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Juli had to get up at 3AM in order to be at work at 4 to conduct the tag sweeper crews working the merchandise before the inventory counters.  The problem is that coffee shops don't open until 5.

So on my way to my mechanic at 7 I stopped by her store and dropped of a 20 once Latte.

The mechanic...  Well, my "check engine" light has been on for the past week.  Previously when that occurred my mechanic said it was the [insert Charlie Brown adult trumpet here], an expensive and unnecessary repair, but this time I just wanted to be sure.  Turns out I needed new spark plugs.  That would explain the drop in gas mileage this last month too.

On the way home I stopped at Barnes & Noble and found a couple of books out.  Both were by authors that I read and one i did not expect.

The rest of the afternoon was bill paying and working on getting the C. Alan Johnson Company Website back up and running.

Tonight... Baked Potato.

Comments

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Consider investing in an ODB II reader. You can plug it into a port and connect to your car's engine computer. You can then pull the code yourself and go into the mechanic a bit better informed. Perhaps even saving yourself a visit.

I bought one after I got bit with an $80 "problem diagnostic fee" when I had my check engine light on while out of town. Between the two visits, that ended up costing me close to $500. If I'd had the ODB reader, I'd have known exactly what was wrong and saved at least $350 of that.

If yours is a '96 or newer, this one will do the trick:
http://www.equus.com/product_info.php?product_id=3030&category_id=1_10_7 (http://www.equus.com/product_info.php?product_id=3030&category_id=1_10_7)