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[Katie]

That's terribly sad :(

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Marianne wrote: "They are still investigating the problem with my car, but looks like it could cost "thousands". Considering it's 10 years old and probably only worth $1500, that will not be an option.
Hubby has b..."

Bad luck Marianne! Still a Honda Jazz will be pretty zippy....you'd better get red - you know they go faster;) Have fun shopping!

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Marianne wrote: "That's sad. Only ever read one or two of hers, but she was very popular."

Katie wrote: "That's terribly sad :("

It is sad....and yes Marianne, she was hugely popular. I can't believe it!

[Kathryn]

Brenda wrote: "Marianne wrote: "That's sad. Only ever read one or two of hers, but she was very popular."

Katie wrote: "That's terribly sad :("

It is sad....and yes Marianne, she was hugely popular. I can't bel..."

I only read my first of Colleen McCullough's last year - her epic saga, The Thorn Birds - but really enjoyed it and am definitely planning to read more. Sad to think there will be no more of her works now...

[Vicki]

What???? Colleen McCullough dead? That us such sad news. Vale, Colleen. You will be missed.

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Kathryn wrote: "Brenda wrote: "Marianne wrote: "That's sad. Only ever read one or two of hers, but she was very popular."

Katie wrote: "That's terribly sad :("

It is sad....and yes Marianne, she was hugely popul..."

There are quite a few that I've really enjoyed but a lot I haven't read either... no more to look forward to is right...

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Vicki wrote: "What???? Colleen McCullough dead? That us such sad news. Vale, Colleen. You will be missed."

Tragic Vicki! May her words live on...

[Vicki]

Bummer about the car, Marianne. A new car is exciting, though. :)

[Marianne]

Brenda wrote: "Marianne wrote: "They are still investigating the problem with my car, but looks like it could cost "thousands". Considering it's 10 years old and probably only worth $1500, that will not be an opt..
Bad luck Marianne! Still a Honda Jazz will be pretty zippy....you'd better get red - you know they go faster;) Have fun shopping! ."

red or blue, all the other colours are too dul to make sure people see me. my current car is bright yellow.

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Marianne wrote: "Brenda wrote: "Marianne wrote: "They are still investigating the problem with my car, but looks like it could cost "thousands". Considering it's 10 years old and probably only worth $1500, that wil..."

Gotta be bright;) Yellow is good...but not as fast as red!

[Phrynne, Series Queen!]

Brenda wrote: "I've just heard tragic news - Aussie author Colleen McCullough passed away this afternoon at age 77 years. Shocking news! Vale Colleen....RIP"

I was shocked to hear about her death. Did not even know she was sick. I loved many of her books.

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Phrynne wrote: "Brenda wrote: "I've just heard tragic news - Aussie author Colleen McCullough passed away this afternoon at age 77 years. Shocking news! Vale Colleen....RIP"

I was shocked to hear ab..."

Same Phrynne! I think it has sent shockwaves through the reading and author community...

[Dale]

Vicki wrote: "☼♄Jülie wrote: "Wow Vicki, well done you! What do you do in your spare time? Lol ;)"

Spare time? What's that? ;-P Thanks, Julie.

Sally906 wrote: "Congratulations Vicki
Do you paint?"very cool artwork Vicki.

Thanks, Sal..."

Vicki wrote: "Phrynne wrote: "What kind of works Vicki? You are obviously multi talented since you write as well."

I do them in a drawing programme similar to Adobe Illustrator with "digital" inks, paints and v..."

[Dale]

Very cool artwork Vicki.

[Dale]

Marianne wrote: "They are still investigating the problem with my car, but looks like it could cost "thousands". Considering it's 10 years old and probably only worth $1500, that will not be an option.
Hubby has b..."

A new car will be cool Marianne..enjoy shopping.

[Dale]

Brenda wrote: "I've just heard tragic news - Aussie author Colleen McCullough passed away this afternoon at age 77 years. Shocking news! Vale Colleen....RIP"

Sad news for the Australian book world.

[Jülie ☼♄ ]

Terribly sad news. RIP Colleen McCullough

One of my favourites from Colleen is:

Angel Puss

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

I loved that one too Jools:)

[Phrynne, Series Queen!]

My favourite was the Masters of Rome series. All of them. Fantastic books.

