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It is snowing, again, just got home, very long day.

Took Joey to his doctor appointment, another month on oxygen. 😢. He was very disappointed but accepted it fairly well. Lugging those large bottles of oxygen around is no fun. We tried to get him a small rebreather, but they are in short supply and only for people, at this time, who are on long term oxygen. His oxygen is month to month. He sees the doctor again in February. He will also get his booster then.

He got another pneumonia vaccine today.

On a happier note, my daughter is much better and able to get in and out of the car, walk short distances, and up/down a few stairs. 😊. She still is having issues eating, though, hopefully that resolves soon.

As for me, got a call from the skin cancer surgeon today and set the appointment for my surgery. Looks like I will have about a silver dollar size piece of my face removed. The cancer was a result of a fall from about 3 years back. They tried spraying it, didn’t work, took a biopsy and it’s deep and wide 🤦🏻‍♀️. It has got to go.
 

LOL! “Drug” is a Texas or Southern slang word describing the act of taking items to a location. The term of “dragging” (Example: “I am dragging everything from the yard into the house due to the forecast of bad weather.“) describes the act of taking or carrying an item from one place to another. I would say “drug” is the past tense of that. It’s a very common expression in my area.
 
Irwin said:
I finally got around to bringing our CR-V in for new struts. Going to a repair shop is never a pleasant experience and this time was no exception. They'll promise you all sorts of things on the phone, but when you bring in your vehicle, surprise, surprise!

I called the Goodyear dealer last week to get a quote. Naturally, I forgot to bring the quote along with me today but I remembered it to be $741 and that's what I told the salesmen. He entered some numbers into the computer and told me that it's going to be a bit more than that. He gave me a price of $1,250! So I took a look at the numbers. The struts alone came to $800! I asked him if they were Monroe struts and he confirmed that they were. I told him that I could buy them for $250 on Amazon, which means he could get them for half of that since wholesale is usually half of the retail price.

So the salesman says he's going to see what he can do and enters some numbers into the system. He says he's going to apply some discounts. After finagling the price a bit, he comes up with another total. He asks me, "How does $746 sound?" and I told him that was fine. That's the total cost of the job including installation, parts, and a wheel alignment. I handed him the key and headed home on foot.

I was going to ride the bus, but when I entered the start and end addresses into the RTD trip planner, it just gave me the route for me to walk home since it's only 1.1 miles. F*ckers.

So I get home and the first thing I do before even taking off my coat was to look at what I wrote down when I got the quote over the phone. To my surprise, the original quote was for $886! $140 more than what it's actually going to cost me!

Should I tell them? :ROFLMAO:
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No, you don't need to tell them. :)

Not only was it an honest mistake on your part,
(At least I think it was:LOL:)
But, in addition,
I feel pretty certain that he assumed you were stating a price lower than the estimate, so it seems to me that it turns out about right for both parties. :)
 

Kaila said:
No, you don't need to tell them. :)

Not only was it an honest mistake on your part,
(At least I think it was:LOL:)
But, in addition,
I feel pretty certain that he assumed you were stating a price lower than the estimate, so it seems to me that it turns out about right for both parties. :)
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That's an interesting point. The salesman jacked up the price for the repairs to my vehicle. Why would he do such a thing? Is he working on commission? Does he get a percentage of the profits? No matter what the reason, he is intrinsically dishonest. Some people justify their dishonesty by reasoning that they're just trying to provide for their families. I don't know if that's his justification and even if he has a family or what his circumstances may be.

But one thing I do know, and it's the fact that people tend to believe everyone thinks like they do — that everyone is as honest or dishonest as they are. And since the salesman is in fact dishonest, he might have assumed the same about me.

I wonder how many people he screws over each day — people who don't have the ability to call him on his B.S. He has to live with that. To some people, integrity just doesn't matter.
 
Auto dealers make the bulk of their profits in the Service Dept....auto sales account for only a fraction of their profits. If the car is out of warranty, and you can find a good independent repair shop, the price of repairs there are usually quite a bit lower than the dealers prices.
 
Irwin said:
I finally got around to bringing our CR-V in for new struts. Going to a repair shop is never a pleasant experience and this time was no exception. They'll promise you all sorts of things on the phone, but when you bring in your vehicle, surprise, surprise!

