blas
06-03-2008, 02:36 AM
As if Sheriff weren't enough of a stressor....
Now my car has an oil leak. This morning after I got home, I got my flashlight and tried to shimmy under my car to try to see where it was coming from. Unfortunately I don't fit very well under there and didn't get very far.
The old lady downstairs comes outside and goes "Whatcha doin there?"
I'm trying as hard as possible not to say something smartassed like "Hiding!" or "Playing and getting dirty just for fun!"
She then goes "Well I see some more puddles under your car. You better get that fixed or the landlord is going to throw a fit."
Of course, since I work nights and I'm at home all day and my car is on top of the puddles, who's going to see them or say anything, other than Nosy Old Bitch? Exactly.
I say "I'm trying to get to the bottom of this. I'm going to get it fixed but for right now, these puddles tell me where it's coming from and what needs to get fixed. I have kitty litter in my trunk and I'll clean it up once my car gets fixed."
Whomever lived at my place before me had a really bad oil leak, because there is a huge puddle of really old, I mean really seeped in and dried up oil that was there before I even lived there. So that old lady needs to shut up and relax. If she thinks that massive puddle is mine, she's mistaken. As of right now, there are TWO nickel sized puddles right under the front of my hood.
Not only that, but just a few minutes ago, I went outside to check the oil again, because it rained and it's too dark and hard to see if it leaked anymore. I had my flashlight with me and was walking in my bathrobe and flip flops. As soon as I get down the stairs and start walking towards my car, I hear her door open and her set her car alarm. She must really be paranoid of theives. Almost every night that I didn't have a car and my ride would come pick me up, as soon as the vehicle pulled up, she'd poke out the door or window and set her alarm. Why doesn't she set it off when she gets home? Or maybe she just does it to try to "ward off" theives.
Gotta love nosy neighbors! For now, I'm going to put some Stop Leak in there and if she tattles on me to the landlord, maybe she can pay to get it fixed. Like my two little oil puddles are really ruining the beauty of this place......whatever.
Now my car has an oil leak. This morning after I got home, I got my flashlight and tried to shimmy under my car to try to see where it was coming from. Unfortunately I don't fit very well under there and didn't get very far.
The old lady downstairs comes outside and goes "Whatcha doin there?"
I'm trying as hard as possible not to say something smartassed like "Hiding!" or "Playing and getting dirty just for fun!"
She then goes "Well I see some more puddles under your car. You better get that fixed or the landlord is going to throw a fit."
Of course, since I work nights and I'm at home all day and my car is on top of the puddles, who's going to see them or say anything, other than Nosy Old Bitch? Exactly.
I say "I'm trying to get to the bottom of this. I'm going to get it fixed but for right now, these puddles tell me where it's coming from and what needs to get fixed. I have kitty litter in my trunk and I'll clean it up once my car gets fixed."
Whomever lived at my place before me had a really bad oil leak, because there is a huge puddle of really old, I mean really seeped in and dried up oil that was there before I even lived there. So that old lady needs to shut up and relax. If she thinks that massive puddle is mine, she's mistaken. As of right now, there are TWO nickel sized puddles right under the front of my hood.
Not only that, but just a few minutes ago, I went outside to check the oil again, because it rained and it's too dark and hard to see if it leaked anymore. I had my flashlight with me and was walking in my bathrobe and flip flops. As soon as I get down the stairs and start walking towards my car, I hear her door open and her set her car alarm. She must really be paranoid of theives. Almost every night that I didn't have a car and my ride would come pick me up, as soon as the vehicle pulled up, she'd poke out the door or window and set her alarm. Why doesn't she set it off when she gets home? Or maybe she just does it to try to "ward off" theives.
Gotta love nosy neighbors! For now, I'm going to put some Stop Leak in there and if she tattles on me to the landlord, maybe she can pay to get it fixed. Like my two little oil puddles are really ruining the beauty of this place......whatever.