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Yuck

I say, "echhh. Sick. My chest hurts, sneezy, congested, coughing. Miserable." I felt like death warmed over. My doctor is great. When I need to see him, they're always so great about getting me in either the same day or the next. The doctor says, "Welcome to what everyone has. It's a virus. Here's a free sample of Flonase to supress your nasal sinus inflamation. This will reduce your likelyhood of developing an infection by keeping your nasal passages and throat from swelling. Get some rest, drink plenty of fluids. If your boogers turn yellow or green, call us immediately. We'll call in an antibiotic for you, you don't need to come back in... that will be $90.00 please." They don't even kiss you on the back of the neck after they bend you over anymore. I let him know I was having a hard time sleeping at night 'cause I couldn't stop coughing. He said it's more likely post nasal drip than chest congestion & agreed to call in a strong cough syrup that would help me sleep.

I went to CVS pharmacy to pick up the tiny brown bottle of cough syrup and when they told me the total, I about fainted. $40.00 after my health insurance paid. I asked what the total was. It was $49.19. Harvard Pilgrim only paid $9.00. They said because there was no generic, it's top tier. I told the girl, "it's just cough syrup with something to help me sleep." The pharmacist looked over the wall and said, "oh this will help you sleep for sure, and then some. It's Tussionex. Strong stuff." I told the tech, "take it back, I don't need a $40.00 cough syrup. I'll call my doctor" which I did.

Then for shits and giggles, I called my doctor and told them how much it was. I asked the secretary to have him send the script over to Walmart. I've always heard everyone say that the Walmart pharmacy is the cheapest, as they seem to be for everything else, why not cough syrup? I picked it up for a total of $9.38, without submitting it to my health insurance. I COULD'NT BELIEVE IT! Turns out my doctor changed the perscription to Cheratssin AC, which is like Robitussin AC. Eh, as long as it works, I don't care. I'm just sick of being sick.

Sick

I called out sick yesterday. I don't have any sick days. Guess I should've called in dead?

Foul Weather Fun!

Today was my first day driving the Suzuki in inclimate weather. I was concerned that it would hydroplane or be blown all over the road. It did neither. Stuck like glue. What a good Stefan Urquelle. The dog still can't figure how to get in and out via the tailgate. I'm sure it's just a matter of getting used to. I still have to remind myself to press the clutch in when starting the engine. I used to do it all the time in my automatic. Guess I eventually got spoiled my the automatic transmission and didn't even notice that I don't bother go for the clutch anymore. Also, I automatically reach towards the steering column to shift my car into reverse. Old habbits die hard.

The New Wheels

Yep, I finally did it. I've never owned a new car in my life, but last week, I signed the papers on a new vehicle. I am the new proud owner of a 2008 Suzuki SX4 Crossover Touring 5-speed in Azure Gray... on paper that is. No, I don't actually have it yet. My car resides in upper Vermont, scheduled to travel home Wednesday night, amidst the snow. Don't worry, Stefan Urquelle (Steve Urkel's alter-hot ego thanks to "Cool Juice"-->please see Season 5 of "Family Matters" titled, "Dr. Urkel and Mr. Cool") has AWD/4WD. That's what I've named him: Stefan Urquelle. He's kind of the cool version of the little Urkel car . Whilst shopping for the car, I stopped by several dealerships for a test drive. Every dealership was out of stock. I thought it strange, since I had never even heard of this car until some friends of mine bought one last year. A couple I know named Joe & Skerry (pron. like Carrie with an 'S') raved on and on about the car, pumping it's practicality. Joe claimed after extensive research (being the computer geek he is), they concluded the Suzuki to be the most reasonable choice. It's the cheapest 4-wheel drive vehicle out there, well stocked with standard features. I thought it a bit strange since it's a rather small/subcompact car. Picturing my friend Skerry (who is an Amazonian 6'1" blonde, spikey-haired, punk-rocker, ex-bartender from Boston's Ratskeller) crawl in and out of it was a bit like invisioning the clown car with said clowns pouring out of it. Surprisingly enough, when I did find an SX4 to test drive, it was very roomy inside. After folding down the rear seats, it is said to have more cargo room than the Ford Explorer. I don't know about that, but then again, I didn't go flipping the seats all over the place like a crack infested oragami freak on my test drive. It has also been awarded, "Easiest Car to Park" by someone or other. I can't imagine it being too difficult. I did my homework and aside a few remarks regarding fuel economy not being the greatest, all of the reviews regarding the SX4 Crossover were positive. Oh, I forgot to mention, just for shits and giggles, I test drove a 2003 Mustang GT. I told myself, "eh, it can't be all that bad in winter. I've got no kids, why the hell not?" The salesman told me that if I put snowtires on the beast, that I would be fine. There's nothing like the throaty sound of a V8 Mustang and it was beautiful, but the left side of my brain soon muscled in and convinced me that there was no way my dog and I would both be comfortable in it. After my trade-in (piece of SHITE 1999 Ford Taurus), less dealer cash back/incentives, the total purchase price of my new car is $14,107.00. I can't wait for that new car smell. Bring it Urkel, bring it.