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A weekend of major WoW and minor woe
Dec. 7th, 2008 10:49 pmI've played quite a bit of WoW over the weekend, working my way through the Borean Tundra and upgrading my gear through quest rewards. I am pleased that at least one piece of gear, my Justicebringer 2000 goggles, are still superior to the helms that drop in that zone.
On the "woe" side, nothing too bad, really. We took the car for a check-up and oil change, with a note to the service shop to check an oscillating noise we heard starting on Tuesday (when we were in St. Louis). Turns out that there's some play/looseness in the drive axle bearing and in both front tie rod ends. One may be caused by the other, but then again, all three may need to be replaced. The labor on the tie rod ends was estimated at over $500 due to all the parts that have to be removed to get to them. Fortunately, that's part of the steering system, and that is covered by our extended warranty, which means the cost for the whole repair should be $100 (the deductible). I'll be taking the car in on Tuesday morning, and hopefully all should be made well then.
On the "woe" side, nothing too bad, really. We took the car for a check-up and oil change, with a note to the service shop to check an oscillating noise we heard starting on Tuesday (when we were in St. Louis). Turns out that there's some play/looseness in the drive axle bearing and in both front tie rod ends. One may be caused by the other, but then again, all three may need to be replaced. The labor on the tie rod ends was estimated at over $500 due to all the parts that have to be removed to get to them. Fortunately, that's part of the steering system, and that is covered by our extended warranty, which means the cost for the whole repair should be $100 (the deductible). I'll be taking the car in on Tuesday morning, and hopefully all should be made well then.