Archives January 2003

Just looked at the before and after shots of my Buick. Now I’m all depressed again. I bought a blue tarp to cover it. I hate having to see it like that. Argh…..

It’s been a month since I called Anthony & Sylvan Pools regarding a crack in the surface of our pool. I’ve called them at least a half dozen times asking when they were coming out. I asked them if they cared at all about customer service. Yesterday I asked the lady if they used any sort of method of tracking problems to ensure they get fixed or do they instead prefer to rely on customers calling in to complain to remind them? Their customer service SUCKS. I have had 3 issues since the pool was done. The quickest I got any resolution has been 2 weeks.

Tentatively I am planning to install gutters along both sides of our house this weekend. I’ve put it off long enough.

I heard back home another round of snow is coming. A bad winter in PA. Florida is sounding better to my mom every week.

A memorable Xmas holiday followed up by an unforgettable New Years Day. 2003 the year my Buick burned. Yep. I took it out for a quick spin. It started to smoke behind the dash, before I knew it I had an all out inferno on my hands. All the horrifying details and pics are here. I certainly hope it isn’t a sign of things to come in 2003. Could be a long year if it is.

One New Years Eve note. We didn’t do anything but get pizza, watch Lord of Rings on DVD and Dick Clark. Why doesn’t Dick get on the rooftops anymore? Just not the same. The broadcast was dumb too recapping the years best of. Dick sounded ridiculous saying the names of all of the rap stars. Moby Blah Blah, Dixie Do Dick, whatever….. blah! His forced laughter at the dumb jokes by the new street casters was corny too. Anyone see Christopher Reeve? OH MY GOD. I know the guy is paralyzed but what made his face get all distorted? Lookin like elephant man almost. Scary shit.

2 negative log entries in a row, hopefully this is not a trend. Am I old and grumpy already? Hope not.