laid off because of the economy. even with tos i did the work of about 3 people, so i really don't think it was a factor.

today i took my dad to the car dealer where he got what is probably a death sentence for his car. i advised him to tow it in and he penny pinched and probably has a cracked block from driving it in hot and idling for 30 minutes in a bad traffic jam. we will know more after he pays for a new radiator and they can do a compression test. he threw a hissy fit when i tried to take him home, and it was 4pm and i had not eaten lunch yet. so i went home and ate a sandwich and went right back. in the interim he had found out he could get $0 as a trade in on his '07 with 16k miles on it. what a blow to him. all to avoid a $60 tow. i have 2 vehicles but he just does not fit in the small one and the pickup is too tall for him. so he is probably going to pay some exorbitant amount to fix his and/or buy a new car.