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[Songbird76]

It's kind of a sweet story...if you're into car nostalgia. I bought a Dodge Durango in 2001. I loved that thing! I did previously note that it had issues, and that wasn't wrong, but my husband also reminded me that it was 5.5 years old when I started to have problems and the mileage was starting to get up there. In the end, one of those problems was costly, while the other wound up being something covered under my powertrain warranty and I got money refunded. I didn't like the various redesigns until last year's front end makeover, which gives it a muscle car look...like the Dodge Challenger. So, it gives me vibes of my original. Unlike my original, it has a third row and captain's seats in the 2nd. The new one would have to be the R/T this time because it has all of the neat vents in the hood (and I can't afford the vented hood trims above it). Ideally, I'd like to find one with the vented seats option as well as AWD, but I may have to make some sacrifices if they can't get me the right one in time with the lemon stuff. The one I'm hoping to test tonight looks like this...but if I like it, whatever I get...I'm kind of hoping to get the factory racing stripes added to it. The striped examples below are kind of what I'm thinking. (probably more info than you needed )

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How did it go? Did you get to test drive it? Did you like it?

 

[HouCuseChickie]

That's sounds exciting for you. I know I am due for a new car soon, but I really don't know what I'd replace my car with and I don't want to deal with salespeople. They don't make Beetles anymore. I really liked them. The one I have is the second one I've bought.

The Beetles were cute. Considering their popularity, I was shocked when they discontinued them. I did think of you and your Beetle over the weekend. I was driving to a softball tournament and passed this giant sculpture garden along this one highway. I used to see it all the time when we lived on the other side of town. These sculptures are massive, so they don't add new stuff very often...but their newest sculpture is a VW Beetle spider.




I have also come to find that it's no longer the salespeople who are the ones I dread. It's the finance guy. He's the one who tries selling all of the dealer add ons and extra coverage.

I do, but I wanted to see if it was just sinus pain brought on by the change in the weather. I don't want to take antibiotics if I don't need to take them. I get worried about them not being effective anymore. My husband had a strep infection a couple of years ago and his doctor prescribed him a broad spectrum antibiotic and it didn't work at all. She was surprised and concerned about it not working.

I'm with you! I try to avoid antibiotics unless I hit a point where I really need them.

I love the racing stripes. They look fun.

Yeah...I think I'm going to need racing stops.

 

[HouCuseChickie]

Yeah, she still isn't feeling great, but her fever is gone and she's not coughing anymore. She only coughed for a few days. But things still taste weird to her. I made potato soup the other night, which she LOVES, but she said it didn't taste good to her and she doesn't want to eat the leftovers. So she's still feeling cruddy, but like you said, garden variety cruddy, which we can deal with. And she doesn't go back to in-person school until Wednesday, so she should be fine by then.

I'm glad she came back negative, but too bad she still isn't feeling well. Hopefully she'll be back to normal soon!

 

[HouCuseChickie]

How did it go? Did you get to test drive it? Did you like it?

The whole test drive experience was interesting, but good. We drove halfway across town because one dealership had a vehicle on their website that met pretty much all of my wants and needs. Their website listed several others that would be good to see/test as well for comparison. I get there and NONE of them were on the lot. Every single one was still in transit. So we drove back to the dealer near our home (what I should have done in the first place) and asked to test whatever they had in this trim. He wasn't able to get the keys for the one with 2nd row captains, but I had Sam with me and he had her ride shotgun so she could at least feel the comfort level of the seats...since the front passenger will be the same.

Long story short... I really liked it. One of my biggest complaints about my VW is that it drove like a sedan. I know lots of people want the SUV space with the car type ride...but that's not me. Yes...I know...I bought the VW even though it was a sedan style ride, but that massive cargo area and German styling sold me. I think this is why I wasn't mentally sold on the Kia and the Hyundai and why I really liked the Mazda, even though I knew it was too small. That Mazda was fun to drive! It handled like a sports car The Durango also handled like a sports car, but more like a muscle car vs. something zippy and peppy. It had a great engine rev, it hugs corners pretty well, and that sound when I hit the gas! My older daughter is ticked that she wasn't with us for this and is mad that I won't give her a say in it, but she's not paying for it!

