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Car. And Beer. (one is good)
Mar. 2nd, 2010 10:29 pmSo I had the car towed to the mechanic's this morning. I called AAA at 9a, and they said it would be 45 minutes, so I went back up the the Belfry and looked up the beers available at Free State (yes, I will be stopping there on the way to BYOcon; Doppel Alt and a Rye-IPA call my name). While I was looking at the page, my phone buzzed and indicated "unknown," which I normally ignore, but since i was expecting a response, I answered. The recorded voice told me the tow truck was 10 minutes way! Yoiks! I quickly ran downstairs, dressed, grabbed my lunch, and sure enough, there was the truck.
After dropping the Intrepid off, I hoofed it to work, where there (finally) was more Ha//mark to run and deal with. I had plenty to do, and worked through the day with a 15 minute break for lunch. At one point, the mechanic's called me to say the problem was that the coolant reservoir had gone splody, and that it was a dealer-specific item. They had one on the way, but the total cost of putting it in would be $235 and change. I said do it, and informed Rohanna of the cost.
I kept working, and more shit kept coming in. Just after 5p, they called back, and said that the real problem was that the cooling fans weren't coming on, which is why the reservoir over heated and went all Linda Blair. I called Ro, who was on the way home, and had her pick me up, and we stopped by the mechanic's on the way home. They think it's something in the electrical system, perhaps a relay, but are still looking.
So I have no car, and have to catch a bus in the morning to be at work by 8a to get the rest of the Ha//mark shit done. I am so looking forward to being gone this weekend.
To help relax tonight, I opened bottle #1713 of 12,148 of Boulevard's newest Smokestack series, "Rye-on-Rye." Brewed with two different malted ryes, with 2/3rds of the product aged in rye whiskey barrels. The result is an incredibly rich, smooth, malty bottle of goodness. If you are in the 20 state area (or so) where Boulevard is distributed, grab this puppy now! I am going to get at least 3 more bottles, and put two in the basement fridge to age for a year or so.
I give it a 9.75, no doubt about it.
After dropping the Intrepid off, I hoofed it to work, where there (finally) was more Ha//mark to run and deal with. I had plenty to do, and worked through the day with a 15 minute break for lunch. At one point, the mechanic's called me to say the problem was that the coolant reservoir had gone splody, and that it was a dealer-specific item. They had one on the way, but the total cost of putting it in would be $235 and change. I said do it, and informed Rohanna of the cost.
I kept working, and more shit kept coming in. Just after 5p, they called back, and said that the real problem was that the cooling fans weren't coming on, which is why the reservoir over heated and went all Linda Blair. I called Ro, who was on the way home, and had her pick me up, and we stopped by the mechanic's on the way home. They think it's something in the electrical system, perhaps a relay, but are still looking.
So I have no car, and have to catch a bus in the morning to be at work by 8a to get the rest of the Ha//mark shit done. I am so looking forward to being gone this weekend.
To help relax tonight, I opened bottle #1713 of 12,148 of Boulevard's newest Smokestack series, "Rye-on-Rye." Brewed with two different malted ryes, with 2/3rds of the product aged in rye whiskey barrels. The result is an incredibly rich, smooth, malty bottle of goodness. If you are in the 20 state area (or so) where Boulevard is distributed, grab this puppy now! I am going to get at least 3 more bottles, and put two in the basement fridge to age for a year or so.
I give it a 9.75, no doubt about it.