Canadian Gardening: What's Happening in Your neighborhood-visit with friends #20, 0 by MG99

MG99 wrote:
Betty you should get some sun soon, we've had lots so it should be moving your way. Do you think you could send a bit of rain our way. we could use it.

So Tuesday we swapped out van for my dad's 2005 F-150 4x4 pickup with all the bells and whistles so we'd have a good vehicle and drive for our road trip to the Yukon. Yesterday it developed a terrible squeal from one of the left tires. I called dad, it's never happened before, take it to the dealer. I left it at the dealer this morning at 7:30. Just got a call, nothing obvious but the rotors are very rusted and 'might' be the cause. They can't be retooled, so new ones for all 4 tires would be over 800 bucks. Waiting for a call from dad cause I don't have 800 bucks for the job. He and mom leave first thing tomorrow for a train trip Vancouver to Ottawa area and returning on the 18th. We're planning to leave on our trip on Monday. We don't need this trouble right now. We had planned to load the truck with garden waste and take it to the municipal waste yard, and a load to the recyclers. I hate sitting idle when I've got so much to do and no way to do it.

Ahh, ~deep breath....~ please excuse my ranting, time to repeat the Serenity prayer over and over again!

Linda

ps, am trying to get used to my sisters digital SLR we borrowed for the trip. This is a hibiscus that we received as a small twig from Echoes at the first Canadian DG roundup held in Victoria, I think in 2003.