Travel
After spending the morning looking at and driving several vehicles, I settled on the one I wanted. But it turns out that when I ran the Kelly blue book figures for my truck, I must have selected "Retail" rather than trade-in, so of course I thought I'd be getting more than what Enterprise could pay for the truck. I would have had to finance at least a small amount, which I had determined not to do. So the deal is off.
I really wanted the vehicle I had in mind, and it's tempting to take out a short term loan plus a couple of thousand from my savings, but then I would be acting in opposition of another message I'm getting. That is, don't do it. I'm going to follow my intuition on this one, but I'm really sad about it.
It looks like I'll be heading east in my Ford truck about 25 days from now. Every stop at the diesel pump is going to make the trip less of a fun adventure and more costly. There is a reason for everything under the sun, and there's a reason for this setback.
I want to thank everyone who wrote and was so supportive. I also thank all the spirits who watch over me.
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I didn't get much done at the apartment today, but enough so that I can see some headway. I spent most of the day at Jeannie's, and thought I'd have to sleep there tonight because I couldn't find my keys when it was time to leave. Everyone...
- I Am So Tired Of This Place!
I have the bar stool and a camp chair to sit on, and my air mattress to sleep and nap on, but I should have everything else cleared out soon. Tomorrow I will be at Jeannie's house for a big part of the day, but Monday it will be time to get serious....
- Busy Saturday
First thing this morning I signed the paperwork for renting the storage unit, and will begin moving things over tomorrow. I then drove to Enterprise Rentals and Car Sales. They offer no-haggle prices, which suits me fine because I hate to haggle. They...
- It Takes A 4 Year Old
to keep a Grandma humble! I went shopping with Jeannie & her family today - Costco and Target. As has become our custom, when I've gotten everything I need to buy at Target (and Jeannie still has a long way to go), I take Autumn over to the Pizza...
- Truck Tires
I've noticed a subtle difference in the way my truck rides for about the past week, so this morning I took it first thing to Les Schwab. It turns out the inner tire on the right side had only 32# of air, and most of the tires needed some adjustment....
Travel
Some things work and some don't
After spending the morning looking at and driving several vehicles, I settled on the one I wanted. But it turns out that when I ran the Kelly blue book figures for my truck, I must have selected "Retail" rather than trade-in, so of course I thought I'd be getting more than what Enterprise could pay for the truck. I would have had to finance at least a small amount, which I had determined not to do. So the deal is off.
I really wanted the vehicle I had in mind, and it's tempting to take out a short term loan plus a couple of thousand from my savings, but then I would be acting in opposition of another message I'm getting. That is, don't do it. I'm going to follow my intuition on this one, but I'm really sad about it.
It looks like I'll be heading east in my Ford truck about 25 days from now. Every stop at the diesel pump is going to make the trip less of a fun adventure and more costly. There is a reason for everything under the sun, and there's a reason for this setback.
I want to thank everyone who wrote and was so supportive. I also thank all the spirits who watch over me.
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I didn't get much done at the apartment today, but enough so that I can see some headway. I spent most of the day at Jeannie's, and thought I'd have to sleep there tonight because I couldn't find my keys when it was time to leave. Everyone...
- I Am So Tired Of This Place!
I have the bar stool and a camp chair to sit on, and my air mattress to sleep and nap on, but I should have everything else cleared out soon. Tomorrow I will be at Jeannie's house for a big part of the day, but Monday it will be time to get serious....
- Busy Saturday
First thing this morning I signed the paperwork for renting the storage unit, and will begin moving things over tomorrow. I then drove to Enterprise Rentals and Car Sales. They offer no-haggle prices, which suits me fine because I hate to haggle. They...
- It Takes A 4 Year Old
to keep a Grandma humble! I went shopping with Jeannie & her family today - Costco and Target. As has become our custom, when I've gotten everything I need to buy at Target (and Jeannie still has a long way to go), I take Autumn over to the Pizza...
- Truck Tires
I've noticed a subtle difference in the way my truck rides for about the past week, so this morning I took it first thing to Les Schwab. It turns out the inner tire on the right side had only 32# of air, and most of the tires needed some adjustment....