It Is A Miracle From On High…

21 thoughts on “It Is A Miracle From On High…”

1. Hey bro, I really hope your luck turns, like winning the lotto. And wish everyone the best of health for this Christmas season. As an aside, you didn’t by any chance film this did you? Lotta people pay good money to watch. Hey, it’s a world full of assholes, and we are among the best.

2. I avoid Take 5. My daughter’s Honda’s engine was wrecked when they left a wrench in it. My French Algerian son in law went down there and must have looked like something from The Battle of Algiers as they agreed to pay for repairs….and your next oil change is free. No thanks.

   I hope you and yours have a turn of good luck. You’ve been thru too much this year.

3. Jesus H. CHRIST man!
   You ever actually see that little black cloud following you around?
   Pretty sure I’d have done lost my shit six or seven times in that one day!

   1. did you do something really bad in a former life or something ? damn. but then again the chance of finding someone that knows what he is doing anymore is a rare thing. and IF they care about what they doing too is getting rare as well. don’t have much myself, but if you do a give send go thing, post it and I see what I can do to help. as Phil asked, do you see your black cloud ?
      I don’t know, maybe light a candle or two at a church ?

4. Keep calm and keep the volcano under wraps.
   Save it for the intentional wipeout Law of the Jungle Mad Max time.
   The complex systems (in)competence crisis is here in the FUSA.
   Trust nothing to work or be as it seems.
   If possible keep an eye on those working on vehicles are any other essential machines.
   Escape to Pineland Acres Ranch is how I vent the volcano.
   Sometimes I have to sober up before heading out on the highway by resting on an eight food wide tree stump in the backwoods.
   So quiet and peaceful with the occasional airplane overhead and sound of animals walking past.

5. FUCKING A!!
   I’d be in the looney bin with mass amounts of thorazine in me or resting peacefully.

   Reading that bout gave me a damn stroke.

   I thought I owned the black cloud of doom. I Was Wrong!

   Tip of the Irish German Hat and a 🥃🥃🥃🥃🥃 to you sir.

   89/91 out. 😉

6. The worm will turn, my man.

7. Sad to say, BCE, Hyundais are known for shitting the engine bed from between 75,000 to 100,000 miles. Shit the bed so bad that most Hyundai dealers have a supply of engines in stock just because.

   Great cars, otherwise.

   Most well-behaved men have a Mongo living behind the civilized facade. I’m a fat dumpling, but when I go Mongo it causes people to reel back in horror. Something about knowing really disgusting ways to slab people and dispose of bodies and not afraid to get one’s hands dirty seems to come out no matter how much I try.

   1. Ditto on the Hyundai motors. The 1.8’s and 2.0’s have known issues with rod bearing failure. In order to avoid a recall, they’ve extended warranties on many/most of the models with those motors, many now have 150k mile warranties.

      Google the issue a little bit, but make sure that the dealer knows that you know that these motors have longstanding issues. We got my mom a (free) new motor and a lifetime drivetrain warranty under similar circumstances.

      Good luck, brother.

8. Give a shout, Brother. I’ll help where I can. .. -20 temps, 4 bucks a gal heating oil, & 3 cord of firewood be damned. Life’s a stone cold bitch sometimes…

9. Remember what we used to say in the Infantry…..at least it ain’t raining and we ain’t in MOPP IV.

   I feel for you brother. Keep your chin up and we’ll keep an eye out for the star cluster.

10. BCE, I learned a very tough life lesson the hard way a few years ago.
    That lesson is:

    “If YOU don’t look out for yourself, WHO will”?

    I know that it seems selfish but your in laws can be stubborn pains in the asses because whenever they have a problem, they have you and Wifey running up there to solve it.
    My wife, her sister and I had a meeting about their pain in the ass elderly mom who was pulling the same crap. She has all kinds of money, so we all agreed that she either got a care giver OR she was heading for an assisted living place. When she screamed when she was told this it was said “fine, we’ll have you assessed but if the state gets involved, they’ll send your ass to a nursing home especially after so many falls and ems calls”.
    She grudgingly got a care giver and she is doing vastly better and no more falls or ems calls.
    Meanwhile my sister in law and my wife and I can live our lives.

    As I said to my mother in law, “it’s a free country and you do what you want BUT when those choices affect me and my wife and OUR life then I get a say”.

