Car troubles

So, I got the car in at about 10:30, and went to sit at BeanTrees coffeehouse for a while. Well, when I hadn't heard back by 3, I got a little irritated. Called them to find out how long it was going to take, and "well, he's a little behind. He won't be able to get to it until at least 5." So, I told her I'd come get it and make a new appointment. It's not like I can just walk home while they've got it. It's a 25 minute drive on the highway. So when I got back there, the guy was under the hood. He says it's the same car his boss has & was parked in his spot, so he figured it was his. I'm not sure why he figured the boss was there all day if he hadn't seen him, but whatever.

But, good news. The turbo is just fine. The pipe that directs the exhaust to the turbo was the problem. I guess nobody thought to put locktite on the bolts, but the pipe was just hanging off the engine with no stability. So he gave us a couple of bolts, and Andrew & I put them in and no more noise. Yay!

Trevor called yesterday morning. I guess he got a couple of extra buddy passes this year, so he's going to give them to us. 2 round trip tickets to anywhere WestJet flies for $35 each. Not bad. They're stand-by tickets, but we should be able to manage. I would love to go to Charlottetown PEI, but we have to use the tickets before Christmas, and we'll only have the standard 4 days off until then. So it's looking like we'll go to Las Vegas. Hopefully meet Lindsay there, and we'll rent a convertable (Andrew's idea. Though he figures it might be too hot and we'll spend the whole time with the top up and the a/c on.), and drive to the Hoover Dam and try to see some of the Grand Canyon. That'll be great. Just have to work out the logistics of it and make sure Lindsay can make it.