunch in Old Town next weekend after the race, so it’s all good.

My watch seems to have dried out to the point where it can be used again - , I’d still like to take your spare off you, as I would like a separate watch w/the lap memory for the pool - we’ll have to figure out a way to make the exchange.

I’m a firm believer in “learn something new every day” - today I learned I can change the tire on my Jeep with no assistance. (There were two offers, but I was already so far along it wasn’t necessary.) The hardest parts? Getting the stupid jack out of the “handy carrying case” it comes in, and remembering where I’d put the wheel lock key. (I knew it had not left the car, but I’d unfortunately moved it.) Given the height of the Jeep and the length of the tire iron, I was able to do the “stand on the tire iron and bounce” trick to get the lug nuts off. (It never worked with the Honda.) So, tomorrow morning it’s off to Merchants for a new tire - they’re normally open on Sundays, but of course, it’s Easter. Decided that 45 minutes of wrestling with the tires and all that would suffice for weight training today. So whee, it’s off to the shop first thing in the morning to get the tire swapped out.

Yep, 17 years of driving without a traffic citation until today.  Gotta give credit to the Ffx County PD for a very well placed speedtrap on the Parkway.  Fortunately, I drove away with a “failure to obey highway sign”, which is about $50 cheaper than the speeding ticket he could have written.  I have the option of just paying it or going to court.  I’ll be sending off a check here shortly, no sense in going to court, because if I’m driving on the Parkway, it’s a pretty fair bet that I am speeding there any day of the week.  (Oh, and the officer was HIGHLY amused at my very loud “SHIT!” upon realizing I had not put my new stickers on my tags.  He assured me that as long as it was in the computer, I wasn’t going to get another ticket for that…)

After that little detour, went and did my weight circuit, feeling pretty good right now - the real test will be seeing if I can actually get out of bed in the morning. 

Realized today that the Winslow Homer exhibit at NGA has been open since July, and I still haven’t gotten over to it - you can guess where I’ll be next weekend.

I’m all automotive-aly legal for another year. Nothing like being one of those in line on the last day to get inspections… But I got lucky, was only the third car in line AND they started taking cars in early to boot. New registration and drivers license with new address are en route. Go me.

Found out that the critters do NOT need a special appointment to get flea preventative for the summer. First year it’s ever been a concern - apparently you can just buy the good stuff over the counter. Learn something new every day.

15 minutes to work… I’d so prefer just puttering around today instead. :)

Little bro’s car has decided it is near the end.

We also just happen to have a relatively new, reliable, currently unused vehicle right here.

Things do work out.

Well, I’ve managed to successfully pill the cat this evening, so that is an accomplishment in and of itself. I gave up on the piller thing - risking a puncture wound to my thumb was actually quicker, easier and more successful. Thank god for butter. Target is getting lots of extra cuddles and snuggles tonight to reinforce the concept of “just because I am walking towards you doesn’t mean I have a pill in my hand.” Why on earth they can’t make chewable tuna flavored antibiotics is beyond me. (The snuggles seem to have worked somewhat. He’s in my lap, but trying to bite me. Wait, no, he’s playing with the mousie on a string.)

I do very much love my vet practice - there has been no panic over any of this. Heaven knows what’s going on with him, but until we know, they’ve not said anything that could get my knickers in a twist and I like that about them. Right now it appears we’re looking at an infection of some sort, we’ve got the antibiotics in case it is bacterial, and we’ll find out in the next couple days if it is viral, and then we’ll go from there. (My luck everything will come up empty, and we’ll be looking at “Target & the mystery appetite” yet again. That’s my boy.)

I talked w/Dr. Alt over the first round of blood test results today, and I kinda feel bad - we’ve not had a conversation yet where Target *isn’t* having some appetite problem. Honest, he’s not always like this!! Dr. Alt is relatively new to the practice as an official Doc - he had been an intern there while in vet school. We just had always ended up seeing Dr Rocky by chance for their normal checkups. I swear I will specifically schedule their next checkup with him so he can see them as “normal” cats! (Um, yeah, Dr Alt is easy on the eyes, too. I can say this out loud, because has made mention of a lovely lady vet where he takes the hound from heck.)

Kudos to for knowing just what to say, despite “not being a cat person”. “Well, if he’s got an infection, and his appetite is UP, then he’s working to fight it off.” Works for me.

