old guy taking down and putting away the holiday decorations in the back seat of his car

old guy taking down and putting away the holiday decorations in the back seat of his car, stuffing the Elf on the Shelf doll into a bag

old guy taking down and putting away the holiday decorations in the back seat of his car, rolling up the garland

old guy seems satisfied with the results of his taking down and putting away the holiday decorations in the back seat of his car

decided it was a good day to take down all the holiday decorations in the #wooferCar and get back to normal.

two views of old guy in green suit on a foggy street

two views of old guy in green suit vacuuming his car on a foggy morning

saturday was foggy but warm. stopped by the car wash to vac the #wooferCar since it was too busy to do it the day before.

old guy dressed in a red & green suit ensemble contemplates a santa figure placed on a table in front of him on his front porch

on the day after christmas - friday - am going through #santadrag withdrawals…how long to keep wearing red and green, not to mention keeping the holiday decorations up in the #wooferCar?

old guy posing with xmas decorations in an auto repair shop waiting room

old guy posing with xmas decorations and a team of mechanics in an auto repair shop waiting room

old guy posing with xmas decorations and a team of mechanics in an auto repair shop waiting room

old guy posing with xmas decorations in an auto repair shop waiting room

on wednesday i stopped in to see my favorite master mechanics @TelleTireAndAutoCenters.bsky.social to get some work done on the #wooferCar. a great bunch that i know i can entrust the safety of my treasured passengers to.

two views of an old guy in a blue suit hanging out with a granite statue of a lion in front of an old mausoleum

an old guy in a blue suit funnels vodka from tall glass bottles into shorter plastic bottles

an old guy in a blue suit funnels vodka from tall glass bottles into shorter plastic bottles

an old guy in a blue suit funnels vodka from tall glass bottles into shorter plastic bottles

on wednesday, i dropped a rider off at the #OakGroveMausoleum where he’s helping to renovate the historic building and stopped to say howdy to the lions.
@Costco was just down the street so i tanked up the #wooferCar and went inside to stock up since back home i was having an #outofVODDYexperience!!

old guy making silly poses amongst the halloween decorations at the car repair shop

old guy making silly poses amongst the halloween decorations at the car repair shop

old guy making silly poses amongst the halloween decorations at the car repair shop

old guy picking up his two pugs after a day at the dog groomers

new front wheel bearings for the #wooferCar, but when they saw me taking silly pics with their #Halloween deco, they offered me $15 off if i’d post one with a review on @Google! gladly! these guys rock!
meanwhile, #FredAndEthyl we’re enjoying a much-needed spa day

dual pic: old guy driving and view of intersection where he was involved in an accident 2 months prior

family of deer at a retirement community

old guy and his car at sunset

old guy and interesting colorful lighting at night on his front porch

last wednesday, after 2 months, passed thru the same intersection where got the t-bone that took out #wooferCar 1. weird.
saw a family of deer hanging out in this retirement village. you always feel safe amongst the old folks, right?
back home after a good day. later hanging out on the front porch.

old guy argues with himself over the car

finally got the new #wooferCar in to see the mechanic for an end-to-end inspection. sadly, the wheel bearings up front are shot and rhe tires are barely legal. will need to@go@back to the dealer to see if they make it right. unfortunately, it’s been >30 days so…¯\_(ツ)_/¯

old guy puts the front license plate on his car

old guy puts the rear license plate on his car

old guy puts out the yard waste bin for the next day’s pickup

on tuesday, it took two more trips to the DMV (with a 2-hour hike to the dealer to fix more p/wk in between), but i finally got the #wooferCar 2 registered and even got to transfer the plates from wooferCar1 over to the new one! then i got the yard waste out on the curb for the morning.

old man sits in an empty waiting room waiting on paper work

old man stands at the end of a long line at the DMV

dramatic shot of an old guy polishing his car tires

monday consisted of a trip out to @Progressive about 40-min west to get a form then another hour-&-a-half @ the DMV until their computer network went down. so got the #wooferCar cleaned up and glossed the tires. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

old guy sorting pills into his two-week pillbox

spent some time in the phone between the insurance company and my credit union trying to get everything cleared on the lien on the original #wooferCar so i can close the books on it, then refilled the pillbox for the next two weeks.

old guy waves next to his Cadillac in front of a flagpole and a giant Paul Bunyan statue

saturday: no job too big for #woofercar2
#wooferCar

so on friday, i was able to pretty much wrap up the financials on the late great #wooferCar, get approved for the financing to get its replacement as well as arranging insurance on it, all while fiddling on my phone. the fact that all used to take days if not weeks back in the day is kinda crazy…

an old guy gases up a 1965 Ford Mustang underneath an historic giant Amoco sign

yesterday had to head out west of the city to finalize the p/wk for the last of the #wooferCar. but i couldn’t hold out until @Costco as BigMike was getting close to empty so stopped @ the historic @Amoco.US station on the edge of town for a few contingency gallons. got a cool pic out of it at least

i mean, determining the value of the #wooferCar is a math problem and like ALL math problems, one should always be expected to #showyourwork! this bitch must PAY! she and Flo (and that synchophant, Jamie) will all face their dates in HELL!

(while arguing with his mother, he stated) and bonked the front right fender of the #wooferCar!

after a really expensive repair on the #wooferCar, i come home, fucked around most of the afternoon and then got the basil i’ve been babying in the kitchen window all winter finally planted in the garden next to the green onions.
#mybraveface

old guy in overalls stands resignedly in front of his car

on thursday i took the #wooferCar back to the shop to try and work out the 10-15 mph shudder in the drivetrain. turns out its not the transfer case, but the driveshaft support bearings. $2800 when I’m ready…and needs to be sooner than later.

popped inside @Costco for a couple things tuesday after gassing the #wooferCar. looks like they’re stocking up for Protest Rally season…¯\_(ツ)_/¯

old guy in a blue suit holding a cellphone next to a bluetooth-to-FM radio converter in the backseat of his limo

saturday saw the premiere of the newest amenity in the #wooferCar - bluetooth music! i found one of my bluetooth-to-FM radio converters and plugged it into one of the multiple power ports (i.e., cigarette lighters) in the back.

getting the #wooferCar serviced and getting some admin done in the meantime. it must be done.

a a today was wet and dreary but that won’t stop a mutt and its mascot 🤪
#woofercar

saturday was the first warmish day we’ve had in a long time (50F/10C) so was able to dig in and swap out the headlamp bulb connector as well as the headlamps from the crappy old halogens (that melted one of the connector plugs) to brilliant new LED bulbs! they’re amazing! #woofercar