Friday I cancelled the Toronto Star newspaper. I am fed up to the back teeth of fighting on with them every three months having to negotiate a discount with them. Why not give me the best price from the beginning. Last three months I got a 30% discount, next three months it will be a 20% discount and the following three months it would only be a 10% discount. I am not that desperate to read the paper, and figured that by the Fall they will be on the phone offering me a big discount after three months of not having the paper.
Bell Canada is no better but I have very few alternatives with those services, due to where we live, so have to put up with it, and luckily I only have to "negotiate" with them once a year, and then spend the next three months sorting out the mess they made!!! LOL
Then there is my car. Called them on Friday lunch time and they said they had reprogrammed the computer and it was fine. Told them I would pick it up around 4pm. Got a call at 3pm and when they tried to start it it wouldn't start {{{SIGH}}}
Told them I need a loaner car as this is crazy, so picking one up on Saturday. Went in to talk to them about this, as we are really frightened that once the warranty is over and we still have problems what then? Also with a normal car repair it's black and white; you take your car in the garage repairs it, and you take it home.
In my case, it's proving to be a problem repairing my car. How long do we fight on with this before something is done? Will say I have Googled Ford Fiesta and the transmission seems to be a HUGE problem with them, which is also frightening me.
On a more positive note, the new lawn tractor works like a charm. Loving the power steering, makes life so much easier and the bigger cutting deck makes cutting the grass faster.
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Saturday, June 22, 2013
Friday, June 21, 2013
Saga of the car continues........
As of Thursday night the car is still at the garage. I called a couple of times to see how things are going. It's not starting now for them so that is good news. However they can't figure out what is wrong with it. The garage is in contact with Ford Canada to see what they say/suggest. However the gist of the situation is we are no further forward than we were on Monday.
As I said to them at some point I do have to have my car back. As it was dh had to take Thursday afternoon off of work to take me to an appointment. Also it's not like we live in town, I do need a car to go anywhere. So we'll see what today brings. If we're not getting anywhere I am going to see about them giving me a car to use.
On Thursday morning we took delivery of our new lawn tractor. No we haven't come into money, we have had to finance this, but when we have paid off the mortgage we will get this paid off. This is not what we had planned, but there's not a lot we can do about it. The grass won't stop growing just because our lawn tractor broke down.
Are we fed up in this household, heck yes, but we have to keep going.........
As I said to them at some point I do have to have my car back. As it was dh had to take Thursday afternoon off of work to take me to an appointment. Also it's not like we live in town, I do need a car to go anywhere. So we'll see what today brings. If we're not getting anywhere I am going to see about them giving me a car to use.
On Thursday morning we took delivery of our new lawn tractor. No we haven't come into money, we have had to finance this, but when we have paid off the mortgage we will get this paid off. This is not what we had planned, but there's not a lot we can do about it. The grass won't stop growing just because our lawn tractor broke down.
Wednesday, June 19, 2013
Glad to get yesterday over with, mind you the nightmare continues...........
Yes it was our 30th wedding anniversary yesterday, and thank you for all your good wishes but what a rotten day it was.
Betsy has been giving me problems over the past week. Betsy is my car and you can see a photo of her here As you can see Betsy is just over a year old, so Betsy shouldn't be giving me any problems at all, but she is.
It all started last Thursday. I had to go to my monthly quilt club meeting, got in the car, went to start it, the car kept turning over but wouldn't start. So called the garage, who called the tow truck. When the tow truck driver came he tried the car and it started first time (rolling eyes). So it was decided I wouldn't take it to the garage but just monitor the situation. Drove the car Thursday afternoon and Friday morning. Saturday night dh and I decided we would have a Subway sandwich, drove to Subway in my car, got the sandwich, came back to the car and turned it on and it did the same thing. Luckily this time dh was with me, so he was a witness to it. Managed to get it going and brought it home.
Called the garage on Monday and they told me to bring it in on Tuesday. We decided to drop it off on Monday afternoon to save me from having to wait for a ride. Got in the car and yet again it wouldn't start. We went to the garage as I wanted dh to explain things to them and arrange for them to have the car towed in. Came back home and of course it started, so cancelled the tow truck and drove it to the garage.
Called them a couple of times on Tuesday and the car starts no problem and when put on the computer no faults have shown??? Told them to keep it today to see what happens, because unless it won't start they have no idea what to do. Meanwhile I now own a car which is iffy to say the least. I hate to say this but fingers crossed the bloody thing doesn't start so they can at least do something about it.
As it was a nice day on Tuesday I decided to tackle our "hay field." It's growing so long and thick with all the rain we have been having that it took me forever to get it done. I still had a bit to do when the tractor wouldn't go either forwards or backwards when I put my foot on the pedal. It turns out I have done something that requires a new chassis in it, along with maybe a new gear box. Which means I need a new tractor..................I could cry at this point.
