The Crooked Castle
GOOD day at Bristol.
Yes, the heat convinced me not to do garb, again, which is always a little sad. Along the way I sang “New Sins for Old” and “When the Tall Man Speaks”, and recited “Silver Lady”, all to good effect. I also told the “Undead Carnie” story, and it went over like a lead balloon. Oh, well. Continue reading
So… I bought a “new” vehicle, because the old one had become unacceptably unreliable, and… 26 hours after signing the papers, the “Check Engine” light came on. Took it to my usual mechanic, was told that the codes indicated a catalytic converter problem, and that I should talk to the dealer. Learned that, in Illinois, when a used car is purchased “without warranty” that is IT; the buyer has zero rights once the car is driven off the lot. Called the dealer anyway, they agreed to pay for half of the repair, and gave me a loaner: A 2015 Chevy Cruze, black with black leather interior and all sorts of silly bells and whistles (a two way power sun roof?) but no audio input port. Also, REALLY small. That ate most of the week. Still waiting for the van back. Continue reading
Ten days since the last general update.
I have visited Bristol on three of them, made a couple of new friends there.
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