Fit Shortage

 Geek Wannabe, General, I Love My Car  Comments Off on Fit Shortage
Jan 262009
 

Last week the Alpha Geek got a letter from a local Honda dealership.

“They want to buy one or both of our Fits.”

I laughed. “Why, is there a Fit shortage?”

Apparently there is. The little buggers are selling as fast as Honda can get them on the lots, and those of us who buy them are hanging on to them. Even though the Fit has been sold in the States since 2006 (the Alpha Geek got one of those), there aren’t a lot of used ones available.

“They’re offering top dollar,” added my husband. “And a deal on any other 2009 model they have.”

I sidled protectively up to my car. “They can’t have mine!”

He nodded. “I’m tempted to go there and challenge them to show me any other car on their lot that’s as useful as the Fit.”

Hands off, Fit poachers!

Jan 232009
 

We’re now the proud, if somewhat unanticipated, owners of a new furnace/air conditioner. We had to sell a few organs (don’t worry, it wasn’t anyone we know) but the HVAC company was able to cart one out here and get it installed today.

The sales rep who talked to us neglected to tell the service guys that our old furnace was mounted on three-foot-high stilts. They started their day manhandling our 600+ lb. furnace off its perch. Then they had to get the new one mounted. (Now you know where the organs came from. Some of them were slightly ruptured.)

It’s been a long, chilly day, but the temperature in our house has now passed 60°F for the first time in two days. I’ve been bugging the Alpha Geek to crank it up to 80.

 Posted by at 10:25 pm
Jan 232009
 

Furnace went tits-up last night. Woke up this morning, cold air was blowing out of the vents. Fucking cold in the house.

Service tech came out to have a look. We’ve got a hole in our heat exchanger. Might be able to get a new one from Trane in a few weeks. Probably have to get a new furnace. Fuckity fuck fuck.

Another tech coming out tomorrow morning to discuss our options with us. For tonight we’re bundling up. I tell myself that mankind survived for thousands of years without central heating.

I hate being cold.

 Posted by at 12:26 am
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