Thursday, February 19, 2009

7/4 and My Dumb Car

My Dumb Car:
I had to get all of this work done on my car. It was totally expensive and predictable since I had basically been doing no regular maintenance on my car. Lame. I got new break pads in the front and back and I had to get at least one new rotor. I also got a new belt and a PCV valve. That was like the emergency stuff. But they also said I needed a new sway bar, a tune-up and something else I wrote down but can't remember. I am starting to get a little bit worried about the price of all these things, and was thinking about getting a second estimate. Does anyone have a mechanic that is not Pep Boys that they go to and would recommend?

7/4:
The other night Tom and I worked on a new song which just happens to mostly be in 7/4. Writing lyrics is largely my responsibility. The funny thing about writing lyrics for a song in 7/4 is that it's difficult; you're not use to doing it so it takes some work. However, the great thing is that you're constantly amazed by how many more syllables you can fit in each line. It's like the measures never end!

10 comments:

  1. We go to Tim Walters on Baum. He is super busy. The downside is you have to schedule about 2 weeks in advance, depending on what you need, but the upside is he doesn't have time to do something you don't need (and in our case has argued with us about having something done that we thought we needed).

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  2. OMG!!! That's where I go, too!

    And hey Nels, I currently have to pay $400 to get my window fixed, so.... *miserycompany* !

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  3. Haha, to add to the coincidence, we also had to get our window fixed recently. Do you have a Honda too?

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  4. No, a Pontiac, and apparently what broke on my car breaks on them ALLLLL, and yet there's no recall. Grr.

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  5. 1705 penn ave, 15221. McKenzie service center. Totally recommend. They will honestly tell you what is needed now and what can wait. You could say i referred you.

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  6. thirded! Walters Automotive is great.. i took my car in once because i had a flat tire, and since it turned out not to be punctured, they just resealed the tire onto the wheel and sent me on my way -- no charge.

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  7. Hey guys! Thanks for the awesome advice.

    It seems like I should check out this Walters fellow. My car managed to make it to Ithaca, but yeah, I think I'll be taking it in for a second opinion as soon as I get back.

    N

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  8. 7/4 is the gift that keeps on giving!

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