...at the garage yesterday: the Infiniti passed inspection! And only cost me $600 in repairs! It's a Hanukkah miracle...and what a relief. I swear to G-d that the check engine light is taking years off my life at this point; for every one day it should be on, it is on for no less than eight days, and apparently the car was leaking oil, so...'tis the season. But it wasn't nearly as bad as I had expected, given that the past two inspections have resulted in a transmission overhaul and a brake job. And seriously, I thought that there was so much wrong with the car that it would be another $2K hit at least. Thank you, Judah Macabee!I do have to get the muffler repaired (thanks to all my friends who have been pointing out that "bottoming out" noise for some time) and a couple of brackets replaced, but it's such a relief to see the blue 2009 sticker where it should be.
And not a moment too soon; the ice has made my building's parking lot so unsafe that it's been impossible to get the car in and out for the past two nights. The first night, I threw myself on the mercy of the Diner folks and they graciously let me leave the car there overnight, and last night I lucked into a spot on the street. But it's not pretty: hopefully the rain will make it all better by tonight.
OK, gotta get some work done before I leave the office for TEN DAYS OFF! I will be working on book #2 during the next week, and I'm excited to get this story down on virtual paper, finally, and given that it needs to be done by April 24, 2009, it's not a moment too soon for me to put in some serious work on it. So wish me luck, and happy holidays to all and a gear New Year, or as the song goes...let's hope it's a good one, without any tears.
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