I don't get Veteran's Day, but I get US Thanksgiving and the following Friday off.
Can't even shout, Can't even cry. The Gentlemen are coming by. Looking in windows, knocking on doors. They need to take seven, and they might take yours. Can't call to mom, can't say a word. You're gonna die screaming but you won't be heard.
Dream Girl ,'Bring On The Night'
Natter 67: Overriding Vetoes
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, nail polish, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Calli - Nov 10, 2010 6:57:09 am PST #4633 of 30001
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs
Vortex - Nov 10, 2010 6:59:50 am PST #4634 of 30001
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman
My question is... when they TOTALLY failed to repair it whatsoever, and in fact spent $250 of my money doing it... do I have reason to ask for my money back, or for them to try another chip insertion gratis (because there's always the possibility they may have put a faulty new chip in, or damaged it when they were inserting it)?
Well, what commitment did they make when they gave you the estimate. Did they say "It's the speed chip, which will cost you $250" or did they say "We think that it might be the speed chip, but it will cost you $250 to find out"
I'm off for Veteran's Day (yay for living in DC). I might take Friday off as well. I'm a little worried that I'm coming down with something, but if I call in sick it will look like I'm trying to get a 4 day weekend with a sick day.
Steph L. - Nov 10, 2010 7:00:30 am PST #4635 of 30001
I look more rad than Lutheranism
So, anybody else have tomorrow (Veteran's day) off?
We do, though I'm probably going to be working at home. Bah.
All of Chez Zmayhem. We'll probably jaunt down to the Mission for Burritos and Bi-Rite, pirates and taxidermy.
Oh, man. I miss San Francisco.
msbelle - Nov 10, 2010 7:12:46 am PST #4636 of 30001
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
Do not have the day off (actually the office may be closed, but I will work), schools are not closed either.
I need to run several errands and I am trying to organize my travel so I can get as much as possible done. Looks like I'll manage to get several things out of the house which is a good thing.
tommyrot - Nov 10, 2010 7:15:15 am PST #4637 of 30001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
Theodosia - Nov 10, 2010 7:15:38 am PST #4638 of 30001
'we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn't end any time soon"
Vortex, I'm pretty sure they said "we can fix it" versus "we can try to fix it," because when they read the repair computer it said (at least figuratively) "putting in a chip will definitely no-doubt-about-it fix this."
I'm really REALLY averse to driving around with a permanent CHECK ENGINE light on, which would tend to mask a new and more serious problem like imminently blowing up.
I'm waiting for the repair shop owner to call me back. If he could do something like get me a discount at a Subaru dealership that would offset some of my $250 (and help also to ensure they don't try first replacing the chip AGAIN) that would be a helpful resolution.
Tom Scola - Nov 10, 2010 7:17:39 am PST #4639 of 30001
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.
I'm taking tomorrow off; it's a floating holiday, and I worked on Columbus Day.
Theodosia - Nov 10, 2010 7:19:55 am PST #4640 of 30001
'we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn't end any time soon"
Have to go do an errand of mercy with a friend now, so I'll be back later. Advice here was for sure useful!
Jesse - Nov 10, 2010 7:23:35 am PST #4641 of 30001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
I'm pretty sure I've never gotten Veterans Day off, and this year had Columbus Day possibly for the first time, but I can't really remember.
Scrappy - Nov 10, 2010 7:28:35 am PST #4642 of 30001
Life moves pretty fast. You don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.
Work tomorrow, work the day after T-Giving. We are invited to late T-Giving dinner with the sis-in-Law in Orange County on that Friday. but we don' wanna go.