Grumble...

Mar. 26th, 2003 05:36 pm
jay: (stopthat)
[personal profile] jay
The last day or so have scraped... [profile] patgreene was driving our van yesterday and it quit. Near home, fortunately. A blown head gasket, together with machining, a new radiator, and water pump will cost me $2K. Which I don't have... and another $2K in property taxes is due in 3 weeks.

Speaking of [profile] patgreene, she had trouble breathing yesterday... I skipped work (missing a Mars drilling meeting) and took her to the clinic -- a mild case of pneumonia. With only one car, I've been taking time off from work to take care of her and run errands -- and she can't drop me off at work herself because visitors aren't allowed on base under Threatcon Charlie.

And I've self-inflicted some stress, arguing about war-related topics with three or four people... someone that described my position as "nauseating", someone else that de-friended me, and Pat.

And then the new/old iMac that I bought through eBay arrived Monday... I set it up, and it ran fine for a few hours, and I loaded OS X. Then yesterday afternoon the color alignment went out... multiple images, color streaking, blurry... and this morning it was black. Effectively kaput. Another $500 wasted... now I have to go petition the seller for a refund.

Date: 2003-03-27 10:08 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] brian1789.livejournal.com
Yes, please! Having lunch with you today has been one of the carrots that have helped me get through this week. Cancelling would actually add stress, not reduce it (smile).

Date: 2003-03-27 11:09 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] dawnd.livejournal.com
Well, I look forward to seeing you in less than an hour, then!

Date: 2003-03-27 03:21 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] brian1789.livejournal.com
(warm smile) yes, it was a lift for me.

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