sleek otter
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Thanks for appreciating my effort!
I'm on a roll. I went back to the wrecker and got the cruise button I needed. Actually, I just snapped it out without undoing any screws. How do I explain this? I practiced on my broken one, examining my button and the inside and figuring out at which angle I could pop it out. I used a kitchen knife for the bit of leverage I needed. Then at the wrecker, I returned the hubcaps and sash and went to pop out the button I needed. Came back home and popped it into my slot -- that actually took a few minutes because I seemed to have forgotten the angle but I clued in eventually and now it looks good as new. So, two problems fixed in one day and $15 credit at the wrecker. I wanted to sell the credit to someone for $10 but it was closing time so no one wanted it! I had fun but don't really want to go back again for a while after twice today in the rain.
As for the rust, I have addresses for 3 body shops. I think I'll zip out on my lunch breaks this week and get some quotes. I've been warming up to the idea of letting my car go and getting a new one. Something about seeing cars in the wrecker yard rather depersonalized mine and lessened my attachment. It was a good education. I might be happy that the annoying things are fixed and save the rust-fixing money for putting towards a newer vehicle. We'll see after I price it out. I saw a civic on the way home with the bumper hanging down b/c of the rust on the wheel well. I'm too vain for that :-)
Thanks again. This effort was quite empowering. It wasn't that hard either, just time consuming. Good thing for the long weekend. I'm pretty stressed out normally so this whole effort really got my head working in a different way and I feel relaxed.
I'm on a roll. I went back to the wrecker and got the cruise button I needed. Actually, I just snapped it out without undoing any screws. How do I explain this? I practiced on my broken one, examining my button and the inside and figuring out at which angle I could pop it out. I used a kitchen knife for the bit of leverage I needed. Then at the wrecker, I returned the hubcaps and sash and went to pop out the button I needed. Came back home and popped it into my slot -- that actually took a few minutes because I seemed to have forgotten the angle but I clued in eventually and now it looks good as new. So, two problems fixed in one day and $15 credit at the wrecker. I wanted to sell the credit to someone for $10 but it was closing time so no one wanted it! I had fun but don't really want to go back again for a while after twice today in the rain.
As for the rust, I have addresses for 3 body shops. I think I'll zip out on my lunch breaks this week and get some quotes. I've been warming up to the idea of letting my car go and getting a new one. Something about seeing cars in the wrecker yard rather depersonalized mine and lessened my attachment. It was a good education. I might be happy that the annoying things are fixed and save the rust-fixing money for putting towards a newer vehicle. We'll see after I price it out. I saw a civic on the way home with the bumper hanging down b/c of the rust on the wheel well. I'm too vain for that :-)
Thanks again. This effort was quite empowering. It wasn't that hard either, just time consuming. Good thing for the long weekend. I'm pretty stressed out normally so this whole effort really got my head working in a different way and I feel relaxed.
No motivation is the hardest to overcome. My civic is sitting in the garage with a dead battery, in need of an oil change as it has been sitting for over 3 months now, need to switch the head lights back to stock, and give it a good bath. I have had a hard time getting the motivation to get out and do it. 
