Comments on: Mister, Can You Spare a Dime?

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Tue, 26 Apr 2011 08:52:37 +0000

You can't cross the sea merely by standing and staring at the water. Don't let yourself indulge in vain wishes.

By: Jenn Mattern

Jenn Mattern — Tue, 12 Apr 2011 17:05:02 +0000

Lori – Have you had the main relay checked? That's a pretty common start issue. But if you have to pour water on to cool things off, I'd still lean towards distributor problems. It might not be the cap letting fluids in, but sometimes they overheat which can cause the car not to start until it "rests" and cools down again (or has cool water poured over it). I've usually seen the opposite problem in the rain, but might be worth checking out. 🙂

By: Wendy

Wendy — Sat, 09 Apr 2011 01:39:21 +0000

Love them quirky vehicles. I once drove a Mecury Montego. The "repair kit" I had for that was a bunch of pennies. The only starter we could get for it was one for a Ford Torino. With a little creative ingenuity, it fit. I just had to slip in a penny every time the car wouldn't start. If I found pennies on the sidewalk, it would promptly be donated to the "repair kit" fund. Annoying, but I still felt it was an extension of me, ya' know.

By: Lori

Lori — Thu, 07 Apr 2011 12:11:08 +0000

Those quirky cars are ones we grow accustomed to, aren't they Kim? I loved the reliability of my Jetta, but this one is capturing my heart through its weirdness. :)

Neat project you've got to work on! Sounds terrific. :)

By: Kimberly Ben

Kimberly Ben — Thu, 07 Apr 2011 02:11:09 +0000

Your quirky car story left me chuckling. It reminds me of my old Datsun. It was my first car and I loved it so. When I first moved to Atlanta, it finally decided to die while I was driving on the interstate. The engine just shut off with no warning while I was traveling at 70mph. :(

I had a phone interview with a very pleasant dentist this afternoon so that I can begin working on his upcoming newsletter. Had lots of work on my plate today, but I'm looking forward to reading some of your ebook later this evening.;)

By: Lori

Lori — Wed, 06 Apr 2011 20:02:55 +0000

Paula, don't you hate when it hits the fan like that? You think "Just work it in" and then something else comes up. And then something else, and then....

Email sig, Hugh. Definitely! :)

And the auto repair trick works for Catholic Saabs (they must be baptized) and to diagnose cracked ignition coil packs on Jettas. Soon I'll have my own Click and Clack show....

Thanks for buying the book, Hugh. I hope it helps in some way. :)

By: hugh.c.mcbride

hugh.c.mcbride — Wed, 06 Apr 2011 17:28:33 +0000

"Best-laid schemes gang aft agley-ing all over the place."

*Love* this - not sure whether to start incorporating it into daily conversation, have it embroidered onto all my shirts, or just add it to my e-mail signature :-)

Also love your auto-repair technique, Lori. Will have to add that to my bag of tricks (which currently consists of "turn up the radio so I don't hear the rattle" and "cover the warning light w/ black tape & pretend it's not there anymore").

On the "real" topic of this thread, been a pretty productive week thus far -- here's hoping Wed/Thurs/Fri continue the trend set by the previous two days!

On a quasi-related note, congrats again on the e-book. Purchased my copy Monday morn -- looking forward to having some quiet time to curl up w/ it before too long.

By: paula

paula — Wed, 06 Apr 2011 16:10:39 +0000

my monday was extremely productive - i wrote an article, a column and finished off one smaller project. before i hit send on the article, one of my favorite editors sent me an unexpected assignment.

tuesday wasn't quite as productive. i voted, deposited a teeny-tiny check, fed the neighbor's cats and then the day derailed. i noticed the interior front door of one of the two vacant/foreclosed homes on my block was wide open, with no sign of any maintenance contractors or other legitimate individuals near the property. I called the police non-emergency number then spent the next two and a half hours trying to work while watching for the police. this was the second time police were called to my neighboring properties in less than one week. [not sure who called about a domestic disturbance last thursday, but those people moved out the very next day.]

one good thing happened on tuesday - a woman i 'met' through ravelry [a social networking site for knitters and crocheters] - asked to see my resume. she co-owns a design company and they need someone to write copy for their patterns. i'm sure i'm not the only knitting writer they found on rav, but at least they wanted to see the resume.

By: Devon Ellington

Devon Ellington — Wed, 06 Apr 2011 12:57:23 +0000

Finally feeling better, and getting started on the edits for ASSUMPTION OF RIGHT. My editor has great ideas!

By: Lori

Lori — Wed, 06 Apr 2011 12:14:08 +0000

Good thought, Jenn, but that's not it. The problem has occurred in dry weather more often than wet. In fact, until yesterday I thought it was a conductivity issue - the water was acting as a ground, which was helping keep the thing running. Every time I pour water over the tranny, it starts. Except yesterday. I think my aim was off. :)

Great point, too. I think we tend to mistake what's being advertised as representative of the market. Not so. Look elsewhere. I contend those are not the jobs for us.