 

[HouCuseChickie]

Didn't get any traditional workouts in over the weekend, but there was a lot of walking. The younger one played in a tournament Saturday and Sunday. Parking was crazy and the fields were all over the place. So, it was a good half a mile to and from the the car and at least a quarter of a mile between the fields at each end (six total...but you could start at 1 and be at 6 next or be warming up behind 4). She played 7 games, plus there was walking to warm up spots and gathering areas, and we were out there for a combined 20 hours between the 2 days...so we were moving around a lot. We are so ridiculously exhausted! We also went through two seasons in two days. It was a nice springy 85 degrees on Saturday and yesterday was cold and rainy. I think we dipped into the upper 40s. We're also in the middle of oak pollen season, so it's all being done with a sinus headache.

I know this car stuff is probably going to take several weeks, so I'm trying to keep my patience. I just keep reminding myself that this should be resolved by the time we're ready for summer travel. We even have some softball trips on the horizon to keep me going. I'm also going for my second dose of the vaccine this Friday. Texas has opened up eligibility to everyone, so I'm hoping to get my husband in soon too.

 

[Songbird76]

I'm glad she came back negative, but too bad she still isn't feeling well. Hopefully she'll be back to normal soon!

She's feeling fine today, thanks! And we're keeping her home for a while. We got an email from the school yesterday afternoon that someone in her class tested positive for Corona, so it's still spreading. But this is a girl who's actually in a different cluster. The two TTO (dual immersion) 3rd year classes are together, but there were 3 kids from E's class who chose not to take O&O this year. (It's mandatory in the first 2 years, but you can drop it after that) If you don't take O&O, you have to take something else for the same number of hours...so I think it's 3 hours a week. So the school gives those kids an extra hour of French, Economy, and...maybe Art? I don't remember, but those kids have a different schedule. They do have most of their classes with their regular class, but they have some others with a different class, because they can't just have a class of 3 kids, so they add them to someone else's class for the other subjects. This girl is one of the 3 who chose to do the extra hours of French, Econ, and Art. She has no classes with the other dual immersion 3rd year class, so she could not have gotten it from any of the kids who tested positive last week in that group. Which means it was not contained to that group, and we don't know where it crossed over. E wasn't at school and tested negative anyway. But SOMEONE who went to school last week had it and passed it on. Since the school is being less than forthcoming, and they are making excuses for their lack of protocol instead of fixing it, we've decided to keep E home until no one in her cluster tests positive for a whole week.

 

[Songbird76]

I got a 4 mile walk in today. The weather is gorgeous!! Perfect for being out and taking a walk. I just wish there were public bathrooms available. Normally, grocery stores would have bathrooms available, but with corona, they have them shut down.

 

[Sans Souci]

The Beetles were cute. Considering their popularity, I was shocked when they discontinued them. I did think of you and your Beetle over the weekend. I was driving to a softball tournament and passed this giant sculpture garden along this one highway. I used to see it all the time when we lived on the other side of town. These sculptures are massive, so they don't add new stuff very often...but their newest sculpture is a VW Beetle spider.


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I have also come to find that it's no longer the salespeople who are the ones I dread. It's the finance guy. He's the one who tries selling all of the dealer add ons and extra coverage.


I'm with you! I try to avoid antibiotics unless I hit a point where I really need them.


Yeah...I think I'm going to need racing stops.

That photo is too funny. It's like a lady bug-spider hybrid (although I find the long, tapered legs creepy).

 

[Sans Souci]

She's feeling fine today, thanks! And we're keeping her home for a while. We got an email from the school yesterday afternoon that someone in her class tested positive for Corona, so it's still spreading. But this is a girl who's actually in a different cluster. The two TTO (dual immersion) 3rd year classes are together, but there were 3 kids from E's class who chose not to take O&O this year. (It's mandatory in the first 2 years, but you can drop it after that) If you don't take O&O, you have to take something else for the same number of hours...so I think it's 3 hours a week. So the school gives those kids an extra hour of French, Economy, and...maybe Art? I don't remember, but those kids have a different schedule. They do have most of their classes with their regular class, but they have some others with a different class, because they can't just have a class of 3 kids, so they add them to someone else's class for the other subjects. This girl is one of the 3 who chose to do the extra hours of French, Econ, and Art. She has no classes with the other dual immersion 3rd year class, so she could not have gotten it from any of the kids who tested positive last week in that group. Which means it was not contained to that group, and we don't know where it crossed over. E wasn't at school and tested negative anyway. But SOMEONE who went to school last week had it and passed it on. Since the school is being less than forthcoming, and they are making excuses for their lack of protocol instead of fixing it, we've decided to keep E home until no one in her cluster tests positive for a whole week.

