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RIP Tina Turner
May. 24th, 2023 04:34 pmToday has not been a great day.
I went to the garage this morning because I decided I'd get new tires for the car. While I was there, I discovered that the last place I'd been too had put the 'wrong' sized tires on, when repairing/replacing my bent hub. It's not a a big deal, the tires work just fine and they aren't screwing with my car, they're just different tread sizes from the recommended. But then the garage said that they could get me the correct tires, but if I wanted to match the tires on the back, they'd have to order them, so I said 'Screw it' and just told them to put on what they had to hand. I just have to remember that I've got different sized treads if anyone talks about rotating the tires; they'll be fine as long as the identical tires are on the same axels, but could cause problems if they get mixed.
And THEN I find out that my driver-side tire rod is wearing out and needs to be replaced. So tack another $200 onto the bill.
When it rains it pours.
So, they couldn't get all the work done today, so I left the car at the garage and walked home. It was only a mile away and it's a nice day,so it wasn't bad. It only took about 20-30 minutes.
So, I get home and go online and the first fucking thing that I see is that the incomparable Tina Turner has passed away.
I loved Tina Turner. She was one of my favorite entertainers. I own her albums, saw her bio movie, read her biographies. Her life was a roller coaster ride of ups and downs, but in the end, she came through her troubles, finally found someone to genuinely love her and, hopefully, passed on peacefully.
I'm actually getting a bit misty eyed thinking about all of this, so I'm going to post this and then go listen to her music and toast the extraordinary woman that she was. :(
I went to the garage this morning because I decided I'd get new tires for the car. While I was there, I discovered that the last place I'd been too had put the 'wrong' sized tires on, when repairing/replacing my bent hub. It's not a a big deal, the tires work just fine and they aren't screwing with my car, they're just different tread sizes from the recommended. But then the garage said that they could get me the correct tires, but if I wanted to match the tires on the back, they'd have to order them, so I said 'Screw it' and just told them to put on what they had to hand. I just have to remember that I've got different sized treads if anyone talks about rotating the tires; they'll be fine as long as the identical tires are on the same axels, but could cause problems if they get mixed.
And THEN I find out that my driver-side tire rod is wearing out and needs to be replaced. So tack another $200 onto the bill.
When it rains it pours.
So, they couldn't get all the work done today, so I left the car at the garage and walked home. It was only a mile away and it's a nice day,so it wasn't bad. It only took about 20-30 minutes.
So, I get home and go online and the first fucking thing that I see is that the incomparable Tina Turner has passed away.
I loved Tina Turner. She was one of my favorite entertainers. I own her albums, saw her bio movie, read her biographies. Her life was a roller coaster ride of ups and downs, but in the end, she came through her troubles, finally found someone to genuinely love her and, hopefully, passed on peacefully.
I'm actually getting a bit misty eyed thinking about all of this, so I'm going to post this and then go listen to her music and toast the extraordinary woman that she was. :(
