Celebrate?!?!?!
Intentionally hanging low this week because it was my birthday, I blew off the gym and headed to RI to spend the day with my daughter. We hit a lot of the post-Christmas sales. Oh not for us...things to decorate the house with for next year! We did get some pretty awesome bargains if I do say so myself and were excited about our finds. We had just a little time left so we stopped at a great little place and split a "Ragin Cajun Chicken Panini"...delicious!! So the 69th birthday was really fun...:)...CELEBRATE...YEAH!!
However, when we were on the way back to her house, my cell phone rang. It was the Pres. "Hon, when will you be home? I've got to go down Luke's house. The tranny on the truck died. Yep, it's sh#% to bed. It died on the way to his house. So I borrowed his spare car to come home and let the dogs out."
NOT SOMETHING TO CELEBRATE!!
Totally taken off guard, I said, "I'm dropping her off at her house and I'll be home in 1 1/2 hours. Go do what you have to do."
And then I thought, I didn't even tell him that someone or something hit my car and scratched the rear passenger quarter panel.
NOT SOMETHING TO CELEBRATE!!
Here's the scoop:
The truck is a '98 Dodge RAM (the ones that Sam Elliot advertises...:). Because it's a diesel, he wants to get it fixed. A local dealer wants $4200 for a rebuilt transmission. There was also a rebuilt one here as well. They want $3200 for it. Luke checked out a few places and found a rebuilt one in Texas for $975. Add the shipping both ways (one charge to get it here and the other charge to ship the core back to them) is another $500.00. SOMETHING TO CELEBRATE!
A no brainer here...he ordered the one from Texas and he and Luke will put it in. While they have the engine apart, he's replacing the clutch as well. We picked that up yesterday...$250.00. SOMETHING TO CELEBRATE!
He hates not having his truck. (NOT SOMETHING TO CELEBRATE)
So do I.
With all that said...
However, when we were on the way back to her house, my cell phone rang. It was the Pres. "Hon, when will you be home? I've got to go down Luke's house. The tranny on the truck died. Yep, it's sh#% to bed. It died on the way to his house. So I borrowed his spare car to come home and let the dogs out."
NOT SOMETHING TO CELEBRATE!!
Totally taken off guard, I said, "I'm dropping her off at her house and I'll be home in 1 1/2 hours. Go do what you have to do."
And then I thought, I didn't even tell him that someone or something hit my car and scratched the rear passenger quarter panel.
NOT SOMETHING TO CELEBRATE!!
Here's the scoop:
The truck is a '98 Dodge RAM (the ones that Sam Elliot advertises...:). Because it's a diesel, he wants to get it fixed. A local dealer wants $4200 for a rebuilt transmission. There was also a rebuilt one here as well. They want $3200 for it. Luke checked out a few places and found a rebuilt one in Texas for $975. Add the shipping both ways (one charge to get it here and the other charge to ship the core back to them) is another $500.00. SOMETHING TO CELEBRATE!
A no brainer here...he ordered the one from Texas and he and Luke will put it in. While they have the engine apart, he's replacing the clutch as well. We picked that up yesterday...$250.00. SOMETHING TO CELEBRATE!
He hates not having his truck. (NOT SOMETHING TO CELEBRATE)
So do I.
With all that said...
HAPPY NEW YEAR
(and remember please CELEBRATE...life is too short not to)
just seeing, saying and sharing...
Celebrate?!?!?!?
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