I called the Goodyear dealer last week to get a quote. Naturally, I forgot to bring the quote along with me today but I remembered it to be $741 and that's what I told the salesmen. He entered some numbers into the computer and told me that it's going to be a bit more than that. He gave me a price of $1,250! So I took a look at the numbers. The struts alone came to $800! I asked him if they were Monroe struts and he confirmed that they were. I told him that I could buy them for $250 on Amazon, which means he could get them for half of that since wholesale is usually half of the retail price.

So the salesman says he's going to see what he can do and enters some numbers into the system. He says he's going to apply some discounts. After finagling the price a bit, he comes up with another total. He asks me, "How does $746 sound?" and I told him that was fine. That's the total cost of the job including installation, parts, and a wheel alignment. I handed him the key and headed home on foot.

I was going to ride the bus, but when I entered the start and end addresses into the RTD trip planner, it just gave me the route for me to walk home since it's only 1.1 miles. F*ckers.

So I get home and the first thing I do before even taking off my coat was to look at what I wrote down when I got the quote over the phone. To my surprise, the original quote was for $886! $140 more than what it's actually going to cost me!

Should I tell them? :ROFLMAO:
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Shhhh! Sounds like you came out ahead! They were going to charge you $1250....they weren't in any hurry to tell you that they could go down to $746!
 
Pinky said:
I could understand why you are bothered about this. Could be that she was feeling wiped out with taking care of the 3 kids. However, since she would have made dinner for them, a bit extra for you would have been a nice gesture.
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Thanks Pinky.
No....wiped out from kids not the issue, the third was at his dads', she has lots of energy for being on the road, and about all the time.
Things have changed with her in this last year.
They are now daily users of weed......they never used in front of me before, now they do.
I do believe the road trip on Xmas Eve wasn't only for tests......but.....must have just got paid....needed to replenish their weed supply.

For being in the same town.....a couple months or more go by.....from hearing from her.
 
Another gloomy wet day.. so not going anywhere.. just staying home waiting for my new Hard drive and USB flash drives to arrive... supposed to be here shortly...

I called a garage which has high recommendations on the Nextdoor app.. to get a quote for the work needed from the advisories on my MOT test on my car yesterday... ..waiting for them to get back to me.. they said 2 hours.. that was 5 hours ago... :unsure:
 
Kaila said:
@Aneeda72
Very sorry you need to go through that face surgery... :(
It's good to hear that your daughter has had some improvements. I've thought about her, in between when you'd last mentioned her serious medical problems, and now.
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Thanks. I am very excited at the progress she has made. I text her repeatedly not to lift anything at all, not to overdo, and take it easy. She mentioned they might go somewhere and stay overnight. I know better than to tell her not to, but I reminded her she bought a special bed and mattress to help her back. I told her a hotel mattress might not be the best thing for her back.

The weight loss surgery has been hard on her and she can still only eat 700 calories a day. And drinking enough is an issue as well. She did the weight loss surgery to try and help her back issues.

I am a bit concerned about the facial surgery. I was never a great beauty, 😂, and I am old and wrinkled, but I am worried that my face will no long look the same on both sides. Since we wear masks when out, that part of my face is not seen and it will give me time to get used to how I look after the surgery. Then again, I maybe over thinking the whole thing. 🤦🏻‍♀️ I am a crybaby. 🤪
 
Aneeda72 said:
Thanks. I am very excited at the progress she has made. I text her repeatedly not to lift anything at all, not to overdo, and take it easy. She mentioned they might go somewhere and stay overnight. I know better than to tell her not to, but I reminded her she bought a special bed and mattress to help her back. I told her a hotel mattress might not be the best thing for her back.

The weight loss surgery has been hard on her and she can still only eat 700 calories a day. And drinking enough is an issue as well. She did the weight loss surgery to try and help her back issues.