Read on Fark.com earlier today - some guy w/an H2 went to Camp Jeep in June, and got himself stuck on a tree stump and had to be pulled off BY A JEEP. :-D (The bandwidth has been eaten up since the Fark.com mention, but you can check back here to see if it’s back up http://www.cj-8.com/images/events/campjeep2004/index.html )

As the Fark.com headline so perfectly said: “Hummer H2: $50,000. Vanity plate: $300. Getting high-centered on a tree stump and pulled off by a 20-year-old beater Jeep: Priceless.”

(Yes, I should have gone to Camp Jeep, even alone, for the chance to see this. However, I was in fact needed here during my time off, so I’m not much beating myself up over it.)

I have an invite Friday night to go bar hopping with some gals. Who are young enough I could have been their babysitter… Then again, when is the last time I got good and tarted up to go out for some cocktails? I may have to do this. If nothing else, one of us will have enough of a cash advance limit on their CC for bail money, LOL.

Oh, and the red-headed-ness has gone over quite well, to the point where I have been told to “PUT IT BACK!!” by as it has started to fade. (It’s not permanent color.) I may just have to talk w/the salon about getting some permanent color done.

OK, it’s not exactly late, but I’m tired, which is usually a sign to get my ass to bed, so I shall.

Oh! For those of you that may not have seen it, mosey on over to ’s LJ and check out yesterday’s post on What Women Want. See guys, it really IS simple!! Ladies, I think it most likely works both ways, too. So, everyone, read and take note.

Well, my car has been declared “safe” by the state of Virginia for another year. I’m sure the inspector had a great laugh when I handed him the registration and the wheel lock. (There was a sign saying to give them the wheel lock!)
“Ma’am, your wheels don’t have wheel locks.”
“Oh. Um, well, they gave this to me when I got the car and said not to lose it. I’ve not had to change the tires myself, so I have no idea what it is for then…”
He then took a look at the back.
“Ma’am, it’s for the spare. So, yes, do NOT lose that!”

Yeah, I dazzle the men with my car knowledge…

I also discovered that the brand new Jeep dealership out in Chantilly has Saturday hours, so I’ve got an appointment to take the car over and get the spare tire replaced that is leaking out the sidewall. (can’t be repaired and they doubt it is covered by warranty because it sounds like it was due to road hazard, but they said they’d take a look at it to be sure before charging me for it.)

There is also the matter of the panel under the dash on the passenger side that is trying to fall off - I think it’s just lost a couple screws, so that shouldn’t take anytime at all for them to correct. I seem to recall finding a screw sitting on the floor of the passenger side some time back & we couldn’t figure out where it came from. I think I know now…

Have started the first of SEVERAL loads of laundry that have to get done today.

Need to get to the eye doctor, as I’m out of lenses and definitely need new frames. Owls may look majestic and beautiful in the wild, but when a person looks like one, they look like a dork, and I just don’t need any help in that department. Unfortunately, they’re booked for evenings and Saturdays through mid-July, so I’ll have to take a look at the schedule tomorrow and see when I can take some time out of the office for it so I can get in a little sooner. Yes, definitely should have done a better job of planning ahead on this one, since I am now stuck with my glasses until I can get in there. On the upside, I have found that I *do* have vision insurance, it’s wrapped in w/the medical - why our POS website doesn’t mention that anywhere, I have no idea.

it was a beautiful day for a drive.

Tasha called in sick - at least she sent an email. Bev called in sick, but was online, and didn’t tell anyone, so my blood just boiled for the first hour while I tried to figure out why the hell she wasn’t taking calls. Quite a ride for the first hour. I did notice I was feeling less lost w/out Tasha there than last time she was out. I think I took less AP and bank rec calls. :)

I got the camera today. OMFG. Incredible. I love it. Worth every penny. (Except for the self portrait feature. Dear lord that is enough to scare a ghost. I look like holy hell. I will be wearing makeup to work tomorrow.)

Tim thinks I should go to Camp Jeep. I think not. (And for the record, not because I can’t go without him, it’s just not something I’d want to do on my own. There are plenty of things I can and would do on my own - this is just not one of them.)

For some weird reason, today seems better than yesterday on the Tim front. I don’t know why.

ESS still isn’t showing any bonuses yet, dammit. And DeLaski put out an email on how kick ass the quarter was. Show me the money, Ken.

