Sunday of Restfulness June 29, 2008
Posted by glanzerr in random.Tags: belle plaine, cannon falls, goofy golf, grand prix, karaoke, photoshop, steak
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Patrick always takes a full day off after every trip he takes to recover. That Patrick may be onto something. Since we got back yesterday, we had a full day Sunday to relax. And relax we did! After waking up around 1, we watched Kevin Slowey’s masterful pitching as the Twins beat the Brewers 5-0. After the game, we did some grocery shopping, grilled some steaks, and then all four roommates headed out to the parking lot for some goofy golf which Nick recently purchased. Nick and I teamed up to beat the girls, 4 games to 0… not that we were keeping track or anything.
Now it’s back to work, and I have a pleasant surprise waiting for me at the office upon my return… a new computer! One that hopefully can open a 50MB Photoshop file in under three minutes, unlike this old beast. Last weekend was the company’s summer golf outing in Buffalo, which I was unable to attend. Tuesday we have no softball, but it looks like a marketing department grillout is scheduled at Josh’s house in Belle Plaine. Wednesday night, Lauren’s friend Elise is stopping by, and the gang is planning a trip to Country Bar for karaoke. Thursday after work, the gang is heading down to Cannon River for a couple nights of camping and tubing down the river. I will leave Saturday and go back home for a night of the Willow Lake 125th birthday celebration, and presumably get the old Grand Prix back.
We Made It June 29, 2008
Posted by glanzerr in random.Tags: chicago, impala, lake zurich
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Thursday was a great day in Chicago. Friday, uh, not so much. On our way to the White Sox game, I got a flat tire. We pulled over, put on the spare tire, and made it to a shady South Side CarX. The man who fixed my tire said I could pay him $200 cash and it would be a done deal. I said no, went in the office, and paid $20.
A while later, I was driving around US Cellular Field when I heard a clunking noise. We pulled into another auto repair joint, and they said they left rear trailing arm was bent, probably due to the guy at CarX jacking my car up in the wrong place. I hit a bump, and the tire blows out. My car is not safe for highway driving.
So there went our Friday. We managed to hang out with Lauren’s high school friend Elise for a few hours, but the damage was already done. I drove slowly back to Lake Zurich and decided to get the car fixed in the morning.
Saturday morning at 9, I drove down to Firestone. They looked at the car, then told me there was nothing they could do, but I should visit the local GM dealer. I drove to GM, and unfortunately they didn’t have Saturday office hours. But a man on site told me to check out Tires 4 Less. The guy there said that wasn’t something they handle, but to check out Discount Tires. Billy took a peek and said there was nothing he could do either, but to check out AutoFixer. By some miracle, they located the correct part and fixed it in under three hours. We were on the road by 1:30 and home by 8, just in time for Kate Rosok’s birthday bash!
