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My Car Died at the Y, Now What? Plan...

me? have a backup plan?

its funny I have Mater up here at the beginning of the week, the perfect ending for the week too.

As you all know, I've had my share of automotive issues in the last few years, bought two motors due to an over-exuberant and out of control teen and the motor was running great, until yesterday.

While many of you might have thought "time for a new car" back when, I am one of these emotionally attached to their car persons and am not in a financial position to go out and buy the Buick of my dreams...nor anything really above 10 grand..which limits my selection quite frankly.

So far today, I can't even get ahold of Mater to go tow my car off the YMCA parking lot where its transmission refused to go any further. Yes! this time I believe its the transmission. You try to start it, it just kicks off, a smell ensues (not typical of a motor smell), and yes it had been slipping a little, a slight tug noticed occasionally, not always...and I had the transmission fluid checked just the day before as I was concerned about it.

Just the perfect ending for my stressful workday too, as I was wondering what the hell else could happen? in that we were not going to make the deadline with a few clients files...

Yes, f my carless and penniless life. Donations of money or a reasonably running car appreciated. Email me.

Update: A friend of mine looked at my car; he seems to think it wasn't getting the gas, that the hesitation I've been feeling was because of a fuel injector clogging up or the fuel line somewhere blocked. You can hear the pump but it won't start. So, we'll see what the mechanic says...either/or its probably time for a new ride.

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ChrisJuly 18, 2011 at 6:28 PM
If there's a Carmax near you, it's probably worth a visit. Got my last two cars there and haven't been disappointed.
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NancyJuly 21, 2011 at 1:13 AM
well...I have no advice. what good AM I? LOL...wish I could help you out...however, I'm having trouble securing myself a paying gig so that I can secure myself a vehicle that I no longer have to share with my son!
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BryMJuly 21, 2011 at 5:15 AM
Ugh. I'm sorry to hear that the Bellamobile is still giving you a fit! I know what you mean about the attachment thing too -- I'd be crushed if Maurice ever died on me! :[
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hi there. being a Quality Analyst for a medical transcription company doesn't have too many perks except an occasional ROFLMAO at some typos or Speech Recognition (SR) boo-boos I find on nearly a daily basis...

SR Drafted: "The patient is currently single and is in a sedating relationship."

Dictated: The patient is currently single and is in a dating relationship. (I need one of those!) :)

MT typed that this female patient is vulvar aggressive. (and you thought PMS was bad...LOL!) Yep even you can be a vulvar aggressive female, if you're a female that is! haha! (actually dictated as verbal aggression)

The Pt will need to have cereal H&Hs...haha! should be serial H&Hs (hemoglobin and hematocrits)

He spoke in cartoon voices in an attempt to be humerus.

"The patient is in for followup of her solitary right kitty" ...WTF?

"The patient was playing with an eye pad during therapy."

skitsofrenic...? wow! now here's a good speller!

he had disheveled snow ...dictated as he had to shovel snow

The patient has a pet grandog named Porky... dictated as "groundhog" hahaha!! cracked me up!

This gentleman continues to do a support job with regards to using CPAP. ...dictated as superb job!

The patient is allergic to poison IV. hahaha!

"The patient reports she can barely hold onto her steering will."

We did a 24-hour tracking of eyes and nose. Dictated as...We did a 24-hour tracking of I&Os.

Once the strain gets going, he can urinate fairly well. Dictated as...Once the stream gets going, he can urinate fairly well.

"The patient works as a valley parker at The Cancer Center."

When patient was asked who Marie Curie was, "I think she's a famous hooker!"

The patient had a creme-filled filter placed!
(should have been a Greenfield filter, done for clots, circulation issues).

We did recheck a basic embolic pain yesterday, and this does reveal slight elevation in the creatinine to 1.4. *should be a basic metabolic panel*

She has a hobby of doing prostitute? say what? the doctor dictated She has a hobby of doing cross-stitching...LOL...that's pretty far out!

...Patient was alert and unresponsive.

...Exam of genitalia reveals that he is circus sized. (I don't care who ya are, that's funny!)

...Examination reveals a well-developed male lying in bed with his family in no distress.

...I saw your patient today, who is still under our car for physical therapy.

...While in the emergency room, she was examined, X-rated and sent home.

...She is numb from her toes down. (surely you don't have to think about this one!)

...The lab test indicated abnormal lover function.

...Rectal exam revealed a normal size thyroid.

...When she fainted, her eyes rolled around the room.

...Discharge status: Alive but without permission.

with rest and paint thinners he states he is feeling better...LOL...since when does paint thinners sound like pain killers? ha! I suppose if you huff enough paint thinner you might feel better!

Can somebody tell me what a splenic fracture is? good gravy Mabel!

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