Other than annoyed at the wait for the bonus, I’m feeling good tonight. And that’s nice.

or at least trying. Got the tire checked, it’s a leak in the sidewall, they have to order a new one. I love my full size spare… Oil changed, too.

Home, headache, food, shower, nap, *still* have a headache, Advil, more food, and here’s hoping that takes care of it.

‘Cause I’ve been running the car for almost 30 minutes now, and I still can’t get enough ice off of it to be drivable.

So…….it’s going to run some more, and we’ll repeat the process at lunchtime, and hopefully I might have it ice-free by tomorrow’s commute.

I should have thought of this last night.

Two loaves of bread done tonight, the wine is just as good as I remember it and life is good.

Big guy made it down to SC last night and spent most of his day enjoying the beach. I am only a tiny bit jealous. Yes, I am completely lying.

Nice thing about the new gig - I am getting vacation time again. Will have enough to cover the week in Charleston in November, and by next summer, well over a week so I can get outta town for a while. Really looking forward to Charleston - only a small-to-medium part of it will be reunion-related, so it will be a real vacation.

Have been getting a good workout fighting off Snoopy every time the ribs come out today. Gotta give him credit for good taste.

So, two months into the new job and I still can’t do it in my sleep - that’s a first. And I like that. Everyone there is just as messed up in the head as I am, too. You have to be a special kind of wrong to be in accounting and support. It’s nice to fit in. I have quickly been able to identify a few specific clients who are targets for mass ridicule, LOL. My training-partner-in-crime had a client ask her, “So, do you go home and laugh at us users after work?” She gave him an emphatic, “Of COURSE not!!” He gave a hearty laugh and said, “Yeah, that’s a definite YES there.” She continued to protest and he just laughed harder.

Last week, I had a client figure out the problem while on the call. He suddenly said, “I’ve figured out, and you’re going to shoot me.” I assured him repeatedly that I would NOT shoot him, and finally got him to tell me what he did wrong. (It’s good for future reference with other clients - I NEED that info!!)

The company is still impressing me - financials are shared w/ the entire company on a quarterly basis (mega-telecom I was at last? I read our results in the papers - don’t think they ever said a word internally.) The bagels & donuts are just a nice thing to do, and the coffee is on the good side of decent and there’s plenty of it. Getting time off for “life happens” things doesn’t seem to be an issue, so I am not concerned that I’ll need a half day off for a check-in w/ the dentist next month. (My time off for the appraisal was met with “We’ve all been there, no worries!”) There is definitely the feeling that we’re all on the same team.

On the list o’ things to do - in one of the next two weekends, need to get the little green car over to CarMax to sell. Of course I cannot locate the title at the moment, so I may very well be at DMV at 0-dark-30 on Saturday morning to get a replacement. At which point I will immediately locate the original.

There is nothing weird or creepy about two people who are dating who have the same car. Especially when they are completely different colors and trim lines. It just means they both have excellent taste in automobiles.

Now, having gotten that out of the way, I am now the VERY happy owner of a Black 2003 Jeep Liberty.

I’d been planning/looking for a while now, had pretty much decided on the Honda CRV - then the big guy called Friday night after test driving the Jeep and telling me how awesome it was.

Went out Saturday morning. He tested the manual, then the automatic (halfway through which I told him he had to pull over and let me drive for a while.) First impression was what a really solid feel it has to it. After driving it, I realized this was exactly the car I was looking for!

Now, he will give you some nonsense about how I bought the car he was looking at - but he was looking at every single one they had. A couple hours later and several signatures, I had my Jeep. He’d been talking up the USAA buying service to the sales guys, and between the fact that it’s end of the month and end of the model year, I ended up getting a price pretty darn close (if not possibly better) to what I would have gotten through USAA anyway. (Hey, it’s a sale now or who knows when…)

Now, at this point, the big guy had his heart set on a khaki one w/ a light rack (which actually is pretty darn cool), but they had let someone take it for an overnight test drive and he hadn’t brought it back yet, but they also knew that particular model wasn’t in test drive guy’s price range. They gave the big guy a price on it (and a really good one for him, too) and that pretty much settled it. Having a family dinner engagement, and waving about MY keys, (see? we’re serious about the cars!) we asked that if the guy brought it back and didn’t buy it, to please hold it until Sunday. They said as soon as test drive guy brought it back, they would take it out of inventory and put it aside.

