Goodbye, warranty! 69,999 --> 70,000

Fortunately, I got it in last week to have them look at the gears - it was slipping out of fifth, which they agreed they should fix under warranty. Now I'm involved in that crazy dance all auto shops put you through: they tell you the part will be in 'in a few days', and 'we'll call you'. So you wait. Then after a few days you decide to call, and they say either "No, the part's not in, we told you we'd call you!" or "Well, the part came in two days ago." Today I had the worst of both approaches: "The part came in today, and Bob was supposed to call you and make an apppointment. It's been really busy, but he'll call you back within 30 minutes." Naturally, that was hours ago. Guess I'll call them again tomorrow.

Leaves on the dash are some dried alfalfa left from pickings I brought home to the hens from a dog walk a day or two ago.    ¶ 6:38 PM