That Itch You Can't Rant About (The Rant Thread)

[N-o-l-a 7,167]

2 hours ago, Scottish Mernymph said:

Never one to do anything by half measures....

...today I had my first unaccompanied drive here.....just a wee 4.5 hour, interstate jaunt-including hitting Indiana expressway at rush hour at dusk in a car I've never driven before!

I have me a car....when I say a car, I mean I have Our car!

It really felt good(I admit I cried) to drive into the street & park it in his/our parking spot/carport tonight.


Sister is still in hospital but gaining strength on the road(pardon the driving pun) to recovery  

 

Oh you got the car!  Yeah!

[TBoneTX 45,329]

5 hours ago, Scottish Mernymph said:

today I had my first unaccompanied drive here.

We always knew that you had a driven personality, si SM ma'am!

Remember that if you ever drive in Texas, stay out of the left lane unless you're driving at least Many mph over the posted speed limit, or you will be shot, si ma'am.

4 hours ago, cdneh said:

your sister is on the med

Freudian slip, or intentional pun, regarding someone in the hospital, huh Eh ma'am?

[TBoneTX 45,329]

A miracle happened today, mirabile dictu man.

Mrs. T-B. told us that the Mrs.-T-B.-mobile needed gas, oh God man.

However, it still had Many.Many gallons in the tank, imagine that man.

We easily and stress-freely got it to the cheap station for the fill, imagine that man.

Today is a day that will live in noninfamy, imagine that man.

[TBoneTX 45,329]

Lady planning to run for County Attorney was around passing out her expensive flyers, year-early she man.

She promises "Transparacy," jus loste aur voat mann.

Menny uthur gramaticle errurs, allso mann.

Wee plann two rite hur too offur aur profreiding survisses, egadd mann.

Edited November 7, 2019 by TBoneTX
korect mispelings

[Scottish Mernymph 514]

Last night driving back from Indiana, as I crossed the Michigan State line I emitted the same involuntary, celebratory 'whoop' accompanied by a little shimmy as I(& to my knowledge every Scottish person) performs upon crossing the England/Scotland borderline.

This place is my Home!

I posted this on my facebook page today so anyone still pondering the 'Why doesn't she return to Scotland?' thing can be forever shushed at last!

It was great to get up today & see that gleaming blue jewel sitting outside once more.

Also, great news my sister is being allowed home from the hospital tomorrow! Doctors said her amazing recovery shows how otherwise well she is(no mention of continuing governmental funding cuts making hospital beds scarce though-I worry about this!)

[cdneh 3,112]

Great news about your sister! I understand what you mean by hoping she didn't just get the heave ho do to short supply.  My MIL kept getting the boot after one or two nights 18 times the last year we were looking after her. In spite of corridors of empty rooms with no one to staff them .

 

Freedom!!! ( at the risk of sounding like a silly Mel Gibson picture) You are free to move about at your pleasure in your car, yours and his!  You understand, what many do not, that home is where your heart is. Wherever you are.

[TBoneTX 45,329]

So glad to hear you sounding happier, si SM ma'am.

[TBoneTX 45,329]

We took the T-B.-mobile to the dealer for warranty work, hopefully get all done efficiently man.

This was at o'dark-Many on Monday morn, uncivilized hour man.

 

Mechanics found 2 other issues when they got it up on the rack, spot things man.

Monday lost because warranty inspector had to come on Tues. to approve these, wait man.

 

Tuesday lost with warranty inspector's visit plus lack of parts, residue of GM strike man.

Wednesday lost awaiting parts, see above man.

 

Thursday, work finally began, imagine that man.

T-B.-mobile's readiness promised "around Many or Many p.m. on Friday," imagine that man.

Bets, huh man?

[cdneh 3,112]

9 minutes ago, TBoneTX said:

We took the T-B.-mobile to the dealer for warranty work, hopefully get all done efficiently man.

This was at o'dark-Many on Monday morn, uncivilized hour man.

 

Mechanics found 2 other issues when they got it up on the rack, spot things man.

Monday lost because warranty inspector had to come on Tues. to approve these, wait man.

 

Tuesday lost with warranty inspector's visit plus lack of parts, residue of GM strike man.

Wednesday lost awaiting parts, see above man.

 

Thursday, work finally began, imagine that man.

T-B.-mobile's readiness promised "around Many or Many p.m. on Friday," imagine that man.

Bets, huh man?

I wouldn't make book on that. Geez...

[TBoneTX 45,329]

At least there's a zero deductible, Price Is Right man...

[rrobin0609 387]

I feel like pregnancy is kicking my ###. I spent the last week my husband and I were in the UK laying in bed either being sick, having no appetite, or having no energy to do anything. I think being home is helping a little- I'm at least going to work and being productive during the day but when I get home I again have no appetite and just want to lay on the couch.

[TBoneTX 45,329]

The dreaded First Manymester, ouch man.

Good news is that you can act as irrationally as you want, around the clock, until you're parturient, si RR ma'am!  

[TBoneTX 45,329]

Bets on whether we will get the T-B.-mobile back from the shop today, huh man?

 

And where is Steveklar?

AWOL Steveklar!  AWOL, AWOL Steveklar!

[TBoneTX 45,329]

Scintillating repartee for most of today, yawn man.

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In momentous edge-of-seat news, we have retrieved the T-B.-mobile, si man.

The repair items were as follows, see man:

  -- replace water pump, seeping man

  -- replace serpentine belt, beginning to crack man

  -- replace leaky oil-pan gasket with associated oil-change, discovered in shop man

  -- replace A/C mode actuator, out of range man

  -- replace air inlet actuator, out of range man

  -- perform full radiator service, optional but opportune time man

 

Total bill was $Many,ManyManyMany.ManyMany, precisely & outrageously man.

Extended warranty paid $Many,ManyManyMany.ManyMany, slightly more than Many%* of total man.

       *[2x2x2x2x2x2 + 2x2x2x2x2-2]%, roughly man, including Many (2+2) days of loaner vehicle man

 

Total OOP paid by us = $Many ($2x2x2x2x2x2x2 + 2x2x2x2x2x2 + 2x2x2x2-1.[2x2x2x2x2x2 - 2+2+1]), steal man.

And most of that was the optional radiator service to which we'd agreed, imagine that man.

 

May we be as successful at Saturday's GSs/ESs as we were at the dealer, stick it to them man.

[Darnell 8,478]

On 11/5/2019 at 7:35 PM, NikLR said:

I hate people today. 

People are evil, wicked, mean and nasty ! Don't be people ! aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaargh !