Working, NOT looking forward to going home to my STBX's spoiled son. It's going to be a long week.

Just got home myself...had 4 class visits this morning & 4 yesterday. They were all 2nd graders and mostly well behaved.

I love doing them (especially sharing a story), but it takes a lot of energy!

flan

DH/DD's teams are on a 3 day road trip. I am alone and loving it!

I am exhausted though. I pack snack bags for the girls to eat while on the trip. Sometimes they can eat meals at funny times, or if they have to stay and watch the other team play, it could be awhile before they get to eat. Last year, when DH was not in charge, the junior and seniors would steal all the snacks and hide them from the other girls. So this year, I pack individual snack bags for each girl based on a spread sheet of items she has chosen.

In order to pack the bags I had to buy (the school pays, I just do the shopping):

150 fruit snacks
8 boxes of granola
5 lbs trail mix
5 giant boxes wheat thins
8 big cartons of goldfish crackers
5 big boxes of cheese it's
8 bags of mini rice cakes
8 bags regular rice cakes

12 boxes of teddy Graham's. 

I came in under half of the budgeted amount for snacks. That's primarily how I got stuck with this job. Lol

 

edited for typos

-- Edited by Mellow Momma on Friday 3rd of October 2014 06:41:09 PM

It is a lot! Took about 4 hours to put them together. Not to mention the time it took to calculate what I needed and shop for it all.

I do it for selfish reasons though...DD gets "hangry" when she doesn't have food! Lol

My car is 4 miles shy of 100,000! I was going to drive around tonight to get to the mark, but the little light for low tire pressure came on, so I figured I should come home. So, tomorrow is the day! I get home and tell my dad about the light, here is our conversation:

Me: the tire pressure light came on
Dad: you should check that tomorrow
Me: sure, but if you don't help, it will require me to go to the store for a little tester thingy. Wait, no, it will require me to drive to the auto parts store and ask the guy there to check them
Dad: *rolls eyes* you should know how to do this
Me: I know how to do it, I just don't have to :)

VetteGirl wrote:

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DG I'm ashamed of you not checking your own tires!!

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 I am delegating 

TLC, sounds like a great float!

 

DG, before you drive the car, LOOK AT THE TIRES. Just make sure none of them look seriously flat.

When you're checking them (or having them checked) remember that the spare tire is monitored by the system too.

 

VetteGirl wrote:

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flan I used to read to kids at the homeless shelter near me, it's really rewarding I would like to do it again

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 Sometimes I can't believe I actually get paid to read books to kids...although I can't do that ALL the time.

Vette, I tried a new book written by B. J. Novak (from The Office). It's called "The Book with No Pictures," and is HILARIOUS!!

flan

VetteGirl wrote:

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ed11563 wrote:

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TLC, sounds like a great float!

 

DG, before you drive the car, LOOK AT THE TIRES. Just make sure none of them look seriously flat.

When you're checking them (or having them checked) remember that the spare tire is monitored by the system too.

 

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 What does that mean ed?

TLC, sounds fun!

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 Most newer cars have tire pressure sensors in each wheel. When the pressure in any of the tires drops below a certain point, probably about 28 p.s.i., that triggers a warning light on the dashboard.

When people are checking tire pressure at a gas station, using a hand-held pressure gauge and an air pressure hose, they (we) usually test the four tires we can see, but not the spare, which is usually burried under stuff in the trunk, or (in some cars) hanging under the back of the car.

So if the low pressure light comes on, all four tires on the road can be fine. If so, the problem is usually low pressure in the spare.

 

My car has a computer display, it shows which tire is low and what the pressure is. The rear passenger tire is at 27, the rest are at 28. This reminds me, I need to have my dad check that before he leaves. I didn't drive my car yesterday so I forgot

Divine Geek wrote:

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My car has a computer display, it shows which tire is low and what the pressure is. The rear passenger tire is at 27, the rest are at 28. This reminds me, I need to have my dad check that before he leaves. I didn't drive my car yesterday so I forgot

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Yes, 28 could be marginal. There should be a plate mounted somewhere on the frame around the driver's door, that shows proper inflation pressure. 

If I don't know what the pressure should be, I usually go for 32 psi, until I can find out.

The sidewall of every tire will tell you what the maximum safe pressure is.

 

-- Edited by ed11563 on Monday 6th of October 2014 08:57:08 PM

As it turns out, I don't have a spare either. I do have a working cell phone and AAA. Plus, one of the benefits of moving home, I've got countless people I could call at any hour of the day to come help me

VetteGirl wrote:

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I need to get AAA again, I used to have it

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 Yes you do. Before you leave WA missy.  I decree it

Divine Geek wrote:

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VetteGirl wrote:

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I need to get AAA again, I used to have it

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 Yes you do. Before you leave WA missy.  I decree it

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 Good call! I would hate to be helpless on a long road trip.

VetteGirl wrote:

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ed11563 wrote:

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VetteGirl wrote:

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Oh that's good to know. My current car doesn't have a spare it has one of those kits where you fill up your tire with gunk

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Ugh!  That means you'd better have a working cell phone, and an Auto Club membership. 

This flat inflators will work ONLY if there's a slow leak, typically around a nail in the tire tread, and even if the gunk seals the leak, the tire pressure will be too low for safe driving. If the problem is in the sidewall (been there, done that) the tire is shot. Nothing will inflate it.

Is there room in the trunk for a real tire and wheel? And a jack? You probably don't have a jack either.

 

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 I do have a jack, I suppose I could fit a small spare back there. Can you buy just a spare tire? 

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Yes,  any tire dealer will be happy to set you up, and probably show you how to jack up the car and change the tire.

For the lowest cost you might try a junk yard, but you'd have to know what you're doing. The tire has to be the right size and be mounted on the right wheel for your car.

You don't need an expensive tire for a spare. A cheap tire and a steel wheel, with mounting and balancing, should be about $100 to $150. A good tire dealer might even have a used tire, with a little tread left, for less money. Or one of those "donut" spares.

Junk yards will have unused donut spares already on wheels. Make sure the wheel has the right number of bolt holes.

 

Are you SURE you don't have one of them already? What kind of car? What year? It could be buried deep under the storage bin under the trunk floor.

Again, a good tire dealer should be happy to show you.

A donut spare already on a wheel should be about $50.

For ed- I have a 2004 Mazda RX-8, I'm pretty sure there's no spare...

Don't worry they are friendly :)

Well, the one is. The other one....is fast, way too fast

Vette - have you looked into the cost of a POD? Then your stuff is shipped and you drive your car. I have no idea the cost, but you might want to check.

POD? I've never heard of it, I'll look it up right now. Hopefully that would be cheaper than shipping my car which I also looked into to save miles on it