hey, so I was sitting in Strauss auto service earlier waiting for Phooka's rear driver's side tire to be fixed... my post didn't publish when I wrote it, so I am trying to post it again a few hours later
he's been losing air in it over the past few weeks and i've been filling the tire every few days...
anyway, last night when stinkyjeeves dropped me off where i'd left Phooka, his tire was pretty damned flat - luckily there was an exxon across the circle and I filled him up...
so, I took him to strauss today (post-weight watchers meeting) and am waiting...
of course, the kid working on him just came in to ask me where the wheel lock key was and I had to go into the bay area...
god help me when I have kids and they wind up in the hospital... because I nearly went white when I saw the jack lifting my boy up... precariously balancing on a teetering piece of metal that looked like it was going to collapse and slam into Phooka!
crikey.
anyway... I am a little leary of this kid working on him....
prior to me having him fixed up, I went to the customer service counter (i didn't see the "real" service counter when I walked in) and I asked the kid (when did 18 year olds start infiltrating businesses... too damned young) if I could get my tire fixed and he says to me:
"the stuff to fix your tires yourself is over there" and then points to tire crap halfway across the store... so I said "um, no, I need someone to check it out and fix it"
keep in mind it's pouring outside...
and he says "well, they'll charge you an arm and a leg"
what the eff? listen kid, I am not fixing my own frigging tire... so... I say:
"well, seeing as I have 2 of each and you have an entire repair service here, I think i'l take my chances"
okay so I speak with the repair service guy and then ask him how much "an arm and a leg" is at Strauss and he (approximately 20 years old) says "a tire patch'll cost like, $21.50"
so, I go back to the 18 year old and say "i don't know about you, but my arms and legs are worth a helluva lot more than $21.50, kid"
*sigh*
yeah, I didn't hit the hay til 4:50am and I am cranky. the rain isn't helping and I am missing a parade meeting and am missing my professor's memorial service in philly.
and weigh in at ww was a delightful 189... yep. so... that's the start weight (having my "last meal" tonight, so the points will be starting tomorrow.)
and I have to fix my site -somehow- today.....
oh and I cancelled my set for tomorrow night at the improv (i know a few of you emailed me to say you were going...so... hold your horses for a bit) seeing as I have my cough still and am pretty much deaf, I am a bit off kilter
----- by the way, the teenyboppers at strauss wound up telling me they couldn't patch the tire and didn't know what kinda tire it was (it's right on the tire for goodness sakes)...
so, I came home (disgusted) and looked through the yellow pages for the tire place down the street, I called them, they didn't have my tire in stock but said they'd fix the one I have (the strauss punks gave up quickly) so I took it in and 7 minutes later phooka wasn't limping anymore and it was only $15... and the fellas in that place were all over 40... here's to experience!
::: plunked in on my treO:::