[Neko]

That is sad news :( i know of her for sure but i don't believe I've read on of her books before But i have one or two at tbr fot a while now.

[B the BookAddict]

@Vicki Like your art:)

@Marianne It's not good when a favourite car goes kerplunk but at least you get a new one!

Very sad news about Colleen McCullogh; big woman, big books, big talent, HUGE loss.

Good morning Early Birds!

[Marianne]

Vicki wrote: "Phrynne wrote: "What kind of works Vicki? You are obviously multi talented since you write as well."

I do them in a drawing programme similar to Adobe Illustrator with "digital" inks, paints and v..."

They are great Vicki, very different.

[Sally906]

Vicki wrote: "Thanks, Sally. I paint with digital media. There' a link a few comments back if you'd like to see an example of my work..."

I had a look - very clever ;)

[Vicki]

Many thanks, Dale, Bette, Marianne and Sally. Yes, it's different, but then so am I. :)

TGIF! Have a wonderful weekend, everyone.

[Carolyn]

Vicki wrote: "Phrynne wrote: "What kind of works Vicki? You are obviously multi talented since you write as well."

I do them in a drawing programme similar to Adobe Illustrator with "digital" inks, paints and v..."

They're great Vicki. My favourite is the cow (have always loved cows) and Alan's woodwork is beautiful. You're a multi talented couple!

[Carolyn]

Marianne wrote: "They are still investigating the problem with my car, but looks like it could cost "thousands". Considering it's 10 years old and probably only worth $1500, that will not be an option.
Hubby has b..."

Poor old car Marianne. Sounds terminal! At least shopping for a new one will be fun.

[Carolyn]

That is sad news about Colleen McCullough. I 've only read The Thorn Birds ( pinched it from my Mum many years ago) but I enjoyed that very much and have been meaning to try her Rome series.

[Regina]

☼♄Jülie wrote: "Terribly sad news. RIP Colleen McCullough

One of my favourites from Colleen is:

Angel Puss"

That's it!! Last night when I heard the sad news I was trying to remember the one book of hers that I had read (and enjoyed).

[Vicki]

Carolyn wrote: "They're great Vicki. My favourite is the cow (have always loved cows) and Alan's woodwork is beautiful. You're a multi talented couple!"

Thanks, Carolyn. The cow one is also Alan's favourite. :)

[Regina]

Vicki - Love your artwork. Very cool and funky.

[Jülie ☼♄ ]

Regina wrote: "☼♄Jülie wrote: "Terribly sad news. RIP Colleen McCullough

One of my favourites from Colleen is:

Angel Puss"

That's it!! Last night when ..."

This was published in 2005 and for some reason they also sold it in the same year with different covers under the shortened title: Angel. Both titles of this same book have several different covers...just to confuse readers more.

[Regina]

Book publishers do tend to like doing that to us readers.

[Jülie ☼♄ ]

Regina wrote: "Book publishers do tend to like doing that to us readers."

They sure do Regina! I was tricked into reading it again years later because of that, but didn't mind even once I realized because I enjoyed it so much...both times :)

[Marianne]

So first today, the car place tantalised me with the idea it might just need a new battery as it wasn't holding the charge and all these fancy electronics get iffy when the charge is low. So they put in a new battery, ran their analysis, all looked good, took it for a drive, same problem still. And $480 later.....
Guess we will be car shopping next week!

[Vicki]

Regina wrote: "Vicki - Love your artwork. Very cool and funky."

Thanks, Regina. Funky is good. :)

[Vicki]

Marianne wrote: "So first today, the car place tantalised me with the idea it might just need a new battery as it wasn't holding the charge and all these fancy electronics get iffy when the charge is low. So they p..."

Whaaaat? That's a ripoff. I hope they advised you what you were up for before they wasted your $$$ on a possibility. I also hope they refunded you for the new battery you didn't need.

[Marianne]

Well, it's true they said last month it would soon need a new battery. But I'm sending hubby after them about the battery now, he's much better at that sort of thing (isn't this what men are for?). And part of the $480 was for the truck that took my car away. But, no, I am not impressed with this car dealership which has been getting all the service fees since I bought the car. We certainly won't be trading this car in for something else from them.

