Have you ever felt as if you were broke? Poor as in a way of having no house- no money- and no one; no one who understands you and who you really are? Even if you hold up a sad depressing sign- saying ‘I’m Homeless- I’m Hungry- Help!’ people ignore you as if it’s all a stupid lie.

This morning- the urban Manhattan culture was sparking people’s imaginations. Especially mine. People strutted the streets- living their lives as God had told them to. Nothing could stop them. Nothing could stop me. Though I was just a tiny pin dot out of all of them. A pin dot- that life’s mysterious ego had plans for- that day.
All was calm in New York that morning. But something was going to happen. Something.
There was one thing in that city that many souls were not noticing. It was the puzzling legend of the homeless people roaming the streets. No one looked at them. No one cared for them. It was a lost cause.
But that morning was the beginning of something I will never forget
No one knew what was going to happen…not even me.
Serendipity was about to take over my life. And that doesn’t even begin to cover IT.
IT is something that I now call- ‘my side of the story.’ Its something that I am one day planning on showing the world.
But at some point- I end up emotionally like a poor person; feeling as if what I am is all a stupid lie.

This is how it started: I was dead watchful in the back seat of the car.
“Daddy-”
“Yeah?”
“You gonna help that poor person with the sign?”
“No-”
“Why?”
“Because…it might be a lie.”
“How could it be a lie?”
“Because- some of them are millionaires and just dress up and beg for money to make themselves a fortune- while others are homeless and hungry. You can never find out what the real truth is.”

This was the day my life flipped. This was the day- that without knowing- I set out on some sort of quest: “What’s the truth to life? Not a stupid lie?” The poor people
And for just a quick second- I did get this “chill” tear through this little section of me- underneath my heart. Beyond the hot dog stands- alert people- and active city life- that bizarre culture gave me the hitting thrill I didn’t expect to get.
Something was going to happen. No one knew. No one cared. But now- everyone seems to wish they did.

I have a 1997 Ford Windstar and the other day while it was parked in the driveway we heard a noise- thought it came from the van. The very next day- go in it and while pulling out of the driveway and turning left- we heard noises coming from the left front tire area. We only hear the noises while turning the steering wheel and while going over bumps in the road. And it appears that the drivers side of the van sits slightly lower. Could this be a shock- strut problem? Or something else. Is it ok to drive the van? Last but not least- is this expensive?

Do you find it really annoying when you re on the plane and:

1. The plane landed- taxied- and everyone in the rows ahead are already gone- but the people who sit in front of you take FOREVER (like 45 seconds) to get their bags out of the overhead bins- and take their sweet ass time to strut out the plane. (I ve learned to sit as front as possible to avoid this)

Once- I just said excuse me and squeezed around them to get off the plane. I mean- why do people hold up like ninety people behind them- when they had all the time in the world beforehand to get their stuff.

2. Some guy decides there was no room in the overhead compartment for his 5 billion large suitcases (check them in for Christ s sake). So he rearranges everybody else s- and pushes people s bags around. I was getting pretty annoyed after he did it for about 5 minutes- and after we landed- my bag ended up 3 aisles behind my seat.

Any similar bad experiences? Or I m unreasonably and easily ticked off.

i just threw in new springs + struts on my 97 contour. i reused the mount and cleaned + repacked the bearings. before decompressing the spring- the bearings spun smoothly between the mount and the spring seat. once decompressed and with the mount nut tightened to spec (40 ft lbs)- the mount is pretty hard to turn. i can turn it by hand- but not easily. i threw it in just to see how it d do and it rotates- but i also notice that the top rubber cushion on the strut tower (the one that seats the top retainer nut) hops a little at times. the car IS still on stands at this point- so i m wondering if this is all normal and will be better with the car down and the weight against the mount. ideas?
shocks and strings are definitely the right ones for this car; trw springs and monroe struts.

I bought a used 2002 car with 85-500 miles on it about 60 days ago for 3-800. My mechanic said I need a rear tire bearing and should have the dealer fix it for no charge because after only 1-200 miles of driving it was probably like that when I bought it.

My question is...are dealers typically responsible (by law) for fixing things like wheel bearings BEFORE selling a car to someone? Or is the purchaser responsible for it since it s a used vehicle?