That sounds good idea. It sounds like the school is being a bit sketchy with their info. I don't blame you and your husband at all for keeping her home.

 

[Sans Souci]

Didn't get any traditional workouts in over the weekend, but there was a lot of walking. The younger one played in a tournament Saturday and Sunday. Parking was crazy and the fields were all over the place. So, it was a good half a mile to and from the the car and at least a quarter of a mile between the fields at each end (six total...but you could start at 1 and be at 6 next or be warming up behind 4). She played 7 games, plus there was walking to warm up spots and gathering areas, and we were out there for a combined 20 hours between the 2 days...so we were moving around a lot. We are so ridiculously exhausted! We also went through two seasons in two days. It was a nice springy 85 degrees on Saturday and yesterday was cold and rainy. I think we dipped into the upper 40s. We're also in the middle of oak pollen season, so it's all being done with a sinus headache.

I know this car stuff is probably going to take several weeks, so I'm trying to keep my patience. I just keep reminding myself that this should be resolved by the time we're ready for summer travel. We even have some softball trips on the horizon to keep me going. I'm also going for my second dose of the vaccine this Friday. Texas has opened up eligibility to everyone, so I'm hoping to get my husband in soon too.

Your weekends sound so intense. If I was doing that at her age, I'd beg my mom to let me stay home and sleep on Monday. Seven games in a weekend--wow. I'd be too tired to do my homework.

 

[Figgy1]

Just yoga and helping my ds cover the plants that started popping up with leaves. Snow may be coming in tomorrow night Lentil sloppy Joes for dinner

 

[Sans Souci]

Hello-

Just checking in with my yoga and meditation. I got out for a long walk today. It was mid 60s and sunny. I got to go alone, which was nice.

I'm a little grossed out. I have a food-grade, air proof container that I keep my flour in. It holds 20 lbs of flour. I topped the flour off with a new bag a couple of weeks ago and sealed it. I was making banana bread on Sunday and I opened the container. There were a bunch of these holes that looked like something had burrowed into the flour. I stirred it up with a spoon and I got this fuzzy clump of something. It looked like larvae inside of a sac. I had to throw out 15 lbs of flour. I am guessing these little monsters were in the bag I poured in a couple of weeks ago, since I always close the lid and make sure it snaps shut. My husband had to go to Costco anyway, so he picked up another 12 lbs. bag of flour for me. I haven't opened it yet, b/c I want to run the container through the dishwasher.

 

[Figgy1]

Hello-

Just checking in with my yoga and meditation. I got out for a long walk today. It was mid 60s and sunny. I got to go alone, which was nice.

I'm a little grossed out. I have a food-grade, air proof container that I keep my flour in. It holds 20 lbs of flour. I topped the flour off with a new bag a couple of weeks ago and sealed it. I was making banana bread on Sunday and I opened the container. There were a bunch of these holes that looked like something had burrowed into the flour. I stirred it up with a spoon and I got this fuzzy clump of something. It looked like larvae inside of a sac. I had to throw out 15 lbs of flour. I am guessing these little monsters were in the bag I poured in a couple of weeks ago, since I always close the lid and make sure it snaps shut. My husband had to go to Costco anyway, so he picked up another 12 lbs. bag of flour for me. I haven't opened it yet, b/c I want to run the container through the dishwasher.

Today was really nice outside too bad I had yardwork. Good luck with the rainstorm tomorrow

 

[ajrwdwgirl]

Hello-

Just checking in with my yoga and meditation. I got out for a long walk today. It was mid 60s and sunny. I got to go alone, which was nice.

