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[ksmith]

Kuro's preventive maintenance completed. Along with the oil/filter change and tire rotation, he had a new air filter and license tag light bulbs installed. Everything else is A-OK.

It's hard to explain how much of a relief this is for me. Until I bought Harrison, at age 39, I had always driven hand-me-down cars. Beaters. They would behave for a year or two, then stuff would start going wrong, often without warning. Worst thing I recall was when Bonnie, the '81 Bonneville, threw a tie rod one afternoon while Dad was driving it. I had just driven her that morning.

Anyway, after eleven years, I am still adjusting to the fact that I am driving a car in which everything works. No warning lights. No weirdness. Let it continue, because Kuro just went past 54K miles this morning, and I would like him to make it to over 100K.

Clarification: Kuro will be 7 in April. Harrison was the 11-year old/bought brand new. But all his buttons and switches still worked, too.

Warm outside, about 50F. Sunny. The snow is melting. Backyard is getting nice and mushy, though there is still some snow. Rain tomorrow.

Dinner--some kind of baked fish roll-up.

Watching Aida on the Food Channel. Someday I want a kitchen like the ones on the cooking shows.

Comments

[aitchellsee.livejournal.com]

Oh dear - I just read the first para here (from too far away from my screen for really clear vision) as, "KING's preventive maintenance" and I took everything as, you know, metaphoric, until I got past the license tag light bulb installation, and then the penny dropped when you mentioned Harrison. Because, while King presumably does wear license tags - - and I may have spotted that phrase first and melded it with the "K+3 other letters" name and leapt to the conclusion that it was King not Kuro - it became clear that this wasn't a report of a trip to the Vet. :-)

[kristine-smith.livejournal.com]

King hates having his tires rotated. He's out of sorts for the rest of the day.

[equesgal.livejournal.com]

Preventive stuff is the best. My 1990 Honda Civic Wagon is a tough little cookie. Bought her new and can imagine having her a few more years. Just spent $400 on four new tires and an alignment but it's worth it.

[kristine-smith.livejournal.com]

Wow--19 years.

I would like to keep Kuro until Subaru comes out with a hybrid Forester or Outback. I've heard the rumors for years, but nothing appears to be in the offing.