ARGH!!!- Kinda of topic I guess....

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In a message dated 7/26/2004 1:09:26 AM Central Standard Time,

missy.sue@... writes:

van to the dealership where they inform him that I have first and third gear

ONLY. To repair this will cost me 2500!!! CRAP! We *just* started tearing

apart the mobile home to remodel and get in a new kitchen and living room

area and now I have to cough up 2500 just to get my kids to school in two

weeks! Well, that's no going to happen!

Brittany's birthday is tomorrow. She'll be 15. So, and I decided to

go and find a cheapy little car that will fit all of us, and then drive that

around until we can get the amount of money that the transmission guy said

we needed. (we found this is a common thing on the Astro as a gear was made

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Hey,

I can co-miserate with you. I had hoped earlier this year to make the

trip. Well The final nail in the casket was when Tom's truck Died. We had bought

a junker for 500 dollars earlier or we'd have been down to one car. Anyway we

are buying a little car on Wednesday. A dodge neon(not new). Because of my

crappy credit...Long story (starting with a car wreck and ending in bankruptcy)

We have to have a rather large down payment, but it's the only way to get a

decent car. Tom's Job is 45 minutes one way and there's no way to take him to

work, and 's junker won't do long distances. My docs are an hour away and

with Tom taking the only decent car to work it leave's me with no way to the

docs and for my plastics in Sept. So I can completely understand.

Have you checked to see wether the transmission issue with the astro is a

recall? We had a van that blew a gasket and they had to fix it free because

it was a part under recall....It's an idea.

in Bama

VBG 1982 (lost from 433lbs to 270's)

VBG -RNY1996 revision(Lost from 343 to 299)

RNY-DS revision Dec 2002 -down 141 lbs (377.7 to 236 and still going)

Homepage address- http://hometown.aol.com/mdl1031/myhomepage/profile.html

Many thanks to Dr. K willing to take on a 3rd timer....LOL

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OK, as much as I wanted to with the family and as much as I planned and

saved..... I will NOT be attending the pool party!!! I'm so bummed!!

Friday morning, we woke up and drove to my mother's house to pick her up,

and we were going to drive " down below " to Tujunga to babysit my niece

Alyson, as my sister had a doctor's appointment. We stopped at Starbuck's,

bought a coffee for my mother, and proceeded to get on the freeway.....

then as I'm wondering my car wouldn't go into overdrive... my engine starts

whirring. I hit the accelerator...nothing happens, but the engined whirred

some more for me. I single to the right, get off at the next end, and limp

my van back to my mother's house.

I call , he comes home from work, Mom and the kids and I jump into Mom

s RAV (ok, three long-legged kids and me plus mom in this RAV... can you say

CRAMPED?!?!!) and head down the hill to my sister's house. limps the

van to the dealership where they inform him that I have first and third gear

ONLY. To repair this will cost me 2500!!! CRAP! We *just* started tearing

apart the mobile home to remodel and get in a new kitchen and living room

area and now I have to cough up 2500 just to get my kids to school in two

weeks! Well, that's no going to happen!

Brittany's birthday is tomorrow. She'll be 15. So, and I decided to

go and find a cheapy little car that will fit all of us, and then drive that

around until we can get the amount of money that the transmission guy said

we needed. (we found this is a common thing on the Astro as a gear was made

wrong or something. If they replace it, we have a chance of getting another

screwed up gear and going through the same thing in a year.) Then, after we

get the van fixed, we'll fix up the car for Brittany, as by then she should

at least have her learner's permit. She's a real good kid, all Honor's

Classes, in the AFJROTC, on the Honor Roll... I have no problem doing this

for her, but so that she appreciates it, Dad said she had to help work on it

and learn how to change the oil, air filter, spark plugs if necessary, etc.

So, she'll know how it works inside and out and be able to NOT be taken

advantage of. Smart guy, her daddy!

Anyway, unless I magically can get a car to take me over the hill, we will

not be able to attend the shin-dig this year... which totally ticks me off!

Have some yummy protein cake for me! And for those who loved the tri tip

last year... I had two that were marinated tonight in teriyaki sauce... I

would definitely recommend!!!

Melisa S. Rechenmacher

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Dag-nab-it! Missy you CAN " T give up yet....lets see... could

you " test drive " a new car that day and come to Bako? lol How much

would cabfare be? How long is the jail time for car theft...you

would be a first time offender, right?

Hope your able to find a real Gem of a car.

Jo

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Awe Melisa! I'm so sorry this happened to you! Sheesh! Seems like

you guys just can't get a break. I hope everything works out the

way you're hoping with the interim car. I can't make it to the pool

party either but I was hoping to see you at the meeting. I'll miss

you!

Hugs!

Tracey

> OK, as much as I wanted to with the family and as much as I

planned and

> saved..... I will NOT be attending the pool party!!! I'm so

bummed!!

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> Melisa S. Rechenmacher

> Independent Kitchen Consultant for