Another rant: Just shoot me now

[marc_scirocco at sympatico.ca (Marc_Scirocco_Québec)]

Hey Sleeman is good!

There is your positive outlook on this whole thing!

Cheers.

Marc
'83 Scirocco
'97 A4

> -----Message d'origine-----
> De : scirocco-l-bounces@scirocco.org
> [mailto:scirocco-l-bounces@scirocco.org]De la part de C Boyko
> Envoy? : samedi 3 avril 2004 12:23
> ? : scirocco-l@scirocco.org
> Objet : Another rant: Just shoot me now
>
>
> Okay, just venting, use the delete button, or if you find me
> annoying, send
> back a note to ridicule me..
>
> First:
> It's friggin April. So what's with the -10C forecast (with snow) for
> tomorrow. The only solace is that Jim and other Rochesterians always have
> worse weather.
>
> Second:
> AAAARGH. Owning a VW in a small town just so sucks sometimes. The
> new Cabby
> just needs to pass safety, which requires (to my knowledge) the difficult
> and daunting problem of replacing a headlight bulb.
> Whoopdeefrikkindoo. The
> daughter comes home and I mention that I still have to do that
> and she says
> the plastic part it goes into is broken. I'm thinking, yeah, I
> know there is
> some damage to the grille, but that's no big deal. NOPE> WRONG!!!
> It's the
> OTHER high beam, has this big honking hole in it from a stone.
> Right where
> the word HELLA used to be? Just air. Lovely. The local yard has
> exactly ZERO
> VWs of any type in it. And I can't call the dealer, it's the weekend, who
> needs parts on the weekend? SO nobody is in parts till Monday. This after
> the one week down time over a thrown belt, I mean, how hard does
> this simple
> stuff have to be? ( and how can you ever get a car ready on a ten day
> permit?)
>
> Next option: So I phone the usual (two hours from here) cheap
> source of OEM
> parts, and the guy who can even give me a price isn't there till Monday,
> they don't stock them but they can get them. But who knows how
> much $$$, I
> gotta wait to talk to the guy Monday. AAAARGHHHH. Then I'll have
> to fly TDI
> airlines to get there after work before they close.
>
> Option three is (the useless attempt to get parts at) Canadian
> Tire. Someone
> said they have Bosch ones that will fit. Yep, I'm still gonna do it, but
> they never even have plugs. Just ask Daun's sister how hopeless
> they are...
>
> I can likely throw one of the MkI lamps in there, but I figure I
> may as well
> get one that actually matches, it is a nice car, and deserves it.
>
> Third:
> Even though the road may well FREEZE tomorrow, we've had forty days and
> forty nights of rain. My road is so awful I won't be driving a Rocco till
> May or so. I may buy a Range Rover, this is safari style mud. And
> to add to
> my delight, my new garage floor is sweating like a pig. One big layer of
> water. Good for the cars too I bet.
>
> Okay, it's noon, so I can go find some Sleeman's. I'll cheer up soon,
> honestly I will. I just need to rip around in a 16V, and SOON.
> There really
> IS no better therapy.
>
> Cathy
>
> PS I realize that some of you have REAL car problems, so just
> ignore me, 'k?
> And no Drew, the headache is not for sale.
>
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