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Absolutely Normal Chaos: My Personal War
(Mom) plus (Five kids) minus (Dad in Iraq) plus (one year) = chaos
By: Amy Efaw
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| Thursday, 30-Jun-2005 00:00 |
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More braking news. I got the mini-van fixed last week. Got it back last Thurs. after tossing $1500 at Tilden's auto care shop. While driving it the 4 plus miles home, I noticed the rear was creaking . . . loudly. Friday I drove it around a little, but decided that I shouldn't continue driving it until after it got checked again. Plus, the brakes were sticking and not stopping quickly enough at stop signs and red lights.
I took it back in on Monday. I stowed my mountain bike inside so that I could ride it back home after dropping off the car. Andy's timing w/ calling was right on target (most of the time he calls at the wrong time), and I was on my way down to dropping the car. He was on the other line as I drove the car around w/ the mechanic inside, listening to my blah blah banter. He also overheard the diagnoses. I left the car, got on my bike, and since Andy was still on the line, I rode back home along Cherry Creek w/ my cell phone on my shoulder (or in my right hand, steering the bike w/ my left). I got lots of looks!
Anyway, the prognosis is that they put in a defective part. So, they have to order a new one (it'll take 3 days), and it's unsafe for me to drive my van around in the interim. Also, they discovered that I need new rear brakes. Cha-ching -- $200 more. I'm borrowing my in-law's Honda Accord (and stuffing my 5 kids into it everywhere we go).
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