I have to give credit to my neighbor Stephen for being patient with me over the course of figuring out my car's lengthy problems. It was only because of him that the car is finally street legal, as he went through hell & high water to re-wire the brake light system so it would function acceptably.
Now as I go to mow my lawn, I find the lawn mower will not work. The metal coil which keeps the engine running has snapped off. It was caused by a major tape job - Stephen tried to fix my loose handle by taping it tight. But he taped over the metal coil, and snapped because it had no room to move & expand when I tried starting it.
I cannot afford another repair bill to something else. My checks are already taken by proposed tune-ups and other fix-its to the car. I would hope that Stephen, in his good nature, will volunteer to fix and spend what is necessary to bring the lawn mower back in good shape.
People who loan things to others out of the goodness of their hearts should at least return the equipment to the owners in the condition it was received. I am hoping for a civil, calm and satisfiying solution to this problem. It's unwanted surprises like this that make me wish I never get out of bed during the day.
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... Having a lot of fun on the Wikipedia on-line encyclopedia website. The Niagara Falls historian in me has had much fun retrieving information online about the city, correcting false information, creating new articles, and trying to put it all together into a distribution page. Links follow below if you want to catch a glimpse of my writing style - or if you're as interested as I am in the unofficial Honeymoon Capital Of The World, I'll have a link to the distribution page as well.
... Boy, did the heavens read my last blog? Paris Hilton is deservedly back in the slammer again, and boy did she let the waterworks start. This so soon after being on perfect behavior, willing to pay the legal price for her DUI's? Now we see the total brat in her -- and the press hanging on every word and tear.
Someone once suggested that the most hurtful way to treat a celebrity is to simply ignore them. That someone should speak up again. And then maybe she will truly think along the lines that I described in my previous entry.
What a win that would be for the average Joe out there.
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* Link to the Table Rock Center entry for Niagara Falls that I wrote from scratch.
* Link to the Dufferin Islands entry for Niagara Falls - I also wrote that from scratch.
* Link to the distribution page for Niagara Falls that I am putting together... lots of other good articles in there as well; forty and counting as of today.
