I was forced to vanish for a number of days because our Internet provider shut off our service. We were behind on our monthly payment for Internet service, so they shut it off again Monday the 15th. :( We weren't able to get back online again until today.
Among other "fun" things that have been going on, about 3 weeks ago, one of the tires died on our car. The tire wasn't even close to fixable, as I could poke my thumb through the thin part of it. We certainly got all the use we could get out of it, and then some. We put on the spare (one of those donut tires) and have been driving around with that. It actually worked pretty good, except I had to be careful not to drive too fast. All of a sudden, the donut started having a slow leak, and I had to put air in it every day. This week, it started losing air faster. We picked up a can of fix-a-flat from the store for $1.50, and put that in the tire. It helped for a couple of days, then started going flat faster again. Thursday, we checked the donut closely, and found out that it had picked up a screw. I took out the screw, and put in another can of fix-a-flat. Didn't work. The donut became so flat that it separated from the rim, and we couldn't air it up any more. When the donut was all the way flat, the rim still wasn't touching the pavement. I decided to try to drive it carefully down to the tire shop that way (about 10 mph). We actually made it. Now our car apparently doesn't have a common tire size, so at the two tire shops nearby, neither had a used tire we could get. (About six weeks ago, we were able to get a used tire for $25.00. This time, we weren't so lucky.) Our only choice was to get a new tire, and the cheapest new tire that would fit was $101.15! Since my wife would get paid Friday, we wrote a check for the tire because it wouldn't be cashed until Friday. Car operational again.
What has caused the problem with the tires in the first place, is something is wrong with the front end of the car. Not just alignment, but more... so I have to be extra careful driving it as it is. And we can't get that fixed until we get a little money ahead. :(
Since we had to spend the extra money for the tire, and it cost $100 to get our Internet turned again, that was going to leave us short on funds.
We had gotten a payday loan at Money Tree about four weeks ago. It would be due Monday, so we went there Saturday to pay the roughly $25 to get an extension on our loan.
To add to that, we are also behind on our electric bill. To save money, we've been keeping the house about 55 degrees, and then bundling up.
It's really been a crappy week!
Anyway, I probably won't be on for the rest of today and tomorrow, so I want to wish you all a great holiday!
I won't be online during the day tomorrow, Saturday 12/13/08, because I will be the Santa at the store where my wife works... I'll bring back a picture. ;)
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There are two prevailing views on Yuwie about how to deal with racism; discuss it or ignore it. In addition, there is also a third view, discuss the positive & not the negative.
Discuss it all:
Julia:I applaud you for getting people to discuss the elephant in the room.
Maureen:Self reflection and education, intolerance of injustice are key. And a whole lot of LOVE.
Ignore:
Jennifer:I'm from the USA and don't have those views...people should think before they post.... like the person said before shame on you.
Steve:Shame on you for posting shame on the USA. Taking the actions of a few and attributing it to a whole country does not wise make you look.
Only focus on doing positive:
Anonymous:Everyone's focusing on "racism" instead of harmony. I'm not ignoring the problem. I'm looking at another way to resolve it. It begins with us individually and then collectively. Kind of like: Let there be peace on earth and let it begin with me........
Please vote for which of the four options below you believe is the best... Your belief?
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As I surf peoples blogs in Yuwie, I find one thing that annoys me. I believe if people changed it, it would make their blogs a lot more friendly for the people visiting them.
Blog comment sections where the comments are displayed in order from oldest to newest.
Myself, when I leave a comment in a blog, I like to view it afterwards to see how it looks. I also like the read other people's latest comments. It's an annoying task when you have to go to how ever many pages back it is to find the beginning of the comments.
All you have to do to reverse your blog comments is, a) Go to control panel b) Click the blogs button. c) Click the "Settings" tab. d) Change the "comment order" to newest first. e) Click "save changes".
You'll now have a much nicer comment section in your blogs!
"Do not judge someone. Look out through their eyes and understand them instead. It is called empathy." Male Boise, ID Hometown: CO, also lived in S CA, & HI (Oahu)