The poor tractor wasn't made to cut five acres, and so we have been lucky it has lasted as long as it has. That being said a new lawn tractor will cost between $8 to $10 THOUSAND. There is little to no point in us buying a cheaper one, as it won't last any time. As it is I have just spent $124 on the old one as it broke down a week or so ago. We have a regular gas push lawn mower so I guess I will be using that to cut around the house, the rest will have to wait until we figure out what we are going to do.
We are reluctant to go second hand as we don't want to inherit someone else's problems and trying to find one at a good price and getting it home is also an issue.
Then the UV light alarm was going off last week, the bulb had gone for some reason; never happened before. We have turned it off and ordered a bulb from Amazon. Luckily I had enough gift cards saved up to pay for that. It's sitting at the post office waiting to be picked up. Meanwhile we don't have the well water going through the UV light system and that make me nervous. As our fridge water filter needs to be replaced as well and just haven't had the chance to go and get one in Barrie.
When the tractor broke down, it of course broke down at the far end of the field. So to cut a long story short dh had to take his truck down there and we had to tow it back to the house. By the time we had fiddled on with that and talking to the garage about the car, I was in no mood to go out to dinner for our anniversary, however dh insisted we go.
For some reason I decided to call the restaurant we planned on going just to make sure we didn't have to make a reservation. Turns out they are closed until July for renovations (SIGH) So in the end we went for fish and chips as we were both fed up with everything. Will say the fish and chips were good; they always are, but it wasn't exactly the romantic anniversary meal we had planned, or hoped for.
I sat and did the Sudoku in the Toronto Sun newspaper and dh sat and read the John Deere lawn tractor brochure while we waited for our meal.
These things can only make us stronger, right?
Betsy has been giving me problems over the past week. Betsy is my car and you can see a photo of her here As you can see Betsy is just over a year old, so Betsy shouldn't be giving me any problems at all, but she is.
It all started last Thursday. I had to go to my monthly quilt club meeting, got in the car, went to start it, the car kept turning over but wouldn't start. So called the garage, who called the tow truck. When the tow truck driver came he tried the car and it started first time (rolling eyes). So it was decided I wouldn't take it to the garage but just monitor the situation. Drove the car Thursday afternoon and Friday morning. Saturday night dh and I decided we would have a Subway sandwich, drove to Subway in my car, got the sandwich, came back to the car and turned it on and it did the same thing. Luckily this time dh was with me, so he was a witness to it. Managed to get it going and brought it home.
Called the garage on Monday and they told me to bring it in on Tuesday. We decided to drop it off on Monday afternoon to save me from having to wait for a ride. Got in the car and yet again it wouldn't start. We went to the garage as I wanted dh to explain things to them and arrange for them to have the car towed in. Came back home and of course it started, so cancelled the tow truck and drove it to the garage.
Called them a couple of times on Tuesday and the car starts no problem and when put on the computer no faults have shown??? Told them to keep it today to see what happens, because unless it won't start they have no idea what to do. Meanwhile I now own a car which is iffy to say the least. I hate to say this but fingers crossed the bloody thing doesn't start so they can at least do something about it.
As it was a nice day on Tuesday I decided to tackle our "hay field." It's growing so long and thick with all the rain we have been having that it took me forever to get it done. I still had a bit to do when the tractor wouldn't go either forwards or backwards when I put my foot on the pedal. It turns out I have done something that requires a new chassis in it, along with maybe a new gear box. Which means I need a new tractor..................I could cry at this point.
The poor tractor wasn't made to cut five acres, and so we have been lucky it has lasted as long as it has. That being said a new lawn tractor will cost between $8 to $10 THOUSAND. There is little to no point in us buying a cheaper one, as it won't last any time. As it is I have just spent $124 on the old one as it broke down a week or so ago. We have a regular gas push lawn mower so I guess I will be using that to cut around the house, the rest will have to wait until we figure out what we are going to do.
We are reluctant to go second hand as we don't want to inherit someone else's problems and trying to find one at a good price and getting it home is also an issue.
Then the UV light alarm was going off last week, the bulb had gone for some reason; never happened before. We have turned it off and ordered a bulb from Amazon. Luckily I had enough gift cards saved up to pay for that. It's sitting at the post office waiting to be picked up. Meanwhile we don't have the well water going through the UV light system and that make me nervous. As our fridge water filter needs to be replaced as well and just haven't had the chance to go and get one in Barrie.
When the tractor broke down, it of course broke down at the far end of the field. So to cut a long story short dh had to take his truck down there and we had to tow it back to the house. By the time we had fiddled on with that and talking to the garage about the car, I was in no mood to go out to dinner for our anniversary, however dh insisted we go.
For some reason I decided to call the restaurant we planned on going just to make sure we didn't have to make a reservation. Turns out they are closed until July for renovations (SIGH) So in the end we went for fish and chips as we were both fed up with everything. Will say the fish and chips were good; they always are, but it wasn't exactly the romantic anniversary meal we had planned, or hoped for.
I sat and did the Sudoku in the Toronto Sun newspaper and dh sat and read the John Deere lawn tractor brochure while we waited for our meal.
These things can only make us stronger, right?
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