"smobgirl" (smobgirl)
10/28/2016 at 22:45 • Filed to: None
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"smobgirl" (smobgirl)
10/28/2016 at 22:45 • Filed to: None | 13
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My mom is not what most of us would consider a car enthusiast, though she does love her old Camry. She’s had a check engine light on for about a year for an oxygen sensor. She didn’t want to pay the shop to fix it and she wouldn’t let me replace it the last time I was home, so I told her just to keep an eye on things and let it go (no emissions there).
A few weeks ago she was complaining about gas mileage and I told her she should probably think about replacing it. Told her what part to get, found her some resources online and finally convinced her this was something she could do.
Well, the part came today and she replaced it! She reconnected the battery, drove the car, and her check engine light and traction control lights are both off again! Obviously no word yet on the gas mileage but I’m really proud of her. (And also secretly very glad we were right about the issues and she didn’t run into any problems).
Cat in a box for your entertainment.
bob and john
> smobgirl
10/28/2016 at 23:00 |
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CAT!
*steals cat and snuggles with it*
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smobgirl
> bob and john
10/28/2016 at 23:17 |
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Oh he looooves snuggles.
PS9
> smobgirl
10/28/2016 at 23:35 |
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You know what? It’s time for you to face reality. Do you really think we don’t know that you’ve been using your owner’s oppo account to post here for the last 3 months? I’ll give you that a cat that can type legibly in human language is all kinds of amazing, but this is the end of the road. Now get out of that comfortable rotisserie box and go tell (type to) your owner about what you’ve been doing immediately!
gogmorgo - rowing gears in a Grand Cherokee
> smobgirl
10/28/2016 at 23:46 |
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Car repair is surprisingly less difficult than most people want to believe it is. There are definitely steps to go from an O2 sensor to a complete engine swap, but it’s all the same, engine swaps just take longer.
Good for your mom!
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smobgirl
> gogmorgo - rowing gears in a Grand Cherokee
10/28/2016 at 23:51 |
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Yeah, she’s always been good at making and fixing stuff but I think there was a strong fear of making the problem worse or creating another problem when she’s pretty dependent on her car and doesn’t have any extra cash. It’s cute though, she was so encouraged by it she’s determined to diagnose and fix my brother’s car next!
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smobgirl
> PS9
10/28/2016 at 23:53 |
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Haha. By cat standards Skunk is a freaking genius but it would probably be a stuffed mouse enthusiast forum. Or maybe I am a cat who loves Japanese wagons...the world will never know.
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gogmorgo - rowing gears in a Grand Cherokee
> smobgirl
10/28/2016 at 23:58 |
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Fixing things gives such a rush. It’s awesome.
barnie
> smobgirl
10/29/2016 at 01:25 |
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In High School in the early 70's, my brother and I talked so much about cars around the dinner table that Mom finally went to the local community college and took a few auto mechanics courses just so she could keep up with us. She was a librarian and, lemme tell ya, these folks will learn anything! The guys in class wouldn’t let her ger her hands dirty but she learned enough to never be taken by mechanics the rest of her life. RIP, Mom!
arl
> smobgirl
10/29/2016 at 07:38 |
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Good for her! If I told my Mom to replace the O2 sensor on her car I might as well have told her to build a satellite and the rocket to send it into space.
She can’t figure out how to work the buttons on her key fob. God bless her though. Last time I was at her house I had to rehang the bifold door she had knocked off it’s hinges and couldn’t figure out how to re-attach. Sigh.
Nice cat and nice cat house.
My stupid cat just ate breakfast and promptly thew it back up on the floor. Sigh.
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smobgirl
> arl
10/29/2016 at 11:18 |
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Yeah, mine doesn’t have a cell phone for that reason. I gave her my old Wii 3 months ago so she could watch Netflix on the tv and she hasn’t bothered trying to set that up either. She does a lot of DIY around the house, though, so it was mostly a matter of convincing her she wouldn’t ruin her car.
My cats are very appreciative of my Costco membership - we have a village of boxes in the kitchen at any given time.
360ad
> smobgirl
11/11/2016 at 13:44 |
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Everything with a cat gets a star from me. :) And, the one pictured is a spitting image of my Tuna.