So... before I left Calgary with the car, the oil change guy (luber) told me I had a broken spring. I thought that sucks, because I have neither the time or the money to fix it. I hit the road the very next day. On the way to Smithers, I discovered that the water pump was leaking. So since then I've been buying the cheapest antifreeze I could find, Zellers $6, and I've been filling it up every few days to a week. Lately, the car has been making quite an ugly grinding noise when I make left turns. Last night, we went over a bump and the car made a loud clunk and lurched to the right, and the grinding became constant. Luckily we were only 2 houses from home, so we made it to the driveway. Today I went out to have a look, and I couldn't see anything more than the broken spring. But since the car was sounding waayyy to bad to drive to the shop. I called a tow truck. Since the front of the car had to be lifted to get it to the shop, I had to back the car out of the driveway. I made it about 10 feet, and the right side of the car collapsed. The right ball joint had failed. So we managed to get the car picked up and tow it to the shop, which cost me $45 just for the tow. It is a 10 minute walk to the shop, but a $45 tow. Ouch. Wether it was a block, 10 blocks, or 10 miles, really makes no difference. The car was unserviceable in the condition it was in, and the tow truck got the car to the shop without any more damage. I guess it was worth $45.

So we get to the shop, the only shop that would take us on the long weekend, get it up on the lift, and all I see underneath is uglyness. I can see visions of $100's with wings on them flying out of my wallet. Here is what I've asked them to do.

Fix the broken springs, both sides, no sense doing one side and not the other.
Fix the broken ball joint, which will have to include the way bar bushings, but that is good because the car isn't going anywhere withot this getting fixed.
Fix the leaky water pump, which hopefully is just the gasket. Kevin Louis you are an asshole. He fixed it a few years back, and he probably fucked up the gasket putting it in. That is OK, I've gotten plenty of revenge on him in advance. ( How is that windshield doing? )
And since they are also a tire shop, I ordered 2 new front tires, cause these were screwed.
And my insurance / plates expire at the end of this month? Did they expire already? Hmmm, another $600.

So everyone that I owe money to... Bear with me, it will be another month or so. I need my car to get to work. I would take my bike, but when I start work at 03:45, I am not riding my bike.

Did I mention that I am broke?

I was going to change the name of "My Opinion" to "My Therapy", but I was watching a movie the other day, and on the special edition DVD, there was a crazy lady preaching that I was going to go to hell for watching said movie. Her 15 seconds of fame was entitled "My Opinion".. I'm keeping my opinion. Maybe this way I won't burn in hell.