And they aren’t even the standard nice rims that come with the vehicle’s summer tires either. Whoo boy! It’s a looker. Now to keep it clean, and record any/all maintenance done with it over the next decade. I’ll need to source the correct coolant, break fluid, engine oil, cabin & oil filters, transmission fluid, and extra bulbs for the lights. They gave us the appropriate socket for the lug nuts thankfully, so I’ll make a note of that. I’ll also need to note the make & model of the winter tires for storage retrieval purposes. Lots to stay on top of.
In other news I have a heated steering wheel now. Plus I don’t have to use my wife’s car if I want to listen to my own music anymore. Blue tooth connectivity! I also want to go pick up some air fresheners, and a small garbage bin/bag combo for the vehicle. I absolutely do not want the kids to treat it like a gods be damned toilet like they did the previous van, and my wife’s current SUV. So messy. My kids are slovenly. Just no respect for property at all. Just none. Food gets dropped, wrappers go everywhere, drink containers left to mould over once consumed. A mess. Yuck.
But, now we can travel to the cottage with space to breathe, and the dog has room to lie comfortably, and we have 4X the room for taking stuff up north with us. Mini Vans may not be sexy, or cool, but by god do they offer comfort, and space! I like it, I like it alot.
So now it is Thursday, which is US Thanksgiving. So there should be football on today. No NHL games, but plenty of pig skin. Which makes tomorrow Black Friday! The most terriblest shopping day of the year, next to Christmas Eve, and Boxing Week Sales, and New Year’s Eve clearance sales. It’s a whole thing. I’m waiting on one more Christmas present, and one additional birthday present to arrive, and I’m just about done. Yippee! Just about, but not entirely as they say.
Besides Planes, Trains and Automobiles I can’t seem to find any quality Thanksgiving themed movies that don’t belong to the Hallmark channel of extruded cheese. I want a real film, not low budget porn quality production value. SNL sometimes has a good compilation show from various years for specific holidays, but it’s not a consistent through line for a story. Also, not interested in Thanksgiving themed slasher flicks, as that’s not my cup of tea.
You know what I finally got around to watching the last couple of days, both Nope, and Alien Romulus. The Alien film I thoroughly enjoyed, the “horror” film Nope was a bit of a let down if you ask me. So much of it was too dark visually, I couldn’t see anything. Glad I had the sub titles on as they let me know what was supposed to be going on. It wasn’t bad, per se, but it felt like a long way around to nothing. Empty. I’m certain there was an animal cruelty element in there too, but that was more entertaining atleast. The stuff with the horse Lucky, and the Chimp Gordy. The chimp stuff could have been a very compelling movie of it’s own. Super eerie.
Happy US Thanksgiving to all whom observe. Ciao Bella!
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