Peter Drake, he/him, LFHCfS 🔥 @peterdrake@social.cleverlibre.org

Me: *drives 15 miles back to dealer on patched tire at stupid o'clock the next morning*
Radio in waiting room: 🎶 Tequila makes her clothes fall off.
Tablet I brought for entertainment: *installs system update*
6/

Me: Why didn't you tell me on the phone that there wouldn't be time?
Dealer: We didn't know we'd be replacing all four tires.
M: *sighs* *drives 15 miles home on patched tire*
5/

Dealer: Sure, we can see you this afternoon.
Me: Great! *drives 15 miles to dealership on patched tire*
D: Hm, you'll want to replace all four, but there isn't time before we close. How far away do you live?
M: 15 minutes.
D: Ooh, that's outside of our courtesy shuttle range.
4/

Tire: *blows out*
@htdrake: *repairs tire with high tech sealant compressor kit* *drives home*
Me: Well, work from home tomorrow and I'll see if I can get our appointment moved up.
3/

Car: Your tire pressure is low.
Me: Haha, good thing I made a service appointment!
2/

Dealer: It's time for car maintenance!
Dealer: Give us money and we'll maintain your car.
Dealer: Is your car about to explode?
Dealer: Maintenance. Isn't it about that time?
Me: Okay, fine. *makes appointment*
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Speaking of Big Damn Heroes, medical science is hard at work on those vaccines. https://www.covid-19vaccinetracker.org/

I'm registered for @ghc!

Trying to register for @ghc. It's always a doorbuster. Not sure how that will be affected by the virtual conference, but their server has been overwhelmed immediately.

The politicians who talked Trump's troops out of Portland and Seattle before they found an excuse to kill someone are Big Damn Heroes, having saved more lives than we can imagine.