I am a bit concerned about the facial surgery. I was never a great beauty, 😂, and I am old and wrinkled, but I am worried that my face will no long look the same on both sides. Since we wear masks when out, that part of my face is not seen and it will give me time to get used to how I look after the surgery. Then again, I maybe over thinking the whole thing. 🤦🏻‍♀️ I am a crybaby. 🤪
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No, you're not a cry baby, Aneeda.
Sorry you're having to still have to deal with so much.
You have a great deal of strength.
Hoping all will go in your favour.
Happy to hear of your daughters' progress.
Take care.
 
moviequeen1 said:
This afternoon I walked to the mailbx at end of my street,continued on to my close friends, Marcia&Dave's house{they live 2 blocks away} I had an article from yesterday's NYT. I had a nice short visit with Marcia,still feels strange not to see family dog Aker aka my 'buddy boy' bounding about
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I know how fond you were of Aker. It's so sad to lose furry friends.
 
hollydolly said:
Another gloomy wet day.. so not going anywhere.. just staying home waiting for my new Hard drive and USB flash drives to arrive... supposed to be here shortly...

I called a garage which has high recommendations on the Nextdoor app.. to get a quote for the work needed from the advisories on my MOT test on my car yesterday... ..waiting for them to get back to me.. they said 2 hours.. that was 5 hours ago... :unsure:
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How long do you have to get the work completed and your car reinspected?
 
Aneeda72 said:
Then again, I maybe over thinking the whole thing
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I don't think you are over thinking it. Or if so, then most all of us would be. It's a significant personal thing.
Of course, you know, and we do, that it's best for you to do this anyway; you are more important than anything else, and Joey needs you to take care of yourself for as long as you can. (Your daughter does, too)
And we will hope, with you, that it doesn't turn out too poorly. They will do the best they can, and they do better than they used to do.

About your daughter, as you said, you can't tell her not to do things,
so I suggest you mention that she can pick which things are most important to her, and for her to choose to do those, instead of trying to do each and every task, motion and action, which will end up preventing her from doing something else she would have valued more.
 
StarSong said:
Thanks. I get it now. How nice to get a head's up about potential problems.
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yes, if they'd been worse then they could have failed the car which would mean I would have 7 days to have it repaired and re-tested without having to re-pay.... if it still failed.. then I wouldn't be permitted legally to drive it on the road, which essentially means that if you do.. despite the danger you are to yourself and other drivers, driving without a current MOT test certificate renders your car insurance Null and void...
 
Kaila said:
I don't think you are over thinking it. Or if so, then most all of us would be. It's a significant personal thing.
Of course, you know, and we do, that it's best for you to do this anyway; you are more important than anything else, and Joey needs you to take care of yourself for as long as you can. (Your daughter does, too)
And we will hope, with you, that it doesn't turn out too poorly. They will do the best they can, and they do better than they used to do.

About your daughter, as you said, you can't tell her not to do things,
so I suggest you mention that she can pick which things are most important to her, and for her to choose to do those, instead of trying to do each and every task, motion and action, which will end up preventing her from doing something else she would have valued more.
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Thanks, I know and sometimes I forget and she tells me off. 😂😂. I AM not her boss. Joey the other day told his house manager I was always up in his business. 🤦🏻‍♀️ I can never win with these darn adult children.

She knows she cannot bend over, I just remind her, once a week 😂, not to pick up stuff. With her degree of back injury even picking up a heavy pan off a stove could cause a flare. I have been there, done that, and and am still there.

I remind her just because the pain is less, due to her shot, the injury is still there.
 
hollydolly said:
if they'd been worse then they could have failed the car which would mean I would have 7 days to have it repaired and re-tested without having to re-pay...
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7 days is not very long, imo! I think that is a short window of time.
No wonder that adds additional stress, each time you take a car for the inspection.

Here it is similar, but one has a calendar month, within which to get the initial inspection, and then to have it all fixed, to keep legal and insured.
If one manages to take a car, near the beginning of the specified month, then one has more time to schedule and to have done the repairs, but if one can't help having some delay, then you know the end of that month is coming quickly enough to add stress, especially not knowing how huge the work (and the bill) might be.

It's different depending on which State you live, here in the USA.
Some States do not require one at all, while the others that do, each set their own rules, but the month time frame, is often applied, by the States that do require regular car inspections. Ours is yearly, too.

That's good that you just got the advisories, this time, so you can schedule it however you need to.
 
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