[Marianne]

And I have to wonder if the $500 I spent last month was actually a waste as it fixed the problem, but only for a few weeks.

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Sounds like you have been well and truly ripped off Marianne! Hope hubby can get some satisfaction...

[Vicki]

Marianne, I would dispute the bill. They charged you a fee to repair it, which they didn't do (obviously), and then they had the audacity to charge you again when it still wasn't fixed. At the very least, I would be speaking with the dealer principal about why you won't be buying a vehicle from them. I imagine they will offer you the cost of (non)repair as a discount.

I certainly would be unhappy about spending $1000 on nothing. You would've had more fun opening the car window and tossing the money out.

[Ryan]

Ooh that would be fun!

[Neko]

☼♄Jülie wrote: "Regina wrote: "☼♄Jülie wrote: "Terribly sad news. RIP Colleen McCullough

One of my favourites from Colleen is:

Angel Puss"

That's it!! L..."


Awe crap!! I wanted this to read this on the way home but didn't know they gave it two names...i simply thought it wasn't on the kindle store....urgh!! Gunna have to wait until i am on wifi with the Kindle again.

So, I'm in the hotel for the night....this airport is confusing...i don't like it tbh...i prefer Dubai N that was larger..this is old n trying to be new but with a huge mix of confusion...then again the state I'm in probably doesn't help things either.

[B the BookAddict]

Good morning everyone, it's very windy down here this morning which is causing my internet connection to drop out every five minutes or so. Very annoying...

[Marianne]

@ Vicki,
I haven't actually paid anything yet.....well, last month's $500 is obviously gone, and we'll have to pay for the truck, but will be disputing the battery, for sure. As for the labour costs trying to find out what was wrong, it's hard to argue with that. My car is still there...

[Vicki]

Marianne wrote: "As for the labour costs trying to find out what was wrong, it's hard to argue with that."

Ahhh, yes, but they'd supposedly fixed it. Why should you be penalised because a mechanic couldn't correctly diagnose the problem?

Alan had a similar experience many moons ago with a Peugeot that kept surging. He had it fixed, but the fix was short-lived. He took it back and the mechanic spent ages getting to the bottom of it, all at no additional charge to Alan. I'm probably different to most people, but because I don't often know the skill level and experience of the person working on my car/computer/plumbing/whatever, I more often than not request a capped price or quote for diagnosis.

At the very least, you deserve a concession, especially as they've been servicing the car for 10 years. Put it this way, if you don't ask, you don't get. :) I hope it all works out in the end, Marianne, and you're not left too much out of pocket.

[Jülie ☼♄ ]

Laura wrote: "☼♄Jülie wrote: "Regina wrote: "☼♄Jülie wrote: "Terribly sad news. RIP Colleen McCullough."

Safe trip Laura, you will be home in no time....and this would be a lovely book to read on your trip :)


Amazon have it atm for $10 http://www.amazon.com.au/Angel-Collee...
Same price on ibooks :)

[Jülie ☼♄ ]

Vicki wrote: "Marianne wrote: "As for the labour costs trying to find out what was wrong, it's hard to argue with that."

Ahhh, yes, but they'd supposedly fixed it. Why should you be penalised because a mechanic..."

Vicki, I used to have a Peugeot that did that too!! Everyone thought I was nuts because it didn't happen when they drove it and it was scary...every now and then it would just take off! After many trips to the service place they finally took me seriously and got it sorted. I don't know what it was but it took me a long time to trust it....I loved that little car though :D

[Dale]

Marianne wrote: "And I have to wonder if the $500 I spent last month was actually a waste as it fixed the problem, but only for a few weeks."

Sounds like you need to find another garage and service place Marianne for the new car.

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Laura wrote: "☼♄Jülie wrote: "Regina wrote: "☼♄Jülie wrote: "Terribly sad news. RIP Colleen McCullough

One of my favourites from Colleen is:

Angel Puss..."

Have a good trip home Laura...you'll be happy to get there!

[Carolyn]

Marianne wrote: "@ Vicki,
I haven't actually paid anything yet.....well, last month's $500 is obviously gone, and we'll have to pay for the truck, but will be disputing the battery, for sure. As for the labour cost..."

Hope you get it all sorted out Marianne. You definitely shouldn't have to pay for a new battery if that didn't fix the problem.