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osodecanelaNew windshield wiper? Check!
I walked out of the house grumbling to myself. Then I looked up from my driveway before getting into the car. The trees in the mist of this light rain were breathtakingly beautiful.
I'm fortunate enough to live in the midst of the woods, a forest really. A redwood forest. Dear, owls, fox, wild turkeys, egrets and hummingbirds all live here and have wandered by (& on occasion, into) our home. I'm privileged to live surrounded by such splendor.
Driving into Santa Rosa, the county seat, where I work, I pass thru my little town of Guerneville (think the Castro meets Mayberry). As I drove past the Napa auto parts at the edge of town, I stopped and pulled a U-turn. Time to get the wiper replaced.
The guy behind the counter smiled when I walked in.
"You carry wiper blades, yes?"
He looked over my shoulder thru the glass door at my car.
"That a C230?"
I nodded
"Year?"
"2000"
He checked his supply manual, then looked at me & smiled. "Yup, got'em." He smiled again.
"Is it hard to put it on?"
"Let's see."
With that he walked outside, and in roughly 60 seconds swapped out the single blade that cleans my whole windshield. I followed him back inside to pay him the $12 for the blade.
I do love where I live.
I walked out of the house grumbling to myself. Then I looked up from my driveway before getting into the car. The trees in the mist of this light rain were breathtakingly beautiful.
I'm fortunate enough to live in the midst of the woods, a forest really. A redwood forest. Dear, owls, fox, wild turkeys, egrets and hummingbirds all live here and have wandered by (& on occasion, into) our home. I'm privileged to live surrounded by such splendor.
Driving into Santa Rosa, the county seat, where I work, I pass thru my little town of Guerneville (think the Castro meets Mayberry). As I drove past the Napa auto parts at the edge of town, I stopped and pulled a U-turn. Time to get the wiper replaced.
The guy behind the counter smiled when I walked in.
"You carry wiper blades, yes?"
He looked over my shoulder thru the glass door at my car.
"That a C230?"
I nodded
"Year?"
"2000"
He checked his supply manual, then looked at me & smiled. "Yup, got'em." He smiled again.
"Is it hard to put it on?"
"Let's see."
With that he walked outside, and in roughly 60 seconds swapped out the single blade that cleans my whole windshield. I followed him back inside to pay him the $12 for the blade.
I do love where I live.
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Date: 2012-05-04 02:13 pm (UTC)It really does have great service.