Bloody car! Engine light has come on, and so it has to go for a visit to garage tomorrow. Most annoying!!
On a lighter note, had a good day out yesterday to a space museum (oh I'm so cultured!) with X and Y and my newly reacquainted paternal cousin, as well as meeting my only paternal Uncle and Aunt for the first time for over 30 years. Was good - I particularly liked my Uncle, who was actually quite funny!
Today was spent relaxing, reading and looking at the housework thinking "I really ought to do that!" - or perhaps I should just get a boyfriend who loves cleaning and cooking!
Now its Facebook, cheesecake and Sex and the City on the telly. It's not a bad life :-)
Showing posts with label car. Show all posts
Showing posts with label car. Show all posts
Sunday, March 06, 2011
Sunday, February 20, 2011
Monday, February 14, 2011
Happy V Day
I have today bought a new car! A lovely silver 2005 plate Citroen C3 Pluriel.
Happy Valentines Day to me!
Happy Valentines Day to me!
Thursday, February 10, 2011
Circle of Life
Well, after the sad demise of Dom Froggy on Friday, lo and behold nature showed that life and death are really two sides of the same coin, with the birth of 9 new little fishies on Monday! They are quick little blighters, so I only managed to capture a couple, and you will need to look closely!
In other news, my baby (X) has been to the orthodontist today and will be getting braces next week! At the grand old (or not!!) age of 10. Apparently they don't like to do it that early because its a big responsibility and then a lot of years to wear retainers afterwards, but the orthodontist thought she was older than she was, and had offered them to her before he realised. So, despite half an hour of anxiety on the way about braces, she then was desperate for them straight away!
Finally, more changes afoot, as a new moty car is planned for me! Watch this space...!
In other news, my baby (X) has been to the orthodontist today and will be getting braces next week! At the grand old (or not!!) age of 10. Apparently they don't like to do it that early because its a big responsibility and then a lot of years to wear retainers afterwards, but the orthodontist thought she was older than she was, and had offered them to her before he realised. So, despite half an hour of anxiety on the way about braces, she then was desperate for them straight away!
Finally, more changes afoot, as a new moty car is planned for me! Watch this space...!
Saturday, February 05, 2011
Saturday, Saturday
So the weekend has come. Yay!
I have dropped the kids off at bowling, done a quick clean downstairs and am now sat mooching about on t'internet looking for a new car. Not that I can afford a new car - not by a long shot, but my little moty car has done 97000 miles now, and I have a really bad feeling that the head gasket is about to go, so am thinking it is better to offload it before it dies completely than wait until the inevitable. Also, my bank has been foolish enough to give me a loan (well I'll believe it when its in my bank!), which was my intention to pay off an existing high interest loan with, but I could keep some of it back for a new car if need be, which is not ideal but possible. My other option is to pay off the higher interest loan completely, with the low interest one, reducing my monthly payment by about £25 a month, and then look at buying a new car on a payment plan (if they'd give it to me!) costing about £130 month, leaving me £100 a month worse off, but with a brand spanky new car!! Oh I don't know - decisions, decisions!! At the end of the day, my credit rate is not what it could be (although it had flipped up to Average for the first time in history just before Christmas!), so it may not be my choice at all - but the banks!
Well, I am off for a lengthy bath before collecting X and Y, and spending the rest of the day on my sofa, book in hand, and then off out for a curry and drinks for friend Jamie's birthday tonight.
Ah, the joy of Saturdays!
I have dropped the kids off at bowling, done a quick clean downstairs and am now sat mooching about on t'internet looking for a new car. Not that I can afford a new car - not by a long shot, but my little moty car has done 97000 miles now, and I have a really bad feeling that the head gasket is about to go, so am thinking it is better to offload it before it dies completely than wait until the inevitable. Also, my bank has been foolish enough to give me a loan (well I'll believe it when its in my bank!), which was my intention to pay off an existing high interest loan with, but I could keep some of it back for a new car if need be, which is not ideal but possible. My other option is to pay off the higher interest loan completely, with the low interest one, reducing my monthly payment by about £25 a month, and then look at buying a new car on a payment plan (if they'd give it to me!) costing about £130 month, leaving me £100 a month worse off, but with a brand spanky new car!! Oh I don't know - decisions, decisions!! At the end of the day, my credit rate is not what it could be (although it had flipped up to Average for the first time in history just before Christmas!), so it may not be my choice at all - but the banks!
Well, I am off for a lengthy bath before collecting X and Y, and spending the rest of the day on my sofa, book in hand, and then off out for a curry and drinks for friend Jamie's birthday tonight.
Ah, the joy of Saturdays!
Monday, September 25, 2006
Bloody car!!
My new car (a 53 plate Rover 25 Impression S if you're wondering...) is broken :-(
I am most annoyed!! I have only had it for a month, and it is beautiful. A lovely metallic blue with little spoiler and posh front lights, air conditioning, electric windows, great stereo, only 37,000 miles... Did I mention it is beautiful?? And now it's broke!!!
The engine has felt a little odd for the last week or so. Only when idling, but a little jerky, and then the engine management light came on Sunday morning when I was taking CM back. And so now it is at the garage waiting to be fixed and I am driving around in a crappy M reg Metro in the meantime. Damn damn my beautiful new car! I want it back!
I am most annoyed!! I have only had it for a month, and it is beautiful. A lovely metallic blue with little spoiler and posh front lights, air conditioning, electric windows, great stereo, only 37,000 miles... Did I mention it is beautiful?? And now it's broke!!!
The engine has felt a little odd for the last week or so. Only when idling, but a little jerky, and then the engine management light came on Sunday morning when I was taking CM back. And so now it is at the garage waiting to be fixed and I am driving around in a crappy M reg Metro in the meantime. Damn damn my beautiful new car! I want it back!
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