This week, I'll be updating a few things that I've been discussing these past few weeks. Again. I have to say, there has been so much going on, that I just have to keep updating things until everything is caught up.
First up, my car. I finally took it in for yet another evaluation. This dealership identified the problem almost immediately. My tires have very uneven wear, causing them to bounce and rotate, making the noises I've been hearing. Considering the local road conditions, it was hard to tell exactly what had been wrong. I mean, I drive over so many roads in need of repaving, as well as very curvy ones, it would be hard to tell what problems came from my car and which were due to the roads. The problem can easily be fixed by replacing them. While I should have them replaced as soon as possible, I could get a rebate on new tires if I wait until October. This would put problems on my plans for shopping trips to search for missing comics. Still, I will see what they say when I take my car in for an oil change in two weeks. We have a theory as to why the previous dealership couldn't determine this simple cause sooner. Like two of my cars, this one came from the waning years of the model before it was discontinued. While not from the very last model year, it was the last one that didn't have the stop-and-go gas-saving feature most new cars now have. (The mechanic said that this feature can now be turned off and on in some newer vehicles.) We were thinking that someone really wanted my old car, and that is why the other dealership was pushing so hard for me to sell my car. So, it looks like I might not need a new car for a while longer.
[As a corollary to above, I received a free trial for SiriusXM from one of my other recent trips to the first dealership. We tried to activate it Monday by phone call. The person on the other end of the line was so pushy into trying to start a full subscription, as well as having a hard to understand accent. For some reason, the trial wasn't activated. I kept checking for it on the evening drive Monday and the Tuesday morning drive, but nothing. On Tuesday, Sirius emailed us a feedback survey to fill out. They received a very low rating. They sent out a second email late Tuesday, after they failed to reach us via telephone. (We had used my store's landline for reference. They called about an hour after it closed for the day.) We finally called back this morning, and the three-month free trial has finally started. I'll now have it until just before the partial trial starts for Thanksgiving.]
Speaking of comic books, that is the second topic. My latest email was finally read last Wednesday afternoon. Apparently, the manager doesn't work on weekends. Or Mondays and Tuesdays, which I was somewhat certain they were open on. Anyway, the delay caused me to miss out on one of my books for July, but I was able to order the other fifteen. I was expecting them to be delivered this past Saturday, but they didn't arrive until 4:00 pm Monday. I'm not sure why the longer wait this time around, but for brief period of time, I was only down single digits of comic books. As of today, that number has jumped to ten, plus a special I might want that I didn't realize was coming out this week. If I'm lucky, I might be able to get my missing July comic when I go on my late summer shopping trips. If they aren't delayed too long. One of my older titles will be out in the trade collection later this month, and I've already placed an order for it through my store. The other two older ones won't be out until November, but I'm ready for them. I'm thinking about placing my first August order from the Lexington store next week, as they seem to go faster. We'll see. Page 3 Game Zone has still not fully reopened, but their Facebook page suggests that it will be soon. No word on comics yet from them, but I am waiting. Still waiting.
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