I'm a little grossed out. I have a food-grade, air proof container that I keep my flour in. It holds 20 lbs of flour. I topped the flour off with a new bag a couple of weeks ago and sealed it. I was making banana bread on Sunday and I opened the container. There were a bunch of these holes that looked like something had burrowed into the flour. I stirred it up with a spoon and I got this fuzzy clump of something. It looked like larvae inside of a sac. I had to throw out 15 lbs of flour. I am guessing these little monsters were in the bag I poured in a couple of weeks ago, since I always close the lid and make sure it snaps shut. My husband had to go to Costco anyway, so he picked up another 12 lbs. bag of flour for me. I haven't opened it yet, b/c I want to run the container through the dishwasher.

Eek! I once opened a pizza mix and it had a bunch of little bugs crawling in it. So gross. Whenever I open any mix or flour now I do so with much hesitation.

 

[Songbird76]

Hello-

Just checking in with my yoga and meditation. I got out for a long walk today. It was mid 60s and sunny. I got to go alone, which was nice.

I'm a little grossed out. I have a food-grade, air proof container that I keep my flour in. It holds 20 lbs of flour. I topped the flour off with a new bag a couple of weeks ago and sealed it. I was making banana bread on Sunday and I opened the container. There were a bunch of these holes that looked like something had burrowed into the flour. I stirred it up with a spoon and I got this fuzzy clump of something. It looked like larvae inside of a sac. I had to throw out 15 lbs of flour. I am guessing these little monsters were in the bag I poured in a couple of weeks ago, since I always close the lid and make sure it snaps shut. My husband had to go to Costco anyway, so he picked up another 12 lbs. bag of flour for me. I haven't opened it yet, b/c I want to run the container through the dishwasher.

Oh how disgusting!!! Was the flour organic? I thought all the processed stuff should be ok, but I guess not! I'd have been grossed out, too. I'm so sorry you had to throw it out....what a waste! Hopefully the new bag will be better!

 

[Songbird76]

That sounds good idea. It sounds like the school is being a bit sketchy with their info. I don't blame you and your husband at all for keeping her home.

Yeah, her best friend's parents are keeping D home as well. Her dad called my husband when we got the email to ask how we felt about the situation, because he felt like the school wasn't following protocol. Of course, his daughter was the one who should have been considered a close contact because she sat next to the kid who tested positive for 2 hours, not distanced, and without masks, the day before he was tested. Not only was she not counted as a close contact, she wasn't even notified by the school at all that she may have had contact with someone who tested positive. I'm not even sure his classmates got an email...it sounds like they only contacted his closest friends and that was it. Anyway, so the father called us because he wanted to complain to the school, but he didn't want to do that if he was the only one who felt the school wasn't doing everything they could. My husband assured him that we felt the same way, and told him we had already written to the school last week about it. So he sent D's dad the email we wrote, and the response from the school, and then they both wrote to D and E's mentor to let him know the girls would not be at school unless and until there were no new cases in their cluster for at least a full week. (I'd rather it was 2 weeks....incubation period and all that) The mentor wrote back that he completely understood and he'd take up our concerns with the school admins as soon as possible. D's dad and my husband also shared all the emails with each other, so we know what D's dad said to the school and what the school said in response, and he knows what we said and what the school said to us. So we're on the same page.

I'm a bit ticked at E's friend N, though. When E said she wasn't coming to school until it's not in their cluster, she told E "No! Don't do that! Just come to school!" and E told her she didn't really have a choice...we told her she wasn't going to school. And N said "It's YOUR life, not theirs!" This girl is also antivax and tried to get E to stop wearing a mask at school.(it wasn't mandated at the time) I'm getting a little tired of her trying to persuade my daughter to be unsafe and ignore science. Not that my daughter is being swayed in any way...E knows better. But it's just annoying that the girl says things like "You know wearing a mask is really bad for you, right?" And telling her it's her life, so to heck with her parents who are both high risk...go ahead and put their lives in danger because -I- want you at school! She's being incredibly selfish, which okay, she's 15....most 15 year olds are pretty self-centered, but MY almost 15 year old is not like that and she's frustrated with the friend for putting pressure on her to be immature and not think of anyone but herself. I just thought of it just now, but I should have told E to tell her "You're right...it's MY life, NOT yours. Stop telling me what to do. You're not my mom and you're not ME!"

 

[Sans Souci]

Eek! I once opened a pizza mix and it had a bunch of little bugs crawling in it. So gross. Whenever I open any mix or flour now I do so with much hesitation.