Sunday morning we cleaned up the Honourmobile and took her in for a well-earned retirement, and the big guy now has his new Jeep, too.

Things that boggle my mind about the car buying process:

- I had a general idea of what the price would be through USAA, expected not to get that - no problem, because with the end of model year “we have to get these off the lot” incentives, it was still a very reasonable price that I thought I would be getting. Then somewhere between talking to the sales guy outside (at the reasonable price) and sitting down in his office, he knocked another $1000 off - I didn’t haggle for it, so I’m not sure why he did it. But, OK!
Edit: Have since double checked - managed to come in under invoice. Sweet.

- Though I have been planning/researching for a new car, I had not planned on doing it that day. Like most people, I don’t have car down payment money just sitting in my checking account, nor did I have financing lined up. Heck, no problem!!
— They couldn’t meet the credit unions interest rate - just said to go ahead and go through the credit union and bring back the paperwork…
— The funds for the down payment won’t be in a check-writing-available account until tomorrow at the earliest… Again - just leave a check and they won’t deposit it until I give them the go ahead.
From talking to other people, this is apparently standard practive. Strange, but standard. I had the financing approved through the credit union online on Saturday night, and I’ll have their check via FedEx tomorrow, my downpayment money should be wired into my checking account tomorrow as well, so I should be able to go give them money tomorrow night. Still odd that they would just let me take the car anyway. But again, OK!

I love my new Jeep. Not a single second thought, pang of regret, nothing - it’s exactly what I’ve been looking for.

I am SO glad it’s Friday. The week definitely had it’s ups and downs.

Work was good but hard - especially Wednesday - I managed to close 19 calls, but as busy as we were, you could have been in a coma and still made quota. Yesterday my brain was still completely fried. Ave & I (partners in training crimes) were sitting at my desk trying to test something when the director of support came over and said, “Well, this just can’t be good” (seems we look like we’re always about to do something that will get us into trouble!). I explained that because Wednesday had been so rough, we were reduced to having to share a brain. She asked if by today would we need four people in the cube? I suppose that is always a possibilty - but I told her that we hoped we’d reached a plateau of information leakage from our brains… Today was really good - answered some billing questions with no help - you can mess up SO many things in that module without even trying, it’s scary. But it also showed that my strategy of reading all the previous days’ closed calls is helping - there was at least a few that I remembered from other closed calls.

At some point, I need to ask about the whole “2 entries per week to the support database” thing. Everyone is supposed to put in two answers to the database we use. It shouldn’t be terribly hard - there are lots of questions that we get that don’t have a db entry yet, but you just ‘know’ the answer. I just need to find out when we’re supposed to start doing that. Thinking I can just go through my closed calls and use that as a starting point.

Exceptionally bummed over the passing of my grandmother’s friend. But I have to say - that dream Monday night had me thinking about her all week, and I couldn’t say I was surprised when I got the news.

Been driving the honourmobile this week - had a carpet cleaner I had to get dropped off at the appliance fix it shop and it just doesn’t quite fit in the trunk of my car. The big guy has had the del sol, enjoying tooling about with the top down, and the weather is so perfect for it - I just couldn’t ask to trade cars back. It’s ok tho - the civic is a dang good car, especially considering it’s got 164K miles on it!

I suppose I should go hunt down some dinner and get a few things done around here so I can enjoy sleeping in tomorrow morning - I could use it.

So, Laura just brought over some of the BEST spinach-cheese-artichoke dip I have ever had in my life.

I restrained myself and only had half for dinner. :-D

Also - saw the new wheels - sweet! That car is definitely YELLOW!!!

So, I’m non the way to see the big guy, just past the mixing bowl on the Beltway and the storm hits. IN A BIG WAY.

Everyone is going 30 mps, flashers on, can’t see. Get to Eisenhower Avenue and discover the right lane is totally flooded. It’s kind of like driving in snow - downshift and pray. Then my window completely fogs up, no visibility, so windows down, defroster on, mad swiping at windshield to clear it.

Finally make it to my exit. Get to light, make right turn, get in left lane, wonder why everyone is going so freaking slow. I find out.

There is basically a RIVER coming down the street from the other direction. In retroscpect, I probably should have just pulled th eillegal U and found a different way over. But instead, I powered through a boatload of water.

I’ve now been informed that there is probably a very good chance that my car won’t start in the morning. We’ll sese.

But, damn, what a rush