EBay Motor Sellers Beware!
June 16, 2008 by Karen Weideman
Filed under automotive
Last week, my husband listed his motorcycle on ebay. The high bidder emailed to say that he bought another motorcycle and wouldn’t be able to buy my husband’s. My husband reminded the buyer that as a bidder he was under contract to purchase the bike.
After several emails, the buyer finally agreed to come and look at the bike. In a “nice way” he said that he would drive 2 1/2 hours to look at the bike, but if anything was different than described, my husband should be prepared to pay him for his time and that he would receive negative feedback …read more
The Cell Phone Blues
January 9, 2008 by Karen Weideman
Filed under odds and ends
I seem to be unfortunate when it comes to cell phones. I have a hard time finding one that I like and they don’t seem to last long . . . well, except for my old Nokia.
I’ve had an old Nokia 3220 for years. To date, it has been my favorite phone. I never had any troubles out of it until my husband accidentally dropped it in water. In the meantime, I used my husband’s old Nokia 3220 (just like mine) until my hubby got me a different phone. My husband bought me a used chocolate brown Nokia 6260. Come …read more
Buy New or Make Repairs?
May 15, 2007 by Karen Weideman
Filed under financial matters
My computer is in the shop. :( Is there a way that I could whine to you with just words? It is hard to whine to you without a whiny tone. LOL
Yesterday I came home from my trip from seeing my mom and when I walked in the door my computer was restarting itself over and over again. I kept hearing it making blipping noises. I watched it repeatedly do the same thing. It seemed to be searching for a place to start from.
We tried several things to fix it ourselves. After many attempts, hubby took it to the shop. I …read more
