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A Lesson Not Learned the First Time

Sunny Hunt — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 22:32:07 -0600

I know this lesson, yet I acquiesced and allowed Sebastian to pick his own flavor of ice cream, which I then wound up eating (some over-sweetened thing made even more disgusting with the addition of pop rocks) And here he...

The Season of the "Shakedown"

Sunny Hunt — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 21:16:48 -0600

It began innocently enough in Mid-March, the far off tinkling of music, followed promptly by the frantic demands from a 5 year old, "MOM! I need MONEY!!!" Huh? I look up to see the dreaded ice cream truck roll into...

Boys Will Be Boys

Sunny Hunt — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 21:20:11 -0600

Or some such nonsense.... I came home tonight to an accident report from Sebastian's school. Apparently he was a little rough with his friends. We have a zero tolerance policy for hitting or physical altercations in our house, this includes...

Toyota Tale of Woe (part 1,745,334 or something close to it)

Sunny Hunt — Fri, 15 May 2009 21:41:00 -0600

Toyota Corporate Customer Experience can SUCK IT! After the diagnosis came in, I decided to take matters into my own hands. I contacted Toyota Corporate and was issued a case manager and a case number. I wait for a call...

Toyota Tale of Woe (part 4 - the Diagnosis)

Sunny Hunt — Thu, 14 May 2009 19:11:00 -0600

This story is messed up. MESSED UP. This car is less than 3 years old. I shouldn't have these kinds of problems. I'm beyond frustrated. Now that I got that out of my system *uh..hum* Toyota Tale of Woe -...

Toyota Tale of Woe (Bill #1)

Sunny Hunt — Wed, 13 May 2009 20:36:00 -0600

In case you're wondering what it costs to put a new engine in a 2007 RAV4, I've included the bill below. (spoiler: it's $6,640 before taxes). All this due to a faulty high-pressure oil hose. A hose which costs $50...

Toyota Tale of Woe (part 3 - Breakdown Redux)

Sunny Hunt — Tue, 12 May 2009 20:32:00 -0600

On a bright and sunny day in late April I hopped in my rental and drove the 400 miles to Glenwood Springs, Colorado. Not any solo road trip, mind you, I was a woman on a mission! After 2 1/2...

Toyota Tale of Woe (Part 2 - Gratitude)

Sunny Hunt — Wed, 06 May 2009 21:10:24 -0600

So there we were, 500 miles from home, in a snowstorm, on April Fool's Day no less. The Universe would have it's way. All signs said "stop" and that's what happened. Luckily we were able to spend the night in...

Toyota Tale of Woe (Part 1 - the Breakdown)

Sunny Hunt — Sat, 02 May 2009 14:40:56 -0600

By now you've figured out that I'm without "Strong Bot" (AKA 2007 RAV4). I've recounted the story numerous times to others, now it's time to capture it in words. Part 1, the Breakdown: In late March a couple of co-workers...

Presto Chango!

Sunny Hunt — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 21:14:14 -0600

How to do you change this: To this: Back to this: And then to this: It's a not-so-funny story that I'm not quite willing to tell yet. I haven't performed my final magic trick and changed this lovely, gutless, Corolla...