Cheer me up

**druthb00** · 08-11-2010, 03:44 PM

I just posted in another thread about my $2,332 in car repairs (one vehicle, btw) in the last 3 months....$962 of that taking place as we speak

So....this is pretty much as simple as it sounds. I don't want to rant and go on and on about how ticked off I am at my @^$&!%! (fill in your own blank) car. I don't want sympathy. I just want someone to tell me a funny story, or joke maybe. Something funny that maybe happened to you (or you witnessed happen) recently, or something one of your pets or children did. Maybe an insightful quote or saying that you remember when you have bad days/weeks/months...eek, years?

Plus, I know I can't be the only one on this forum that could use some cheering up. Pretty please?

**TigerGirl1226** · 08-11-2010, 04:02 PM

Hmmm...let's see DD is a big WonderPets fan. In case you aren't (lol), there is a little duckling that sings a part of the theme and he says "This is serious..." in a very lispy little voice.

DD sings her own version where (with a very serious expression), she says "This is CEREAL!" lol

Cracks me up!

**frugalwarrior2** · 08-11-2010, 04:09 PM

You think you have car probs!! ///Well 2 years ago I sent my DH out to do some xmas shopping for me. Yes I have to give him money,give him a list and hope my DD will wrap it for him.
So he calls me from Harbor Freight (tool store) (Don't know quite what I would have recieved),to tell me while he was in Harbor Freight the kids working there said someone car was on fire in the parking lot. He said i looked out and HA HA HA it was mine. ????? So he has it towed home at our expense. He opens the hood and OMGoodness. The catalytic coverter and hoses are melted into the carbuerator(sp). The stench is horrendous. HE is going-it can be fixed,we need to get an estimate. I am going why did we pay to have this towed home and not to a junk yard? That was one hot fire.
What had happened was we had gotten a notice months ago about a potenial fire from gas dripping on the exhaust and that they knew about the prob. but were short parts. They would let us know when they were in. When they came in, DH traveles, he was gone. The first day back...
So now for xmas i add to the list..
-nothing from Harbor Freight
-and No melted cars!!
We did eventually get a check for the Blue Book Value. But,we were still 8 months w/o a car for him.
Feel any better. Misery loves company??

**nodmicks** · 08-11-2010, 04:23 PM

At my dr appt last week I had the Dr telling me her kids are all grown now and gone. She said she really likes it and her hubby brings her coffee in bed every morning. She said now it is just them so he brings it ala mode and it really hit her the nest is empty . I thought with ice cream? Yuck!!!

I said that didn't sound very appetizing!!! She gave me this look like she was surprised I said that. I told her coffee and ice cream didn't sound good together. She started laughing and said she meant au natural . UH ok! LOL more than I needed to know duting our first meeting!

**Greebo** · 08-11-2010, 04:25 PM

A young blonde girl in her late teens, wanting to earn some extra money for the summer, decided to hire herself out as a "handy woman" and started canvassing a nearby well-to-do neighborhood.

She went to the front door of the first house and asked the owner if he had any odd jobs for her to do.

"Well, I guess I could use somebody to paint the porch" he said. "How much will you charge me?"

Delighted, the girl quickly responded, "How about $50?"

The man agreed and told her that the paint and brushes and everything she would need were in the garage.

The man's wife, hearing the conversation, said to her husband, "Does she realize that our porch goes ALL the way around the house?"

"That's a bit cynical, isn't it?" he responded.

The wife replied, "You're right. I guess I'm starting to believe all those dumb blonde jokes."

A few hours later the blonde came to the door to collect her money.

"You're finished already??" the startled husband asked.

"Yes," the blonde replied, "and I even had paint left over so I gave it two coats."

Impressed, the man reached into his pocket for the $50 and handed it to her along with a $10 tip.

"Thank you," the blonde said, "And, by the way, it's not a Porch, it's a Lexus."

**Mom2-3** · 08-11-2010, 04:57 PM

Thanks! I am on the list of posters that needed a laugh today

**leighcat** · 08-11-2010, 05:46 PM

I had a Hyundai for a year, brand new, before it stopped running. I decided to use the Lemon Law and make Hyundai buy it back. I still had to pay insurance (and car payments) on the car for the several months it didn't run as it sat at Hyundai waiting for everyone to get their crap together.

I don't have any funny jokes, sorry. At least none that are appropriate.

**druthb00** · 08-11-2010, 08:49 PM

Originally Posted by TigerGirl1226

Hmmm...let's see DD is a big WonderPets fan. In case you aren't (lol), there is a little duckling that sings a part of the theme and he says "This is serious..." in a very lispy little voice.

DD sings her own version where (with a very serious expression), she says "This is CEREAL!" lol

Cracks me up!

lol, I don't have a clue what WonderPets is, but it sounds cute. According to my aunt, who is probably a decade or so older than my dad, he got fussy with her one morning when he was missing his two font teeth. I guess it came out something like, "tooty, get me a bowl of tereal." Then when she didn't move fast enough..."get me a bowl of tereal you tupid tooty!" Her name is Susie...and if you hadn't already guessed, he wanted some cereal lol.

