Monday Listicles
Aug 19
This week Stasha is asking us to tell 10 Things About our car to show our appreciationfor it  following the recent loss of her beloved minivan. Hmmmmm…Â
1. I put the money down and my grandmother bought the car for me after my minivan was repossessed when I chose to pay the mortgage instead of the car payment. This was in the wake of my separation from my ex-husband. I paid my grandmother back.
2. She’s a white Taurus and she’s perfect in every way, even with the dog hair covering the back seat and various dents all over (what? how?)
3. I used to have a magnet of my blog with Allie’s face on each front door. Recently one was stolen. Not sure why.
4. My first car was a 1987 white Mazda 323. She had a manual transmission and she was a quick little girl. I loved her so much.
5. We made our final payment on the 2002 Blue Jeep Grand Cherokee Laredo last month. Hello extra $194/month!
6. Hot Joe replaced the driver’s side seatbelt of the Taurus when Allie chewed through the first one.
7. Hot Joe replaced the driver’s side mirror and even hooked up the electrical when the first one got caught on the side of the garage (random).
8. Hot Joe has not fixed the randomness that is my radio, which turns up instead of down and down instead of up.
9. Hot Joe changed my radiator last month. I thanked him not even know what it is a radiator does. I didn’t read him this one because I don’t want an explanation.
10.  Hot Joe once took 5 hours to take apart my car to change a plug or a thingy and 15 minutes to put everything back together. Or maybe an hour. I don’t remember but it was a HUGE difference.
Rest in peace Stasha’s minivan.
He fixed a seat belt? Seriously? I didn’t even know that was possible!
He replaced it. He went to the dead car place and got a perfect seatbelt. That’s how car guys do things you know. Sometimes. Like my side-view mirror (how do these things just break like that?)
My friends dog chewed through seat belts as a hobby. Hot Joe has a radio on a honey do list I see…
Yes he does but he seems to keep ignoring that one.
Car radios make really nice Christmas gifts…
GASP! Why did I not think of that? With ab MP3 hook-up.
I wonder if you’ll see your G is Silent magnet on eBay?!! Hot Joe seems like a good guy to have around
Oh my god I would DIE if I saw that magnet. I’m looking now. And YES, Hot Joe really…there’s nothing he can’t do. It’s a little intimidating. This morning he tapped his own knee. Seriously. Poked a hole, squeezed and liquid squirted across the room in a perfect arc.
Sounds like Hot Joe is extremely handy to have around!
My first car was an ’84 Mazda 626.
My mom had the 626!!!! Grey. Probably about ’84.
Short of opening the doors, my hubs is not permitted to do much with the interior workings of our cars. While he thinks he knows a lot about stuff, cars is not one of them. Jealous of hot Joe’s handiness.
He’s also a carpenter. He helped lay flooring in my parent’s house yesterday. And he refinishes furniture. I’m pretty sure any minute he’s going to realize he married the wrong girl.
“Hot Joe changed my radiator last month. I thanked him not even know what it is a radiator does. I didn’t read him this one because I don’t want an explanation.”
Hahahahahaha! That cracks me up!
Congrats on paying off the Jeep! Woo hoo!!!
Next pay-off: The braces. I don’t want to be paying them still when they come off.
Hot Joe sounds handy with cars. Don’t let him talk to my husband… they would be there all day. And I’ll explain what a radiator does to you, but don’t expect technical terms or names. Its does this thing to the other thing and cools the engine.
I knew that part too! It cools the engine. But I don’t want to know how.
Love that feeling when a car is paid off – it’s amazing how quickly we find use for the extra cash though1!
Two lab bills and a dermatology bill. Done.
Your Hot Joe is so hotly handy! Hey, did you know that they make handbags out of seatbelts? Harvey Seatbelt bags. Everyone notices them and they are indestructible, unless you have a dog.
Ellen
Oh Allie wouldn’t eat it. She only eats the car when she’s stuck in it and I’m in CVS.
A paid off car is the best car! Congrats!
I love that the radio volume is reversed. But if you know which way it to turn it, perhaps its not broken at all. Hmm….
My sister’s front bumper once got “caught” on our parents’ carport. Ripped the sucker right off. Unfortunately we didn’t have anybody as handy as Hot Joe in the neighbourhood. ;P
Hot Joe sounds pretty handy
Someone stole your Allie magnet? Sniffle….
I thought my mother-in-law was the only nut who would buy a white Ford Taurus. It’s like a giant Mentos on wheels. What does a radiator do – now I’m curious….