Takin' care of business

[neadods]

Dad
Dad is having a day-long stress test today; it is the last thing that the cardio unit of the local hospital wants him to do as he completes his 3 months of cardio rehab. After that, it's life back to normal, albeit with diet and exercise restrictions.

He already has his driver's license back, and more importantly, his energy and his comfort. For the last month he has sounded normal when I talk to him, as if this all never happened. That's a wonderful thing. For all intents and purposes, the whole surgery/heart attack trauma is over.

I do note with amusement, though, that my mother is the one who fielded my phone call about my accident last night and apparently isn't planning on letting Dad know at all until after the test.

Car
I've filed an event report with my insurance company and a claim with the other guy's insurance company. I've also successfully driven my car to work and examined my garage to see if anything leaked last night (no). Now I'm waiting for Nationwide to get back to me. I'm also calling Mr. Tire when they open to find out if they do body work, or if they can at least stick a nose under the hood and tell me if there's anything that I haven't noticed yet.

Inspired by shawan_7's old car, which she kept running for 17 years, I had planned on driving "Eddie" into the ground and then buying a hybrid. It was used to start with and has no future after me; you'd think I'd be mellow about dings and dents. But no, it's like "AUGH! This car has to last at least another two years!!"

Mind you, this month has been more of the modern remake of The Deacon's One Hoss Shay anyway.

Comments

[shayheyred.livejournal.com]

Oh dear. Poor you and the Neamobile!

(One-Hoss) Shay

[elasg.livejournal.com]

*Ponders her old hunk'o'junk.*

You get attached to them, I must admit. LOL!

[shawan-7.livejournal.com]

I'd feel more affection towards my hunk o'junk if I could get it to start. The five-year battery ran 5 1/2 -- so now I go to jump it, and take it to my beloved gas station for a new battery.

Sigh. Well, it was giving signs of needing something new.

[neadods.livejournal.com]

Don't put a new battery in on my account.

I'm running around pricing cars and figuring out the blue book for mine. Depending on what insurance gives me, I might trade up after all, although it's years too early to try to get a used hybrid, alas. At $2.15 for gas by work, that's an issue.

[shawan-7.livejournal.com]

Mission accomplished in that I got the car started using the jumper cables, took it to the shop, and they're putting in a new one. I got the best out of the old battery -- 5 1/2 years from a 5 year battery.

Not just for you, old buddy. If I own a car, I want it to run. That's why I've kept the insurance up on it; that's why it gets a new battery. And when it goes to my nephew, it will have passed the MD inspection.

I love my repair guys; they only take a discreet amount off the top, and the car runs, runs, runs.

However, this means that by the weekend (if I'm lucky), I will have a car to loan if necessary.

[neadods.livejournal.com]

I may need it after all. Nationwide has called with the number of their repair place; I'm to call them in *squints at clock* 45 minutes and make an appointment. No idea how long they'll hang onto it.