I googled around and some people say it's OK to sieve them out of the flour. That's a hard pass from me. I know we ingest stuff that would gross us out if we knew. But I knew there was something laying eggs in my flour and I couldn't eat it. There were half a dozen of these "holes" in my container. I was a little miffed that I had to throw out so much flour, though.

 

[Sans Souci]

Oh how disgusting!!! Was the flour organic? I thought all the processed stuff should be ok, but I guess not! I'd have been grossed out, too. I'm so sorry you had to throw it out....what a waste! Hopefully the new bag will be better!

It was organic, but I guess this is not uncommon in grains and pasta. This is the first time I've seen it, so I guess I've done well to go all of these years without seeing them (to my knowledge).

 

[ajrwdwgirl]

I googled around and some people say it's OK to sieve them out of the flour. That's a hard pass from me. I know we ingest stuff that would gross us out if we knew. But I knew there was something laying eggs in my flour and I couldn't eat it. There were half a dozen of these "holes" in my container. I was a little miffed that I had to throw out so much flour, though.

yep no sieving for me, just the garbage.

 

[Sans Souci]

Yeah, her best friend's parents are keeping D home as well. Her dad called my husband when we got the email to ask how we felt about the situation, because he felt like the school wasn't following protocol. Of course, his daughter was the one who should have been considered a close contact because she sat next to the kid who tested positive for 2 hours, not distanced, and without masks, the day before he was tested. Not only was she not counted as a close contact, she wasn't even notified by the school at all that she may have had contact with someone who tested positive. I'm not even sure his classmates got an email...it sounds like they only contacted his closest friends and that was it. Anyway, so the father called us because he wanted to complain to the school, but he didn't want to do that if he was the only one who felt the school wasn't doing everything they could. My husband assured him that we felt the same way, and told him we had already written to the school last week about it. So he sent D's dad the email we wrote, and the response from the school, and then they both wrote to D and E's mentor to let him know the girls would not be at school unless and until there were no new cases in their cluster for at least a full week. (I'd rather it was 2 weeks....incubation period and all that) The mentor wrote back that he completely understood and he'd take up our concerns with the school admins as soon as possible. D's dad and my husband also shared all the emails with each other, so we know what D's dad said to the school and what the school said in response, and he knows what we said and what the school said to us. So we're on the same page.

I'm a bit ticked at E's friend N, though. When E said she wasn't coming to school until it's not in their cluster, she told E "No! Don't do that! Just come to school!" and E told her she didn't really have a choice...we told her she wasn't going to school. And N said "It's YOUR life, not theirs!" This girl is also antivax and tried to get E to stop wearing a mask at school.(it wasn't mandated at the time) I'm getting a little tired of her trying to persuade my daughter to be unsafe and ignore science. Not that my daughter is being swayed in any way...E knows better. But it's just annoying that the girl says things like "You know wearing a mask is really bad for you, right?" And telling her it's her life, so to heck with her parents who are both high risk...go ahead and put their lives in danger because -I- want you at school! She's being incredibly selfish, which okay, she's 15....most 15 year olds are pretty self-centered, but MY almost 15 year old is not like that and she's frustrated with the friend for putting pressure on her to be immature and not think of anyone but herself. I just thought of it just now, but I should have told E to tell her "You're right...it's MY life, NOT yours. Stop telling me what to do. You're not my mom and you're not ME!"

That's good that E's friend's dad is on the same page and that you got E's mentor on board. Maybe the school will start taking this seriously. Didn't you say last week the number of cases went from 3 pupils to 16 in one week? That's a lot.

I remember you saying about this anti-mask girl. I'd be tired of her trying to influence my kid, too. Yes, it's your daughter's life, but she's still a child, so you get to call the shots.

I don't understand why other people are so threatened by people who want to wear masks. You see it threads here. Someone was complaining that she saw someone at an arboretum with nobody around wearing one. So what? Someone else said she was on vacation and she met another couple. They were having drinks and appetizers together and the couple put their masks on when they weren't eating. Allegedly, this poster told the couple to leave the table. Then she saw the couple later at the pool without masks and they all had a good time together. OK, then. Why are people so bothered about something that has no effect on them?