Category Archives: Griping

So who out there can tell me how to deal with a stubborn insurance company?

I’m not ready to tell the “whole” story yet, but basically the culprit’s insurance company [no names yet] is offering to compensate us with only 60% of the body shop’s estimate for repairs. 0

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When it’s very, very, very difficult to be happy about Good News

The weather was beautiful today, but . . . 1. Early in the morning, my doctor sent an email: “The preliminary reading on your ultrasound suggests some dysfunction of the heart, though I’m not certain this would have anything to … Continue reading

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So pull up a chair and get it off your chest . . .

My original intention was to write about all the awesome things happening for me BECAUSE I can’t drive myself around — like deepening relationships with my friend-drivers — but then today’s public transportation mis-adventures happened. 0

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Vehicle-less in Suburbia is Sleepless in Novato

It’s 1:25 a.m and one of those nights when I’m worried about whether my ride will be here at 6:30 . . . a.m.
Hey, that’s five hours from now — plenty of time to list the agonies of suffering from “vehicle-interruptus.” Continue reading

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