My car which I affectionately refer to as ThePrimeSpotmobile has been off the streets since July 23, 2008.  The timing for my engine to blow was perfect as the cost of gas started to get REAL high.  And I had a great price for storage (one $50 parking ticket which I had to pay to the US gov't - not bad!)

So here it is, June 2009. 

I'm putting it back on the road because I found a partner w/parking space to use my car when I'm not.  (And I've been looking for a third partner to peruse it based from 90802 or 90808). 

A coworker who contemplated buying my car for $500 without the engine at one point
wound up highly recommending a mechanic.

First he said something about $500, that may have been for just the engine and I'd need to pay someone to put it in.  "I want a certified mechanic with a WARRANTY I replied."  He came back to me with a phone number.  I called "Sammy" who stated,

"We'll fix your engine with a 6 year warranty for $995 plus tax."

I told him he CANNOT fix my engine it needs to be replaced.  He went on about MOST engines can be stripped down to the core and fixed.

I said, "And if it CAN'T be, because I was told by a certified mechanic that MY ENGINE IS NO GOOD."

"Well then, if that happens, we'll have to put a different engine in it which would be a hundred dollars more, $1,095 plus tax.  BUT, the engine warranty will ONLY BE FOR 6 MONTHS."

I figured $1,095 plus tax to get my car working at least for six months was a gamble HOWEVER it WAS comparable to the 6 month warranty deal I could have gotten from an unknown mechanic I found through Pennysave for $800 and $1,200 I was quoted by the mechanic who TOLD ME MY ENGINE WAS BAD in the first place.

I agreed after he replied YES to my question, "So you're saying I can drive off your lot with it costing me NO MORE than $1.095 with tax?"

My car was towed Saturday morning to an automotive repair shop 45 miles away.

Stay tuned.


PS  Did you know?
My insurance increased $79 per year by changing my address from 90755 to 90802.

-----Original Message-----
From:  (shall remain nameless)
To: ThePrimeSpot@aol.com
Sent: Wed, 10 Jun 2009 12:00 pm
Subject: ____________  (the subj heading was the name of a gallery in LB)

Okay, the Gallery Owner in this will remain nameless.

The descriptive words I can use is "gossipy, hates Long Beach) and 99% of the
local Art Scene will know who I'm talking about.

Anyway... I rarely gossip but I do air, sometimes even YELL my frustrations but
I rarely just sit there and gossip.  NOR do I follow anyone's financial status - E V E R !
(Ask my personal friends - as soon as they talk about finances, my eyes glaze over
and I say, "this sounds personal, sorry I can't help.  Call me back later" or I change
the subject.

Continuing:  This person sends me an email after not corresponding for about a year.
(I replied to a gossipy newsletter only to send my condelences abotu an artist who had
passed on). 

So here it is, a year later and out of nowhere comes an email asking the status of a gallery
I used to drive by almost daily.  I JUST got my route back so only noticed the change
ie. no signage, no art in the window a few days before, which is kind of uncanny in itself
- the TIMING of this email.

I will post our original exchange, then "The Manipulation."

Read my next blog.  (PS  I timed this entry out of curiosity - it
took 13 mins.  And I'm feeling better getting this off my chest.

For myself, to the world and this gossipy LB-hater if ever discovered!

Hi, I'm KaRi.
And I've realized I've never been "here", really.

Never gave this Blog the attention it deserved.

Well that's about to change!

I've been tweeting alot, but I must say, tweeting is just a TEASE to therapy.
And I've never been to therapy (I tried once, but KP messed up, not putting
me through what they call "intake."  Never tried again).

Anyway, I've had ALOT on my mind (in addition to worldly concerns and not
being about to find my DTV coupons).  During a time when I'm usually watching
the morning news and tweeting, well, I decided to take this time (well at least TODAY)
and write out some of my thoughts and ideas.

I've also had some CRAPPY things happen to me, one includes a manipulation of an email to
an aquaintance - an Art Gallery Owner AND the other is a MECHANICAL problem.

These posts follow... Have a nice day!