Wednesday, 12 July 2023

Autoglass

I am sitting outside, at a picnic table, while my windshield is being replaced at Safelite Autoglass. It turns out that replacing a windshield is no longer a simple thing. Windshields no longer just protect you from the elements, they also contain sensors, which must be recalibrated.

Discovering that this would take a while, I choose the company who would replace it — it is all entirely paid for by insurance — by its proximity to the Surly Brewing company. I used to stop by fairly frequently three or four years ago when I was taking classes at the University. It was convenient to the bikeway that led to the U, and so it was a nice place to stop for a beer and a nibble and to do a bit of homework on the way home from classes. Unfortunately, I did not check its hours. In the post-pandemic employee-constrained world, it now does not open until 3:00pm, well after the time when I expect my car to be finished.

But at least the day is pleasant: the clouds from a storm passing by to our south are dissipating, the sun is shining, and the temperatures are cool — in the seventies. That said, with another one and a half hours to go, I see that my shade is disappearing and that I will soon want to find another spot.

Continue reading Mid-July 2023: Auto-glass, Jury, et al.

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