Shopping the Stone
Feb. 28th, 2024 07:26 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
kevin_standleeFor the 2 1/2 months that the minivan was in the shop, I had to use the Rolling Stone as my "runabout," a role for which it is not at all suited. On top of its horrible gas mileage (about 8.5 mpg), it has needed a brake job since before the Astro went into the shop. Now that I have the Astro back, it was time to get to work on the RV. A discount coupon from Big O that arrived in yesterday's mail may help cut the cost somewhat.
After work this afternoon, Lisa and I convoyed in to Sparks, and I turned the keys over to them. I made it clear that I assumed this would take several days, and besides, I don't want to have to come back to Reno/Sparks until the storms that are moving in tomorrow have passed.
Lisa and I did some grocery shopping in the Astro since we were in town anyway. We balked at WinCo, where the queues were huge. (There's a reason we normally only got to WinCo during the wee hours.) Raley's had enough for us to supplement what's already in our larder, so we headed for home.
We did have an annoying setback with the Astro on the way into Sparks, about which I'll write tomorrow. It looks like the repairs on the minivan aren't over yet.
After work this afternoon, Lisa and I convoyed in to Sparks, and I turned the keys over to them. I made it clear that I assumed this would take several days, and besides, I don't want to have to come back to Reno/Sparks until the storms that are moving in tomorrow have passed.
Lisa and I did some grocery shopping in the Astro since we were in town anyway. We balked at WinCo, where the queues were huge. (There's a reason we normally only got to WinCo during the wee hours.) Raley's had enough for us to supplement what's already in our larder, so we headed for home.
We did have an annoying setback with the Astro on the way into Sparks, about which I'll write tomorrow. It looks like the repairs on the minivan aren't over yet.
