ok — the events in ny for the last fews days threw me off track from an immediate and serious problem i’m facing!
this past thursday, the right front wheel of my car broke — snapped at the bushing assembly right in front of the district fire headquarters.
in an emergency, there is nothing like having five awesome firefighters come rushing to see if lyublyu and i were okay, walking us out of the middle of the road and bringing us water and keeping us company until they got a call to go rescue 12 folks stuck in an elevator at facebook. the tow truck came — my car is now at repair shop where i got the news that this is a $1400+ repair (both front bushing assemblies at the minimum need replacing, the wheel and rim were trashed from driving (or not driving) while the wheel slammed repeatedly into the wheel well.
ok, looks aren’t everything — my battered fender is a reminder to heed that screeching noise that was warning me of the catastrophe-to-come.
the cost of the repair job is a minimum estimate — this holds only IF the rack and pinion isn’t damaged. it does include an alignment from my car abruptly diving to the pavement while blamming away in the right front wheel well.
not a good thing, this is — so i am now faced with borrowing a friend’s vehicle for a few days while i am getting the funds together to spring my car from the mechanic — which brings me to this diary!
since starting the dog diaries and articles on retail rescue 2 ½ years ago, i’ve sorely neglected my etsy shop and jewelry making. i can no longer afford to do that right now! i have a 29 yr old horse that depends on me and my being able to get to the barn at any hour should he need me. SOOOOOOoooo — here’s what i’m doing — i’m putting up my jewelry back up and adding future pieces to raise the wheel on that right front so i can once again be mobile.
this is a perfect time to go christmas shopping, birthday shopping, personal shopping and, at the same time, help get a fellow kossack back on the road again!
if you can, please go to my etsy shop here and see if there is anything that strikes your fancy — i’ll be adding new items all week until i have enough funds to reclaim my car. the borrowed vehicle is a very, VERY temporary solution, so i’m racing the clock here.
here’s the link to the EdriesShop on Etsy
if you’d like to support my continued coverage of retail rescue starting with the piper saga and growing to cover the animal rights war on pet owners, if you can also kick in a penny or two to my paypal link at edrie . blackwelder @ gmail . com (remove the spaces added to stymy the bots!) that will really help! there are two critical cases facing deadlines right now that need more attention than i can muster due to the car crisis.
to see what i’ve been up to on that score, please go to the piperslegacy website where we are raising funds to assist several owners who have had pets seized under questionable circumstances and held for outrageous bond until these cases reach the courtroom!
right now, everything is dead in the water, from politics to puppies, until i have a working vehicle again!
lyublyu also says HELP! he is lost without his own “pony”! thanks (in advance) for your help!