Originally Posted by frugalwarrior2

You think you have car probs!! ///Well 2 years ago I sent my DH out to do some xmas shopping for me. Yes I have to give him money,give him a list and hope my DD will wrap it for him.
So he calls me from Harbor Freight (tool store) (Don't know quite what I would have recieved),to tell me while he was in Harbor Freight the kids working there said someone car was on fire in the parking lot. He said i looked out and HA HA HA it was mine. ????? So he has it towed home at our expense. He opens the hood and OMGoodness. The catalytic coverter and hoses are melted into the carbuerator(sp). The stench is horrendous. HE is going-it can be fixed,we need to get an estimate. I am going why did we pay to have this towed home and not to a junk yard? That was one hot fire.
What had happened was we had gotten a notice months ago about a potenial fire from gas dripping on the exhaust and that they knew about the prob. but were short parts. They would let us know when they were in. When they came in, DH traveles, he was gone. The first day back...
So now for xmas i add to the list..
-nothing from Harbor Freight
-and No melted cars!!
We did eventually get a check for the Blue Book Value. But,we were still 8 months w/o a car for him.
Feel any better. Misery loves company??

Actually, I'd love for this thing to catch fire. The tow guy came in a major storm yesterday and a big bolt of lightning cut the power to BF's company. One of his co-workers, thinking he was funny, asked if it hit my tow truck. I could only hope.... But yes, that does make me feel a bit better lol.

Originally Posted by nodmicks

At my dr appt last week I had the Dr telling me her kids are all grown now and gone. She said she really likes it and her hubby brings her coffee in bed every morning. She said now it is just them so he brings it ala mode and it really hit her the nest is empty . I thought with ice cream? Yuck!!!

I said that didn't sound very appetizing!!! She gave me this look like she was surprised I said that. I told her coffee and ice cream didn't sound good together. She started laughing and said she meant au natural . UH ok! LOL more than I needed to know duting our first meeting!

That's hilarious lol. I wish BF's doctor had a sense of humor. He talks in circles and while he's reitterating his point for each of the hundred times, he follows every few words by "ya know?" It drives him nuts lol.

Originally Posted by Greebo

A young blonde girl in her late teens, wanting to earn some extra money for the summer, decided to hire herself out as a "handy woman" and started canvassing a nearby well-to-do neighborhood.

She went to the front door of the first house and asked the owner if he had any odd jobs for her to do.

"Well, I guess I could use somebody to paint the porch" he said. "How much will you charge me?"

Delighted, the girl quickly responded, "How about $50?"

The man agreed and told her that the paint and brushes and everything she would need were in the garage.

The man's wife, hearing the conversation, said to her husband, "Does she realize that our porch goes ALL the way around the house?"

"That's a bit cynical, isn't it?" he responded.

The wife replied, "You're right. I guess I'm starting to believe all those dumb blonde jokes."

A few hours later the blonde came to the door to collect her money.

"You're finished already??" the startled husband asked.

"Yes," the blonde replied, "and I even had paint left over so I gave it two coats."

Impressed, the man reached into his pocket for the $50 and handed it to her along with a $10 tip.

"Thank you," the blonde said, "And, by the way, it's not a Porch, it's a Lexus."

LOL!

**McD** · 08-11-2010, 09:17 PM

This morning Wesley was sitting on the couch watching the Little Einsteins after he finished his breakfast. I handed him his pile of clothes and asked him to get dressed.

I went to the bathroom and was finishing up my make-up/hair when I hear the indignant voice of my son: MOM! Maggie is EATING my UNDERPANTS!

**druthb00** · 08-11-2010, 09:39 PM

Originally Posted by MrsMcDowell

This morning Wesley was sitting on the couch watching the Little Einsteins after he finished his breakfast. I handed him his pile of clothes and asked him to get dressed.

I went to the bathroom and was finishing up my make-up/hair when I hear the indignant voice of my son: MOM! Maggie is EATING my UNDERPANTS!

Hehehe. I love it

**joyofsix** · 08-11-2010, 10:16 PM

For reasons only she knows, my 2yo crumples up paper, throws it on the floor and says "Stupid, stupid contract!"

This summer my van brakes caught on fire while I was driving it, my dd's fuel pump died and now the steering is out. $$$$$ I feel your pain.

**druthb00** · 08-12-2010, 09:20 AM

Originally Posted by joyofsix

For reasons only she knows, my 2yo crumples up paper, throws it on the floor and says "Stupid, stupid contract!"

This summer my van brakes caught on fire while I was driving it, my dd's fuel pump died and now the steering is out. $$$$$ I feel your pain.

LOL that's too funny. I wonder where she got that from?

And I'm sorry about your van. I'm ready to be done with car problems for awhile. The *best* part is that even after they repair my timing chain, there's no guarantee that more damage to the engine wasn't done when it broke. And the only way they can test the compression of the valves is to get the engine to turn over...which means fixing the timing chain. So I still may be in need of either a new car or new valves....neither option is appealing in my opinion! lol