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Monday, May 16, 2005

Lost Weekend

So yeah... what have I been up to since I last blogged?

Good question. I took Friday off. I seem to remember shopping for Jessica's birthday present. And then it's kind of a black hole. I must have eaten, I think I tidied the house for a bit, watched some telly, played World of Warcraft, but that's about it. The whole weekend was a bit of a dull blur. Ho hum.

I suppose on the plus side I wasn't spending money. I'm trying to save now for a holiday in Barcelona next month. Should be awesome!

This weekend will be better, it's Jessica's birthday barbeque at Soph's place. A chance to meet up with some old friends and stuff. Although there'll be quite a few trannies there, I'm not sure whether I'll do it dressed. Being outdoors in hot weather (hopefully) and eating copious amounts of meat isn't conducive to cross-dressing.

My car is behaving slightly oddly, which is worrying. I can't pin it down yet, but it seems to jolt a bit more than it should when I go over bumps, and the steering wheel sometimes shudders slightly at the same time. I'm not very mechanical, so I'm not sure what to look at. I'm pretty sure if I take it to the garage with my vague symptoms the diagnosis will be one word: "expensive". So hoping to avoid that in the short term.

I'll use the technique beloved by all IT support people. Switch it off and on again, and hope for the best.
Angie Harper  Hi Becky,

Re the car etc.

Depending how old it is and how many miles it's done, probability #1 is the dampers (or 'shock absorbers' as the garage people insist on calling them...)

When it's standing in the street, nip out and heave down on it above one wheel and let go. If it comes back to level nicely, it's OK. If it bounces up and down more than once before stopping, the dampers are toast.

Hope it's not to expensive.

llove
Angie 
Gav1n  Hi Becky,
Could be your wheel bearings, does it rattle on one side as you go around corners too? Or at a particular speed then its your wheel bearings 
Becky  Yay! Free car diagnosis, that's kinda what I was hoping for. :)

If anyone could fix it for free too, I'd be very grateful! :) 
Cathii Scott  The very best thing about free advice is that it is worth exactly what you pay for it!! Seriously though as a Diesel Mechanic (yes I am qualified and no I don't work as one any more because I used to break nails all the time) your problem could be any number of things, shocks, bearings, suspension bushings, CV joints etc. Easiest bet is to buy a service manual from your local auto shop and run through the diagnosis section. Find out what you think it is and then go to a mechanic and say, "I think my xxxxx are shot because the car *regurgitate the symptoms in the manual*" Watch the car get fixed quickly and the price be reasonable if the mechanic thinks you know what you are talking about..... Fluffy dice are never the cause of any mechanical problems.......... 

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