Ushered for a free ticket for the "The Complete Works of Shakespeare Revised and Abridged in 90 Minutes" at the local theatre in Cannon Beach. My co-worker E. was one of the three actors. It was interesting and I appreciated the time they put ito it
Enjoyed an evening out with my co-workers, E. and K. ... I think I need fun colored hair also!!
On November 3rd, I had the best FaceTime with B. and Z. while B. opened his birthday box from me
We sent kisses and love, but sure do miss those hugs!
Spent my birthday in St. Helens, Oregon with G. and J. It was way fun! We talked and played several games...
Learned Catan.... Gabe won the first time around. We sell this game in the store for $54, but I found this one at Goodwill for $7 !! Never opened!
From there, I made my way to a local garage in Gresham on the far side of Portland. I was referred to this place by a guy in Tillamook who said he could recharge my air conditioner. So I had him look it over and also give me an oil change. So he tells me that he doesn't want to put the stuff in the air conditioner reservoir because it's all rusted from a leaking water pump and he is thinking it will all run out. That I should get a new water pump. And then when I tell him I put stop leak in my radiator two years ago, he said I needed to replace the whole system, because that could go at any minute!
Then he sees that I am low on brake fluid and tells me that I have a leak in the rear end. That he could replace a certain part but that would only open up a complete can of worms. He didn't have the parts and would have to order them. He's talking over $1,100 and parts not arriving until Thursday or some crazy thing.
Well, I can't wait...this is like Saturday, and I HAVE to get to Lakeview by Tuesday in order to get my Voter's Ballet at the courthouse...which has been a fiasco in and of itself, and vote in the presidential election! So I am absolutely terrified of driving the whole entire 300 or so miles to Lakeview because this guy is telling me my brakes will all of a sudden go totally out and the steering will go with it, or that the water will suddenly explode and I will be up the creek without a paddle!
I called "Dan the Van Man" and told him. He asked, "Are your brakes spungy?" No. "Does your water overheat?" No. Well, I think you will do fine, he says. So, I pray for more angels to surround my van, and plan on getting there in one piece!
I overnighted just north of Lakeview where Painted Rock is... where B. and I found the rock with petroglyph, and where G., Bryce and I almost got hit by lightning while looking for a geocache!
Got to Lakeview safely, got my voting stuff, connected with Dan, who looked everything over and said, "You just got a new water pump, didn't you?" Yes! I had. In Lake Havasu! Which makes me wonder what this guy might have been trying to pull!
(Update June 2017: it has been now about 6 thousand or more miles, and I have not had any problems with either system. Hmmmmm)
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