The Sewing Mom

We got our van serviced on Monday. The oil was changed, new transmission fluid, the a/c was checked and fluids added and we even had new windshield wipers installed. On Tuesday, my husband drove it out to the airport, about 50 miles, and he said he couldn’t believe how much better it drove, it was almost as if it had been turbocharged!

No matter what car you drive, you can have an audi turbocharger or a big conversion van like ours, it’s always good to keep them serviced. Our van is now 8 years old and so it was time to do some of the other things, not just the regular oil change, especially since I’m going to be driving to Tennessee and Kentucky in a few days.

If you really want to turbocharge your own ride, check out www.turbochargerpros.com

My next door neighbor has placed a Little Tykes slide down at the curb for trash pick up.  I really want to go pick it up and take it to my niece who is just about 18 months old.  It would be perfect for her.

How would you feel if your neighbor took your trash?  I don’t think it’s broken or anything, I just don’t think they’re using it anymore.  I’m thinking I might wait until it gets dark and then go get it and put it in my garage.  I’ll be seeing my niece next week, so I could take it to her.

I’m just not sure how my neighbor will feel about it if she sees me with it.

I’m going to be traveling all next week. I’ll have my laptop with me, but I have to admit, I am so accustomed to having high speed internet access that anything else just isn’t good enough! I will have a couple of nights in a hotel that will probably have high speed, but I will also have a couple of nights at my sister’s house who only has dial up access. Ugh!

I can’t blame my sister, she would love to have high speed access, it just isn’t available where she’s at. If Charter internet were available, I’d have her sign up right now. They’re currently offering the first 30 days risk-free and they don’t have any long term contracts. And, with pricing as low as $14.99/month, it’s very hard to beat. The current service comes with a high speed internet security service and 10 email accounts.  That’s really good!

The Charter offer ends July 31.

Okay, I’ve never been a big fan of Quiznos, although I have eaten there on occasion. I now have a bigger reason to not eat their food. My blogging friend Monique had a bad experience while eating a salad from Quiznos yesterday. Read about it here and you will understand.

I feel she did the right thing by calling to let them know what had happened. I don’t feel that Quiznos handled her complaint in the right manner. If we bloggers band together, maybe Quiznos will learn to treat bloggers better, not to mention, learn to handle their foods better.