Laws-a me!
Jun. 30th, 2008 10:46 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
alexpgpI just spoke to Galina, who is currently on I-76, which runs from the northeast corner of Colorado to Denver. All things being sane, I estimate she'll be home somewhere between 6 pm and 8 pm.
Which, of course, means I should kick in the elbow grease to clean the place up a bit.
On Friday, I had arranged for Shiloh to visit the vet today at 9 am. With a flat tire, I fully expected to have to walk to the vet's office, which was not a terribly appealing alternative. Shortly before I would have to "fish or cut bait," so to speak, my eye fell on the half-used can of Fix-A-Flat that Galina and I bought on our trip a little while ago, so I went outside, jacked up the car, fiddled with the tire (which had completely deflated), squirted some soap solution in the cracks between the rim and tire to provide a temporary seal, crossed my fingers, and emptied the rest of the can into the tire.
The tire inflated nicely, but not enough to support the car. I went rummaging in the garage for something like a bicycle pump to add some pressure to the tire when my eye fell on an ancient-but-unused can of something like Fix-A-Flat (original cost, $1.79), which I carried triumphantly out of the garage with a whoop that would have turned heads, had there been any within half a mile.
Thus inflated with a can and a half of gas and goo, the tire held until I got to the Shell station, which is one of the few places in town (if not the place) that still has an "open" air hose (i.e., one that doesn't cost 75 cents for three minutes).
After taking Shiloh to the vet (a clean bill of health) and doing a little shopping, I stopped on the way back home to fill up the spare as well. I may need it.
Owing to my having gotten up early (around 4:30 am), the translation due tomorrow was finished by the time I started dealing with the tire, though the text will require despeckling later in the day. Right now, I need to figure out how much I can get done around here before Galina pulls into the driveway, and then do it.
Cheers...
Which, of course, means I should kick in the elbow grease to clean the place up a bit.
On Friday, I had arranged for Shiloh to visit the vet today at 9 am. With a flat tire, I fully expected to have to walk to the vet's office, which was not a terribly appealing alternative. Shortly before I would have to "fish or cut bait," so to speak, my eye fell on the half-used can of Fix-A-Flat that Galina and I bought on our trip a little while ago, so I went outside, jacked up the car, fiddled with the tire (which had completely deflated), squirted some soap solution in the cracks between the rim and tire to provide a temporary seal, crossed my fingers, and emptied the rest of the can into the tire.
The tire inflated nicely, but not enough to support the car. I went rummaging in the garage for something like a bicycle pump to add some pressure to the tire when my eye fell on an ancient-but-unused can of something like Fix-A-Flat (original cost, $1.79), which I carried triumphantly out of the garage with a whoop that would have turned heads, had there been any within half a mile.
Thus inflated with a can and a half of gas and goo, the tire held until I got to the Shell station, which is one of the few places in town (if not the place) that still has an "open" air hose (i.e., one that doesn't cost 75 cents for three minutes).
After taking Shiloh to the vet (a clean bill of health) and doing a little shopping, I stopped on the way back home to fill up the spare as well. I may need it.
Owing to my having gotten up early (around 4:30 am), the translation due tomorrow was finished by the time I started dealing with the tire, though the text will require despeckling later in the day. Right now, I need to figure out how much I can get done around here before Galina pulls into the driveway, and then do it.
Cheers...
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Date: 2008-06-30 05:09 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2008-06-30 06:38 pm (UTC)Don't remember who, though. :^)
Cheers...