Saturday April 6, 2013

Saturday April 6, 2013  update #414

I did take a short walk in the neighborhood on my way to exchange two movies that weren’t in English.  Can you believe that one of the movies I brought back was again a duplicate???

I had brought my camera so I got a few shots of the sights in the area, including a wedding at Santa Teresa.

So there will be two uploads to Souvenir today.

We slipped over as invited to have a mango daiquiri with Mark and Karen before heading to Joe’s.   They asked me if I knew anything about buying vehicles, or checking out vehicles.  I advised them that I sold cars for 7 years so I knew a little about what to look for.   They were having a tour operator come to show them a 2009 Suzuki with 33,500 kms on it, previously owned by a little old man who only went to church on Sundays…  When he arrived we all went down and I gave it a thorough going over to see if I could disprove of anything that was claimed.  The vehicle had been scrupulously cleaned so extra vigilance was needed to hunt down any anomalies.  There were many scratches and a minor front dent that was consistent with an old man always scraping or backing into things, but nothing serious.  The tires and brakes and pedals and seat wear were consistent with the mileage.   The motor ran really smooth and there were no rattles even on rough roads.   All in all it was a pretty darn good unit for the asking price.   They dropped me off at Joe’s to do my chores there while they returned to negotiate.  I later learned that the sale may be consummated pending a mechanic’s check.

Joe’s was the usual crowd with a few new faces, including another couple from Vancouver.  The BBQ pork was exceptionally good tonight as were the cinnamon rolls.

I keep getting requests for copies of photos and I keep giving them away for nothing.    Some day I will have to learn how to charge properly for my work and not feel guilty about it.

That was today’s excitement.   Hugs to all.  Please see all new photos at http://souvenircuenca.blogspot.com/