    Stick to your guns and insist that the in laws either get a care giver or move close to you guys in an assisted living place. If they refuse then tell them “then live in denial but lose my phone number and deal with your own problems”.

    Good Luck.

11. I know you don’t need any advice, but yer getting it anyway. Instead of “Born Under a Bad Sign” by Cream, go with “Another Tricky Day” by The Who”. Yer welcome, hang in there.
    My prayers aren’t carrying enough punch, my apologies.

12. Agree with above. Cut her loose. Not your circus, not your monkeys. The cantankerous old bat is no more your problem than *dumbc. Stop giving yourself ulcers. She falls, she goes to hosp. If you get involved, she’s your headache. If you refuse to get involved, care managers place her in a home.
    I’m in a similar situation, and have no more fucks left to give. Dad got his clotshot and promptly stroked, and then we discovered mom has gone round the bend and they were hiding it. I took care of him til he died. Her? She’s giving me ulcers.

    1. I worked in chronic care for decades. It helps when dealing with crazy people to keep reminding yourself that it is much better to be the same one dealing with the crazy than the other way around. Keep telling yourself.

13. My Prayers are with you BCE, and I do have a little advice that might help with the Clowns at Take 5. My Brother is an Auto claims expert for a Large Insurance company and is called to testify in civil cases against companies they insure. He has some real Horror stories about some very Bad Auto shops and fly by night oil change outfits.
    He has even seen cases that the oil change shop Should have won get awarded to the customer because the Judge feels sorry for them.
    So here is the advice:

    1. Get ALL of your PMCS records on this auto from the day you bought it.
    (Including those times y0u changed the oil yourself by getting credit card records and receipts)

    2. As soon as you can sit down with Mrs G and get a statement Written down that gives an Accurate word for word transcript of what the POS Take 5 employee told her about covering car rental, towing, and fixing the car. Take your time and realize this will be evidence to the court and it needs to be Clear and concise. Also do the same for the POS Take 5 idiot who came out and said “not our fault”. Both of these conversations could NUKE anything Take 5 might tell the court.

    3. When in court be Ultra polite and answer the questions honestly but with the intent that the Judge should end siding with you.

    4. If given a chance be prepared to tell the Judge the damage Take 5 has done to your life.
    You would be surprised at the number of Judges who decide with their hearts.

    * One other thing, my Brother’s Standard Operating Procedure unless they know the people are just trying to scam the shop is to approach the person before court and offer a settlement so that they don’t have to go through the court.
    Be prepared with a dollar figure that will make you whole again and include the Uber and any other expenses along with getting the car fixed and have those figures printed out.
    IF you are dealing with professionals, and they know that you KNOW the amount that will make you whole again, they are much more likely to settle out of court without trying to Lowball you.
    As you know, just because you are in the Right doesn’t mean our Justice system won’t screw you around if they get a wild hare implanted in their fourth point of contact.
    Good on you for containing Bad BCE so far,
    and Prayers that things will get better starting today.

    1. Appreciate it Master Sar’nt… wilco!

14. Sorry to hear about your day from Hell. I am dealing with a declining, stubborn elderly mother and thought I had stress, until I read your post. Definitely adding you to my prayer list.

    You mentioned The Villages in your post. My wife has an interest in perhaps someday moving there (we are in New England). I’ve heard mixed reviews about The Villages. What’s your opinion of the place?

15. Former service center manager here, if the Take 5 dude checked & they did in fact put oil in it, he came & documented that fact, & said they were done, there’s not much left to do, since the failure of the motor was not from lack of lube. If it’s a Hyundai Theta motor, 2.0 turbo or 2.4 non-turbo it’s likely a rod bearing failure, as mentioned prior. And as long as the KSDS update was done it is probably a free motor for you. Call your dealer with your VIN!

16. You NEED to post a BUY BIG COUNTRY A CAR “Go Fund Me” type thingy.

    I’ll contribute… I know others will.

    GET THIS BLOODY PROBLEM OFF YOUR PLATE!

    Jack Lawson

    1. Hey Jack, not going to pull the trigger on that until and unless I -really- need to. I appreciate it though… times are tough and I got a bicycle… of course I look recockulas on it (think Circus Bear on teeny bike)

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