bummed

so this morning I took my van over to the shop

for the last week or so it had sounded like I had a whole flock of birds under the hood cheeping away

at first they thought it was a pulley, a mere $115 repair

uh, not so much

they're replacing the alternator --- the total bill will be almost $400

I'm bummed

I did finish this afghan square while the replaced the pulley only to discover that wasn't the problem

now I'm at home so I can do other things -- they'll call me later and someone will pick me up to go get it

rats