Back to blogging

I know I’ve not been the best at updating my blog, but to be honest, I just haven’t wanted to stare at a computer screen any more than I really need to. So, I guess now is as good time as any to update things that have happened since I last blogged.

1. The car.

Well, I bit the bullet, and swapped the car.  Yes - I now have a Peugeot 208...  And that was because the 207 (much loved as it was) was starting to give me major (and potentially expensive) problems.  Yes - the dread gearbox issue raised it's ugly head.

So, me being of sound mind, promptly went and test drove the 208.  OK - it was a really nice drive, and I ordered the 208 Allure, 110 S&S in Virtual Blue.  Which *should* (in theory) have been delivered the end of September / beginning October.

September arrives, and there is no sign of the car, and Peugeot cannot give the dealer a delivery date. Needless to say, I'm not a happy bunny (and neither is the salesman, as it's impacting his figures!)  So, when they get an Allure in, the salesman at my dealership offers it to me.  Very nice - only one problem.  It's grey. And I don't do grey cars (or grey anything else thank you very much!)

So, with a heavy(ish) heart, I turn it down with "it's very nice, but it's just not me - I'm not that keen on the colour.  If it had been Virtual Blue, or even Twilight Blue, I would have jumped at it."

Good thing I did turn down the grey.... Because about a week later, I got a call about the GT Line...  The next model up from the one that I had ordered - in Twilight Blue - for the same price as I had been quoted for the Allure.  It was a win/win situation for both parties - I got the new car (albeit a better model) and the dealership made the sales target.


2. Work (aka the playpen)

Things have become... Interesting to day the least.  Since my last update - OK - admittedly quite a while ago, my role has changed. I'm still dealing with the big, expensive stuff, but I also deal with quite a bit of OE (Original Equipment) stuff as well. And I still don't know how the hell I managed to get landed with that part!


3. Relationship(s)

One word.  Complicated!


Other than that, there's not much to say other that I'm a couple of years older, and allegedly wiser.  Although I do wonder about that part at times!

Time to call this quits - I'm due back to the playpen from lunch.

Karen

Dear idiot who joined the Darkside for cookies...
Just because we said we have them, didn't mean we're going to share them!